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Freshsales vs Proposify

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Freshsales

Software

Smart CRM for growing businesses

From
$19/month
Rated
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Proposify logo

Proposify

Software

Proposal Software That Closes Deals

From
$49/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Freshsales contact scoring, sales sequences and territory management require the Pro plan at $39 per user per month, more than four times the Growth price; Proposify document sends are capped monthly and billed per overage, at 10 sends on Basic with $0.50 each beyond
  • They diverge on capability: Freshsales covers Contact management, Proposify covers Proposal templates.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Freshsales and Proposify actually diverge.

Attributes where Freshsales and Proposify differ
AttributeFreshsalesProposify
Starting price$19/month$49/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded20102013

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 Freshsales

  • Contact management
  • Lead scoring
  • Sales pipeline
  • Activity tracking
  • Email sync
  • AI insights
  • Workflow automation
  • Gmail

Only in Proposify

  • Proposal templates
  • Content library
  • Electronic signatures
  • Analytics
  • Interactive pricing
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Pipedrive

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Freshsales

  • Sales CRM with built in email, phone and chatnot Proposify
  • Managing deals, pipelines and sales sequencesnot Proposify

Proposify

  • Creating and sending sales proposals with e signaturenot Freshsales
  • Tracking proposal engagement and approval workflowsnot Freshsales

Where each one falls short

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

Freshsales

  • Contact scoring, sales sequences and territory management require the Pro plan at $39 per user per month, more than four times the Growth price
  • Forecasting insights, custom modules, sandbox and audit logs are Enterprise only at $59 per user per month
  • Every published price requires annual billing
  • The Freddy AI agent is billed separately at $49 per 100 sessions
  • Branded documents are a further $19 per user add on
  • No contact limits are stated for any tier on the pricing page

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

Freshsales

$19/month
  • Starter$19/month
    • Contact & account management
    • Pipeline management
  • Growth$39/month
    • Everything in Starter
    • Sales automation
    • Territory management
  • Pro$65/month
    • Everything in Growth
    • Forecasting
    • Advanced customization

Proposify

$49/month
  • Team$49/month
    • Unlimited proposals
    • Templates
    • Analytics
  • Business$65/month
    • Roles & permissions
    • Custom branding
    • Integrations

Which should you pick?

Choose Freshsales if

  • You need contact management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want lead scoring.

Choose Proposify if

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

Questions people ask

Is Freshsales or Proposify better?
Neither clearly leads. Freshsales starts at $19/month and Proposify at $49/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Freshsales or Proposify?
Freshsales starts at $19/month and Proposify at $49/month.
Does Freshsales or Proposify run on more platforms?
Freshsales runs on Web, Ios, Android. Proposify runs on Web.
What is Freshsales best used for?
Freshsales is most often used for sales crm with built in email, phone and chat, managing deals, pipelines and sales sequences. Of those, sales crm with built in email, phone and chat and managing deals, pipelines and sales sequences are not what Proposify is typically brought in for.
What can Freshsales do that Proposify cannot?
Freshsales covers Contact management, Lead scoring, Sales pipeline, Activity tracking. Proposify covers Proposal templates, Content library, Electronic signatures, Analytics. Both handle Web support.

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