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Better Proposals vs Pipedrive

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Better Proposals

Customer Success

Create Proposals That Win

From
$19/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Pipedrive logo

Pipedrive

All industries

The CRM that sales teams love to use

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

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; Pipedrive email account connectivity restricted to maximum of five email accounts per user
  • They diverge on capability: Better Proposals covers Proposal templates, Pipedrive covers Visual pipeline.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Better Proposals and Pipedrive differ
AttributeBetter ProposalsPipedrive
Starting price$19/monthOn request
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android
CategoryCustomer SuccessAll industries
Founded20162010

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

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 Pipedrive

  • Visual pipeline
  • Deal tracking
  • Activity reminders
  • Email integration
  • Mobile apps
  • Reporting
  • Goal tracking
  • Lead management

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

Pipedrive

  • Sales pipeline management with kanban-style dashboardsnot Better Proposals
  • Multi-channel communication with email and calendar syncnot Better Proposals
  • Sales automation for small to mid-market teamsnot 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

Pipedrive

  • Email account connectivity restricted to maximum of five email accounts per user

Pricing, plan by plan

Better Proposals

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

Pipedrive

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Pipedrive review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Better Proposals if

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

Choose Pipedrive if

  • You need visual pipeline.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want deal tracking.
Pipedrive review

Questions people ask

Is Better Proposals or Pipedrive better?
Neither clearly leads. Better Proposals starts at $19/month and Pipedrive at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Better Proposals or Pipedrive?
Better Proposals starts at $19/month and Pipedrive at On request.
Does Better Proposals or Pipedrive run on more platforms?
Better Proposals runs on Web. Pipedrive 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 Pipedrive is typically brought in for.
What can Better Proposals do that Pipedrive cannot?
Better Proposals covers Proposal templates, Digital signatures, Analytics, Payment collection. Pipedrive covers Visual pipeline, Deal tracking, Activity reminders, Email integration.
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