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Raoura against the tools you are probably weighing it against
Every page below names where the other tool is better before it names where we are. Prices are copied from each vendor's own pricing page and carry the month we checked them, because competitor prices move and a stale number is worse than none.
The four numbers
| Tool | Price | Fees on payments | Free trial | Team seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raoura | $17 a month, one plan | Stripe's own rate, nothing added | 14 days, no card | One login, by design |
| HoneyBook | $36 to $129/mo | 2.9% + 25c cards, 1.5% bank | 7 days | On higher tiers |
| Dubsado | $35 to $55/mo | Your processor's rate, no markup | 21 days | 3 users included |
| Bonsai | $15 to $59 per user/mo | 1% on top when you use your own Stripe | 7 days, card required | Per user, every plan |
| 17hats | $60/mo, $600/yr | No markup, via Stripe | 7 days | Extra users purchasable |
| Moxie | $12 to $40/mo | No markup, your own Stripe | 14 days | Up to 5 on Teams |
| Plutio | $19 to $199/mo | No cut of payments | 7 days | None on Core; 30 on Pro |
| SuiteDash | $19 to $49+/mo | No cut of payments | 14 days | Unlimited |
Raoura never processes or holds your money. Payments go from your client to your own Stripe account at Stripe's published rate, and we add nothing.
Head to head
Raoura vs HoneyBook
The best-known client platform for creatives. Scheduling, pipelines and a template marketplace, from $36 a month plus a cut of every payment.
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Raoura vs Dubsado
A blank canvas you build your own workflows on. Deep forms and automation, a steep setup, and $35 to $55 a month since the December 2025 increase.
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Raoura vs Bonsai
A broad per-user suite, owned by Zoom since late 2025. The $9 headline plan cannot send an invoice, and using your own Stripe adds a 1% platform fee.
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Raoura vs 17hats
An all-in-one for appointment-based businesses: automations, scheduling, SMS and bookkeeping on one $60 plan, with a steep setup to match.
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Raoura vs Moxie
The freelancer favourite for features per dollar: time tracking, a scheduler and a pipeline from $12 a month. Cheaper than Raoura on its entry plan, and we say so.
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Raoura vs Plutio
More software than Raoura for $19: projects, time, scheduling, forms and boards. The catch is a 9-client cap on Core and white labeling sold as an add-on.
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Raoura vs SuiteDash
A platform you configure: unlimited staff, clients and portals with white label for $19. Proposals sit on the $49 tier, and the setup is a project.
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The one thing we will not match
Every tool on this page can add a second person. Raoura cannot, at any price, and will not. It is built for whoever is the only one sending the invoices. If you need a team login, pick one of the others; several of them are good.
Decide with a real client, not a table
Fourteen days free, no card, nothing to cancel. Send one proposal, take one deposit into your own Stripe account, and see which tool you reach for the week after. $17 a month, flat, after that.