Dubsado alternative
The Dubsado alternative that is ready by tonight
Dubsado hands you a construction kit. Hubabble hands you a coaching practice, set up in an afternoon, with your own private video room and a website built in.
When plans open, your first two weeks are free, and you can cancel anytime before you're charged.
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Side by side
Hubabble vs Dubsado, at a glance
Dubsado is a genuinely powerful CRM with a loyal following, built to fit any service business you point it at. Hubabble arrives already shaped for coaching. Green checks mark what each tool does well. Where a Hubabble row says On the way, it is not live yet.
| Capability | Hubabble | Dubsado |
|---|---|---|
| Time to a working setup | An afternoon, with Robin doing the heavy lifting | Days to weeks, and many coaches hire a specialist |
| Built for | Life coaches, end to end | Any service business, with coaches as one slice |
| Video sessions | Your own private video room, built in | None. You bring your own tool |
| Workflow automation | Coaching-ready defaults today. Automations on the way | Deep and endlessly customizable, once you build it |
| Coach website and booking | A coach website and booking link, built in | Forms and a scheduler, no full website |
| Payments to you | On the way. No cut of your revenue when they arrive | Built in, no cut of your revenue |
| Monthly price | Plans open soon | $335 to $525 a year, about $34 to $53/mo, unlimited clients |
| Free to try | A free trial when plans open | Free trial for your first three clients |
Dubsado details are current as of July 2026, from dubsado.com. We keep this honest. If something here is out of date, tell us at hello@hubabble.com.
Why coaches switch
Why coaches move to Hubabble
Set up by tonight, not by next month
Dubsado is powerful, and that power comes with a build. Coaches routinely spend days wiring up forms and workflows, and there is a whole cottage industry of paid Dubsado specialists you can hire to do it for you. With Hubabble, Robin sets up your website, booking, and agreements in an afternoon, using defaults made for coaching. You get to start on your clients right away instead of staring at a blank canvas.
Made for coaching, not adapted to it
Dubsado is a general CRM for photographers, planners, and any service business, so its language and templates speak that broad dialect. Hubabble is built around sessions, agreements, and the rhythm of a coaching practice. The words on the page and the flow of the work already fit what you do, so there is less to translate and rename.
A video room that is yours
Dubsado has no video of its own, so your sessions live in whatever tool you bolt on. Hubabble gives you your own private video room, sitting right beside the booking and the notes. Your client clicks one link and lands in the room, with no app to install and no generic meeting invite.
Feature by feature
A fair, plain look at each piece
Dubsado has real strengths, and power users love it for good reason. Where it earns its place we say so, and where Hubabble fits coaches better we explain why.
- Setup and the learning curve
- Dubsado can do a great deal, and getting there is the catch. Its ease-of-use scores run low, most users never touch most of its features, and enough coaches struggle that a market of paid Dubsado setup specialists exists to do it for them. Hubabble takes the opposite bet. Robin walks you through your website, booking page, and agreements in one sitting, with coaching defaults already in place. You can still adjust anything later.
- Workflow automation
- Give Dubsado its due here. Its workflow engine is deep, and if you love building intricate, branching automations exactly the way you picture them, few tools go further. That depth is also the reason the setup runs long. Hubabble starts you from coaching defaults, like time-zone aware booking reminders, so there is little to build. Custom automations are on the way, and they will not match Dubsado's depth. If automations are the heart of how you run your business, Dubsado leads today.
- Video sessions
- Dubsado does not include video, so you run sessions on whatever you connect and manage separately. In Hubabble every session opens in your own private video room, a click away from the booking and the notes that go with it. If most of your coaching happens over video, having the room built in changes how each week feels.
- Fees and pricing shape
- Dubsado takes no cut of what your clients pay you, and its flat annual pricing with unlimited clients is genuinely good value, especially for a high-volume book. Client payments in Hubabble are on the way, and when they open we will take no cut either. Hubabble plans open soon. The money question comes down to whether you want the lower headline price and the build, or the setup done for you and the video room included.
