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What each one costs
| Plan | HoneyBook | Cutvey |
|---|---|---|
| Entry | Starter, $29 a month billed yearly: no scheduler or automations | Solo $49 a month, or $29 billed yearly: one person, every stage |
| Middle | Essentials, $49 a month billed yearly: up to 2 team members | Pro $99 a month, or $59 billed yearly: 5 people |
| Top | Premium, $109 a month billed yearly: unlimited team members | Studio $199 a month, or $119 billed yearly: 20 people |
| Free trial | 30 days, no card | 14 days, no card |
HoneyBook's page also runs promotions, which change. We show the plan prices it lists, billed yearly, checked November 2026. Payment processing is on top with both: HoneyBook charges its own card fees, and Cutvey runs on your own Stripe account at Stripe's rates. Cutvey does not currently take a cut.
Where HoneyBook is strong
The inquiry-to-booking flow is polished, the template gallery runs to hundreds of designed files, and clients can book, sign and pay from one file. It has SMS reminders on Essentials and up, a ChatGPT connection, and years of reviews and a community behind it.
If your business is single-shooter sessions with simple deliverables, HoneyBook plus a delivery tool can be all the software you need. Photographers, planners and coaches run whole companies on it.
Where it runs out of road for video
A production job has a shoot and a post schedule between the signed proposal and the final invoice, and HoneyBook has no shape for either. The project in HoneyBook knows the client and the money. It does not know who is on your crew, what the day rate is, when call time is, which cut the client is looking at, or how many rounds of notes they have used.
So the rest gets bolted on: StudioBinder or a spreadsheet for call sheets, Frame.io for notes, Dropbox for the finals. Each one gets the job typed in again by hand, usually by the owner, usually at night.
In Cutvey the signed proposal opens the project. The crew you book fill the call sheet. The client's notes land on the frame. Rounds count against what they signed, and approval raises the final invoice. Once the cut is approved and the balance is paid, the delivery page opens.
Side by side
| Job | HoneyBook | Cutvey |
|---|---|---|
| Leads, proposals, e-signature | Yes | Yes |
| Invoices, payment plans, autopay | Yes | Yes, plus late fees and partial payments |
| Scheduler and automations | Yes, from Essentials | Yes, on every paid plan, counted in your automations |
| Tips and a card fee passed on | Tips | Both, off by default, the fee only where it is offered |
| Texts to clients | SMS reminders from Essentials | No |
| Crew roster, day rates, W-9s | No | Yes |
| Call sheets with confirmations | No | Yes |
| Shot lists, moodboards, script breakdown | No | Yes |
| Timecoded review and versions | No | Yes |
| Revision rounds against the contract | No | Yes, and the extra round's invoice is drafted for you |
| Delivery held until the balance is paid | No | Yes, and you can release early with a reason |
| Bookkeeping | Finance tools, QuickBooks sync | Books, plus a one-way send to QuickBooks Online |
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.
When to choose HoneyBook
- You mostly shoot alone, with no crew to book and no client notes to manage.
- You want clients to get text reminders.
- You want a large template gallery and a community to ask.
- You run more than one company under one roof on Premium.
- Cost is the deciding thing and you only need the client side.
Where Cutvey falls short
Cutvey is new, so it has none of HoneyBook's years of public reviews. It does not text your clients. It has one currency a workspace. Its Zapier connection is by invite link, on Pro and up, and it is not in Zapier's directory. Moving over is self-serve, and HoneyBook's team moves your files for you when you subscribe, which Cutvey does not.
Switching from HoneyBook
You can move yourself in an afternoon. Export from HoneyBook, then use Cutvey's HoneyBook preset to import clients, leads, open invoices and active projects. Everything is checked before it saves and nothing is emailed to anyone. Files, proposals, signed contracts, payment history and old emails do not come across, so keep your HoneyBook export.
Run your next new job through Cutvey from the start and let the old ones finish where they are. The import guide has the steps, and the stack calculator adds up what you would drop.
Frequently asked
Is Cutvey more expensive than HoneyBook?
For one person billed yearly, the entry prices match at $29 a month, though HoneyBook's Starter has no scheduler or automations. For a team, HoneyBook's middle plan costs less and Cutvey's includes more people and the production side. The honest answer depends on whether you are also paying for review, call sheets and delivery.
Do my clients need new accounts?
No. Clients sign, pay, review cuts and download files from links, with no account and no password.
Can I try it before switching?
Yes. Pick Solo, Pro or Studio and use it in full for 14 days with no card. Your workspace starts with a sample project.
More on this: HoneyBook alternatives for videographers, Cutvey and Dubsado.