What is the best Plutio alternative?

For the lowest price with time tracking, Moxie. For proposals, invoices and a CRM shared by a small team at a flat price, ApeiroCraft. For automated workflows, Dubsado. If you're solo with fewer than ten active clients, Plutio Core may already be the best value.

Is there a free alternative to Plutio?

Of the tools on this page, ApeiroCraft is the only one with a free plan that doesn't expire: one person, three proposals and three invoices sent a month, with e-signature and read tracking and no card. Every other tool here, Plutio included, offers a trial of 7 to 30 days instead.

How much does Plutio cost?

Core is $19 a month, built for solo work and capped at nine active clients. Pro is $49 a month and includes 30 contributors, and Max is $199. There's a 7-day trial. Prices checked 7 October 2026.

Why do people switch from Plutio?

Common reasons are the nine-active-client cap on Core, the step from $19 to $49 to remove it, and wanting a free plan or a longer trial to evaluate a tool this broad.

Compared · prices checked 7 October 2026

Plutio alternatives in 2026

Plutio packs a lot into its $19 Core plan, including proposal view tracking, but Core is built for solo work and capped at nine active clients. Pro is $49 and Max is $199, and there's a 7-day trial rather than a free plan. If the client cap or the jump to $49 is why you're looking, here are six alternatives, and what each one caps instead.

Written by Shaish Guni, Founder, ApeiroCraft.Last reviewed 7 October 2026Kathmandu, Nepal

Tool	Starting price	Limit to watch	Free plan	Best for
ApeiroCraft	Free; Solo $19/mo, Team $79/mo, Agency $149/mo	3, 5 or 20 people; 50, 400 or 2,000 sends a month (Free: 3 proposals + 3 invoices)	Yes, no time limit	Small teams who want proposals, invoices and a CRM, limited by people and sends rather than clients
Moxie	$12/mo Starter, $25 Pro, $40 Teams ($10/$20/$32 billed annually)	Teams holds up to 5 members; client portal from Pro	No, 14-day trial	Solo freelancers who want the lowest price and time tracking
Dubsado	$335/yr Starter, $525/yr Premier	3 users included, more from $25/mo; scheduling and workflows on Premier	No, 21-day trial	Service businesses that want deep automated workflows and pay yearly
Hello Bonsai	Essentials $25/user/mo ($19 annual); Basic $15 has no proposals	Per user; proposals start at Essentials; Elite needs 3 users	No, 7-day trial	Freelancers who want proposals, contracts and invoicing in a per-user tool
HoneyBook	$36–$129/mo monthly ($29–$109 billed yearly)	US, Canada, UK and Australia only; processes client payments	No, 30-day trial	Creatives in the US, Canada, the UK or Australia who need scheduling and payments
Prospero	$19/user/mo, or $12 billed annually	Per member; proposals only, no invoicing	No, 14-day trial, no card	You mainly used Plutio for proposals

USD list prices from each vendor's own pricing page, checked 7 October 2026. Taxes and payment fees extra. Spotted a change? Tell us.

1. ApeiroCraft

Free; Solo $19/mo, Team $79/mo, Agency $149/mo

Our own product, so read this entry as interested. Proposals go out as links with read tracking (opens and re-opens) and an e-signature that records name, email, IP and a UTC timestamp. An accepted proposal becomes an invoice in one click, and contacts, tasks and a team notes wiki sit on the same records. Pricing is per account, not per user: Solo covers three people for $19 a month, Team five for $79, Agency twenty for $149. Plans are limited by people and by sends a month (50 on Solo, 400 on Team, 2,000 on Agency); drafts are unlimited. No time tracking, scheduler, client portal or API.

Pick it if: Small teams who want proposals, invoices and a CRM, limited by people and sends rather than clients
Skip it if: You need time tracking, a scheduler or a client portal

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2. Moxie

$12/mo Starter, $25 Pro, $40 Teams ($10/$20/$32 billed annually)

The cheapest paid all-in-one here: Starter $12, Pro $25 and Teams $40 a month ($10, $20 and $32 billed annually). Proposals, contracts, invoicing and time tracking, with a client portal from Pro. The limit to watch is team size: Teams holds up to five members.

Pick it if: Solo freelancers who want the lowest price and time tracking
Skip it if: You will grow past five people

3. Dubsado

$335/yr Starter, $525/yr Premier

Proposals, contracts, invoices and a client portal on both plans. Starter is $335 a year and Premier $525, with three users included and extra users from $25 a month. The limit to watch is features: scheduling and workflows are Premier only.

Pick it if: Service businesses that want deep automated workflows and pay yearly
Skip it if: You want to be sending proposals the same day

4. Hello Bonsai

Essentials $25/user/mo ($19 annual); Basic $15 has no proposals

Proposals with view notifications, contracts and invoicing from Essentials ($25 per user monthly, $19 annually); the $15 Basic plan has none of them. The limit to watch is the tier: proposals aren't on Basic, and Elite ($59) needs three users.

Pick it if: Freelancers who want proposals, contracts and invoicing in a per-user tool
Skip it if: You're a team on a budget: every seat adds $25 a month on Essentials

5. HoneyBook

$36–$129/mo monthly ($29–$109 billed yearly)

A scheduler, questionnaires, proposals and payments in one place. Monthly plans are $36, $59 and $129 ($29 to $109 billed yearly). HoneyBook processes client payments itself, with US card fees from 2.9% + 25¢. The limit to watch is geography: it serves only the US, Canada, the UK and Australia.

Pick it if: Creatives in the US, Canada, the UK or Australia who need scheduling and payments
Skip it if: You're based anywhere else

6. Prospero

$19/user/mo, or $12 billed annually

A proposal specialist: guided, questionnaire-driven building with e-signatures, at $19 per member a month or $12 billed annually, with custom pricing from 25 members. The limit to watch is scope: proposals only, no invoicing or client pipeline.

Pick it if: You mainly used Plutio for proposals
Skip it if: You also want invoicing or a CRM

How to choose

Every tool here caps something: clients, people, sends, features or countries. Pick the one whose cap you won't hit. If you have more than nine active clients but work alone, Moxie Starter or ApeiroCraft Solo sit below Plutio Pro's $49. If several people need access, compare team ceilings: Moxie stops at five, Dubsado includes three, ApeiroCraft covers three, five or twenty.

Then check the feature you can't drop. Plutio, Moxie, Dubsado and HoneyBook cover more of the business; ApeiroCraft and Prospero are narrower, and neither tracks time. For a side-by-side see ApeiroCraft vs Plutio, and if you're paying for several tools at once, why ten tools that don't talk cost more.

Questions

What is the best Plutio alternative?: For the lowest price with time tracking, Moxie. For proposals, invoices and a CRM shared by a small team at a flat price, ApeiroCraft. For automated workflows, Dubsado. If you're solo with fewer than ten active clients, Plutio Core may already be the best value.
Is there a free alternative to Plutio?: Of the tools on this page, ApeiroCraft is the only one with a free plan that doesn't expire: one person, three proposals and three invoices sent a month, with e-signature and read tracking and no card. Every other tool here, Plutio included, offers a trial of 7 to 30 days instead.
How much does Plutio cost?: Core is $19 a month, built for solo work and capped at nine active clients. Pro is $49 a month and includes 30 contributors, and Max is $199. There's a 7-day trial. Prices checked 7 October 2026.
Why do people switch from Plutio?: Common reasons are the nine-active-client cap on Core, the step from $19 to $49 to remove it, and wanting a free plan or a longer trial to evaluate a tool this broad.

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