Best for
Best for solo service providers and small studios that want enquiry, contract, invoice and payment in one branded client flow.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
Agency Software Comparison
Dubsado vs. MOCO
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for small and mid-sized agencies, consultancies and IT service providers that want quoting, time tracking and invoicing in one focused tool.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
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Full Comparison
| Criterion | Dubsado | MOCO |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From $335 / year Starter plan; Premier is $525 per year. Annual billing is priced as ten months. Three additional users are included, then $25 per month for 4 to 10 users, and each extra brand costs $10 per month. Prices in US dollars. | From €15 / user / month Core plan, per user and month excluding VAT. Pro is €21 and Unlimited €24, the latter from 25 users. |
| Free trial | 21-day free trial with full access to the Premier plan, no credit card required | 30 days |
| API | No developer API is published. Integrations run through Zapier on the Premier plan alongside native connections | Not stated |
| Languages | Not stated | German, English |
| Hosting | Cloud (SaaS), with a mobile app | Cloud, Swiss-made |
| Made in | United States | Switzerland |
| Time tracking | Yes, a global time tracker on the Premier plan. An entry carries a task description, a project, an hourly rate and the invoice it will be billed to, runs while you work elsewhere, and is applied to that invoice from the tracker or from within the invoice. | Yes, stopwatch, NFC, mobile app and work-time recording |
| Project costing | Not offered as a costing module. Billable hours carry an hourly rate that feeds an invoice, and reporting covers revenue and profit margins, but the published feature list has no cost rates or budget-against-actual tracking. | Yes, quotes and offers, budgets with alerts |
| Invoicing | Yes, branded invoices with payment plans, recurring billing, automatic reminders and gratuity options; payments by card and ACH through Dubsado Payments on Stripe, in 135+ currencies with buy-now-pay-later and instant payouts | Yes, invoicing by effort with hour statements, multi-currency |
| Resource planning | No. The published feature list runs from lead capture and scheduling through proposals, contracts, invoices, workflows, the client portal and reporting, without capacity or resource planning. | Yes, capacity and utilisation planning |
| Reporting and controlling | Yes, dashboards covering month-to-month growth, profit margins, payment history and revenue patterns, plus lead conversion, project status and pipeline health | Yes, profitability reporting |
| Integrations and API | No developer API is published. Zapier connects thousands of apps on the Premier plan, alongside native integrations for Gmail, Microsoft 365, Stripe, QuickBooks Online, Xero, Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams. | Yes, API |
| AI features | No | stated Yes |
| MCP-ready | No | stated Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | more entries Email helpdesk, Chat | Chat |
| Onboarding | more entries Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials, Live online demos and webinars | Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials |
| Company size | Freelancers, Small and mid-sized | Freelancers, Small and mid-sized |
| Integrations | Gmail, Microsoft 365, Stripe, QuickBooks Online, Xero, Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Zapier | more entries DATEV Unternehmen online, Personio, Slack, Jira, Asana, Microsoft Power BI, Memtime, GetMyInvoices, Make, Zapier, Webhooks, API |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price Dubsado From $335 / year MOCO From €15 / user / month
- Free trial Dubsado 21-day free trial with full access to the Premier plan, no credit card required MOCO 30 days
- Hosting Dubsado Cloud (SaaS), with a mobile app MOCO Cloud, Swiss-made
- Support Dubsado Email helpdesk, Chat MOCO Chat
- Made in Dubsado United States MOCO Switzerland
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
Dubsado
Strengths
- Lead capture, proposal, contract and invoice run as one branded client-facing flow
- 21-day free trial with full access to the Premier plan, no credit card required
- Three additional users are included before the user add-ons start
- Payments by card and ACH in 135+ currencies, with QuickBooks Online and Xero sync
Limitations
- Automated workflows, advanced scheduling and the time tracker require the Premier plan
- Zapier, the only published route to apps without a native integration, is also on the Premier plan
- Extra brands and users beyond three are billed as monthly add-ons on top of the annual plan
- Once tracked hours are applied to an invoice they cannot be edited in the tracker or moved to another invoice
MOCO
Strengths
- Focused and easy to learn
- Clean quote-to-invoice and time tracking
- Responsive in-app chat support
Limitations
- Interface can feel complex for new users
- Lighter on heavy enterprise depth
Plans
Pricing
Dubsado
- Starter $335 Per year. Email integration, unlimited projects and clients, invoicing and payment plans, form and email templates, client portals, calendar connection, mobile app, email and live chat support, and one active lead capture form.
- Premier $525 Per year. Adds unlimited lead capture forms, automated workflows, advanced scheduling, public proposals, the time tracker, bookkeeping integration and Zapier.
MOCO
- Core €15 Per user and month, excluding VAT. Core functions for sole traders and small teams.
- Pro €21 Per user and month, excluding VAT. Adds leads, capacity planning and incoming invoices, with AI-assisted OCR and single sign-on included.
- Unlimited €24 Per user and month, excluding VAT. All-inclusive plan from 25 users, with a personal Q&A session.
What users say
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Dubsado
- Ease of use
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- User interface
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- Onboarding
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MOCO
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
- Not rated yet
- Onboarding
- Not rated yet
- Support and service
- Not rated yet
- Value for money
- Not rated yet
- Features
- Not rated yet
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
Dubsado https://www.dubsado.com · checked against the official source on 2026-09-12
MOCO https://www.mocoapp.com · checked against the official source on 2026-09-01
This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.