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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    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
    PandaDocResponsive
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $35
    per month per seat
    Business
    $65
    per month per seat
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    PandaDocResponsive
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    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.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    PandaDocResponsive
    Considered Both Products
    PandaDoc
    Chose PandaDoc
    I've only used PandaDoc and CPQ.
    Incentivized
    Responsive (formerly RFPIO)
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    216 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    18 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    199 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    15 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    215 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    18 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    172 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    177 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    Features
    PandaDocResponsive
    Proposal Creation & Organization
    Comparison of Proposal Creation & Organization features of PandaDoc and Responsive
    Feature
    PandaDoc
    -
    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 PandaDoc and Responsive
    Feature
    PandaDoc
    -
    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 PandaDoc and Responsive
    Feature
    PandaDoc
    -
    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
    User Ratings
    PandaDocResponsive
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (322 ratings)
    9.0
    (18 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (18 ratings)
    8.7
    (16 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)
    9.8
    (16 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.3
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 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)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PandaDocResponsive
    Likelihood to Recommend
    PandaDoc
    No answers on this topic
    Responsive (formerly RFPIO)
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    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
    PandaDoc
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    PandaDoc
    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.
    Incentivized
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    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.
    Incentivized
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    Responsive (formerly RFPIO)
    No answers on this topic
    Reliability and Availability
    PandaDoc
    No answers on this topic
    Responsive (formerly RFPIO)
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    PandaDoc
    No answers on this topic
    Responsive (formerly RFPIO)
    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.
    Incentivized
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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
    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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    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
    PandaDoc
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    PandaDoc
    No answers on this topic
    Responsive (formerly RFPIO)
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    PandaDoc
    No answers on this topic
    Responsive (formerly RFPIO)
    No answers on this topic
    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.