Best CRM for Music Producers in 2026

What a CRM for music producers is (and what it is not)

A CRM for a producer or engineer is the business side of the work: who the client is, what package you quoted, what deposit they paid, how many revision rounds are used, which stems arrived and what is still unpaid. It is not a DAW, an audio player, a mix-review tool or a royalty or rights system. Audio stays in your studio and review tools. The CRM holds the paperwork around it, so when an artist sends new stems after approving a mix, or asks for mastering as a separate service, the original quote, the agreement and the invoice are one click away.

How we compared these tools

We compared each tool on the same five points, using only the vendor's own pricing pages:

1. Entry price for one person, monthly and billed yearly, as listed on October 19, 2026. Where a page shows only one billing view, the table says "Not shown".
2. Quote chain on the entry plan: proposals or quotes, contracts, and invoices, plus deposits where the page names them.
3. Session booking: which plan lists a scheduler or online booking.
4. Hard limits on the entry plan: active clients, projects, seats or lead forms.
5. Trial terms: length, and whether the vendor says a card is needed.

We did not test speed, support, reliability or mobile apps, and did not use third-party ratings. No tool here is built for music, and none lists an audio player or approval flow. Order reflects documented fit for a producer who sells packages and wants quote, deposit, contract and file versions on one record. Workspace369 is first because its matrix names deposit on acceptance, optional add-on lines and file versioning, which none of the other five pricing pages names; Moxie and Plutio cost less and list a scheduler. Session booking is weighed separately: Workspace369 lists it only from Specialist, while Moxie, Plutio, Bonsai Essentials and HoneyBook list it on cheaper plans.

The best CRM for music producers in 2026

1. Workspace369, best for package quotes with deposits and add-ons on one record

Workspace369 lists Proposals with optional and add-on line items on every plan, so a mastering pass or stem-cleanup is a line the client ticks when they accept. Deposit on acceptance, contracts the client signs online, proposal-to-invoice conversion, retainers, time tracking and file versioning are listed on Cadet, which is $29 a month for one user ($23.25 billed yearly). Clients get a client portal. The screenshot is a demo record, not a customer result.

Limitations: Cadet allows 5 active projects (archived projects do not count) and one seat. Online booking starts at Specialist ($149 a month, $119.25 billed yearly), as do change orders and proposal revision history, so on Cadet or Voyager you share your calendar by hand. Cadet costs more than Moxie, Plutio and Bonsai Essentials, which each list a scheduler. It has no audio player, timestamped notes or approval flow. The 14-day trial needs a card.

Best for: solo producers and mixing engineers with up to five active projects who sell packages and want quote, deposit, contract, invoice and file versions on one record, and will track revision rounds as tasks (proposal revision history starts at Specialist).

2. Moxie, best for the lowest-priced plan with scheduling

Moxie Starter is $12 a month, or $10 a month billed yearly ($120 charged annually). Its pricing page lists client and project management, invoicing and payments, proposals, quotes and contracts, time tracking, a sales pipeline, a form builder, meeting schedulers and a universal calendar and inbox on Starter. The page title gives a 14-day free trial; card terms are not stated there. Starter is the lowest-priced plan here that lists proposals, contracts, invoices and a scheduler together. Pro is $25 a month ($20 billed yearly) and adds the white-labeled client portal, custom domain and workflow automations.

Limitations: the page does not name optional line items or deposits, so check that an add-on can be ticked by the client before you rely on it. The white-labeled portal starts at Pro, and the page lists no audio features.

Best for: newer producers who want quotes, contracts, time and studio bookings cheaply and will chase updates by hand.

3. Plutio, best for every module at a solo price

Plutio lists projects, invoices, proposals, contracts, time tracking, scheduling, forms and a client portal on every plan. Core is $19 a month, or $190 a year when billed yearly, with 100 GB of storage. The trial is 7 days and the page says no card is required; during the trial you get up to 3 active clients. Core allows 9 active clients and no contributors, so count the artists and labels you serve at once. Pro is $49 a month ($490 a year) with unlimited active clients and 30 contributors.

