HoneyBookAI-powered client relationship platform for small businesses

ResponsiveResponsive AI powers bids, questionnaires, and trust centers with insight, accuracy, and speed.

Comparison · Proposals & Contracts · weekly run Nov 2

HoneyBook vs Responsive

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Responsive is the stronger AI pick in Proposals & Contracts: it has a visibility score of 10.7 versus 7.8 for HoneyBook, and ranks ahead in 60% of the answers that name both.

Choose HoneyBook if…

You want a lower entry price ($29 vs $10,000)
AI answers describe it more positively (36% vs 33% positive)
Tailored for freelancers, creatives, and small businesses
Bundles client management, proposals, invoicing, and contracts

Choose Responsive if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (10.7 vs 7.8)
You need GDPR or AICPA SOC 2 or ISO 27001 or ISO 27701 or ISO 42001 or CCPA or STAR Level 1 coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (501–1,000 employees)
Strong enterprise choice for high-volume RFPs

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 2

Metric	HoneyBook	Responsive
Visibility score	7.8%	10.7%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Proposals & Contracts	#12	#10
Share of voice	2.8%	4%
Mentions this run	14	20
Positive in AI answers	36%	33%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

HoneyBook 0pp · Responsive 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Responsive leads on 2 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

7.8%

AI Mode

12.2%

15.7%

Perplexity

3.5%

13.3%

HoneyBookResponsive

Head to head in AI answers

5 engine answers name both brands

2HoneyBook ranked higher

3Responsive ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	HoneyBook	Responsive
Best proposal and contract tool for startups	AI Mode	#7	#4
Alternatives to the most popular proposal and contract tool	AI Mode	#3	#8
Alternatives to the most popular proposal and contract tool	Perplexity	#13	#12
Official website of the top proposal and contract tool vendors	Perplexity	#6	#10
Who makes the most used proposal and contract tool?	AI Mode	#6	#5

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	HoneyBook	Responsive
Pricing model	Flat tiers	Flat tiers
Entry price	$29 / mo	$10,000 / mo
Free plan	No · 30-day trial	No
Deployment	—	Flexible hosting options
Integrations	—	32+
Compliance	—	GDPR, AICPA SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, ISO 42001, CCPA, STAR Level 1
Support	Email and live chat, 7 days a week, Help Center, HoneyBook Business Academy, HoneyBook Community	Professional Services with APMP-certified experts for onboarding and training, Premium deployment and support on Growth and Enterprise editions
Founded	2013	2015
Headquarters	San Francisco, CA, United States	Frisco, Texas, United States
Employees	201–500	501–1,000
Funding	Series E, led by Tiger Global · $498M raised	Round led by Elevate Capital
Best for	Creatives, consultants, marketers, event professionals and other small businesses that work with clients and need proposals, contracts, invoices and payments.	Dedicated proposal or operations teams with legal, InfoSec and compliance involvement, and global or multi-region operations.