ClauseryDubsado alternative: contracts without the setup
Dubsado is a CRM and workflow platform for service businesses, with forms, contracts, invoices and automations. It is powerful, but it takes time to set up. If contracts are the part you need, Clausery gets you from a Word template to a finished contract in minutes.
Dubsado raised its prices on 1 December 2025; Starter went from $20 to $35 a month. Dubsado says existing paid subscribers keep their previous price.
| Clausery | Dubsado | |
|---|---|---|
| Where contracts are created | Your browser only; nothing is uploaded | Dubsado's cloud |
| Account needed | No | Yes |
| Works offline | Yes | No |
| Free contract templates | Yes, 87 Word templates | Yes |
| Use your own Word contract | Yes: add {tags} to any .docx | Add your wording in Dubsado's contract editor |
| Contract download | Word (.docx), or print to PDF | |
| E-signature | No: sign on paper or with any e-signature service | Yes |
| Invoicing and payments | No | Yes |
| Client portal, scheduling and CRM | No | Client portal and CRM on both plans; scheduling and workflows on Premier |
| Price | Free library templates, plus 3 of your own; Pro $19 per user per month | Starter $35 and Premier $55 a month, or $335 and $525 a year, after a 21-day free trial |
Based on public information checked in September 2026. Products and prices change; check with the vendor.
Choose Dubsado if
- You want automated workflows from first inquiry to final payment
- You use lead forms, a client portal and scheduling linked to your contracts
- You prefer flat pricing to per-user seats
Choose Clausery if
- You want a contract today, without building workflows first
- You want contracts as Word files you can edit anywhere
- You do not use forms, a portal or automations enough to pay for them every month
- Client details should stay on your own computer
Moving your contracts from Dubsado
- Copy your contract wording out of Dubsado into a Word document, or start from one of the free freelance contract templates.
- Replace each detail that changes with a tag such as
{client_name}, and wrap optional terms, such as a deposit or kill fee, in{#has_deposit}…{/has_deposit}. - Check the file with the free template tag checker, then drop it into the app.
- Send each finished contract for signature the way you prefer. Keep Dubsado or another tool for invoices if you use it.
What Clausery deliberately leaves out
Clausery only prepares documents, and it never holds your clients' details. It has no invoicing, payments, scheduling, client portal, CRM or built-in e-signature. If you use those every week, Dubsado may be worth its subscription. If what you need is a good contract for each client, a template and a questionnaire may be all it takes.
Questions
Can I use Clausery and Dubsado together?
Yes. You could keep Dubsado for the parts you use, such as invoicing and payments, and prepare contracts in Clausery. Clausery needs no integration: it produces a Word file you can send, sign and store however you like.
How much does Clausery cost compared with Dubsado?
Every Clausery library template is free, you can automate up to three of your own templates free with unlimited documents, and Pro is $19 per user per month. The table above summarises Dubsado's published pricing as of 2026; check the vendor for current prices.
Can clients sign a Clausery contract?
Clausery does not collect signatures itself. Send the Word file, or a PDF printed from it, through any e-signature service, or sign on paper. Several e-signature services have a free plan for a limited number of documents.
What happens to my templates if I stop using Clausery?
They are ordinary Word files with tags, and your data exports as plain JSON. Nothing is locked into Clausery.
Try it with your own template
Open the app, drop in a Word document with tags like {client_name}, and you have a questionnaire. Or start from one of the free templates.