Compare · Penji vs Flocksy

Penji vs Flocksy - honestly.

Both are subscription design services. The differences that actually matter are structural: what "unlimited" means in practice, whether video and motion are included, whether unused capacity rolls over, and whether you can run more than one brand without jumping to the top tier.

Penji claims are sourced from Penji's public pricing page (penji.co/pricing) as of the date this page was published. Flocksy claims are what we deliver today - check our pricing page for current plans.

TL;DR

'Unlimited' is not the same as uncapped.

Penji sells 'unlimited requests' with a 1-, 2- or 3-active-project cap depending on plan. Flocksy sells a specific number of Daily Hours your team works on your brand.

Pick Penji if

You want the lowest sticker price.

The $499/mo Business plan is a low entry point. It covers 1 active project, 1 brand, no video, no motion and no web design.

Pick Flocksy if

You want a transparent capacity model with video included.

Same designer, video editor, motion editor, illustrator and copywriter support every week. Hours are banked, not throttled. Multi-brand from day one. One flat bill, Cancel at the end of your billing cycle.

Side by side

The structural differences.

Eight dimensions the two subscriptions genuinely differ on. Every Penji claim below is either directly on their pricing page or framed as a question you should ask their team.

Dimension
Penji
Flocksy
How output is limited

Every plan caps how many projects can be active at the same time - 1 on Business ($499/mo), 2 on Marketing & Ads ($995/mo), 3 workstreams on Agency ($1,995/mo). New requests wait until an active slot frees up.

Plans are sold in Daily Hours (2h, 4h, 6h). The team works your hours every business day - no active-project cap and no queue you have to drain before the next brief starts.

'Unlimited' - what it actually means

Marketed as 'unlimited requests'. In practice, throughput is bounded by the active-project cap and one-business-day turnaround. Ask: how many projects can I realistically ship in a month at my plan tier?

We don't market 'unlimited'. We sell a specific number of Daily Hours your team works on your brand - the exact capacity is on the pricing page, in hours.

Unused capacity

The published plans do not describe a month-to-month rollover of unused capacity. Ask: if I don't fill my active slots for a week, does that capacity survive to next month?

Unused hours roll over into the next month for 30 days. A slow week is banked, not burned.

Video and motion

Motion graphics, animations and short-form video editing are locked to the Agency tier ($1,995/mo). Long-form video editing is listed as 'Limited' even on Agency.

Every plan includes a dedicated video editor and motion editor from day one. Short-form, long-form, reels, product demos, animated logos - same team, same bill.

Web and presentation design

Locked to Marketing & Ads and Agency tiers. Not available on the $499/mo Business plan.

Web, landing pages, presentations, illustration, print and social are all in scope on every plan - the constraint is hours, not category unlocks.

Number of brands

Business and Marketing & Ads plans are capped at 1 brand. Multi-brand support is Agency-tier only.

No hard brand cap in the plan tiers. If your team manages several brands, the same subscription covers them.

Art Director & Production Coordinator

'Art director' is listed on every tier and 'Art Director oversight' on Agency. Ask: is that a dedicated senior on my account, or a shared quality-control role reviewing many accounts?

A Production Coordinator is included on 4+ Daily Hour plans and an Art Director on 6+ Daily Hour plans - both dedicated to your account, not a shared review pool.

Contract & cancel

Cancel at cycle end, no contracts, 30-day money-back guarantee.

Cancel at cycle end on any plan. 14-day money-back guarantee on new subscriptions.

Sources: Penji's public pricing page (penji.co/pricing) as of the date of publication. Where their published plans don't describe a behaviour (rollover, dedicated art direction bandwidth), this page frames it as a question to ask their sales team rather than a factual claim.

Before you sign

Eight questions to ask Penji.

These are the fine-print questions a buyer usually asks in month two. Ask them in month zero and you'll pick the right service the first time - whichever one that turns out to be.

1Ask them

What does 'unlimited requests' actually mean at my plan tier?

Penji caps active projects at 1, 2 or 3 depending on plan. Ask them to walk you through a realistic monthly output at the tier you're pricing.

2Ask them

What happens if I submit 20 projects on Monday?

With a 1- or 2-active-project cap, most of that queue sits waiting. Ask what the actual delivery window looks like.

3Ask them

If I don't use my capacity this week, does it roll over?

Their pricing page doesn't describe a rollover. If you have a slow month, is that capacity yours next month or is it gone?

4Ask them

Is my Art Director dedicated to my account, or shared?

'Art director' is listed on every tier, but the pricing page doesn't say how many accounts one Art Director covers. Get a name and a bandwidth commitment before signing.

5Ask them

Do I get the same designer week after week?

Only the Agency tier ($1,995/mo) explicitly promises a 'dedicated creative pod'. On lower tiers, ask whether the person on your work will change.

6Ask them

How do you handle video editing on my plan?

Motion, short-form and animations are Agency-only. Long-form is 'Limited' even there. If video is core to your brand, ask exactly what's shipping.

7Ask them

Can I run more than one brand on this plan?

The Business and Marketing & Ads plans are 1-brand only. If you or your clients have multiple brands, ask what the price is with the multi-brand tier.

8Ask them

Is there a fair-use policy or a max-per-month?

Get any capacity limit in writing before you rely on the word 'unlimited'.

Why teams switch

Six reasons buyers move to Flocksy.

1Honest capacity

We sell hours. Not the word 'unlimited'.

