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Better Proposals vs Qwilr

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Better Proposals

Software

Create Proposals That Win

From
$19/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Qwilr

Software

Beautiful Proposals and Quotes

From
$35/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; Qwilr growth plan requires a minimum of 5 users at $55/user/month and Scale requires a minimum of 10 users at $75/user/month, both billed annually only
  • They diverge on capability: Better Proposals covers Proposal templates, Qwilr covers Web-based proposals.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Better Proposals and Qwilr differ
AttributeBetter ProposalsQwilr
Starting price$19/month$35/month
Founded20162014

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

  • Proposal templates
  • Digital signatures
  • Payment collection
  • Custom branding
  • Zapier

Only in Qwilr

  • Web-based proposals
  • Interactive quotes
  • E-signatures
  • Video embedding
  • Slack

Both cover

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

Qwilr

  • Sales teams sending interactive proposals with embedded payment collection who can commit to annual billingnot 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

Qwilr

  • Growth plan requires a minimum of 5 users at $55/user/month and Scale requires a minimum of 10 users at $75/user/month, both billed annually only
  • Document automation beyond the free monthly allotment (10, 150 or 600 documents by tier) costs $5, $2.50 or $2.50 per additional document
  • QwilrPay charges a payment processing fee on top of the subscription, ranging from 0.25% on Starter down to 0.05% on Scale

Pricing, plan by plan

Better Proposals

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

Qwilr

$35/month
  • Business$35/month
    • Unlimited documents
    • Templates
    • E-signatures
  • Enterprise$59/month
    • Custom branding
    • Advanced analytics
    • Integrations

Which should you pick?

Choose Better Proposals if

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

Choose Qwilr if

  • You need web-based proposals.
  • You also want interactive quotes.
Qwilr review

Questions people ask

Is Better Proposals or Qwilr better?
Neither clearly leads. Better Proposals starts at $19/month and Qwilr at $35/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Better Proposals or Qwilr?
Better Proposals starts at $19/month and Qwilr at $35/month.
Does Better Proposals or Qwilr 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 Qwilr is typically brought in for.
What can Better Proposals do that Qwilr cannot?
Better Proposals covers Proposal templates, Digital signatures, Payment collection, Custom branding. Qwilr covers Web-based proposals, Interactive quotes, E-signatures, Video embedding. Both handle Analytics, Salesforce, HubSpot, Stripe.
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