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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ActiveDocs

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/AActiveDocs is a document management software offering from ActiveDocs.N/A

    Responsive

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AResponsive (formerly RFPIO), headquartered in Beaverton, offers their proposal management and automation software, featuring import and export, proposal knowledgebase and answer library, evaluation intake forms, and project management tools (e.g. Gantt chart) associated to proposal tracking.N/A
    Pricing
    ActiveDocsResponsive
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    ActiveDocsResponsive
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    ActiveDocsResponsive
    Considered Both Products
    ActiveDocs
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    Responsive (formerly RFPIO)
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    100%
    Would buy again
    18 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    15 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    Features
    ActiveDocsResponsive
    Proposal Creation & Organization
    Comparison of Proposal Creation & Organization features of ActiveDocs and Responsive
    Feature
    ActiveDocs
    -
    Ratings
    Responsive
    7.4
    17 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Proposal branding00 Ratings8.011 Ratings
    Proposal templates00 Ratings5.014 Ratings
    Proposal content library updates00 Ratings9.017 Ratings
    Guided proposal creation00 Ratings8.09 Ratings
    Searchable proposal database00 Ratings7.017 Ratings
    Proposal Collaboration & Workflow
    Comparison of Proposal Collaboration & Workflow features of ActiveDocs and Responsive
    Feature
    ActiveDocs
    -
    Ratings
    Responsive
    7.4
    17 Ratings
    9% below category average
    RFP management & response00 Ratings8.017 Ratings
    Proposal collaboration & approval00 Ratings8.016 Ratings
    User permissions/proposal editing controls00 Ratings9.016 Ratings
    Sales proposal workflow00 Ratings6.011 Ratings
    Proposal automation user interface00 Ratings6.016 Ratings
    Proposal Delivery
    Comparison of Proposal Delivery features of ActiveDocs and Responsive
    Feature
    ActiveDocs
    -
    Ratings
    Responsive
    8.0
    13 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Proposal distribution00 Ratings8.010 Ratings
    Interactive proposals00 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Proposal content tracking00 Ratings8.011 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ActiveDocsResponsive
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (18 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (16 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Performance
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.8
    (16 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    10.0
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    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    ActiveDocsResponsive
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ActiveDocs
    There are not a lot of competitors to compare this product with, but ActiveDocs holds its own as a very useful software for the need. I recommend doing a demo to see how the process works, but it's rather streamlined and easy to create a template and produce a document from it.
    Incentivized
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    Responsive (formerly RFPIO)
    1. RFPIO is perfect for searching for specific information when you are responding to an RFP. Search engine is powerful. We narrow our search using several customized filters and know we are getting a thorough search. 2. Excel responses work very well in RFPIO. 3. Typical RFPs that are formatted in Word are challenging to run via RFPIO. We struggle with this. 4. We have yet to master the template.
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    Pros
    ActiveDocs
    • The User Interface was pleasant to use.
    • it is a very intuitive software
    • the available templates help and facilitate the day-to-day work
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    Responsive (formerly RFPIO)
    • Live collaboration - the ability for multiple experts to simultaneously work on the same RFP.
    • Artificial intelligence - the ability for the product to continually learn what the best answers are and serve them up to our teams.
    • Dynamic branding - the ability for custom brand different templates by vertical, line of business, local branding, etc. with seamless transition.
    • Content review & moderation - the ability for our national content team to bulk review, edit and share content with our teams in a methodical way.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    ActiveDocs
    • Template could be better by adding features that make it easier for users.
    • Some features are missing like image editing, and SEO management.
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    Responsive (formerly RFPIO)
    • Reporting and Analytics is basic, you can purchase advanced analytics though
    • It would have been nice to have a set structure in mind or a example/case study to structure our responses in the most appropriate way, but we are working through that with their stellar support team
    • Really great new features, but expensive
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ActiveDocs
    No answers on this topic
    Responsive (formerly RFPIO)
    UI is friendly. Basically that alone is enough to renew because it is easy to use and gives accurate and fast results. The effective cross collaboration from other colleagues in my organization also makes for this tool to be extremely effective. Now that I understand how to use it, I can also easily train others on how to use it effectively.
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    Usability
    ActiveDocs
    Very good usability overall. Any user can pick this up and run with it. HotDocs, the closest competitor, has similar end-user usability, but from a designer of templates perspective, ActiveDocs definitely has the edge in this regard. I would recommend this for any company that mass produces documents from templates as deliverables.
    Incentivized
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    Responsive (formerly RFPIO)
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    Performance
    ActiveDocs
    The software overall is very excellent. It responds quickly and produces documents well. The integration with systems makes data input easy. Questions can be designed to allow further expansion of template creation/customization. The rules section is very useful for complicated If/Than/Else style templates. Although experience and training help, the software is very user-friendly out of the box.
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    Responsive (formerly RFPIO)
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    Support Rating
    ActiveDocs
    ActiveDocs can be a considerably complex product because your use cases can be potentially endless. In our experience, when we have come across a problem or issue with the product ActiveDoc's support has always responded to our queries within 24 hours. Support is only provided via email in 95% of cases. Each year your support and maintenance includes support hours. These are used when you contact support and your issue is not found to be a bug or problem with the product (completely fair and understandable). When we've identified or discovered bugs (mainly with the latest version of Word) it is patched by the next release. They typically release about 4-5 updates per year.
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    Responsive (formerly RFPIO)
    The team at RFPIO is extremely responsive. If I email our account manager or report a bug, I usually hear back within two hours. Additionally, they are quick to make software adjustments based on customer requests and needs. We had a really complicated Excel sheet that their team ended up having to upload for me because of the amount of manual work I was doing. Based on that, they updated the software within two release cycles to make the process more automated, so that future Excel uploads would be more streamlined. I have also had several suggestions implemented rather quickly, and they don't hesitate to reach out for clarification when needed.
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    Implementation Rating
    ActiveDocs
    No answers on this topic
    Responsive (formerly RFPIO)
    We were able to complete an RFP during our free trial. We were already leaning toward RFPIO but that pushed us over the edge.
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    Alternatives Considered
    ActiveDocs
    In relation to other software that have a functionality similar to ActiveDocs, they don't even compare in relation to the interface, I didn't use all the software available on the market, but the ones I used and I can compare, ActiveDocs is without a doubt the best among them. We really likes the interface.
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    Responsive (formerly RFPIO)
    RFPIO has outstanding, responsive, helpful customer support located in the US in Oregon. Support techs go the extra mile to help with basic issues and functionality training. Same-day support response and problem resolution are the norms. The system is also very user-friendly and very easy to navigate. Their Answer library is simple and far less complex than Qvidian/Inland. Little to no learning curve.
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    Return on Investment
    ActiveDocs
    • ActiveDocs allows us to create, edit and validate any type of content quickly and with no coding skills.
    • Easy and quick editing.
    • Really flexible and simple to set up
    • Helped us achieve a much higher level of efficiency in our daily operations.
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    Responsive (formerly RFPIO)
    • I don't have access to the actual ROI data, but we would continue to invest in RFPIO as a company only if it were providing us with the results to win RFPs.
    • RFPIO makes the task of filling out RFP responses much faster for me.
    • RFPIO helps our team be able to divide out RFP chores easily, because we know we all have access to the same high-quality source for information.
    Incentivized
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