PandaDoc vs Proposify (2026)
PandaDoc and Proposify both build, send and track sales documents, and the choice turns on breadth against a proposal tool tuned for service businesses. PandaDoc covers quotes, proposals, contracts, forms and payments in one editor, with a free plan, Starter at $19 and Business at $49 per seat a month on annual billing, deal rooms, approval workflows, collected payments and identity checks such as SMS and knowledge based verification. Proposify concentrates on the proposal itself: a drag and drop editor, a content library, interactive quotes that let buyers pick options, and a template library organized by trade for consultants, landscapers, cleaners and builders. Its Build plan costs $35 per user a month with unlimited documents, and approvals, permissions and the API arrive on Grow at $3,900 a year for 5 users. PandaDoc reaches further into signing law, with SOC 2, eIDAS and qualified signatures on annual plans, and Proposify puts its effort into how the proposal reads. A trades or agency team that lives in proposals fits Proposify; a team that also needs contracts, forms and payments in one place fits PandaDoc.
- A free plan matters, and 5 documents a month at $0 covers occasional signing before anyone pays.
- Contracts and forms need identity checks, with SMS, passcode and knowledge based verification on Business.
- Quotes should collect payment on acceptance through Stripe, Square, PayPal or another of six gateways.
- The business sells services by the job, and templates organized by trade, from concrete work to catering, save the first draft.
- Buyers should choose between options inside the proposal, with interactive quoting and a product catalog on every plan.
- A manager wants to see which sections a prospect read and for how long, with document analytics included from Build.
This comparison is published by GTM Tech Index, an independent research platform that compares go to market software vendors objectively. PandaDoc and Proposify are each graded against the same capability taxonomy, from each vendor's own public materials, under the GTM Tech Index verification standard. No vendor pays for placement, and no vendor has reviewed this page. How this evidence is graded
Plain facts
| PandaDoc | Proposify | |
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| Primary category | Revenue Intelligence & Forecasting | Revenue Intelligence & Forecasting |
| Founded | 2013 | 2013 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Website | www.pandadoc.com | www.proposify.com |
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The short version of each
PandaDoc
PandaDoc is a document workflow platform for proposals, quotes, contracts and forms. A drag and drop editor, templates and a content library feed documents that are tracked, signed and stored without limit, and Business at $49 per seat a month on annual billing adds custom quotes with pricing tables and a product catalog, collected payments, deal rooms, approval workflows, CRM integrations and recipient analytics. Enterprise adds configure price quote, workflow automation, smart content, single sign on and a choice of US or EU data residency. Documents created through the API or automations use Usage Credits sold in packs. Signers can be checked by passcode, SMS or knowledge based authentication, and the GTM Tech Index grades it B on recipient disclosure for that signing evidence, and B on commercial transparency, as a dozen options carry no price.
Source: GTM Tech Index, 2026
Proposify
Proposify is proposal software built for businesses that sell services by the job, naming consulting and professional services, landscaping, cleaning and janitorial work and construction as its markets. Build, at $35 a user each month on a yearly plan, gives each seat unlimited documents and signatures, a content library, interactive quotes, a product catalog, AI with an MCP server, and analytics showing how long each recipient spends in each section. Grow, at $3,900 a year for 5 users, adds roles and permissions, approval workflows, account metrics, custom fields and the API; Scale, at $12,800 a year for 10 users, adds single sign on, workspaces and a dedicated success manager. Template design costs $1,500. The GTM Tech Index grades Proposify B on segment coverage for that trade focus and B on security certifications, since its SOC 2 Type 2 audit names 360 Advanced as auditor and the report is shared on request.
Source: GTM Tech Index, 2026
Common questions
Is PandaDoc or Proposify cheaper for a three person sales team?
On annual billing three PandaDoc Starter seats cost $684 a year and three Business seats $1,764. Three Proposify Build seats cost $1,260 a year, and Grow is $3,900 a year for up to 5 users. Both carry a B on commercial transparency in the GTM Tech Index: PandaDoc leaves its credit packs and optional capabilities unpriced, and Proposify's page still shows a retired send limit table.
Do PandaDoc and Proposify limit how many documents I can send?
PandaDoc's free plan allows 5 documents a month; Starter, Business and Enterprise create unlimited documents in the app, while documents made through the API, Zapier, forms or bulk send use Usage Credits. Proposify's Build plan lists unlimited documents and signatures, though an older table on the same page still shows send limits of 10, 30 and 75 a month for plans no longer sold. Graded by GTM Tech Index against seventeen capability axes from each vendor's own published materials, verified October 13, 2026. No vendor pays for placement.
Which has stronger approval controls, PandaDoc or Proposify?
PandaDoc adds approval workflows on Business, with content locking as an option and custom user roles on Enterprise. Proposify adds roles, permissions and approval workflows on Grow, and its collaborator seats can edit or approve a document without being able to create or send one. On autonomy and oversight the GTM Tech Index places both vendors at B.
Are PandaDoc signatures legally valid in Europe?
PandaDoc lists eIDAS and the US ESIGN Act on every plan, issues a signature certificate with each signed document, and offers qualified electronic signatures on annual Business and Enterprise plans. Proposify includes electronic signatures on every plan and does not list signature standards on its pricing page. The GTM Tech Index grades PandaDoc and Proposify B alike on security certifications: PandaDoc lists SOC 2 Type II on every plan, and Proposify names its auditor and sends its report on request.
Can PandaDoc or Proposify connect to Claude or ChatGPT?
PandaDoc offers a Claude connector and a ChatGPT app through MCP on every plan, currently in beta at no extra cost. Proposify includes AI and an MCP server on Build, so documents can be created and updated from an AI tool. On ecosystem and integration depth the GTM Tech Index has both at B.
Related comparisons
Other published head to head assessments involving these vendors or their closest peers. The full set for this category is on the Revenue Intelligence & Forecasting page.
PandaDoc's case study results and Proposify's customer stories are each vendor's own figures. Proposify's pricing page still carries an older send limit table for retired plan names beside its current plans.