PandaDoc vs Calisto Proposals
PandaDoc sells its proposal builder per seat, with signing inside every seat. Calisto Proposals is charged once per proposal, when it reaches the client, and the signature is part of that charge.
Offers for leaving PandaDoc
Every offer below is live right now. Some are specific to this switch, some apply to everyone leaving another platform.
Credit
Your remaining contract becomes Calisto credit
Upload the contract you are still bound by. We read what is left on the term and credit that amount to your Calisto wallet once you have cancelled — every signature, every product, paid from it.
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PandaDoc sells a seat. Calisto Proposals charges per proposal.
A seat charges every month for the people who might send. A proposal is charged once, when it reaches the client.
Feature by feature
Calisto Proposals beside PandaDoc, feature by feature.
| Feature | Calisto Proposals | PandaDoc |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | ||
| Charged once per proposal, never per userPandaDoc sells seats per user per month. | ✓ | ✗ |
| No annual term or monthly planPandaDoc's published rates are annual-commitment rates; month to month costs more. | ✓ | ✗ |
| Anyone in the account can send without a seatEvery PandaDoc sender is a paid seat. | ✓ | ✗ |
| A month with no proposal sent costs nothing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Building | ||
| Templates saved with their designPandaDoc Starter holds up to five templates. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Line items from a product price book | ✓ | ✓ |
| Proposals above an amount held for internal approval before they can be sentCalisto holds the proposal for review when its total is at or above the account's approval amount. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Client side | ||
| E-signature included, with no separate signing product to buy | ✓ | ✓ |
| Client pays from the proposalCalisto collects a deposit on the link, through the account's own connected gateway. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Government ID and liveness check before the proposal opensIdentity verification is a paid add-on on PandaDoc. Calisto's check is its own product, priced per check. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Follow-up | ||
| Know when the client opens itCalisto alerts in the app and by push on the first open, not by email. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Where it stops | ||
| Automatic follow-up reminders on a scheduleCalisto sends a reminder when you ask for one. Scheduled follow-ups are not running yet. | ✗ | ✓ |
| Public API and developer accessThe API is included on PandaDoc Enterprise and a paid add-on below it. | ✗ | ✓ |
| Native connectors to third-party CRMsCalisto Proposals works with Deals, and outside CRMs import through Contacts. | ✗ | ✓ |
| Contacts, deals, price book and payments in the same system as the proposal | ✓ | ✗ |
The seat is the start of the bill, not the end of it.
What PandaDoc prices separately, beside what a Calisto proposal already carries.
The seat itself
PandaDoc's published rates are the annual rates, and every sender is a paid seat. A Calisto proposal is charged once, when it reaches the client, whoever sent it.
Identity as an add-on
PandaDoc lists identity verification as a paid add-on on every plan. In Calisto, a government ID and liveness check is its own product, priced per check and switched on for the proposal link.
The signature inside the proposal
In Calisto the signature, every signer, reminders and re-sends are inside the one charge for the proposal. A change order signed later is its own envelope, and says so.
Calisto Proposals is priced per proposal. Never per seat.
What PandaDoc publishes, beside what Calisto Proposals charges. No figure is converted between currencies; a rate is shown only where it is published.
List prices as published on 2026-09-13; a figure is shown only in the currency the vendor publishes it in. Source
Leaving PandaDoc
Sent and signed proposals stay with PandaDoc, with their signatures. Export them before you close the account. Templates rebuild in the block editor, and every proposal you send from Calisto keeps its own version history.
Upload the contract from the offer above. We read the term, the fees and the notice period, and hold what leaving costs you as credit in your Calisto wallet. Cancel, show us the proof, and it is released. A person reviews some claims, such as a contract in another currency.
The pricing section on this page reads the live catalogue and is the authority on the figure. A proposal is charged once, when it first reaches your client. The signature, every signer, reminders, re-sends and new versions are inside that charge. Quotes cost nothing.
Two things, both stated plainly. A government ID check on a signer is its own product, priced per check. A change order signed after the proposal is accepted is its own envelope, charged as Calisto Sign.
The table above says so plainly. Scheduled follow-up reminders, a public API and native CRM connectors are theirs; the deal, the price book and the payment the proposal belongs to are ours.
Bring your PandaDoc data with you.
Upload your current contract and we will read the cancellation terms and credit your wallet for what leaving costs you. Bring your records across with a CSV import. Setup costs nothing.