01Client qualificationAvailable on · Intake form · Voice · Email · Prospects
Built for agencies and freelancers No credit card

Find the right clients. Filter the wrong ones.

ClientGate qualifies the enquiries that come to you and finds prospects that match your Ideal Client Profile. Your rules decide who is worth your time, then you reach out from your own mailbox.

Setup
2min
To start
Free
Lead replies
Instant
clientgate/eli-scopesample call

eli › What budget range are you working with, and when do you need it live?

client › Around $18k. We'd like to launch in about two months.

score 86/100budget in rangetimeline alignedQualified
/demo/northwind-gatetemporary demo gate

You're the lead.

Northwind Studio is a made-up web studio that screens every inquiry with ClientGate. Pretend you've just asked it for a new website. Eli, its calling agent, will ask you a few questions and decide whether you get through.

  1. Press Talk to Eli and allow the microphone.
  2. Answer as the lead: what you want built, your budget, and how soon you need it.
  3. Watch the gate on the right while Eli rules on your answers.

Try a budget and a deadline on either side of the rules to see Eli let you through or stop you. There is one demo call per hour, so pick the outcome you want to see.

This gate's rules (temporary, for the demo)

Budgetat least $10,000

Waiting for your answer

Timelineat least 3 weeks

Waiting for your answer

On your own gate you set these, and many more, in your Ideal Client Profile.

The gate is waiting for a lead.

The AI calling agent (Eli) comes with the Pro plan.

02The cost of noiseYour attention is the asset

You're not short on leads. You're short on good ones.

Every unqualified inquiry costs the same scarce resource: your attention. ClientGate checks each one against your standards before it reaches you, and finds businesses that already meet them.

  1. Endless calls with low-budget clients

    Hours go every week to leads who can't afford you.

  2. “Just exploring” leads that never convert

    Tire kickers with no intent to buy take the same time as serious buyers.

  3. Projects that don't fit

    Requests outside your skills or minimums still land in your inbox.

03Before and afterSame inbox, filter on and off

Same six inquiries. One switch.

Turn the filter on and see what reaches you. Bad fits get a polite answer automatically, and nothing is ever deleted.

ClientGate filter

6 inquiries, all waiting on you.

/inboxfilter off
  • Priya RamanBrand system for a fintech startup
    $18,0006 weeks
    New
  • Diego Alvarez“Quick logo, need it tomorrow”
    $1501 day
    New
  • Hannah WhitfieldWebsite rebuild, 14 pages
    $12,5008 weeks
    New
  • Sam Iyer“Just exploring options for now”
    Not givenNot given
    New
  • Tom BeckerFull redesign, paid in “exposure”
    $0Flexible
    New
  • Lena FischerMobile app MVP, small budget
    $3,2003 weeks
    New

Auto-replied: Diego Alvarez, Sam Iyer, Tom Becker

04Try the gateTwo dials of many

Try a gate in ten seconds.

Move two dials, budget and timeline, and watch an inquiry get scored, decided and answered. It is a small slice of what a gate can do.

/inquiry/newincoming
$14,000

This example gate wants a budget of $10,000 or more and a timeline of 2–4 weeks or longer.

/gate/decisionQualified
100/100
Qualified

Reaches your inbox right away.

Budget fit65%100
Timeline fit35%100
Automatic reply to the lead

“Thanks for reaching out. Your project looks like a strong fit, and we'd like to talk. You can book a call here.”

Locked in this demo

That was two dials. Your gate gets many more.

Sign up to configure your own Ideal Client Profile: choose what to weigh and how much, add your own questions and criteria, set must-have conditions, and layer on advanced logic.

  • Project type
  • Decision-maker
  • Location
  • Experience
  • Project details
  • Your own criteria
  • and more
Sign up to configure yours
05Follow a leadBasic and Pro paths

Watch a lead move through the gate.

Every inquiry passes a series of checks before it can reach you. Any of them can turn it away politely, and close calls go to a review queue for you to decide. Switch plans, pick an outcome, and follow it.

/pipeline/livepro plan
  1. Client sends an inquiry
  2. Eli call
  3. Intake form
  4. Base conditions
  5. ICP scoring
  6. You get the lead
Step 1 of 6: Client sends an inquiry

A client opens your shared link and starts an inquiry.

06Find clientsOutbound, scored by your rules

Don't just wait for good clients. Go find them.

The rules that filter your inbound enquiries also find new ones. Search for businesses that match your Ideal Client Profile, see which ones your rules approve and why, then reach out.

  1. Start from your Ideal Client Profile

    Your industries, locations, keywords and the ratings you expect become a search profile. Tweak it any time.

  2. Each search looks at about 20 businesses

    ClientGate finds businesses that match, reads their public website and listings, and looks for a contact email.

