# Proposal software: what AI models recommend, November 2026

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

**Standing:** PandaDoc leads with 78% of first choices; verdict clear leader. 46 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) | 78% | 6% | 71 |
| 2 | [Better Proposals](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/better-proposals/index.md) | 9% | 19% | 42 |
| 4 | [Proposify](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/proposify/index.md) | 2% | 17% | 58 |
| 5 | [Bonsai](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/bonsai/index.md) | 2% | 0% | 13 |
| 8 | [Qwilr](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/qwilr/index.md) | 0% | 12% | 51 |
| 9 | [Loopio](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/loopio/index.md) | 0% | 0% | 24 |
| 10 | [GetAccept](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/getaccept/index.md) | 0% | 8% | 24 |
| 11 | [DealHub](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/dealhub/index.md) | 0% | 6% | 18 |
| 12 | [Responsive](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/responsive/index.md) | 0% | 14% | 21 |
| 13 | [HoneyBook](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/honeybook/index.md) | 0% | 10% | 10 |
| 14 | [Jotform](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/jotform/index.md) | 0% | 8% | 12 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 69 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 Haiku 4.5: PandaDoc; alternatives Loopio, Proposify
- GPT-5.4 mini: PandaDoc; alternatives Proposify, Qwilr
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: PandaDoc; alternatives Conga Composer, DocuSign CLM, Loopio, Proposify
- Perplexity Sonar: PandaDoc; alternatives DealHub, GetAccept, Loopio, Proposify
- Grok 4.20: PandaDoc; alternatives GetAccept, Proposify, Qwilr
- Mistral Small: PandaDoc; alternatives Dock, Proposify
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: PandaDoc; alternatives Loopio, Proposable, Proposify, Qwilr
- Llama 4 Maverick: PandaDoc; alternatives Better Proposals, DealHub, Nusii, Proposify
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: PandaDoc; alternatives Loopio, Proposify, Qwilr
- Kimi K2: PandaDoc; alternatives Proposify, Qwilr
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: PandaDoc; alternatives Loopio, Proposify, Qwilr, Storydoc
- MiniMax M2.5: PandaDoc, Proposable; alternatives Proposify, Qwilr
- GPT-6 Luna: PandaDoc; alternatives GetAccept, Proposify, Qwilr
- Muse Glimmer 30B: PandaDoc; alternatives Better Proposals, GetAccept, Proposify, Qwilr

## Sources the answers cite

71 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- softwareadvice.com: 30 answers, 37 citations
- proposify.com: 30 answers, 36 citations
- thedigitalprojectmanager.com: 29 answers, 32 citations
- zapier.com: 27 answers, 27 citations
- g2.com: 25 answers, 44 citations
- pandadoc.com: 20 answers, 54 citations
- capterra.com: 18 answers, 31 citations
- toolradar.com: 17 answers, 22 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://zapier.com/blog/best-proposal-software (26 answers)
- https://softwareadvice.com/proposal-management (20 answers)
- https://thedigitalprojectmanager.com/tools/best-proposal-software (20 answers)
- https://guideflow.com/blog/best-proposal-software (16 answers)
- https://g2.com/categories/proposal (12 answers)
- https://resources.rework.com/guides/choosing-software/how-to-choose-proposal-software (10 answers)
- https://saasworthy.com/list/proposal-software (10 answers)
- https://freshbooks.com/hub/estimates/best-proposal-software (9 answers)
- https://pandadoc.com/blog/proposal-software (9 answers)
- https://capterra.com/proposal-management-software (8 answers)

## Warned against

- Proposify: 10 of 58 labels negative. "These tools have received negative feedback for buggy editors and clunky interfaces... Some reviews specifically warn against using them" (Mistral Small, negative prompt)
- Better Proposals: 8 of 42 labels negative. "False advertising complaints: Users report the company advertises CRM integrations ... that don't actually work" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt)
- Qwilr: 6 of 51 labels negative. "Avoid higher-end options like Qwilr ($39+/mo)" (Grok 4.20, budget prompt)
- ChatGPT: 4 of 4 labels negative. "open-source AI tools should not be used for drafting or editing sensitive proposal content" (Mistral Small, negative prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: PandaDoc at 78%.

- PandaDoc: 65% to 78%, +13. Cleared the floor by 2 points · rank 1 of 69, unchanged.
- DealHub: 8% to 0%, −8. Inside the floor by 3 points · rank 3 → 11 of 69.
- Prospero: 6% to 4%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 4 → 3 of 69.
- Proposify: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 10 → 4 of 69.
- Jotform: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 8 → 14 of 69.
- Better Proposals: 10% to 9%, −1. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 2 of 69, unchanged.
- Bonsai: 2% to 2%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 6 → 5 of 69.
- Qwilr: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 9 → 8 of 69.
- Loopio: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 13 → 9 of 69.
- GetAccept: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 12 → 10 of 69.
- Responsive: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 11 → 12 of 69.
- HoneyBook: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in October 2026 · rank 13 of 69.

## Record

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