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Proposify vs Salesforce

Proposify logo

Proposify

Sales Enablement

Proposal Software That Closes Deals

From
$49/month
Rated
-
Salesforce logo

Salesforce

All industries

World's #1 CRM

From
$25/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; Salesforce sales Cloud tiers as captured 2 January 2024: Starter Suite $25/user/month, Professional $80/user/month, Enterprise $165/user/month, all USD billed annually
  • They diverge on capability: Proposify covers Proposal templates, Salesforce covers Contact management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Proposify and Salesforce actually diverge.

Attributes where Proposify and Salesforce differ
AttributeProposifySalesforce
Starting price$49/month$25/month
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android, Api
CategorySales EnablementAll industries
Founded20131999

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Pipedrive

Only in Salesforce

  • Contact management
  • Opportunity management
  • Lead management
  • Reports & dashboards
  • Email integration
  • Workflow automation
  • Mobile access
  • AppExchange

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 Salesforce
  • Tracking proposal engagement and approval workflowsnot Salesforce

Salesforce

  • Sales managementnot Proposify
  • Customer servicenot Proposify
  • Marketing automationnot Proposify
  • Lead generationnot Proposify
  • Analytics & 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

Salesforce

  • Sales Cloud tiers as captured 2 January 2024: Starter Suite $25/user/month, Professional $80/user/month, Enterprise $165/user/month, all USD billed annually

Pricing, plan by plan

Proposify

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

Salesforce

$25/month
  • Essentials$25/month
    • Account & contact management
    • Opportunity tracking
    • Lead management
  • Professional$80/month
    • Everything in Essentials
    • Complete CRM
    • Lead scoring
  • Enterprise$165/month
    • Everything in Professional
    • Workflow automation
    • Advanced analytics
  • Unlimited$330/month
    • Everything in Enterprise
    • Unlimited customizations
    • 24/7 support

Which should you pick?

Choose Proposify if

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

Choose Salesforce if

  • You need contact management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want opportunity management.

Questions people ask

Is Proposify or Salesforce better?
Neither clearly leads. Proposify starts at $49/month and Salesforce at $25/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Proposify or Salesforce?
Proposify starts at $49/month and Salesforce at $25/month.
Does Proposify or Salesforce run on more platforms?
Proposify runs on Web. Salesforce runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
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 Salesforce is typically brought in for.
What can Proposify do that Salesforce cannot?
Proposify covers Proposal templates, Content library, Electronic signatures, Analytics. Salesforce covers Contact management, Opportunity management, Lead management, Reports & dashboards.

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