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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Acquirell

    Score8.5 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Acquirell is a SaaS procurement technology suite solution tailored to SMBs. Acquirell enables businesses to save the time of their procurement teams by eliminating manual workflow and automating the procurement process. The E-Sourcing module of Acquirell enables the companies to attain more savings on purchased volume by conducting various forms of sourcing events. Acquirell helps to eliminate the following issues that SMBs face in their day-to-day…

    $20

    per month per user

    Dubsado

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ADubsado, from the company of the same name Burbank, is a small business technology management solution, providing contact and contract management, invoicing, and calendaring, in an all-in-one solution.

    $35

    Per Month [3 Users]

    HoneyBook

    Score8.4 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

    Pricing
    AcquirellDubsadoHoneyBook
    Editions & Modules
    Free
    $0
    per month per user
    Team
    $20
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Contact Us
    Monthly Plan
    $35.00
    Per Month [3 Users]
    Yearly Plan
    $350.00
    Per Year [3 Users]
    Starter
    $36
    per month
    Unlimited Plan - Monthly
    $39
    Month
    Essentials
    $59
    per month
    Premium
    $129
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AcquirellDubsadoHoneyBook
    Free Trial
    YesYesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—For Additional Users: 4-10 users $25.00 per month; 11-20 users $45.00 per month; 21-30 users $60.00 per month2 months free with annual billing.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    AcquirellDubsadoHoneyBook
    Considered Multiple Products
    Acquirell
    No answer on this topic
    Dubsado
    Chose Dubsado
    Dubsado is more customizable and with robust features. Also, the user interface is visually pleasing but definitely has steep learning curve. Once you get the hang of it, it’s very easy especially with other developers helping users create beautiful form, proposals with ease …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dubsado
    I found HB to be too basic for my needs. It's a much easier setup for non techy people, but its not as customizable as Dubsado.
    Incentivized
    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.
    Incentivized
    Chose HoneyBook
    Was way easier to use Dubsado than it was setting up the new Honeybook system.
    Incentivized
    Chose HoneyBook
    HoneyBook was more fitting to me because of the price and usability.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    80%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    80%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    70%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    63%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    70%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    Features
    AcquirellDubsadoHoneyBook
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Acquirell and Dubsado and HoneyBook
    Feature
    Acquirell
    -
    Ratings
    Dubsado
    9.0
    9 Ratings
    14% above category average
    HoneyBook
    6.4
    12 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings8.88 Ratings6.412 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings9.49 Ratings5.710 Ratings
    Opportunity management00 Ratings8.95 Ratings5.111 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings9.17 Ratings8.711 Ratings
    Contract management00 Ratings9.69 Ratings7.112 Ratings
    Quote & order management00 Ratings8.87 Ratings5.410 Ratings
    Interaction tracking00 Ratings9.17 Ratings6.59 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Acquirell and Dubsado and HoneyBook
    Feature
    Acquirell
    -
    Ratings
    Dubsado
    8.2
    3 Ratings
    6% above category average
    HoneyBook
    7.7
    10 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Case management00 Ratings7.23 Ratings8.78 Ratings
    Call center management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help desk management00 Ratings7.32 Ratings6.79 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Acquirell and Dubsado and HoneyBook
    Feature
    Acquirell
    -
    Ratings
    Dubsado
    8.1
    6 Ratings
    5% above category average
    HoneyBook
    4.7
    10 Ratings
    49% below category average
    Lead management00 Ratings8.16 Ratings4.710 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Acquirell and Dubsado and HoneyBook
    Feature
    Acquirell
    -
    Ratings
    Dubsado
    7.6
    9 Ratings
    1% below category average
    HoneyBook
    7.0
    12 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Task management00 Ratings6.78 Ratings5.712 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings8.49 Ratings7.111 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings7.77 Ratings8.411 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Acquirell and Dubsado and HoneyBook
    Feature
    Acquirell
    -
    Ratings
    Dubsado
    8.3
    6 Ratings
    8% above category average
    HoneyBook
    5.5
    8 Ratings
    33% below category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings8.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization00 Ratings8.46 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings7.66 Ratings5.58 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Acquirell and Dubsado and HoneyBook
    Feature
    Acquirell
    -
    Ratings
    Dubsado
    8.8
    9 Ratings
    14% above category average
    HoneyBook
    9.0
    10 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Custom fields00 Ratings8.39 Ratings9.010 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings8.46 Ratings9.010 Ratings
