Best freelance scope creep tracker for consultants

There are roughly 15-25 tools that tangentially address scope creep (mostly project management platforms like Asana, Monday, or niche offerings like Mavenlink), but none are purpose-built for the specific workflow of consultants who need to detect and flag scope creep in real-time during client conversations and execution. The common failure is that existing solutions are either too heavy (enterprise PM tools with bloat consultants don't need) or too generic (they track tasks, not scope boundaries). The real gap is that consultants need a lightweight tool that sits between their contract terms and actual work execution—something that flags when a client request drifts outside the original SOW, calculates the cost of that drift, and gives them language to push back without losing the relationship. A shipper entering this space should focus on three things: (1) making it absurdly simple to input original scope boundaries upfront (templates for common engagement types), (2) integrating with Slack or email so scope creep alerts reach consultants where they already live, and (3) building a change-order generator that turns creep detection into revenue recovery, not just visibility.