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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Crunchbase

    Score6.3 out of 10
    N/ACrunchbase is a provider of private-company prospecting and research solutions. The vendor boasts that over 60 million users—including salespeople, entrepreneurs, investors, and market researchers—use Crunchbase to prospect for new business opportunities, and that companies all over the world rely on Crunchbase to power their applications, making over 3 billion calls to their API each year.

    $0

    PandaDoc

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/APandaDoc headquartered in San Francisco offers their eponymous electronic signature platform for sales teams, containing sales proposal automation and CPQ (configure, price, quote) features, and integration with CRMs.

    $35

    per month per seat

    Pricing
    CrunchbasePandaDoc
    Editions & Modules
    Basic
    $0
    Crunchbase Starter
    $29
    per month, per user
    Crunchbase Pro
    $49
    per month, per user
    Crunchbase Enterprise
    Custom Billing
    Starter
    $35
    per month per seat
    Business
    $65
    per month per seat
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CrunchbasePandaDoc
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—PandaDoc offers a free eSign plan and 3 paid packages for eSigning and document automation. All plans include unlimited documents and eSignatures. Evaluations start with a free 14-day trial. Up to a 46% discount for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    CrunchbasePandaDoc
    Considered Both Products
    Crunchbase Inc.
    No answer on this topic
    PandaDoc
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    55%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    96%
    Would buy again
    222 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    60%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    204 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    55%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    221 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    56%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    174 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    70%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    182 Answers
    Features
    CrunchbasePandaDoc
    Prospecting
    Comparison of Prospecting features of Crunchbase and PandaDoc
    Feature
    Crunchbase
    7.1
    19 Ratings
    8% below category average
    PandaDoc
    -
    Ratings
    Advanced search4.318 Ratings00 Ratings
    Identification of new leads7.317 Ratings00 Ratings
    List quality4.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    List upload/download9.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ideal customer targeting10.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Load time/data access7.816 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Data Standards
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Data Standards features of Crunchbase and PandaDoc
    Feature
    Crunchbase
    4.9
    19 Ratings
    45% below category average
    PandaDoc
    -
    Ratings
    Contact information3.316 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company information5.819 Ratings00 Ratings
    Industry information5.712 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
    Comparison of Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification features of Crunchbase and PandaDoc
    Feature
    Crunchbase
    5.5
    17 Ratings
    30% below category average
    PandaDoc
    -
    Ratings
    Lead qualification process5.19 Ratings00 Ratings
    Smart lists and recommendations3.814 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salesforce integration4.88 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company/business profiles4.816 Ratings00 Ratings
    Alerts and reminders8.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data hygiene4.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic data refresh10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tags5.310 Ratings00 Ratings
    Filters and segmentation3.814 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Email Features
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Email Features features of Crunchbase and PandaDoc
    Feature
    Crunchbase
    4.3
    4 Ratings
    53% below category average
    PandaDoc
    -
    Ratings
    Sales email templates4.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Append emails to records4.34 Ratings00 Ratings
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    CrunchbasePandaDoc
    Small Businesses
    Owler
    Score9.7 out of 10
    BoldSign, by Syncfusion
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Clay
    Score9.3 out of 10
    OneSpan Sign
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    LinkedIn Sales Navigator for Gmail (discontinued)
    Score8.5 out of 10
    DocuSign
    Score8.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CrunchbasePandaDoc
    Likelihood to Recommend
    4.6
    (20 ratings)
    8.5
    (329 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (18 ratings)
    Usability
    3.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.3
    (23 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.6
    (21 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.1
    (23 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.3
    (4 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.8
    (3 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (20 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.7
    (20 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.7
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CrunchbasePandaDoc
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Crunchbase Inc.
    Looking to create lists of target companies through the advanced search feature or the query builder if one is planning to reach out to the individuals listed in the profile. Looking for investment and company history information to inform sourcing or competitive landscape research.
    Incentivized
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    PandaDoc
    Best suited for after demonstrations when requested by the prospect when they are looking for pricing with T&C. The data room is also great that acts like a drop box for opportunities and their contacts. Helps share pertinent information with others in the organization.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Crunchbase Inc.
    • Crunchbase has an easy-to-navigate user interface. The bar at the top of the screen that shows the different data points available on companies is particularly helpful for quick navigating.
    • The ability to make and import lists and save searches is helpful for customizing the software to your particular needs.
    • The web and mobile app data that Crunchbase offers is very helpful to gauge trends and interest in companies for diligence purposes.
