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Phloz vs Stackby

Stackby is a flexible spreadsheet-database (Airtable-style). Phloz is a pre-assembled agency platform where tracking is a typed graph, not rows you maintain by hand.

What Phloz has that Stackbydoesn't

  • Tracking infrastructure as a TYPED graph with health state + verification cadence (Stackby is generic rows/columns)
  • Agency CRM + delivery primitives (clients, tasks, messages, departments)
  • Per-active-client pricing (Stackby is per-seat)
  • Free client portals with magic-link access

When Stackby is the right choice

If you're not running a digital marketing agency, Stackby is likely a fine fit. Stackbyis 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 Stackby 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 Stackby cut their monthly tooling cost by 30-60% — see /pricing for the math at your tier.
Can Phloz replace Stackby entirely, or is it a complement?
For digital marketing agencies running CRM + work management + tracking infrastructure on Stackby (or trying to), Phloz is a full replacement. For agencies using Stackby 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 Stackby 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 Stackby setup verbatim.
Does Phloz integrate with Stackby?
Not natively in V1. Most agencies switching off Stackby export their data and import to Phloz once, then leave Stackby behind. If you need bidirectional sync — for instance, Stackby 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 Stackby 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 Stackby 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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