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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    VisibleThread

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AVisibleThread RFP Platform is an end-to-end pursuit intelligence solution purpose-built for organizations operating in highly regulated sectors like defense, government contracting, and aerospace. The platform leverages a unique combination of deterministic analysis and traceable AI to automate the most complex phases of the proposal lifecycle. Unlike generic tools, VisibleThread provides deep linguistic and structural insights, allowing teams to "shred" documents for compliance, track…N/A
    Pricing
    PandaDocVisibleThread
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $35
    per month per seat
    Business
    $65
    per month per seat
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    PandaDocVisibleThread
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level 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.—
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    Community Pulse
    PandaDocVisibleThread
    Considered Both Products
    PandaDoc
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    VisibleThread
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    222 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    204 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    221 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    174 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    182 Answers
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    Best Alternatives
    PandaDocVisibleThread
    Small Businesses
    BoldSign, by Syncfusion
    Score10 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    OneSpan Sign
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Responsive
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    DocuSign
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Responsive
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    PandaDocVisibleThread
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (329 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (18 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (23 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.6
    (21 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.1
    (23 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.3
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    2.8
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.0
    (20 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.6
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.7
    (20 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    6.7
    (4 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    PandaDocVisibleThread
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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.
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    VisibleThread
    Having used VisibleThread VT Writer for both internal knowledge base documentation and external communications, I would highly recommend it to any writer who wants to simplify their content. VisibleThread VT Writer makes content way more digestible for a wider audience. VisibleThread VT Writer is great at identifying passive voice, long sentences and complex words. It will ensure that whatever you write is simple enough that a young kid can read and understand your content.
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    Pros
    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.
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    VisibleThread
    • Acronym finder - the best acronym finder I have used! This creates an Excel spreadsheet with the acronyms and their definitions in an alphabetically sorted worksheet ... AND this worksheet includes actual sentences from the document showing how and where the acronym was used.
    • Compare documents - WOW! what a wonderful update! You get an Excel worksheet with the 2 compared documents side-by-side showing differences in red and statements with no changes in blue.
    • Starter compliance matrix (SCM) - again, one of the best SCM-creators I have used. This choice is quick, concise, and the resulting Excel worksheet is easy to manipulate and change.
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    Cons
    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.
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    VisibleThread
    • More automation, other software in this space is able to completely rewrite content and even provide multiple iterations at once
    • Ability to tailor results and desired output based on target audience, i.e. desired grade level might vary based on audience
    • Would be nice if VT can start writing content based on bullet points, again more automation
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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
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    VisibleThread
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    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.
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    VisibleThread
    No answers on this topic
    Reliability and Availability
    PandaDoc
    We haven't had any real issues regarding downtime as of yet.
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    VisibleThread
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    Performance
    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.
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    VisibleThread
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    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.
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    VisibleThread
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    Implementation Rating
    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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    VisibleThread
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    Alternatives Considered
    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.
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    VisibleThread
    We reviewed many other products but found all of them did not have the extent of tasks that VT had. These searches were over 5 years ago and many of the products reviewed are no longer available. In addition, some software still in existence have merit, just not to the extent we need. I do not want to give anyone a bad rating just because we did not choose them. Again, choose the right software for the right job!
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    Scalability
    PandaDoc
    It's scalable
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    VisibleThread
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    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
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    VisibleThread
    • It has made our content more readable
    • It makes us sound relevant to our clients
    • Ensures the content everyone writes is consistent
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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.

    VisibleThread Screenshots

    Screenshot of RFP Software for Analyzing Solicitations and Contracts​. This automates tedious, manual doc review steps and improve quality throughout the lifecycle.Screenshot of the Shred Compliance Matrix with Simple Shred. Shreds RFPs and SOWs for words like: “WILL”, “SHALL”, “MUST”, and any other custom keywords.Screenshot of Extract Acronyms, the tool used to check for acronym usage. This scans documents to identify incorrect and inconsistent use of acronyms or acronyms defined in different ways.