The best GoProposal alternatives for UK accountants in 2026

    Six tools UK practices use instead of GoProposal, compared on what takes up the most admin when you take on new clients: screening enquiries, booking meetings, tracking leads and onboarding.

    Last checked 27 October 2026 against each tool's public website. GoProposal is now owned by Sage.

    The short answer

    GoProposal is built around proposals and recurring billing. strively is built for something different: onboarding that runs itself. It screens enquiries against your rules, keeps a waitlist for busy periods, books meetings and tracks every lead, then sends a fully customisable web proposal rather than a PDF. Once a client accepts, the engagement letter, AML checks and direct debit set-up follow automatically, with no add-ons. If recurring billing is what you need most, Ignition and Socket are closer to GoProposal.

    • strivelyBest for fully automated onboarding
    • IgnitionBest for invoicing and recurring billing
    • FigsFlowBest for onboarding plus practice management
    • SocketBest for low-cost billing with Xero
    • Better ProposalsBest for proposal software only
    • PandaDocBest for general documents and e-signatures

    Why UK firms look for an alternative to GoProposal

    GoProposal made value pricing mainstream among UK accountants, and it's built around proposals and recurring billing. These are the reasons practices most often give for looking elsewhere.

    Built around billing

    GoProposal's strength is pricing and collecting recurring fees. Proposals are PDFs, and winning and onboarding the client is left to you or to paid add-ons.

    No real onboarding

    Engagement letters and e-signatures need the OverSuite add-on, from about £45 a month, and AML is a separate paid add-on.

    No lead tracking

    We couldn't find a website enquiry form, a pipeline or a built-in CRM, so there's no way to see where each prospect is up to.

    No waitlist or meeting booking

    In busy periods such as January there's no way to keep screening enquiries, and arranging discovery calls stays a manual job.

    GoProposal 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

    FeatureGoProposalFor referencestrivelyIgnitionFigsFlowSocketBetter ProposalsPandaDoc
    Enquiry screeningNo: No website enquiry formYes: Auto accept or rejectNo: Forms add-on, no automatic accept or rejectNo: Forms onlyNo: Collects leads onlyNo: Forms are for clients after they signNo: Web forms, no automatic accept or reject
    Waitlist for busy periodsNot foundYes: Still screened, with your own messageNot foundNot foundNot foundNot foundNot found
    Meeting bookingNot foundYes: Google and OutlookNoNot found: Calendar sync onlyCalendly: Separate accountCalendly: After signing onlyNot found
    Lead trackingNot found: No built-in CRM foundYes: Conversion by stage and team performanceDeals add-onYes: CRM pipelineLeads add-onThrough CRM integrationsNot found: Document analytics only
    Web proposalsNo: PDF onlyYesYesYesYesYesYes
    Engagement lettersAdd-on: OverSuiteYes: UK formatYesYesYesGeneral contractsGeneral contracts
    AML checksAdd-onYes: AML HQYes: AML ComplianceYes: £3.50 a checkYes: Through XamaNot foundNot 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.

    The 6 best GoProposal 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.

    strively vs Ignition →

    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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    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.

    strively vs FigsFlow →

    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.

    strively vs Socket →

    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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    Better Proposals

    Best for firms that only need proposal software

    From £18 a user a month on Premium, billed annually. Nudge follow-ups cost £8 a user a month.

    strively vs Better Proposals →

    Strengths

    • Well-designed web documents with interactive pricing
    • More than 260 free templates
    • E-signatures built in
    • Clients can pay by card, PayPal or GoCardless when they sign

    Things to know

    • Contracts are general rather than UK engagement letters
    • No AML checks found
    • Calendly booking is for clients after they sign, not new enquiries

    Choose Better Proposals if you're just looking for proposal software, not onboarding automation, and you don't need enquiry screening, meeting booking, UK engagement letters or AML checks.

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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.

    strively vs PandaDoc →

    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 GoProposal is still the right choice

    GoProposal does some things very well. If these matter most to you, it may still be the right tool, or you can run strively alongside it.

    • Recurring billing. Collects ongoing fees through GoCardless once a client signs.
    • The Sage ecosystem. Owned by Sage since 2021, so it fits naturally if your practice already runs on Sage.
    • Pricing Wizard. Suggests fees based on UK best practice, so everyone quotes from one approved price list.
    • Annual fee reviews. Flags clients who are due a price review and drafts the message for you.
    • Using both. Some firms keep GoProposal for billing existing clients and send new enquiries through strively to screen, book and onboard them.

    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 GoProposal alternative for UK accountants?

    It depends on what you need. strively is the best fit if you want onboarding that runs itself, because it screens enquiries against your rules, keeps a waitlist for busy periods, books meetings, tracks every lead and sends fully customisable web proposals, then onboards clients with engagement letters, AML checks and direct debit set-up, with no add-ons. Ignition and Socket suit firms that want recurring billing like GoProposal, FigsFlow suits firms that also want practice management, and Better Proposals suits firms that only need proposals.

    Which GoProposal alternatives handle recurring billing?

    Ignition and Socket both offer recurring billing, like GoProposal. strively doesn't create invoices or run recurring billing. It adds new clients to your Adfin direct debit mandate, and you keep billing as you do today.

    Which GoProposal alternatives track leads?

    strively tracks every lead from enquiry to signed client, with conversion by stage, bottlenecks and team performance. FigsFlow has a CRM pipeline, and Ignition and Socket offer lead tracking through paid add-ons. We couldn't find lead tracking in GoProposal.

    Which GoProposal 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.

    Which GoProposal alternatives include engagement letters without an add-on?

    strively, Ignition, FigsFlow and Socket include engagement letters. Better Proposals and PandaDoc offer general contracts rather than UK engagement letters.

    Which GoProposal alternatives send web proposals instead of PDFs?

    Every other tool compared here sends web proposals: strively, Ignition, FigsFlow, Socket, Better Proposals and PandaDoc. strively's are fully customisable and show which sections a prospect has read.

    Can I use strively alongside GoProposal?

    Yes. Some firms keep GoProposal for billing existing clients and send new enquiries through strively, which screens them, books meetings, sends web proposals and onboards new clients with engagement letters and AML checks.

    Is GoProposal part of Sage?

    Yes. Sage bought GoProposal in October 2021, and it is now sold as GoProposal by Sage.

    Can I move my services and prices from GoProposal 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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