Software · head to head
Qwilr vs Proposify
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Qwilr growth plan requires a minimum of 5 users at $55/user/month and Scale requires a minimum of 10 users at $75/user/month, both billed annually only; Proposify document sends are capped monthly and billed per overage, at 10 sends on Basic with $0.50 each beyond
- They diverge on capability: Qwilr covers Web-based proposals, Proposify covers Proposal templates.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Qwilr and Proposify actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), 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 Qwilr
- Web-based proposals
- Interactive quotes
- E-signatures
- Video embedding
- Slack
Only in Proposify
- Proposal templates
- Content library
- Electronic signatures
- Interactive pricing
- Pipedrive
Both cover
- Analytics
- Salesforce
- HubSpot
- Stripe
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Qwilr
- Sales teams sending interactive proposals with embedded payment collection who can commit to annual billingnot Proposify
Proposify
- Creating and sending sales proposals with e signaturenot Qwilr
- Tracking proposal engagement and approval workflowsnot Qwilr
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Qwilr
- Growth plan requires a minimum of 5 users at $55/user/month and Scale requires a minimum of 10 users at $75/user/month, both billed annually only
- Document automation beyond the free monthly allotment (10, 150 or 600 documents by tier) costs $5, $2.50 or $2.50 per additional document
- QwilrPay charges a payment processing fee on top of the subscription, ranging from 0.25% on Starter down to 0.05% on Scale
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
Qwilr
$35/month- Business$35/month
- Unlimited documents
- Templates
- E-signatures
- Enterprise$59/month
- Custom branding
- Advanced analytics
- Integrations
Proposify
$49/month- Team$49/month
- Unlimited proposals
- Templates
- Analytics
- Business$65/month
- Roles & permissions
- Custom branding
- Integrations
Which should you pick?
Questions people ask
- Is Qwilr or Proposify better?
- Neither clearly leads. Qwilr starts at $35/month and Proposify at $49/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Qwilr or Proposify?
- Qwilr starts at $35/month and Proposify at $49/month.
- Does Qwilr or Proposify run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Qwilr best used for?
- Qwilr is most often used for sales teams sending interactive proposals with embedded payment collection who can commit to annual billing. Of those, sales teams sending interactive proposals with embedded payment collection who can commit to annual billing is not what Proposify is typically brought in for.
- What can Qwilr do that Proposify cannot?
- Qwilr covers Web-based proposals, Interactive quotes, E-signatures, Video embedding. Proposify covers Proposal templates, Content library, Electronic signatures, Interactive pricing. Both handle Analytics, Salesforce, HubSpot, Stripe.