Software · head to head
Better Proposals vs Proposable
The short version
- Only Proposable 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; Proposable the Solo plan at $19 per user per month is capped at 5 proposal deliveries a month
- They diverge on capability: Better Proposals covers Digital signatures, Proposable covers E-signatures.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Better Proposals and Proposable actually diverge.
| Attribute | Better Proposals | Proposable |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $19/month | Free |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Founded | 2016 | 2017 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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
- Digital signatures
- Payment collection
- Salesforce
- HubSpot
Only in Proposable
- E-signatures
- Team collaboration
- PayPal
- QuickBooks
Both cover
- Proposal templates
- Analytics
- Custom branding
- Stripe
- Zapier
- 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 Proposable
- Taking payment at the point of signaturenot Proposable
- Tracking when a prospect opens and reads a proposalnot Proposable
- Reusable content library and templatesnot Proposable
- Approval workflows before a proposal goes out, on the Enterprise tiernot Proposable
Proposable
- Building and sending sales proposals and quotes from templatesnot Better Proposals
- Tracking when a prospect opens and accepts a proposalnot Better Proposals
- Collecting e-signatures and payments on accepted proposalsnot 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
Proposable
- The Solo plan at $19 per user per month is capped at 5 proposal deliveries a month
- CRM integrations, Stripe payments, team collaboration and custom proposal URLs require the $39 per user per month Team plan
- API access, data export, manager approval and custom integrations are Enterprise only
- Enterprise starts at $500 per month, a large step up from the per user plans
- Phone support is Enterprise only; lower plans get email and chat
Pricing, plan by plan
Better Proposals
$19/month- Starter$19/month
- 10 proposals/month
- Templates
- Analytics
- Premium$29/month
- Unlimited proposals
- Custom domain
- Integrations
Proposable
Free- FreeFree
- 3 proposals/month
- Basic templates
- Pro$19/month
- Unlimited proposals
- E-signatures
- Analytics
Which should you pick?
Choose Better Proposals if
- You need digital signatures.
- You also want payment collection.
Choose Proposable if
- You need e-signatures.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want team collaboration.
Questions people ask
- Is Better Proposals or Proposable better?
- Neither clearly leads. Better Proposals starts at $19/month and Proposable at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Better Proposals or Proposable?
- Proposable has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $19/month for Better Proposals and Free for Proposable.
- Does Better Proposals or Proposable run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Proposable for free?
- Yes. Proposable 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 Proposable is typically brought in for.
- What can Better Proposals do that Proposable cannot?
- Better Proposals covers Digital signatures, Payment collection, Salesforce, HubSpot. Proposable covers E-signatures, Team collaboration, PayPal, QuickBooks. Both handle Proposal templates, Analytics, Custom branding, Stripe.