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Better Proposals vs Cloze

Better Proposals logo

Better Proposals

Software

Create Proposals That Win

From
$19/month
Rated
-
Cloze logo

Cloze

Software

Relationship management for professionals

From
$50/month
Rated
-

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; Cloze four paid tiers run from $17 to $42 per user per month, and each withholds a different set of features rather than simply adding capacity
  • They diverge on capability: Better Proposals covers Proposal templates, Cloze covers Contact management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Better Proposals and Cloze actually diverge.

Attributes where Better Proposals and Cloze differ
AttributeBetter ProposalsCloze
Starting price$19/month$50/month
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android
Founded20162012

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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
  • Analytics
  • Payment collection
  • Custom branding
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Stripe

Only in Cloze

  • Contact management
  • Communication history
  • Relationship insights
  • Task management
  • Integration aggregation
  • Gmail
  • Outlook
  • LinkedIn

Both cover

  • 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 Cloze
  • Taking payment at the point of signaturenot Cloze
  • Tracking when a prospect opens and reads a proposalnot Cloze
  • Reusable content library and templatesnot Cloze
  • Approval workflows before a proposal goes out, on the Enterprise tiernot Cloze

Cloze

  • CRM that builds contact records automatically from email and calendarnot Better Proposals
  • Tracking relationships and follow ups without manual data entrynot 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

Cloze

  • Four paid tiers run from $17 to $42 per user per month, and each withholds a different set of features rather than simply adding capacity
  • Campaign automation, marketing mail and generative AI require the Business Platinum plan at $42 per user per month
  • Lead routing, sub team hierarchies and enterprise controls are Platinum only
  • Even the Business Gold plan at $29 per user excludes the matching engine and lead capture
  • The concierge service is an add on at $20 per user per month with a $500 monthly minimum
  • Every published rate assumes annual billing

Pricing, plan by plan

Better Proposals

$19/month
  • Starter$19/month
    • 10 proposals/month
    • Templates
    • Analytics
  • Premium$29/month
    • Unlimited proposals
    • Custom domain
    • Integrations

Cloze

$50/month
  • Professional$50/month
    • Contact management
    • Communication history
    • Insights
  • Team$100/month
    • Everything in Professional
    • Team collaboration
    • Advanced analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose Better Proposals if

  • You need proposal templates.
  • You also want digital signatures.

Choose Cloze if

  • You need contact management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want communication history.

Questions people ask

Is Better Proposals or Cloze better?
Neither clearly leads. Better Proposals starts at $19/month and Cloze at $50/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Better Proposals or Cloze?
Better Proposals starts at $19/month and Cloze at $50/month.
Does Better Proposals or Cloze run on more platforms?
Better Proposals runs on Web. Cloze runs on Web, Ios, Android.
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 Cloze is typically brought in for.
What can Better Proposals do that Cloze cannot?
Better Proposals covers Proposal templates, Digital signatures, Analytics, Payment collection. Cloze covers Contact management, Communication history, Relationship insights, Task management. Both handle Web support.

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