    Scripting environment00 Ratings9.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings8.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Acquirell and Dubsado and HoneyBook
    Feature
    Acquirell
    -
    Ratings
    Dubsado
    7.9
    6 Ratings
    6% below category average
    HoneyBook
    6.6
    11 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings7.83 Ratings6.49 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.05 Ratings6.810 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Acquirell and Dubsado and HoneyBook
    Feature
    Acquirell
    -
    Ratings
    Dubsado
    6.9
    2 Ratings
    8% below category average
    HoneyBook
    -
    Ratings
    Social data00 Ratings6.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social engagement00 Ratings6.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Acquirell and Dubsado and HoneyBook
    Feature
    Acquirell
    -
    Ratings
    Dubsado
    4.7
    3 Ratings
    46% below category average
    HoneyBook
    -
    Ratings
    Marketing automation00 Ratings5.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compensation management00 Ratings4.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Acquirell and Dubsado and HoneyBook
    Feature
    Acquirell
    -
    Ratings
    Dubsado
    6.9
    2 Ratings
    10% below category average
    HoneyBook
    6.6
    10 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings6.92 Ratings6.610 Ratings
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    Score9.5 out of 10
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    Score9.7 out of 10
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    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score9.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    AcquirellDubsadoHoneyBook
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    9.4
    (9 ratings)
    6.4
    (12 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    5.7
    (10 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.2
    (5 ratings)
    2.6
    (7 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AcquirellDubsadoHoneyBook
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Acquirell
    It is most appropriate to utilize Acquirell for processing the purchase orders with vendors. If you don't want to onboard the vendors into the system you may easily generate the POs in PDF. Acquirell includes amazing capabilities for running RFI, RFQ, and RFP events. It is very easy to manage purchase requisitions in a single system. Also, the tool is a good fit to manage the complex approval workflow. It is less appropriate to utilize Acquirell for managing contracts because instead of simply editing the text of the contract you should play with the configurations of the contract in the system and fill out various fields
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    Dubsado
    If you are a small service-based business owner looking for a CRM to automate your customer journey then this is for you. This platform is very customizable and can be really powerful once you set it up fully. This is like putting puzzle pieces together. First you need to setup all the pieces like scheduler, lead capture form, proposal, packages, invoices, contract and then setup the workflow automation. It will be helpful if you map your process in a mind-mapping tool first so it’s easy to see on high level what you need accomplished. This platform is not suitable for big companies or SaaS industry because the tagging system is not robust.
    Incentivized
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    HoneyBook
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Acquirell
    • Robust sourcing module with very flexible configurations is a great tool for running RFPs
    • We can easily send POs to the suppliers via Acquirell
    • The great Contract Management module lets us administrate the contracts easily
    • We can easily handle the supplier database
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    Dubsado
    • Invoicing & expense reporting all in one place! I don't have to spend hours poring over my bank account transactions to find my biz expenses anymore!
    • The built-in call scheduler is awesome! I can create various appointment schedulers with multiple availabilities, and collect payments right up front, too!
    • Dubsado also has a sweet Client Portal where my clients can login and see all their activity with me at a glance.
    Incentivized
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    HoneyBook
    • HoneyBook offers incredible resources to train users how to best use their system. It's informative and eye-opening to watch one of their training sessions.
    • I love how easy HoneyBook makes it to create highly professional materials that are beautiful. Its brochures and selling materials are stellar and I'm able to streamline the process without feeling like I actually have to sell my capabilities.
    • I'm thrilled with the billing system and how simple it is to automate. I love that I can see how my customers have engaged with the bills.
    • The app helps me feel connected to my leads and data while I'm away from my computer.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Acquirell
    • Cannot edit the text of the contracts in the Contract Management module just like we were editing it in MS Word
    • Accounts Payable is out of scope
    • The Supplier Management module is "just okay". Acquirell team should develop features
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    Dubsado
    • the task list feature is very basic
    • the UI is a little clunky
    • more integrations with other software such as Clickup
    Incentivized
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    HoneyBook
