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Paperbell alternatives for coaches

Paperbell is a coaching platform with one plan, $97 a month or $970 a year, that includes everything from scheduling to contracts, with payments into your own Stripe or PayPal account. If you need less than all of it, or want a price that starts smaller while you have only a few clients, here are the alternatives and what each one costs.

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Free until your first client pays you, then $19/month · no card to startUpdated November 6, 2026

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What Paperbell includes

One plan, $97 a month or $970 a year, with scheduling, packages, payment plans, deposits and coupons, contracts, intake surveys, a client portal, online classes and digital downloads. Client payments go to your own Stripe or PayPal account, and Paperbell adds no fee to them.

A client picks a package and, in one checkout, books, signs your contract if the package has one, and pays, in that order, so nobody pays without agreeing to it. Signatures run through Dropbox Sign.

Paperbell doesn’t send invoices: its checkout replaces them. It says it isn’t a full course or membership platform like Kajabi. It offers a free account with no card required, without saying what the free account can do, and a 30 days money-back guarantee.

When an alternative fits better

You coach a handful of clients and want a price that starts smaller and grows with them.
You send invoices, which Paperbell replaces with its checkout.
You sell courses or memberships, which Paperbell says it isn’t built for.
You already have a website and a calendar, and only need new clients to answer, sign and pay.

Paperbell and the alternatives, side by side

ToolPrice for one coachPaymentsSigning and paying

PaperbellOne plan: $97 a month, or $970 a yearYour own Stripe or PayPal account; Paperbell adds no feeA contract attached to a package is signed at checkout, after booking and before paying

CoachAccountableStarter: $20 a month for 2 active clients, with every featureYour own Stripe, Square or PayPal account, with no added feeThe client fills in the agreement after signing up, not before

Simply.CoachStarter: US$19 a month, or US$9 billed annually, for 3 coacheesStripe or PayPalContracts with signatures on every plan; Starter is limited to one contract

DubsadoStarter: $35 a month, or $335 a year; scheduling needs Premier, at $55 a monthDubsado Payments, powered by Stripe, at 2.9% + 30¢ for US cards, or Square or PayPalA proposal lets clients choose services, sign and pay on one page; on Starter, only inside a project

BonsaiEssentials: $25 per user a month, or $19 billed annuallyBonsai’s own payments, through Stripe, at 2.9% + 30¢ per card paymentA deposit can be required when the client approves a contract

HoneyBookStarter: $36 a month, or $29 a month billed annuallyProcessed by HoneyBook, at 2.9% + 25¢ per card payment; you can’t connect your own Stripe accountClients sign, then pay, in one file, when the contract’s signature is required and the invoice comes after it

Calendly with StripeStandard: $12 per seat a month, or $10 billed annuallyYour own Stripe or PayPal account, at booking; Calendly adds no feeNo contracts: a required checkbox can ask for consent before booking

IntakePayFree until your first client pays you, then $19 a monthYour own Stripe account; IntakePay takes none of the depositThe client answers your questions, signs your terms with a typed name, then pays the deposit, in one link

List prices in US dollars from each company’s own site, before any sale or discount, checked on the date at the top of this page. Where a tool uses your own Stripe account, Stripe’s standard card price applies: in the US, 2.9% + 30¢ for a domestic card.

Which one fits

Priced by how many clients you coach: CoachAccountable, from $20 a month for two clients with every feature, or Simply.Coach, from US$19 a month for three coachees.
Client management with invoices and payment plans: Dubsado, from $35 a month, or Bonsai, from $25 per user a month.
Everything in one place, with HoneyBook processing the payments: HoneyBook, from $36 a month, for businesses in the US, Canada, the UK and Australia.
Booking with payment, and no contract: Calendly with Stripe, from $12 per seat a month.
Intake, signed terms and the deposit, with your own website and calendar: IntakePay.

Where IntakePay fits

IntakePay covers the part of Paperbell’s checkout that comes before the first session: your questions, your terms signed with a typed name, and the deposit, paid into your own Stripe account. The client then books a time on your Calendly or Cal.com.

It takes the deposit, then the rest with a balance link from the same client’s record when you’re ready. There are no automatic payment plans yet, and it has no classes, client portal or calendar of its own. If you want those in one place, Paperbell is built for it.

It’s free until your first client pays you, then $19 a month, and it takes none of the deposit; Stripe’s standard fees apply. See how the payment link works.

Questions

How much does Paperbell cost?

$97 a month, or $970 a year, for one plan with every feature. Paperbell adds no fee to client payments, which go to your own Stripe or PayPal account.

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Does Paperbell have a free plan?

It offers a free account with no card required, but its site doesn’t say what the free account includes or for how long. Paid plans come with a 30 days money-back guarantee.

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Does Paperbell send invoices?

No. Clients pay through Paperbell’s checkout, which it says replaces traditional invoices. If you need to send invoices, Dubsado, Bonsai, HoneyBook and CoachAccountable all do.

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The checkout part, on its own

Your questions, your terms signed with a typed name, then the deposit, paid into your own Stripe account.