ItNirman CRM vs Dubsado
Dubsado is a hosted client-management tool for creative and service businesses. ItNirman CRM does a similar job inside your own WordPress site. Here is how they compare, including where Dubsado is the better choice.
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- Facts checked 21 October 2026
- Sources linked below
- Where Dubsado wins, stated
Is ItNirman CRM a good Dubsado alternative?
Dubsado has two plans, billed annually: Starter at $335 a year and Premier at $525. Both include client portals and invoicing with payment plans. Premier adds automated workflows, advanced scheduling, public proposals and unlimited lead forms. Three extra users are free, then $25 a month for 4 to 10 users, and each extra brand is $10 a month. There is a 21-day trial with no credit card.
Choose ItNirman CRM when you want your client data on your own hosting, one price per site however many staff you add, monthly client reports, agency finance, bKash, Nagad, Rocket and Upay payments and a Bangla interface. Choose Dubsado when you want a mature hosted tool with deep workflows and scheduling, and do not need WordPress.
- Free version
- Dubsado: 21-day trial. ItNirman CRM: no
- Paid price
- Dubsado Starter: $335 per year. ItNirman CRM: $89 / year
- Where data lives
- Dubsado: its cloud. ItNirman CRM: your WordPress database
- Monthly client reports and agency finance
- ItNirman CRM: yes. Dubsado: not listed
- bKash, Nagad, Rocket, Upay
- ItNirman CRM: yes. Dubsado: not listed
What You Get With ItNirman CRM
One licence, nothing held back. Single and Business differ only in the number of sites, and your data stays in your own WordPress database.
A client portal with no login
Each client gets a private link to read reports, see invoices, accept quotes, view files and send requests. Regenerate the link and the old one stops working.
Monthly client reports
Build the report from the work done, performance screenshots and next month's plan. Share it in the portal or as a PDF, and collect feedback on it.
Quote to paid invoice
A client accepts a quote online and the invoice is created. Partial payments, overdue flags, reminders by email and WhatsApp message, and card payments through Stripe or SSLCommerz.
Client 360 and health score
Invoices, payments, reports, tasks and messages on one timeline, with a 0 to 100 health score and warnings about clients who may leave.
Agency finance
Income from client payments, expenses with receipts, shared costs and a Time & Profit view that shows which clients actually make money.
Built for Bangladesh
The whole interface in English or Bangla, bKash, Nagad, Rocket and Upay payments with a transaction ID that can never be used twice.
ItNirman CRM and Dubsado, Feature by Feature
Facts as of 21 October 2026, from Dubsado's pricing page. Monthly prices are not listed there.
| Feature | ItNirman CRM | Dubsado (Starter and Premier) |
|---|---|---|
| Price and licence | ||
| Free version | —No | No; a 21-day trial with no credit card |
| Paid price | $89 per year | Starter $335, Premier $525 per year |
| Pricing model | Annual licence per site | Per plan, billed annually, plus extra users and brands |
| Adding a team member | No extra fee (CRM Staff role) | 3 extra users free; 4 to 10 users $25 a month |
| Every feature in every plan | Yes | No; workflows and proposals are in Premier |
| Where your data lives | ||
| Data stored in | Your WordPress database | Dubsado's cloud |
| Works inside the WordPress dashboard | Yes | no, a separate app |
| Client work | ||
| Client portal | yes, a private link with no login | yes, both plans |
| Invoices and payment plans | yes, with partial payments and reminders | yes, both plans |
| Proposals and quotes | Quotes accepted online by typing a name | Public proposals in Premier |
| Contracts | Plans, roadmaps and agreements | Not listed on the page we read |
| Monthly client reports with PDF | Yes | Not listed |
| Agency finance with Time & Profit | Yes | Not listed |
| Automations | Workflow rules | Automated workflows in Premier |
| Lead forms | Website intake form | 1 in Starter; unlimited in Premier |
| Payments and ecosystem | ||
| bKash, Nagad, Rocket and Upay | Yes | Not listed |
| Transaction fees | None from us; your gateway's own | Not mentioned on the page we read |
| Whole interface in Bangla | Yes | Not listed |
Dubsado is built for client work, like ItNirman CRM. The main differences are where the data lives, how extra users are priced and the local payment methods.
The Honest Version
Choose ItNirman CRM if you…
- run your business on WordPress
- want client data on your own hosting
- want one price however many staff you add
- need monthly client reports and agency finance
- get paid by bKash, Nagad, Rocket or Upay
- need the CRM in Bangla
Choose Dubsado if you…
- want a mature hosted tool with deep workflows
- need advanced scheduling
- do not use WordPress
- want a 21-day trial
- want 3 extra users included
What You Pay Per Year
In US dollars per year, as listed. Dubsado lists annual plans only.
| Feature | ItNirman CRM | Dubsado |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | $89 | Starter: $335. Premier: $525 |
| 4 to 10 users | $89 | Premier plus $25 a month ($300 a year) for extra users |
| Each extra brand | No extra fee | $10 per month |
| Where the data lives | Your own site | Dubsado's cloud |
Dubsado's extra-user and extra-brand fees come on top of the plan price.
Moving From Dubsado to ItNirman CRM
- Test on a staging copy. Addresses ending in .local or .test never use a licence slot.
- Export from Dubsado. Export your contacts as a CSV file, and download invoices, proposals and files you need for your records.
- Import into ItNirman CRM. The CSV importer brings contacts in as leads. Plan to review clients, invoices and history by hand, because no importer for those is listed.
- Switch in stages. Keep Dubsado running until your team has used ItNirman CRM for a few weeks.
Features that exist only in Dubsado, such as its scheduling and workflow templates, will not carry over.
ItNirman CRM and Dubsado, Answered
Every feature, grouped by job.
Is Dubsado free?
No. Dubsado offers a 21-day trial with no credit card. Starter is $335 a year. ItNirman CRM has no free version.
Does Dubsado have a client portal?
Yes, in both plans, along with invoicing and payment plans. ItNirman CRM also has a client portal, which each client opens from a private link with no login.
How does Dubsado charge for extra users?
Three additional users are free. After that, 4 to 10 users cost $25 a month, 11 to 20 cost $45 and 21 to 30 cost $60. ItNirman CRM has no per-user fee.
Does ItNirman CRM have automated workflows?
Yes, Workflow Automation lets you set rules such as when this happens, do that, and Onboarding Playbooks create tasks, a welcome email and a portal checklist when you win a client. Dubsado lists automated workflows in Premier.
Can I move my Dubsado clients?
Export your contacts as CSV, then import them as leads in ItNirman CRM. Review projects, invoices and files by hand.
Sources and Date
Every Dubsado fact above comes from a page you can open. ItNirman facts come from our own product pages.
Facts checked on
- Dubsado pricing pagePlan prices, features, users, trial and add-ons
- ItNirman CRM product pageItNirman CRM features and counts
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Run Client Work on Your Own Site
Your client data on your own site, with reports, finance and local payments included.