PandaDoc vs. servicePath CPQ+

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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
servicePath CPQ+
Score 9.1 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Who are servicePath?: Leading Configure Price Quote (CPQ) platform for technology vendors, Managed Services Providers, software companies, SI's and VARs. The vendor states their CPQ+ thrives with changing market dynamics, complex configuration & sales, resulting in enhanced quote velocity/governance and revenues. They present the solution as ideal for fast and growing markets, as well as highly acquisitive or PE-backed firms with a broad set of products and services that need to…
$75
USD/user/month*(billed annually)
Pricing
PandaDocservicePath CPQ+
Editions & Modules
Starter
$35
per month per seat
Business
$65
per month per seat
Enterprise
Contact Sales
servicePath CPQ+ Professional Edition
$75
USD/user/month*(billed annually)
servicePath CPQ+ Enterprise Edition
$125
USD/user/month*(billed annually)
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
PandaDocservicePath CPQ+
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPandaDoc 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.Pricing information for servicePath CPQ is supplied by the software provider or retrieved from publicly accessible pricing materials. Final cost negotiations to purchase servicePath CPQ must be conducted with the vendor.
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Community Pulse
PandaDocservicePath CPQ+
Considered Both Products
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.
servicePath CPQ+
Chose servicePath CPQ+
ServicePath stood out from the rest due to:
a) Product management including cost modeling, through CPQ, and client lifecycle management capability.
b) Easy of use and simplification of complex scenarios.
Features
PandaDocservicePath CPQ+
CPQ
Comparison of CPQ features of Product A and Product B
PandaDoc
-
Ratings
servicePath CPQ+
8.2
Ratings
6% below category average
Quote sharing/sending00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Product configuration00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Configuration options00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Pricing rules00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Price adjustment00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Purchase history and open contracts00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Guided selling/Sales portal00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
CPQ reporting & analytics00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
CPQ-CRM integration00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Attachments to quotes00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Order capturing00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
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Score 9.4 out of 10
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User Ratings
PandaDocservicePath CPQ+
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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9.1
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Likelihood to Renew
9.1
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9.1
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Usability
8.3
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8.2
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Availability
9.1
(0 ratings)
-
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Performance
9.6
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-
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Support Rating
6.1
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9.1
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Implementation Rating
6.3
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
2.8
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.6
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-
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Vendor post-sale
9.7
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Vendor pre-sale
6.7
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User Testimonials
PandaDocservicePath CPQ+
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Very well suited to technology and technology service provider businesses. Very much best in its class for those focused on more than just vendor product resale.
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Pros
  • 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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  • Complex configured products and guided selling.
  • Ease of use and setup.
  • Simplification of the complex.
  • Integrations that enable technology companies to sell effectively.
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Cons
  • 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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  • Seamless e-signature for order processing and records closure.
  • Support for evergreen contracts.
  • Offer for SME businesses.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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Quality solution built for our needs.
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Usability
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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Very good usability just needs more documentation for new features.
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Reliability and Availability
We haven't had any real issues regarding downtime as of yet.
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Performance
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
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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A quality team who know their product and the industry they operate in.
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Implementation Rating
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
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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ServicePath stood out from the rest due to: a) Product management including cost modeling, through CPQ, and client lifecycle management capability. b) Easy of use and simplification of complex scenarios. c) Easy to use, very capable, no code configured, and guided products.
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Scalability
I agree. We have created folders for multiple departments and have been successful with the usage.
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Return on Investment
  • 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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  • Positive impact on ROI: previous spreadsheet system was at a dead end.
  • Enabled new starters to be more productive early on.
  • Opened up the solution to improved commercial client lifecycle management.
  • Reduced errors and omissions.
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ScreenShots

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.

servicePath CPQ+ Screenshots

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