HoneyBook raised prices 89%. Dubsado takes weeks to set up. Bonsai charges per seat and per payment. And none of them can do the one thing that protects your margin: turn out-of-scope work into a signed, priced change order — automatically.
These honest, research-backed comparisons (verified July 2026) show where Rixio wins, and where each competitor is genuinely better — so you can choose with open eyes. Rixio starts free, Pro is $19/month, and a $99 lifetime license means you never get a price-hike email again.
HoneyBook is a polished client CRM for US & Canadian creatives — but prices have risen sharply (Starter went from $19 to $36/month, an 89% increase since early 2025) and it has no scope-creep protection.
Dubsado is deeply customizable — and famously takes weeks to set up. In 2026 pricing rose to $35/mo Starter and $55/mo Premier, and it still has no revision tracking or change-order engine.
Bonsai (hellobonsai.com) bundles contracts, proposals and invoicing — but charges per user, adds payment processing fees on top, and treats scope changes as a manual re-papering exercise.
SuiteDash crams CRM, portals, invoicing, LMS and email marketing into one $19–$99/mo box — reviewers consistently flag its dated interface and steep learning curve.
Moxie is a friendly, affordable freelancer suite — but the $12 Starter plan has no client portal at all, the Teams plan caps you at 3 users, and there’s no change-order engine anywhere.
Copilot is a sleek client-portal shell with per-user pricing that climbs fast — white-labeling alone requires the $149/mo Professional plan — and no scope or change-order workflow inside.
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