ConnectWise CPQ vs. Ironclad

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ConnectWise CPQ
Score 9.7 out of 10
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ConnectWise CPQ (formerly ConnectWise Sell, and Quosal) is the quote and proposal solution of the ConnectWise Suite. With ConnectWise Sell, users can create professional technology quotes and proposals that include rich product information, cover letters, and statements of work in minutes and automatically update their sales pipelines accordingly. The vendor says key benefits include: Save time creating IT quotes and proposals through automation …N/A
Ironclad
Score 7.3 out of 10
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Ironclad, from the company of the same name in San Francisco, is designed to streamline every part of the contract process—so users can focus on legal work, not paperwork.N/A
Pricing
ConnectWise CPQIronclad
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ConnectWise CPQIronclad
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Top Pros
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Features
ConnectWise CPQIronclad
CPQ
Comparison of CPQ features of Product A and Product B
ConnectWise CPQ
6.6
42 Ratings
26% below category average
Ironclad
-
Ratings
Quote sharing/sending7.442 Ratings00 Ratings
Product configuration6.741 Ratings00 Ratings
Configuration options7.140 Ratings00 Ratings
Pricing rules8.441 Ratings00 Ratings
Price adjustment7.742 Ratings00 Ratings
Purchase history and open contracts6.037 Ratings00 Ratings
Guided selling/Sales portal6.036 Ratings00 Ratings
CPQ reporting & analytics2.034 Ratings00 Ratings
CPQ-CRM integration6.739 Ratings00 Ratings
Attachments to quotes8.039 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Authoring
Comparison of Contract Authoring features of Product A and Product B
ConnectWise CPQ
-
Ratings
Ironclad
8.6
3 Ratings
4% above category average
Contract creation00 Ratings8.82 Ratings
Contract templates00 Ratings8.43 Ratings
Clause library/saved fields00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Guided logic00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Contract Collaboration
Comparison of Contract Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
ConnectWise CPQ
-
Ratings
Ironclad
8.5
3 Ratings
1% above category average
Contract sharing00 Ratings8.83 Ratings
Contract editing00 Ratings7.63 Ratings
Collaborating on contracts00 Ratings9.43 Ratings
MS Word plug-in00 Ratings8.42 Ratings
Approval process00 Ratings8.23 Ratings
Interdepartmental workflows00 Ratings8.63 Ratings
Contract Monitoring
Comparison of Contract Monitoring features of Product A and Product B
ConnectWise CPQ
-
Ratings
Ironclad
7.7
3 Ratings
10% below category average
Contract database00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Contract search00 Ratings6.43 Ratings
Contract milestone reminders & alerts00 Ratings6.82 Ratings
Custom contract reports00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
Tracking contract status00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Compliance check00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
ConnectWise CPQIronclad
Likelihood to Recommend
6.1
(48 ratings)
8.0
(3 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
1.0
(10 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
4.6
(6 ratings)
8.4
(3 ratings)
Performance
6.3
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
6.1
(8 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.8
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.2
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ConnectWise CPQIronclad
Likelihood to Recommend
ConnectWise
The most powerful features are the fact that you can see when your clients have viewed your quote, and that it can pull in real-time information about the products you are selling. It is all online-based, so you can use it from anywhere which is a big advantage over other quoting tools that I have used. We don't use the procurement capabilities, but for quoting pricing and customer visibility it works fantastically.
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Ironclad
IronClad works great for organizations that have to deal with a lot of legal agreements at the same time, it works great for having a legal team reviewing and modifying the same legal document in a single place, and the comments in the workflow, and the approval functionality allows keeping track of the changes and assign accountability.
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Pros
ConnectWise
  • ConnectWise Sell does an excellent job of neatly presenting quotes and proposals to the end user. There are multiple different options for the look and function of the quotes. There are also options for custom quote templates that are designed directly for your organization.
  • ConnectWise Sell does a reasonably good job of connecting to and working with Autotask. It took our organization about 6 months to figure out the correct way to flow from quote to invoice with our systems. Sell will easily pull in your customer information from Autotask into a quote and allow you to send the quote direct from your email.
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Ironclad
  • Very flexible workflow design tool.
  • Functions are fine-tuned but not too much.
  • Easily understandable product which user can handle.
