Dubsado is a popular all-in-one client-management platform for creatives — proposals, contracts, invoices, canned emails and client portals in one subscription. This suite covers the same jobs as separate, offline, one-time-purchase apps that stay out of your way.
Dubsado is beloved by photographers, designers and other creative freelancers for its automation and client portal. The trade-off: a monthly or annual subscription, a cloud account that holds your client and contract data, and a platform complex enough to need its own community of tutorials.
This suite is the un-platform version: five focused tools you buy once and run offline. ProposalPro starts with the proposal and signed contract — a plain-English clause library, scope, deposit and milestone pricing, typed signatures. LeadTrack, InvoicePro, TimeTrack and CashFlow handle clients, invoicing, hours and cash. Together $39 once. No onboarding, no automation — just the tools.
| Dubsado | ProposalPro | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Monthly/annual subscription | One-time purchase (each tool) |
| Account required | Yes | No account, ever |
| Where your data lives | Dubsado cloud | Only in your browser (local) |
| Proposals & contracts | Yes | Yes (ProposalPro) |
| Invoicing | Yes | Yes (InvoicePro) |
| Client portal | Yes | No |
| Workflow automation | Yes | No |
| All five, total cost | Recurring | $39 once (suite) |
| Best for | Creatives wanting automation + portal | Owning simple, private tools |
Dubsado plans and features change over time — check their site for current details. These tools do not include a client portal or built-in automation.
13 freelancer clauses — scope, payment, IP, kill fee and more.
Spell out what is not included so extras become paid change requests.
Fixed, hourly or milestone pricing with balance-due math.
Both parties sign with dates, right inside the document.
Print to a clean PDF and send it however you like.
Add invoicing, time, CRM and cash for a one-time $39.
If you run a creative business with repeating project types and want automated workflows, canned emails, lead capture forms and a branded client portal, Dubsado does all of that and is well worth the subscription for the right use case. This suite trades that automation for simplicity, privacy and a one-time price — five tools you keep forever rather than rent.
Start with the contract maker free — no setup, no workflows to configure. Get the single tool for $15, or all five in the $39 Freelance Tools Suite.
Part of a set of five offline, no-subscription tools that share a CSV format:
Build your first proposal or contract now. No account, nothing uploaded.