Likelihood to Recommend 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.
Read full review It can be used to invoice for anyone, so I will always recommend it.
Read full review Pros Pre-written proposals for many scenarios. Integrations with 3rd party apps. Own domain for branding. Read full review Proposal process. PI makes it easy to create and send proposals to new and existing clients, collect their payment info, and get signature on the engagement letter. Easily identify engagements that will be expiring, so we can begin to assemble a renewal. Communication to and from the client during the proposal process, which keeps everything associated with the proposal together in one place. Read full review Cons 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. Read full review I would love to see it really support other industries better, like Marketing. There are workarounds for invoicing and set up, but it could be easier. I would love the option to be able to send the client a single proposal with different options and allow them to select which one they want to move forward with. Right now we have to send a proposal for each option. I would love for there to be user permissions where certain users can log in to see the proposals they are associated with without seeing everything. Read full review Usability 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.
Read full review Support Rating 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.
Read full review Alternatives Considered 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.
Read full review You aren't able to customize the design of the proposal, but it surpases everything we have ever tried. It's easy to use and quick to learn.
Read full review Return on Investment 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. Read full review We have reduced our A/R by 60% and expect to completely eliminate A/R by the end of this year. Read full review ScreenShots