Conga Composer vs. Conga CLM

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Conga Composer
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Conga Composer is a document generation and automation tool designed to simplify and streamline the process of creating and distributing customized documents, presentations, and reports.N/A
Conga CLM
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Conga CLM (formerly Conga Contracts, or Novatus) is a contract management software solution built around features such as contract creation, automated notifications, and approval and workflows.N/A
Pricing
Conga ComposerConga CLM
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Conga ComposerConga CLM
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
Additional DetailsConga offers customized pricing for their CLM product. The pricing prioritizes: Business needs Commitment to partnership Flexibility Budget alignment Competitive pricing Transparency
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Community Pulse
Conga ComposerConga CLM
Considered Both Products
Conga Composer
Chose Conga Composer
NA - We did not evaluate other programs like Conga.
Chose Conga Composer
DocuSign and Formstack for Salesforce
Chose Conga Composer
Firstly, we used Conga Composer to generate documents and DocuSign as the e-signature tool. However, Conga Sign proved to be much more cost-effective for our user base, as users didn’t need to switch to another system like DocuSign to send contracts to customers. With both …
Chose Conga Composer
Yeah, Conga is something that the client has selected. We asked them the same question — they believe they’re a long-time user of Conga and they have trust in that product. So that’s the reason.
Chose Conga Composer
Only reason was its integration with salesforce. In those apps, we had to manually copy paste the data to generate document and get signed but with conga composer’s salesforce integration, it fetches all the data from salesforce and generate the document for us and once …
Chose Conga Composer
We have used PandaDoc and with our personal experience, we can say that Composer is way better as it lets us pull data from multiple Salesforce objects, apply conditional logic, and generate highly customized documents.
Chose Conga Composer
Conga Composer helps us in document generation part and once the document has been generated from Conga Composer it can be sent out to the customers. Here we can also use Conga Email Template to send out the message and the attachments. Docusign here works so well and we can …
Chose Conga Composer
S-Docs is also great with Salesforce; however, it offers broader integration, scalable automation, and a deeper support ecosystem. Conga Composer delivers more powerful and flexible document generation.
Chose Conga Composer
I've used PandaDoc before; it is nowhere near as good as Conga Composer in terms of usability and end-user experience. Conga is much more valuable and business-oriented.
Chose Conga Composer
Can have more control with Aspose by using more code to dynamically generate the document to your exact needs.
Chose Conga Composer
Easily the best In the market. Still needs massive improvements in my opinion. Alot of use cases look legacy today!
Chose Conga Composer
Conga Composer works well with Conga Grid.
Chose Conga Composer
Better pricing and better functionality.
Chose Conga Composer
IDK - I really don't have a comparison to give
Chose Conga Composer
No other tools that are comparable.
Chose Conga Composer
We used the out of the box salesforce functionality but realized when our order forms used multiple currencies and had some customization we realized we needed a tool like Conga Composer
Chose Conga Composer
We did not try any other products with our Salesforce instance.
Chose Conga Composer
Benchmarking is upcoming. Conga Composer was already implemented when I joined the company
Chose Conga Composer
We used Microsoft Excel to manipulate all the data from different objects, now we can click a button and the report is generated, Excel provides a powerful tool, but Conga Composer is better than Excel to generate the data in the format that the customer wants, you don't need …
Conga CLM
Chose Conga CLM
I haven't used anything specific before Conga CLM
Chose Conga CLM
The above tools are good at specific things, but overall, conga has so many features that similar applications lag behind. Using the conga contract life cycle management, the entire process is becoming smoother, with all necessary approvals easily handled through predefined …
Chose Conga CLM
We were long-term Spring CM users for about seven years, well before DocuSign bought them out about three to four years ago. And actually, that was one of the main reasons we wanted to leave Spring CM: DocuSign owned it, and the service went downhill. The product was fine, but …
Chose Conga CLM
No, I didn't use other product
Chose Conga CLM
complete suite of products enabling the commerce chain
Chose Conga CLM
In my opinion, overall Conga CLM is a stronger product
Chose Conga CLM
Conga CLM offered stronger workflow automation and template control than the alternatives. DocuSign CLM was better for signatures, Ironclad had good collaboration, and Adobe was more basic. We chose Conga because it integrated better with our systems and gave us a more complete …
Chose Conga CLM
We evaluated both platforms seriously before making the call. DocuSign CLM had its strengths, especially in e-signature and user-friendly interfaces but honestly, Conga CLM aligned better with our business needs and long-term goals.
Chose Conga CLM
Honestly I think Conga CLM is overall a better option with it's eord class automation capabilities and deeper integration with Salesforce.
Chose Conga CLM
We selected this pilot in 2017, which was a completely different environment. We're in the process of doing our fix base, so we haven't really reselected and we don't know if we're going to go with one CLM multitude because what I've found in my research is one CLM can't handle …
Chose Conga CLM
The biggest stack up the Conga CLM provides is their UI, Salesforce is good but the legal department has struggled to implement their solutions with help from the tech department. Another added, advantage would be the security mentioned prior improved scalability, reduced …
Chose Conga CLM
pretty good. Deltek was easier to follow but i am still new at our current company and learning Conga
Chose Conga CLM
Conga CLM capabilities and speed is very good compared to other CLM solutions and also scalable and easy to configure and manage the enhancements. Conga CLm is also great for multiple verticals and users from various departments can easily adopt to the CLM applications or tool. …
Chose Conga CLM
Conga CLM is more user friendly, but the Deltek had more options for changes during the process. Or maybe I am still learning
Features
