HoneyBook alternative
The HoneyBook alternative built for the coaching, not just the paperwork
HoneyBook makes you look professional right up to the moment coaching starts. Hubabble is built for what comes next: sessions, notes, a client pipeline, e-signed agreements, and your own private video room.
When plans open, your first two weeks are free, and you can cancel anytime before you're charged.
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Side by side
Hubabble vs HoneyBook, at a glance
HoneyBook is genuinely good at branded proposals, contracts, and invoices. The coaching rows are where the two split. Green checks mark what each tool does well. Where a Hubabble row says On the way or Not yet, it is not live yet.
| Capability | Hubabble | HoneyBook |
|---|---|---|
| Contracts and e-signatures | Coaching agreements, e-signed, built in | Polished and mature |
| Proposals and invoices | Not yet | Polished and mature, its strong suit |
| Coaching sessions and notes | Session prep, notes, and action items kept with each client | Not part of the product |
| Client progress | A pipeline that shows where each client stands | No thread from one session to the next |
| Coaching packages | Session types today. Paid packages on the way | Generic services and payment schedules |
| Video sessions | Your own private video room, built in | Left to a separate tool |
| A built-in assistant | Robin, included in your plan | A capable assistant of its own |
| Monthly price | Plans open soon | $29 to $109/mo, billed annually |
| Fee on client payments | Payments on the way, with no platform fee on top when they open | 2.7% + 10 cents per card, 1.5% ACH, plus the plan |
| Built for | Life coaches, start to finish | Service businesses broadly |
HoneyBook details are current as of July 2026, from honeybook.com. We keep this honest. If something here is out of date, tell us at hello@hubabble.com.
Why coaches switch
Why coaches move to Hubabble
The part where you actually coach
HoneyBook gets a client signed and paid, then the tool goes quiet. That is the moment your real work starts. Hubabble carries it forward with session prep, notes tied to each client, and action items that follow them from one session to the next. The paperwork is the beginning of a coaching relationship, not the end of the job.
One place for the coaching practice
HoneyBook is a client-flow CRM built for service businesses of every kind, where coaches are one vertical among many. Hubabble is shaped around coaching from the first screen: the language, the client pipeline, the way sessions and notes fit together. You spend less time bending a generalist tool to fit how you work.
A video room next to the notes
When a client books with you in Hubabble, the video room is already there, private to the two of you, sitting next to the booking and the notes. You are not stitching a separate meeting tool onto your paperwork. The session and the record of it live in the same place.
Feature by feature
A fair, plain look at each piece
HoneyBook is a strong, mature product with a real strength. Where it leads we say so, and where Hubabble covers ground HoneyBook does not, we show you why it matters for coaching.
- Proposals, contracts, and invoices
- Credit where it is due. This is what HoneyBook does best. The branded proposals, contracts, and invoices look sharp, the client-facing flow is smooth, and years of polish show. Hubabble covers the agreement side, with e-signed coaching agreements and intake forms built in. Proposals and invoicing are not part of Hubabble yet. If beautiful paperwork is the whole job for you, HoneyBook is excellent at it.
- The coaching itself
- Here is the honest gap. HoneyBook has no concept of a coaching session, a set of session notes, or a client's progress over time. It manages the transaction and stops there. Hubabble is built around exactly those things. Sessions have prep and notes, action items carry from one session to the next, and a pipeline shows where each person stands. Once your work shifts from paperwork to coaching, that difference is the whole point.
- Video sessions
- Every Hubabble session opens in your own private video room, right where the booking and the notes already live, with nothing extra to connect. HoneyBook leaves video to whatever tool you already use. If most of your coaching happens over video, having the room built in keeps the session and its record together instead of scattered across apps.
- What you keep from each payment
- HoneyBook lets clients pay you today, and it charges 2.7% plus 10 cents per card and 1.5% on ACH, and coaches have noted deposits landing slowly. Client payments in Hubabble are on the way. When they open, we will take no platform cut of your coaching revenue, only the standard processing fee, with nothing from Hubabble stacked on top.
