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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Conga Composer

    Score9.6 out of 10
    N/AConga Composer is a document generation and automation tool designed to simplify and streamline the process of creating and distributing customized documents, presentations, and reports.

    $30

    per month per user

    PandaDoc

    Score9 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

    Pricing
    Conga ComposerPandaDoc
    Editions & Modules
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    Starter
    $35
    per month per seat
    Business
    $65
    per month per seat
    Enterprise
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Conga ComposerPandaDoc
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
    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
    Conga ComposerPandaDoc
    Considered Both Products
    Conga
    Chose Conga Composer
    I've used PandaDoc before; it is nowhere near as good as Conga Composer in terms of usability and end-user experience. Conga is much more valuable and business-oriented.
    Incentivized
    Chose Conga Composer
    Conga Composer was easier to use by far than PandaDoc and had more options than DocuSign for our particular org.
    Incentivized
    Chose Conga Composer
    We have used PandaDoc and with our personal experience, we can say that Composer is way better as it lets us pull data from multiple Salesforce objects, apply conditional logic, and generate highly customized documents.
    Incentivized
    Chose Conga Composer
    Benchmarking is upcoming. Conga Composer was already implemented when I joined the company
    Incentivized
    Chose Conga Composer
    Conga was always the standard when first evaluating, it has the track record over others and was most used and felt it would handle our needs.
    Incentivized
    PandaDoc
    Chose PandaDoc
    PandaDoc is comparable to Conga in every way. In most cases, it is a matter of preference as to which option you go with. I am not sure how they stack up against each other in price.
    Incentivized
    Chose PandaDoc
    We looked at Conga as an alternative for PandaDoc. While we found that more or less the two solutions had feature parity, with a few exceptions on both sides. Pricing was similar between both platforms with differences based on feature requirements. The deciding factor …
    Incentivized
    Chose PandaDoc
    The awesome part of PandaDoc is for the price you are getting both a document management and e-signature application. The ability to quickly embed videos, links and pictures in templates also makes this product stand out from its competition. PandaDoc's support team is awesome, …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    90%
    Would buy again
    105 Answers
    96%
    Would buy again
    216 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    90 Answers
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    199 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    105 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    215 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    64 Answers
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    172 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    78 Answers
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    177 Answers
    User Ratings
    Conga ComposerPandaDoc
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.7
    (112 ratings)
    9.0
    (322 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.9
    (15 ratings)
    9.1
    (18 ratings)
    Usability
    7.5
    (7 ratings)
    8.3
    (23 ratings)
    Availability
    3.6
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    3.6
    (2 ratings)
    9.6
    (21 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.5
    (9 ratings)
    6.1
    (23 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    3.7
    (5 ratings)
    6.3
    (4 ratings)
    Configurability
    1.8
    (1 ratings)
    2.8
    (3 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    2.7
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (20 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    3.6
    (1 ratings)
    8.6
    (4 ratings)
    Professional Services
    2.7
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    1.8
    (1 ratings)
    9.7
    (20 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    3.3
    (2 ratings)
    6.7
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Conga ComposerPandaDoc
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Conga
    From my experience, Conga Composer is particularly well-suited for generating documents, such as quotes and contracts, directly from Salesforce. It saves us a great deal of time, which is remarkably beneficial for companies with sales teams. Not suitable for companies lacking significant Salesforce expertise or administrative support.
    Incentivized
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    PandaDoc
    No answers on this topic
    Pros
    Conga
    • One great feature of Conga Composer is the ability to create various document types, including Word files, PDFs, and even PowerPoint presentations.
    • The ability to encrypt and share data is quite impressive with Conga Composer.
    • The integration, especially with different email providers, is quite good with Conga Composer.
    Incentivized
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    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.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Conga
    • Not very intuitive. Once you know the system it's fine but there is a learning curve
    • I would like to see training opportunities on features that I am not using or aware of
    • I am sure I am only using about 3% of it's full potential
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    PandaDoc
    No answers on this topic
    Likelihood to Renew
    Conga
    No answers on this topic
    PandaDoc
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Conga
    It's a fairly simple tool to integrate into your current business structure. When we've had issues, we were able to resolve them extremely quickly. The users click a button and it can bring in all the quote lines, and our credit application seamlessly into our tool. I'd definitely recommend it to other colleagues
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    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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    Reliability and Availability
    Conga
    No answers on this topic
    PandaDoc
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Conga
    This product appears to work well. It was not a fit for us this time, but we would consider in future
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    PandaDoc
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Conga
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Implementation Rating
    Conga
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Alternatives Considered
    Conga
    No answers on this topic
    PandaDoc
    No answers on this topic
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Conga
    No answers on this topic
    PandaDoc
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Conga
    No answers on this topic
    PandaDoc
    No answers on this topic
    Professional Services
    Conga
    No answers on this topic
    PandaDoc
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    Return on Investment
    Conga
    • Could really use better error handling on the product when the document doesn't generate. Zero notifications are provided right now and have no idea where in a 20 page template the error is. Need to keep cutting the template into pieces to find the error.
    • The report generates 90% of the time so far.
    • Getting easier to generate templates when knowing how the JSON will be structured to add to merged fields.
    • Use Work Plan Template Entries and Work Steps to dynamically generate many deliverables.
    Incentivized
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    PandaDoc
    No answers on this topic
    ScreenShots

    Conga Composer Screenshots

    Screenshot of how documents are created automatically, directly from SalesforceScreenshot of documents generated with any data, from any object - standard or customScreenshot of Conga Document GenerationScreenshot of popular document formats available, like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HTML, and PDFScreenshot of how large documents are sent via a link - and they provide visibility into customer document engagementScreenshot of how multiple documents can be sent with one or no clicks

    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.