Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
DocuSign
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
DocuSign supports transactions with document sharing and electronic signature, as well as automated and guided data collection and entry, record updating across disparate systems and payment collection upon agreement, as well as analytics and reporting.
$15
per month
PandaDoc
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
PandaDoc 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
Qwilr
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Qwilr is designed to change the way a business creates and shares documents on the web. This solution allows businesses to turn traditional documents into powerful and interactive webpages that look great on any device. The vendor says this in turn offers businesses access to analytics and other helpful tools when sharing quotes, proposals and presentations with clients.
$39
per month per user
Pricing
DocuSignPandaDocQwilr
Editions & Modules
Personal
$15
per month
Real Starter
$15
per month
DocuSign for Realtors
$35
per month
Standard
$40
per month
Business Pro
$60
per month
Advanced Solutions
Custom Pricing
Starter
$35
per month per seat
Business
$65
per month per seat
Enterprise
Contact Sales
Business
$39
per month per user
Enterprise
$590
per month 10 users
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DocuSignPandaDocQwilr
Free Trial
YesYesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPandaDoc 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.Qwilr is a freemium product. Users upgrade to the Business or Enterprise plans for access to premium features, like advanced analytics, security and branding controls, get sales material accepted, e-signed and collect payments via Stripe.
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Community Pulse
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Considered Multiple Products
DocuSign
Chose DocuSign
I don't think I've seen anything like DocuSign in the market. Well I think now Acrobat has a product similar to it, but it's not exactly same people can use it to sign. But it has come recently, not a long back. DocuSign has been in the market since long, so it still has the …
Chose DocuSign
I've worked with documents such as Oracle, Google Forms, and software of that nature. I believe that DocuSign is, has a good reputation and has been reliable for many companies. That's one of the reasons why we have adopted it in our own infrastructure. I believe that compared …
Chose DocuSign
Very similar but did not have the backing of SAP SuccessFactors in terms of Integration. The Developer Environment allowed us to test and practice on very easily compared to Adobe Acrobat Sign. Both products can be connected to via Microsoft Power Platform to aid automation …
Chose DocuSign
Adobe was not a good experience despite the lower cost. Constant crashing, slow to load and a simple feature like copy and pasting the same fields across pages was non existent. Our team celebrated the decision to move back to Docusign from Adobesign. We have never looked back …
Chose DocuSign
Adobe Acrobat Sign is less user-friendly and more suited to small scopes, or one-off documents. It lacks the use of templates that DocuSign has, which is what ultimately streamlines and delivers the consistency and efficiencies for the business.
Chose DocuSign
Deal hub is a relatively complicated software, my company requirement was limited to getting the document verifed and then get it signed from the right set of designation after the verification The evaluation process of DocuSign was also smooth and it was very simple to …
Chose DocuSign
No other documents like DocuSign have I had experience with or have I used.
Chose DocuSign
HelloSign was like a breath of fresh air compared to the corporate feel of DocuSign. Their salespeople were not pushy, their pricing is fantastic, and the features are just what we need.
Chose DocuSign
There has never been anything that we could really compare to Docusign. We have tried sending documents in a PDF version, but that was not nearly as efficient. DocuSign saves your signature in the system and uses that as it goes through your documents.
Chose DocuSign
I actually have both. Docusign has better features. Signnow was a little cheaper so I kept them.
Chose DocuSign
DOcusign is quite old and reliable in respect of other vendors available in the market. There is no complexity in signing which is generally faced while using Authetisign and also it has no problem in inserting big text which other apps have this issue.
Chose DocuSign
I prefer DocuSign to Adobe Sign because of the workflow process. To me, DocuSign flows much easier and the interface is easier for me to locate the things I need. I also appreciate the templates that DocuSign allowed, especially because Egnyte had a direct integration with …
Chose DocuSign
DocuSign is pretty much the only signing product that I have used to complete paperwork and have them signed over to our customers. It is a great product and is very efficient.
Chose DocuSign
DocuSign is so much more widely used and I think reliable. Who knows where HelloSign will be in a few years and I don't think they have nearly the funding to compete with DocuSign. Also, everyone uses DocuSign and it makes clients feel secure knowing the name of software …
Chose DocuSign
When viewing other competing products they didn't have the superior functionality that DocuSign had, nor the admin control. However, it should be noted that since making the selection, competing products have greatly improved.
