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Better Proposals vs Freshsales

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Better Proposals

Software

Create Proposals That Win

From
$19/month
Rated
-
F

Freshsales

Software

Smart CRM for growing businesses

From
$19/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; Freshsales contact scoring, sales sequences and territory management require the Pro plan at $39 per user per month, more than four times the Growth price
  • They diverge on capability: Better Proposals covers Proposal templates, Freshsales covers Contact management.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Better Proposals and Freshsales differ
AttributeBetter ProposalsFreshsales
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android
Founded20162010

Identical on both: starting price ($19/month), 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 Freshsales

  • Contact management
  • Lead scoring
  • Sales pipeline
  • Activity tracking
  • Email sync
  • AI insights
  • Workflow automation
  • Gmail

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

Freshsales

  • Sales CRM with built in email, phone and chatnot Better Proposals
  • Managing deals, pipelines and sales sequencesnot 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

Freshsales

  • Contact scoring, sales sequences and territory management require the Pro plan at $39 per user per month, more than four times the Growth price
  • Forecasting insights, custom modules, sandbox and audit logs are Enterprise only at $59 per user per month
  • Every published price requires annual billing
  • The Freddy AI agent is billed separately at $49 per 100 sessions
  • Branded documents are a further $19 per user add on
  • No contact limits are stated for any tier on the pricing page

Pricing, plan by plan

Better Proposals

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

Freshsales

$19/month
  • Starter$19/month
    • Contact & account management
    • Pipeline management
  • Growth$39/month
    • Everything in Starter
    • Sales automation
    • Territory management
  • Pro$65/month
    • Everything in Growth
    • Forecasting
    • Advanced customization

Which should you pick?

Choose Better Proposals if

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

Choose Freshsales if

  • You need contact management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want lead scoring.

Questions people ask

Is Better Proposals or Freshsales better?
Neither clearly leads. Better Proposals starts at $19/month and Freshsales at $19/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Better Proposals or Freshsales?
Better Proposals starts at $19/month and Freshsales at $19/month.
Does Better Proposals or Freshsales run on more platforms?
Better Proposals runs on Web. Freshsales 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 Freshsales is typically brought in for.
What can Better Proposals do that Freshsales cannot?
Better Proposals covers Proposal templates, Digital signatures, Analytics, Payment collection. Freshsales covers Contact management, Lead scoring, Sales pipeline, Activity tracking. Both handle Web support.

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