Cosential vs HoneyBook

What users are saying about

Score 8.8 out of 10

Based on 9 reviews and ratings

Score 8.8 out of 10

Based on 26 reviews and ratings

Feature Set Ratings

Cosential ranks higher in 6 feature sets: Sales Force Automation, Marketing Automation, CRM Project Management, CRM Reporting & Analytics, Customization, Security
HoneyBook ranks higher in 1 feature set: Platform

Sales Force Automation

8.7

Cosential

87%

7.3

HoneyBook

73%

Cosential ranks higher in 6/9 features

Customer data management / contact management

10.0

100%

1 Rating

6.9

69%

9 Ratings

Workflow management

6.0

60%

1 Rating

6.7

67%

8 Ratings

Territory management

9.0

90%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Opportunity management

10.0

100%

1 Rating

7.6

76%

8 Ratings

Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)

10.0

100%

1 Rating

7.2

72%

8 Ratings

Interaction tracking

9.0

90%

1 Rating

6.3

63%

7 Ratings

Channel / partner relationship management

7.0

70%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Contract management

N/A

0 Ratings

8.6

86%

9 Ratings

Quote & order management

N/A

0 Ratings

7.9

79%

7 Ratings

Marketing Automation

7.5

Cosential

75%

5.6

HoneyBook

56%

Cosential ranks higher in 2/2 features

Lead management

10.0

100%

1 Rating

5.6

56%

7 Ratings

Email marketing

5.0

50%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

CRM Project Management

8.0

Cosential

80%

6.6

HoneyBook

66%

Cosential ranks higher in 2/3 features

Task management

7.0

70%

1 Rating

5.6

56%

9 Ratings

Reporting

9.0

90%

1 Rating

6.3

63%

8 Ratings

Billing and invoicing management

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

8 Ratings

CRM Reporting & Analytics

8.7

Cosential

87%

5.3

HoneyBook

53%

Cosential ranks higher in 3/3 features

Forecasting

6.0

60%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Pipeline visualization

10.0

100%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Customizable reports

10.0

100%

1 Rating

5.3

53%

6 Ratings

Customization

7.5

Cosential

75%

6.8

HoneyBook

68%

Cosential ranks higher in 1/2 features

Custom fields

9.0

90%

1 Rating

7.6

76%

8 Ratings

Custom objects

6.0

60%

1 Rating

6.1

61%

8 Ratings

Security

10.0

Cosential

100%

5.9

HoneyBook

59%

Cosential ranks higher in 2/2 features

Single sign-on capability

10.0

100%

1 Rating

6.4

64%

6 Ratings

Role-based user permissions

10.0

100%

1 Rating

5.4

54%

7 Ratings

Social CRM

5.0

Cosential

50%

HoneyBook

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

Cosential ranks higher in 2/2 features

Social data

5.0

50%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Social engagement

5.0

50%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Integrations with 3rd-party Software

5.0

Cosential

50%

HoneyBook

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

Cosential ranks higher in 1/1 features

Marketing automation

5.0

50%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Platform

7.0

Cosential

70%

7.2

HoneyBook

72%

HoneyBook ranks higher in 1/1 features

Mobile access

7.0

70%

1 Rating

7.2

72%

8 Ratings

Customer Service & Support

Cosential

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

6.6

HoneyBook

66%

HoneyBook ranks higher in 2/2 features

Case management

N/A

0 Ratings

6.6

66%

5 Ratings

Help desk management

N/A

0 Ratings

6.7

67%

6 Ratings

Attribute Ratings

Cosential is rated higher in 3 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Usability, Support Rating

Cosential

100%

1 Rating

8.2

HoneyBook

82%

9 Ratings

Cosential

N/A

0 Ratings

9.0

HoneyBook

90%

1 Rating

Cosential

80%

1 Rating

7.6

HoneyBook

76%

7 Ratings

Cosential

80%

1 Rating

7.8

HoneyBook

78%

7 Ratings

Pros

Inputting of companies and leads who may become prospects.
Creating specific opportunities for construction projects.
Tracking opportunities through the entire sales cycle.
Inputting detailed notes and activity by the Sales team.