Conga ComposerConga CLM
Contract Authoring
Comparison of Contract Authoring features of Product A and Product B
Conga Composer
-
Ratings
Conga CLM
8.5
Ratings
5% above category average
Contract creation00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Contract templates00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Clause library/saved fields00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Guided logic00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Contract Collaboration
Comparison of Contract Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Conga Composer
-
Ratings
Conga CLM
8.2
Ratings
1% above category average
Contract sharing00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Contract editing00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Collaborating on contracts00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
MS Word plug-in00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Approval process00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Interdepartmental workflows00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Contract Monitoring
Comparison of Contract Monitoring features of Product A and Product B
Conga Composer
-
Ratings
Conga CLM
8.7
Ratings
5% above category average
Contract database00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Contract search00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Contract milestone reminders & alerts00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Custom contract reports00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Tracking contract status00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Compliance check00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Contract Management
Comparison of Contract Management features of Product A and Product B
Conga Composer
-
Ratings
Conga CLM
8.3
Ratings
5% above category average
Contract Storage00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Advanced Search and Filtering00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Customizable Contract Templates00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Workflow Acceleration00 Ratings7.80 Ratings
E-Signatures00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Reminders and Alerts00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Analytics and Reporting00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Integration with other Systems00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Conga ComposerConga CLM
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
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8.8
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Likelihood to Renew
8.9
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8.9
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Usability
7.5
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8.5
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Availability
3.6
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8.2
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Performance
3.6
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9.1
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Support Rating
6.8
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8.4
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In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
3.7
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9.1
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Configurability
1.8
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10.0
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
2.7
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10.0
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
3.6
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3.6
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Vendor post-sale
1.8
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10.0
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Vendor pre-sale
3.3
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10.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Conga ComposerConga CLM
Likelihood to Recommend
From my experience, Conga Composer is particularly well-suited for generating documents, such as quotes and contracts, directly from Salesforce. It saves us a great deal of time, which is remarkably beneficial for companies with sales teams. Not suitable for companies lacking significant Salesforce expertise or administrative support.
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With having all of our contracting through the Salesforce system, the ability to allow our legal teams to do more with generating documents, have controls over redlines, etc is ideal. When sales needs to make additional revisions to the underlying data, however, it can be lacking in strong tools.
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Pros
  • It allows us to generate multiple documents at once using batch generation. This simple automation saves a lot of time for our team.
  • Its very user friendly. Even a newbie can simply generate document by clicking a button once this is setup by the admin.
  • Integrate Conga Sign with Conga Composer and it will automatically sent for e- signature once generated saving lot of time. we previously had to wait a lot for the signature.
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  • Template driven contract creation: when sales team needs to generate multiple contracts per day, instead of manually drafting each contract , by Conga CLM we can select pre approved template and system auto fills pricing details , customer name, legal terms etc
  • Renewal and obligation tracking: Conga CLM sends automated alerts when renewal noticed needs to be send 30days before expiry. It also flags upcoming renewals.
  • Audit trail and compliance: Conga CLM logs every action automatically and supports regulatory compliance like SOX audit.
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Cons
  • Not very intuitive. Once you know the system it's fine but there is a learning curve
  • I would like to see training opportunities on features that I am not using or aware of
  • I am sure I am only using about 3% of it's full potential
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  • X-author for Word can be improved as it does not maintain a stable connection and the org gets disconnected frequently.
  • It does not support grandparent relationship for merge field population.
  • A separate package needs to be installed for the integration of CPQ and CLM tools from Conga.
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Likelihood to Renew
We most likely will renew conga because of it's strong salesforce integration and we're so engrained into it with all of our different brands and products/services. It would take a lot of time, money and resources to switch to something else.
