HoneyBook
- Proposals, contracts, invoices and payments on the cheapest plan
- Monthly billing on every plan
- A 30-day trial and a 60-day money-back guarantee
- An unlimited team on Premium for one flat price
HONEYBOOK & DUBSADO / COMPARISON
HoneyBook vs Dubsado: which fits your client business?
Both take a client from enquiry to paid invoice. They differ on price, on which plan includes proposals and automation, and on where you can take payments. Checked on each vendor's site.
THE DECISIONHoneyBook puts proposals, contracts and payments on its cheapest plan and bills monthly. Dubsado costs less per year, includes three extra users, and its payments work in more countries, but proposals and workflows need its Premier plan.
QUICK ANSWER
Choose HoneyBook for the quickest start in the US or Canada: Starter is $29 a month billed annually and already includes proposals, contracts with e-signature, invoices and payments. Choose Dubsado for automation, a small team or a business outside HoneyBook's countries: Premier is $525 a year with proposals, scheduling and workflows, three additional users are free, and Dubsado Payments supports merchants in 39 countries.
WHO THIS IS FOR
Freelancers, studios and small service businesses choosing a tool to book clients and get paid.
The same job, packaged differently
HoneyBook and Dubsado both cover the front of a client relationship: an enquiry form, a proposal, a contract, an invoice and a portal where the client finds all of it. Neither is a project management tool. The useful comparison is which features sit on which plan.
HoneyBook gives the selling tools to everyone. Proposals, contracts with e-signature, invoices and payments are on Starter, and what you pay more for is the scheduler, automations, branding removal and team members. Dubsado does the reverse. Invoicing, payment plans and the client portal are on Starter, while proposals, scheduling and automated workflows are held for Premier.
What a year costs
For one person, Dubsado Starter is $335 a year and HoneyBook Starter is $348 a year when billed annually ($29 a month), so the entry prices are almost the same. The comparison changes once you need automation: Dubsado Premier is $525 a year, and HoneyBook Essentials is $588 a year ($49 a month).
Team size widens the gap. Dubsado includes three additional users on either plan. HoneyBook's Essentials plan allows up to 2 team members, and an unlimited team needs Premium at $109 a month billed annually, or $1,308 a year. A four-person studio pays $525 a year on Dubsado Premier and $1,308 on HoneyBook Premium.
HoneyBook's advantage is flexibility. Every plan can be paid monthly ($36, $59 or $129), with a 30-day trial and a 60-day money-back guarantee. Dubsado's pricing page shows annual prices and a 21-day trial.
Getting paid, and where
HoneyBook processes payments itself, with no outside processor: 2.9% plus 25 cents for cards and 1.5% for bank transfers. Its pricing page lists the US, Canada, the UK and Australia, and its help centre says clients are invoiced in US or Canadian dollars.
Dubsado Payments is built on Stripe and supports merchants in 39 countries, with ACH in the US and Canada and a US card fee of 2.9% plus 30 cents. If you are based outside North America, check HoneyBook's availability for your country first; for many businesses that single point decides the choice.
Where both stop
Both products are strongest before the work begins. Once a client has signed and paid the deposit, neither lists a way to run the project itself: tasks, progress updates between meetings, or approval of individual deliverables. Sign-off in both happens on documents, a proposal or a contract.
That suits businesses whose work is one event or one short engagement, such as a wedding shoot or a brand session. Firms that run engagements over months usually add a project tool, and often a place where clients can see progress.
DIFFERENT STRENGTHS
What each one is good at.
Dubsado
- The lower annual price of the two, with unlimited clients and projects
- Automated workflows, proposals and scheduling on Premier
- Three additional users at no extra cost
- Payments built on Stripe, supporting merchants in 39 countries
THE DETAILS, SIDE BY SIDE
Compare them for client work.