Chose DocuSign
I would say that DocuSign's biggest competitor and a most similar product is Adobe Sign. They both offer almost identical features with Adobe offering a slightly better interface. Adobe sign is also less costly than DocuSign while offering templates that can be useful for …
Chose DocuSign
I've used Hellosign and DocuSign at the company. DocuSign has an easier UX and ability to use with multiple users. Also links and partners with a lot more external tools.
Chose DocuSign
We used home grown electronic signatures and were not pleased with the maintenance required.
Chose DocuSign
I didn't make the decision myself on why we selected DocuSign so hard to say but bottom line is a lot of them do the same thing... e-signature. Pretty straightforward stuff! I think it really comes down to personal preference, perhaps user interface, and what just feels most …
Chose DocuSign
I have not used any alternatives. DocuSign is the leader in this space from my opinion.
Chose DocuSign
DocuSign is the one we went with because of the majority of people who use it regularly. It's the first one that comes to mind when you think of electronic signatures. We do use AdobeSign with our HR platform because that is the one that is integrated with it, but standalone …
Chose DocuSign
I have not used any other but I know there are other cheaper tools out there but it depends how many documents a company is dealing with and need signatures. We use it both for our own use with our employees and for any contracts we handle with consultants and customers.
Chose DocuSign
Adobe Sign has closed the gap between it and DocuSign in recent years. I still think DocuSign outclasses Adobe's offering in ease of use, and it makes less sense to go with Adobe Sign unless you are already steeped in the Adobe Creative Cloud ecosystem (e.g., Adobe Acrobat, …
PandaDoc
Chose PandaDoc
There is no comparison. PandaDoc is far superior to any others I've seen. That's why I moved my company over when I saw the were using docusign
Chose PandaDoc
We've used PandaDoc at previous organizations, and we liked this the best because of how modern it looks and how easy it is to use.
Chose PandaDoc
Our office selected PandaDoc since it was better in terms of saving money. The cost was the most important factor when determining which site to use.
Chose PandaDoc
PandaDoc is a more polished, professional, and 'legitimate' software site than other solutions, since PandaDoc really specializes in creating professional proposals, quotes and invoices. The eSignature capacity and pricing table capacity embedded in the documents as well as …
Chose PandaDoc
I think PandaDoc is more modern and has a more user-friendly nature than DocuSign. We preferred Pandadoc because it allowed multiple workspaces, enabling different teams to have varying levels of access. This was incredibly useful, as it meant HR and Legal could only view …
Chose PandaDoc
I find it easier to automate and create templates in PandaDoc. Specifically the templates. Also, connecting through API is easier (our IT team says so, I'm not qualified to evaluate that). Pricing is also something important, when we acquired PandaDoc it was cheaper so we were …
Chose PandaDoc
PandaDoc is a less clunky user experience, not only on the signature process and review, but also on the document creation process.
Chose PandaDoc
PandaDoc is equal to DocuSign in every significant way except for its level of adoption; however, the pricing of PandaDoc is so much better that it's clearly the best choice for our firm.
Chose PandaDoc
ease of use and simplicity for the customer experience
Chose PandaDoc
PandaDoc has a simple, integrated eSignature component, which is our primary reason for using it over its competitors.
Chose 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 …
Chose PandaDoc
While great, HubSpot Sales Hub creates agreements and collectible payments but is not as UX/UI friendly as PandaDoc.
Chose PandaDoc
PandaDoc and DocuSign are very similar in functionality and design, but I prefer to use PandaDoc's interface. It is so easy to use and I prefer PandaDoc's interface and UI. It feels a little cleaner and a little more professional to me when compared with DocuSign's interface …
Chose PandaDoc
much better. The pricing structures worked a lot better than the other companies because we are a small clinic
Chose PandaDoc
PandaDoc provided similar features and functionality at a better price, but the "tipping point" was integrated e-signatures.
Chose PandaDoc
To be able to block certain fields within templates and contracts, so that the commercial team can negotiate the rest and adapt them but cannot change those purely legal clauses that should not be negotiated or changed without the approval of the legal department. I also find …
Chose PandaDoc
We briefly used Proposify, and it had some nice options for creating more ascetically pleasing proposals and contracts. However, it was far more time-consuming, and any gain in asceticism did not outweigh the significant loss in efficiency, simplicity, and reliability of using …
Chose PandaDoc
Conga was difficult to build template contracts and not as simple to set up templates, etc., for our sales contracts as Pandadoc has been (simple drag-and-drop in Pandadoc). The automation and integration between our Salesforce and Conga accounts were not working correctly, so …
Chose PandaDoc
PandaDoc serves its purpose, but I feel it is behind large competitors like DocuSign in managing contracts.
