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Gbeya vs HoneyBook

The HoneyBook alternative for your whole business

HoneyBook plans run $29 (Starter), $49 (Essentials) and $109 (Premium) per month billed annually, with a free trial and a Canadian price list that starts at CAD 40. It covers proposals, contracts, invoices, a client portal and scheduling for service businesses. Gbeya adds courses, community, email and a store to client work, with a 0% platform fee.

Courses, memberships and community alongside client work
Email campaigns and automation flows on the same contacts
0% platform fee and your own payment gateways
14 days of everything for $19
FeatureGbeyaHoneyBook
Entry price$19 14-day trial → $99/mo$29/mo billed annually (Starter)
Invoices, contracts, client portalIncludedIncluded
Scheduler and automationsIncludedEssentials plan and up
Courses and membershipsIncludedNot listed on the pricing page
Email campaignsIncludedNot listed on the pricing page
CanadaCAD via Helcim; editable GST, HST, PST, QST presetsCanadian price list from CAD 40

Where HoneyBook shines: HoneyBook is strong on the paperwork of client work: proposals, contracts, invoices and payments, a client portal and, on Essentials and up, a scheduler and automations.

HoneyBook and Gbeya, side by side

HoneyBook is strong on the paperwork of client work: proposals, contracts, invoices and a client portal.

Gbeya covers client work and adds courses, memberships, email and a store, with a 0% platform fee.

Moving from HoneyBook

Export clients and recreate templates as forms and agreements, then switch invoicing at a billing boundary.

Setup and migration help and the migration planner scope the work before you commit.

Stay with HoneyBook if

  • Your business is project-based client work
  • You rely on its proposal templates

Choose Gbeya if

  • You also sell courses or memberships
  • You want email campaigns on the same contacts

What Gbeya costs

Full access for 14 days costs $19 as a single payment with no auto-renew. After that you choose a plan. The platform fee on your sales is 0% on every plan; your payment processor still charges its own fees.

Ready to consolidate your stack?

Comparison based on each vendor’s public 2026 pricing & feature pages. Trademarks belong to their owners.

HoneyBook figures checked 2026-11-09 on HoneyBook’s pricing page. Plans change, so confirm before you buy.

FAQ

HoneyBook vs Gbeya: common questions

Is Gbeya a good alternative to HoneyBook?

HoneyBook plans run $29 (Starter), $49 (Essentials) and $109 (Premium) per month billed annually, with a free trial and a Canadian price list that starts at CAD 40. It covers proposals, contracts, invoices, a client portal and scheduling for service businesses. Gbeya adds courses, community, email and a store to client work, with a 0% platform fee.

How does HoneyBook pricing compare with Gbeya?

HoneyBook starts at $29/mo billed annually. Gbeya charges a 0% platform fee on your sales, and the feature table on this page compares what each includes. Check HoneyBook’s own pricing page before deciding, because plans change.

What does HoneyBook do better than Gbeya?

HoneyBook is strong on the paperwork of client work: proposals, contracts, invoices and payments, a client portal and, on Essentials and up, a scheduler and automations.

What does Gbeya do better than HoneyBook?

Courses, memberships and community alongside client work. Email campaigns and automation flows on the same contacts. 0% platform fee and your own payment gateways. 14 days of everything for $19.

Can I move from HoneyBook to Gbeya?

Yes. Gbeya offers a setup and migration service, and you can create a workspace first to test the move with your own content before you commit.