Thinking about Frameboard and Dock? Here's how they compare. Neutral matrix, honest trade-offs, and what each tool does best.
Dock is an enterprise deal room and client portal. Frameboard is a proposal-to-project workspace built for SMB sales teams.
Purpose-built client portals for enterprise sales cycles. Shared workspaces, mutual action plans, and stakeholder alignment tools designed for complex, multi-touch B2B deals with long timelines.
AI-generated proposals from a brief, built-in Stripe payments, deal tracking, leaderboards, and project delivery - all in one workspace. Purpose-built for services teams who need speed, not ceremony.
What each tool includes at a typical paid tier.
| Capability | Frameboard | Dock |
|---|---|---|
| AI proposal generation from brief | Full brief-to-draft flow | - |
| Product catalogue with URL/PDF import | Included | - |
| E-signature | Included | Via integrations |
| Built-in Stripe payments | Native, included | - |
| Subscription billing on proposals | Native | - |
| Approver forwarding flow | Included | Stakeholder sharing |
| Proposal becomes project hub | Automatic | - |
| Sales leaderboards + leagues | Native | - |
| Mux video inline | Native | Embed support |
| Client portal / deal room | Buyer inbox | Core product |
| Interactive pricing tables | Native | - |
| Setup time | Minutes | Days to weeks |
| SMB-friendly pricing | From free | Enterprise pricing |
Three patterns we see.
Dock is a deal room - it organises existing content. Frameboard generates proposals from a brief, handles payment, and tracks the deal. One tool instead of stitching three together.
Dock is designed for enterprise sales cycles with weeks of setup. Frameboard gets a proposal out in minutes and a payment in hours. For SMB services teams, speed wins.
Proposal generation, e-signature, Stripe payments, deal pipeline, leaderboards, and project delivery - Frameboard covers the full seller-to-delivery span without enterprise pricing.
Free plan, no credit card. Decide based on your own proposal workflow, not on our comparison.
Start freeFrameboard is the only tool that combines AI proposal generation, a live catalogue, deal tracking, leaderboards, and project delivery in one workspace. Everything else is a proposal editor.