BILL vs HoneyBook

Two invoicing & payments tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

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HoneyBook costs less on $10,000 of monthly card sales.
BILL fits retail shop, restaurant or café, trades or contractor, online store.
HoneyBook fits service business.
BILL suits teams past ten people.

Compare	BILLBILL Holdings	HoneyBookHoneyBook
In one line	Accounts payable and receivable with approval workflows	Proposals, contracts, invoices, and payments for client services
Starting price	From $49/person	From $29/mo
Six-person team	$294/mo	$29/mo
On $10,000 of card sales	$339/mo	$324/mo
Plans	Essentials $49/user/mo; Team $65/user/mo; Corporate $89/user/mo; customer card payments 2.9%; ACH payments $0.59 each	Starter $29/mo; Essentials $49/mo (2 team members); Premium $109/mo (unlimited), billed yearly; card payments 2.9% + 25¢ (the pricing page also says from 2.7% + 10¢), ACH 1.5%
Pricing model	Free trial	Free trial
Free trial	—	30 days
Users	Per user	1 on Starter; 2 on Essentials
Both connect to	QuickBooks Online
Also connects to	Xero, Puzzle, Kick35+ listed by the vendor	No others on record
Team size	11–50 people · 51–200 people	Just me · 2–10 people
Available in	US	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	Every plan; Enterprise only	None listed
Live chat	Every plan	Plans not stated
Support hours	Live chat: Monday–Friday: 5 am to 6 pm PT; Saturday–Sunday: 6 am to 3 pm PT	Live chat: Mon–Fri 4:00 am–8:00 pm PT; Sat–Sun 8:00 am–5:00 pm PT
Incidents posted	0 incidents posted on BILL Holdings's status page, which covers all BILL Holdings products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026. Status page	HoneyBook has a public status page. Status page
Capterra score	4.1 / 5 from 563 reviews	4.7 / 5 from 692 reviews
Trustpilot score	1.6 / 5 from 1,677 reviews	4.0 / 5 from 750 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	50	15
Fit: Restaurant or café	45	15
Fit: Service business	75	92
Fit: Agency or studio	80	82
Fit: Trades or contractor	65	55
Fit: Online store	60	10
Why people pick it	Approval workflows Accountant network	Whole client flow in one place Contracts and payments together
Where it falls short	Per-user pricing adds up Setup takes time	US-centric Card fees on top of the plan
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. Card sales costs include the plan price and card fees at US rates, at a $500 average sale. How we calculate prices

BILL vs HoneyBook

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