Proposals · head to head
17hats vs Subskribe
17hats
Proposals
Small business client workflow with quotes, contracts, invoices and automated follow up sequences
- From
- On request
- Rated
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Subskribe
Proposals
Quote-to-revenue platform built by former Zuora staff to keep CPQ, billing and revenue recognition on one data model
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: 17hats the interface is visibly older than newer competitors, which matters because the client facing documents are part of how a small business presents itself.; Subskribe the vendor own calculator points to roughly 140,000 USD per year as a starting point, which puts it out of reach for small companies and makes it a finance systems decision rather than a sales tooling one.
- They diverge on capability: 17hats covers Workflow automation, Subskribe covers Unified order model.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which 17hats and Subskribe actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Proposals).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in 17hats
- Workflow automation
- Quotes and contracts
- Invoicing and payments
- Lead capture forms
- Questionnaires
- Bookkeeping basics
- Calendar and time tracking
Only in Subskribe
- Unified order model
- Ramp and amendment handling
- Usage-based billing
- ASC 606 revenue recognition
- Approval workflows
- CRM integration
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
17hats
- A photographer or event professional running the same booking sequence dozens of times a yearnot Subskribe
- Automating deposit invoices and reminders so that chasing payment stops being a weekly tasknot Subskribe
- Capturing enquiries through a public form that starts a quote and contract workflow without manual entrynot Subskribe
- A sole trader who wants client records, contracts and basic bookkeeping in one place rather than threenot Subskribe
Subskribe
- A SaaS company whose deals routinely include ramped commitments and mid-term amendments that break a conventional CPQnot 17hats
- Finance teams closing the books with a spreadsheet that reconciles signed orders against invoices every monthnot 17hats
- Preparing for audit or an IPO process where the revenue schedule has to be defensible and traceable to the ordernot 17hats
- Replacing a split CPQ and billing stack whose integration has become the most fragile system in the companynot 17hats
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
17hats
- The interface is visibly older than newer competitors, which matters because the client facing documents are part of how a small business presents itself.
- The workflow builder takes real time to learn and configure, so the automation benefit arrives weeks after purchase rather than on the first day.
- A consultancy where no two engagements are alike gets little from the workflow engine, which is most of what the price pays for.
- It is built around a single operator, so a business adding staff or subcontractors runs into structural limits rather than a higher tier.
- Payments run through third party gateways, so card processing fees apply in addition to the subscription and should be included when comparing cost per booking.
Subskribe
- The vendor own calculator points to roughly 140,000 USD per year as a starting point, which puts it out of reach for small companies and makes it a finance systems decision rather than a sales tooling one.
- No pricing is published anywhere, so a like-for-like comparison against alternatives requires running a full sales cycle with each vendor before any numbers exist.
- Adopting it means moving your revenue system of record to a young company, and migrating live contracts and historical schedules is a multi-month finance project rather than a configuration exercise.
- The implementation partner and consultant ecosystem is small next to Salesforce CPQ or Conga, so if the internal project stalls there are few outside firms to bring in.
- It expects to own the order record even when the CRM stays in place, which means sales teams work partly outside Salesforce and adoption depends on that being accepted rather than fought.
Pricing, plan by plan
17hats
On request- 17hats$undefined/year
- Quotes, contracts and electronic signature
- Invoicing and online payment
- Workflow automation sequences
Subskribe
On request- Subskribe Quote-to-Revenue$undefined/year
- Quoted per organisation, no published price list
- CPQ, billing and revenue recognition in one contract
- The vendor own pricing calculator estimates roughly 140,000 USD per year for a sample company profile
Which should you pick?
Choose 17hats if
- You need workflow automation.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want quotes and contracts.
Choose Subskribe if
- You need unified order model.
- You also want ramp and amendment handling.
Questions people ask
- Is 17hats or Subskribe better?
- Neither clearly leads. 17hats starts at On request and Subskribe at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, 17hats or Subskribe?
- 17hats starts at On request and Subskribe at On request.
- Does 17hats or Subskribe run on more platforms?
- 17hats runs on Web, iOS, Android. Subskribe runs on Web.
- What is 17hats best used for?
- 17hats is most often used for a photographer or event professional running the same booking sequence dozens of times a year, automating deposit invoices and reminders so that chasing payment stops being a weekly task, capturing enquiries through a public form that starts a quote and contract workflow without manual entry, a sole trader who wants client records, contracts and basic bookkeeping in one place rather than three. Of those, a photographer or event professional running the same booking sequence dozens of times a year and automating deposit invoices and reminders so that chasing payment stops being a weekly task are not what Subskribe is typically brought in for.
- What can 17hats do that Subskribe cannot?
- 17hats covers Workflow automation, Quotes and contracts, Invoicing and payments, Lead capture forms. Subskribe covers Unified order model, Ramp and amendment handling, Usage-based billing, ASC 606 revenue recognition.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
17hats: What is the main reason to choose it?
The workflow engine. If your bookings follow the same sequence every time, that sequence can be automated once and reused.
Subskribe: What does Subskribe cost?
It is not published. The vendor pricing calculator produces estimates around 140,000 USD per year for a full quote-to-revenue deployment on a sample profile.
17hats: Is it worth it for bespoke consulting work?
Rarely. Without repeatable engagements the automation, which is the main value, has nothing to automate.
Subskribe: Can I buy just the CPQ?
Yes, CPQ, Billing and the combined Quote-to-Revenue package are sold separately, all on quoted pricing.
17hats: Does it handle bookkeeping?
At sole trader level. It is not a replacement for accounting software once complexity grows.
Subskribe: Does it replace Salesforce?
No. It integrates with Salesforce or HubSpot for CRM but keeps the order, billing and revenue record in Subskribe.
17hats: Can I add team members?
It is designed for a single operator, and multi person use is awkward rather than supported properly.
Subskribe: Why not just use a CPQ plus a billing tool?
That works until deals have ramps and amendments. The reconciliation between the two systems is the cost Subskribe is designed to remove.
17hats: How long before it saves time?
Not immediately. Budget for a configuration period before the workflow automation starts paying back.
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