ClauseryPandaDoc alternative for Word contract templates
PandaDoc is document workflow software for proposals, quotes and contracts, with e-signature, approvals and CRM integrations, priced per seat. Clausery is narrower: it turns your own Word templates into questionnaires and builds the finished .docx in your browser, with no seats and no upload.
| Clausery | PandaDoc | |
|---|---|---|
| Where contracts are created | Your browser only; nothing is uploaded | PandaDoc's cloud |
| Account needed | No | Yes |
| Works offline | Yes | No |
| Free contract templates | Yes, 87 Word templates | Yes |
| Use your own Word contract | Yes: add {tags} to any .docx | Import a Word file; complex formatting may not carry over |
| Contract download | Word (.docx), or print to PDF | PDF; Word (.docx) on paid plans |
| E-signature | No: sign on paper or with any e-signature service | Yes, including a free plan |
| Invoicing and payments | No | Payments on the Business plan and above |
| Client portal, scheduling and CRM | No | CRM integrations on Business and above; no client portal or scheduling |
| Price | Free library templates, plus 3 of your own; Pro $19 per user per month | Free eSign plan (60 documents a year, 5 templates). Starter $35 and Business $65 per seat a month; $19 and $49 billed yearly |
Based on public information checked in September 2026. Products and prices change; check with the vendor.
Choose PandaDoc if
- You need e-signatures with an audit trail in the same tool
- Your sales team sends quotes with pricing tables and syncs them with a CRM
- You want to know when a client opens a document, and route it for approval
Choose Clausery if
- Your contracts already live in Word and should keep their exact formatting
- You want each document built from a short questionnaire, with optional clauses switched on or off by the answers
- You do not want to pay per seat
- Client details should stay on your own computer
Moving your contracts from PandaDoc
- Copy your contract wording out of PandaDoc into a Word document, or start from one of the free freelance contract templates.
- Replace each detail that changes with a tag such as
{client_name}, and wrap optional terms, such as a deposit or kill fee, in{#has_deposit}…{/has_deposit}. - Check the file with the free template tag checker, then drop it into the app.
- Send each finished contract for signature the way you prefer. Keep PandaDoc or another tool for invoices if you use it.
What Clausery deliberately leaves out
Clausery only prepares documents, and it never holds your clients' details. It has no invoicing, payments, scheduling, client portal, CRM or built-in e-signature. If you use those every week, PandaDoc may be worth its subscription. If what you need is a good contract for each client, a template and a questionnaire may be all it takes.
Questions
Can I use Clausery and PandaDoc together?
Yes. You could keep PandaDoc for the parts you use, such as invoicing and payments, and prepare contracts in Clausery. Clausery needs no integration: it produces a Word file you can send, sign and store however you like.
How much does Clausery cost compared with PandaDoc?
Every Clausery library template is free, you can automate up to three of your own templates free with unlimited documents, and Pro is $19 per user per month. The table above summarises PandaDoc's published pricing as of 2026; check the vendor for current prices.
Can clients sign a Clausery contract?
Clausery does not collect signatures itself. Send the Word file, or a PDF printed from it, through any e-signature service, or sign on paper. Several e-signature services have a free plan for a limited number of documents.
What happens to my templates if I stop using Clausery?
They are ordinary Word files with tags, and your data exports as plain JSON. Nothing is locked into Clausery.
Try it with your own template
Open the app, drop in a Word document with tags like {client_name}, and you have a questionnaire. Or start from one of the free templates.