- The client-facing feel
- Dubsado's forms and portals are capable, and they read like a well-run service business, because that is what the tool is for. Hubabble is shaped for coaching, so the website, booking link, and agreements land warmer and more personal by default. A client meeting you through Hubabble sees a coaching practice rather than a form assembled from generic CRM parts.
Pricing
Pricing, in plain language
Dubsado's flat annual price is a real strength, and Hubabble plans open soon. The price you should weigh is not just the dollars, but the time it takes to get running.
Hubabble
Plans open soon
Three flat plans, each a complete practice, and never a per-client fee. When client payments arrive, Hubabble takes no cut. The free Hubabble Community is open now.
Dubsado
$335 to $525 / year
Two plans, Starter at $335 a year and Premier at $525, each with unlimited clients, which works out to about $34 to $53 a month. Dubsado takes no cut of your client payments. The cost that does not show on the price tag is the setup time, and for many coaches, a specialist to handle it.
So Dubsado's sticker price is fair, and the build behind it is the real investment. Hubabble's plans will take no cut of your client payments once payments open, and they include the private video room and coach website. You trade the build for a practice that is running the same afternoon you sign up.
Honest fit
Who each one is best for
We would rather you land in the right place than just sign up. Here is the honest version.
Hubabble is a great fit if
- You want your practice set up in an afternoon, not built out over weeks.
- You want a private video room and a coach website included, not bolted on.
- You would rather start from coaching defaults than a blank, general-purpose canvas.
- You want the client-facing experience to feel like coaching, not a service-business CRM.
Dubsado might fit better if
- You love building intricate, custom workflows and want to control every branch yourself.
- You serve many kinds of clients beyond coaching, and want one CRM that spans all of them.
- You need to take client payments in the same tool today.
- You want the lowest flat annual price with unlimited clients, and do not need built-in video.
Moving over
Switching is the easy part
The worry with any move is losing your clients or your history in the shuffle. Here is how moving over works, so nothing goes dark while you settle in.
- 1
Robin walks you through your coach website, booking page, session types, and agreements, so your practice is ready to run.
- 2
Importing your client list is on the way. Until then, email hello@hubabble.com and we will help you plan the move.
- 3
Keep your current tool running while you set up, so nothing goes dark on your clients.
Common questions
Questions coaches ask
Still deciding? Send a note to hello@hubabble.com. A real person answers.
Is Hubabble a good alternative to Dubsado?
Yes, especially if Dubsado's setup has felt like a project of its own. Hubabble is built specifically for life coaches, so Robin gets your website, booking, and agreements running in an afternoon using coaching defaults. You also get your own private video room, which Dubsado does not include. Dubsado remains a strong pick if you want a general CRM, deep custom workflows, or client payments in the same tool today.
Is Hubabble easier to set up than Dubsado?
For most coaches, yes. Dubsado is powerful and flexible, and that flexibility is why its learning curve is well known and why paid setup specialists are a thing. Hubabble starts you from coaching defaults and has Robin walk you through the setup, so you can be ready the same day. You can still customize afterward, you just do not start from a blank slate.
Does Hubabble charge a fee on client payments like some platforms do?
No. Client payments in Hubabble are on the way, and when they open we will take no cut of your coaching revenue, only the standard card processing fee. Dubsado takes no cut either, and it can take your payments today. The differences are elsewhere: setup time, the built-in video room, and how coaching-specific the whole experience is.
Does Hubabble have built-in video sessions?
Yes. Every session opens in your own private video room, right next to the booking and the notes, with nothing separate to connect. Dubsado has no video of its own, so you would run sessions on a tool you bring and manage yourself.
Can I move my practice from Dubsado to Hubabble?
Yes. Importing your client list is on the way. Until then, email hello@hubabble.com and we will help you plan the move: what to export from Dubsado, what to set up first, and how to keep Dubsado running while you settle in, so your clients never hit a dead end.
Your free Hubabble Community is open now.
Meet other coaches, ask questions, and share what is working. Plans open soon, and you'll hear the day they're ready. No spam. Just the emails you need to run your practice.
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