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Simple and easy to use for the legal team to creates contracts in Salesforce and with the help of conga contract attaches the different clauses through the bundle and sends them for negotiation and for signature. This is the primary work they do from Conga contracts. We had solution which is build using conga contracts, conga composer and conga sign
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Usability
It's a fairly simple tool to integrate into your current business structure. When we've had issues, we were able to resolve them extremely quickly. The users click a button and it can bring in all the quote lines, and our credit application seamlessly into our tool. I'd definitely recommend it to other colleagues
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I would give it a 10 because it's easy. The way that we've set it up and the process, you know, when you're working with a sales team, which is what I work with, they need something easy to learn and quick because they need to concentrate on making sales. So you got to give them that. And that's exactly what Conga CLM has offered to us, a very easy platform that they can get their contracts out the door, we can get to clients and then they can move on to their next sale.
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Reliability and Availability
It was available, it just didn't always work depending on what glitches were happening within our app
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Conga CLM’s availability has been solid in my experience as for a logistics company like ours that needs access across time zones and departments, Conga CLM is a great solution.
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Performance
This product appears to work well. It was not a fit for us this time, but we would consider in future
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Conga CLM performs reliably across our organization. It handles large volumes of contracts without lag, keeps workflows flowing smoothly, and processes automation tasks efficiently. The system remains responsive, even during busy days, no performance lag.
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Support Rating
As a conga parter we have created more than 50+ cases with conga support and many times we have got the answers on the chat support itself. A very effective knowledge base and conga university give you all the study material to enhance your product knowledge. Conga support has been very effective and has always responded quickly to questions and issues
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Very very difficult to get support. The support team is great for simple, general questions. If we ran into anything complex, we usually would figure it out before they could help us. We often were bounced around from rep to rep
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In-Person Training
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Conga University is very well made. Loved it!
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Online Training
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Conga University is the best! loved it. The courses are very well designed which makes learning easy and great. I have taken courses for conga contracts, composer, conga sign, and conga batch. Courses are beneficial if you want to implement Conga products for your clients or for your organization. Highly recommended to sign up for Conga university and start learning
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Implementation Rating
It was painful internally to build out all of the templates, but the actual implementation of the product was okay.
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The process involved Salesforce object creation and fields with installing conga contracts and conga composer and setting up security for the users
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Alternatives Considered
We have not been able to find an offering that allowed for the level of customization or could handle the complexity of the solutions we've built using Conga's products. We selected Conga originally as it was recommended at the time (2012) and there weren't any better alternatives - but we have looked recently and still can't find anything better.
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We were long-term Spring CM users for about seven years, well before DocuSign bought them out about three to four years ago. And actually, that was one of the main reasons we wanted to leave Spring CM: DocuSign owned it, and the service went downhill. The product was fine, but we also needed professional services due to how the backend was built. We were on their legacy platform, and we were never migrated to their new platform. It was just time for us to cut ties and go to someone who could actually offer scale and grow with our company.
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Scalability
We used it for something simple and it was still a pain to use
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Based on my experience using Conga CLM across a growing logistics operation with varied departments, I’d confidently rate its overall scalability a 9 out of 10. Provides multi site support, has proven ready for the long haul and provides a secure environment.
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Return on Investment
  • We have been able to standardize our branding in documents to give them a more professional appearance.
  • The number of manual errors is significantly reduced, thereby improving our turnaround time by 30%.
  • Our overall working efficiency has improved by over 70% with the introduction of Conga Composer.
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  • The integration with different Microsoft tools saves a lot of money for us
  • We are able to make our entire contract management process more efficient which has improved our dependencies on external agencies
  • We are seeing an increase of 27% in our overall revenue with the introduction of Conga CLM
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ScreenShots

Conga Composer Screenshots

Screenshot of how documents are created automatically, directly from SalesforceScreenshot of documents generated with any data, from any object - standard or customScreenshot of Conga Document GenerationScreenshot of popular document formats available, like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HTML, and PDFScreenshot of how large documents are sent via a link - and they provide visibility into customer document engagementScreenshot of how multiple documents can be sent with one or no clicks

Conga CLM Screenshots

Screenshot of Salesforce Contract CreationScreenshot of CLM DashboardScreenshot of CLM AnalyticsScreenshot of Conversation AI Agent