A HoneyBook alternative
HoneyBook has payments, e-signatures, a client portal and a scheduler today. Meadow Desk has a free solo plan and time tracking built in. A dated, sourced side-by-side.
A Dubsado alternative
Dubsado has workflows, forms, client portals and online payments today, with three extra users included. Meadow Desk has a free solo plan and per-seat pricing. A dated, sourced side-by-side.
A Bonsai alternative
Bonsai pairs proposals, contracts and invoices with time tracking, scheduling and accounting integrations, priced per user. Meadow Desk has a free solo plan. A dated, sourced side-by-side.
How we keep it fair
Comparisons go stale fast. These are the rules we hold ourselves to.
- Every competitor fact comes from that company's own public pricing or feature pages, linked under Sources, and carries the date we checked it.
- Where we could not confirm a capability on a competitor's pricing page, the table says "not listed", not "no".
- Each comparison has a section on where the other tool is stronger. Several of those points are things Meadow Desk does not do yet.
- Meadow Desk's own prices are read from the same plan catalog as our pricing page, and anything we have not shipped is marked "coming soon".
- No logos, ratings or review scores. Prices change; check the source before you decide, and tell us if something here is out of date.
At a glance
All four, side by side
| Compared | Meadow Desk | HoneyBook | Dubsado | Bonsai |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowest published price, billed yearly | Free (Solo, 1 seat); Pro $10/mo | $29/mo (Starter) | $335/yr (Starter) | $9 per user/mo (Basic) |
| Free plan | Yes, Solo is free, not a trial | No, 30-day free trial | No, 21-day free trial | No, 7-day free trial |
| Proposals, contracts and invoices | Every plan | Every plan | Yes, public proposals on Premier | Essentials and up |
| Time tracking | Every plan | Not listed on its pricing page | Listed on its homepage | Every plan |
| E-signature on contracts | Every plan | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Online card payments | Every plan, through your own Stripe account | Yes | Yes | Essentials and up |
| Client portal | Every plan | Every plan | Both plans | Essentials and up |
| Availability | Sign-ups paused, waitlist open | Available now (U.S., Canada, UK, Australia) | Available now | Available now |
Sources
- HoneyBook pricinghoneybook.com/pricing
Plans and prices, the free trial, team members, lead forms, client portal, scheduler, automations, QuickBooks Online, HoneyBook AI, eSignatures, processing fees and availability.
- Meadow Desk pricing/pricing
Plans, prices, seats and what is coming soon.
- Meadow Desk features/features
What ships today on every plan.
- Dubsado pricingdubsado.com/pricing
Plans and yearly prices, the free trial, included and add-on users, lead capture forms, scheduling, workflows, public proposals, integrations and the mobile app.
- Dubsado homepagedubsado.com
Contracts and e-sign, client portal and "Time tracking & reports".
- Dubsado paymentsdubsado.com/accept-payments
Payments built on Stripe, cards in 135+ countries, ACH for the US and Canada, payment plans.
- Bonsai pricinghellobonsai.com/pricing
Plans and per-user prices (yearly and monthly), the 7-day trial, the Elite minimum and each plan's feature list.
- Bonsai contractshellobonsai.com/contracts
Legally binding e-signatures on contracts.
HoneyBook, Dubsado and Bonsai are trademarks of their respective owners. Meadow Desk is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any of them. Competitor details were last checked on Oct 8, 2026 and can change at any time.