HoneyBook vs. LeadSquared

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
HoneyBook
Score 6.2 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
HoneyBook aims to help creative entrepreneurs and freelancers book more clients, manage projects and get paid all in one place. With HoneyBook, users can automate busy work and stay on top of to-dos, saving time and money, while growing a business. HoneyBook is designed to emulate a personal assistant. The vendor states that small business owners and freelancer customers have tripled their bookings and saved multiple hours a day using HoneyBook. They further state that a variety of small…
$36
per month
LeadSquared
Score 7.3 out of 10
N/A
LeadSquared is a marketing automation and CRM platform. It includes landing pages, email marketing, lead management, analytics, connectors, and WordPress Plugins.
$25
per month per user
Pricing
HoneyBookLeadSquared
Editions & Modules
Starter
$36
per month
Unlimited Plan - Monthly
$39
Month
Essentials
$59
per month
Premium
$129
per month
Sales Pro
$25
per month per user
Sales Super
$50
per month per user
Marketing Pro
$1067
per account
Marketing Super
$1779
per account
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
HoneyBookLeadSquared
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$100 Per Account
Additional Details2 months free with annual billing.Additional add-ons and modules available for expanded functionality. Special pricing for startups.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
HoneyBookLeadSquared
Considered Both Products
HoneyBook
Chose HoneyBook
Honeybook and Dubsado have a lot of similarities. I'd say the only big difference is that Dubsado still has more advanced workflow capabilities. Dubsado also is much harder to set up. Honeybook is simpler and easier to use right from the start.
Chose HoneyBook
Was way easier to use Dubsado than it was setting up the new Honeybook system.
Chose HoneyBook
17hats is way better in every way compared to Honeybook. It still has some places where it can improve, but I had such a negative experience with Honeybook that a piece of paper and a pencil would be more reliable for helping my business. I do not want anything to do with …
Chose HoneyBook
Dubsado isn't as user-friendly, but it is more powerful in the workflow aspect. I don't think it's as easy to customize proposals and invoices.

17-Hats is incredibly "clunky" it's not easy to navigate but does a lot for clients.
Chose HoneyBook
QuickBooks was only good for billing and analytics, but it was the entire HoneyBook package that sold me. In the end, I decided to keep QuickBooks to help with my accounting system. QuickBooks integrates seamlessly with HoneyBook, which will help me at tax time. HoneyBook …
Chose HoneyBook
I selected HoneyBook because they had a sale for my first 6 months, it was $1 per month (as opposed to $40). It let me try out the software risk-free to see if I liked it. I'm glad I made the decision. I also like how HoneyBook has educational resources and facebook discussion …
Chose HoneyBook
We switched to HubSpot after a few years of the company using HoneyBook. We switched to HubSpot because we needed more features that would allow us to automate our processes and pull better data on our clients, their vendors, and our overall client process. I appreciated that …
Chose HoneyBook
We researched many other CRM programs before choosing HoneyBook (including Dubsado, DJ Event Planner, Zoho, Salesforce, and Intellivent). HoneyBook had the best offerings for the best price and has been a successful solution to our needs. The task management, pipeline, and task …
LeadSquared
Chose LeadSquared
LeadSquared is a dedicated Sales CRM. Earlier we were using Freshdesk for sales following a ticket based model which was highly inconvenient as all customer activity used to get created as a separate ticket and overall effort tracking was a mess. With the Lead and Activity …
Chose LeadSquared
We were searching for a CRM which was customizable according to our requirements and we tried with a lot of tools but this application has really worked out for us.
Chose LeadSquared
Flexibility and readiness to upgrade as per client's requirement. Support is at its best - The team, including people like Pratheek, is just amazing to work with. This totally reflects the company's work culture and the ethics they operate under. They have a client first …
Chose LeadSquared
LeadSquared is able to provide very important and informative reports and dashboards which is something we were looking for a long time and LeadSquared gave us all the things that we need. This is the main reason we selected LeadSquared against other alternatives.
Chose LeadSquared
The decision to go with LedSquared is three fold
  1. Flexible and easily adaptable to your use case.
  2. Quick and easy to integrate and get going
Chose LeadSquared
Its just because the team was approachable , this is one very good point
Just a call and sms away are the team for support.
Chose LeadSquared
LeadSquared is easier to use and much less expensive. The cost of onboarding (time and expense) is less than that of competitors. It's intuitive ease of use does not require one to have super in depth knowledge. There was much less risk going with LS compared to competitors …
Chose LeadSquared
It satisfied our key metrics of features and recurring costs.
Chose LeadSquared
Zoho is not customizable, and Capillary could not deliver technically. Kapture - Bad experience in project management.
Chose LeadSquared
Much more cost-effective than the other solutions on this list. Hubspot's A/B testing and email marketing library is much better, but not needed when you compare costs.
Chose LeadSquared
We tried integrating Zoho CRM but couldn't integrate it well and get our agents to use it. So, we looked at many other options and finalized on LeadSquared.
Chose LeadSquared
Simple to use - Intensive training is not required
Best in class interfaces - intuitive and responsive
Responsive web design templates are available
Chose LeadSquared
I looked closely at Infusionsoft. While the nurturing/decision tree tool of Infusionsoft was far more sophisticated, the many negative reviews of Infusionsoft lead me to look elsewhere. Leadsquared had very positive reviews and aggressive pricing. It has less features, but the …
Chose LeadSquared
As mentioned before LeadSquared is the best platform I have used for its features and usability and in the levels of support you receive.
Chose LeadSquared
We have to use ZOHO for CRM, AWeber or Get Response for auto responders and LeadPages for landing pages. LeadSquared is the complete package in one place. It saves time and improves quality and productivity.
Chose LeadSquared

