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Design Manager is a centralized software platform for residential interior design firms that unifies project management, accounting, purchasing, client invoicing, specifications, and reporting in one system to streamline operations and protect margins. It enables item-level profitability tracking, manages retainers/deposits/invoices, purchase orders, procurement, vendor coordination, and provides a centralized client portal for professional invoicing, updates, approvals, and payments. The platform offers real-time reporting, centralized specifications pulled from project data, and has supported design firms since 1984, with thousands of firms using it and 24/7 support.
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designmanager.com shapes more of what AI says about Design Manager than any other source, at 53% of its citations.
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Design Manager is another strong option for firms where purchasing, vendor management, markups, client billing, and accounting are central.

Design Manager — A longstanding alternative to Studio Designer built around double-entry accounting and comprehensive purchasing tracking.