Limitations: Core is solo only, with 500 workflow actions and 500 AI credits included, and white-label is a $9 a month add-on. A producer with more than nine live clients moves to Pro, which is well above the other entry plans.

Best for: a solo producer with a small, steady roster who wants every module from day one.

4. HoneyBook, best for a ready-made inquiry-to-booking flow

HoneyBook Starter is $29 a month billed yearly ($36 monthly) and lists unlimited clients and projects, invoices and payments, proposals and contracts, a calendar, a client portal and up to 2 live lead forms. The feature table lists the Scheduler on all three plans: 1 session on Starter, unlimited sessions from Essentials ($49 a month billed yearly), which also adds automations, SMS reminders and up to 2 team members. The FAQ gives a 30-day trial with no credit card required.

Limitations: unlimited Scheduler sessions need Essentials, above the entry plans of Moxie and Plutio. Time tracking is not listed on the pricing page, so hourly studio time needs a separate tool. Starter allows only 2 live lead forms.

Best for: producers who want artists to inquire, sign and pay from one flow and will pay Essentials for booking.

5. Bonsai, best for hourly studio time billed per user

Bonsai prices per user. Basic is $15 a month ($9 billed yearly) with time tracking, tasks, unlimited projects and a CRM, but not invoices. Essentials, at $25 a month ($19 billed yearly), adds invoices and payments, proposals and contracts, forms, scheduling, the client portal and expense tracking. The trial runs 7 days, after which Bonsai asks you to choose a plan and enter card details, so trial Essentials rather than Basic. Elite is $59 a month ($49 billed yearly) with a three-user minimum, so it only matters if you hire.

Limitations: custom fields, client tasks and messaging start at Premium ($39 a month, $29 billed yearly), so tracking a revision count in a field means a higher plan. Deposits and optional line items are not named on the plan list.

Best for: engineers who bill studio time by the hour and may add an assistant or second engineer later.

6. Dubsado, best for form-heavy onboarding

Dubsado Starter is $35 a month or $335 a year, and Premier is $55 a month or $525 a year (the pricing page has a monthly and an annual view). Starter lists unlimited clients and projects, invoicing and payment plans, form and email templates, client portals and one active lead capture form. Scheduling, automated workflows and public proposals start at Premier. The trial is 21 days with Premier access, and the page says no credit card is required.

Limitations: session booking and public proposals both need Premier, which costs more per year than the entry plans of every other tool here. The pricing table does not list contracts or time tracking. Three extra users are free, then bands start at $25 a month.

Best for: producers who run a detailed onboarding questionnaire for each direct client and will build the forms once.

Side-by-side comparison

Which tool fits your studio?

Run a revision-round test during the trial

Take one fictional client through the sequence below in each tool you shortlist. The scenario is an exercise, not a customer result.

1. Build a quote for a mix with two revision rounds, plus mastering as an optional add-on the client can choose.
2. Collect the deposit when the client accepts, and send the contract with the revision limit and delivery date.
3. Create the project, attach the first stems, and log both revision rounds as tasks or time entries.
4. The client sends new stems after approving a revision. Send a new quote or change request and a separate invoice for the extra work.
5. Open the client record and check that the original quote, contract, files, revision log and both invoices are linked together.

If you run the test, the best tool keeps all five on one client record and lets you find the original terms in seconds. Draft the change request with the free scope-change request builder and size the deposit with the deposit calculator.

When to keep it simple

If you have a handful of steady clients, a quote template, a contract template and an invoicing app can carry you. Move to a client-work tool when revision rounds start to overlap, when you cannot find what a client agreed to last year, or when stem re-sends arrive faster than you can price them. The music producers and audio engineers product page shows how Workspace369 handles Proposals, communications and invoices, and the pricing page has current plans. On Specialist, change orders record a scope change against the original agreement. Keep sessions in your DAW and deliver final masters through file share links or the client portal.

Before importing real clients, run one full job on demo data and check that your records can be exported.