Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Mitratech HotDocs
Score 1.1 out of 10
N/A
Mitratech 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
Text Blaze
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Text Blaze is a tool that helps users eliminate repetitive typing. Keyboard shortcuts help to create text templates that can be used anywhere online. These templates can be customized by adding forms (placeholders), formulas, and logic. Text Blaze helps automate typing for workflow without losing the personal touch.N/A
Windward Core
Score 9.1 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Windward’s low-code document generation solution embeds into any application, enabling users to populate data-smart documents within the familiar landscape of Microsoft Office. It's a solution from PDFTron since the April 2021 acquisition.
$190
per month
Pricing
Mitratech HotDocsText BlazeWindward Core
Editions & Modules
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Windward Hub Standard
$19.00
Per User, Per Month (10 user minimum)*
Windward Hub Premium
$49.00
Per User, Per Month (10 user minimum)*
Windward Core Pro
$547.00
per month*
Windward Core Flex
$605.00
per month*
Windward Hub Enterprise
Custom Pricing
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Mitratech HotDocsText BlazeWindward Core
Free Trial
NoNoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details*Pay annually: 15% discount 10% discount for quarterly payment of Windward Core.
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User Ratings
Mitratech HotDocsText BlazeWindward Core
Likelihood to Recommend
1.0
(10 ratings)
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9.1
(25 ratings)
Usability
1.0
(2 ratings)
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9.1
(16 ratings)
Support Rating
8.5
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
4.0
(1 ratings)
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User Testimonials
Mitratech HotDocsText BlazeWindward Core
Likelihood to Recommend
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.
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Text Blaze
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Apryse
Great for Technical Users. It's great for people a bit more on the technical side. It allows developers to quickly create and modify reporting templates without having to modify source code or make updates to a repository. Potentially Difficult for Non-Technical Users. Making substantial changes to the data portions of reporting can be a bit difficult for non-technical users. While Windward's tools for this are great, it still requires an understanding of the database schema which not all users will have.
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Pros
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.
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Text Blaze
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Apryse
  • Native Office output -- not nested tables and/or horrible RTF like other tools generate.
  • Ease of use -- once the data sources are set up, creating tables is as simple as drag and drop (okay, maybe not exactly that simple, but you can certainly create a table of data using drag and drop, then format it and manipulate it as needed).
  • Responsive developers and support -- when I've had questions, they've been addressed VERY quickly and professionally.
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Cons
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
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Text Blaze
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Apryse
  • It is hard to pick out the tags if they are mixed in with a block of text.
  • Using report variables in select statements causes the selection list of available fields to not show anything.
  • The color themes do not match the office selection and it feels very disconnected.
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Usability
Mitratech
If I cannot get tech support (especially at the supervisory level) during my work hours, then what good is their program?
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Text Blaze
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Apryse
For the most part, the Windward report designer is intuitive for our users; but there are a few areas where it is less intuitive. In these cases, our users need to search Windwards support wiki site, or even contact their support technicians. This can also be due to the short time we've had Windward and our lack of knowledge.
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Support Rating
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.
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Text Blaze
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Apryse
Support is something they take pride in. Once an issue is raised, they are quick to respond and provide details on a fix. No complaints on support here.
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Implementation Rating
Mitratech
If you use WordPerfect X9 - choose"no word-processing software."
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Text Blaze
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Apryse
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Alternatives Considered
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.
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Text Blaze
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Apryse
We evaluated several other products to integrate with our new software, but Windward Studios was an obvious standout above the majority. Other applications required some level of software development knowledge and experience to create templates and a much steeper learning curve. After consideration of ease of use, as well as a cost-comparison between different products, Windward Studios was the most suitable product to meet our needs.
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Return on Investment
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.
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Text Blaze
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Apryse
  • As a fully integrated solution, the ROI is impacted when a client gets stickier with our solution because they see the benefit of Windward.
  • Support has been fantastic for our development team so that as we integrate the solutions we have a clear and clean design.
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ScreenShots

Text Blaze Screenshots

Screenshot of Create shortcuts to eliminate repetitive typing and save timeScreenshot of Customize shortcuts with form fieldsScreenshot of Create templates and insert them anywhereScreenshot of Automatically clip parts of the webpage into the templateScreenshot of Share templates with colleagues and search through them on any page

Windward Core Screenshots

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