Conga Composer vs. Qvidian RFP & Proposal Automation

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Conga Composer
Score 8.7 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. Conga Composer integrates with any data source, including CRM systems like Salesforce, and allows users to dynamically merge data from these sources into templates to generate personalized documents.
$20
per month per user
Qvidian RFP & Proposal Automation
Score 7.1 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Proposal management and RFP response softwareN/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Conga ComposerQvidian RFP & Proposal Automation
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
Additional DetailsPlease contact Qvidian for pricing details.
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Features
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Proposal Creation & Organization
Comparison of Proposal Creation & Organization features of Product A and Product B
Conga Composer
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Ratings
Qvidian RFP & Proposal Automation
7.6
3 Ratings
6% below category average
Proposal branding00 Ratings7.93 Ratings
Proposal templates00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Proposal content library updates00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Guided proposal creation00 Ratings7.13 Ratings
Searchable proposal database00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Proposal Collaboration & Workflow
Comparison of Proposal Collaboration & Workflow features of Product A and Product B
Conga Composer
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Ratings
Qvidian RFP & Proposal Automation
7.1
3 Ratings
14% below category average
RFP management & response00 Ratings7.13 Ratings
Proposal collaboration & approval00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
User permissions/proposal editing controls00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Sales proposal workflow00 Ratings7.23 Ratings
Proposal automation user interface00 Ratings6.23 Ratings
Best Alternatives
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Small Businesses
Jotform
Jotform
Score 8.7 out of 10
QuoteWerks
QuoteWerks
Score 9.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Responsive
Responsive
Score 6.4 out of 10
QuoteWerks
QuoteWerks
Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
Responsive
Responsive
Score 6.4 out of 10
Responsive
Responsive
Score 6.4 out of 10
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User Ratings
Conga ComposerQvidian RFP & Proposal Automation
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(84 ratings)
7.9
(34 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(13 ratings)
8.0
(32 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(6 ratings)
9.0
(8 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.3
(8 ratings)
10.0
(6 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
6.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(4 ratings)
10.0
(4 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Conga ComposerQvidian RFP & Proposal Automation
Likelihood to Recommend
Conga
We used to manually process information which are available in Salesforce to another system, right now we just click a button and these information is available in another system. This process eliminate human error and provide accurate information in our financial reporting. This process helps our accounting department provide efficiency and accuracy on providing data.
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Upland Software
This software is very well-suited to companies who find themselves expanding their footprint, the number of their Sales representatives, their territories, and/or their products and services and need to maximize their ability to both keep up with those demands whilst streamlining their proposal resources. Further, this is a very powerful tool with a lot of features and functionality including CRM plug-in and reporting. Thus, it may be less appropriate for a very small organization with only one product and that is also blessed with lengthy cradle-to-grave turnaround windows. In addition, to better the odds for success an investment in upfront personnel training and either a dedicated periodic window of time and/or dedicated person(s) for content upkeep are prudent. Finally, working with the vendor is a delight as they make every effort to maintain and deliver a product that both meets your needs and on which you can rely.
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Pros
Conga
  • It is positive that Conga integrates with and is operated within SFDC
  • Conga allows users to tag any document with dynamic fields that map to SFDC and send it out for signature
  • Conga allows us to consistently produce quotes with the correct SKUs, Terms, & conditions at scale
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Upland Software
  • Using Qvidian as an RFP tool has made a difference in our RFP process, turn-around time, and content development. It's helped us streamline our RFP process so that we are able to produce the majority of the document before the kick-off meeting, which means we have more time to customize and refine the document before it goes to print.
  • Additionally, it took several hours before to gather all of the basic data we needed for an RFP, but now we can have the majority of the response ready in under 15 minutes in most cases. We are also able to start projects from our phones (iPhone thru Safari) or on an iPad. This has been extremely helpful while traveling.
  • Finally, our content is centrally located on a searchable database. Previously we had used several free tools to aid in content storage that would allow us access easily via search. It never seemed to do what we wanted, and when we did find something, we weren't sure if it was the most current or usable. The library functions in Qvidian have been a huge help, and has changes the way we collect data, and retrieve it.
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Cons
Conga
  • It is challenging to go from solutions to templates and then to each account record to generate - is there a way to generate for all?
  • the search for reports is unwieldy - can there be a "recents" to cut down on what reports we are searching through? or a way to view folders.
  • i have tried saving time by having conga composer up on several records and you can't generate records. again, if there is a way to generate for all?
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Upland Software
  • One area where Qvidian occasionally struggles is feature regression. For instance, the editing option that puts multiple records into one document had always been present in Qvidian; however, when the multi-edit feature that only allows editing one record at a time was released in version 9.1, the original editing functionality was removed. This caused me a lot of frustration, as it severely slowed down my work flow since I could now only see and edit one record at a time. It wasn't until a year later when version 10 was released that the old editing functionality was added back. However, one bright spot of version 9.1 was an added feature that allowed organizing records by simply dragging and dropping them into different categories. This was much easier than having to right click on a record, select Move, then right click on a folder and select paste. However, with version 10, this feature was removed and I'm now back to having to right click on records instead of dragging and dropping. It seems that with each release, I never know if something I like will be taken away or if something I don't like will be added -- sometimes it's both.
  • A recent change that was added in version 10.1 that I personally view as a negative is that Qvidian now handles all requests server side instead of on the user's computer. This means that if a user wants to export or edit a large number of records, they have to wait for Qvidian's server to generate a report of those records. Depending on the number of records, this can be very quick (a few seconds) or very long (I've waited up to 20 minutes before) depending on how taxed Qvidian's servers currently are. I understand the reasoning behind the move, in that it takes the load off of a user's computer so that other applications they currently have open aren't affected by added memory usage, but in practice I find that it only slows down my workflow. Any somewhat modern PC shouldn't have any trouble handling a large report request from Qvidian.
  • Although Qvidian is certified for use in several different browsers (Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome for Windows), it doesn't offer the same functionality in each one. For instance, in Explorer, when a record is selected for editing or export, it will automatically open in Word. In Firefox, a pop-up dialog appears and a user has to click Open in order for the record to appear in Word. And in Chrome, the file is added to the download bar and a user must click on the file there for it to open, unless they add an exception to .docx file types to automatically open in Word (which I had to do, since I prefer using Chrome). Other simple features such as right clicking on a folder or record to bring up Qvidian's context menu are hit or miss depending on the browser. In Explorer, everything is generally smooth, though the browser itself is slower than the other choice. In Firefox, right clicking generally works but sometimes has some hiccups, and in Chrome, more often than not right clicking brings up Chrome's context menu instead of Qvidian's, which often leads to having to first select a folder and then click the dedicated Actions button in Qvidian to perform the desired action. No matter which browser you use, there will be some sort of functionality that doesn't quite work as expected.
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Likelihood to Renew
Conga
Though I love how easily Conga Composer ties into Salesforce and its given analytics, it takes a lot of data entry to get up and running. I don't love that sometimes queries can take a long time to pull. I like keeping our marketing templates consistent via templates in the system. Pulling multiple objects into one report is fantastic too.
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Upland Software
The tool provides us with the functionality we need to perform more efficiently and we have not identified another product that offers enough "nice to haves" in addition to the "must haves" to warrant a compelling reason for changing tools.
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Usability
Conga
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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Upland Software
The shift they made in architecting documents from content to outline, is now reversed allowing outline creation first, then content which is more natural. But, due to the fact that we went through a migration of content to get to the new version, it feels less optimized than if we would have re-implemented.

