Portal.io vs ECD Now
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Portal.io
Access your company's product catalog, proposals, and invoices on the go. Streamline job management and get paid faster with this business companion app.
- Access Product Catalog
- Manage Proposals
- View Invoices
- On-the-go Access
- B2B Focused
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This is a companion app for your company's existing Portal.io account. It allows you to access your company’s Product Catalog, Proposals & Invoices on-the-go. Portal.io is an award winning software service for professional integration companies in the Audio/Video, Security and IT/MSP industries. Used by more than 3,000 integration companies, Portal helps you manage your product library, including images, descriptions and dealer costs, win jobs faster with our proposal tool, and get paid faster with our invoices and payment processing integrations. Portal was voted ‘Best Customer Service’ & ‘Best Back Office Software’ by integrators in the 2025 CEPro Quest for Quality awards survey. This is a B2B app and cannot be accessed by end users or consumers. REVIEWS: "So far it has proven to be incredible!!! the other night I banged out a $15,000 estimate in 30 minutes!" -Luke Dixon (Imagine That Audio) “Thank you Portal for giving me my husband back!!! They also happen to be the easiest and most responsive company in this industry that we have ever worked with!” -Katie Fritzley (Infinite Home Theater) “I've been using it almost a year and have been creating better proposals than I ever have in a fraction of the time. My clients love how clean the format is and easily being able to view, request changes, and approve them online.” -Jesse Silva (Proview Audio Video Experience)
ECD Now
This app provides registered dealers with access to a vast product catalog, real-time pricing, and inventory information. Dealers can place orders, track their status, and review past purchases. It also offers quick order entry and contact details for the distributor.
- Place orders
- Check pricing and availability
- Quick order entry
- Review order history
- Access contact information
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ECD Now Online Mobile App gives Registered Dealers of ECD access to over 6,000 products, current pricing, availability, and more. - Place Orders through the App - Check Pricing and Order Status - Quick Pad for easy order entry - Review prior orders and history - ECD Contact information ECD is a low voltage distributor with branches throughout Texas stocking Audio, Video, Wire, Security, Networking and More! For more information on becoming an authorized Dealer, visit us at www.ecdcom.com or email us at sales@ecdcom.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ECD Now at 5.0 against Portal.io's 3.8. ECD Now also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). Portal.io's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ECD Now holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Portal.io has 30 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Portal.io ships an update every 2 months, ECD Now every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Portal.io | ECD Now |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (30 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ServiceLink Technologies USA Inc. | Billtrust |
Customer experience
Portal.io
ECD Now
In-app purchases
Portal.io
No in-app purchases
ECD Now
No in-app purchases
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