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Client portal development

We build client portals where customers see their requests, documents, payments, statuses and work history.

from $4,700from 5 weeks
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Client portal development
Fewer manual replies
the client sees the status themselves
Documents in one place
invoices, acts, files
Secure access
their own data only
Repeat requests
easier to come back

A client portal lets your customers do for themselves what they'd otherwise call or email you about — check status, submit requests, see documents. Customers increasingly prefer it, and every self-served interaction is one your team doesn't have to handle.

67%
of customers prefer self-service over talking to a company representative
HubSpot Research
~25¢
cost of an automated self-service interaction vs $6–12 for a live agent
HubSpot Research

When you need to give clients access to information without messaging back and forth

A client portal reduces the load on managers and makes the service transparent: the client sees what’s happening with their request, order or project.

Clients keep asking for status

We show the work stages, deadlines, comments and the responsible manager.

Lots of documents

We gather invoices, contracts, acts, files and upload history in one place.

You need payments in the portal

The client sees the invoice, payment status, payment purpose and confirmation.

There are repeat requests

The client can create a new request from the portal without re-entering their data.

The client’s employees use it

We add roles within the client’s company: owner, accountant, employee.

You need notifications

We notify about status changes, new documents, payments and comments.

What the client portal includes

We build the portal around concrete value for the client: status, documents, payment, history and repeat requests.

Portal capabilities

Not every module is needed right away. We choose the ones that genuinely cut down messaging and manual work.

Profile

client details

Requests

creation and history

Statuses

clear stages

Documents

invoices and acts

Files

upload and storage

Payments

invoices and confirmations

Messages

comments on requests

Notifications

email and messages

Client roles

employee access

History

all changes

Repeat request

quick inquiry

Support

questions and answers

We design the portal around the client’s questions

First we find out what clients most often ask managers, and we move that into a clear interface.

01

Questions

what clients ask

02

Data

what we can show

03

Prototype

the client journey

04

Development

portal and panel

05

Notifications

statuses and files

06

Launch

first clients

What a client portal is useful for

A portal helps where there are recurring requests, documents, payments and a clear request lifecycle.

Portal for services

The client sees requests, work stages, documents and the manager’s comments.

  • request statuses
  • files and documents
  • repeat request

Portal for payments

Invoices, payment history, payment purposes and closing documents are all in one place.

  • invoices and acts
  • payment status
  • notifications for accounting

Portal for projects

The client sees project stages, materials, approvals and the next actions.

  • work stages
  • file approvals
  • comments on tasks

What changes after launch

Managers answer fewer repetitive questions, the client gets the data they need faster, and the work history is preserved.

At the start

  • list of frequent client questions
  • map of data that can be shown
  • roles for the client and their employees
  • portal prototype
  • notifications plan

At launch

  • a client portal
  • an admin panel for managers
  • documents, statuses and history
  • notifications for key events
  • first repeat-request scenarios
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Examples of client portals

A portal should close the client’s real questions, not be an empty section with just a profile.

Services

Portal for requests

The client creates a request and sees the status, the manager’s comments and uploaded files.

5 wks
to launch
8
screens
3
roles
Documents

Document portal

Invoices, acts, contracts and payment history are available to the client and accounting.

6
file types
2
client roles
1
archive
Projects

Project portal

Stages, approvals, materials and project comments are gathered in one place.

6 wks
timeline
5
stages
4
notifications

Client portal cost

The estimate depends on the number of roles, documents, payments, notifications and the link to your internal system.

Basic portal
from $4,700

Login, profile, requests, statuses, documents and a manager admin panel.

Portal with payments
from $8,400

Invoices, payment statuses, documents, notifications and several roles.

Complex portal
after review

Many companies, approvals, integrations, data migration and advanced rights.

FAQ

Yes. Often the first version of a portal is best built around statuses, files and notifications.

Yes, if the system can serve data or there’s access to its database. For complex cases we build an intermediate layer.

Yes. For example, the owner sees everything, the accountant sees invoices, the employee sees only their own requests.

Usually yes: managers need to change statuses, attach documents and reply to clients.

Let’s build the portal around real value for the client

We’ll go through which questions clients ask most often, which data already exists and what can go into the first version.