Switching from HoneyBook
Everything HoneyBook does, plus the side of the wedding it can't see.
Your leads, quotes, contracts, invoices and tours. Plus holds, the BEO, your crew, and the couple's guest list and floor plan, live from the app they plan in. Move over in an afternoon.
A $20,000 balance paid by bank: $300 on HoneyBook. $5 here.
HoneyBook takes 1.5% of every bank payment with no cap. Here, payments go straight into your own Stripe account: 0.8% by bank, never more than $5, and no platform fee on Pro or Studio.
| Fee | HoneyBook | The Veil |
|---|---|---|
| Bank transfer (ACH) | 1.5%, no cap | 0.8%, capped at $5 |
| Card (Visa, Mastercard) | 2.9% + 25¢ | 2.9% + 30¢ (Stripe) |
| Saved card on autopay, Amex, Discover | 3.4% + 9¢ | Same as any card |
| Platform fee on paid plans | None | None on Pro and Studio |
| Where the money lands | HoneyBook's processor | Your own Stripe account |
Built in, or another tool?
HoneyBook is good at the paperwork. A venue also runs holds, a BEO, a crew and a room full of guests, and HoneyBook leaves those to other tools.
| What you need | HoneyBook | The Veil |
|---|---|---|
| Clients pay and sign by link, no account | Built in. Client portal | Built in. A private page per client: quote, invoices, contracts |
| Itemized invoices, tax, service charge, payment plans | Built in. Built in | Built in. With deposits, refunds and cash or check recorded |
| Contracts with countersignature | Built in. Built in | Built in. Signed copy with a signing certificate |
| Tours that book, confirm and remind themselves | Built in. Scheduler | Built in. Calendar invite, reschedule and cancel by link |
| Holds, and a second hold behind the first | Not built in. Tentative dates show as free | Built in. Hold clocks, a queue of three, and the next lead moves up on its own |
| BEO and day sheet | Not built in. Written by hand | Built in. Bar, setup, load-in, run sheet and crew calls on one printable sheet |
| Crew call times | Not built in. Not built in | Built in. Each person is sent their call time on the morning of the event |
| Floor plan with the guests on it | Partly. 2D, desktop only, client can only view | Built in. The couple's tables and seats, live from their app |
| Guest list, RSVP and dietary counts | Not built in. Another tool | Built in. From the couple's app, counted for you |
| The other vendors on the event | Not built in. Another tool | Built in. Caterer, photographer and DJ see the same plan |
| Marketplace leads (The Knot, WeddingWire, Zola, PartySlate) | Partly. Through Gmail only, unlabeled | Built in. From any mail provider, labeled by source |
| Bring your contacts and pipeline | Built in. CSV import | Built in. CSV import, and a full export any time |
| Your contract and price list rebuilt | Built in. By their team, about 72 hours | Built in. Upload them and review the drafts in minutes |
| Payments into your own Stripe account | Not built in. HoneyBook's processor only | Built in. Your money, your Stripe dashboard |
| Couples find you in a wedding planning app | Not built in. Not built in | Built in. Your storefront in The Veil app |
The plan you're on, and the one you'd move to
HoneyBook Starter
$348 a year · Just you
The Veil Pro
$500
a year · Just you
HoneyBook Essentials
$588 a year · You + 2
The Veil Pro + 2 people
$1,000
a year · You + 2
HoneyBook Premium
$1,308 a year · Your whole team
The Veil Studio
$1,290
a year · Unlimited people
HoneyBook prices are its yearly billing ($36, $59 and $129 a month billed monthly). Ours are the founding prices open today, locked for five years.
What a year would cost you
| A year of | HoneyBook | The Veil |
|---|---|---|
| Plan (Pro + 1 person) | $588 | $750 |
| Bank payments | $2,250 | $95 |
| Card payments | $1,835 | $1,747 |
| Total | $4,673 | $2,592 |
You keep
$2,081
a year. Card processing is about the same either way. The difference is the plan and bank payments: HoneyBook takes 1.5% of every bank payment with no cap, and here a bank payment costs 0.8%, never more than $5.
Switching takes an afternoon
1
Bring your clients
Export your contacts and projects from HoneyBook as CSV and import them. We show you every row before anything is saved.
2
Bring your paperwork
Upload your contract and price list. They come back as a template, packages, invoice fees and your usual payment plan, for you to check.
3
Point your leads here
Set one forwarding rule. Knot, WeddingWire, Zola and PartySlate leads arrive already labeled, from any mail provider.