Simply Business vs Insurance Canopy
Two business insurance tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.
Short version
Insurance Canopy costs less for a six-person team.
Simply Business fits retail shop, restaurant or café, agency or studio, trades or contractor, online store.
Simply Business suits teams past ten people.
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| In one line | Compare quotes from several insurers in one form | Liability cover for solo service pros, priced online by trade |
| Starting price | From $20/mo | From $10/mo |
| Six-person team | $20/mo | $10/mo |
| Plans | Compares quotes from top carriers; general liability examples from $20/mo (craft vendor) to $85/mo by profession; median general liability $44/mo; US average $40/mo | Starting prices by trade: beauty $10/mo or $96/yr; consultants $21/mo or $229/yr; cleaning $39/mo or $425/yr; additional insureds and tools cover cost extra |
| Pricing model | Paid | Paid |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Users | n/a | n/a |
| Integrations | Standalone | Instant certificates of insurance online |
| Team size | Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people | Just me · 2–10 people |
| Available in | US · UK | US |
| Phone support | Every plan (US) | Plans not stated |
| Live chat | None listed | None listed |
| Support hours | Phone: Service: Monday-Friday, 9am-6pm ET (sales 8am-8pm ET) | Phone: Monday–Friday 8:00 am–8:00 pm Eastern Time |
| Incidents posted | We found no public status page for Simply Business. | We found no public status page for Insurance Canopy. |
| Trustpilot score | 4.3 / 5 from 1,948 reviews | Not listed |
| Fit: Retail shop | 70 | 45 |
| Fit: Restaurant or café | 65 | 40 |
| Fit: Service business | 80 | 88 |
| Fit: Agency or studio | 70 | 60 |
| Fit: Trades or contractor | 85 | 70 |
| Fit: Online store | 55 | 45 |
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| Visit Simply Business | Visit Insurance Canopy |
Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices
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