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Kevin Shaw

Vice-President - Marketing

WIELANDConstruction, 51-200 employees

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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.

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Melody Alexander

Owner

Sparrow Creative StudiosMarketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Cons

The open software is somewhat difficult to master as an administrator.
Report writing could be more intuitive.
The company seems to cater to larger users.

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Kevin Shaw

Vice-President - Marketing

WIELANDConstruction, 51-200 employees

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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.

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Alyssa Parr

Founder & Creative Director

Luminescent Dreams, LLCMarketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

Starting Price

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Cosential Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

Starting Price

$390 Year

HoneyBook Editions & Modules

Edition

Unlimited Plan - Annual	$390¹
$1 Promo	$1 Per Month²
Unlimited Plan - Monthly	$39³

Year
6 Months Promo Code = ONLY1
Month

Additional Pricing Details

For the first 6 months, get HoneyBook for $1 per month with code ONLY1!

Likelihood to Renew

No score

No answers yet

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HoneyBook 9.0

Based on 1 answer

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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Verified User

Executive in Professional Services

Professional Training & Coaching Company, 1-10 employees

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Usability

Cosential 8.0

Based on 1 answer

Cosential is very intuitive for the AEC industry and has the ability to be customized for your specific needs. The reports are especially helpful, with good visual dashboards.

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Kevin Shaw

Vice-President - Marketing

WIELANDConstruction, 51-200 employees

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HoneyBook 7.6

Based on 7 answers

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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Verified User

Administrator in Corporate

Events Services Company, 11-50 employees

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Support Rating

Cosential 8.0

Based on 1 answer

My original trainer / implementation specialist was fantastic. That relationship has continued, even though I have been officially handed off to the customer service side. The customer service side seems to have higher turnover than normal, but in general they are also very supportive, although not as responsive as I might like.

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Kevin Shaw

Vice-President - Marketing

WIELANDConstruction, 51-200 employees

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HoneyBook 7.8

Based on 7 answers

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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Dana Sacco

Owner

i2iHype LLCManagement Consulting, 1-10 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Cosential is specific to the A/E industry and is the most intuitive software we found for construction.

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Kevin Shaw

Vice-President - Marketing

WIELANDConstruction, 51-200 employees

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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 HoneyBook was its own booking/payment system, that it was easy to use and set up, but ultimately that was not enough to keep us in the platform.

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Verified User

Director in Professional Services

Media Production Company, 11-50 employees

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Return on Investment

Allowed for common tracking by business developers in different regions.
Helped us quantify effort.
Provides great reports for management.

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Kevin Shaw

Vice-President - Marketing

WIELANDConstruction, 51-200 employees

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Workflow/task management has increased our bookings and saved lost opportunities by 25%.
Customization of brochures and contracts allows us to fully represent our brand through the sales process.

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Kristin Cole

Owner

Sound Wave EventsEvents Services, 11-50 employees

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Customer data management / contact management

Workflow management

Territory management

Opportunity management

Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)

Interaction tracking

Channel / partner relationship management

Contract management

Quote & order management

Cosential

HoneyBook

Lead management

Email marketing

Cosential

HoneyBook

Task management

Reporting

Billing and invoicing management

Cosential

HoneyBook

Forecasting

Pipeline visualization

Customizable reports

Cosential

HoneyBook

Custom fields

Custom objects

Cosential

HoneyBook

Single sign-on capability

Role-based user permissions

Cosential

HoneyBook

Social data

Social engagement

Cosential

HoneyBook

Marketing automation

Cosential

HoneyBook

Mobile access

Cosential

HoneyBook

Case management

Help desk management

Cosential

HoneyBook

Cosential

HoneyBook

Cosential

HoneyBook

Cosential

HoneyBook

Likelihood to Recommend

Cosential

HoneyBook

Pros

Cosential

HoneyBook

Cons

Cosential

HoneyBook

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Starting Price

Cosential Editions & Modules

Additional Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?