Better Proposals vs Prospero
We give Better Proposals a 2.2 GPA and Prospero a 2.4, out of 4.0. Prospero grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Better Proposals
Proposal builder with e-signatures, payments and open tracking
Prospero
Proposal software with templates, tracking and built-in e-signatures
How we grade them
| 2.2GPABetter ProposalsFair | 2.4GPAProsperoFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$63 a month for three on Premium, billed yearly ($21 a head, $29 monthly), with 50 documents a month; Starter is one user and 10 documents. Against its own rivals that's mid-priced: dearer than Prospero at $12 a head, well under PandaDoc Business at $49. | B$36 a month for three, at $12 a head billed yearly ($19 monthly), for unlimited proposals on its one plan. Against its own rivals that's cheap: Better Proposals Premium is $21 a head, and PandaDoc's pricing tables need Business at $49. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but a 14-day free trial with no card needed. That's long enough to build a proposal or two and send one to a real client. | CNo free plan, but a 14-day free trial that needs no card, with the full set of proposal features. |
| Features | CTemplates, a content library, interactive pricing tables, open tracking, signing and payment by Stripe, PayPal or GoCardless, with approvals on Enterprise. It does the proposal job fully, but that's a smaller job than general signing, and follow-up nudges are a $10 add-on. | CTemplates, variables, an interactive pricing module, AI writing, open and read tracking, reminders, expiry dates and passwords. It does the proposal job fully, but that's a smaller job than general signing: its feature list names two signers per proposal. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. It's a web app where the work is building proposals, templates and a content library, so there's some setting up before it pays off. | CNo store rating on record. It's a web editor where the work is building the proposal itself, so expect some setting up, though the 100+ templates give you a head start. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Stripe, PayPal, GoCardless, HubSpot, Salesforce and Zapier, and an API from Premium. No phone or desktop app. | BWeb only, with Stripe, QuickBooks, FreshBooks, Xero, Slack and Monday.com, and more through Zapier and Make. No phone or desktop app. |
| Best for | designed proposals that clients sign and pay | cheap proposals for freelancers and small agencies |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Better Proposals and Prospero. How we grade
Price against what you get
Better Proposals starts at $13 a month for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Prospero starts at $12 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Prospero starts $1 a month lower. Of the other e-signature and proposal tools on the chart, 6 score higher than Better Proposals for less, and 6 score higher than Prospero for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Better Proposals starts at $13 per user / month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly). Prospero starts at $12 per user / month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly).
- Better Proposals also covers forms.
At a glance
| Better Proposals | Prospero | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $13 per user / month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly) | $12 per user / month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial, no credit card required | 14-day free trial, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Better Proposals | Prospero |
| Price read from | betterproposals.io | goprospero.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Better Proposals
- Agencies and freelancers who send designed proposals and want to know when they are read
- Service businesses that take a deposit as the client signs
- Sales teams that need manager approval before a proposal goes out
Prospero
- Freelancers and small agencies sending design-led proposals
- Teams that want to know when a client has read a proposal
- Businesses that invoice through QuickBooks, FreshBooks or Xero
Worth knowing
Better Proposals
- Starter allows one user and 10 documents a month; Premium raises it to 50, and only Enterprise removes the send limit.
- CRM integrations, the API and Zapier start at Premium, $21 per user / month billed annually.
- The Nudge follow-up tool is an add-on at $10 per user a month, and custom template design starts at $1,495.
Prospero
- It is built for proposals rather than general contract signing; its feature list names two signers per proposal.
- Paying monthly costs $19 per user against $12 billed annually.
- Support is by chat and email, Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 17:00 GMT+2.
- Teams of 25 or more need a custom quote.
Key features
Better Proposals
- Templates and content library
- Unlimited templates and the content library of reusable sections come with every plan, along with merge tags and a Word importer.
- Interactive pricing tables
- Clients can pick options in a pricing table inside the proposal, and totals are recalculated as they choose.
- Open tracking and notifications
- See when a client received, opened and read a document, with live notifications on every plan.
- Signatures and payments
- Clients sign in the document with built-in digital signatures and can pay at once through Stripe, GoCardless or PayPal.
- Branding
- Every plan allows full brand customization, and fonts can come from Google Fonts, Adobe Fonts or your own files; a custom domain starts at Premium.
- Team review
- Enterprise adds simultaneous editing, inline comments, manager approvals before sending and locked content sections.
Prospero
- Proposal editor and templates
- Build proposals from more than 100 templates with variables, layouts, cover pages, file attachments and an interactive pricing module.
- Proposal analytics
- See who viewed a proposal, when, for how long and on what device, with open and click tracking on emails and reminders.
- E-signatures
- Clients sign on desktop or mobile by typing, drawing or uploading a signature, with the timestamp, IP address and device recorded.
- AI writing assistant
- Generate new text or images, enhance writing and change the tone or length of a section while editing.
- Emails and reminders
- Send proposals by email with automatic reminders, set expiry dates and protect a proposal with a password.
- Integrations
- Connect Stripe, QuickBooks, FreshBooks, Xero, Slack and Monday.com, or link other apps through Zapier and Make.
Plans
Better Proposals
Starter$13
per user / month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly)
One user and 10 documents a month, with e-signatures, interactive pricing tables, payments, the content library and analytics.
Premium$21
per user / month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly)
Unlimited users and 50 documents a month, plus a custom domain, CRM integrations, expiry dates, API, Zapier and onboarding forms.
Enterprise$42
per user / month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly)
Unlimited documents, plus content locking, simultaneous editing, inline comments, manager approvals and advanced permissions.
Prospero
Prospero$12
per user / month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly)
Unlimited proposals, 100+ templates, AI assistant, analytics, reminders, e-signatures and integrations; teams add shared content and roles.
25 or more membersCustom
Teams of 25 or more people are priced by quote through the sales team.
Ways to pay less
Better Proposals
- Annual discount
Save up to 35% with annual billing
Better Proposals lists Starter at $13 per user a month billed annually against $19 monthly, Premium at $21 against $29 and Enterprise at $42 against $49.
Prospero
- Annual discount
Save 37% with annual billing
Prospero's pricing page marks annual billing as a 37% saving: $12 per member a month billed annually against $19 monthly.
