A HoneyBook alternative for businesses that just need contracts signed

What HoneyBook does and what it costs

HoneyBook's pricing page lists three plans, each with unlimited clients and projects, invoices and payments, proposals and contracts, a client portal and HoneyBook AI. Billed monthly, Starter is $36 a month, Essentials $59 and Premium $129. Billed yearly, the page showed $30, $38 and $83 a month under a seasonal offer when we checked on November 9, 2026. Every plan starts with a free trial, and HoneyBook offers a 60-day money-back guarantee.

• Team members depend on the plan. Essentials allows up to 2 team members and Premium unlimited; Starter's plan card lists none.
• Scheduling and automations start on Essentials. Starter's scheduler covers one session type with email-only reminders; Essentials adds unlimited sessions, SMS reminders, automations and QuickBooks Online.
• Payments carry processing fees. The plan table lists card fees starting at 2.9% + 25¢, 1.5% on ACH bank transfers and 1% for instant deposit.
• Contracts are built in HoneyBook. Clients sign with a typed or drawn signature on any device, with no download, and you choose login-free access or require a code.

SignMaster and HoneyBook side by side

HoneyBook figures come from its pricing page and online contract page, read on November 9, 2026, in US dollars. Because the yearly prices were discounted by a seasonal offer, check HoneyBook's page before you compare yearly totals.

Where HoneyBook is the better choice

• You want to get paid where the client signs. HoneyBook sends invoices on one-time or recurring schedules, takes cards, ACH, Apple Pay and Google Pay, and handles autopay, payment plans, tips and late fees. SignMaster doesn't invoice or collect payments at all.
• You need a CRM. Lead forms, a custom pipeline and pipeline automations keep every inquiry moving from first email to booked project.
• Clients book time with you. HoneyBook's scheduler lets a client book a session and pay in one go.
• You want contract wording to start from. HoneyBook offers templates it describes as created by legal experts and lawyer-approved, while saying they're not a substitute for legal advice.
• You run more than the paperwork in it. HoneyBook's plans also list expense tracking, financial reports and an AI meeting notetaker.

Who shouldn't switch

If HoneyBook is where clients inquire, sign, pay their retainer and get reminders, moving just the contract to SignMaster would split one tidy flow across two tools and leave you matching payments to signatures by hand. Photographers, planners and designers who take deposits are usually better off in HoneyBook, Dubsado or Bonsai.

Who SignMaster fits better

Businesses whose money already moves somewhere else, through QuickBooks, Square, a field-service app or a bank transfer, and that just need paperwork signed. Contractors, property managers, venues and agencies with their own invoicing upload any PDF, let Alana place the fields, and send. The client across the table signs on your phone or iPad with in-person signing, on any plan.

Teams pay once for the group: Crew covers 5 people for $49 a month, with bulk send for a season of renewals, signing in 6 languages, and webhooks that pass signed data to whatever tool sends your invoices.

How to move contracts out of HoneyBook

1. 1

   Start free

   New workspaces get 14 days of Crew with no card. Send one real contract before you change anything else.

2. 2

   Bring your contract wording

   Paste your HoneyBook contract text into a document, save it as a PDF and upload it as a template. Add fields where HoneyBook's smart fields filled in names, dates and prices.

3. 3

   Decide where invoices go

   SignMaster won't collect the deposit, so send invoices from your accounting or payment tool once the contract comes back signed.

4. 4

   Let open projects finish

   Keep projects already in HoneyBook there, and download signed contracts before you cancel.