HoneyBook and Dubsado details come from each vendor's own website, checked in November 2026. Angelwood publishes this page, so our column is marked. Scroll the table on smaller screens.
| For client work | HoneyBook | Dubsado | AngelwoodOur product |
|---|---|---|---|
| How it is priced | Flat monthly plans | Flat annual plans, plus an add-on for larger teams | Flat plans by team seats and client portals, from $99/month |
| Free plan | No; 30-day trial | No; 21-day trial | No; 14-day free trial |
| How clients get access | Client portal from Starter | Client portal on both plans, with an optional password | Every client gets a portal; clients need no paid seat |
| Client approvals | Proposals and contracts signed online | Proposals and contracts signed online | Included; multiple approval steps on Agency |
| Forms and intake | Lead forms: 2, 10 or unlimited by plan | Forms in the portal; 1 lead capture form on Starter | Requests tracked as requested, received and reviewed |
| Branded client portal | From Starter; HoneyBook branding removed on Essentials | On both plans; custom domain not listed | Included; logo and colours on Growth, custom domain on Agency |
| Invoices and online payment | Invoices and payments from Starter | Invoices and payment plans on both plans | Invoices with online payment through Stripe |
| Proposals and e-signature | Proposals and contracts with e-signature from Starter | Contracts with e-signature; proposals on Premier | Proposals with e-signature, and estimates |
| Time tracking | Not on the pricing page | Listed; plan not stated | Timers, timesheets and utilisation reports |
How clients get access in HoneyBook and Dubsado
HoneyBook
HoneyBook includes a client portal from the Starter plan. By default it sits on an hbportal.co address, and HoneyBook's help centre describes pointing your own subdomain at it. Removing the "Powered by HoneyBook" mark needs Essentials.
Dubsado
Dubsado includes a client portal on both plans, with an optional password. Clients see their forms, documents, appointments, invoices and payment history there.
Approvals and feedback
HoneyBook
As with Dubsado, sign-off happens on documents. Proposals and contracts with e-signature are included from Starter, which is where HoneyBook is more generous: Dubsado keeps proposals for its higher plan.
Dubsado
Sign-off in Dubsado happens on documents: contracts carry electronic signatures with countersigning, and proposals (Premier) are accepted online. There is no listed approval step for deliverables during a project.
Billing, contracts and time
HoneyBook
Invoices and payments are included from Starter, and HoneyBook processes card and bank payments itself, with no outside processor: 2.9% plus 25 cents for cards and 1.5% for bank transfers.
HoneyBook's pricing page lists the US, Canada, the UK and Australia, and its help centre says clients are invoiced in US or Canadian dollars. Check availability for your country before you commit.
Dubsado
Invoicing and payment plans are on both Dubsado plans. Dubsado Payments is built on Stripe and supports merchants in 39 countries; ACH is available in the US and Canada, and the US card fee is 2.9% plus $0.30.
Time tracking is listed on Dubsado's site, though not which plan includes it.
PRICE & PLAN CONTEXT
What each one costs.
HONEYBOOK / PUBLISHED PRICING
$29/monthStarter, billed annually ($36 billed monthly). Essentials is $49 ($59 monthly) with up to 2 team members, and Premium is $109 ($129 monthly) with an unlimited team. There is a 30-day trial with no card, a 60-day money-back guarantee and no free plan.
HoneyBook pricing pageDUBSADO / PUBLISHED PRICING
$335/yearStarter, billed annually (about $28 a month). Premier is $525 a year (about $44 a month) and adds proposals, scheduling and automated workflows. Three additional users are free; larger teams pay a monthly add-on. There is a 21-day trial and no free plan.
Dubsado pricing pageEVERY PUBLISHED PLAN
HoneyBook and Dubsado plans and prices.
