HoneyBook vs. Ironclad

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
HoneyBook
Score 8.6 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…
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Ironclad
Score 7.3 out of 10
N/A
Ironclad, from the company of the same name in San Francisco, is designed to streamline every part of the contract process—so users can focus on legal work, not paperwork.N/A
Pricing
HoneyBookIronclad
Editions & Modules
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$1 Per Month
6 Months Promo Code = ONLY1
Unlimited Plan - Monthly
$39
Month
Unlimited Plan - Annual
$390
Year
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
HoneyBookIronclad
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
HoneyBookIronclad
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
HoneyBook
2.2
9 Ratings
111% below category average
Ironclad
-
Ratings
Customer data management / contact management2.59 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow management1.98 Ratings00 Ratings
Opportunity management2.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)2.38 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract management3.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Quote & order management1.97 Ratings00 Ratings
Interaction tracking1.87 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
HoneyBook
1.9
7 Ratings
119% below category average
Ironclad
-
Ratings
Case management1.55 Ratings00 Ratings
Help desk management2.26 Ratings00 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
HoneyBook
1.6
7 Ratings
130% below category average
Ironclad
-
Ratings
Lead management1.67 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
HoneyBook
2.1
9 Ratings
113% below category average
Ironclad
-
Ratings
Task management2.49 Ratings00 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management2.18 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting1.88 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
HoneyBook
1.6
6 Ratings
131% below category average
Ironclad
-
Ratings
Customizable reports1.66 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
HoneyBook
1.9
8 Ratings
120% below category average
Ironclad
-
Ratings
Custom fields2.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom objects1.88 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
HoneyBook
2.4
8 Ratings
110% below category average
Ironclad
-
Ratings
Single sign-on capability2.46 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions2.37 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
HoneyBook
1.9
8 Ratings
119% below category average
Ironclad
-
Ratings
Mobile access1.98 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Authoring
Comparison of Contract Authoring features of Product A and Product B
HoneyBook
-
Ratings
Ironclad
8.6
3 Ratings
4% above category average
Contract creation00 Ratings8.82 Ratings
Contract templates00 Ratings8.43 Ratings
Clause library/saved fields00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Guided logic00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Contract Collaboration
Comparison of Contract Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
HoneyBook
-
Ratings
Ironclad
8.5
3 Ratings
1% above category average
Contract sharing00 Ratings8.83 Ratings
Contract editing00 Ratings7.63 Ratings
Collaborating on contracts00 Ratings9.43 Ratings
MS Word plug-in00 Ratings8.42 Ratings
Approval process00 Ratings8.23 Ratings
Interdepartmental workflows00 Ratings8.63 Ratings
Contract Monitoring
Comparison of Contract Monitoring features of Product A and Product B
HoneyBook
-
Ratings
Ironclad
7.7
3 Ratings
10% below category average
Contract database00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Contract search00 Ratings6.43 Ratings
Contract milestone reminders & alerts00 Ratings6.82 Ratings
Custom contract reports00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
Tracking contract status00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Compliance check00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
HoneyBookIronclad
Likelihood to Recommend
2.9
(9 ratings)
8.0
(3 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
2.8
(7 ratings)
8.4
(3 ratings)
Support Rating
2.8
(7 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
HoneyBookIronclad
Likelihood to Recommend
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.
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Ironclad
IronClad works great for organizations that have to deal with a lot of legal agreements at the same time, it works great for having a legal team reviewing and modifying the same legal document in a single place, and the comments in the workflow, and the approval functionality allows keeping track of the changes and assign accountability.
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Pros
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.
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Ironclad
  • Very flexible workflow design tool.
  • Functions are fine-tuned but not too much.
  • Easily understandable product which user can handle.
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Cons
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.
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Ironclad
  • Once you add someone into a workflow there is no way to remove them. It would be nice to be able to get out of a workflow or remove someone.
  • The "assignment" function could be more clear for those individuals who don't regularly use Ironclad. Perhaps prompting them on how to upload a signed agreement if they are not the owner of the workflow.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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Ironclad
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Usability
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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Ironclad
The platform works great, the user interface is simple and clean, and very intuitive to use. Having different sections for completed or in progress workflows is really helpful, but I wish the title given to the different workflows could be easily modified in order to better identify the legal documents and workflows that are being developed with our different partners
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Support Rating
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.
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Ironclad
The Ironclad support team is very knowledgable and supportive to implement workflows, and also they also understand new features and releases. We could discuss how we should use considering future use.
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Alternatives Considered
HoneyBook
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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Ironclad
IronClad is a comprehensive platform that allows legal teams, cross functional teams and approvers to keep track of the suggestions and changes made to legal agreements. It keeps everything in a single place, however it lacks the simplicity and practicality of DocuSign throughout the signing process, so we usually have to use both platforms to complete a legal workforce
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Return on Investment
HoneyBook
  • 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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Ironclad
  • Positive - Increased efficiency, as all work into the legal department flows into Ironclad. We can see where resources are being spent and which internal business partners are utilizing the legal department the most.
  • Positing - Better internal business partner service. We are able to communicate directly with our internal partners as to the status of their request and keep them apprised where we are in the negotiation process, etc.
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ScreenShots

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