Dubsado pricing in 2026: plans, fees and the refund rules

Dubsado has two plans: Starter at $35 a month or $335 a year, and Premier at $55 a month or $525 a year. Scheduling, automated workflows and the bookkeeping integration are Premier only. On top of the plan you pay card fees of 2.9% plus 30¢ if you take payments through Dubsado, $10 a month for each extra brand, and from $25 a month once you pass three extra users. Two rules catch people: annual plans are refundable only within 14 days of the charge, and an older, cheaper rate ends for good if you switch plans or cancel. Below: every price and fee, as of November 12, 2026.

What do Dubsado’s plans cost?

From Dubsado’s pricing page, in US dollars:

Annual billing saves about two months. Most service businesses that want Dubsado to send follow-ups on its own need Premier, because workflows and the scheduler aren’t on Starter.

The free trial lasts 21 days with full Premier access, and Dubsado says no card is needed to start (llm-info). Older write-ups describe an unlimited trial capped at three clients; that’s not what Dubsado’s page says now.

What does Dubsado charge on top of the plan?

Add-ons (pricing):

• Extra brands: $10 a month each.
• Extra users: three are free; then $25 a month for 4 to 10 users, $45 for 11 to 20, and $60 for 21 to 30.

Payment fees if you take payments through Dubsado Payments (help center, July 2026):

PayPal and Square can be connected instead. Dubsado’s terms say fees can change without notice and that it won’t send renewal reminders.

What does Dubsado really cost in a year?

A solo business on Premier, paying annually, taking $60,000 a year in US card payments through Dubsado:

The card fees are most of the bill. Moving larger invoices to ACH (0.8%, capped at $5) cuts them sharply. Dubsado Payments also supports surcharging (passing the card fee to the client, where your state allows it). You’d pay similar card fees on most platforms.

What are Dubsado’s refund and cancellation rules?

From Dubsado’s cancellation policy:

1. Cancel in the app. “We do not accept cancellations by phone or email.”
2. Annual plans: 14 days. You “must cancel and request a refund within 14 days of your last charge” to get the annual payment back, and “we do not offer pro-rated refunds if you decide to cancel mid-plan.”
3. Monthly plans: a refund is limited to your most recent charge.
4. Your data: kept for 90 days after you cancel.

Legacy rates. Prices changed for new subscribers on December 1, 2025, and existing subscribers kept their old price. That older rate “applies only while your subscription” continues: it ends if you cancel or deactivate, switch between Starter and Premier, or let the account lapse for more than 21 days, and “once a legacy rate ends, it cannot be restored.” So someone on an older Starter rate who upgrades pays today’s Premier price.

What are the alternatives, and what do they cost?

Published prices from each provider’s own page, November 12, 2026:

We compare Dubsado and HoneyBook in full in Dubsado vs HoneyBook.

Is Dubsado worth it?

For a solo creative business, usually yes. Premier at $525 a year covers proposals, contracts, invoices, payment plans, a client portal, scheduling and workflows, and Capterra reviewers rate it 4.3 from 60 reviews (Capterra). The common complaint is the setup: “Dubsado has a severe learning curve,” one reviewer wrote. Budget a weekend, or a specialist, to build your workflows.

It’s a weaker fit if most of your leads phone you. Dubsado doesn’t answer calls.

Where does Stack Space fit?

Stack Space is a CRM with an AI receptionist built in, and it costs more than Dubsado: $125 a month (Starter, 150 receptionist minutes) or $355 (Professional, 900 minutes), with no free trial. The receptionist Stax trains answers your line 24/7 within your plan’s minutes and books onto the calendar built into Stack Space. You get forms, estimates and proposals with e-signature, invoices with Stripe and recurring billing, workflows, and review requests.

What Dubsado has that we don’t: a client portal, payment plans that split one invoice into instalments, cheap extra brands, and a mobile app. If you’re a solo photographer or planner whose leads come by email and Instagram, Dubsado costs far less and fits better. Stack Space makes sense when missed calls and slow follow-up cost you more than the difference.

FAQ

How much does Dubsado cost per month? Starter is $35 a month and Premier $55, or $335 and $525 a year, per Dubsado’s pricing page in November 2026. Payment fees, extra brands and extra users cost more.

Does Dubsado have a free trial? Yes: 21 days with full Premier access, according to its pricing page, with no card needed to start.

Can I get a refund from Dubsado? On an annual plan, only if you cancel and ask within 14 days of the charge; there are no pro-rated refunds. On a monthly plan, the refund is limited to your most recent charge.

Will I keep my old Dubsado price? Only while your subscription continues. Cancelling, switching between Starter and Premier, or letting the account lapse more than 21 days ends a legacy rate, and it can’t be restored.

What does Dubsado charge for payments? 2.9% + 30¢ for US cards, 4.4% + 30¢ for international cards, and 0.8% (up to $5) for ACH, through Dubsado Payments.