Proposals · head to head
Cone vs GetAccept
Cone
Proposals
Proposal to payment software for accounting and bookkeeping firms, with engagement letters and direct debit
- From
- On request
- Rated
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: Cone the product is shaped around accountancy engagements, so a freelancer or agency outside professional services pays for engagement letter and compliance features they will never open.; GetAccept the eSign plan at $25 per user per month is capped at 5 users
- They diverge on capability: Cone covers Engagement letters, GetAccept covers Digital sales rooms.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Cone and GetAccept actually diverge.
Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Proposals).
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 Cone
- Engagement letters
- Electronic signature
- Recurring billing
- Direct debit collection
- Scope creep flagging
- Service line templates
- Client onboarding tasks
Only in GetAccept
- Digital sales rooms
- Video messaging
- E-signatures
- Document tracking
- Live chat
- Salesforce
- HubSpot
- Microsoft Dynamics
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Cone
- A bookkeeping practice moving clients from ad hoc invoicing onto signed recurring fee agreementsnot GetAccept
- An accountancy firm that needs engagement letter wording attached to every proposal for compliance reasonsnot GetAccept
- A practice losing revenue to out of scope work that is never billed because nobody notices itnot GetAccept
- Standardising pricing across a firm so that partners stop quoting the same service at different ratesnot GetAccept
GetAccept
- Electronic signatures on sales contractsnot Cone
- Digital sales rooms shared with a buyernot Cone
- Mutual action plans tracking a deal to closenot Cone
- Contract storage and templatesnot Cone
- Quote and proposal generation on the Enterprise tiernot Cone
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Cone
- The product is shaped around accountancy engagements, so a freelancer or agency outside professional services pays for engagement letter and compliance features they will never open.
- Recurring collection depends on which payment rails are supported in your country, and direct debit coverage varies enough that the headline benefit may not apply to your client base.
- Practice management integration is shallower than the incumbents, so client records often exist in two systems and have to be reconciled.
- Pricing is not published, which makes it hard to compare against a general proposal tool without entering a sales process first.
- As a younger vendor in a market that consolidates through acquisition, roadmap continuity carries more risk than choosing an established practice software supplier.
GetAccept
- The eSign plan at $25 per user per month is capped at 5 users
- Professional at $49 per user per month requires a minimum commitment of 5 users
- Professional and Enterprise are annual only; monthly billing exists on the eSign plan alone
- Deal rooms, mutual action plans and edit-after-send all require Professional
- CPQ, SSO and API access are Enterprise only, with pricing on request
Pricing, plan by plan
Cone
On request- Cone$undefined/year
- Proposals and engagement letters
- Electronic signature
- Recurring billing and direct debit mandates
GetAccept
$25/month- eSign$25/month
- Unlimited e-signatures
- Basic branding
- Contract management
- Professional$49/month
- Minimum 5 users required
- AI-native capabilities
- Smart content and meeting summarizer
- Enterprise$null/custom
- CPQ (Configure Price Quote)
- Unlimited product library
- Single sign-on (SSO)
Which should you pick?
Choose GetAccept if
- You need digital sales rooms.
- You work on Web, Chrome-extension.
- You also want video messaging.
Questions people ask
- Is Cone or GetAccept better?
- Neither clearly leads. Cone starts at On request and GetAccept at $25/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Cone or GetAccept?
- Cone starts at On request and GetAccept at $25/month.
- Does Cone or GetAccept run on more platforms?
- Cone runs on Web. GetAccept runs on Web, Chrome-extension.
- What is Cone best used for?
- Cone is most often used for a bookkeeping practice moving clients from ad hoc invoicing onto signed recurring fee agreements, an accountancy firm that needs engagement letter wording attached to every proposal for compliance reasons, a practice losing revenue to out of scope work that is never billed because nobody notices it, standardising pricing across a firm so that partners stop quoting the same service at different rates. Of those, a bookkeeping practice moving clients from ad hoc invoicing onto signed recurring fee agreements and an accountancy firm that needs engagement letter wording attached to every proposal for compliance reasons are not what GetAccept is typically brought in for.
- What can Cone do that GetAccept cannot?
- Cone covers Engagement letters, Electronic signature, Recurring billing, Direct debit collection. GetAccept covers Digital sales rooms, Video messaging, E-signatures, Document tracking.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Cone: Is this only for accountants?
It is designed for accounting and bookkeeping firms. Other professional services firms use it, but general freelancers will find most of it irrelevant.
GetAccept: How much does GetAccept cost?
GetAccept pricing starts at $25 per user per month for the eSign plan, with no minimum user requirement. The Professional plan costs $49 per user per month but requires a minimum of 5 users.
SourceCone: Does it handle recurring fees?
Yes, and that is the main reason firms adopt it. Acceptance creates the fee schedule and the collection mandate together.
GetAccept: Does GetAccept offer annual billing options?
The eSign plan supports both monthly and annual billing options. Professional and Enterprise plans require annual agreements.
SourceCone: How are payments collected?
Through supported card and direct debit providers, whose processing fees apply on top of the subscription.
GetAccept: What currencies does GetAccept accept?
GetAccept supports billing in USD, GBP, EUR, SEK, DKK, and NOK across its plans.
SourceCone: What is scope creep flagging?
It compares work performed against the scope agreed in the proposal and surfaces the difference so it can be billed rather than absorbed.
Cone: Is pricing published?
Not in a form that can be quoted reliably. Expect a sales conversation before you can compare it on cost.
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