According to me LeadSquared is a complete package for any one who does marketing and needs to manage multiple leads from different sources, and I am one of them. I felt LeadSquared was the best platform for me to work on without facing any difficulties.

So I started using …

Chose LeadSquared
It's most effective and less expensive.
Chose LeadSquared
The only Product we used and using "LeadSquared"
Chose LeadSquared
I moved from MailChimp to LeadSquared. Primarily because I wanted landing pages and email marketing in one software. Plus I wanted more advanced ways of segmenting customers and data based triggering of autoresponders.
Chose LeadSquared
When it comes to Marketing Automation, LeadSquared wins hands-down in terms of features. They also have a very friendly support team who go that extra mile to make the customer happy.
Features
HoneyBookLeadSquared
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
HoneyBook
6.4
Ratings
19% below category average
LeadSquared
-
Ratings
Customer data management / contact management6.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow management5.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Opportunity management5.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)8.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract management7.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Quote & order management5.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Interaction tracking6.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
HoneyBook
7.7
Ratings
2% above category average
LeadSquared
-
Ratings
Case management8.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Help desk management6.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
HoneyBook
4.7
Ratings
47% below category average
LeadSquared
-
Ratings
Lead management4.70 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
HoneyBook
7.0
Ratings
8% below category average
LeadSquared
-
Ratings
Task management5.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management7.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting8.40 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
HoneyBook
5.5
Ratings
32% below category average
LeadSquared
-
Ratings
Customizable reports5.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
HoneyBook
9.0
Ratings
18% above category average
LeadSquared
-
Ratings
Custom fields9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom objects9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
HoneyBook
6.6
Ratings
23% below category average
LeadSquared
-
Ratings
Single sign-on capability6.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions6.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
HoneyBook
6.6
Ratings
11% below category average
LeadSquared
-
Ratings
Mobile access6.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
HoneyBook
-
Ratings
LeadSquared
7.4
Ratings
11% below category average
WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Dynamic content00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Landing pages00 Ratings5.80 Ratings
A/B testing00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Mobile optimization00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
List management00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Lead Management
Comparison of Lead Management features of Product A and Product B
HoneyBook
-
Ratings
LeadSquared
8.5
Ratings
3% above category average
Lead nurturing automation00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Lead scoring and grading00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Data quality management00 Ratings5.10 Ratings
Automated sales alerts and tasks00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Campaign Management
Comparison of Campaign Management features of Product A and Product B
HoneyBook
-
Ratings
LeadSquared
4.1
Ratings
52% below category average
Calendaring00 Ratings2.10 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
HoneyBook
-
Ratings
LeadSquared
6.0
Ratings
14% below category average
Dashboards00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
HoneyBook
-
Ratings
LeadSquared
9.0
Ratings
9% above category average
API00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Role-based workflow & approvals00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Customizability00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
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Score 10.0 out of 10
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Score 10.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Creatio
Creatio
Score 9.7 out of 10
LocaliQ
LocaliQ
Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprises
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Creatio
Score 9.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
HoneyBookLeadSquared
Likelihood to Recommend
6.4
(0 ratings)
7.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(0 ratings)
8.8
(0 ratings)
Usability
5.7
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
2.6
(0 ratings)
9.8
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
HoneyBookLeadSquared
Likelihood to Recommend
I would recommend Honeybook to other coaches, consultants, and small business owners. It may not be appropriate for a large team's use, but works for the size of organization I currently own and manage. It also integrates with QuickBooks and makes financial data management fairly seamless.
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Leadsquared is well suited for small to medium-sized enterprises where the team is small and you have a lot of areas to explore. Every team can have their suites/ accounts customised accordingly. I am not sure if I can compare it for bigger enterprises but I feel this best of best to get your work done more efficiently.
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Pros
  • Sending sales proposals + contracts with custom payment schedules.
  • Automatic email reminders when clients have opened proposals, signed, and payed. HoneyBook even sends automated email reminders when clients haven't opened the email, reminding me to follow up.
  • A very easy-to-use dashboard with templates for invoices, contracts, questionnaires, emails, and more.
