MAD Monkey vs Dubsado: stop building your own workflows, start handing off the work.
Dubsado is a powerful but build-it-yourself client portal -- workflows, forms, and templates are all on you to configure and maintain. MAD wraps booking, CRM, and invoicing into one flat subscription and ships the marketing, the website, and the print collateral itself. You run your craft; we run the growth engine.
Three reasons buyers leave Dubsado for MAD
1. Dubsado is build-it-yourself. MAD is built for you.
Dubsado(R) is genuinely powerful, but the forms, workflows, canned emails, and templates are all yours to design, wire up, and maintain -- many users hire a separate Dubsado specialist just to set it up. MAD ships the client-management flow pre-built and our DFW team runs the marketing, web, and print work on top.
2. Workflows organize clients. They do not find them.
Even a perfectly tuned Dubsado(R) workflow only moves the leads you already have through your pipeline. MAD bundles the part that actually grows the business: local SEO, Google and Meta ads, reputation, listings, AI brand visibility, and a real website -- with the booking and invoicing wrapped in.
3. Watch the add-ons stack up.
Dubsado(R) Starter is $20/mo, but scheduling and automated workflows live on Premier, extra brands are $10/mo each, and added users carry per-seat fees. MAD is one flat subscription with no per-brand or per-seat tax, and a Dallas team behind it instead of a setup you maintain alone.
Full side-by-side comparison
All claims about Dubsado(R) are sourced from their public pricing page as of June 2026. Verify any value linked.
| Feature | MAD Monkey Media | Dubsado |
|---|---|---|
| Client management | ||
| Forms, contracts, invoices | Included, pre-built for you | Included (you build the templates) |
| Scheduling and bookings | Included | Premier plan only |
| Automated workflows | Included + built for you | Premier plan only (DIY) |
| Client portal | Included, your brand | Included |
| Payments | Included | Included (processor fees apply) |
| Marketing execution | ||
| Done-for-you ad campaigns | Yes -- we run Google + Meta | Not offered |
| SEO content + technical SEO | Yes -- MAD SEO AI ships content + fixes | Not offered |
| AI brand visibility (GEO) | Yes -- MAD AIBV tracks + remediates AI search | Not offered |
| Reputation + review requests | Included -- requests + monitoring | Not offered |
| Listings sync (GBP + directories) | Included -- GBP + 40+ directories | Not offered |
| Email marketing campaigns | Yes -- run by our team | Canned client emails only |
| Website and print | ||
| Real WordPress website | Yes -- designed + hosted by MAD | Embeddable forms only, no site |
| In-house print shop | Yes -- DFW (cards, signs, apparel, DTF) | Not offered |
| Same-week print turnaround | Yes -- pickup or ship from Dallas | N/A |
| Pricing structure | ||
| Per-extra-brand fee | None -- multi-brand bundled | $10/mo per additional brand |
| Per-user fees | None -- bring the whole team | Tiered user fees on larger teams |
| Setup help included | Yes -- our team configures it | Often a paid Dubsado specialist |
| Contract length | Month-to-month or annual | Month-to-month or annual |
| Support and fit | ||
| Dallas-local team | Yes -- in-person available DFW | Online support only |
| Built for | Creatives who want it handled | Creatives who like to build their own systems |
| Data export on exit | Full export (you own it) | Export available (CSV) |
What you actually pay, side by side
- Contracts, invoices, forms, client portal
- No automated workflows on Starter
- No scheduling on Starter (Premier only)
- $10/mo per additional brand
- Per-user fees on larger teams
- No ads, SEO, website, or print
- Forms, contracts, invoicing, scheduling, workflows
- Configured and maintained by our team
- Done-for-you Google + Meta ad campaigns
- MAD SEO AI, AIBV, reputation, listings bundled
- Real WordPress website + in-house DFW print
- No per-brand or per-seat fees; free migration
What a typical switch looks like
"Dubsado(R) could do almost anything, but I spent two weekends wiring up workflows and still paid a specialist to finish them. MAD rebuilt the whole flow, then took over my ads and website too. I just show up and do the work I am good at."
-- Placeholder: real Dubsado switch story being captured this quarterHow we move you off Dubsado in 5 steps
Free migration with every annual subscription. Our team handles the export, mapping, and go-live so you keep working through the switch.
Discovery call
30-min review of your Dubsado(R) workflows, forms, and how you book and bill today.
Export your data
We pull your contacts, projects, and templates from Dubsado native export.
Rebuild the flow
Our team re-creates your forms, scheduling, and automations in the MAD stack -- no DIY.
Shadow week
Both run in parallel for 5 business days so no lead or project is dropped.
Go live
Cut over, cancel Dubsado, free migration is done. We stay on call for 30 days.
What buyers say on third-party sites
Snapshot from public review sites. Verify the live ratings at the linked sources.
"Incredibly flexible, but the learning curve is real. I paid someone to set it up for me."
"Once it is built it is great. Getting there took weeks I did not really have."
"Love the workflows. Just wish it also handled my marketing and my website."
Common questions before switching
How is MAD different from Dubsado?
I spent ages building my Dubsado workflows. Do I lose them?
Is MAD more expensive than Dubsado?
Do I have to learn a complex new system?
Does MAD handle scheduling and automated workflows?
Can MAD actually bring me new clients?
Do I have to use the MAD print shop?
Do you work with creatives outside Dallas?
What happens to my data if I leave MAD?
Stop building the system. Let us run it for you.
Book a 20-minute call. We will review your Dubsado(R) workflows, show what a done-for-you bundle covers, and walk you through a free migration.