Proposal writing is an important part of doing business. There are many software for proposal writing but the candidates for the best proposal software can be narrowed down to three which are Quote Roller, Bidsketch and Proposable.
The table below shows comparison of major features, pricing and user traffic ranks of each software.
| Features, Pricing and User Traffic | Quote Roller | Bidsketch | Proposablee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal templates | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Proposal analytics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Rich Media (videos and images) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Integration | Highrise Salesforce FreshBooks -------------- Basecamp Harvest RightSignature -------------- Batchbook Capsule CRM --------------- SugarCRM Base Affinity Live FreeAgent PipeDrive Podio Saasu SageOne Zoho Insightly Box Basecamp Classic Nimble OnePage Google Chrome Google Drive Nutshell Xero | Highrise Salesforce FreshBooks --------------- Basecamp Harvest RightSignature | Highrise Salesforce FreshBooks ------------ Batchbook Capsule CRM |
| Pricing | Basic (individuals): $14.99 per month (unlimited proposals) Professional (teams): $19.99 per month (unlimited proposals) Enterprise (companies): $29.99 per month (unlimited proposals and live chat support) | Freelancer: $29 per month (1 user) Studio: $79 per month (up to 3 users) Agency: $149 per month (up to 8 users) | Basic: $19 per month (15 proposals per month) Pro: $29 per month (unlimited proposals) Team: $79 per month (supports up to 3 users for team collaboration) |
| User Traffic (Alexa Ranks as of Jan. 29, 2014 and Similarweb Ranks in December 2013) * Smaller number means more traffic. | Alexa rank: 19,325 (US rank: 6,856) Similarweb ranks: 34,458 (US rank: 14,734) | Alexa rank: 23,466 (US rank: 7,711) Similarweb ranks: 60,895 (US rank: 25,023) | Alexa rank: 84,884 (US rank: 34,048) Similarweb ranks: 134,377 (US rank: 52,006) |
With regard to basic features, there are not much difference but Quote Roller looks better in terms of integration with other software and pricing.
Also, user traffic may be useful in determining the most popular software because all of the three software are web-based program and a software with more traffic is likely to be the one with more users. Again, Quote Roller has the highest ranks meaning the most traffic.
So, my conclusion is that Quote Roller is the best proposal writing software based on integration with the most 3rd party software, competitive pricing and possibly the largest user base.
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Check also Quote Roller – http://www.quoteroller.com. It incorporates all features that previously mentioned tools have and even more. Besides that it has a fee plan.
Also check out Osmosis – it has an emphasis on product start-up questionnaires to help with requirement gathering early in the process (https://www.getosmosis.com).
Check out Proposify: http://proposify.biz/ It has more of an emphasis on design and layout making it ideal for design/marketing agencies. It also has the features other proposal tools have like metrics and electronic signatures.
Checkout the Plus23 Modern Proposals http://plus23.com. It has the automation of templates and e-signature.
For effective sales productivity, Plus23 has internal collaboration built-in so while the salesperson is spending time with prospects, his/her team or virtual assistant can be co-creating the proposal.
To speed up a deal, the prospect team and the seller team can collaborate inside the proposal. The Comments has a full-featured composer. The salesperson can enter meetings notes so all the decision makers can follow the complete sales conversation.