Chose PandaDoc
We chose PandaDoc for its ease of use and tools that allow a professional feel. The convenience for our clients to review and sign agreements also helped us make the decision to go with PandaDoc.
Qwilr
Chose Qwilr
Qwilr was a really quick and easy setup, which I think is great for smaller teams that have simple sales processes and cycles. Once more complication is it will fall short in providing the level of control and detail that is needed for a larger sales team. The end product is …
Chose Qwilr
I don't have any experience with similar products.
Chose Qwilr
Over the years we tried several quote proposal tools. Everything from Microsoft Word templates, PowerPoints, PandaDoc, Quotewerks and more! Qwilr was finally the solution! You can start from scratch or use on of the very well thought out and well designed templates to put …
Chose Qwilr
Try all the apps in this space from the perspective of your prospects. Evaluate them by looking at their templates first because that'll give you the best idea of many of your prospects' first impressions of your company that each app can provide. If an app has a boatload of …
Features
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Proposal Creation & Organization
Comparison of Proposal Creation & Organization features of Product A and Product B
DocuSign
-
Ratings
PandaDoc
-
Ratings
Qwilr
8.4
Ratings
7% above category average
Proposal branding00 Ratings00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Proposal templates00 Ratings00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Proposal content library updates00 Ratings00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Guided proposal creation00 Ratings00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Searchable proposal database00 Ratings00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Proposal Collaboration & Workflow
Comparison of Proposal Collaboration & Workflow features of Product A and Product B
DocuSign
-
Ratings
PandaDoc
-
Ratings
Qwilr
8.6
Ratings
8% above category average
RFP management & response00 Ratings00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Proposal collaboration & approval00 Ratings00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
User permissions/proposal editing controls00 Ratings00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Sales proposal workflow00 Ratings00 Ratings9.40 Ratings
Proposal automation user interface00 Ratings00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Proposal Delivery
Comparison of Proposal Delivery features of Product A and Product B
DocuSign
-
Ratings
PandaDoc
-
Ratings
Qwilr
9.8
Ratings
21% above category average
Proposal distribution00 Ratings00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Interactive proposals00 Ratings00 Ratings9.70 Ratings
Proposal content tracking00 Ratings00 Ratings9.70 Ratings
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Score 9.7 out of 10
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MSB Docs
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Score 9.4 out of 10
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Score 9.4 out of 10
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Score 9.7 out of 10
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Box
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Score 8.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
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8.6
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8.4
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Likelihood to Renew
7.0
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9.1
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9.1
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Usability
8.3
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8.3
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9.0
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Availability
10.0
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9.1
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Performance
10.0
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9.6
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Support Rating
10.0
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6.1
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9.4
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Online Training
10.0
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Implementation Rating
10.0
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6.3
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Configurability
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2.8
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Ease of integration
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9.0
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Product Scalability
10.0
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8.6
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Vendor post-sale
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9.7
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6.7
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User Testimonials
DocuSignPandaDocQwilr
Likelihood to Recommend
I am going to speak of a personal experience- on multiple occasions: I need my husband to sign documents during the day and I don't need him here- physically. He sometimes works in different parts of the state as well at his own company. There is no problem at all, as long as he has access to his cell phone, email, and cell phone service- he can sign the documents I need him to. It is AMAZING- I can't speak highly enough of Docusign.
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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.
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It is great for presentations to customers and keeping them engaged in your presentation. Although it is great for creating a highly customizable presentation, some users may want even more control over font, font size and font color. Some of my colleagues have expressed some dissatisfaction with the formatting as well as saving any formatting changes that have made.
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Pros
  • Ease of sending the same document out to multiple recipients, at multiple locations, for multiple signatures
  • Quick turnaround - once the recipient signs the document, we receive notification and the document back immediately
  • Can resend, alter, change, and/or add to the email and/or document that is sent out very easily
  • The recipient can save the document after signing, so they too have their own electronic copy for their records
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  • 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.
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  • Stock images are fantastic.
  • Extremely intuitive functionality.
  • Easy to drag and drop and can reuse complete building blocks makes it super easy to use.
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Cons
  • You have to purchase a subscription and unless you really need to originate a lot of documents, it's not cost-effective to maintain the subscription. It would be better to have a subscription that allows you to purchase a bundle of say, ten documents and then use them as needed for the occasional user.
  • You'll be hard-pressed to find anything negative from users other than the price.
