By industry · For fractional & embedded teams

Estimate, ship, invoice — zero overhead

Skip the admin tax. Scope and sign-off happen inline, and the invoice writes itself the moment a release ships.

For fractional & embedded teams

Estimate, ship, invoice — zero overhead

Embedded teams are hired to build, not to babysit spreadsheets. Align handles the scoping, approvals, and billing in the background so your hours go to the work.

Estimates before a line of code

Draft and route a cost estimate in seconds; nothing starts on a number nobody agreed to.

Time captured at the right rate

Log against the work as you go; approved time and estimates roll straight into the invoice.

Cost estimate · ALN-2841
Three-point estimate
$4,200
low $3,100 · likely $4,200 · high $6,400
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What you get

Built around how you work

Fast estimates

Three-point estimates routed for sign-off in order.

Time tracking

Billable hours captured against the work, accurately.

Auto draft invoices

A draft invoice the moment a release ships — no spreadsheet.

Outcomes

What changes when it’s one record

0
spreadsheets to reconcile
14 hrs
saved per release
We bill faster and argue less. The estimate, the work, and the invoice are the same record.
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Questions

For fractional & embedded teams, answered

Can we bill at different rates?
Yes. Time is captured against the work at the right rate and rolls into a draft invoice on release.
How much setup does it take?
Most teams stand up their first engagement in an afternoon — import the backlog, invite the client, and the loop is live.

See Align mapped to the way you work

A 25-minute walkthrough on a project that looks like yours — the whole loop, end to end.