Iris Works vs KudosCRM

Iris Works is a photography CRM for bookings, contracts, invoices, questionnaires, email marketing, workflows, and client relationships. Client profiles collect inquiries, booking and session details, messages, notes, contracts, and invoices. During online booking, a client can choose an available time, sign a contract, and pay a deposit. Square, Stripe, and PayPal are supported, with Square identified as the preferred payment partner. Calendar connections include iCloud, Google Calendar, Office 365, Exchange, and Outlook. QuickBooks and Fundy Designer invoice import are also listed. Automated workflows can send emails, contracts, invoices, or questionnaires from booking dates or session milestones, while questionnaire responses remain in profiles. The service runs on web, Android, and iOS, with paired mobile apps. Plans are Starter at $14.95/mo, Basic at $29.95/mo, Pro at $39.95/mo, and Pro Plus at $49.95/mo. A 14-day trial requires no card.

KudosCRM is a customer relationship management tool for organizing sales activity, available on the web, iOS, and Android. Its listed features include a visual sales pipeline, email sync, marketing automation, and AI features. The free plan lasts indefinitely and covers up to 3 users, 1,000 contacts, and 1 pipeline, with tasks, activities, and one email inbox. Basic is $9 a month billed annually, with limits of 25 users, 25,000 contacts, 3 pipelines, and 10 automations; meetings, forms, and invoicing are also included. Professional is $24 a month billed annually and provides unlimited users and pipelines, up to 250,000 contacts, 50 automations, Kudos AI allocation, webhooks, API, and lead scoring. Enterprise is $49 a month billed annually for 50+ seats, with SSO, SAML, SCIM, unlimited audit log and export, a dedicated customer success manager, and a 99.9% uptime SLA. A 14-day trial is listed. The maker is based in Hong Kong.