The best Better Proposals alternatives for UK accountants in 2026

Better Proposals is a proposal tool. These six tools are what UK practices use instead, compared on screening enquiries, booking meetings, sending proposals and onboarding new clients.

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Last checked 27 October 2026 against each tool's public website.

The short answer

Better Proposals is built for sending proposals, not onboarding clients. If you want onboarding automation rather than just proposals, strively screens enquiries and books meetings before the proposal, then onboards new clients with UK engagement letters, AML checks and direct debit set-up. If you want another general proposal and document tool, PandaDoc is closest to Better Proposals.

strivelyBest for fully automated onboarding
IgnitionBest for invoicing and recurring billing
GoProposalBest for recurring billing on Sage
FigsFlowBest for onboarding plus practice management
SocketBest for low-cost billing with Xero
PandaDocBest for general documents and e-signatures

Why UK firms look for an alternative to Better Proposals

Better Proposals is a well-known, well-designed proposal tool. These are the reasons UK practices most often give for looking elsewhere.

Proposals, not onboarding

Its forms, booking and payments come after a client signs. Screening new enquiries and arranging the first call stay manual.

No UK engagement letters

Contracts are general rather than UK engagement letters, so the letter is still drafted separately.

No AML checks

We couldn't find AML checks, so every new client needs a separate tool.

Costs that grow per user

Pricing is per user, and automated follow-ups are an £8-a-user add-on, so the bill rises with your team.

Better Proposals alternatives at a glance

The features that save the most admin. Hover over an icon for detail, or see each tool below.

YesPartly, add-on or separate toolNo or not found

"Not found" means we couldn't find the feature in the tool's published information on the date checked. AML checks cost extra on every tool that offers them.
Feature	Better ProposalsFor reference	strively	Ignition	GoProposal	FigsFlow	Socket	PandaDoc
Enquiry screening	No: Forms are for clients after they sign	Yes: Auto accept or reject	No: Forms add-on, no automatic accept or reject	No: No website enquiry form	No: Forms only	No: Collects leads only	No: Web forms, no automatic accept or reject
Waitlist for busy periods	Not found	Yes: Still screened, with your own message	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found
Meeting booking	Calendly: After signing only	Yes: Google and Outlook	No	Not found	Not found: Calendar sync only	Calendly: Separate account	Not found
Lead tracking	Through CRM integrations	Yes: Conversion by stage and team performance	Deals add-on	Not found: No built-in CRM found	Yes: CRM pipeline	Leads add-on	Not found: Document analytics only
Web proposals	Yes	Yes	Yes	No: PDF only	Yes	Yes	Yes
Engagement letters	General contracts	Yes: UK format	Yes	Add-on: OverSuite	Yes	Yes	General contracts
AML checks	Not found	Yes: AML HQ	Yes: AML Compliance	Add-on	Yes: £3.50 a check	Yes: Through Xama	Not found

The 6 best Better Proposals alternatives for UK firms

What each tool does well, what to know before you switch, and who it suits. Each links to our full comparison with strively.

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strively

Our product

Best for UK practices that want to automate onboarding and cut admin

£110, £135 or £220 a month, excluding VAT. Three fixed plans in pounds.

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Strengths

Enquiry forms screen out the wrong clients automatically, against your own rules
Meetings book straight into the right person's Google or Outlook calendar
Fully customisable web proposals, not PDFs, with section-by-section tracking
E-signed UK engagement letters, AML checks in AML HQ and Adfin direct debit set-up
A waitlist for busy periods such as January, so enquiries are still screened

Things to know

No invoicing or recurring billing, so you keep your current billing tool
AML HQ has its own monthly charge
Direct debit needs your own Adfin account

Choose strively if you want to fully automate client onboarding and cut the admin, from the first enquiry to a signed engagement letter, and you don't need invoicing or recurring billing.

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Ignition

Best for firms whose main need is automated invoicing and recurring billing

From $39 to $49 a month for one user and 20 clients on Solo, in US dollars, plus fees on payments collected.

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Strengths

Automated invoicing, recurring billing and payments built in
Connects with Xero, QuickBooks, Karbon, Zapier and more
A large library of proposal templates
More than 8,500 customers across several industries

Things to know

Priced in US dollars, by active clients
The forms add-on doesn't accept or reject enquiries automatically
No built-in meeting booking
Templates are mainly aimed at US firms

Choose Ignition if your main need is automated invoicing and recurring billing, and you don't need enquiry screening or meeting booking.

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GoProposal

Best for firms that want proposals and recurring billing, especially on Sage

£77.70 to £250 a month, excluding VAT. Engagement letters, e-signatures and AML are paid add-ons.

