Multibase Rule: Adopt at 5+ Client Portals, Not Before
At what client-portal count does Multibase's white-label portal stacking beat a single help center, and which tier should an agency commit to? Start on Growth at $49/month for the first 3 portals, move to Scale at $149/month once a fourth client portal or the 1,000 AI query ceiling is in sight, and reserve Enterprise at $399/month for unlimited portals plus custom AI training.
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“At what client-portal count does Multibase's white-label portal stacking beat a single help center, and which tier should an agency commit to?”
Start on Growth at $49/month for the first 3 portals, move to Scale at $149/month once a fourth client portal or the 1,000 AI query ceiling is in sight, and reserve Enterprise at $399/month for unlimited portals plus custom AI training.
Agencies buy Scale or Enterprise up front to feel safe, then discover Multibase has no built-in multi-tenant invoicing or per-client usage metering, so they still bill every client by hand while paying for portals they have not sold.
Growth covers 3 portals, unlimited articles, custom domains, and full white-label for $49/month, which is enough to prove the article-once-publish-to-many workflow on live client domains. Scale at $149/month lifts the ceiling to 10 portals and 5,000 AI queries with multilingual EN plus RU, matching the 5 to 20 account band where the verdict places Multibase. Enterprise at $399/month only pays back when portal count is genuinely unbounded and custom AI training is a client requirement.
- •The agency maintains help content for 5 to 20 client accounts and currently runs one help center per brand
- •Client-facing domains must carry the client's logo and colors with no vendor footer, since full white-label is included on every paid plan
- •Monthly reader questions across all portals are expected to stay under 1,000 at launch, rising toward 5,000 as portals multiply
- •The agency wants to resell portals as a retainer line item and can absorb the 30% reseller commission structure
- •Content is written once and republished across brands, so duplicate article maintenance is the current cost driver
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- StrategyWhy Multibase Turns One Article Library Into Five Client Retainers
- ConceptMultibase Portal Density Model
- Decision FrameworkMultibase: Buy vs Skip (Agency Portals at 3 to 20 Client Brands)
- Failure PatternThe Multibase Portal Sprawl Trap: Why Agencies Fail With Multibase on Multi-Brand Retainers
- Implementation BlueprintMultibase Multi-Brand Portal Rollout (6-8 days)
- Operating ProcedureMultibase Portal Theming and White-Label Handoff (Delivery)