Dubsado is HoneyBook's leaner rival — same category, same blind spot. It manages a client relationship well and knows nothing about the event: no BEO, no run sheet, no guest counts, no rooming. For a venue, the operational half of the wedding still lives in spreadsheets. And its per-user, per-brand add-ons mean a team or a multi-space venue grows the bill in a quieter way.
Verified July 2026 against Dubsado's own pricing page.
Prices as published on Dubsado's own pricing page, checked July 2026.
Every row is a thing a venue actually does in a week. Where Dubsado doesn't publish an answer, this says so rather than assuming one.
| Feature | Runshow | Dubsado |
|---|---|---|
| Winning the bookingEverything between an inquiry arriving and a signed contract. | ||
| ProposalsThe packaged document a couple says yes to. | Included | Included |
| Contracts with e-signatureSigned in the flow, not emailed as a PDF. | Included | Included |
| Invoices & payment schedulesDeposits, balances, and what's still owed. | Included | Included |
| Unlimited lead formsOne per package, per space, per season — without hitting a cap. | IncludedNo cap on any plan | Limited1 on Starter; unlimited on Premier |
| Tour & meeting schedulerCouples book a tour without the four-email back-and-forth. | IncludedIncluded from $29 | Costs extraAdvanced scheduling on Premier |
| Client portalOne link where the couple sees their whole wedding. | Included | Included |
| Follow-up sequencesThe nudge that books the couple who went quiet. | IncludedPro and above | Costs extraPremier only |
| Two-way textingCouples answer texts. They don't always answer email. | Costs extraPaid add-on — real per-message cost | Not available |
| Running the eventThe work after the deposit clears — the part generalist CRMs leave in spreadsheets. | ||
| BEO / banquet event orderThe one document the whole staff runs the day from. | IncludedPremium | Not available |
| Day-of run sheet with crewsTimed cues assigned to bar, kitchen, setup — not a shared Google Doc. | IncludedPremium | Not available |
| Guest management & RSVPWho's coming, per function, without a spreadsheet round-trip. | IncludedPremium | Not available |
| Dietary & bar counts from guestsThe vegetarian count IS the tofu line on the invoice. | IncludedPremium — guests declare their own | Not available |
| Floor plans & seatingWhere 140 people actually sit. | IncludedPremium | Not available |
| Rooming & accommodationsCabins, beds, check-in dates — if you have rooms to fill. | IncludedPremium | Not available |
| Spaces & rental bookingSell the hours between the weddings. | IncludedPremium | Not available |
| Vendor COIs & waiversInsurance that's on file and in date, chased automatically. | IncludedPremium | Not available |
| Running the businessTeam, money, and the terms you're actually agreeing to. | ||
| Payments to your own accountYour Stripe, your rate, no platform cut. | IncludedYour Stripe account | Included |
| No added processing feeSome platforms add a percentage on top of the processor's. | Included0% added, every plan | IncludedYour own processor |
| Team roles & permissionsA coordinator shouldn't see the P&L. | IncludedPro and above | LimitedExtra users $25+/month |
| Day-of crew at no per-seat costBartenders and setup staff aren't logins. | Included | Not published |
| Multiple locations on one billTwo barns shouldn't mean two subscriptions. | LimitedEnterprise | LimitedExtra brands $10/month each |
| Native mobile appRunning the business from your phone. | Not availableWorks in a phone browser; no native app yet | Included |
A solo creative or planner who wants deep, hand-built workflows and forms at a low flat price and doesn't mind a steeper learning curve.
You run the event as well as sell it — a banquet event order, a timed run sheet your crew works from, guest counts that decide what the bar bill actually is, and rooms or spaces to fill. And you'd rather the money landed in your own Stripe account with nothing taken out of it.
They're close at the entry tier — Dubsado runs about $28/month billed annually, Runshow's Essential is $29. The difference is scope: Runshow includes the tour scheduler and uncapped lead forms that Dubsado places on its higher Premier plan, plus the event operations Dubsado doesn't have at all.
No. Dubsado is a creative-business CRM — it has no banquet event order, day-of run sheet, guest list or rooming. Venues using it keep those in separate spreadsheets.
Yes. Runshow imports contacts and projects from a CSV export, and migration is free — we bring your clients and history across for you.
Compiled from Dubsado's published materials in July 2026. If we've got something wrong or out of date, tell us and we'll correct it.
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