Introwise vs HoneyBook
Do you sell by proposal, or by the session?
HoneyBook takes a client from proposal to contract to invoice. Introwise does one narrower thing: a client books a session, pays for it and joins the call in one place, and can see how many sessions are left.
HoneyBook facts checked on 12 November 2026.
With HoneyBook
- HoneyBook EssentialsMore than one session type, $59 a month
- HoneyBook paymentsIt is the payment processor
- Zoom or Google MeetThe call, in a tool you connect
- Contracts and invoicesProposals, e-signatures, payment schedules
For businesses in the US, Canada, UK and Australia
With Introwise
- One booking pageClients book, pay and come back to it
- Payment at bookingInto your own Stripe or PayPal
- The callBuilt in, opens from the booking
- Sessions leftCounted for you, visible to the client
One tool, from $0 a month
The short answer
Choose Introwise if
- You sell prepaid packages of sessions and want them counted for you
- You work outside the US, Canada, the UK and Australia
- You want payments in your own Stripe or PayPal account
- You want video calls included, and a free plan to start on
Choose HoneyBook if
- You sell by proposal, with a contract and an invoice for each job
- You are a photographer, planner, designer or venue, or a consultant who quotes each job
- You want contracts, invoices and a pipeline of leads in one tool
- You want a phone app for the business, or text reminders (on Essentials and up)
- You would rather not set up Stripe or PayPal yourself
Introwise and HoneyBook, line by line
For one person who sells paid sessions. HoneyBook facts come from its own pricing page and help centre. Prices are its US list prices, before promotions.
We checked the facts about HoneyBook on 12 November 2026.If a line here is out of date or unfair, tell us and we will correct it.
Report something out of datePackages and projects
We found no count of prepaid sessions in HoneyBook's help centre
HoneyBook organises quotes, contracts and invoices in projects. It serves ongoing clients too, with recurring invoices, and coaches use it. What we could not find in its help centre is a count of prepaid sessions. One workaround, described in a 2024 thread on HoneyBook's own community forum, was to create a numbered session type for each session of a monthly package. If a signed contract comes before every engagement, HoneyBook is the better tool, and Introwise has no contracts at all. If what you sell is a pack of ten sessions that clients book one by one, Introwise counts them as they book.
Source: a thread on the HoneyBook community forum, 2024. How we read forums
What each costs at your numbers
HoneyBook charges a flat price, from $36 a month. Introwise is free to start and takes a share until you move to Pro at $39.
We show Introwise on whichever plan works out cheapest for these numbers, billed monthly, assuming every session is a 1:1 call on its built-in video. Extra call minutes are $5 per 1,000. See Introwise pricing
At $1,000 a month in client payments: Introwise costs $29 less a month than HoneyBook Essentials.
Before payment processing on either side.
- HoneyBook Essentials$59 a month$59 subscription. The lowest plan with more than one session type and Zoom Source
- HoneyBook Starter$36 a month$36 subscription. One session type Source
- Introwise Free$30 a month2.5% of your payments ($25) + $5 for extra call minutes. Video calls are built in.
US list prices with monthly billing; HoneyBook often runs promotions and costs less when billed yearly. HoneyBook processes payments itself at its own rates, and with Introwise Stripe or PayPal charge theirs. Processing is left out on both sides.
What reviewers say about HoneyBook
On 12 November 2026 we read recent Trustpilot reviews, most of them written since August.
What they like
- Everything in one place, and easy to use.
Reviews on Trustpilot - Automations and reminders save admin time.
Reviews on Trustpilot - Contracts, signatures and payments in one flow.
Reviews on Trustpilot - Friendly support and onboarding.
Reviews on Trustpilot
What they complain about
- Bugs, including on the pages clients see.
Reviews on Trustpilot - Price rises, and features moved to higher plans.
Reviews on Trustpilot - Objections to features being retired, and to how changes were announced.
Reviews on Trustpilot - In a 2024 thread, a coach found it hard to credit monthly sessions to a client.
HoneyBook community forum
These are themes we noticed, not a tally, and few reviewers say what kind of business they run. Ratings are as each platform showed them that day.
Read the reviews yourselfDon't take our word for it.
HoneyBook
Introwise
Introwise has far fewer public reviews than the tools we compare ourselves with, and most are a few years old.
Moving from HoneyBook
HoneyBook exports your contacts as a spreadsheet. Introwise has no import yet; clients join by booking through your page, or you add them by hand. If you sell both projects and sessions, you may want to keep HoneyBook for the projects. Write to us with what you sell and we'll tell you what fits.
Questions about Introwise and HoneyBook
Is Introwise cheaper than HoneyBook?
Usually, but not always. HoneyBook is $36 a month on Starter, with one session type, and $59 on Essentials. Introwise is free with a 2.5% commission, $15 a month with 1.5%, or $39 a month with none. The Introwise plan therefore costs less than Essentials at any income, and less than Starter until clients pay you about $1,440 a month, provided your calls fit the minutes in the plan. The calculator on this page counts extra minutes. HoneyBook also costs less when billed yearly.
Can I use HoneyBook outside the US?
Only in four: the US, Canada, the UK and Australia. Introwise works wherever Stripe or PayPal does.
Does Introwise have contracts and proposals?
No. Introwise has no contracts, proposals or invoices. If you sell by quote and contract, HoneyBook is the better tool.
Does HoneyBook count the sessions in a package?
We could not find session counting in its help centre. You can invoice a bundle of sessions, and in a 2024 thread on its community forum one coach kept count with numbered session types. Introwise counts sessions as clients book and shows them what is left.
For sessions, not proposals
Introwise is free to start, with no card and no time limit.