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Better Proposals vs Countly

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Better Proposals

Software

Create Proposals That Win

From
$19/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Countly

Software

Product analytics for mobile and web

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Countly has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Better Proposals documents are metered by tier, at 10 a month on Starter and 50 on Premium; Countly the private cloud plan starts at $175 a month and is described as usage based without stating the unit
  • They diverge on capability: Better Proposals covers Proposal templates, Countly covers Event tracking.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Better Proposals and Countly differ
AttributeBetter ProposalsCountly
Starting price$19/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebWeb, Mobile, Api
Founded20162012

Identical on both: 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 Countly

  • Event tracking
  • Crash reporting
  • Analytics dashboard
  • User retention
  • Open-source
  • Cloud deployment
  • On-premise deployment
  • Mobile support

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

Countly

  • Product analytics for mobile and web applicationsnot Better Proposals
  • Self hosting analytics where data cannot leave the organisationnot 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

Countly

  • The private cloud plan starts at $175 a month and is described as usage based without stating the unit
  • No event cap, data point limit or user limit is published for either paid plan
  • The self hosted Enterprise edition is custom priced and billed annually
  • Adaptivity and intelligence features are separately priced add ons on the cheaper plan

Pricing, plan by plan

Better Proposals

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

Countly

Free
  • Open SourceFree
    • Open-source
    • Self-hosted
    • Full features

Which should you pick?

Choose Better Proposals if

  • You need proposal templates.
  • You also want digital signatures.
Better Proposals review

Choose Countly if

  • You need event tracking.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Mobile, Api.
  • You also want crash reporting.
Countly review

Questions people ask

Is Better Proposals or Countly better?
Neither clearly leads. Better Proposals starts at $19/month and Countly at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Better Proposals or Countly?
Countly has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $19/month for Better Proposals and Free for Countly.
Does Better Proposals or Countly run on more platforms?
Better Proposals runs on Web. Countly runs on Web, Mobile, Api.
Can I use Countly for free?
Yes. Countly has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Better Proposals starts at $19/month.
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 Countly is typically brought in for.
What can Better Proposals do that Countly cannot?
Better Proposals covers Proposal templates, Digital signatures, Analytics, Payment collection. Countly covers Event tracking, Crash reporting, Analytics dashboard, User retention. Both handle Web support.
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