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Better Proposals vs Proposify

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Better Proposals

Customer Success

Create Proposals That Win

From
$19/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Proposify logo

Proposify

Sales Enablement

Proposal Software That Closes Deals

From
$49/month
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; Proposify document sends are capped monthly and billed per overage, at 10 sends on Basic with $0.50 each beyond
  • They diverge on capability: Better Proposals covers Digital signatures, Proposify covers Content library.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Better Proposals and Proposify differ
AttributeBetter ProposalsProposify
Starting price$19/month$49/month
CategoryCustomer SuccessSales Enablement
Founded20162013

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), 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

  • Digital signatures
  • Payment collection
  • Custom branding
  • Zapier

Only in Proposify

  • Content library
  • Electronic signatures
  • Interactive pricing
  • Pipedrive

Both cover

  • Proposal templates
  • Analytics
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Stripe
  • 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 Proposify
  • Taking payment at the point of signaturenot Proposify
  • Tracking when a prospect opens and reads a proposalnot Proposify
  • Reusable content library and templatesnot Proposify
  • Approval workflows before a proposal goes out, on the Enterprise tiernot Proposify

Proposify

  • Creating and sending sales proposals with e signaturenot Better Proposals
  • Tracking proposal engagement and approval workflowsnot 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

Proposify

  • Document sends are capped monthly and billed per overage, at 10 sends on Basic with $0.50 each beyond
  • The Business plan's overage rate of $0.75 per send is higher than either cheaper plan despite starting at $3,900 a year
  • Document analytics, integrations and custom fields all require the Team plan at $49 per user per month
  • API access and SSO are Business only
  • The Basic plan includes a single collaborator seat

Pricing, plan by plan

Better Proposals

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

Proposify

$49/month
  • Team$49/month
    • Unlimited proposals
    • Templates
    • Analytics
  • Business$65/month
    • Roles & permissions
    • Custom branding
    • Integrations

Which should you pick?

Choose Better Proposals if

  • You need digital signatures.
  • You also want payment collection.
Better Proposals review

Choose Proposify if

  • You need content library.
  • You also want electronic signatures.
Proposify review

Questions people ask

Is Better Proposals or Proposify better?
Neither clearly leads. Better Proposals starts at $19/month and Proposify at $49/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Better Proposals or Proposify?
Better Proposals starts at $19/month and Proposify at $49/month.
Does Better Proposals or Proposify run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
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 Proposify is typically brought in for.
What can Better Proposals do that Proposify cannot?
Better Proposals covers Digital signatures, Payment collection, Custom branding, Zapier. Proposify covers Content library, Electronic signatures, Interactive pricing, Pipedrive. Both handle Proposal templates, Analytics, Salesforce, HubSpot.
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