Sales Enablement · head to head
Proposify vs Showpad
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; Showpad the pricing page names three tiers, Professional, Advanced and Expert, licensed per user, and publishes no figure for any of them, requiring a quote for each
- They diverge on capability: Proposify covers Proposal templates, Showpad covers Content hub.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Proposify and Showpad actually diverge.
Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Sales Enablement).
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
- Interactive pricing
- Pipedrive
- Stripe
Only in Showpad
- Content hub
- Training
- Coaching
- Buyer engagement
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Slack
- Ios support
- Android support
Both cover
- Analytics
- Salesforce
- HubSpot
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Proposify
- Document proposal and template managementnot Showpad
- Sales document tracking and managementnot Showpad
- Team collaboration on proposalsnot Showpad
Showpad
- Centralizing sales content and coaching materials for revenue teamsnot Proposify
- Running AI assisted roleplay and certification for sales trainingnot 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
Showpad
- The pricing page names three tiers, Professional, Advanced and Expert, licensed per user, and publishes no figure for any of them, requiring a quote for each
Pricing, plan by plan
Proposify
$19/month- Basic$19/month
- 10 document sends per month
- Annual billing (monthly billing: $29/month)
- Overage: $0.50 per send
- Team$41/month
- 30 document sends per month
- Annual billing (quarterly billing: $49/month)
- Overage: $0.30 per send
- Business$3900/year
- 75 document sends per month
- Custom pricing (starts at $3,900/year)
- Overage: $0.75 per send
- Enterprise$null/month
- Custom pricing and send limits
Showpad
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Showpad review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Showpad if
- You need content hub.
- You work on Web, Mobile, Offline.
- You also want training.
Questions people ask
- Is Proposify or Showpad better?
- Neither clearly leads. Proposify starts at $19/month and Showpad at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Proposify or Showpad?
- Proposify starts at $19/month and Showpad at On request.
- Does Proposify or Showpad run on more platforms?
- Proposify runs on Web. Showpad runs on Web, Mobile, Offline.
- What is Proposify best used for?
- Proposify is most often used for document proposal and template management, sales document tracking and management, team collaboration on proposals. Of those, document proposal and template management and sales document tracking and management are not what Showpad is typically brought in for.
- What can Proposify do that Showpad cannot?
- Proposify covers Proposal templates, Content library, Electronic signatures, Interactive pricing. Showpad covers Content hub, Training, Coaching, Buyer engagement. Both handle Analytics, Salesforce, HubSpot, Web support.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Proposify: How much does Proposify cost?
Proposify Basic plan costs $19/user/month (annual) or $29/user/month (monthly). Team plan is $41/user/month (annual) or $49/user/month (quarterly). Business starts at $3,900/year with custom pricing for Enterprise. All prices in USD.
SourceShowpad: How does Showpad license its software, and what does per-user pricing mean?
Showpad licenses on a per-user basis. This means costs scale with the number of users on your account, though specific per-user rates are not published.
SourceProposify: What document send limits does each plan include?
Basic includes 10 monthly sends ($0.50 per overage), Team includes 30 monthly sends ($0.30 per overage), and Business includes 75 monthly sends ($0.75 per overage). Enterprise has custom limits.
SourceShowpad: What are the three main Showpad pricing plans and how do they differ?
Professional tier includes Genie Assistant and standard integrations. Advanced adds Voice Chat, Deep Research, and Roleplay AI. Expert tier includes custom Genie Agent Studio and Field Seller Agent. All plans include mobile, offline, and browser access plus GDPR and SOC2 compliance.
SourceProposify: Does Proposify offer a free trial?
Yes, Proposify offers a 14-day free trial on the Team plan features with no credit card required.
SourceShowpad: Does Showpad publish pricing amounts on its website, or do I need to request a quote?
Specific dollar amounts are not publicly displayed. Customers must request a quote through the sales team. No trial period or pricing examples are mentioned.
SourceProposify: How much do I save with annual billing?
Annual billing offers significant discounts compared to monthly options. For example, Basic plan saves up to 4 months of fees per year when billed annually versus monthly.
SourceShowpad: How does support differ between Showpad's plan tiers?
Professional tier includes standard support. Advanced tier adds Sales Engagement Integrations and Developer Bundle. Expert tier provides priority support and advanced AI features.
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