HoneyBook lists availability in the US, Canada, the UK, and Australia, with four currencies. Clientary works worldwide and invoices in any currency.
Track time against projects and phases, budget by hours or cost, and run retainers with balances that draw down and top up automatically.
HoneyBook's Essentials plan lists up to 2 team members. Clientary's Team plan includes 3 users for $39/mo, and Agency includes 5 for $59/mo.
HoneyBook raised its monthly prices in 2025, with Starter going from $19 to $36. Clientary's plans are simple and month to month.
As listed on each company's website, October 2026.
| Clientary | HoneyBook | |
|---|---|---|
| Proposals with client-selected packages | Yes, one or several | Yes |
| Contracts with multiple signers | Yes, each signer gets their own link | Yes |
| Time tracking and project budgets | Yes | Not listed on the pricing page |
| Retainers with running balances | Yes, with automatic top-ups | Not found |
| Countries and currencies | Worldwide, any currency | US, Canada, UK, Australia. 4 currencies |
| Price for a team of 3, billed monthly | $39/mo | $129/mo (Premium, as Essentials allows 2) |
| AI assistant connection | Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and more, read and write | Claude connector, ChatGPT announced |
| QuickBooks Online | Every plan | Essentials and above |
No tool is right for everyone. Here's where HoneyBook shines.
HoneyBook's scheduler and booking flows are made for appointment-based businesses like photographers and event pros.
If you only ever bill flat project fees and never track time, HoneyBook's client files may be all you need.
Export your contacts from HoneyBook as a CSV and import them into Clientary, with fields matched for you.
Add your services and rates, pick a document theme with your logo, and connect Stripe, PayPal, or Authorize.Net.
Connect Claude or ChatGPT and ask it to set up clients, projects, and retainers from what you exported.
Freelancers, agencies, and firms run their client work on Clientary. Read their stories.
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Most of the time I'm paid within minutes of sending an invoice because it's so easy for someone to check that task off their list. Obviously I like this software, but most importantly to me - my clients like it.
Robin H.
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With recurring invoices, custom templates, time tracking, expense tracking, automated invoice reminders, and so much more, the toolkit they offer has kept us organized and hugely simplified our bookkeeping. I can't count how many times our clients have asked about our 'amazing' invoicing system.
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Digital Marketer / Founder
When searching for a client management and invoicing system we researched all the tools for SMBs on the market and tested them out, and Clientary was our hands down choice for ease of use and the ability to easily customize client-facing documentation. And of course the very reasonable subscription fee. As they say themselves, "all the functionality we need, and none that we don't."
Brian N.
Consultant / Executive Coach
For businesses that bill for time, run retainers, work with a team, or invoice outside the US, Canada, UK, and Australia, yes. Clientary covers proposals, contracts with e-signatures, invoicing, and payments like HoneyBook, and adds time tracking, budgets, and retainers.
Export your contacts from HoneyBook as a CSV and import them into Clientary, add your services as products, and connect Stripe or PayPal. You can also connect an AI assistant and ask it to set up clients and projects.
For teams, usually. Clientary's Team plan is $39/mo for 3 users and Agency is $59/mo for 5. HoneyBook lists Essentials at $59/mo billed monthly for up to 2 team members, and Premium at $129/mo.
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See Pricing and SignupSources. HoneyBook details were checked on HoneyBook's website and the pages below in October 2026, and may have changed since: HoneyBook pricing, HoneyBook 2025 price change, HoneyBook MCP announcement. HoneyBook is a trademark of its owner, who is not affiliated with Clientary.
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