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Better Proposals vs Salesforce

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Better Proposals

Software

Create Proposals That Win

From
$19/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Salesforce

Software

World's #1 CRM

From
$25/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; Salesforce sales Cloud tiers as captured 2 January 2024: Starter Suite $25/user/month, Professional $80/user/month, Enterprise $165/user/month, all USD billed annually
  • They diverge on capability: Better Proposals covers Proposal templates, Salesforce covers Contact management.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Better Proposals and Salesforce differ
AttributeBetter ProposalsSalesforce
Starting price$19/month$25/month
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android, Api
Founded20161999

Identical on both: 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 Salesforce

  • Contact management
  • Opportunity management
  • Lead management
  • Reports & dashboards
  • Email integration
  • Workflow automation
  • Mobile access
  • AppExchange

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

Salesforce

  • Sales managementnot Better Proposals
  • Customer servicenot Better Proposals
  • Marketing automationnot Better Proposals
  • Lead generationnot Better Proposals
  • Analytics & reportingnot 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

Salesforce

  • Sales Cloud tiers as captured 2 January 2024: Starter Suite $25/user/month, Professional $80/user/month, Enterprise $165/user/month, all USD billed annually

Pricing, plan by plan

Better Proposals

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

Salesforce

$25/month
  • Essentials$25/month
    • Account & contact management
    • Opportunity tracking
    • Lead management
  • Professional$80/month
    • Everything in Essentials
    • Complete CRM
    • Lead scoring
  • Enterprise$165/month
    • Everything in Professional
    • Workflow automation
    • Advanced analytics
  • Unlimited$330/month
    • Everything in Enterprise
    • Unlimited customizations
    • 24/7 support

Which should you pick?

Choose Better Proposals if

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

Choose Salesforce if

  • You need contact management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want opportunity management.
Salesforce review

Questions people ask

Is Better Proposals or Salesforce better?
Neither clearly leads. Better Proposals starts at $19/month and Salesforce at $25/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Better Proposals or Salesforce?
Better Proposals starts at $19/month and Salesforce at $25/month.
Does Better Proposals or Salesforce run on more platforms?
Better Proposals runs on Web. Salesforce runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
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 Salesforce is typically brought in for.
What can Better Proposals do that Salesforce cannot?
Better Proposals covers Proposal templates, Digital signatures, Analytics, Payment collection. Salesforce covers Contact management, Opportunity management, Lead management, Reports & dashboards.
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