Draftly vs Better Proposals
Better Proposals gives you designed templates, digital signatures and payment integrations on every plan. Draftly writes the proposal for you from a brief. Here's how the two compare for a freelancer.
Better Proposals's prices and features last checked on September 30, 2026 from Better Proposals pricing. Prices change, so check their site before deciding.
The short answer
Better Proposals is the stronger choice if you want signatures and payments built in and are happy to write the proposal yourself from a template. Draftly suits freelancers who'd rather have the first draft written for them and want a free plan to start on.
Side by side
- Entry price, billed yearly
- DraftlyStarter $86/year (about $7/month) for 15 proposals a month. Pro $278/year, unlimited.
- Better ProposalsStarter $13 per user per month: 1 seat, 10 documents a month
- Entry price, billed monthly
- DraftlyStarter $9/month, Pro $29/month
- Better ProposalsStarter $19 per user per month
- Free option
- DraftlyFree plan: 3 proposals, no time limit
- Better Proposals14-day free trial, no card needed. No free plan.
- How the price scales
- DraftlyA flat price per account, not per user
- Better ProposalsPer user, with a monthly document limit on Starter and Premium
- Writing the proposal
- DraftlyAI drafts the whole proposal (scope, timeline, pricing, terms) from a plain-English brief, then you edit it
- Better ProposalsYou write the proposal yourself using templates and a content library. AI writing isn't mentioned on the pricing page.
- Client sign-off
- DraftlyOnline acceptance that records the client's name, email, IP address and time. Not a formal e-signature.
- Better ProposalsLegally binding digital signatures on every plan
- Tracking
- DraftlyOpen alerts, how far they read, time spent per section, re-reads, and client comments in the document
- Better ProposalsNotifications and analytics on every plan
- Payments
- DraftlyNot included
- Better ProposalsPayment integrations on every plan
- Integrations
- DraftlyNone
- Better ProposalsCRM integrations, API and Zapier from Premium
- Built for
- DraftlySolo freelancers and small studios
- Better ProposalsFreelancers through to sales teams
“Not listed” means it isn't on their pricing page, not that the product can't do it.
Better Proposals plans
Starter$13/user/month yearly, $19 monthly
1 seat, 10 documents a month. Digital signatures, interactive pricing tables, payment integrations, content library, notifications and analytics.
Premium$21/user/month yearly, $29 monthly
Unlimited seats, 50 documents a month. Adds a custom domain, CRM integrations, automatic expiry dates, API and Zapier.
Enterprise$42/user/month yearly, $49 monthly
Unlimited documents. Adds content locking, simultaneous editing, inline commenting and manager approvals.
Nudge add-on$10/user/month
Automated follow-ups.
What one freelancer pays in a year
- Better Proposals Starter is $13 × 12 = $156 a year, with 10 documents a month.
- Draftly Starter is $86 a year for 15 proposals a month, and your first 3 proposals are free.
List prices on September 30, 2026, billed yearly, before tax and add-ons.
When Draftly is the better choice
- You'd rather describe the project and have the proposal written than start from a template.
- You want a free plan with no time limit to try it on real clients.
- You send more than 10 proposals in a busy month and want more room on the entry plan.
- Your clients mostly accept by replying or clicking accept, and don't need a formal signature.
When Better Proposals is the better choice
- You need legally binding signatures, not an acceptance record.
- You want clients to pay a deposit straight from the proposal.
- You care most about polished, designed templates, or want one designed for you.
- You need a custom domain, CRM sync or Zapier.
What Draftly doesn't do
- No formal e-signature. Draftly records an acceptance, which is not the same thing if your client or your contract requires a signature.
- No payment collection. You invoice separately.
- No CRM or other integrations.
- One account, no team seats, roles or approval workflows.
- The AI writes a first draft. You still need to check the scope and the numbers before sending.