Comparisons / Dubsado
Dubsado is a powerful, highly customizable client workflow tool. Here's when that power is worth it for a fractional exec, and when a purpose-built tool is simpler.
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What Dubsado is
Dubsado handles contracts, invoices, forms, a client portal, scheduling, and automated workflows. It's known for flexibility, and for a setup curve that comes with it.
What Fractional Workspace is
One place to run a fractional practice, from the first conversation to the weekly client update: pipeline, AI opportunity analysis, proposals your client accepts from a link, and a workspace for every engagement. Built by a fractional executive, for fractional executives.
Side by side
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Can you use both?
If Dubsado already handles your invoicing and onboarding forms, Fractional Workspace can sit alongside it for the pipeline, proposals, and the engagement itself.
Common questions
Is Dubsado hard to set up?
It's flexible, so most people spend time building forms and workflows first. Fractional Workspace comes ready for fractional engagements, with role-specific offer templates from day one.
Which is better for retainers?
Dubsado handles recurring invoices well. Fractional Workspace handles the retainer work itself: objectives, action items, decisions, and weekly updates for each client.
How much does Fractional Workspace cost compared to Dubsado?
Fractional Workspace is $79/month or $749/year, with a 14-day free trial and no credit card required. Dubsado: Starter $335/yr. Premier $525/yr (about $44/mo). 21-day free trial. Competitor prices were checked on September 28, 2026.
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