Docmosis vs. Responsive

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Docmosis
Score 10.0 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Docmosis is a self-hosted or SaaS template-based document generation solution that integrates with custom-built software applications or popular third-party apps using the API. Templates can be created using using MS Word or LibreOffice, and plain-text placeholders control: the insertion of text/images/tables; conditionally add/remove any content; perform calculations; loop over repeating data; and format data/numbers. Used by customers in Finance, Health,…
$50
Monthly
Responsive
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Responsive (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
DocmosisResponsive
Editions & Modules
Cloud
$50.00
Monthly
Tornado
$2895.00
Docmosis-Java
$2895.00
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DocmosisResponsive
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
DocmosisResponsive
Considered Both Products
Docmosis
Chose Docmosis
We also evaluated Winward Studios solution along with HotDocs, we selected Docmosis for the following reasons:

1. We were using docker very early on, so they were very cooperative in helping us get our infrastructure working during the early evaluation phases, and went above and …
Responsive
Chose Responsive
Responsive has better UI and pricing
Chose Responsive
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 …
Chose Responsive
RFPIO's licensing model is a bit different from others which worked better for our organization. Rather than licensing by a number of users, it's licensed by the active project. This allows us to add multiple users that are responsible for reviewing and updating content without …
Chose Responsive
Unfortunately, I have not had the opportunity to use or evaluate other products like RFPIO. When I was hired, my company had just purchased our RFPIO software.
Chose Responsive
I greatly prefer RFPIO over Loopio. It's a much cleaner interface and the searchable library is amazing.
Chose Responsive
We are a small proposal team, with a large group of resources who support our responses. RFPIO is easy to use for internal and external users, doesn't require extensive onboarding for new users, and is constantly adding new capabilities and enhancements to make the product even …
Chose Responsive
Qvidian, as I remember it, was clunky and difficult to use. Not user friendly at all.
Chose Responsive
I have not seen another tool in the market that is collaborative or intuitive. Those features are very impressive.
Chose Responsive
I've only used RFPIO to compile responses to RFPs, and I've only used Scout RFP to respond to RFPs issued within Scout (i.e., the customer sent us an RFP without Scout RFP and asked the response and all communication to go through Scout RFP).

