# Proposal software: what AI models recommend, September 2026

Gane Index, September 2026 Edition. Asked as "proposal software" and as "sales proposal and quote document tool", six framings each, to six frontier models with search on, on behalf of a mid-market B2B software company. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/revops/proposal-software/2026-09-expanded

This is the permanent record of the September 2026 Edition, published September 9, 2026 and superseded since. The current standing: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/revops/proposal-software/index.md

**Standing:** PandaDoc leads with 65% of first choices; verdict clear leader. 23 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [PandaDoc](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/pandadoc/index.md) | 65% | 9% | 32 |
| 2 | [Better Proposals](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/better-proposals/index.md) | 17% | 6% | 16 |
| 3 | [DealHub](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/dealhub/index.md) | 9% | 0% | 12 |
| 4 | [GetAccept](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/getaccept/index.md) | 4% | 0% | 11 |
| 6 | [Qwilr](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/qwilr/index.md) | 0% | 7% | 28 |
| 7 | [Proposify](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/proposify/index.md) | 0% | 14% | 28 |
| 8 | [Loopio](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/loopio/index.md) | 0% | 8% | 13 |
| 9 | [Responsive](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/responsive/index.md) | 0% | 8% | 13 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 31 products named; products with the same share are tied, and the order among them carries no meaning. The table lists those with at least 10 labels.

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Opus 5: PandaDoc; alternatives DealHub, GetAccept, Loopio, Proposify
- Claude Opus 4.8: PandaDoc; alternatives Proposify, Qwilr
- GPT-6 Astra: PandaDoc; alternatives DealHub, Proposify, Qwilr
- GPT-5.6 Sol: PandaDoc; alternatives DealHub, GetAccept, Proposify, Qwilr
- Gemini 3.1 Pro: DealHub; alternatives Loopio, PandaDoc, Proposify, Qwilr
- Perplexity Sonar Pro: PandaDoc; alternatives DealHub, GetAccept, Proposify, Qwilr

## Sources the answers cite

30 of 36 answers came back with a source list, from 6 of 6 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- proposify.com: 23 answers, 34 citations
- pandadoc.com: 19 answers, 35 citations
- qwilr.com: 18 answers, 27 citations
- getaccept.com: 17 answers, 22 citations
- sifthub.io: 12 answers, 12 citations
- betterproposals.io: 11 answers, 14 citations
- g2.com: 8 answers, 11 citations
- oneflow.com: 8 answers, 8 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://getaccept.com/blog/proposal-software (14 answers)
- https://sifthub.io/blog/best-proposal-software-tools (12 answers)
- https://qwilr.com/pricing (8 answers)
- https://swydo.com/blog/best-proposal-software (8 answers)
- https://zapier.com/blog/best-proposal-software (8 answers)
- https://oneflow.com/blog/best-proposal-management-software (7 answers)
- https://pandadoc.com/pricing (7 answers)
- https://proposify.com/ (7 answers)
- https://proposify.com/pricing (7 answers)
- https://federicopresicci.com/blog/sales-enablement-technology/best-proposal-software (6 answers)

## Warned against

- Proposify: 4 of 28 labels negative. "Proposify is an incredibly popular and powerful tool, but it frequently receives complaints from users regarding its page editor." (Gemini 3.1 Pro, negative prompt)
- PandaDoc: 3 of 32 labels negative. "PandaDoc is a fantastic tool with a great free tier, but you must look very closely at its premium pricing structures." (Gemini 3.1 Pro, negative prompt)
- Bidsketch: 2 of 2 labels negative. "Tools like Bidsketch were pioneers in the proposal space but have not kept pace with modern design expectations." (Gemini 3.1 Pro, negative prompt)
- Better Proposals: 1 of 16 labels negative. "Better Proposals for complex quoting. ... its product setup is relatively basic" (GPT-5.6 Sol, negative prompt)

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, September 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.