Woodpecker
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$59.00 per month
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Most Helpful Reviews for Woodpecker
1 - 5 of 35 Reviews
Spencer
Verified reviewer
Law Practice, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed December 2019
Easy way to save time
I’m a lawyer and was hesitant about using an automated document assembly tool. I didn’t think it would be relevant for me since I don’t do contracts and wills all day. However I’ve been able to benefit from this program due to repeating text blocks and other constants
PROSEasy to use, intuitive, plain language for adding variables
CONSHorizontal sidebar spacing in word is buggy The sidebar should automatically expand sufficiently so the user can hit the plus symbol to add choices to field variables Instead it’s necessary to manually widen the sidebar when adding entries Should be better way to preview the selections Focus on sidebar as opposed to a popup box limits functionality due to space constraints
Reason for choosing Woodpecker
Doxsera seems really neat and super powerful however the learning curve is steep. Takes a while to get comfortable with that program to do more simple tasks at first
Vendor Response
Thanks a ton for your thoughtful feedback Spencer. Great to hear that you've been able to get value out of Woodpecker despite the lack of contracts/wills that you handle. We'll be reaching out to make sure that we're doing everything we can to resolve the issues you've been seeing with the sidebar.
Replied December 2019
Gary
Law Practice, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2022
Woodpecker has helped our firm become more efficient
After using several other document assembly systems Woodpecker is by far my favorite. It has the exact features we need.
PROSI especially like the fact that it is integrated directly into Word.
CONSTraining on template management is critical as it is easy for new users to get confused and overwrite templates or fail to save template changes.
Reason for choosing Woodpecker
Woodpecker integration with word and ease of template programming, plus Woodpecker is cloud based as compared to the local installation required for the standard HotDocs product.
Reasons for switching to Woodpecker
HotDocs was difficult to administer for multiple users and was difficult for average users to create and manage templates. Also we needed a cloud based solution and HotDocs so-called cloud solution is not truly on the cloud.
Michel
Legal Services, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
2
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
2
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
2
Reviewed May 2023
Beta testing BEWARE!!
Awful. They offer seamless integration, but not for common word documents.
PROSThe sales pitch. We believed it. Had no idea it was in beta testing
CONSThey never told us the software was in beta testing, and that when they released updates that it would essentially make all of our documents crash and have to be revised. It takes weeks to get a solution.
Jason
Law Practice, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed May 2019
Woodpecker review
I use Woodpecker daily and it makes drafting documents more efficient. I recently tried HotDocs again and found that I can get the same results with Woodpecker at a more affordable cost and much easier to use.
PROSIt was an easy program to learn to use. After building templates, the time spent drafting and editing documents has drastically decreased. I can spend more time on the legal issues of the documents instead of wasting time double checking the parties names, his/her, he/she, etc.
CONSWhen I build a template I like to start at the beginning and work my way through the document. Sometimes after building the template, I find that I forget a field. It would be nice to insert a field back up where it was forgotten instead of at the end of all the fields.
Reason for choosing Woodpecker
Cost was the biggest factor and ease of use was the next.
Vendor Response
Thanks a lot for your feedback Jason, great to hear about the benefits you're getting from Woodpecker! Apologies for the confusion with inserting fields at the end of the field list, fortunately you can reorder your fields whenever you like, this should help: https://help.woodpeckerweb.com/using-woodpecker/woodpecker-fields/reordering-fields
Replied June 2019
Patricia
Law Practice, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2019
Wish all tech was this easy and affordable.
It is easy to install, we have had no technical glitches, and it has sped up our turn around time.
PROSEasy to use, better functionality (like conditional clauses) than many of the far more expensive options.
CONSOccasionally, I have had recipients of documents created in Word with WoodPecker fields tell me that they were unable to edit the form filled terms.
Reason for choosing Woodpecker
Better price than either - and easier to use.
Vendor Response
Hi Patricia, great to hear that Woodpecker has sped up your turn-around time! We'd love to know more about the issue you described where recipients of your documents were unable to edit the form filled terms, so that we can make sure this doesn't happen again.
Replied June 2019
