Concord vs. PandaDoc

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Concord
Score 3.1 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Concord delivers contract management for the 90% of agreements that don't need legal complexity. Founded in 2014, the company serves 1,500+ SMB and mid-market organizations (50-1,000 employees) across North America and Europe from offices in Austin and Paris. The platform combines contract creation, real-time collaboration, e-signature, and AI-powered review in a single workflow. Business users draft from templates, negotiate in-browser (no more Word attachments), and get AI review in 23…
$399
per month
PandaDoc
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
PandaDoc 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
ConcordPandaDoc
Editions & Modules
Essentials
$399
per month
Business
$699
per month
Enterprise
Contact Sales
Enterprise
Contact sales@concord.app
Starter
$35
per month per seat
Business
$65
per month per seat
Enterprise
Contact Sales
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ConcordPandaDoc
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsConcord pricing includes implementation, services, and unlimited support. All Concord plans include unlimited documents and unlimited e-signatures.PandaDoc 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
ConcordPandaDoc
Considered Both Products
Concord
Chose Concord
Concord is more user friendly and gives the user the power to change settings, change workflows, and customize to meet their own needs without having to wait on customer service or support to make the changes for them. In fact, I was able to do most of our implementation …
Chose Concord
Prior to Concord, we did not have a tool like this. Everything was done manually, so this has been a game changer. I was not part of the selection/approval process for any similar tools we were considering, but compared to using Microsoft Word to draft everything, this has been …
Chose Concord
When I evaluated the various CMS's about 4+ years ago, I reviewed quite a few, had demos, etc. Concord seemed to be the right fit for us, and continues to be.
Chose Concord
I would rather not compare apples and apples nor apples and oranges, and just share Concord has been an excellent Contract Management System for current organization.
PandaDoc
Chose PandaDoc
I find it easier to automate and create templates in PandaDoc. Specifically the templates. Also, connecting through API is easier (our IT team says so, I'm not qualified to evaluate that). Pricing is also something important, when we acquired PandaDoc it was cheaper so we were …
Chose PandaDoc
PandaDoc is a less clunky user experience, not only on the signature process and review, but also on the document creation process.
Chose PandaDoc
PandaDoc is equal to DocuSign in every significant way except for its level of adoption; however, the pricing of PandaDoc is so much better that it's clearly the best choice for our firm.
Chose PandaDoc
ease of use and simplicity for the customer experience
Chose PandaDoc
PandaDoc has a simple, integrated eSignature component, which is our primary reason for using it over its competitors.
Chose PandaDoc
We used Dropbox back when it was still HelloSign. At the time, new templates were very hard to create. We had to upload a PDF and then add the fields from there. With PandaDoc, we are able to drag and drop the text, images, logos, and fields we need easily. This has saved our …
Chose PandaDoc
While great, HubSpot Sales Hub creates agreements and collectible payments but is not as UX/UI friendly as PandaDoc.
Chose PandaDoc
PandaDoc and DocuSign are very similar in functionality and design, but I prefer to use PandaDoc's interface. It is so easy to use and I prefer PandaDoc's interface and UI. It feels a little cleaner and a little more professional to me when compared with DocuSign's interface …
Chose PandaDoc
much better. The pricing structures worked a lot better than the other companies because we are a small clinic
Chose PandaDoc
PandaDoc provided similar features and functionality at a better price, but the "tipping point" was integrated e-signatures.
Chose PandaDoc
To be able to block certain fields within templates and contracts, so that the commercial team can negotiate the rest and adapt them but cannot change those purely legal clauses that should not be negotiated or changed without the approval of the legal department. I also find …
Chose PandaDoc
We briefly used Proposify, and it had some nice options for creating more ascetically pleasing proposals and contracts. However, it was far more time-consuming, and any gain in asceticism did not outweigh the significant loss in efficiency, simplicity, and reliability of using …
Chose PandaDoc
There is no comparison. PandaDoc is far superior to any others I've seen. That's why I moved my company over when I saw the were using docusign
Chose PandaDoc
Conga was difficult to build template contracts and not as simple to set up templates, etc., for our sales contracts as Pandadoc has been (simple drag-and-drop in Pandadoc). The automation and integration between our Salesforce and Conga accounts were not working correctly, so …
Chose PandaDoc
We chose PandaDoc for its ease of use and tools that allow a professional feel. The convenience for our clients to review and sign agreements also helped us make the decision to go with PandaDoc.
Chose PandaDoc
We looked at DocuSign before PandaDocs, and while they are a well-known and good product, we felt their basic content was lacking compared to PandaDoc. We felt we got more bang for our buck, and the navigation seemed better. Plus, we get a dedicated rep with PandaDoc.
Chose PandaDoc
All very similar offerings. PandaDoc is one of the few that provided an approval workflow that we required.
Chose PandaDoc
We still use Quickbooks for invoicing but are looking into other products that integrate with PD better than Quickbooks. That way we can quote and invoice from PD.
Chose PandaDoc
I can't say I know enough about the credentials of either to comment.
Features
ConcordPandaDoc
Contract Authoring
Comparison of Contract Authoring features of Product A and Product B
Concord
8.7
Ratings
9% above category average
PandaDoc
-
Ratings
Contract creation9.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract templates8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Clause library/saved fields8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Guided logic9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Collaboration
Comparison of Contract Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Concord
9.1
Ratings
9% above category average
PandaDoc
-
Ratings
Contract sharing9.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract editing8.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Collaborating on contracts8.70 Ratings00 Ratings
MS Word plug-in8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Approval process9.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Interdepartmental workflows9.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Monitoring
Comparison of Contract Monitoring features of Product A and Product B
Concord
9.0
Ratings
8% above category average
PandaDoc
-
Ratings
Contract database8.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract search7.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract milestone reminders & alerts9.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom contract reports9.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Tracking contract status9.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance check9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
ConcordPandaDoc