Monthly prices in US dollars, read from each vendor's pricing page in November 2026. Scroll the table on smaller screens.
| Plan | Billed annually | Billed monthly | What it adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| HoneyBook Starter | $29 | $36 | Client portal, invoices, payments, proposals, contracts; 2 lead forms |
| HoneyBook Essentials | $49 | $59 | Up to 2 team members; scheduler, automations, branding removal; 10 lead forms |
| HoneyBook Premium | $109 | $129 | Unlimited team members and lead forms |
| Dubsado Starter | $27.92 | Not published | $335 a year; client portal, invoicing and payment plans; 1 lead capture form |
| Dubsado Premier | $43.75 | Not published | $525 a year; adds proposals, scheduling and automated workflows |
A WORKED EXAMPLE
What a team of 3, 10 or 20 pays each month.
Calculated from the published annual-billing prices above for your own team only, including seat minimums and team add-ons. Client seats, taxes and optional add-ons are not included. Angelwood's row is our own product, from our pricing page.
| Plan | 3 people | 10 people | 20 people |
|---|---|---|---|
| HoneyBook Premium | $109 | $109 | $109 |
| Dubsado Starter | $27.92 | $52.92 | $72.92 |
| Dubsado Premier | $43.75 | $68.75 | $88.75 |
| Angelwood | $99 (Starter) | $249 (Growth) | $499 (Agency) |
BEFORE YOU COMMIT
What to watch for.
HoneyBook
- The scheduler and automations start on Essentials, which allows up to 2 team members. A team larger than that needs Premium at $109 a month.
- Lead forms are capped at 2 on Starter and 10 on Essentials.
Dubsado
- Proposals, scheduling and automated workflows are Premier only, and those are the features most people choose Dubsado for.
- The pricing page shows annual prices; monthly prices are not shown there.
- Teams of more than four pay a monthly add-on: $25 for up to 10 additional users, $45 for up to 20.
CHOOSE AROUND YOUR WORK
Which fits your team?
Choose HoneyBook when…
- You want proposals and e-signature without buying the top plan
- You are in the US or Canada and want payments handled in one place
- You would rather pay monthly than commit to a year
Choose Dubsado when…
- You want to automate the steps from enquiry to booked client
- You are outside the countries HoneyBook serves
- You want the lower annual price and can pay yearly
THE CLIENT SIDE
Where Angelwood fits.
Angelwood publishes this page. It is not a replacement for every use of HoneyBook or Dubsado; this is what it adds for firms that do client work.
The months after the contract is signed
Angelwood is built for ongoing engagements. Clients get a portal with reviewed progress updates, requests for what you need from them, and approvals on deliverables with a recorded decision.
Projects and tasks, yours or ours
Angelwood has its own projects and tasks, and it can draft client updates from a connected project tool such as Asana, ClickUp or Monday.com. HoneyBook and Dubsado list neither.
What Angelwood does not replace
Angelwood includes proposals with e-signature, invoices paid through Stripe and time tracking on every plan. It does not offer Dubsado-style automated workflows, so a business that depends on those should keep them.
GOOD QUESTIONS
HoneyBook vs Dubsado FAQs
Is HoneyBook or Dubsado cheaper?
For one person they are close: Dubsado Starter is $335 a year and HoneyBook Starter is $29 a month billed annually ($348 a year). With automation, Dubsado Premier is $525 a year against $588 for HoneyBook Essentials. For a team of four, Dubsado is much cheaper, because three additional users are included and HoneyBook needs Premium at $109 a month.
Which includes proposals and contracts on the cheapest plan?
HoneyBook. Proposals and contracts with e-signature are on its Starter plan. Dubsado includes contracts with e-signature, but proposals are on its Premier plan.
Can I use HoneyBook or Dubsado outside the United States?
Dubsado Payments is built on Stripe and supports merchants in 39 countries. HoneyBook's pricing page lists the US, Canada, the UK and Australia, and its help centre says clients are invoiced in US or Canadian dollars, so confirm availability for your country before you choose.
Do HoneyBook and Dubsado have a free plan?
No. HoneyBook has a 30-day free trial with no card and a 60-day money-back guarantee. Dubsado has a 21-day trial with full Premier access.
Which has a client portal?
Both. Dubsado includes a client portal on both plans, with an optional password. HoneyBook includes one from Starter, and removing the HoneyBook mark needs Essentials.
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