As such, I've used two tools, but …
Chose Responsive
At the time, three years ago, we evaluated Loopio as an alternative to RFPIO. Loopio didn't have the same resources as far as dynamic branding, content segmentation ability and was less price competitive than RFPIO. RFPIO also has an unlimited user model where you are not …
Chose Responsive
  • RFP360 - We used this tool for three years and it was a great first step/upgrade from a searchable Google doc. We decided to start evaluating other systems for a couple of reasons:
    • RFP360 is an end-to-end tool for RFP requestors and responders. We felt they were more focused on …
Features
DocmosisResponsive
Proposal Creation & Organization
Comparison of Proposal Creation & Organization features of Product A and Product B
Docmosis
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Ratings
Responsive
7.4
Ratings
8% below category average
Proposal branding00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Proposal templates00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Proposal content library updates00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Guided proposal creation00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Searchable proposal database00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Proposal Collaboration & Workflow
Comparison of Proposal Collaboration & Workflow features of Product A and Product B
Docmosis
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Ratings
Responsive
7.4
Ratings
9% below category average
RFP management & response00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Proposal collaboration & approval00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
User permissions/proposal editing controls00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Sales proposal workflow00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Proposal automation user interface00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Proposal Delivery
Comparison of Proposal Delivery features of Product A and Product B
Docmosis
-
Ratings
Responsive
8.0
Ratings
1% below category average
Proposal distribution00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Interactive proposals00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Proposal content tracking00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
DocmosisResponsive
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
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9.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(0 ratings)
9.8
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
DocmosisResponsive
Likelihood to Recommend
With customer support and flexibility in handling specific, unique scenarios, they are able to provide solutions quickly. There are no scenarios currently which we are aware that it may be less appropriate. If you have very large documents you should review architecture choices on how best to optimize your performance using Docmosis.
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1. RFPIO is perfect for searching for specific information when you are responding to an RFP. Search engine is powerful. We narrow our search using several customized filters and know we are getting a thorough search. 2. Excel responses work very well in RFPIO. 3. Typical RFPs that are formatted in Word are challenging to run via RFPIO. We struggle with this. 4. We have yet to master the template.
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Pros
  • Docmosis is excellent at support and will work with you to find a solution for your particular use cases.
  • During our evaluation process, they were very helpful to get us up and running and we were one of the first docker based implementations so they worked quickly to get our infrastructure support setup.
  • Their solution is very flexible and allows several ways to allow support dynamic document generation at a very good value.
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  • Import/export - the configurations during import and export are invaluable. This saves us so much time during export with the amount of things we have pre-formatted. Additionally, this tool can handle export into native formats OR customized templates for Word, Excel, and PDF. This means we can export into Excel from outside tools, as well as utilize client/broker formats when needed - without minimal copy/paste (RFP friends... can I get an amen??)
  • Auto-response - once a questionnaire is uploaded, the system can auto-respond based on past responses. It gets smarter over time as more responses are in the system. We find this picks up 25-40% on the low end and 90% on the high end (especially when we are responding to the same broker or consultant who has their preferred template)
  • Keyword Field Mapping - the system allows you to map fields into your export template as well as your responses. The system auto maps these when exporting. We use this feature a lot to map salesperson info (custom fields for the stuff we want on the cover sheet/letter), client name, client nickname (the company, the client, the City, the County, etc.). This makes it easy to have customized responses without extra effort on our side.
  • Guest Question Authors - the system allows you to send single questions to guest users easily so that they can answer via a web browser on a computer or laptop without signing in. I also particularly like that I can track it as a comment which helps me go back later and find my open items.
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Cons
  • There isn't much in terms of what could be improved, but the only challenge we have which is in terms of future scaling and isn't a limitation, but just something we're trying to be cognizant of as it might increase our infrastructure costs. Since we have large numbers of multi-nested document templates, and large documents. Although Docmosis did help us reduce the time to generate our largest documents by a large percentage. This is likely an area of improvement that all providers would need to address.
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  • For questions that contain generalized words, the ability to pinpoint better responses with AI.
  • As an end user, I always start with the Answers tab. It would be nice for RFPIO to open on the Answers tab, because I always go there first (learn my preferences).
  • It would be nice to have guided paths the first time I open after new enhancements have been added.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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.
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Support Rating
They always respond to support and provide resolutions quickly and even provide the ability for new features/support to be incorporated very cooperatively by help with with alternate solutions as necessary.
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The response time and attitude from the RFPIO team is extraordinary. I always feel like I am their only customer - that's how exemplary their customer service is! When we have a suggestion, it is addressed and escalated - ultimately it is resolved to meet (and exceed!) our expectations. The RFPIO team works collaboratively with us, coaching us on new features until we can use them with confidence. Webinars. User conferences. Clear and useable communication. Every method of "training up" is leveraged so that users can feel comfortable and are successful using the tool. AMAZING!
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Implementation Rating
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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
We also evaluated Winward Studios solution along with HotDocs, we selected Docmosis for the following reasons:
1. We were using docker very early on, so they were very cooperative in helping us get our infrastructure working during the early evaluation phases, and went above and beyond to help with some of our template processing efforts.
2. When we were looking to improve the processing speed due to our complex large number of dynamically inserted templates, Docmosis was helpful with ideas. We were able to improve speed quite significantly with Docmosis' help by managing some dynamic aspects of our templates and including them inline vs. having them loaded dynamically.
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At the time, three years ago, we evaluated Loopio as an alternative to RFPIO. Loopio didn't have the same resources as far as dynamic branding, content segmentation ability and was less price competitive than RFPIO. RFPIO also has an unlimited user model where you are not charged per user like many other RFP automation solutions. This makes the price much more scalable and also allows for creative engineering as far as use of the system
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Return on Investment
  • Very strong impact on ROI as it's value has been able to scale with our user growth.
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  • Our response time has gone from 2 weeks, to around 24hrs of addressing an RFP
  • We have seen considerable savings with reallocated headcount and reduced effort spent on other critical areas
  • Our previous process had a blind spot when it came to visibility. Now we have 100% visibility across the organization.
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