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Cons
ConnectWise
  • I'd like to see ConnectWise Sell develop a more user-friendly environment for advanced form and template design that doesn't require developer skills or consulting engagements. in order for us to develop these forms makes us reliant on consultants. These engagements are worth the cost, but sometimes we just don't have time to wait for them to be delivered.
  • I'd like to see ConnectWise Sell automatically generate a quote for items such as warranties or services that are expiring in ConnectWise Manage. This would save us a tremendous amount of time preparing quotes.
  • I'd like to see a new version automatically created when changes are made to a quote with the ability to reverse or revert back to a particular version. Sometimes people make mistakes and delete or change something they shouldn't have. Or customers want a change to version 1 only to change their minds when you send them the updated one, and want to go back to the original one.
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Ironclad
  • Once you add someone into a workflow there is no way to remove them. It would be nice to be able to get out of a workflow or remove someone.
  • The "assignment" function could be more clear for those individuals who don't regularly use Ironclad. Perhaps prompting them on how to upload a signed agreement if they are not the owner of the workflow.
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Likelihood to Renew
ConnectWise
We are in our 4th year with Quosal and fully expect to renew again and again. With their development of additional features such as the Order Porter, Visual Quoting and others, we see the adoption rates continuing to rise while making our time to quoted shorter and shorter. Quosal and ConnecWise's vision of automated quoting is an exciting frontier that we are very happy to be a part of
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Ironclad
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Usability
ConnectWise
Quosal is a very solid product with a LOT of functionality. Quosal has two main products that they offer, 'Quosal Sell' and 'Quosal Create.' If you are looking for an "out-of-the-box" or "ready to use" quoting software, I would recommend Quosal Sell. If you are interested exploring advanced functionality and integration or have a resource on staff willing to assume an "admin" role, I would highly recommend Quosal Create.
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Ironclad
The platform works great, the user interface is simple and clean, and very intuitive to use. Having different sections for completed or in progress workflows is really helpful, but I wish the title given to the different workflows could be easily modified in order to better identify the legal documents and workflows that are being developed with our different partners
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Performance
ConnectWise
I dont think we use this tool to potential
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Ironclad
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Support Rating
ConnectWise
Have to wait till 11pm EST time to get someone knowledgeable. That sucks truly. Almost half my day is gone. They need to provide premium support, where I can contact a "real" Quosal rep, anytime of the day or night 24/7
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Ironclad
The Ironclad support team is very knowledgable and supportive to implement workflows, and also they also understand new features and releases. We could discuss how we should use considering future use.
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Implementation Rating
ConnectWise
Great implementation, the Quosal team has a smart and well planned process to guide your team through the process. More importantly, they understand the challenges with change and user adoption.
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Ironclad
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Alternatives Considered
ConnectWise
When it comes to the quoting layout Sell gives you so many more customization options. The item inventory is also easier to maintain. Sell is by far the best selling module that I have used thus far and it has helped keep us more organized.
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Ironclad
IronClad is a comprehensive platform that allows legal teams, cross functional teams and approvers to keep track of the suggestions and changes made to legal agreements. It keeps everything in a single place, however it lacks the simplicity and practicality of DocuSign throughout the signing process, so we usually have to use both platforms to complete a legal workforce
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Scalability
ConnectWise
Connectwise Sell is listening and building their software to fit the needs of their customers. Sell is consistently looking to us for feedback and making sure their product is working for us as partners/customers. We feel we are generally behind on getting to know their updates and software upgrades. They are a great vendor and wonderful corporation.
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Ironclad
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Return on Investment
ConnectWise
  • Customer satisfaction improvement. It's an impressive and professional way to present information that our customers appreciate. They not only have a clear way of knowing exactly what is being proposed, but now have another method they can use to easily track and organize approved/ not-approved quotes.
  • Improved brand consistency. We have a reputable, trusted image that projects across our client portfolio (not to mention within our community) and this system helps to promote and maintain our transparency and professional image.
  • Following up and referencing past quotes is made easy and quickly, which has benefited us from a time-cost savings perspective.
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Ironclad
  • Positive - Increased efficiency, as all work into the legal department flows into Ironclad. We can see where resources are being spent and which internal business partners are utilizing the legal department the most.
  • Positing - Better internal business partner service. We are able to communicate directly with our internal partners as to the status of their request and keep them apprised where we are in the negotiation process, etc.
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ScreenShots

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