PRACTICE IGNITION VS CANOPY

What Separates Canopy from Ignition?

Ignition only starts the process. Canopy is the whole kit and caboodle.

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PRACTICE IGNITION VS CANOPY

Proposal to payment, faster.

We have no problem saying it: Ignition is a great proposal tool. It's just that Canopy Engagements are built inside your practice management platform—where proposals automatically trigger workflows, invoices, and client communication. All in one place.

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Packages

Customizable Engagements

Automate Invoice Creation

Collect & Save Payment Details

Customize Billing Frequency

Unlimited eSignatures

Automate Task Creation

Service Item Reporting

Time Tracking & WIP

Custom Domain & Client Portal

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Packages

Customizable Engagements

Automate Invoice Creation

Collect & Save Payment Details

Customize Billing Frequency

Unlimited eSignatures

Automate Task Creation

Service Item Reporting

Time Tracking & WIP

Custom Domain & Client Portal

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4.5 stars on Capterra

"This month, we’re officially moving every single one of our engagement letters into Canopy.

Why? Because simpler is better. For us, this is about more than just paperwork. It’s about creating consistency, simplifying processes, and making sure our clients experience the reliability and visibility they deserve — all in one platform."

Brittany Malidore / Co-Founder & Managing Partner

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Proposal to profit
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It's time to look at engagements differently. Ignition is a single-purpose tool for proposals and payments, which means you're going to spend a lot of time app-hopping. With Canopy, you get Engagements in the same system you manage your work. Making it easier than ever to turn an out-of-scope request into your next set of billable hours (conveniently, also tracked in Canopy).

Proposals that sell themselves

Give your clients choices...

Give your Clients Choices...

And your firm higher-value work. With packages now in Canopy, you can see a revenue uplift simply by showing clients additional offerings. Surprise yourself and your clients, and watch how, on average, you increase average proposal value by 30%. Canopy Engagements is only one powerful part of our all-in-one Practice Management solution.

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Improves Cashflow

Demand more from your proposals than just looking good (which ours do). Automatically create invoices and capture payment details. In fact, you can say goodbye to out-of-scope requests. With clear T's & C's, every out-of-scope request becomes a new engagement opportunity. $ound$ awe$ome, right?

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Get Paid Fast

Two business days. Reliably. That’s it. That's the blurb.

Practice Management should include Engagements.

With Canopy, it does.

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A less stack-y tech stack

Ignition users often add tools for billing, workflows, and client communication. But integrations break. Vendors point fingers. And firms are left trying to track down a fix. Canopy brings it all together with one login, portal, and bill. Spend your time advising and working on your business, not following pointed fingers.

 

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Start smarter

Firms used to think Practice Management just meant tracking projects. Then came Canopy—where every Engagement kicks off the work automatically, every Smart Intake populates your CRM instantly, and every workflow stays connected to your client, your billing, and your bottom line.

 

Canopy doesn’t just help you manage your practice.
It runs your practice—intelligently.

WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS LOVE ABOUT US
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“We really appreciate the support team that were assigned to us for implementation. The transition from our previous software was seamless. Their customer support has been very helpful.”

Nathan G. / Small Business

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“I switched to Canopy because they were able to offer all the services I needed for my practice in one application... They provide simple to use solutions for CRM, communication, client portal, and workflow management... Canopy makes it possible for all my clients to be under one "CANOPY". ”

Danny N. / Founding Partner

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“I'm elated to have Canopy as a portal to allow my clients to easily upload their documents. Most clients have welcomed the shift to using Canopy as it is user friendly.”

Lisa B. / Owner

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“Having a secure online portal made the need to meet face to face not necessary. Our firm is trying to determine if being 100% virtual is possible. Without Canopy, we couldn't even have that conversation.”

Jon F. / CEO

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“Canopy's features are amazing, but the best thing about them is their response to consumer feedback, willingness to adapt their software, and support staff.”

Cassandra H. / Office Manager

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“You get everything all in one. Communications, data management, workflow and billing. All of it flows incredibly well into each other and maximizes efficiency.”

Adam R. / Payroll Professional

Frequently Asked Questions

Can’t find the answer you are looking for? Reach out to our support team.

Engagements, engagement letters, proposals and other similar terms are used interchangeably or to mean specific things in a specific firm’s operations. Engagement Letters, as a term, seems to be the most non-modern from this list of terms. Canopy offers the ability to create templates and compose all of the information an accountant needs to communicate with a client that has traditionally been communicated through an Engagement Letter. We do not call this an engagement letter because it is not a static document, rather a guided experience.

Anytime functionality is in the same system, data transfers and works better.  With Engagements in Canopy, you’ll be able to easily pull in client data as you build an engagement and automate task creation once an engagement is accepted. No duplicates. No broken connections.

Users can build templates for Engagement Items, the building blocks of an engagement. This includes the service item you’re linking it to, billing frequencies, payment requirements, terms, assignments, and task automation. Use these templates to build custom engagements while still following firm protocols.

No. ESignatures are included in the functionality. Add as many signees as you need to each engagement. There are no limits in the month either.

Engagements is included in our base module, Client Engagement. Get a CRM, branded and secure Client Portal, email integration, and team management side by side with Engagements.