Cost calculator · 2026
What you’d actually pay
on HoneyBook vs BookNox.
Most “HoneyBook savings” calculators inflate the number by pretending the 2.9% card fee is money you keep. It isn’t — you pay roughly that to Stripe either way. This one is honest: it compares the subscription tier ladder, which is where the real difference lives.
Which of these do you need?
What you’d pay per year
Subscription cost only. Card processing runs at roughly standard rates on both (HoneyBook ~2.9% + 25¢, Stripe ~2.9% + 30¢), so it’s excluded rather than counted as a saving — the honest difference is the tier ladder, not a per-payment skim. The one real payment edge: BookNox uses Stripe Connect direct charges, so deposits land in your bank with no platform fee on top (BookNox’s platform fee is 0%). HoneyBook pricing verified June 2026 (Starter $29/$36, Essentials $49/$59, Premium $109/$129 annual/monthly per month); SaaS pricing changes, so confirm current rates before relying on this.
Why the honest version matters
We don’t count the card fee as “savings.”
HoneyBook charges about 2.9% + 25¢ to process a card payment. On BookNox you pay Stripe’s standard 2.9% + 30¢ directly, because BookNox uses Stripe Connect and takes a 0% platform fee on top. So on a typical card deposit, processing is close to a wash — and any calculator claiming you “save thousands in fees” is counting money that never changes hands.
The one genuine payment edge: with Stripe Connect direct charges, the deposit lands in your bank account and BookNox is never in the money path or skimming a per-booking cut.
Where the price diverges
The tier ladder, not the swipe.
BookNox matches HoneyBook’s cheapest tier on price — and then stops moving. HoneyBook’s climbs: automations and accounting sync push you to Essentials, and a second team seat pushes you to Premium. The calculator above shows what that ladder costs you over a year against one flat $29/mo plan.
One flat price. No tier ladder.
Quote, contract, get paid, and sync your calendar for $29/month flat — with zero per-booking skim.