End users having to configure settings more often than desired
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Reliability and Availability
Conga
No answers on this topic
Upland Software
Qvidian system maintenance is performed on weekends, usually at odd hours, and advanced notice is given so that teams can plan accordingly.
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Performance
Conga
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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Upland Software
Remote or VPN employees seem to have somewhat slower access time. Server maintenance has improved performance.

Finding occasional recurring prompts to update settings in Microsoft (Explorer, Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
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Support Rating
Conga
It's been hit and miss depending on the issue. We use javascript to generate the urls which has confused many techs even though it generates a clean url - they are overwhelmed by the concept of code and can't understand that the url is all that matters.
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Upland Software
They are very much in support of great customer service. They respond quickly with emails and in some cases phone calls to resolve any issues and often times user questions in the past when I could not figure something out.
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In-Person Training
Conga
No answers on this topic
Upland Software
Live instructor training is expensive, though we have had instructors come to our offices for a ‘refresher’ before. The refresher was more of a “let us fix that for you” than a training on how to do it ourselves.
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Online Training
Conga
No answers on this topic
Upland Software
Online training is limited in my opinion.
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Implementation Rating
Conga
It was painful internally to build out all of the templates, but the actual implementation of the product was okay.
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Upland Software
IT works great. UPgrades are handled automatically. I was not involved in setup but I know they are there when we need them
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Alternatives Considered
Conga
I think Nintex is the primary competitor for Conga Composer, but I have not personally used it. I was not present for the decision to purchase Conga but I would recommend it in future document automation vendor selection processes because I have seen how well it works! We are especially fond of complementary features in Conga Composer, including Conga Email Templates and Conga Global Merge.
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Upland Software
We have been using Qvidian for years, when Compass was introduced in our company. Having spent over a year using Compass, I would not recommend it for writing proposals. In all fairness, that is not Compass' strength. Compass is ok for general document sharing for informational purposes. It does have a Presentation Builder function for creating PowerPoint presentations, but it is cumbersome and not very flexible. Specifically, the linkage is awkward and files may have to be re-linked when they are updated. In addition, the architecture only allows you to create a couple of levels of content. The search function is very limited. Compass is a newer project and has not fully matured.
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Return on Investment
Conga
  • Without Conga Composer we wouldn't be able to auto generate documents in Salesforce, the extra customisation is needed.
  • The ROI is obvious when it comes to having customised documents
  • As long as the data is available in Salesforce, it's available in Conga, and so we have no issues with it's efficiency
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Upland Software
  • The positive impact has been to know we have a system that can house legally-approved responses to questionnaires. The good about this is that if we have a simple RFI that does not require a lot of response customization, we can draw upon previously-approved responses and create output MUCH quicker, without the need of laborious and time-consuming legal reviews of RFIs or DDQs we produce for prospective clients. Quicker, easier output with less internal review = efficient RFI process and quicker turnaround time to respond to our client/prospective client base.
  • The negative impact has only been the time it takes to orient oneself with the program, and REMAIN oriented. As we do not do RFIs on a daily basis, it is easy for us to become rusty, or to take short-cuts because we do not have time to re-train on the program. Those shortcuts and workarounds tend to cause us not to use the program to its full potential and lead to counter-productivity in some cases.
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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

Qvidian RFP & Proposal Automation Screenshots

Screenshot of Accelerate responses to RFPs, DDQs, and other docs with automatic content suggestions from AutoFill.Screenshot of In one click, SMEs can view all pending review jobs from a single dashboard.Screenshot of Access answers to FAQs and step-by-step tutorials in the Help Center.Screenshot of Tailor the home screen to streamline access to the tools and information.Screenshot of Build complete RFP packages that are brand compliantScreenshot of Simplify content reviews and approvals, and build audit trails, with automated workflows