Ignition
About this App
Born out of an award winning Xero Australian accounting firm, Ignition automates your onboarding process and lets you go from proposal to paid in minutes.
Automated engagement letters, inbuilt payment processing and powerful integrations with Xero, Quickbooks and hundreds of other apps save hours of admin time and prevent costly errors. Ignition gives you a single source of truth for engagements, invoicing and payments across your client base.
Cost (from)
£59/month
Free Practice Subscription
Trial
14 day free trial, fully functional, no credit/debit card required
Partner Program
Support Channels
- Email
- Live Chat
- Online Help
- Phone
- Web Form
Mobile Platforms
- Android
- iOS
Accounting Platforms
Geographies Served
Australia
Canada
Europe
Hong Kong
Ireland
Malaysia
New Zealand
Philippines
Singapore
South Africa
United Kingdom
USA
Categories
App features per category
Proposal and Quoting
Audit trail
Email open audit trail
Proposal action audit trail
Creating proposals
Self-service online form
Service bundle templates (packages)
Service bundling
Engagement letters
Dynamically populate engagement letters
Service item terms
Template terms
Getting paid
Payment chaser
Payment engine
Payment fail notifications (to client)
Update card details (client)
Invoice generation
On acceptance of proposal
Recurring service invoices
When marked as completed
Xero tracking category integration
Pricing proposals
Alignment fee / pro-rata
Bulk update prices on active engagements
Edit price on proposal
Pricing types
Monthly
One-off
Proposal appearance
Branding
Brochure
Embedded video
Line item breakdown or total only
Proposal send and acceptance
Automatic follow ups
Email templates
Online acceptance
Renewals
Continuous recurring billing (i.e. continue invoicing client after proposal period end)
Duplicate proposal
Rollover proposals for re-engagement
Reporting
Client tagging
Dashboard
Data export
Setup
Import services by CSV
Use template services
Resources by Ignition
- Blog
Ignition - Tiered pricing strategy for professional services
In this article Ignition break down how the 3-tiered pricing strategy works, why it’s so effective, and how to bring it to life in your proposals.27 Mar 25 - Blog
Predictions for 2025: Trends for service-based businesses
Trends service-based businesses can’t afford to ignore27 Jan 25 - Blog
How to write a winning consulting proposal
Guide to guide to streamline your proposal creation.15 Dec 24 - Blog
How to grow and scale your bookkeeping business: From setup to success
Starting a bookkeeping business is a great way to build a flexible, profitable service with low startup costs. And taking it to the next level means finding smarter ways to work and deliver value to your clients.12 Nov 24 - Blog
7 steps to run a smart, profitable, and efficient professional services business
If inefficient processes are stifling your revenue and profitability, explore these seven expert-backed steps to enhance cash flow and boost business efficiency.29 Jul 24 - News
Ignition Enhances E-Commerce Capabilities
Ignition introduces e-commerce best practices to the professional services industry with cutting-edge upsell and cross-sell proposal capabilities alongside AI selling enhancements3 Jun 24 - Blog
Ignition: A clear-cut way to price and package your services
Ever feel like you’re guessing – or second-guessing – when you’re pricing and packaging your accounting services? You’re not alone.23 May 24 - Blog
Ignition: Revolutionize your CPA firm with the surprising power of R&D
Thinking about starting a CPA firm or making refinements to your current operations?9 May 24 - Blog
A practical guide to selling accounting advisory services by Ignition
Today, most clients want and need their accountants to offer guidance on everything from strategic financial planning to navigating tax legislation.23 Apr 24 - Blog
Ignition: What Is Out Of Scope Work — And How To Avoid It
Asking for more money can feel awkward, and you might think completing that 'quick ask' is easier than going back to your contract and redoing it.20 Apr 24 - Blog
Ignition: What are advisory services offered by CPA firms?