- Scale, funding, and staying power
- HoneyBook is a big, durable, well-funded company with a large and well-reviewed user base, more than a hundred thousand businesses. That is a genuine strength and worth naming plainly. Hubabble is younger and narrower, built specifically for coaches. You trade the reassurance of a giant generalist for a tool that speaks your language and covers the coaching HoneyBook does not touch.
Pricing
Pricing, in plain language
HoneyBook's plans are billed annually, and Hubabble plans open soon. Before you compare on price alone, weigh what each one includes and the fee taken from every payment.
Hubabble
Plans open soon
Three flat plans, each a complete practice, and never a per-client fee. When client payments arrive, Hubabble takes no cut. The free Hubabble Community is open now.
HoneyBook
$29 to $109 / month
Three plans from $29 to $109 a month, billed annually. On top of the plan, HoneyBook charges 2.7% plus 10 cents to process each card payment and 1.5% for ACH. The plans cover client flow and paperwork, not coaching sessions or progress.
So the sticker price is only part of it: add the processing fee taken from every payment, and remember the plan covers the paperwork and stops there. Hubabble's plans will be one flat monthly price, with the coaching tools and Robin included and no platform cut of your client payments when payments open.
Honest fit
Who each one is best for
We would rather you land in the right place than just sign up. Here is the honest version.
Hubabble is a great fit if
- Your work is coaching, and you want sessions, notes, and client progress in one place.
- You want your coaching agreements and the coaching relationship handled by the same tool.
- You would rather have flat pricing with no platform cut of your client payments once payments open.
- You want your video sessions built in, next to the booking and the notes.
HoneyBook might fit better if
- You run a service business outside coaching, like photography or design, where client flow is the whole job.
- You need best-in-class proposals, invoices, and client payments today.
- You want the reassurance of a large, long-established, well-funded platform.
Moving over
Switching is the easy part
The worry with any move is losing your clients or your history in the shuffle. Here is how moving over works, so nothing goes dark while you settle in.
- 1
Robin walks you through your coach website, booking page, session types, and agreements, so your practice is ready to run.
- 2
Importing your client list is on the way. Until then, email hello@hubabble.com and we will help you plan the move.
- 3
Keep your current tool running while you set up, so nothing goes dark on your clients.
Common questions
Questions coaches ask
Still deciding? Send a note to hello@hubabble.com. A real person answers.
Is Hubabble a good alternative to HoneyBook?
It is, if your work is coaching. HoneyBook is strong at proposals, contracts, and invoices. Hubabble handles coaching agreements and e-signatures, but not proposals or invoicing yet. Where Hubabble goes further is the coaching itself: sessions, notes, action items, a client pipeline, and a private video room, all in one login.
Does HoneyBook do coaching sessions?
No. HoneyBook manages the client transaction, the proposal, contract, and invoice, and does it well. It has no concept of a coaching session, session notes, or a client's progress over time. Hubabble is built around all of those.
How do the fees compare?
HoneyBook charges 2.7% plus 10 cents to process a card and 1.5% for ACH, and its plans are billed annually. Client payments in Hubabble are on the way, and when they open we will take no platform cut of your coaching revenue. You will pay only the standard card processing fee, with nothing extra from Hubabble on top.
Is HoneyBook better for anything?
Yes, and we will say so. Its branded proposals and invoicing are excellent, its automations are mature, it takes client payments today, and it is a large, well-funded company with a huge user base. If you run a non-coaching service business, or you mainly need beautiful paperwork, HoneyBook is a strong choice. For coaching specifically, it leaves out the part that matters most.
Can I move my practice from HoneyBook to Hubabble?
Yes. Importing your client list is on the way. Until then, email hello@hubabble.com and we will help you plan the move: what to export from HoneyBook, what to set up first, and how to keep HoneyBook running while you settle in, so your clients never hit a dead end.
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