Choose Dubsado if
You want to build your own system.
You like configuring forms, templates and workflows to match exactly how you work, you need payment plans and scheduling, and your clients expect email and a portal.
Dubsado alternative
Nod CRM vs Dubsado, without the brochure.
Dubsado is a configurable client-management system: forms, workflows, portals and payment plans you set up to fit your business. Nod CRM is a narrower tool for one job: a client's message becomes a signed proposal, a payment and an invoice, in the thread they wrote in. Here is where they differ, and where Nod loses.
Dubsado figures are from dubsado.com/pricing and help.dubsado.com on 16 October 2026. Dubsado is a trademark of its owner; Nod is not affiliated with it.
| Side by side | Dubsado | Nod CRM |
|---|---|---|
| How the proposal reaches the client | By email, through forms and the client portal; public proposals on Premier | As a link in the WhatsApp thread or by email; reminders by either |
| Signing | Contracts and proposals as forms, signed online; client portals | One mobile deal page, a one-time code by email, an e-signature. No client account |
| Payments | Dubsado Payments (powered by Stripe), Square or PayPal, chosen after you set your country and currency; payment plans | Stripe (card, bank) and Razorpay (UPI, card), on the deal page, matched to the deal. Processor fees apply |
| Invoices | Invoicing on both plans | Created from the deal the moment it is paid, in the client's currency, with EIN, VAT or GST lines. Not emailed yet |
| Deposits and payment plans | Payment plans on both plans | Not yet. Today an invoice is paid or unpaid; retainer, milestone and balance schedules with their own due dates and reminders are being built |
| Follow-ups | Automated workflows on Premier | Read receipts; reminders before due, on the day and overdue, by WhatsApp or email, on every deal |
| After the signature | Scheduling, automated workflows, Zapier and bookkeeping integration on Premier | Projects on every plan, Free included: board, subtasks, checklists, files, client-shared tasks, time tracking, hours as invoice lines. Budgets and milestones on paid plans |
| Lead capture | Lead capture forms: one active on Starter, unlimited on Premier; email integration | WhatsApp and email in; a forwarding address, connected inboxes, one shared inbox |
| Team | Three additional users free; 4 to 10 users $25/mo, 11 to 20 $45/mo, 21 to 30 $60/mo; extra brands $10/mo each | Owner, admin and member roles, audit trail, CSV export |
| Setup | You build the forms, templates and workflows that fit your business | A catalog of what you sell and your terms; the rest is the deal itself |
| Galleries | No | No |
| Price | Starter $335 per year, Premier $525 per year; 21-day free trial of Premier, no card required | Free plan; Solo $130, Team $390 (up to 4 users), Studio $890 (up to 10 users) per year, or $13, $39 and $89 per month; 14-day free trial of paid plans, no card required |
Choose Nod CRM if
You want the deal closed in the thread.
Your clients write on WhatsApp or email and you want the proposal, the signature, the payment and the invoice as one record from that thread, with the currency and tax lines handled per client, and nothing to configure first.
Questions
Dubsado or Nod.
Does Dubsado send proposals on WhatsApp?
Dubsado works through email, forms and its client portal. Nod CRM sends proposals and reminders by WhatsApp or email, and the client signs and pays from either.
What does Nod CRM not do that Dubsado does?
Dubsado's Premier plan includes scheduling, automated workflows, public proposals, a Zapier integration and bookkeeping integration; Dubsado also offers payment plans. Nod CRM is a narrower product: lead, proposal, e-signature, payment, invoice, with projects and time tracking on every plan. Nod does not take deposits or split payments yet (payment schedules are being built), has no booking scheduler yet (planned after payments), does not email invoices yet and does not host galleries.
Which payment processors does each use?
Dubsado connects Dubsado Payments (powered by Stripe), Square or PayPal, chosen after you set your country and currency. Nod CRM takes payment on the deal page through Stripe (card, bank) or Razorpay (UPI, card) and matches it to the deal and the invoice.
How does the price compare?
Dubsado lists Starter at $335 per year and Premier at $525 per year, with three additional users free and a 21-day free trial of Premier. Nod CRM has a Free plan, then Solo at $130, Team at $390 for up to 4 users and Studio at $890 for up to 10 users per year, two months free against paying monthly ($13, $39 and $89 per month). Paid plans start with a 14-day free trial, no card required. On Free, Nod takes 2% of online payments; paid plans have no Nod fee, and Stripe or Razorpay charge their own fees on every plan.