TrustRadius: an HG Insights company

Save this comparison

Save this comparison

Add Product

Recommended Comparisons

    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Formstack Documents

    Score6.4 out of 10
    N/AFormstack Documents (formerly WebMerge, acquired by Formstack April 2019) is an online service that automates the document creation process. It allows users to create customized PDF and Word documents for contracts, applications, government forms, and more.N/A

    Mitratech HotDocs

    Score1.1 out of 10
    N/AMitratech HotDocs is a document automation solution used to turn documents and forms into intelligent templates and workflows for document assembly. HotDocs was acquired by Abacus Next in 2017, and by Mitratech in 2024.N/A
    Pricing
    Formstack DocumentsMitratech HotDocs
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Formstack DocumentsMitratech HotDocs
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Formstack DocumentsMitratech HotDocs
    Considered Both Products
    Formstack
    No answer on this topic
    Mitratech
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    86%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    80%
    Delivers good value for the price
    4 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    86%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    Best Alternatives
    Formstack DocumentsMitratech HotDocs
    Small Businesses
    Formstack for Salesforce
    Score7.1 out of 10
    Formstack for Salesforce
    Score7.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Formstack for Salesforce
    Score7.1 out of 10
    Formstack for Salesforce
    Score7.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Conga Composer
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Conga Composer
    Score7.9 out of 10
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    Formstack DocumentsMitratech HotDocs
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (9 ratings)
    1.0
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Formstack DocumentsMitratech HotDocs
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Formstack
    [Formstack Documents (formerly WebMerge) is] well suited for a mid-size organization that has multiple data inputs and needs to provide structure and professional document generation. As helpful as it is, the cost would prevent smaller businesses from realizing the cost savings that a larger one will.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Mitratech
    It is well suited in the organisations which deals with lots of paper work like legal, teaching, research, etc as they need similar kind of documents again and again. In a typical office set up it is of great use by human resource, marketing and legal department. Hot docs is not suitable if you have a proprietary or solo business as it do not caters to them.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Pros
    Formstack
    • Excellent integration with other popular platforms
    • Clear and usable documentation to walk through setup in a number of scenarios
    • Responsive support that provided appropriate answers when we had questions
    • Flexibility in use cases that support multiple modes of use
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Mitratech
    • Personalized training. We were able to get an expert on a video call who walked us through solutions to each of our unique problems (i.e. all fifty states have different notary blocks, how can we auto-populate it when the state of the deal is selected?).
    • Team access. Multiple people can work with the templates at once, thus allowing the members of our team who deal with financials to work on their documents while others focus on the organizational and legal documents.
    • Once you have successfully drafted your templates, it runs incredibly smooth (barring any minor hiccups that happen with software updates) and efficiently.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Cons
    Formstack
    • We've had some issues with document formatting when the Formstack document comes through. Nothing outrageous, but it has been very inconvenient and annoying.
    • The Formstack website is not attractive or user friendly.
    • I think it could be clearer to Formstack users that it is a tool that needs another tool, not a tool all its own.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Mitratech
    • Most HotDocs templates demand high-level code. This includes complicated Word codes
    • Using HotDocs is incredibly user-friendly. Creating and maintaining templates is a programming task
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Likelihood to Renew
    Formstack
    Ease of use, nice functionality that saves time
    Read full review
    Mitratech
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Formstack
    No answers on this topic
    Mitratech
    If I cannot get tech support (especially at the supervisory level) during my work hours, then what good is their program?
    Read full review
    Support Rating
    Formstack
    Support was always readily available and happy to assist whenever I had a question or needed help. Great experience every time.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Mitratech
    The support is fine, but make no mistake it is PAID support because you have to purchase it each year in order to keep the updates.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Implementation Rating
    Formstack
    No answers on this topic
    Mitratech
    If you use WordPerfect X9 - choose"no word-processing software."
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Alternatives Considered
    Formstack
    Each of the programs above answered a specific call to action. While each addressed a small portion of our need, they never quite fit the bill for what we needed. It was actually a representative from three of the ones above which selected WebMerge. They wanted to sell their product, but knew that we would be unfulfilled if we went with them
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Mitratech
    I haven't evaluated other products. We are so used to HotDocs that it would be difficult for us to switch to something else. We continue to use HotDocs because switching cost is high once you have already started. Be careful before beginning to use this program, as it is hard to breakaway.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Return on Investment
    Formstack
    • The return on investment has been very good. It's very cost effective product. Our service team is on the phone and it takes away from the customer service if they are having to input the same information on applications. Web Merge eliminates additional key strokes while giving customers more time to run their business.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Mitratech
    • Positive - Quicker turn around on producing standard documents tailored to the client's specific needs.
    • Negative - Long learning curve. Not an "out of the box" program. It has to be customized.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    ScreenShots