JBMOnboard360 / Keap alternative
Keap alternative
A Keap alternative for service businesses that run on appointments, not campaigns.
Keap is a marketing automation CRM: email sequences, SMS, landing pages and payments for small businesses that sell online. If your business runs on appointments, intake forms, invoices and following up enquiries by hand, JBMOnboard360 covers that with a BAA on every plan and no required implementation package. Keap has SMS and automated campaigns that JBMOnboard360 doesn't, so read the trade-offs first.
Keap pricing
How much does Keap cost?
Keap's pricing page, checked October 2026, lists one plan at $299 a month billed monthly, or $2,988 a year (about $249 a month) billed annually. That includes 2 users; each extra user is $39 a month. Three details change the real cost:
- Implementation is required. New customers buy an implementation package, and its price isn't listed on the pricing page.
- There is an early-termination fee. The page lists a $299 fee for ending early.
- Payments and messaging have their own costs. Payment processing is per transaction, and messaging usage may be metered; ask for the details in writing.
For a team of 5, Keap is $299 plus 3 extra users at $39, or about $416 a month on monthly billing, plus implementation.
JBMOnboard360's prices are on our pricing page, with no setup fee. Professional is $79 per user per month billed annually ($99 monthly) for client records, scheduling, invoicing, forms, team chat and AI meeting summaries. Business is $399 per location per month billed annually ($499 monthly) with unlimited users, and adds the help desk, the WhatsApp concierge and the lead inbox with follow-ups. Enterprise starts at $349 per location for 10 or more locations, billed annually.
Side by side
Keap and JBMOnboard360, as published in October 2026
| JBMOnboard360 | Keap | |
|---|---|---|
| Price for 5 users | $395 a month on Professional (annual), or $399 for one location with unlimited users on Business | About $416 a month (monthly), or about $366 on annual billing, plus implementation |
| Setup | No setup fee | Required implementation package, price not listed |
| Leaving early | Annual is a 12-month commitment; monthly cancels any time | $299 early-termination fee listed |
| Email marketing sequences | No email sequences | Yes, a core feature |
| SMS | No | Yes |
| Card payments (US) | No. Invoices and payment tracking only | Yes |
| Appointment scheduling with booking requests | Yes | Basic appointment booking |
| Intake forms with QR codes | Yes | Web forms |
| Lead inbox with follow-up reminders | Yes, with a daily digest (Business) | Yes, via pipeline and automation |
| AI concierge answers inbound WhatsApp enquiries (Business) | Not a published feature | |
| HIPAA BAA | Included on every plan | Available after turning on HIPAA Security Controls; email, SMS and VoIP not covered |
Keap sources, checked October 2026: keap.com/pricing, keap.com/legal/hipaa-compliance (Keap's HIPAA help page blocked our fetch; the email/SMS/VoIP exclusion is from Keap's HIPAA memo text as shown in search results). The 5-user annual figure is our arithmetic: $2,988 ÷ 12 plus 3 × $39.
Be fair
Who should stay with Keap
Keap is strong at turning a list into sales: tagged contacts, email sequences, SMS follow-ups, landing pages, quotes and payments. Stay with it, or pick it, if:
- You sell courses, coaching programs or products through automated email funnels.
- SMS follow-up is a big part of how you convert leads.
- You want payments and checkout in the same tool as your campaigns.
JBMOnboard360 has no email sequences and doesn’t send SMS or take card payments in the US. If those drive your revenue, you would be giving them up.
When a Keap alternative makes sense
Keap was built for marketers. Service businesses that run on appointments often find they are paying for automation they don't use while the day-to-day work happens elsewhere: the calendar in one app, intake forms in another, invoices in a third, and team conversations in a fourth. They also find that HIPAA coverage is narrower than they assumed. Keap's own HIPAA memo, as shown in search results, says email, SMS and VoIP features aren't covered by its BAA, which removes the features a clinic would most want to use for patients.
JBMOnboard360 puts the operational work in one place. Each client has one record with appointments, forms, invoices, notes, files and the conversation history. Enquiries from your website and inbound WhatsApp land in a lead inbox, with reminders and a daily digest of who needs a call. The WhatsApp concierge answers people who message you first, from your knowledge base, and books a callback. It doesn't send campaigns, it doesn't answer phone calls, and it should never be used for health information. Calls with clients can be recorded and summarized by AI, and the summary is saved to the client record.
How follow-up works without email sequences
Instead of an automated drip, JBMOnboard360 gives each lead an owner and a next step, reminds that person, and lists overdue follow-ups in the morning digest. For many service businesses a prompt human call matters more than a sequence, and our speed-to-lead page looks at what the research actually says. If you want written follow-ups, our lead follow-up email templates are free to copy.
Questions
Keap alternative questions
Is there a long-term contract?
You choose. Annual plans are a 12-month commitment at the lower annual price, and your price is locked for the term. Monthly plans cost more, and you can cancel them at any time.
How much does Keap cost?
As of October 2026, Keap lists $299 a month billed monthly or $2,988 a year, including 2 users, with extra users at $39 a month. Implementation is required and its price isn't listed, and the page mentions a $299 early-termination fee.
Does JBMOnboard360 send SMS like Keap?
No. JBMOnboard360 doesn't send SMS in the US. Its messaging channel is WhatsApp, for answering people who message you first, and follow-up is done by your team from the lead inbox.
Does Keap sign a BAA?
Keap says it signs its standard BAA once HIPAA Security Controls are turned on. Its HIPAA memo, as shown in search results, says email, SMS and VoIP features are not covered. Check the current terms with Keap.
Is there a setup fee for JBMOnboard360?
No. The free consultation includes a trial account with your own data if it's a fit. Data migration is included on Enterprise, for 10 or more locations.
Can JBMOnboard360 run email campaigns?
No. It is not an email marketing tool. If you need newsletters or drip campaigns, keep a dedicated email tool alongside it.
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Keap is a trademark of its owner. JBMOnboard360 is not affiliated with it. Competitor facts are as published on the linked pages in October 2026 and may change. Nothing on this page is legal advice.
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