Bidsketch vs. Penneo Sign

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Bidsketch
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Bidsketch is a sales proposal automation software solution offered by Bidsketch.
$149
per month
Penneo Sign
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Penneo is a digital signing and data collection platform built for professionals in regulated industries like accounting, auditing, real estate, finance, and HR. It helps organizations create legally binding electronic signatures across the EU. The platform supports both Advanced Electronic Signatures (AES) and Qualified Electronic Signatures (QES), fully compliant with the eIDAS regulation. Cross-Border digital signatures with eIDs or passport Penneo supports a wide…
$100
per month 500 signatures/year
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
BidSketch
$149.00
per month
Sign Essential
$100
per month
Sign Plus
$180
per month
Sign Pro
$740
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BidsketchPenneo Sign
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsSeveral optional add-ons are available for organizations that need additional capabilities. Signing with itsme®, AusweisApp, or passport is priced at €1.70 per signature. Forms — which provide unlimited access to fillable PDF creation — are available for €600. Registered letters can be sent for €1 per letter.
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Features
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Proposal Creation & Organization
Comparison of Proposal Creation & Organization features of Product A and Product B
Bidsketch
5.0
3 Ratings
44% below category average
Penneo Sign
-
Ratings
Proposal branding5.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Proposal templates5.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Proposal content library updates5.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Guided proposal creation5.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Searchable proposal database5.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Proposal Collaboration & Workflow
Comparison of Proposal Collaboration & Workflow features of Product A and Product B
Bidsketch
7.8
2 Ratings
1% below category average
Penneo Sign
-
Ratings
RFP management & response8.12 Ratings00 Ratings
Proposal collaboration & approval8.22 Ratings00 Ratings
User permissions/proposal editing controls8.12 Ratings00 Ratings
Sales proposal workflow7.32 Ratings00 Ratings
Proposal automation user interface7.32 Ratings00 Ratings
Proposal Delivery
Comparison of Proposal Delivery features of Product A and Product B
Bidsketch
5.4
3 Ratings
37% below category average
Penneo Sign
-
Ratings
Proposal distribution6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Interactive proposals5.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Proposal content tracking5.03 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
BidsketchPenneo Sign
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(3 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
Bidsketch
I think Bidsketch would work well for any small business or freelancer looking for a low-cost, simple to use proposal software solution. It's quick and easy to set up and provides everything you need for more cases. If you're looking for something with more flexibility or features that Bidsketch does not offer then you may need to keep looking.
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Penneo A/S
Penneo is really well suited if you want to handle all contracts online. Reducing process time and reducing "waste" of paper being printed. It can speed up the process for all. To my knowledge, it's not possible to fraud the system, and the files being signed are always verified correctly.
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Pros
Bidsketch
  • Pre-written proposals for many scenarios.
  • Integrations with 3rd party apps.
  • Own domain for branding.
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Penneo A/S
  • Easy to handle contracts
  • Unable for users to edit contracts, which ensure compliance for our legal team.
  • All files can be stored on your computer.
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Cons
Bidsketch
  • REALLY PRICEY for a small business/freelancer that doesn't do a lot of proposals each month. Would be nice if they offered a per proposal pricing for the smaller guys.
  • Wish there was more customization of the design/layout to better fit in with branding.
  • Also would like to be able to mark a proposal private.
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Penneo A/S
  • For Danish users, it would be nice if Penneo offered the ability to sign and verify using MitID.
  • For signees, it would be nice to have a feature to add comments for documents, not just personal but also for the client.
  • As company the software solution is really great. There is not much negative points to highlight.
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Usability
Bidsketch
I'd say Bidsketch is very easy to use. I don't think most people would have any problem getting comfortable with this software. I was able to get up and running very quickly. Their template library is a great resource to get a professional proposal up and out the door fast.
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Penneo A/S
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Bidsketch
Although I didn't need to reach out to support much, they seemed to do a very good job. I've also heard great things about the team through people I've talked to so I wouldn't expect anyone to run into issues with regards to their support. Their support definitely was not a factor in my ultimately not sticking with the product.
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Penneo A/S
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Bidsketch
We used DocSend to track our outgoing proposals but after testing Bidsketch we never returned back. It is simply better suited for us as we send out tens of proposals every week and the professional output and management of proposals won us over.
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Penneo A/S
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Bidsketch
  • The proposals do look professional (even if you can't fully customize to your brand) and make a great impression on the potential client.
  • The cost of Bidsketch is prohibitive if you don't do a lot of proposal writing on a regular basis.
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Penneo A/S
  • As stated earlier Penneo has made a really positive impact on reducing our process time when signing contracts. Now we are able to complete a process with two or three sign-offs within a day. Before this process usually took a week.
  • We reduce a lot of physical storage by having all files electronically. Files are saved as PDFs and stored securely on a server. Earlier these were printed files stored in a physical folder.
  • As a large company we really want to reduce of environmental impact, and reducing a lot of physical prints is also a key measure for us. Penneo has had a positive impact on us in this regard.
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ScreenShots

Penneo Sign Screenshots

Screenshot of Custom flows based on predefined rulesScreenshot of Document status overviewScreenshot of an automatic reminderScreenshot of multi-signing (sign multiple documents at the same time)Screenshot of identity validation via eIDsScreenshot of automatic data deletion