PandaDoc vs Proposify vs Qwilr vs Docusign eSignature

Written head to head: Docusign eSignature vs PandaDoc · PandaDoc vs Proposify · PandaDoc vs Qwilr, with when to choose each side.

Compared on	PandaDoc Free plan · from $19/seat/mo VisitRemove	Proposify Free trial · from $35/user/mo VisitRemove	Qwilr Free trial · from $35/user/mo VisitRemove	Docusign eSignature Free trial · from $10/mo VisitRemove
What it is	Document builder for proposals, quotes and contracts with e-signatures, payments and a free 5-document plan	Proposal software for sales teams with e-signatures, interactive quotes, document analytics and an MCP server	Web-page proposals and quotes with built-in e-sign, QwilrPay payments and buyer analytics	E-signature priced per user with envelope allowances, plus IAM plans adding AI agreement search and workflows
Free plan	5 documents a month (a shared limit that includes documents created through the API and automations), up to 5 templates, real-time tracking and notifications, limited API access; no credit card required	No	No	No
Cheapest paid plan	$19/seat/mo billed annually (Starter)PandaDoc pricing	$35/user/mo billed annually (Build)Proposify pricing	$35/user/mo billed annually (Starter)Qwilr pricing	$10/mo billed annually (Personal)Docusign eSignature pricing
What it covers	Unlimited document uploads and e-signatures in the app; up to 5 templates; documents created through the API or automations need usage credits.	The non-annual option is billed quarterly at $147 per user; annual billing is $420 per user a year (3 months free). Unlimited documents and signatures.	Annual plans are paid upfront for 12 months; Starter billed monthly includes no free API documents (40 a year on annual billing).	1 user, 5 envelopes a month. $120 a year billed upfront, or $11 a month on an annual plan paid in monthly instalments ($132 a year).
Free trial	14-day free trial, no credit card required	14-day free trial, no card needed	14-day free trial of Starter, no credit card required	Free trial of eSignature; the pages read do not state its length
Platforms	Web, API	Web, API	Web, API	Web, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)	Integrations with Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, monday.com, Zapier, Stripe, Square, QuickBooks Online, PayPal and Slack	Integrations with major CRM, sales and invoicing platforms, including Salesforce and HubSpot	Integrates with CRM, sales and accounting software including HubSpot, Salesforce, Zoho, Pipedrive and QuickBooks	1,000+ pre-built integrations, including Salesforce, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and HubSpot
Open source	No	No	No	No
Good for	Sending sales proposals and quotes that buyers can sign and pay Creating a few signed documents a month for free Generating documents from CRM data in HubSpot or Salesforce	Sales teams sending branded proposals and quotes that clients sign online Seeing which proposal sections a prospect reads before following up Controlling discounts and content with approval workflows	Sending proposals that buyers accept, sign and pay on one page Tracking which buyers reopen a proposal and when to follow up Generating personalised proposals from CRM data at scale	Sending a handful of contracts a month as a sole trader Collecting payments and form data as part of signing Searching and analysing a library of signed agreements with AI
Watch out for	Free plan: 5 documents a month, shared with documents created through the API and automations Starter keeps the 5-template limit; payments, CRM integrations and approval workflows need Business Documents created through the API, bulk send, forms and automations use usage credits, and API creation pauses when credits run out	No free plan; a 14-day trial only The cheapest plan's non-annual option is billed quarterly, not monthly API access, approval workflows and user roles need Grow, which is billed annually	No free plan; a 14-day trial of Starter only Growth and Scale are annual only, with 5-user and 10-user minimums API-created documents cost $2.50 each beyond the included free documents, and Starter billed monthly includes none	Envelope allowances: Personal 5 a month; Standard and Business Pro 100 per user per year on annual plans, with extra envelopes billed pay-as-you-go Payment collection, web forms and bulk send need Business Pro or an IAM Professional or higher plan No free plan for sending; the free developer account is a demo environment whose envelopes are not legally valid
Made by	PandaDoc Inc.	Proposify Inc.	Qwilr Pty Ltd	Docusign, Inc.

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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