HoneyBook vs Joist

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

Compare	HoneyBookHoneyBook	JoistJoist
In one line	Proposals, contracts, invoices, and payments for client services	Estimates and invoices from your phone, built for contractors
Starting price	From $29/mo	From $8.34/mo
Six-person team	$29/mo	$8.34/mo
On $10,000 of card sales	$324/mo	$367/mo
Plans	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%	Billed yearly: Basics $8.34/mo (5 documents/mo); Pro $14.17 (unlimited); Elite $26.67; Run $58.33 introductory. Monthly $10/$17/$32. Cards 3.49% + 49¢, ACH 1% capped at $15
Pricing model	Free trial	Free trial
Free trial	30 days	14 days
Users	1 on Starter; 2 on Essentials	Solo and small crews
Both connect to	QuickBooks Online
Also connects to	No others on record	No others on record
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people	Just me · 2–10 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · CA
Phone support	None listed	None listed
Live chat	Plans not stated	Plans not stated
Support hours	Live chat: Mon–Fri 4:00 am–8:00 pm PT; Sat–Sun 8:00 am–5:00 pm PT	Not published
Incidents posted	HoneyBook has a public status page. Status page	We found no public status page for Joist.
Capterra score	4.7 / 5 from 692 reviews	4.2 / 5 from 90 reviews
Trustpilot score	4.0 / 5 from 750 reviews	4.5 / 5 from 76 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	15	10
Fit: Restaurant or café	15	5
Fit: Service business	92	55
Fit: Agency or studio	82	10
Fit: Trades or contractor	55	95
Fit: Online store	10	5
Why people pick it	Whole client flow in one place Contracts and payments together	Estimate to invoice to payment from a phone Cheap entry plan
Where it falls short	US-centric Card fees on top of the plan	Basics caps you at 5 documents a month Card fees of 3.49% + 49¢
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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