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Bidsketch vs Splashtop

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Bidsketch

Software

Professional Proposal Software

From
$29/month
Rated
-
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Splashtop

Software

Secure remote access and remote support software

From
On request
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Bidsketch tiers are seat caps rather than feature sets, at 1 user on Solo, 3 on Team and 8 on Business, with the same features throughout; Splashtop solo plan is $72 per year for a single user; Pro and Performance are priced per user per year on top at $99 and $149

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Bidsketch and Splashtop actually diverge.

Attributes where Bidsketch and Splashtop differ
AttributeBidsketchSplashtop
Starting price$29/monthOn request
Pricing modelUnknownsubscription
Founded2010Unknown

Identical on both: 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 Bidsketch

  • Proposal templates
  • Reusable content
  • Electronic signatures
  • Analytics
  • PDF export
  • Salesforce
  • FreshBooks
  • Zapier

Only in Splashtop

Nothing recorded that Bidsketch does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Bidsketch

  • Writing and sending client proposals from templatesnot Splashtop
  • Electronic signature and approval on a proposalnot Splashtop
  • Tracking when a proposal is openednot Splashtop
  • Reusable fee and content sections across proposalsnot Splashtop

Splashtop

No use cases recorded yet. See the Splashtop review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Bidsketch

  • Tiers are seat caps rather than feature sets, at 1 user on Solo, 3 on Team and 8 on Business, with the same features throughout
  • The $15 Starter plan is annual only, caps clients at 25 and excludes e-signatures and custom domains
  • Team is $79 a month billed monthly against $47 billed annually, a large gap for paying monthly
  • There is no free tier, only a 14 day trial

Splashtop

  • Solo plan is $72 per year for a single user; Pro and Performance are priced per user per year on top at $99 and $149
  • Remote Support SOS plan starts at $259 to $399 per concurrent user per year, separate from the remote access plans

Pricing, plan by plan

Bidsketch

$29/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Bidsketch review.

Splashtop

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Splashtop review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Bidsketch if

  • You need proposal templates.
  • You also want reusable content.

Choose Splashtop if

Nothing in the data separates Splashtop from Bidsketch on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Questions people ask

Is Bidsketch or Splashtop better?
Neither clearly leads. Bidsketch starts at $29/month and Splashtop at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Bidsketch or Splashtop?
Bidsketch starts at $29/month and Splashtop at On request.
Does Bidsketch or Splashtop run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Bidsketch best used for?
Bidsketch is most often used for writing and sending client proposals from templates, electronic signature and approval on a proposal, tracking when a proposal is opened, reusable fee and content sections across proposals. Of those, writing and sending client proposals from templates and electronic signature and approval on a proposal are not what Splashtop is typically brought in for.
What can Bidsketch do that Splashtop cannot?
Bidsketch covers Proposal templates, Reusable content, Electronic signatures, Analytics.

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