Proposals, Contracts & CRM

Proposal and contract tools, all-in-one client platforms and CRMs, compared.

Bar chart comparing the entry plan and the tier that unlocks a pipeline or automation for six freelancer CRMs over 12 months: HubSpot $0 free on both, Bonsai $108 Basic vs $348 Premium, Pipedrive $168 Lite vs $288 Growth, Dubsado $335 Starter vs $525 Premier, HoneyBook $348 Starter vs $588 Essentials, Streak $0 email tools only vs $588 Pro.

Best CRM for Freelancers: The Feature You Came For Is One Tier Up

SoloKitHQ Editorial / August 2, 2026

Six freelancer CRMs compared on the price of the tier that actually does the job. Prices re-read from each vendor pricing page on 17 October 2026.

Horizontal bar chart comparing what a single freelance proposal costs on each tool cheapest sendable annual plan when only eight proposals are sent in a year: PandaDoc Free eSign $0.00, Better Proposals Starter $19.50, Proposify Basic $28.50, Dubsado Starter $41.88, Bonsai Premium $43.50 and HoneyBook Starter $43.50.

Proposals, Contracts & CRM

Best Proposal Software for Freelancers: Priced Per Send

SoloKitHQ Editorial / August 2, 2026

Proposal software bills monthly; freelance work does not arrive monthly. Six tools priced by what one sent proposal actually costs across a real year — plus the two figures our August table got wrong.

Table comparing Dubsado Payments and HoneyBook fees: domestic card, international card, ACH, automation tier price and free trial length, checked 13 September 2026

Proposals, Contracts & CRM

Dubsado vs HoneyBook: The Transaction-Fee Tiebreaker Has Expired

SoloKitHQ Editorial / August 2, 2026

Dubsado now charges its own card fees, so the old tiebreaker is gone. Fees, tier gating and trial terms checked 1 November 2026, plus who each suits.