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Phloz vs 5day.io

5day.io is modern work management pitched at marketing teams. Phloz covers the same delivery ground and adds what 5day doesn't have: an agency CRM and the typed tracking-infrastructure map.

What Phloz has that 5day.iodoesn't

  • Typed tracking-infrastructure map (GA4/GTM/pixels/CAPI) with health, audits, and a 0–100 score
  • A real agency CRM — client records, contacts, per-client message threads
  • Proactive tracking-health digest (the "a client's tracking broke" email no PM tool sends)
  • Retainer-burn on the client record — 5day ties timesheets to projects; Phloz ties hours to the client's monthly retainer budget

When 5day.io is the right choice

If you're not running a digital marketing agency, 5day.io is likely a fine fit. 5day.iois a mature, capable product — it just isn't shaped for our specific use case. Phloz exists because we couldn't find a platform that treated agency ops and tracking infrastructure as first-class.

Frequently asked questions

Is Phloz really cheaper than 5day.io for an agency?
It depends on your team size and client count. Phloz charges per active client (not per seat or per contact), and viewer seats for client stakeholders are free. Most agencies that switch from 5day.io cut their monthly tooling cost by 30-60% — see /pricing for the math at your tier.
Can Phloz replace 5day.io entirely, or is it a complement?
For digital marketing agencies running CRM + work management + tracking infrastructure on 5day.io (or trying to), Phloz is a full replacement. For agencies using 5day.io for non-agency-shaped work (sales pipelines for product companies, generic team PM unrelated to client work), Phloz isn't trying to replace those use cases.
How long does migrating from 5day.io take?
Most teams move in 1-3 days: a few hours of structural mapping, a CSV import (Phloz has a workspace-import flow), and a parallel-running week to verify nothing slipped. The main lift is mental — accepting the agency-shaped defaults instead of recreating your 5day.io setup verbatim.
Does Phloz integrate with 5day.io?
Not natively in V1. Most agencies switching off 5day.io export their data and import to Phloz once, then leave 5day.io behind. If you need bidirectional sync — for instance, 5day.io stays as the company-wide CRM and Phloz handles agency ops only — V2 will add API-based integration. Talk to us about your specific case at contact@phloz.com.
Why doesn't 5day.io have a tracking infrastructure map?
Tracking infrastructure as a typed graph (every GA4 property, GTM container, ad pixel, conversion action, audience per client, with health state and verification cadence) isn't a feature 5day.io positions for. Phloz built it because every agency we talked to was tracking this in a Google Sheet. It's the moat — no other tool ships it.

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