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Apttus vs Qwilr

Apttus logo

Apttus

Software

Quote-to-Cash Platform

From
$100/month
Rated
-
Qwilr logo

Qwilr

Software

Beautiful Proposals and Quotes

From
$35/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Apttus conga (formerly Apttus) lists Conga CPQ on Salesforce AppExchange, its own publisher listing, starting at $35 USD per user per month, with the page also noting buyers can contact Conga directly for other pricing arrangements; Qwilr growth plan requires a minimum of 5 users at $55/user/month and Scale requires a minimum of 10 users at $75/user/month, both billed annually only
  • They diverge on capability: Apttus covers CPQ, Qwilr covers Web-based proposals.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Apttus and Qwilr actually diverge.

Attributes where Apttus and Qwilr differ
AttributeApttusQwilr
Starting price$100/month$35/month
Founded20062014

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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 Apttus

  • CPQ
  • Contract management
  • Pricing optimization
  • Revenue recognition
  • AI recommendations
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • SAP
  • Oracle

Only in Qwilr

  • Web-based proposals
  • Interactive quotes
  • E-signatures
  • Analytics
  • Video embedding
  • HubSpot
  • Slack
  • Stripe

Both cover

  • Salesforce
  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Apttus

  • Customer Successnot Qwilr
  • Quote To Cashnot Qwilr
  • Enterprise Cpqnot Qwilr

Qwilr

  • Sales teams sending interactive proposals with embedded payment collection who can commit to annual billingnot Apttus

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Apttus

  • Conga (formerly Apttus) lists Conga CPQ on Salesforce AppExchange, its own publisher listing, starting at $35 USD per user per month, with the page also noting buyers can contact Conga directly for other pricing arrangements

Qwilr

  • Growth plan requires a minimum of 5 users at $55/user/month and Scale requires a minimum of 10 users at $75/user/month, both billed annually only
  • Document automation beyond the free monthly allotment (10, 150 or 600 documents by tier) costs $5, $2.50 or $2.50 per additional document
  • QwilrPay charges a payment processing fee on top of the subscription, ranging from 0.25% on Starter down to 0.05% on Scale

Pricing, plan by plan

Apttus

$100/month
  • Professional$100/month
    • CPQ
    • Contract management
    • Pricing engine
  • Enterprise$200/month
    • AI pricing
    • Advanced workflows
    • Custom integrations

Qwilr

$35/month
  • Business$35/month
    • Unlimited documents
    • Templates
    • E-signatures
  • Enterprise$59/month
    • Custom branding
    • Advanced analytics
    • Integrations

Which should you pick?

Choose Apttus if

  • You need cpq.
  • You also want contract management.

Choose Qwilr if

  • You need web-based proposals.
  • You also want interactive quotes.

Questions people ask

Is Apttus or Qwilr better?
Neither clearly leads. Apttus starts at $100/month and Qwilr at $35/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Apttus or Qwilr?
Apttus starts at $100/month and Qwilr at $35/month.
Does Apttus or Qwilr run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Apttus best used for?
Apttus is most often used for customer success, quote to cash, enterprise cpq. Of those, customer success and quote to cash are not what Qwilr is typically brought in for.
What can Apttus do that Qwilr cannot?
Apttus covers CPQ, Contract management, Pricing optimization, Revenue recognition. Qwilr covers Web-based proposals, Interactive quotes, E-signatures, Analytics. Both handle Salesforce, Web support.

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