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  • I would like to see the ability to LOCK a field instead of locking an entire block or document.
  • I would like to see more standard features that need to be part of the service instead of add-ons.
  • Would like to see an option to allow different levels of users than just the two standard options.
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  • Quick support
  • Wish it was easier to turn the links on and off.
  • Some of their custom block styles could be easier to edit.
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Likelihood to Renew
The product is a great tool for a remote workforce. As the company gets bigger, adding users to the account can be rather expensive. We considering providing read/sign only access for certain individuals and providing full access to other users as necessary to reduce costs.
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We have been using it for a few years now and find it vital to getting our bids out quickly and accurately to our customers. We can get a request for information from a customer and once we have their basic parameters create a professional bid in minutes. It's actually usually harder to find out what the customer wants than to use PandaDoc and create a document with it
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Great product with great service.
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Usability
I think I gave their rating like 10 I think for recommendations and because I think when it started it was one of a kind, it was only one in the market to do that kind of functionality and they're improving. Earlier I used to just type my initials or type my name, but now you can actually sign it with additional signature. So I think they're improving.
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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.
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At the beginning, there is a slight learning curve, but once you get the way out of it, it becomes easy to use.
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Reliability and Availability
It does not go down. I have had zero issues with DocuSign, approaching 4 years.
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We haven't had any real issues regarding downtime as of yet.
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Performance
Everything loads quickly. Reports are generated in a reasonable time. No noticeable difference in integrated software processing speeds.
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As I mentioned earlier - performance is near perfect as I can create, send, adjust my documents. I love the tracking feature as well as I can tell when my documents have been seen and by whom. The only issue I have run into is with saving and formatting - occasionally the file document does not save with the newly assigned name or the content of the document does not stay formatted nicely.
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Support Rating
I'd give them a 10, but there has been 1 or 2 small cases that seemed to fall to the wayside, but I was able to call them up and get them resolved. We were having a bad implementation night (after midnight) and we needed assistance from Docusign. They were able to get an engineer to help us in the early morning hours
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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.
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Onboarding was very organized and simple. Our account manager made it easy for our team to learn the tool by organizing several group training sessions.
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Online Training
Docusign is super easy to use, and apart from a few administration details, there was really nothing to train on. Post implementation, there were issues with configuration of auto-filled documents with the integrating 3rd party. That training required some time, because the DocuSign expert took the time to walk me through the 3rd party's configuration (how often does that happen?) so I could see how DocuSign should be best used to overcome weaknesses in the 3rd party platform. 10/10 expert care.
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Implementation Rating
Until you get the hang of it, I recommend doing several internal tests before sending a document to a client. As I mentioned earlier, you have to go through a bit of trial and error at first to verify that the workflow works as expected.
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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.
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Alternatives Considered
I've worked with documents such as Oracle, Google Forms, and software of that nature. I believe that DocuSign is, has a good reputation and has been reliable for many companies. That's one of the reasons why we have adopted it in our own infrastructure. I believe that compared to other products, DocuSign is more catered to the user experience than say, Oracle or Google Forms.
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PandaDoc is a more polished, professional, and 'legitimate' software site than other solutions, since PandaDoc really specializes in creating professional proposals, quotes and invoices. The eSignature capacity and pricing table capacity embedded in the documents as well as fillable fields, pre-made, customizable and reusable templates also make PandaDoc stand out.
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Qwilr was a really quick and easy setup, which I think is great for smaller teams that have simple sales processes and cycles. Once more complication is it will fall short in providing the level of control and detail that is needed for a larger sales team. The end product is very elegant but comes down to the needs of the organization.
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Scalability
In my years of using DocuSign, I have never had an outage. I haven't even encountered a bug.
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I agree. We have created folders for multiple departments and have been successful with the usage.
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Return on Investment
  • Incredibly positive impact on sustainability in reducing our carbon footprint, as we have gone almost 100% fully digital on contract paperwork across the organisation.
  • Positive ROI on efficiencies for the contract team, reduced labour hours and better turnaround time for end-users
  • Increased consistency across the organisation
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  • 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
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  • It has increased efficiency when delivering a marketing proposal by 50%
  • It has generated a positive impact of the company with our clients
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ScreenShots

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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.

Qwilr Screenshots

Screenshot of Projects DashboardScreenshot of Quoting toolScreenshot of Block stylesScreenshot of TemplatesScreenshot of WYSIWYG webpage creator/editorScreenshot of Analytics