Likelihood to Recommend
9.3
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.7
(0 ratings)
8.3
(0 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.6
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.4
(0 ratings)
6.1
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
6.3
(0 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
2.8
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.7
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
6.7
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ConcordPandaDoc
Likelihood to Recommend
For my role as a recruiter, this tool is more than sufficient. I am able to quickly draft multiple offer letters, request approval from our legal team, then share directly with candidates to sign. This provides a great, organized candidate experience. I don't necessarily have an idea of a scenario where it would be less appropriate.
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As an alternative to other electronic signature mechanisms, I can't recommend PandaDoc more highly. It works, plain and simple. It is less costly - by a lot - than most alternatives, stores signed documents online for easy access, is simple to use by both our staff and our clients, and makes our lives far easier.
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Pros
  • Templates are easy to create and utilize.
  • Concord has its internal e-signature tool.
  • Concord can group by template, active, in progress, etc. and color codes the same.
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  • PandaDoc allows our team to create and send detailed sales proposals and quotes with the use of their templates.
  • The use of collaborative editing is also beneficial because our team is able to have multiple users edit and comment on documents simultaneously.
  • Document tracking is useful because we are able to receive real-time notifications and updates on the proposal process.
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Cons
  • User management has been and still is, a pain point for us. We operate over a dozen entities and for the most part, anyone with access to Concord on our team has the same permissions across all entities. We must manage users one-by-one so onboarding + offboarding can be tedious.
  • The analytics are basic. I wish we could slice and dice and say "Show me only contracts tagged with X tag".
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  • I would like to see the ability to LOCK a field instead of locking an entire block or document.
  • I would like to see more standard features that need to be part of the service instead of add-ons.
  • Would like to see an option to allow different levels of users than just the two standard options.
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Likelihood to Renew
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We have been using it for a few years now and find it vital to getting our bids out quickly and accurately to our customers. We can get a request for information from a customer and once we have their basic parameters create a professional bid in minutes. It's actually usually harder to find out what the customer wants than to use PandaDoc and create a document with it
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Usability
Concord is extremely user friendly and saves me so much time! How else would I be able to manage all of the contracts for 9 different agencies all by myself?!?
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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
No answers on this topic
We haven't had any real issues regarding downtime as of yet.
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Performance
No answers on this topic
As I mentioned earlier - performance is near perfect as I can create, send, adjust my documents. I love the tracking feature as well as I can tell when my documents have been seen and by whom. The only issue I have run into is with saving and formatting - occasionally the file document does not save with the newly assigned name or the content of the document does not stay formatted nicely.
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Support Rating
I gave it a five because it was the closest to a neutral response. I have not had issues with Concord and have not had a reason to contact support, so I don't have an accurate opinion here. From my conversations with our legal team, it seems they have been able to work with the support team at Concord to get any potential issues resolved in a timely manner.
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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
No answers on this topic
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.
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Alternatives Considered
Concord is more user friendly and gives the user the power to change settings, change workflows, and customize to meet their own needs without having to wait on customer service or support to make the changes for them. In fact, I was able to do most of our implementation myself just the way I wanted it, and it was easy! There aren't any hidden costs or fees- you simply pay for the number of licenses you need and get all the support you need for free (if you ever need it!). And by the way, the storage is unlimited so there are no worries about maxing out on how many contract or documents you can have!
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PandaDoc is a more polished, professional, and 'legitimate' software site than other solutions, since PandaDoc really specializes in creating professional proposals, quotes and invoices. The eSignature capacity and pricing table capacity embedded in the documents as well as fillable fields, pre-made, customizable and reusable templates also make PandaDoc stand out.
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Scalability
No answers on this topic
I agree. We have created folders for multiple departments and have been successful with the usage.
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Return on Investment
  • Excellent ROI
  • Concord has had positive impact on your overall business objectives.
  • Faster overall conversions.
  • Increased employee efficiency.
  • Probable better customer service.
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  • We have greatly increased the efficiency in which we can get signatures from individuals for documents and increase productivity.
  • We have been able to find older documents very easily.
  • W-9 have been very difficult due to Section 3, but this was addressed with conditional logic
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ScreenShots

Concord Screenshots

Screenshot of approval workflows. These help to decrease contract cycle times while guaranteeing correct signatures are secured, further driving compliance and protecting against risks.Screenshot of Concord's advanced reporting, used to gain greater insights into the data in contracts.Screenshot of the Concord Inbox, with a global search and advanced filtering to make organizing and finding documents easier, and to streamline completing contract-related tasks.Screenshot of the approval workflows that decrease contract cycle times while guaranteeing correct signatures are secured, further driving compliance and protecting against risks.Screenshot of online editing and redlining and a summary sheet with a discussion panel that keeps all conversations and changes tracked. A Word integration allows offline edits to also be tracked.Screenshot of an example of a fully executed contract with legally admissible e-signatures.

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.