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Raoura vs Dubsado
Dubsado is the most configurable tool in this category, and that is both the reason people love it and the reason paid setup specialists exist. Raoura has almost nothing to configure. Which of those you want is the whole decision.
Disclosure. Raoura is our product. Read this the way you would read any vendor grading itself, and check Dubsado's own pricing page rather than trusting either of us. Dubsado's prices here were last checked in July 2026.
Side by side
| Raoura | Dubsado | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $17 a month, one plan | Starter $35 a month or $335 a year; Premier $55 a month or $525 a year, since December 1, 2025 |
| Fees on payments | Stripe's published rate, nothing added | Your connected processor's standard rate, nothing added |
| Free trial | 14 days, no card | 21 days of Premier, no card |
| Proposals | Templates, an AI draft, or upload your own PDF. Deposit on accept | Highly customizable, built by you. Public proposals are Premier-only |
| Contracts | E-sign with name, timestamp and IP in the audit trail | E-sign with customizable templates |
| Invoicing | Deposits, payment plans, retainers with autopay, late fees, automatic reminders | Strong invoicing with payment plans and reminders, configured per workflow |
| Forms and questionnaires | One branded inquiry form and a discovery questionnaire | The deepest form builder in the category |
| Automations | Prepared drafts after a proposal is accepted, reminders, webhooks into Zapier or Make | Workflows (Flows) that run onboarding end to end, Premier-only |
| Client portal | White label on your own domain, magic-link sign-in | Portals with customizable branding |
| Scheduling | Links out to your existing scheduler | Built in, Premier-only |
| Team seats | None | 3 users included on every plan |
| Time to first document | The same afternoon | Full setups commonly take weeks; certified specialists charge $2,000 and up |
A year of each
Dubsado plan priced: Premier, because automated workflows, scheduling and public proposals are Premier-only.
Raoura
$204
The only plan, any billing
Dubsado, billed monthly
$660
Twelve monthly payments
Dubsado, billed annually
$525
Paid up front
Starter is $420 a year on monthly billing or $335 annual, but it leaves out the features most people buy Dubsado for.
Where Dubsado is better
We would rather you hear this from us than discover it after switching.
Workflow automation
Dubsado's Flows, triggers and canned emails can run large parts of client onboarding without you touching it. Raoura prepares drafts and sends reminders; it will not run a lead-to-booked pipeline for you.
Forms and questionnaires
If custom intake questionnaires, brand questionnaires and feedback forms are core to your process, Dubsado wins decisively. Raoura has one inquiry form and one discovery questionnaire.
Community and specialists
A loyal user community, courses, templates for sale and certified specialists you can hire. Raoura is new and cannot offer that yet.
Small teams
Three users are included on every Dubsado plan. Raoura has no seats at all.
Where Raoura is better
Nothing to set up
Raoura ships with templates, four reminder tones and a portal that matches your brand from your website URL. You send your first proposal the day you sign up. Dubsado's own certified experts describe a full build as six to ten weeks.
Less than a third of the price
$204 a year against $525 for the Premier plan that holds the features people buy Dubsado for, and no specialist to pay on top.
The features are not gated
Scheduling links, public proposals and automations sit on Dubsado's $55 tier. Raoura has one plan, and everything is on it.
Milestones your client approves and pays
Projects are broken into stages the client signs off and pays one at a time, with deliverables that unlock on payment. That is a product feature, not a workflow you build.
Who should pick which
Pick Dubsado if
- You are an established studio with repeatable packages worth automating end to end
- Custom forms and questionnaires are central to how you onboard clients
- You have two or three collaborators who need their own login
- You can give it a setup weekend at minimum, or budget for a specialist
Pick Raoura if
- You work alone and your process is proposal, contract, invoice, project, repeat
- You want to send your first client-facing document the same day you sign up
- You want deposits, payment plans and reminders without configuring a workflow first
- You have tried a heavyweight CRM before and bounced off the setup
Questions
How much does Dubsado cost in 2026?
Starter is $35 a month or $335 a year and Premier is $55 a month or $525 a year for new subscribers, since December 1, 2025. Several pages ranking for Dubsado pricing still show the old $20 and $40 rates. Raoura is $17 a month on one plan.
Which Dubsado plan does a solo freelancer need?
Usually Premier. Automated workflows, scheduling and public proposals are Premier-only, per Dubsado's pricing page. Starter is the cheaper headline price, but it leaves out the features most people switch to Dubsado for.
Is Raoura easier to set up than Dubsado?
Yes, by design. Raoura has templates, reminders and a brand-matched portal ready on day one and almost no settings. Dubsado is a blank canvas, which is its strength for complex studios and its cost for everyone else.
Does either tool take a cut of my payments?
No. Both pass payments through your own connected processor at its standard rate. Raoura uses your own Stripe account and never holds funds.
The long version
Try it on your next real proposal
Fourteen days, no card, nothing to cancel. Send one proposal, take one deposit into your own Stripe account, and decide with a real client instead of a feature table. $17 a month after that, flat.