“Pandadoc does put their branding on proposals unless you're on a higher tier plan, which is annoying. Proposify is cleaner in that regard and has good customization options for logos and branding.”
“For generation, instead of tools like PandaDoc, you can generate PDFs yourself from HTML templates. You define the rental agreement and receipt once (HTML/CSS), then fill them with order data.”
“For PDF generation + signature, the pricing you're seeing ($3-4 per customer) is standard for those platforms. Not being cheap - they're genuinely expensive at volume.”
“For HubSpot integration specifically tools like HelloSign or PandaDoc tend to work best and stay affordable at low volume. For editing PDFs outside HubSpot PDF Guru works well for quick edits merges and cleanups without paying for full Adobe.”
“PandaDoc shines for quotes with product tables and a content library; Dropbox Sign’s HubSpot app is fine for straight contracts. I tried PandaDoc and Dropbox Sign, but SignWell handled my low-volume contracts cheapest while still letting me map HubSpot fields via Zapier and send auto reminders.”
“We switched to PandaDoc and honestly not loving it. Especially when you have to tell your internal developers build this and the architecture is not as straightforward. It felt like an overpromise and underdeliver kind experience so far.”
“This signature isn't certified/authenticated like with specialized solutions such as PandaDoc or SignNow. It's simply a signature image inserted into the document.”
“If you want to keep costs down, take a look at Documint or Plumsail for the document generation piece — both are much cheaper per document than PandaDoc/SignNow and plug nicely into Make.”
“They seem very expensive atleast the two I’ve tried pandadoc and signnow after using the monthly or yearly credit for automation it comes out to about $4 on pandadoc and $3 on signow per customer. If that’s not expensive please just let me know I’m being cheap”
“Tried PandaDoc, works fine but the branding thing is definitely a downside unless you upgrade. Proposify’s cleaner, but editing on mobile wasn’t great for our reps.”
“Just to add a context, you can trial PandaDoc for 14 days without entering CC details but with some restrictions like not being able to add external link in the doc. Signaturely forces you to provide CC details for trial itself.”
“Been using PandaDoc for a while and the plastered with branding thing was true before but they've really cleaned this up. We use their Business plan and barely see any PandaDoc branding anymore.”
“Most of the tools we tried (PandaDoc, DocuSign, etc.) work but feel bloated or overpriced for what we need, especially when it’s just basic edits + e-signatures. Tried out Xodo Sign recently after having it recommended and was surprised how smooth it was.”
“IMO, it boils down to priorities, for example, PandaDoc allows you to create templates but as stated any change potential results in wasted time trying to get formatting correct. If you have simple proposals, the occasional frustration may be worth it.”
“But with Cone, I get about 90% of PandaDoc's functionality at a much more affordable price (their billing features are especially solid). As a small bookkeeping practice, that balance of value and features really worked for us.”
“Hey everyone — I’m trying to build an n8n workflow that sends data to the PandaDoc sandbox API. I’ve been running into issues with timeouts and variable mapping. Has anyone here successfully set this up or have a working example?”
“We tried PandaDoc but moved to Signaturely—lighter interface, easier for our smaller clients, and no account required to sign. Not as many features, but that’s kinda why it works better for us.”
“Not self-hosted, but Signaturely has a decent free tier if you’re okay with SaaS. I’ve been using it for contracts and forms—much lighter than DocuSign or PandaDoc and no crazy onboarding.”
“PandaDoc was fine but felt bloated for what I needed. I moved to Signaturely—simpler flow, no forced logins for clients, and easier for repetitive documents like proposals and invoices.”
“* Contracts: Integrates easily with tools like PandaDoc or Dropbox Sign. You can even automate contract send-outs when deals reach a stage or reminders.”
“I'm on the hunt for something similar to Pandadoc - and apart for sending and signing of docs, the main feature I'm chasing is pricing tables with variable items. For example a quote with the option to select or deselect items on the quote or change quantities and have a price table that updates as this is being done.”
“I played around with PandaDoc and even gave HelloSign a shot, but I finally landed on SignWell because it not only nails the look of proposals and captures valid signatures, it also handles payment integration without the usual headaches.”
“Pandadoc is used by a lot of companies now and some big name companies as well. I wouldn’t be concerned about sending a Pandadoc to a client and feeling any different about it. They certainly aren’t going to judge you based on the proposal software you use because of the brand.”
“I've checked out PandaDoc, but it seems a little unprofessional to send a document from a panda-themed vendor. I'm not a fan of Zoho's esignature platform at all.”
“You would be able to sync line items to PandaDoc to build a contract and the quote can be electronically signed, so you would have a customer approval for that deal.”
“After several attempts working with PandaDoc and finding out they won't be able to fit our need, I'm on the search again for a new solution. Does anyone have any real-life experience with a application (JotForm, Zoho Form, Formstack, DocuSign) that can access all HubSpot information and pull that into a form?”
“I have never been able to justify that myself - when i was running my agency we used to play around with tools like pandadoc - but then once we started onboarding more clients and we needed more signs per month - we started using SignWith - it's a simple no-bs pay per doc e-signing tool.”
“You’re absolutely right that the cost of DocuSign can feel steep, especially when compared to providers like HelloSign and PandaDoc. It’s great to see you evaluating your options!”
“I ended up going with google docs, and use the API function, it doesnt' have all the options like pandadoc bu tbh it's more friendly, it doesn't allow signature for example, but the api is way more friendly.”
“PandaDoc is effective and easy to use, but you will see the company's true colors once you run into a billing issue. Even if the error was caused by PandaDoc, and they admit fault, they will still NOT issue you a refund. Their billing methods are predatory and misleading.”