  3. Your rules sort them

    The same engine that scores your inbound leads puts every business in Approved, Review or Rejected, with the reasons.

  4. Reach out from your own mailbox

    On Pro, send a first email and follow-ups from your own mailbox. Replies and bounces stop the sequence, and every email has an unsubscribe link.

Free
5 searches a month, about 100 businesses. The scored list is yours.
Pro
20 searches a month, about 400 businesses, with AI research and outreach. Email verification is coming soon.
Keys
Need more? A key adds one search, from ₹99. Keys never expire.
/prospectssample

Search · dental clinics near Austin

  • Bright Smiles DentalApproved
    Austin, TXIndustry match · 4.8 from 210 reviews · Email found
  • Lakeview Family DentistryReview
    Round Rock, TXIndustry match · Email found, not verified
  • MegaSmile GroupRejected
    Dallas, TXCompany size 200+ · 3 complaint signals

Outreach · from you@youragency.com

  1. Day 0First email
  2. Day 3Follow-up
  3. Day 7Last follow-up
  4. ReplySequence stops

Sample data, for illustration.

outreach / mapfrom you, outward
07How it worksFour steps

From inquiry to action, and from search to outreach.

/gate/create2 min

Define your Ideal Client Profile

Describe who is a good fit once: the projects, budgets, timelines, locations and decision-makers you want.

/gate/sharelink

Share your link

Add it to your portfolio, email signature or social bio.

/gate/decideauto

Only qualified clients reach you

Every inquiry is scored against your profile the moment it arrives. Bad fits get a polite reply and never interrupt you.

/prospectsoutbound

Find prospects that fit

Search for businesses that match your profile. Your rules approve the prospects worth contacting, and you reach out from your own mailbox.

08FeaturesThe operating layer

Everything you need to find and qualify clients.

  • Smart intake forms

    Build forms with the exact questions you need to qualify a client.

  • Your Ideal Client Profile

    Define what a good client looks like across project type, budget, timeline, location, decision-maker and your own custom criteria.

  • Automatic lead scoring

    Every inquiry is scored against your Ideal Client Profile the moment it is submitted.

  • ICP-based filtering

    Low-fit inquiries are filtered automatically, with AND/OR logic when you need it.

  • Lead dashboard and pipeline

    All leads, accepted and rejected, in one clean dashboard.

  • Automatic email responses

    Accept and reject replies go out to every lead without you lifting a finger.

  • Prospect finder

    Find businesses that match your Ideal Client Profile. Your qualification rules approve the prospects worth contacting.

  • Outbound sequences

    Send a first email and follow-ups from your own mailbox. Replies and bounces stop the sequence, and every email has an unsubscribe link.

  • Pro

    AI lead analysis

    Beyond the score. An AI review reads a lead, explains its reasoning and flags risks and viability concerns before you spend a minute on a call. It helps you read the lead. The decision stays with your rules and with you.

    • Risk and viability reasoning
    • Plain-language explanations
    • Never changes a decision
  • Pro

    Eli, your AI calling agent

    Eli talks with prospects by voice on a link you share. Eli confirms the project type, budget and timeline, sends good fits to your intake form, and keeps a transcript of every call.

    • Answers instantly, at any hour
    • Transcripts and call history
    • Hands qualified leads to your form
09GrowthSample data, for illustration

See your growth take shape.

Every lead you qualify feeds a live dashboard: where clients come from, how many are a fit, and how much time you get back. These charts use sample data. Yours shows your real numbers.

The same inquiries, sorted by your Ideal Client Profile.

growth / 01regions · with ClientGate

See where your best leads come from

  • Every inquiry keeps its location
  • Compare regions side by side
  • Spot your strongest markets
  • No country is off limits
growth / 02weekly · with ClientGate
7qualified of 16 inquiries this week

Watch qualified leads climb

  • A weekly trend at a glance
  • Accepted, review and filtered
  • Every decision explained
  • Export your data any time
growth / 03quality · with ClientGate
  • Qualified41%
  • Needs review19%
  • Filtered40%

Know the quality of your pipeline

  • The share of leads that qualify
  • See what your filter removes
  • Tune your profile with real data
  • Find what predicts a good fit
growth / 04time · with ClientGate
4 ha week on discovery calls, down from 14 h

Get your hours back

  • Fewer calls with bad fits
  • Instant automatic replies
  • No manual sorting
  • Your standards, applied every time
10ReachLive worldwide

Work with clients anywhere. No restrictions.

/network/reachworldwide

Clients from any country.any timezone.any city.any hour.

ClientGate never limits where your clients are. Your one shared link takes inquiries from any country, any timezone and any hour. Your Ideal Client Profile decides which of them are a fit.

Drag to rotate · example origins
  • Anycountry, with no regional limits
  • 24/7intake, always open
  • 150+currencies to show budgets in
  • 1 linkthat works from anywhere
11SecurityBuilt to keep data private

Your clients' data stays yours.