  • A place to see my sales pipeline with all of my clients, projects, and progress statuses in one place.
  • All of my branding automatically integrated into everything that I send.
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  • Call history is recorded like dialed calls, connected calls, total talktime in a daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, and on a custom basis.
  • The activity history of both customers, and employees are shown clearly, which help us a lot in understanding the interest of the customer, and their communication history with the organization.
  • Daily attendance history and man-days management can be done.
  • Sales performance and their values are mapped clearly.
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Cons
  • The inability to export client data is ultimately what led us to switch to another CRM. It was great to be able to see all client project information within the specific project, but we needed everything from contracts, to general client data to form submissions and questionnaires to ALL be exportable data and that was not an option. All information only lived in HoneyBook.
  • HoneyBook's forms were beautiful but I wish they would have been able to link to SurveyMonkey or Zapier to allow for more integrations. We might not have switched to another platform had that been the case.
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  • LeadSquared is a little bit expensive compared to other slimmer products, so they need to think about it.
  • Sometimes LeadSquared gets stuck when I use it to run a large campaign, I would like them to improve this.
  • LeadSquared creates a problem in slow internet connections, so I guess this is also an improvement area for them.
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Likelihood to Renew
Since I do not use ALL the functionality in HoneyBook, I have wondered if the plan I am on is too much. That is why I rated a 9 rather than 10. I have definitely considered downgrading but not leaving HoneyBook.
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It is an excellent value for money solution and is fulfilling all our needs quite efficiently. They keep working on the product and each month sees an update allowing for a bug free experience and faster incorporation of newer tools. I see no reason why I would not like to renew the subscription for this fabulous product.
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Usability
This is now a copy-paste response since this platform is asking me to answer every single question. It is such a negative experience with Honeybook that they even upset me while I'm trying to warn others of all the horrible pitfalls in working with the platform.
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1. The learning curve is not too steep; it is fairly simple. The UI albeit old looking, is fairly simple. 2. It has a lot of integrated apps using which you can directly access other systems under a single umbrella. 3. Processes and permission templates allow for role based access, thereby further simplifying the system by removing unnecessary element with respect to a specific group
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Support Rating
They have ALWAYS been amazing when I needed any type of service or help. Their concierge service is also amazing vs other services I have used in the past. I have confidence when I ask for help - both through Chat or even on their Facebook group that I will get an answer quickly.
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Great to work with and also Easy to work with Do not just listen to the problem but provide upfront solutions Always available and are ready to support on holidays Considerate of user's knowledge and always ready to explain the smallest / dumbest doubt a user can ask Always available to help with the internal tasks as well like creating automations, drip creations etc
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Alternatives Considered
Honeybook and Dubsado have a lot of similarities. I'd say the only big difference is that Dubsado still has more advanced workflow capabilities. Dubsado also is much harder to set up. Honeybook is simpler and easier to use right from the start.
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LeadSquared is a dedicated Sales CRM. Earlier we were using Freshdesk for sales following a ticket based model which was highly inconvenient as all customer activity used to get created as a separate ticket and overall effort tracking was a mess. With the Lead and Activity model, tracking became much easier and yes, Freshdesk is a support tool and Freshsales does exist but LeadSquared fulfilled our usecase at a much lesser price.
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Return on Investment
  • HoneyBook has increased my efficiency, particularly when it comes to billing. I wanted to make it easier for myself to bill and HoneyBook has made it a breeze to automate my system.
  • I love the forms HoneyBook provides, which fit seamlessly with my website. It makes lead generation easy, and automation has been a dream come true for my efficiency.
  • HoneyBook has given me the ability to quickly follow up with professional materials that I wouldn't have had printed to hand out to potential customers. I love the digital capabilities and simplicity of the system, which has been worth the investment.
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  • Lead leakage stopped, positively impacting the CPL.
  • Customized Lead Stages helped the sales team to have a better follow up thus improving the conversion rates.
  • Automations and Drip implementation helped in drawing direct/indirect conversions from dormant leads - Adding to LTV of a customer.
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ScreenShots

HoneyBook Screenshots

Screenshot of BrochureScreenshot of GratuityScreenshot of Homepage PipelineScreenshot of HomepageScreenshot of ProjectScreenshot of Workflows

LeadSquared Screenshots

Screenshot of Lead CaptureScreenshot of Lead DistributionScreenshot of Lead NurturingScreenshot of Sales AutomationScreenshot of Sales TrackingScreenshot of Workflow Automation