Flocksy plans are 2, 4 or 6 Daily Hours - a specific number of hours your dedicated team works on your brand every business day. That's the whole capacity model, written on the pricing page. No active-project cap, no queue, no fine print about what 'unlimited' means at your tier.

2One dedicated team

Same designer. Same video editor. Same motion editor.

You get names, not tickets. Because it's the same people every week, brand fluency compounds - briefs get shorter, revisions get fewer, output looks more consistent. Penji's dedicated-pod language is reserved for the Agency tier ($1,995/mo).

3Video + motion in every plan

Not just static graphics.

Every Flocksy subscription includes a dedicated video editor and motion editor from day one. Penji locks motion graphics, animations and short-form video to the Agency tier, and long-form is 'Limited' even there. If video is core to your brand, that gap matters.

4Banked hours

Slow week? Your hours don't vanish.

Flocksy hours roll over into the next month for 30 days. Penji's published plans don't describe a rollover, which means unused capacity on their model is gone at the end of the period.

5Multi-brand ready

One subscription covers your brands.

No hard 1-brand cap in the lower tiers. If you run several brands - or a portfolio of client brands - you don't have to jump to the $1,995/mo tier just to unlock that.

6Cancel-anytime, no games

No exit call. No cancellation fee.

Monthly plans have no term. Quarterly and annual plans exist for teams who want a discount - never as the only path to a lower price. 14-day money-back guarantee on new subscriptions.

Capacity, translated

Active slots vs. Daily Hours.

Penji rations output by how many projects can be open at once. Flocksy rations output by how many hours the team works on your brand every business day. Both are ways to size a subscription - the second one is easier to plan a month around.

Monthly hour estimates below assume ~21 US business days per month; actual delivery flexes with the calendar.

Penji Business - $499/mo
1 project active at a time
Penji Marketing & Ads - $995/mo
2 projects active at a time
Penji Agency - $1,995/mo
3 workstreams active at a time
Flocksy 2 Daily Hours
~42 hrs/mo, banked
Flocksy 4 Daily Hours
~84 hrs/mo, banked
Flocksy 6 Daily Hours
~126 hrs/mo, banked
Honest fit

Which one is actually right for you.

We'd rather send the wrong-fit buyer to Penji than sign them and lose them in month two. Here's the straight read.

Pick Penji if
  • You have one brand and a low-volume design need that fits inside 1-2 active projects at a time.
  • Video and motion are not core to your marketing mix.
  • You want the lowest sticker price to try dedicated-team design and don't need month-to-month rollover.
Pick Flocksy if
  • You want a transparent capacity model: a specific number of Daily Hours your team works on your brand each business day.
  • You want the same designer, video editor, motion editor, illustrator and copywriter support on your brand every week - not a rotating queue.
  • You need graphic design and video and motion inside the same subscription, without unlocking a top tier to get it.
  • You want unused capacity to bank into the next month (30-day rollover) instead of disappearing.
  • You manage more than one brand and don't want to buy the $1,995/mo tier just to unlock multi-brand support.
Straight answers

Comparison FAQ

Is Flocksy a Penji alternative?+
Yes. If you're comparing Penji to Flocksy, the structural differences are: capacity is sold in Daily Hours (not 'unlimited' with an active-project cap), video and motion editing are included on every plan (not locked to the top tier), unused hours roll over into the next month for 30 days, and multi-brand support isn't gated to the highest plan.
Is Penji's 'unlimited' claim false?+
We don't make that claim - Penji's own pricing page is the source. What their page states is: 'unlimited requests' alongside a per-plan cap on active projects (1, 2 or 3 depending on tier) and one-business-day turnaround. If you're evaluating them, ask their sales team to walk you through realistic monthly output at your tier before signing.
Why is Flocksy's starting price higher than Penji's $499/mo Business plan?+
Because a Flocksy plan is not a base plan. From day one it includes a dedicated designer, video editor, motion editor, illustrator and copywriter support, plus multi-brand support and rollover hours. Penji's $499 plan is 1 active project, 1 brand, no video, no motion, no web, no presentations. If a low sticker price is your #1 requirement, Penji is a reasonable choice. If a dedicated team with video and motion included is your #1 requirement, that's the honest gap.
Do I get an Art Director like the one Penji advertises?+
An Art Director is included on 6+ Daily Hour plans and works with your designer on every project. A Production Coordinator is included on 4+ Daily Hour plans and runs traffic across your projects. Both are dedicated to your account. Penji's pricing page lists 'art director' on every tier and 'Art Director oversight' on the Agency tier - if you're pricing Penji, ask whether that person is dedicated to your account or shared across many.
What about video editing?+
Every Flocksy plan includes a dedicated video editor and a dedicated motion editor - short-form, long-form, reels, product demos and animated logos are all in scope. Penji's pricing page locks motion graphics, animations and short-form video to the Agency tier ($1,995/mo), with long-form listed as 'Limited' even there.
What's the cancel process?+
There's no exit call and no cancellation fee. Monthly plans have no term. Quarterly and annual plans exist for teams who want a discount, but they're optional - the same plans are available month-to-month at list price. A 14-day money-back guarantee applies to new subscriptions.
Where can I see real work?+
Our work page shows recent client work across social, video, landing pages, decks and brand systems, plus 20+ named-client case studies with real numbers.

A dedicated team, banked hours, one flat bill.

See what a month of output looks like on a transparent, hours-based model - with video and motion in the same team.

Cancel at cycle end · No exit call · Working files stay yours.
14-day money-back guarantee on your first month.