GoCardless vs. Ignition

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
GoCardless
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
GoCardless, from the company of the same name in San Francisco, is a recurring payments platform that integrates with the applications businesses use every day, to give businesses more visibility over payments and saving the time on tasks like payment reconciliation. The vendor states they partner with more than 150 billing and subscription software partners globally, including Xero, Sage, QuickBooks, Zuora and Salesforce.N/A
Ignition
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Ignition is a platform for professional services that automates and optimizes proposals, client agreements, billing and payment collection to put an end to late payments, unbilled work and mundane repetitive admin.
$49
per month
Pricing
GoCardlessIgnition
Editions & Modules
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Solo
$49
per month
Core
$149
per month
Pro
$249
per month
Pro+
$499
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
GoCardlessIgnition
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual pricing.
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Community Pulse
GoCardlessIgnition
Features
GoCardlessIgnition
Payment Gateways
Comparison of Payment Gateways features of Product A and Product B
GoCardless
9.2
Ratings
24% above category average
Ignition
-
Ratings
Fraud Detection10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
API or SDK5.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Recurring Payment Support10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Billing and Invoicing Support10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Global Support10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Payment Form Acceptance10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Proposal Creation & Organization
Comparison of Proposal Creation & Organization features of Product A and Product B
GoCardless
-
Ratings
Ignition
9.0
Ratings
12% above category average
Proposal branding00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Proposal templates00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Proposal content library updates00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Searchable proposal database00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Proposal Collaboration & Workflow
Comparison of Proposal Collaboration & Workflow features of Product A and Product B
GoCardless
-
Ratings
Ignition
8.5
Ratings
5% above category average
Proposal collaboration & approval00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
User permissions/proposal editing controls00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Sales proposal workflow00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Proposal automation user interface00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Proposal Delivery
Comparison of Proposal Delivery features of Product A and Product B
GoCardless
-
Ratings
Ignition
7.3
Ratings
10% below category average
Proposal distribution00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Interactive proposals00 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Proposal content tracking00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
User Ratings
GoCardlessIgnition
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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10.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
2.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
GoCardlessIgnition
Likelihood to Recommend
I think it's a great payment gateway for small businesses which are new to the business and looking for something low budget & an easy-to-use platform to begin accepting the payments. It does streamline the cash flow & gives good visibility to payment status but sometimes it takes 3-4 days in the reconciliation of balances which might not be suitable for businesses looking to have a quick turn-around-time of balances.
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PI is we suited for CPAs or attorneys who use value pricing and who want to completely eliminate A/R from their books.
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Pros
  • Reliably takes recurring payments
  • Makes it easy and secure for customers to set up their direct debits with us
  • Informs us when payments have failed at the customer's end
  • Makes it easy to see upcoming payments that will be collected
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  • Proposal process. PI makes it easy to create and send proposals to new and existing clients, collect their payment info, and get signature on the engagement letter.
  • Easily identify engagements that will be expiring, so we can begin to assemble a renewal.
  • Communication to and from the client during the proposal process, which keeps everything associated with the proposal together in one place.
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Cons
  • Reduction in fees for customers who use it for large volumes of clients
  • Easier for clients to review their payment plans
  • Payment sooner to our bank account
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  • I would love to see it really support other industries better, like Marketing. There are workarounds for invoicing and set up, but it could be easier.
  • I would love the option to be able to send the client a single proposal with different options and allow them to select which one they want to move forward with. Right now we have to send a proposal for each option.
  • I would love for there to be user permissions where certain users can log in to see the proposals they are associated with without seeing everything.
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Usability
It has a good web dashboard, you can see who has paid, who hasn’t, when payments will be taken from client and when they will arrive in the bank account
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Support Rating
There is no phone support, email only, and the support is slow coming. The support staff often don't read your support query properly, so you waste time having to re-explain yourself. That is the only downside of this product.
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Alternatives Considered
GoCardless better fit Kanopy's needs for the following reasons: (1) desire to decrease credit card payments which carry higher costs, (2) single payment solution for 12+ countries via direct debit at no fees for customers, and (3) better customer integration potential for company website portal and A/R 3rd party tool.
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You aren't able to customize the design of the proposal, but it surpases everything we have ever tried. It's easy to use and quick to learn.
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Return on Investment
  • Customers appreciate using a bank account for payments to eliminate any credit card fees that may be implemented in the future.
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  • It has made our workflow 100% faster. We can send out a proposal within hours of receiving the lead. This is all because of the saved service libraries.
  • We don't really have to worry about collections from clients. We can set proposals for auto payment and require payment on signature.
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