Dubsado vs Less Annoying CRM
We give Dubsado a 3.4 GPA and Less Annoying CRM a 3.0, out of 4.0. Dubsado grades higher on features, ease of use and platforms. Less Annoying CRM grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Dubsado
Client management, contracts and invoicing for service businesses
Free trial · from $335/yr
Less Annoying CRM
Simple CRM for small businesses at one flat per-user price
Free trial · from $15/mo
How we grade them
| 3.4GPADubsadoVery good | 3.0GPALess Annoying CRMVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BStarter is $335 a year, or $35 monthly, for the whole account with three extra team members included. That's close to what HoneyBook charges. But the scheduler, automations and the QuickBooks, Xero and Zapier links wait for Premier at $525 a year, or $55 monthly. | AOne plan, $15 a user a month, with every feature, unlimited contacts and pipelines and 25 GB of storage each. Paid CRMs here start at about $24 in the middle, and most hold things back for dearer tiers. No discount for paying yearly, mind. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan. You do get a 21-day trial with full access to Premier and no card, which is longer than most. After that it's $335 a year or $35 a month. | CNo free plan. The trial is 30 days with no feature limits and no credit card, which is about as fair as trials get. After that it's $15 a user. |
| Features | AProposals that carry the contract and the invoice, e-signatures, payment plans with autopay, lead capture forms, branded client portals, a scheduler and multi-step automations called Flows. For a service business that's the whole job. Starter gets 1 active lead form and no Flows. | BContact pages with notes, files and logged emails, unlimited pipelines, follow-up tasks, a morning agenda email, forms and reports. Solid basics, kept simple on purpose. The vendor suggests staying under about 50,000 contacts and companies, so it isn't built for huge databases. |
| Ease of use | A4.83 from about 570 App Store ratings, an easy A. Both plans come with form and email templates, so you aren't writing every contract from a blank page. | BThere's no App Store rating on record for it, so a B is our ceiling. One plan means there's nothing to compare, and phone and email support is free if you get stuck. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, iPhone and Android. Payments run through Stripe, PayPal or Square, and it works with Gmail and Google Calendar. QuickBooks Online, Xero and Zapier are there too, but only on Premier. | BIt runs in a browser on any device, with no downloads, and no native apps are listed. It syncs with Google and Outlook calendars, logs email from Google, Microsoft or IMAP, and connects to Mailchimp and Zapier. There's an API too. |
| Best for | creative freelancers who book and bill clients | small businesses moving off spreadsheets |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Dubsado and Less Annoying CRM. How we grade
Where they differ
- Dubsado starts at $335 / year for Starter ($35 billed monthly). Less Annoying CRM starts at $15 per user / month, plus applicable tax.
- Only Dubsado lists iOS and Android apps.
- Dubsado also covers templates, booking links, workflow automation, time tracking and invoicing.
- Less Annoying CRM also covers tasks, calendar and sales pipeline.
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At a glance
| Dubsado | Less Annoying CRM | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $335 / year for Starter ($35 billed monthly) | $15 per user / month, plus applicable tax |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 21-day free trial with full access to the Premier plan, no credit card required | 30-day free trial with no feature limits, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Dubsado | Less Annoying CRM |
| Price read from | dubsado.com | lessannoyingcrm.com |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Dubsado
- Photographers, planners, designers, coaches and similar service providers
- Solo operators and small teams who want detailed, customizable automation
- Owners running more than one brand from a single account
Less Annoying CRM
- Solo users and small teams moving off spreadsheets
- Buyers who want one price with every feature included
- Teams that value free phone and email support
Worth knowing
Dubsado
- There is no free plan: after the 21-day trial, Starter costs $335 a year or $35 a month.
- Scheduling, Flows automation, public proposals, Zapier and the QuickBooks and Xero integrations are only on Premier.
- The vendor describes it as client management for service businesses, not a CRM for B2B sales pipelines or prospecting.
- Teams with more than 3 additional users pay $25 to $60 a month extra, depending on size.
Less Annoying CRM
- There is no free plan; after the 30-day trial it costs $15 per user a month.
- The pricing page describes access through a browser on any device, with no downloads or installs; no native apps are listed.
- The vendor suggests staying below about 50,000 contacts and companies in total.
- Paying annually is possible but brings no discount, and the vendor states it offers no discounts of any kind.
Key features
Dubsado
- Proposal, contract and invoice in one
- A single proposal can carry the contract and the invoice, so a client picks a package, signs with a legally binding e-signature and pays from one link.
- Invoicing and payment plans
- Invoices support packages, discounts, payment plans, recurring billing and autopay, with automatic reminders. Payments run through Dubsado Payments (powered by Stripe), PayPal or Square.
- Flows automation
- Multi-step workflows start on events such as a submitted form, signed contract, payment or booked appointment, then send emails, forms and invoices. Premier plan only.
- Scheduler
- Scheduling templates offer bookable times from custom availability windows, with two-way calendar sync and reminder emails. The scheduler is part of the Premier plan.
- Lead capture forms and client portals
- Embeddable lead capture forms bring in new inquiries, and each client gets a branded, password-protected portal. Starter allows 1 active lead capture form.
- Multiple brands and team members
- One account can run several businesses with separate branding at $10 a month per extra brand. Three additional users are free; larger teams pay from $25 a month.
Less Annoying CRM
- Contact profiles and history
- Each contact has one page with notes, files, tasks, events and logged emails, all date-stamped, plus unlimited custom fields and groups.
- Pipelines and lead tracking
- Unlimited pipelines with customizable stages and stage-specific fields show what is open, stalled or closing, with follow-up tasks on each lead.
- Tasks and daily agenda email
- Follow-up tasks are linked to contacts and leads, and a morning email lists the events, tasks and follow-ups due that day.
- Calendar and email sync
- Calendars sync two ways with Google and Outlook, and email is logged automatically from Google, Microsoft or IMAP accounts.
- Form builder
- Intake forms create CRM records automatically, and workflows organize the submissions and trigger follow-up tasks.
- Reports and exports
- Activity, task and pipeline reports can be filtered by custom field, pipeline stage or group, and all data can be exported to a spreadsheet at any time.
Plans
Dubsado
Starter$335
per year ($35 billed monthly)
Unlimited projects and clients, invoicing and payment plans, form and email templates, client portals, 1 active lead capture form and 3 extra users.
Premier$525
per year ($55 billed monthly)
Adds the scheduler, automated workflows (Flows), public proposals, unlimited lead capture forms, QuickBooks and Xero sync and Zapier.
Less Annoying CRM
Less Annoying CRM$15
per user / month, billed month to month, plus applicable tax
The only plan: unlimited contacts, companies, pipelines and custom fields, 25 GB of file storage per user, and free phone and email support.
Ways to pay less
Dubsado
- Annual discount
About 2 months free with annual billing
The pricing page says annual billing gives 2 months' worth of savings: Starter is $335 a year against $35 a month, and Premier is $525 a year against $55 a month.
Less Annoying CRM
No public discounts listed.
