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vsHBPunctual vs HoneyBook
HoneyBook is a nice client-flow tool for US creatives, with proposals, contracts, and payments. Punctual is real books and billing for a working business, and it works where HoneyBook doesn't.
The short version
Choose Punctual if you want real accounting and you're outside the US. Choose HoneyBook if you're a US creative who mainly needs proposals and a booking flow. HoneyBook is only sold in the US and Canada.
Side by side
| What matters to your business | Punctual ✓ | HoneyBook |
|---|---|---|
| Available outside US and Canada | Yes | No |
| Real books and accounting | Yes | No |
| Profit per client | Yes | No |
| Get paid by bank transfer, no card fee | Yes | Card fees on every plan |
| Multi-currency | Yes | Limited |
| Proposals and contracts | Basic | Strong |
Choose Punctual when…
- You're outside the US and Canada, where HoneyBook isn't sold.
- You need real books, not just a client-flow tool.
- You want to skip card fees.
Choose HoneyBook when…
- You're a US or Canada creative and proposals plus booking are your main need.
- You don't need real accounting underneath.
The pain of getting this wrong
A pretty client flow with no books underneath means you still need a second tool for the money. That's two subscriptions and a gap between them.
Switching
Moving off HoneyBook takes an afternoon
01
Bring your history
Connect your banks and import contacts, open invoices and balances from HoneyBook. Punctual pulls in your recent months of transactions.
02
Punctual rebuilds your books
Transactions are matched and categorised on arrival; you review the short list it wasn't sure about. Your P&L is current by the end of the day.
03
Run both for a month
Keep HoneyBook alive alongside Punctual through one month-end if you want the safety net, then cancel it.
Most switches happen over one afternoon, and the 30-day free trial covers a full month-end.
Fair questions
Asked before switching
Does Punctual do proposals and contracts like HoneyBook?
Only the basics. If proposals and booking flows are your main need, and you're in the US or Canada, HoneyBook is genuinely good at them. Punctual's job is the money: billing, real books, and getting paid without card fees.
Can I move my data over from HoneyBook?
Yes. Connect your bank accounts and bring your contacts, open invoices and balances across, and Punctual reads your recent history and builds your books from it. Most businesses do the move in an afternoon.
Will my accountant be able to work with Punctual?
Yes. Punctual keeps real double-entry books with a proper profit and loss and balance sheet, and every number traces to its transactions. Invite your accountant free: seats are always included.
What does Punctual cost?
US$79 a month covers your workspace and your first company, and each company after that is US$39. Yearly is ten months for twelve. Every feature and your whole team are included, we take no cut of your payments, and there is a 30-day free trial.
Is my data locked in?
No. Export your books and records any time, in formats your accountant can use. Leaving easily is part of the deal, and it keeps us honest.
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