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Head-to-head · CRM Software

HoneyBook vs Clientjoy

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 8 checks side by side
Higher score HoneyBook #61 in CRM Software 4.9/10 From $29/mo (annual) · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 6 features Visit HoneyBook
Clientjoy #107 in CRM Software 4.7/10 From $44/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 6 features Visit Clientjoy

HoneyBook leads on 1 check, Clientjoy on 0, and 7 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 8 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreHoneyBook · 4.9/10
  • Free trialboth
  • Most featuresHoneyBook · 5 of 6

HoneyBook scores higher on our rubric for crm software: 4.9 against 4.7 out of 10; our editors rank them #61 and #107.

HoneyBook offers mobile app; Clientjoy doesn't publish it.

HoneyBook is the better fit for service businesses managing clients and payments. Clientjoy is the better fit for agencies managing clients, proposals, and payments.

  • HoneyBook fits best

    Service businesses managing clients and payments

  • Clientjoy fits best

    Agencies managing clients, proposals, and payments

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Side by side

Feature HoneyBook 4.9/10 Visit ↗ Clientjoy 4.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 4.9 4.7
Ranking #61 in CRM Software #107 in CRM Software
Best for Service businesses managing clients and payments Agencies managing clients, proposals, and payments
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan — —
Free trial ✓ ✓
Free trial length 30 days · no card needed 14 days · no card needed
Deployment Cloud, Mobile Cloud
Platforms Web, iOS, Android Web
Support Email, Live chat, Docs, Community Live chat, Email, Docs
Integrations 20 integrations 5,000+ integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features HoneyBook 5/6 · Clientjoy 4/6
Visual sales pipeline ✓ ✓
Email sync ✓ ✓
Marketing automation ✓ ✓
AI features ✓ ✓
Mobile app ✓ (best) Not published
Open source — —
Our review
Pros
  • Combines pipelines, proposals, contracts, invoices, and payments
  • Includes scheduling, automations, AI tools, and mobile apps
  • Supports integrations with QuickBooks Online, Zapier, Zoom, and email providers
  • Combines pipelines, proposals, signatures, portals, invoicing, and payments
  • Supports two-way email sync, sequences, scheduling, and calendar sync
  • Connects with Google Workspace, Outlook, Stripe, PayPal, and Zapier
Cons
  • No free plan; annual-billing pricing starts at $29 per month
  • Sales-depth focus is narrower than its service-business workflows
  • Advanced capabilities require the Essentials or Premium plan
  • Starts at $44 per user per month with annual billing
  • No free plan is available
  • Platform coverage is limited to web and iOS
Our verdict

HoneyBook is a client relationship and business management platform for independent service professionals and small businesses. It brings lead capture, client and project management, visual pipelines, proposals, contracts, scheduling,…

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Clientjoy is a CRM for agencies, freelancers, consultants, and service businesses that need to manage the client lifecycle from lead capture through proposals, delivery, invoicing, and payment collection. Its workspace brings together lead…

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  1. HoneyBookCRM Software 4.9From $29/mo (annual) · 30-day trial
  2. ClientjoyCRM Software 4.7From $44/mo (annual) · 14-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • HoneyBook — where it wins

    • Combines pipelines, proposals, contracts, invoices, and payments
    • Includes scheduling, automations, AI tools, and mobile apps
    • Supports integrations with QuickBooks Online, Zapier, Zoom, and email providers

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan; annual-billing pricing starts at $29 per month
    • Sales-depth focus is narrower than its service-business workflows
    • Advanced capabilities require the Essentials or Premium plan

  • Clientjoy — where it wins

    • Combines pipelines, proposals, signatures, portals, invoicing, and payments
    • Supports two-way email sync, sequences, scheduling, and calendar sync
    • Connects with Google Workspace, Outlook, Stripe, PayPal, and Zapier

    Where it doesn't

    • Starts at $44 per user per month with annual billing
    • No free plan is available
    • Platform coverage is limited to web and iOS
  • HoneyBook4.9/10 · From $29/mo (annual) · 30-day trial

    A service-focused CRM that connects client work, payments, scheduling, and workflows.

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  • Clientjoy4.7/10 · From $44/mo (annual) · 14-day trial

    A broad agency CRM for managing prospects, client work, proposals, and payments.

    Visit ClientjoyFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026

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