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PandaDoc vs DocuSign

We pitted PandaDoc and Docusign against each other - they both have their strengths. However, when value for pricing is the best judge of things, Docupilot beats them both. Don't take our word - see for yourself.

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PandaDoc vs DocuSign: What They Offer

PandaDoc and DocuSign are popular e-signature and document management platforms that boast features for tracking activity and managing complex document workflows.

While DocuSign has entrenched itself as a secure e-signature that also scales effectively, PandaDoc is a one-stop shop for all document creation and management needs. While both PandaDoc and DocuSign relieve your HR and legal teams (and maybe you, too) from lots of administrative work, these tools have different strengths.

What is Docupilot?

Docupilot automates various document management tasks by simplifying contract creation, editing and sharing contracts, ensuring confidentiality and compliance and so on. Docupilot scores above its competitors with this value pricing and several integrations making the platform super accessible for entities of all sizes.

Keep reading to rightly choose the tool that best assists you and your larger team in automating document workflows.

So what are these?

What is PandaDoc?

Since 2013, PandaDoc has enabled sales teams to efficiently create, sign, and manage proposals and agreements. It is a comprehensive document automation and e-signature solution that simplifies workflows and increases business efficiency. PandaDoc focuses on enhancing productivity and transparency when handling documents.

What is DocuSign?

DocuSign, a highly regarded electronic signature platform, facilitates the rapid digital signing of contracts on any device. They also have a sister product called DocuSign CLM, which manages the full contract lifecycle (DocuSign focuses solely on signing). DocuSign revolutionizes document management by offering a secure, digital alternative to signing on conventional paper, making document signing more efficient for individuals and organizations.

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Docupilot vs DocuSign vs PandaDoc

Building Custom Templates

Automated Document Generation

Ease of Use

Flexible and Intuitive

Easy to Use

Moderately Easier

Integrations

Price & Value

Very affordable and simple pricing

(priced by volume with reasonably priced add-ons)

Highly priced

2 plans at 35$/mo and  65$/mo

Most needed features are only available in custom priced enterprise plans

Very High Price

(starts at 10$/mo up to  40$/mo/user)

Value offering

Fully automates document creation workflows and saves numerous hours

Generates standard documents like invoices, quotations, payment receipts, etc and sign them

Electronically signs documents saving
time spent in signing documents physically

Ease of building templates

Flexible.
Create templates the way you like, in the style you like.

Supported, but rigid

Only signature templates with limited flexibility in adding other types of fields is supported

Dynamic images

Highly Customizable insertion of images

Limited Support

Dynamic Map, QR Code, Barcode

Dynamic Tables

Basic Conditional blocks

Advanced Conditional blocks

Numerical calculations

Advanced Numerical calculations can be performed with ease

Limited Support

Minimal support, for very specific use-cases

Signing

Integrates with multiple
signing platforms

Bulk Generation of Documents

Custom Graphics & themes

Multi-User collaboration

Integration Capabilities

Moderate

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Reviews of PandaDoc

Pros

Ease of Use: Users praise PandaDoc for its ease of use. It allows users to quickly send electronic documents and set reminders, with a straightforward learning process due to its intuitive design. The platform's functionality, including document creation and formatting, is noted for its simplicity and efficiency, significantly reducing the time required to produce professional-looking documents.

Templates: Users can create, edit and store templates on the platform. PandaDoc also has a repository of 1000+ templates for proposals, quotes, contracts, payments, etc.

Customer Support: Users feel that customer support is readily available 24x7

Cons

Form Issues: Users find the auto-alignment feature, which automates aligning dynamic fields on the contract, a bit difficult  to use. Users also experience fields getting automatically misaligned. Moreover, sometimes, changing and removing fields is  difficult in PandaDoc.

Signature Issues: Users complain that despite the platform working fine, the UI/UX for the recipient who signs the contract is bad.

What do you dislike about PandaDoc?

A lot. Buggy document editing makes it less convenient than a PPT. Being limited to Google Fonts is another big one. View tracking does not work in China without VPN.

Docupilot supports an advanced yet highly-intuitive document editor without restriction for any fonts. It also supports other file types such as DOCX, PPTX, XLSX and PDF Forms.

What do you dislike about PandaDoc?

It's OK, but with major room for improvement. Only suitable for ~50% of my project proposals.

Docupilot can solve more complex use-cases with advanced conditions, dynamic images, tables, page insertions, and rich content blocks for inserting unstructured content.

Reviews of DocuSign

Pros

Easy & compliant signing: DocuSign offers a streamlined and compliant e-signing experience with a user-friendly interface and reliable device functionality. Its comprehensive features simplify document signing and sharing.

Saves Time: DocuSign's ease of use and integration enable quick sending and receiving multiple documents for e-signature. The slew of integrations (400+) enables users to streamline operations efficiently across multiple platforms and spend time on core business activities. The customer support and training provided ensure seamless adoption and utilization, enhancing efficiency.

Cons

Expensive: DocuSign’s least expensive plans, with one user and 5 envelopes, are $10 per month, while the most expensive plans, with unlimited envelopes and advanced features, are $40 per month per user. Also, there are additional fees if you implement enhanced plans or have access to the API, which can increase the total cost even more.

Poor customer support: Customers are facing delays in customer support responses. For example, to send contracts in bulk, users must understand the code and require developer support. Users complain that they cannot reach out to the support team in a timely manner, disrupting business processes and continuity for the end user.

What do you dislike about DocuSign?

The Ul is very confusing to create a template. I have the same few documents I use all the time, but their templates are not templates for signatures, they are merely placeholders of text.

Docupilot's interface is highly intuitive and easier to use. Our robust templating engine supports genuine signature-ready templates, enhanced by powerful automation and seamless integrations for scalable document workflows.

What do you dislike about DocuSign?

I hate that it cost so much money for a lot of signatures.

Docupilot's pricing and free API integrations ensure you can automate your document workflows at scale.

Why Docupilot?

Docupilot’s document automation platform is the most affordable and offers most features for workflow automation among the trio.

Docupilot differentiates itself as a valuable alternative with these features: highly intuitive UI, extensive workflow automation, dynamic tables, lists, images, QR codes, bar codes, support for custom themes and graphic, advanced automations, integration with Zapier and a wide range of CRMs, ERPs, online forms and databases.

Moreover, unlike its competitors’ per-user pricing model, Docupilot stands out with credit-based pricing. With a credit-based pricing model, users can choose plans based on how much they use the product rather than paying for features that may go unused. This flexibility can benefit businesses with fluctuating needs or project-based requirements.

Our Verdict

Choosing the right document management solution hinges on your specific needs, budget considerations, and desired features.

PandaDoc stands out for its ease of use, extensive template library, and comprehensive document management features — ideal for sales teams and businesses for proposal creation and agreement workflows.

Docupilot differentiates itself with its credit-based pricing model and comprehensive workflow automation features — attractive businesses of all sizes looking to generate documents in bulk. It's affordable, and is heavily focussed on automation and integration.

DocuSign provides an e-signature solution. A robust contract lifecycle management system is more of an add-on. Suitable secure and compliant digital signing experience.

PandaDoc vs DocuSign