Likelihood to Recommend - Formstack for Salesforce excels in scenarios where organizations need to capture leads seamlessly. The platform's ability to create customized and branded lead generation forms, coupled with its direct integration with Salesforce, facilitates the smooth transfer of lead data into the CRM system. This is particularly beneficial for marketing teams running campaigns and events.- In scenarios where the primary goal is to collect basic contact information without the need for complex workflows or integrations, the comprehensive features of Formstack may be more than what is required. Simpler tools or solutions might be more appropriate for straightforward contact form needs.
Read full review CARET (Abacus Data Systems, Inc. )
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.
Read full review Pros Collecting customer data and keeping it clean and organized I can send forms to the candidates so that they can easily review the documents The forms are easily embedded in websites, allowing us to utilize formstack for our various seasonal programs. Read full review CARET (Abacus Data Systems, Inc. )
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. Read full review Cons mastering the more advanced features of Formstack, especially those related to complex form configurations and workflow automation, can be challenging. we need a broader range of pre-built templates within Formstack Improvements in the mobile app experience, such as a more intuitive design and additional features comparable to the web version, would enhance the usability of Formstack Read full review CARET (Abacus Data Systems, Inc. )
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 Read full review Usability CARET (Abacus Data Systems, Inc. )
Could be more intuitive - could even "suggest" fill-ins with the option to take or not take the suggestion.
Read full review Support Rating CARET (Abacus Data Systems, Inc. )
I haven't had to contact HotDocs very often for support. I suppose I rated them mid-level simply because I would like to see more online training options or white papers to view to assist with learning. I want to understand how to do something versus having it done for me.
Read full review Implementation Rating CARET (Abacus Data Systems, Inc. )
If you use WordPerfect X9 - choose"no word-processing software."
Read full review Alternatives Considered Formstack has a lot of work to do to get up to
Jotform standards.
Jotform has more payment integration options which is a HUGE selling factor for us as far as which program to choose. They also offer more discounts for non-profits which we work with often. Formstack has some pros but
Jotform is more elaborate
Read full review CARET (Abacus Data Systems, Inc. )
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.
Read full review Return on Investment This can lead to time savings, allowing employees to focus on more strategic tasks rather than manual data handling. By automating the transfer of data from forms to Salesforce, the platform contributes to improved data accuracy. The automation and customization capabilities of Formstack can streamline various processes, from lead generation to internal approvals. Read full review CARET (Abacus Data Systems, Inc. )
Time savings by employees when generating documents mean better ROI efficiency for labor. Faster, more accurate turnaround for documents needing to be generated from templates. Large capital expenditure depending on the number of users and developers. Read full review ScreenShots