    • The online scheduling tool does not work with different time zones very well. It doesn't automatically adjust to my clients' timezones and it doesn't even have many international time zones as an option! I had 3 clients in a row schedule meetings at the wrong time when I first started using HoneyBook's scheduler. I had to switch to Calendly because HoneyBook's scheduling tool was causing me to lose business.
    • The transaction fees for instant deposits are expensive.
    • [I believe} many of the features on HoneyBook are half-baked. It's marketed as an all-in-one business management platform, but I'm still using Calendly, Google Drive, Typeform, Clockify, and ClickUp because HoneyBook's equivalent features aren't as sophisticated or as easy to use.
    • The notes section for client projects does not have much space or allow for any custom formatting such as hyperlinks, bold text, highlighted text, etc. Tools such as Teamwork, Pipedrive, Asana, and ClickUp do a much better job at displaying this type of information.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Acquirell
    It really helps us to handle almost all our procurement activities (except the CLM process)
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    Dubsado
    There are some similar programs out there that are offering ambassador accounts.
    Incentivized
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    HoneyBook
    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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    Usability
    Acquirell
    No answers on this topic
    Dubsado
    There is a learning curve to Dubsado, however, you can create a basic setup easily using the training videos provided by the platform
    Incentivized
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    HoneyBook
    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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    Support Rating
    Acquirell
    Acquirell team has conducted the Zoom sessions with us to explain and clarify all the details. Their manager Olivia and their product manager Dimitri were really approachable If there arise any issues related to working in the system the Acquirell team is always trying to respond ASAP
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    Dubsado
    The support with Dubsado is outstanding! Always so helpful, prompt to answer and always understands the issue. It always feels like I have talking to an actual person behind the scenes
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    HoneyBook
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Acquirell
    I haven't evaluated any other procurement solutions. Before implementing Acquirell we were using emails, Word, and Excel in our procurement processes. Overall, it is much more convenient to conduct procurement activities in Acquirell rather than to collect the bids via email and keep a bunch of Word or Excel files.
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    Dubsado
    Dubsado is more customizable and with robust features. Also, the user interface is visually pleasing but definitely has steep learning curve. Once you get the hang of it, it’s very easy especially with other developers helping users create beautiful form, proposals with ease without needing to know how to code. HoneyBook is not available for people outside USA & Canada. I haven’t used 17hats for a very long time but the user interface is pretty much the same
    Incentivized
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    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.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Acquirell
    • Now the purchasing team saves a lot of time
    • The number of errors has been reduced due to elimination of manual workflow
    • Now we do not have to keep a lot of Word, Excel, or PDF files since most of the procurement data is stored in Acquirell. Therefore the data does not get lost
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    Dubsado
    • Clients are excited to hire me because my onboarding process is so professional
    • Easy of use makes collecting payment from clients easy
    • Streamlined process allows me to charge more for my services
    Incentivized
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    HoneyBook
    • HoneyBook was very cost effective which was great for ROI!
    • HoneyBook was easy to use which made for a quick employee on-boarding for new team members.
    • HoneyBook had some features that were not available on the platform that are considered standard for any other CRM such as data pull, platform integrations, and customization options.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Acquirell Screenshots

    Screenshot of Collects purchase requisitions from all departments and employees. Aggregates identical requisitions. Approvals by different persons depending on the amount or other criteria. Creates procurement plans for different time frames. Compare planned costs against budget constraints. Convert a requisition into a PO. Track the requisition status at all stages until the product or service is received from the supplier.Screenshot of Sourcing events for a wide variety of situations and relationships. Configuration of all parameters; the mechanics of tenders are under the user's control.Screenshot of Manages strategic sourcing for a product’s key cost components. Compare offers and select the best one based on any criteria.Screenshot of Automates all stages of working with contracts. Prepare contracts according to templates. Partial auto-population based on the bidding results. Approvals within the company and with the supplier.Screenshot of Create the approval routes and assign the controllers. Spending controls with standardized approval processes.Screenshot of Automatic data collection to calculate procurement department’s KPIs. Built-in reports and dashboards for the most popular metrics.

    HoneyBook Screenshots

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