Better Proposals vs Lurio

Better Proposals is a web service for preparing and sending proposals and other documents, with built-in electronic signatures, payment collection, and client activity tracking. Its analytics can show whether a document was received, opened, read, forwarded, downloaded, or signed, as well as time spent on individual sections. Users can take payments through documents and proposals, with integrations including Stripe, GoCardless, and PayPal. Advanced CRM integrations are available for HubSpot and Salesforce. The service supports custom branding and offers more than 260 free document templates. Teams can assign roles, manage access and permissions, track progress, and control who can send documents. Signatures are stated to comply with EU and US electronic signature legislation. Proposals are designed for phones and computers, and the service is accessible wherever there is an internet connection. Starter costs $13 per user per month when billed annually and allows one seat and 10 documents each month. There is no free plan; a 14-day trial requires no credit card or cancellation.

Lurio is a web-based tool for creating animated presentations and proposals for review and sharing. Its client proposal generator turns a short brief into draft sections for approach, deliverables, team, timeline, pricing and case studies. It can read a website or an existing deck to identify a brand's palette, type and tone. Five review agents assess Strategy, Narrative, Data Integrity, Brand Compliance and Audience Fit, with cited critiques. Users can create tailored deck editions for clients, investors, committees or other stakeholders.

The proposal workflow supports partner approvals and an audit trail showing who contributed, what was flagged or changed, and who approved the proposal. Named-link analytics show who opened a deck, how far they read and slide-by-slide visit replays. The Free plan costs nothing and includes up to three decks, unlimited edits, link sharing and imports from PDF, Excel and HTML prototypes. Pro is listed at $15 a month, billed $15 / user / month; Intelligence is $29 a month, billed $29 / user / month. A three-day trial is listed.