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Alternatives to NowCerts
22 insurance tools sit alongside NowCerts in this directory. Below is what separates each from NowCerts on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 22
- With a free tier
- 3
- Cheaper to start
- 4
- NowCerts starts at
- $99/month
Why people look past NowCerts
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the NowCerts entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for NowCerts carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 3 of the 22 alternatives below can be used without paying.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
NowCerts publishes 4 tiers, from $99/month up to On request. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the NowCerts pricing page breaks each one down.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
The most connected agency management system
- Sold on a subscription model rather than Per month by seat band.
- 2 tiers to NowCerts's 4.
All-in-one agency management and rating
- Starts $50 a month dearer, at $149/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than Per month by seat band.
- 3 tiers to NowCerts's 4.
Agency management made simple
- Starts $100 a month dearer, at $199/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than Per month by seat band.
- 2 tiers to NowCerts's 4.
Small commercial insurance quoting that sends one submission to many carriers
- Can be used without paying; NowCerts cannot.
- Starts $49 a month cheaper, at $50/month.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than Per month by seat band.
- 3 tiers to NowCerts's 4.
Business insurance management platform
- Can be used without paying; NowCerts cannot.
- Starts $99 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a transaction model rather than Per month by seat band.
- 1 tier to NowCerts's 4.
Life insurance by New York Life
- Can be used without paying; NowCerts cannot.
- Starts $99 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than Per month by seat band.
- 2 tiers to NowCerts's 4.
Every NowCerts alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NowCerts (this page) | $99/month | Per month by seat band | 4 | |
| Applied EpicDeeper commercial lines handling, broader carrier download and real agency accounting, at several times the seat cost | On request | Subscription | 2 | vs NowCerts |
| EZLynxStronger comparative rating built into the management system, which suits personal lines agencies that quote heavily | $149/month | Subscription | 3 | vs NowCerts |
| HawkSoftAnother small-agency AMS with a long independent track record and no recent rebrand to work around | $199/month | Subscription | 2 | vs NowCerts |
| Semsee | Free, then $50/month | Per user per month | 3 | vs NowCerts |
| CoverWallet | Free | Transaction | 1 | vs NowCerts |
| Haven Life | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs NowCerts |
| InsurancePro | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NowCerts |
| QQCatalyst | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NowCerts |
| Indio | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NowCerts |
| INSTANDA | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NowCerts |
| Ivans | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NowCerts |
| Five Sigma | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NowCerts |
| Jenesis Software | $50/month | Per user per month | 2 | vs NowCerts |
| Novidea | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NowCerts |
| Verisk | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NowCerts |
| Riskonnect | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NowCerts |
| EIS Group | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NowCerts |
| InsuredMine | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NowCerts |
| BriteCore | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NowCerts |
| Socotra | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NowCerts |
| Guidewire InsuranceNow | On request | Quote | - | vs NowCerts |
| Guidewire PolicyCenter | On request | Quote | - | vs NowCerts |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the NowCerts badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (3)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Semsee , Free, then $50/month
- CoverWallet , Free
- Haven Life , Free
Cheaper than NowCerts (4)
Entry price under NowCerts's $99/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Semsee , Free, then $50/month
- CoverWallet , Free
- Haven Life , Free
- Jenesis Software , $50/month
What you would be giving up
NowCerts is most often brought in for a five-person personal lines agency leaving spreadsheets and shared drives that needs certificates and id cards issued without rekeying data, an agency being repriced off applied epic or ams360 that wants comparable core servicing at roughly a third of the seat cost, a commercial lines agency that issues certificates of insurance constantly and wants insureds pulling their own rather than emailing the account manager, a newly formed agency that wants an ams, a comparative rater and lead generation from one vendor rather than stitching three contracts together. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If NowCerts is broadly right and the question is cost, the NowCerts pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Insurance category lists everything the directory holds, and best insurance tools ranks them.
NowCerts runs on web, ios, android. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about NowCerts alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to NowCerts?
- 22 other insurance tools are listed in this directory, led by Applied Epic, EZLynx, HawkSoft, Semsee. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to NowCerts?
- 3 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Semsee, CoverWallet, Haven Life.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to NowCerts?
- Yes. 4 of the alternatives below start under NowCerts's $99/month: Semsee at Free, then $50/month, CoverWallet at Free, Haven Life at Free, Jenesis Software at $50/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to NowCerts?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: there is no free tier; cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from NowCerts?
- NowCerts is most often brought in for a five-person personal lines agency leaving spreadsheets and shared drives that needs certificates and id cards issued without rekeying data, an agency being repriced off applied epic or ams360 that wants comparable core servicing at roughly a third of the seat cost, a commercial lines agency that issues certificates of insurance constantly and wants insureds pulling their own rather than emailing the account manager, a newly formed agency that wants an ams, a comparative rater and lead generation from one vendor rather than stitching three contracts together. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to NowCerts?
- None of the insurance tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these NowCerts alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Insurance, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare NowCerts against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against NowCerts covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every insurance tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Insurance category, 22 tools beside NowCerts. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.