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Proposable vs UserGuiding

Proposable logo

Proposable

Customer Success

Simple Proposal Software

From
$19/month
Rated
-
UserGuiding logo

UserGuiding

Customer Success

No-code product adoption tooling priced on monthly active users rather than per seat

From
Free
Rated
-

The short version

  • Only UserGuiding has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Proposable the Solo plan at $19 per user per month is capped at 5 proposal deliveries a month; UserGuiding pricing is by monthly active user, so a freemium product pays for a large population of users who will never convert, and a strong growth quarter produces a bill increase rather than a saving.
  • They diverge on capability: Proposable covers Proposal templates, UserGuiding covers No-code flow builder.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Proposable and UserGuiding actually diverge.

Attributes where Proposable and UserGuiding differ
AttributeProposableUserGuiding
Starting price$19/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionPer month by monthly active users
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebWeb, Chrome extension
Founded2017Unknown

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Customer Success).

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 Proposable

  • Proposal templates
  • E-signatures
  • Analytics
  • Team collaboration
  • Custom branding
  • Stripe
  • PayPal
  • Zapier

Only in UserGuiding

  • No-code flow builder
  • Onboarding checklists
  • Resource centre
  • In-app surveys and NPS
  • Session replay
  • AI assistant
  • Feature requests and roadmap
  • Segmentation

What people use each for

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

Proposable

  • Sales proposal managementnot UserGuiding
  • Client proposal generation and trackingnot UserGuiding
  • Sales team collaborationnot UserGuiding

UserGuiding

  • A software company that needs onboarding flows shipped this month without taking engineering off the roadmapnot Proposable
  • A product team replacing a stale help centre with in-app guidance where users actually get stucknot Proposable
  • A team wanting to test whether a checklist raises first-week activation before investing engineering time in a real onboarding experiencenot Proposable
  • A support organisation deflecting repetitive tickets with a resource centre and AI assistant inside the productnot Proposable

Where each one falls short

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

Proposable

  • The Solo plan at $19 per user per month is capped at 5 proposal deliveries a month
  • CRM integrations, Stripe payments, team collaboration and custom proposal URLs require the $39 per user per month Team plan
  • API access, data export, manager approval and custom integrations are Enterprise only
  • Enterprise starts at $500 per month, a large step up from the per user plans
  • Phone support is Enterprise only; lower plans get email and chat

UserGuiding

  • Pricing is by monthly active user, so a freemium product pays for a large population of users who will never convert, and a strong growth quarter produces a bill increase rather than a saving.
  • Flows are built as an overlay on your interface and break when the underlying markup changes, so every significant front-end release carries a maintenance task nobody owns.
  • Session replay and the AI assistant are gated to the Growth tier at double the Starter price, so the feature list that sold the product is not what the entry plan delivers.
  • Analytics are adequate for guidance performance but shallower than a dedicated product analytics tool, so most teams end up running it alongside Amplitude or Mixpanel rather than instead of them.
  • Complex single page applications and heavily componentised interfaces need careful element targeting, and teams report brittle selectors that fail silently rather than raising an error.

Pricing, plan by plan

Proposable

$19/month
  • Solo$19/month
    • 5 proposal deliveries per month
    • Email and chat support
    • Electronic signatures
  • Team$39/month
    • Unlimited proposals
    • Email and chat support
    • Electronic signatures
  • Enterprise$500/month
    • Unlimited proposals
    • Phone, email, and chat support
    • All CRM integrations

UserGuiding

Free
  • Support EssentialsFree
    • Entry support-oriented tier
    • Limited monthly active users
    • Core in-app guidance
  • Starter$174/month
    • Billed yearly
    • Product tours, tooltips, hotspots and checklists
    • In-app surveys and NPS
  • Growth$349/month
    • Billed yearly
    • Higher monthly active user allowance
    • Session replay
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Custom monthly active user volumes
    • Security review and single sign-on
    • Dedicated support and onboarding

Which should you pick?

Choose Proposable if

  • You need proposal templates.
  • You also want e-signatures.

Choose UserGuiding if

  • You need no-code flow builder.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Chrome extension.
  • You also want onboarding checklists.

Questions people ask

Is Proposable or UserGuiding better?
Neither clearly leads. Proposable starts at $19/month and UserGuiding at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Proposable or UserGuiding?
UserGuiding has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $19/month for Proposable and Free for UserGuiding.
Does Proposable or UserGuiding run on more platforms?
Proposable runs on Web. UserGuiding runs on Web, Chrome extension.
Can I use UserGuiding for free?
Yes. UserGuiding has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Proposable starts at $19/month.
What is Proposable best used for?
Proposable is most often used for sales proposal management, client proposal generation and tracking, sales team collaboration. Of those, sales proposal management and client proposal generation and tracking are not what UserGuiding is typically brought in for.
What can Proposable do that UserGuiding cannot?
Proposable covers Proposal templates, E-signatures, Analytics, Team collaboration. UserGuiding covers No-code flow builder, Onboarding checklists, Resource centre, In-app surveys and NPS.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Proposable: How much does Proposable cost?

Proposable pricing starts at $19/user/month for Solo plan, $39/user/month for Team plan, and $500/month+ for Enterprise with custom pricing. All plans are billed monthly in USD.

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UserGuiding: How is UserGuiding priced?

By monthly active users, not by internal seat. Starter is around one hundred and seventy four dollars a month billed yearly and Growth around three hundred and forty nine dollars, with a free tier and a quoted Enterprise plan.

Proposable: What is the difference between Solo and Team plans?

Solo plan includes 5 proposal deliveries monthly with limited CRM integrations. Team plan offers unlimited proposals, standard CRM integrations, and team collaboration features at $39/user/month.

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UserGuiding: Does it need engineering?

A one-time snippet install, then flows are built visually. Ongoing engineering involvement is usually needed only when interface changes break element targeting.

Proposable: Does Proposable offer a free trial?

Yes, free trials are available for each pricing tier. Start exploring Proposable without payment.

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UserGuiding: How does it compare on cost to Pendo?

Materially cheaper at the published tiers, but the comparison changes if your monthly active user count is large relative to your revenue.

UserGuiding: Is session replay included?

Only from the Growth tier upward, not on Starter.

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