    Incentivized
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    PandaDoc
    • Allows clients to remotely execute documents.
    • Tracks the progress of document execution.
    • Emails clients to remind them to sign documents so we don't have to follow up.
    • Emails us when documents have been fully executed.
    • Provides an easy-to use interface to place signatures, dates, and other information on our forms.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Crunchbase Inc.
    • Notifications - Something similar to TweetDeck would be nice, so that when news breaks it could be an immediate fact.
    • Honestly dont add too much because you don't want it to become more of a social tool with cluttered info, keep it straight to the point.
    Incentivized
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    PandaDoc
    • Sometimes the fillable fields don't automatically map properly and you have to manually adjust.
    • Plan tiers and pricing recently changed, so now we get less value and less features (limited templates, no more pricing tables or invoicing/connected payment) for the same price, which is pricy for a small business.
    • Easier, integrated invoicing as an included feature (so we don't have to use a different software for invoicing/payment collection) would be ideal. You have to upgrade to the Business Plan for this.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Crunchbase Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    PandaDoc
    The reason I gave it a rating of 7 is because it's probable, but not for sure. This is because there are a few little things we don't love about pandadoc. Mostly that there is not conditional logic such as: they must either fill this field out OR this one. Also it's a little pricey. But we'll probably stay because it's good enough and a pain to switch to something new
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Crunchbase Inc.
    In our experience, the customer service is horrible to non existent. If we were a fortune 100 company with a staff of computer people I am sure this would be a valuable service as they would "speak the language" but that is not us. Not being able to reach customer service when we are thinking about upgrading is, in my opinion, a crazy business model.
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    PandaDoc
    Once you get the hang of it, it's very easy to use. There can be a slightly steep learning curve to get fully in on the system. The new editor v2 has really improved usability and allows us to collaborate on documents simultaneously. Once the templates and library items are set up, a new document, whether it be a sales or HR document, takes very little time to complete.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Crunchbase Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    PandaDoc
    We haven't had any real issues regarding downtime as of yet.
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    Crunchbase Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    PandaDoc
    The documents load quickly for the most part but sometimes if there are larger documents with a high number of variables it could take a bit longer to get the document to show up. Most of the time the document comes on the screen relatively quickly allowing for quick access to documents to be edited and sent out.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Crunchbase Inc.
    They give standard answers. They are not a customer first business. I tried to cancel my subscription after using it for only 1 week as we found the information was outdated and not at all useful. But they would not cancel the year long subscription I mistakenly signed up for
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    PandaDoc
    Recently I could not upload a pdf to a contract - support was very responsive and easy to work with. They got back to me the next day with an apparent fix - however when I opened the document nothing had changed. I then could not respond to the rep who was helping me because it was a "no-reply address", the problem still has not been solved and we had to make alternate arrangements to get this to the client. Never had it happen before and was only with this one contract.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Crunchbase Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    PandaDoc
    Implementation was before the time I was here at Riafox, however, support has been great in assisting to merge spaces and upgrade to 2.0 Editor.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Crunchbase Inc.
    Crunchbase is definitely bottom of the barrel in this space. At similar pricing models, all competitors I have tried have significantly bigger and more updated databases. Crunchbase may have been great sometime in the past, but they are not worth engaging now.
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    PandaDoc
    We used Dropbox back when it was still HelloSign. At the time, new templates were very hard to create. We had to upload a PDF and then add the fields from there. With PandaDoc, we are able to drag and drop the text, images, logos, and fields we need easily. This has saved our team an immense amount of time.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Crunchbase Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    PandaDoc
    It's scalable
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Crunchbase Inc.
    • Crunchbase has been great and given us a lot of new companies to go after that have received funding and turned into great meetings. We do not pay a ton, so the ROI is great.
    • We have nothing but positive results using Crunchbase and rely on it heavily for prospecting.
    • It might add more value if we get a more expensive or advanced version.
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    PandaDoc
    • We have greatly increased the efficiency in which we can get signatures from individuals for documents and increase productivity.
    • We have been able to find older documents very easily.
    • W-9 have been very difficult due to Section 3, but this was addressed with conditional logic
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    PandaDoc Screenshots

    Screenshot of some of the custom-designed themes, templates, embedded rich media, and interactivity to give every deal the opportunity to get noticed.Screenshot of automatic notifications, on-the-fly editing, CRM Integrations, and integrated eSignatures.Screenshot of reporting, with drill down to the deal level with proposals, to pick which deals to include (or exclude).Screenshot of legally binding eSignaturesScreenshot of centralized communications to streamline the negotiation process, and make revisions in real-time in a single location.Screenshot of document analytics that display what’s really happening after documents are sent with real-time reporting on engagement and activity on the documents. This enables teams to respond faster to prospects.