Inquiries contain names, budgets and project details. We treat them that way: isolated per account, protected in transit, and never shared. Here is what that means in practice.

  • Private to your account

    Row-level security protects every table in the database, so one account can never read another account's leads.

  • Encrypted in transit

    Everything between your browser, your clients and ClientGate travels over HTTPS.

  • Hardened against abuse

    Strict browser security headers on every page, and rate limits on login, sign-up and password reset to blunt guessing and spam.

  • You control access

    See every device signed in to your account and sign out the others in one click.

  • A record of what happens

    An audit log keeps track of important activity on your account.

  • Your data, your call

    Export your data or delete your account whenever you choose. Rejected leads are never deleted behind your back.

No system is perfectly safe, so we don't make promises we can't keep. We keep the basics tight and keep improving them. See our terms.

12PricingFree and Pro

Start free. Upgrade when you're ready.

Free, ₹0. Everything you need to qualify leads.

Pro, ₹1,499/month or ₹14,999/year. AI analysis, outbound sequences, automatic emails and Eli on your calls. New accounts get 14 days of Pro free.

  • Free: intake forms, qualification and scoring, 50 leads and 2 gates
  • Free: 5 prospect searches a month, about 100 businesses, list only
  • Pro: unlimited leads and gates
  • Pro: 20 prospect searches a month, about 400 businesses, with AI prospect analysis and outbound email sequences
  • Free and Pro: keys add a search whenever you need one, and never expire
  • Pro: 200 AI lead analyses a month
  • Pro: 1,000 automatic emails and follow-ups a month
  • Pro: AI calling agent (Eli), 15 minutes a month included
/pricing/eli-top-upsinr
Eli top-upPrice
30 minutes₹699
100 minutes₹1,999
300 minutes₹5,499

For Pro accounts. Top-up minutes never expire.

Search keysPrice
1 key₹99
10 keys₹899
25 keys₹1,999

Free and Pro. One key is one more search of about 20 businesses. Keys never expire.

Prices in INR, inclusive of all taxes.

Paid plans open soon. Everything is free while we're in early access.

Start free
13FAQClear answers

Frequently asked questions.

How is ClientGate different from Typeform?

Typeform is great at collecting responses. ClientGate goes further: every submission is automatically scored against your Ideal Client Profile, low-fit inquiries are filtered, and leads land in an organized pipeline with automatic responses, not just a list of raw answers.

How does ClientGate filter clients?

ClientGate uses smart intake forms with ICP-based filtering. You set your criteria (budget, project type, timeline, etc.) and ClientGate automatically accepts or rejects leads based on your Ideal Client Profile.

Can I customize my intake form?

Yes. You can add custom questions, set required fields, and tailor the form to collect exactly the information you need from potential clients.

Can I manually review rejected leads?

Yes. No inquiry is ever deleted. Every lead, accepted or rejected, stays in your dashboard, so you can review any decision, revisit a rejected lead, or restore it at any time.

Is my client data secure?

Yes. Lead data is stored securely and is only accessible from your account. Your intake form and Ideal Client Profile stay private to you and are never shared.

Who is ClientGate designed for?

Agencies and freelancers who receive more project requests than they can handle and want to spend their time only on qualified clients.

Will I lose potential clients?

No. ClientGate only filters out leads that don't meet your minimum criteria. Qualified leads still reach you, and you can always review rejected leads in your dashboard.

Can ClientGate find prospects and email them for me?

Yes. Describe your Ideal Client Profile and ClientGate finds businesses that match it. Your qualification rules approve the prospects worth contacting. You can then send a first email and follow-ups from your own mailbox, which you connect over SMTP and IMAP with an app password. You set the delays, the sending window and a daily limit. Replies and bounces stop the sequence automatically, and every email has an unsubscribe link.

Who decides which prospects I contact?

Your qualification rules decide which prospects are approved, and you choose who to contact. On Pro, AI research can summarise a prospect and explain its reasoning when you ask, but it never approves or rejects anyone. The AI is an aid you read, never the decider.

Do I need coding skills?

Not at all. ClientGate is designed for non-technical users. You can set up your gate, define your ICP, and customize your intake form using our intuitive interface.

14Get startedOne link · Two minutes

Ready to stop wasting time on bad-fit clients?

Define your Ideal Client Profile once. ClientGate filters what comes in and finds more of what fits.

no credit card · setup in 2 minutes · cancel anytime

$clientgate gate create --name "Brand studio"

✓loading your Ideal Client Profile ...

✓building your intake form ...

✓switching on scoring and instant replies

✓ready: your gate is live

$open https://clientgate.io

gate live · 4 stepssign up →

Illustration of the setup flow. ClientGate is configured in your dashboard, with nothing to install.