Software · head to head
Better Proposals vs ClientPoint
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Better Proposals documents are metered by tier, at 10 a month on Starter and 50 on Premium; ClientPoint pricing page shows no plan tiers or figures; every path leads to Talk with Someone Now or Schedule Demo, so price is available only by contacting sales
- They diverge on capability: Better Proposals covers Proposal templates, ClientPoint covers Multimedia proposals.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Better Proposals and ClientPoint actually diverge.
| Attribute | Better Proposals | ClientPoint |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $19/month | $65/month |
| Founded | 2016 | 2009 |
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 Better Proposals
- Proposal templates
- Digital signatures
- Payment collection
- Custom branding
- Stripe
- Zapier
Only in ClientPoint
- Multimedia proposals
- Video embedding
- E-signatures
- Team collaboration
- Microsoft Dynamics
- DocuSign
Both cover
- Analytics
- Salesforce
- HubSpot
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Better Proposals
- Sending branded sales proposals with digital signaturesnot ClientPoint
- Taking payment at the point of signaturenot ClientPoint
- Tracking when a prospect opens and reads a proposalnot ClientPoint
- Reusable content library and templatesnot ClientPoint
- Approval workflows before a proposal goes out, on the Enterprise tiernot ClientPoint
ClientPoint
- Sales teams building AI-assisted proposal and sales room content who are prepared to go through a sales call for pricingnot Better Proposals
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Better Proposals
- Documents are metered by tier, at 10 a month on Starter and 50 on Premium
- The Starter plan at $13 a month is a single user
- Custom domains, CRM integrations and the API all need Premium at $21 per user per month
- Approvals, content locking and advanced permissions are Enterprise only at $42 per user per month
- The Nudge follow-up feature is a $10 per user per month add-on, and custom design starts at $1,495
ClientPoint
- Pricing page shows no plan tiers or figures; every path leads to Talk with Someone Now or Schedule Demo, so price is available only by contacting sales
Pricing, plan by plan
Better Proposals
$19/month- Starter$19/month
- 10 proposals/month
- Templates
- Analytics
- Premium$29/month
- Unlimited proposals
- Custom domain
- Integrations
ClientPoint
$65/month- Professional$65/month
- Multimedia proposals
- Templates
- Analytics
- Enterprise$125/month
- Custom branding
- Advanced analytics
- API
Which should you pick?
Choose Better Proposals if
- You need proposal templates.
- You also want digital signatures.
Questions people ask
- Is Better Proposals or ClientPoint better?
- Neither clearly leads. Better Proposals starts at $19/month and ClientPoint at $65/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Better Proposals or ClientPoint?
- Better Proposals starts at $19/month and ClientPoint at $65/month.
- Does Better Proposals or ClientPoint run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Better Proposals best used for?
- Better Proposals is most often used for sending branded sales proposals with digital signatures, taking payment at the point of signature, tracking when a prospect opens and reads a proposal, reusable content library and templates. Of those, sending branded sales proposals with digital signatures and taking payment at the point of signature are not what ClientPoint is typically brought in for.
- What can Better Proposals do that ClientPoint cannot?
- Better Proposals covers Proposal templates, Digital signatures, Payment collection, Custom branding. ClientPoint covers Multimedia proposals, Video embedding, E-signatures, Team collaboration. Both handle Analytics, Salesforce, HubSpot, Web support.