CRM · head to head
Bigin vs Proposify
Bigin
CRM
Zoho pipeline CRM for small businesses, priced well below Zoho CRM itself
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The short version
- Only Bigin has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Bigin the plan limits are the product boundary, not a soft guideline: three pipelines on Express and thirty automations will constrain any business with more than a couple of distinct sale types, and the only fix is to pay up a tier.; Proposify document sends are capped monthly and billed per overage, at 10 sends on Basic with $0.50 each beyond
- They diverge on capability: Bigin covers Multiple pipelines, Proposify covers Proposal templates.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Bigin and Proposify actually diverge.
Identical on both: 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 Bigin
- Multiple pipelines
- Teampipes
- Built-in telephony
- Email integration
- Workflow automation
- Mobile apps
- Zoho ecosystem
- Free onboarding
Only in Proposify
- Proposal templates
- Content library
- Electronic signatures
- Analytics
- Interactive pricing
- Salesforce
- HubSpot
- Pipedrive
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Bigin
- A five-person sales team wants a real CRM for under 50 US dollars a month total and will never use the territory management or forecasting depth in Zoho CRM.not Proposify
- A business already running Zoho Books or Zoho Mail wants a CRM in the same account with native links rather than a bridged third-party tool.not Proposify
- A services firm wants to run client onboarding and delivery as pipelines alongside sales, which is what Teampipes exists for, without buying a separate project tool.not Proposify
- A buyer evaluating Zoho CRM Standard should price Bigin first, because for straightforward pipeline selling it is roughly a third of the cost on the same platform.not Proposify
Proposify
- Document proposal and template managementnot Bigin
- Sales document tracking and managementnot Bigin
- Team collaboration on proposalsnot Bigin
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Bigin
- The plan limits are the product boundary, not a soft guideline: three pipelines on Express and thirty automations will constrain any business with more than a couple of distinct sale types, and the only fix is to pay up a tier.
- Outgrowing Bigin means migrating to Zoho CRM, a different product with different objects and configuration, so the cheap start becomes a project later rather than a plan upgrade.
- The free plan is one user with 500 records and no automation, which makes it a trial rather than a usable free tier of the kind Zoho CRM competitors offer.
- Reporting and analytics are basic compared with Zoho CRM, with no serious forecasting, territory management or custom module building, so sales operations functions have nothing to work with.
- Zoho runs two overlapping CRMs and has an obvious incentive to keep Bigin limited, so features that would make it a genuine competitor to Zoho CRM are unlikely to arrive however much customers ask.
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
Bigin
Free- FreeFree
- One user only
- 500 records
- One pipeline
- Express$7/month
- Three pipelines
- 50,000 records
- 30 workflow automations
- Premier$12/month
- Five pipelines
- 100,000 records
- 50 workflow automations
- Bigin 360$18/month
- Fifteen pipelines
- One million records
- 100 workflow automations
Proposify
$19/month- Basic$19/month
- 10 document sends per month
- Annual billing (monthly billing: $29/month)
- Overage: $0.50 per send
- Team$41/month
- 30 document sends per month
- Annual billing (quarterly billing: $49/month)
- Overage: $0.30 per send
- Business$3900/year
- 75 document sends per month
- Custom pricing (starts at $3,900/year)
- Overage: $0.75 per send
- Enterprise$null/month
- Custom pricing and send limits
Which should you pick?
Choose Bigin if
- You need multiple pipelines.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android, macOS, watchOS.
- You also want teampipes.
Questions people ask
- Is Bigin or Proposify better?
- Neither clearly leads. Bigin starts at Free and Proposify at $19/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Bigin or Proposify?
- Bigin has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Bigin and $19/month for Proposify.
- Does Bigin or Proposify run on more platforms?
- Bigin runs on Web, iOS, Android, macOS, watchOS. Proposify runs on Web.
- Can I use Bigin for free?
- Yes. Bigin has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Proposify starts at $19/month.
- What is Bigin best used for?
- Bigin is most often used for a five-person sales team wants a real crm for under 50 us dollars a month total and will never use the territory management or forecasting depth in zoho crm., a business already running zoho books or zoho mail wants a crm in the same account with native links rather than a bridged third-party tool., a services firm wants to run client onboarding and delivery as pipelines alongside sales, which is what teampipes exists for, without buying a separate project tool., a buyer evaluating zoho crm standard should price bigin first, because for straightforward pipeline selling it is roughly a third of the cost on the same platform.. Of those, a five-person sales team wants a real crm for under 50 us dollars a month total and will never use the territory management or forecasting depth in zoho crm. and a business already running zoho books or zoho mail wants a crm in the same account with native links rather than a bridged third-party tool. are not what Proposify is typically brought in for.
- What can Bigin do that Proposify cannot?
- Bigin covers Multiple pipelines, Teampipes, Built-in telephony, Email integration. Proposify covers Proposal templates, Content library, Electronic signatures, Analytics.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Bigin: Is Bigin the same as Zoho CRM?
No. It is a separate, cheaper product on its own domain with its own pricing, aimed at small businesses, and it is deliberately capped so it does not compete with Zoho CRM.
Proposify: How much does Proposify cost?
Proposify Basic plan costs $19/user/month (annual) or $29/user/month (monthly). Team plan is $41/user/month (annual) or $49/user/month (quarterly). Business starts at $3,900/year with custom pricing for Enterprise. All prices in USD.
SourceBigin: How much cheaper is it?
Express is 7 US dollars per user per month annually against Zoho CRM Standard at a higher rate, and the gap widens against the upper Zoho CRM tiers.
Proposify: What document send limits does each plan include?
Basic includes 10 monthly sends ($0.50 per overage), Team includes 30 monthly sends ($0.30 per overage), and Business includes 75 monthly sends ($0.75 per overage). Enterprise has custom limits.
SourceBigin: What happens when I outgrow the pipeline limits?
You move up a Bigin tier to five or fifteen pipelines, and beyond that you migrate to Zoho CRM, which is a data and configuration migration rather than a switch.
Proposify: Does Proposify offer a free trial?
Yes, Proposify offers a 14-day free trial on the Team plan features with no credit card required.
SourceBigin: Is the free plan usable?
Only for one person with a very small contact list. It is one user, 500 records, one pipeline and no automation.
Proposify: How much do I save with annual billing?
Annual billing offers significant discounts compared to monthly options. For example, Basic plan saves up to 4 months of fees per year when billed annually versus monthly.
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