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Plutio vs HoneyBook: which one fits
Both run proposals, contracts, invoices, scheduling and a client portal from one account. HoneyBook is built for US service businesses and processes payments itself; Plutio adds projects and tasks, and its Core plan stops at 9 active clients.
IN SHORT
Both run proposals, contracts, invoices, scheduling and a client portal from one account. HoneyBook is built for US service businesses and processes payments itself; Plutio adds projects and tasks, and its Core plan stops at 9 active clients. Plutio Core starts at $19/month, billed monthly; HoneyBook lists its prices on its own pricing page. SoloWOS covers the same client work plus tracked PDFs and screen recording, with all 13 tools for $15/month.
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Plutio vs HoneyBook, feature by feature
| Feature | SoloWOS | Plutio | HoneyBook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $15/month for 1 user, $35/month for up to 3, all 13 tools | Core is $19/month billed monthly, for up to 9 active clients and no extra contributors. Pro adds unlimited clients and a team. Annual billing costs less. Their pricing | Tiered monthly or yearly plans; higher tiers add team members, automations and reports. Payment processing fees are charged on top. Their pricing |
| Proposals clients accept online | YesTemplates, pricing tables, view tracking | YesSigning one can create the invoice and project | YesProposals combined with contract and invoice |
| Contracts and e-signatures | YesAny PDF, signers in order, audit trail and certificate | YesSigned together with the proposal | YesContracts from templates |
| Invoices paid by card | YesInto your own Stripe account, with reminders and recurring invoices | YesIncluding recurring retainers | YesThrough HoneyBook's own payments |
| Booking page with payment at booking | YesFull price or deposit through Stripe, team round-robin on Team | YesBooking pages can take payment | YesScheduler on higher tiers |
| Forms with conditional questions | YesShow-if questions and routing to a booking page | YesForms can require payment | YesLead and questionnaire forms |
| Client portal | YesOne private page per client: meetings, files to approve, documents, invoices | YesClients log in to see projects, invoices and files | Yes |
| Pipeline of leads and clients | YesFive fixed stages that update themselves | Check their site | YesProject pipeline |
| Automated follow-ups | YesOne trigger, a wait, up to two actions; 2 turned on at a time on Basic | YesRules with webhook and Zapier actions | YesOn higher tiers |
| Time tracking | YesTimer, billable hours, add to invoice | YesHours flow into invoices | Check their site |
| Expenses | YesReceipts, profit per month, tax set-aside | Check their site | Check their siteBookkeeping features vary by plan |
| PDF sharing with page-by-page views | YesPasscode, NDA, watermark, revoke | Check their site | NoNot a core feature |
| Screen recording with viewer stats | YesBrowser recording, comments, who watched | Check their site | NoNot a core feature |
| Link in bio and short links | YesBoth, on your own subdomain on paid plans | Check their site | NoNot a core feature |
| API and webhooks | YesREST API and 15 webhook events, paid plans | YesAPI access on every plan | Check their siteZapier integration; check their site for an open API |
Checked from each company's public pages. Plans and features change, so “Check their site” means we couldn't confirm it, and their own pages are the final word. Plutio pricing, plutio.com/features/directory, plutio.com/help/what-is-plutio-and-how-everything-connects · HoneyBook pricing
Which one to pick
Pick Plutio if
- You manage client projects with tasks, files and messages, and clients log in to follow along.
- You want API access and webhook actions in your automations.
Pick HoneyBook if
- Your business is in the US and you want HoneyBook to process payments, including payment plans.
- You want a native mobile app and a QuickBooks Online integration.
Or use SoloWOS if
- You want card payments in your own Stripe account and no client cap.
- Tracked PDFs, screen recordings, a link in bio page and short links should come in the same plan.
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Plutio and HoneyBook are trademarks of their owners. SoloWOS is not affiliated with or endorsed by either. Comparisons are based on their public pages as of the dates above.
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