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Strengths

Recurring billing through GoCardless once a client signs
Owned by Sage since 2021, so it fits a Sage-based practice
Pricing Wizard helps the whole team quote from one approved price list
Flags clients who are due an annual fee review

Things to know

Proposals are PDFs only
Onboarding needs paid add-ons: OverSuite for engagement letters and e-signatures, from about £45 a month, and AML
No lead tracking, enquiry screening, waitlist or meeting booking found
The two cheapest plans allow only 5 or 10 proposals a month

Choose GoProposal if you're committed to the Sage ecosystem and want recurring billing handled alongside your proposals, and you don't need enquiry screening, meeting booking or web proposals.

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FigsFlow

Best for firms that want one suite for onboarding and practice management

£79 or £169 a month for the Onboarding module, billed annually. Free until 28 February 2027 under a launch offer, apart from AML checks.

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Strengths

Jobs, tasks, timesheets and a client portal alongside onboarding
More than 100 engagement letter templates
AML checks at £3.50 each
Direct debit set-up through GoCardless

Things to know

Web forms collect enquiries but don't accept or reject them automatically
Calendar sync only, with no automatic meeting booking found
Plans count engagements a year rather than proposals a month

Choose FigsFlow if you want one suite for practice management as well as onboarding, including jobs, timesheets and a client portal, and you don't need enquiry screening or meeting booking.

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Socket

Best for Xero practices that want low-cost proposals and billing

From £35 a month with the Leads add-on, billed annually. Calendly is extra if you want meeting booking.

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Strengths

Proposals and automated billing that sync closely with Xero
Unlimited users, with plans priced by active clients
AML checks through the Xama integration
Direct debit through GoCardless or Adfin

Things to know

The Leads add-on collects enquiries but doesn't accept or reject them
Meeting booking needs a separate Calendly account
Reminders cover proposals only, with no lead or meeting chasers found

Choose Socket if you want low-cost proposals and billing that sync closely with Xero, with unlimited users and price monitoring, and you don't need automatic enquiry screening or built-in meeting booking.

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PandaDoc

Best for general documents, contracts and e-signatures

$49 to $65 a seat a month on the Business plan, in US dollars.

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Strengths

One of the best-known document and e-signature tools
Proposals, quotes, contracts and forms from one editor
Document analytics show when proposals are opened

Things to know

Priced in US dollars, per seat
No UK engagement letter format or AML checks found
Web forms and automations use paid usage credits

Choose PandaDoc if you're looking for general document and e-signature software for contracts, quotes and proposals, not onboarding automation, and you don't need enquiry screening, meeting booking, UK engagement letters or AML checks.

When Better Proposals is still the right choice

Better Proposals does some things very well. If these matter most to you, it may still be the right tool.

Template library. More than 260 free templates for proposals, contracts, quotes and more.
Design. Interactive pricing tables, a content library and your own domain on Premium and above.
Payments. Clients can pay by card, PayPal or GoCardless when they sign.
Integrations. Connects with HubSpot, Salesforce and Zapier, with an API on Premium and above.

How we compared these tools

We make strively, so we've tried to be fair. We checked each tool against its public website and pricing page on 27 October 2026, and compared them on the work that takes up most admin time when a UK practice takes on new clients.

Where we couldn't find a feature in a tool's published information, we've said "Not found" rather than "No". Prices change, so check each tool's own pricing page before you decide.

Spotted something out of date? Email info@strively.io and we'll correct it.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Better Proposals alternative for UK accountants?

It depends on what you need. strively is the best fit if you want onboarding automation rather than just proposals, because it screens enquiries against your rules, books meetings, sends fully customisable web proposals and onboards clients with UK engagement letters, AML checks and direct debit set-up. GoProposal suits firms using Sage, FigsFlow suits firms that also want practice management, and PandaDoc suits firms that want general document software.

Which Better Proposals alternatives include UK engagement letters?

strively, Ignition, FigsFlow and Socket include engagement letters. GoProposal offers them through its paid OverSuite add-on, and PandaDoc offers general contracts rather than UK engagement letters.

Which Better Proposals alternatives include AML checks?

strively runs AML checks in AML HQ, FigsFlow charges £3.50 a check, Socket uses the Xama integration, Ignition has AML Compliance, and GoProposal offers AML as a paid add-on. AML checks cost extra on every tool that offers them.

Which Better Proposals alternative books meetings with new enquiries?

strively books qualified prospects straight into the right person's Google or Outlook calendar, with reminders sent for you. Socket can do this through a separate Calendly account. We couldn't find meeting booking for new enquiries in the other tools compared here.

Which Better Proposals alternative screens enquiries automatically?

Of the tools compared here, only strively. Its enquiry forms check every lead against your own rules and accept or decline it automatically, and a waitlist keeps screening enquiries during busy periods such as January.

Can I move my proposals from Better Proposals to strively?

Yes. You add your services, fees, proposal templates and engagement letters in strively yourself. Once they're in, new enquiries move through strively automatically.

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