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Proposify vs Referral Rock

Proposify logo

Proposify

Sales Enablement

Proposal Software That Closes Deals

From
$49/month
Rated
-
Referral Rock logo

Referral Rock

Affiliate Marketing

Referral marketing software for any business

From
$200/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Proposify document sends are capped monthly and billed per overage, at 10 sends on Basic with $0.50 each beyond; Referral Rock there is one paid tier at $250 a month and no free plan, only a 14 day trial
  • They diverge on capability: Proposify covers Proposal templates, Referral Rock covers Multi-program support.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Proposify and Referral Rock actually diverge.

Attributes where Proposify and Referral Rock differ
AttributeProposifyReferral Rock
Starting price$49/month$200/month
CategorySales EnablementAffiliate Marketing
Founded20132014

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), 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 Proposify

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

Only in Referral Rock

  • Multi-program support
  • Customizable rewards
  • Automated workflows
  • Engagement widgets
  • Detailed analytics
  • Zapier
  • PayPal

Both cover

  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Stripe
  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Proposify

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

Referral Rock

  • affiliate marketing managementnot Proposify
  • Workflow automationnot Proposify
  • Reportingnot Proposify

Where each one falls short

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

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

Referral Rock

  • There is one paid tier at $250 a month and no free plan, only a 14 day trial
  • The plan includes 10,000 base members and a further 10,000 costs $125 a month
  • Each additional referral program is $100 a month
  • Extra users and extra recruiters are sold in blocks of 10 at $50 a month each
  • Rewards are limited to coupons, pay-as-you-go gift cards or custom rewards

Pricing, plan by plan

Proposify

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

Referral Rock

$200/month
  • Starter$200/month
    • 500 members
    • Unlimited programs
    • Basic integrations

Which should you pick?

Choose Proposify if

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

Choose Referral Rock if

  • You need multi-program support.
  • You also want customizable rewards.

Questions people ask

Is Proposify or Referral Rock better?
Neither clearly leads. Proposify starts at $49/month and Referral Rock at $200/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Proposify or Referral Rock?
Proposify starts at $49/month and Referral Rock at $200/month.
Does Proposify or Referral Rock run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Proposify best used for?
Proposify is most often used for creating and sending sales proposals with e signature, tracking proposal engagement and approval workflows. Of those, creating and sending sales proposals with e signature and tracking proposal engagement and approval workflows are not what Referral Rock is typically brought in for.
What can Proposify do that Referral Rock cannot?
Proposify covers Proposal templates, Content library, Electronic signatures, Analytics. Referral Rock covers Multi-program support, Customizable rewards, Automated workflows, Engagement widgets. Both handle Salesforce, HubSpot, Stripe, Web support.

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