Providing advisory services to your clients positions your firm as a trusted partner and resource – while also ensuring a consistent stream of business.9 Apr 24 - Blog
How to unlock value with Ignition: Part 1. Cash flow forecasting
Welcome to this three-part series. You’ll come away knowing how to use Ignition and the data insights it provides to offer game-changing strategic advice for your clients in professional services.19 Feb 24 - Blog
How to unlock value with Ignition: Part 3. Monitoring key performance indicators
Welcome to Part 3 in this three-part series on how to use Ignition to offer game-changing strategic advice to your clients in professional services19 Feb 24 - Blog
How to unlock value with Ignition: Part 2. Pricing and selling services
Welcome to Part 2 of this three-part series on how to use Ignition to offer game-changing strategic advice to your clients in professional services.19 Feb 24 - Blog
Ignition: Tiffany Davis reveals how to master tax season with 4 pro tips
Here, Tiffany Davis, who is the President and CEO of Washington Accounting Services Inc and an Ignition Ambassador, shares her exclusive insights for accounting and tax professionals looking to transform their firms this tax season.6 Feb 24 - News
Coming soon from Ignition: Custom branded emails
Build professionalism and trust with custom email branding17 Jan 24 - Blog
Ignition: Mastering your pricing strategy for tax season
The right mindset and tools can be the compass guiding you toward an effective and profitable pricing strategy.23 Oct 23 - Blog
Your guide to updating vendor software prices with Ignition
Changes to cloud subscriptions can mean you need an easy way to update your service prices.9 Aug 23 - Blog
Why small businesses need to automate invoicing by Ignition
Say goodbye to time-consuming manual invoicing11 Jul 23 - Blog
Navigating the challenges of accountant’s letters by Ignition
If you are an Australian accountant in practice it’s likely that at some point you’ve been asked by a client to supply a letter to help them secure finance. The letter may be called different things, including an accountant’s declaration or a ‘capacity to repay’ certificate.29 Jun 23 - Blog
How to make client engagement your firm’s competitive advantage
Many firms believe that they can only add value once they have already engaged their clients. However, this isn’t true. The engagement process itself offers you the chance to demonstrate your practice’s value. If you get it right, you can wow clients, differentiate your firm, engage in larger deals, and save precious time on admin. But to ‘get it right’, you need to use the right tools. In other words, you need to use Practice Ignition. Here’s how.12 Jun 23 - Blog
5 cost-effective ways to automate payments and billing in your business by Ignition
Your business can't survive (let alone thrive) if you're unable to get bills paid in a timely manner. That’s why streamlining payments and billing should be a top priority.2 Jun 23 - Blog
8 ways to boost client satisfaction
Here are 8 ways to boost your client satisfaction.28 May 23 - Blog
Tips for improving cash flow: Diagnosing accounts receivable
Collecting outstanding receivables is a pressing issue for many accounting and tax professionals.24 Apr 23 - News
Identifying business growth opportunities in an economic downturn
3 Jan 23 - News
8 ways to boost client satisfaction by Ignition
11 Jan 22 - News
Using Zapier to integrate Practice Ignition with Senta
We explain how the setup works, including the nuances of the integration, and the recommended workflow for a Ltd company. - News
Practice Ignition Update Client Billing Schedule
When creating invoices for work that’s being billed manually, you can now see the “project” that each item relates to. This is particularly important if you’re providing the same service to the same client across multiple projects or scopes of work. - News
More choice with Proposal Options in Practice Ignition
With Practice Ignition you can now include multiple options in proposals as part of the New Proposal Editor BETA. - News
Billing automation with built-in flexibility
Practice Ignition have released updates to the new Client Billing Schedule which give you more flexibility - News
Introducing Review and Pay by Practice Ignition
Practice Ignition introduces Review and Pay - News
How to identify business growth opportunities in an economic downturn
UK businesses are facing unprecedented pressures that accountants and bookkeepers will have to confront, both for themselves and for their clients, as 2022 draws to a close. Despite this, Carl Reader, Head of Accounting EMEA (UK) for Ignition, says that focusing on your core clients’ needs, selling them more additional services and becoming a stronger adviser by marketing your best specialist competencies can create growth opportunities in the coming year.
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