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What each one costs
| Dubsado | Cutvey | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry plan | Starter, $335 a year | Solo $49 a month, or $348 a year |
| Next plan | Premier, $525 a year | Pro $99 a month, or $708 a year |
| Larger teams | 3 additional users free, then $25 a month for 4 to 10 users, $45 for 11 to 20 | Studio $199 a month, or $1,428 a year, 20 people; extra seats at $10 a month each |
| Free trial | 21 days of Premier, no card | 14 days of any plan, no card |
Dubsado lists yearly prices only. Checked November 2026.
Where Dubsado is strong
Forms. Dubsado's questionnaires and proposal forms go deep, and one send can carry the proposal, the contract and the invoice together. Workflows run your process step by step, with your approval where you want it. It adapts to how you already work, and at under $50 a month by the year it is a fair price for what it does.
It also has a directory of specialists who will set it up for you, which tells you two things: people like it enough to make a living from it, and setup is a real job.
The gap for video
Dubsado says it has been rebuilt to be simpler, and it is still a system you assemble form by form. Once it is built, the middle of a video job is missing. There is no crew list with day rates, no call sheet, no note pinned to a frame, no version compare and no delivery that waits for the balance.
You have made a very good intake machine, and it hands off to Frame.io, StudioBinder and a file link. The job gets typed into each of them.
Cutvey starts where that setup was heading. Proposals, review, delivery and the portal are connected to crew, call sheets and budgets from the first login. There is less to build, and less room to build it your own way. A studio that loves its custom forms will feel that.
Side by side
| Job | Dubsado | Cutvey |
|---|---|---|
| Lead capture, forms, questionnaires | Yes, very deep | Yes |
| Proposals, contracts, e-signature | Yes | Yes |
| Invoices and payment plans | Yes | Yes, plus retainers, late fees and partial payments |
| Automations | Workflows you build | Up to 20 steps a workflow, within your plan's limit |
| Client portal | Yes | Yes |
| Time tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Setup | A system you build | Starts with a sample project and production templates |
| Crew, day rates, call sheets | No | Yes |
| Timecoded review and versions | No | Yes |
| Delivery held until the balance is paid | No | Yes |
| Galleries | No | Yes |
Prices checked November 2026 on each seller's own pricing page. Features checked November 2026 where a source is named, and from their published pages otherwise. Their sites are the source of truth.
One job, both ways
Say a realtor asks for a two-minute brand film: one shoot day, three crew, two rounds of notes, half down and half on delivery.
In Dubsado you send one form with the proposal, the contract and the deposit invoice, and it works well. Then the job leaves. The DP and the sound mixer get booked by text. The call sheet is a Google Doc. The cut goes to Frame.io or a private Vimeo link, notes come back as an email with timecodes typed by hand, and you count the rounds yourself. When it is approved you go back to Dubsado for the final invoice, and when that clears you remember to send the Dropbox link.
In Cutvey the same job stays on one page. Booking the DP puts them on the sheet. The sheet goes out the night before, and you can see who confirmed. Notes sit on the frame, and round three drafts an invoice for you to look at. The final invoice is raised on approval. The delivery opens once it is paid, and you do not have to remember anything.
When to choose Dubsado
- You work alone or in a small creative business, and video is not the main product.
- You want full control of every form and every step.
- You want the lowest yearly price and do not need a production layer.
- You would rather hire a specialist to build your system once.
Where Cutvey falls short
Cutvey's forms are plainer than Dubsado's: fine for intake and questionnaires, with less control over layout and logic. Solo allows 3 email automations, and Pro allows 10. There is no directory of specialists and no long record of reviews yet. Moving over is self-serve.
Switching from Dubsado
Export from Dubsado, then use the Dubsado preset to import clients, leads, open invoices and active projects. The file is checked before anything saves and nothing is emailed. Files, proposals, signed contracts, payment history and old emails do not come across. The import guide has the steps.
Frequently asked
Is Cutvey more expensive than Dubsado?
Yes, on the sticker. Solo by the year is about the same as Dubsado Starter, and Dubsado's Premier costs less than Cutvey Pro. The question is what else you pay for. A studio doing video in Dubsado still needs review, call sheets and delivery somewhere else, and the stack calculator will show you that sum.
Can I keep my forms?
The questions move by hand. Rebuild your two or three real questionnaires in Cutvey, and save them as templates.
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