Quip
Document creation software
Spreadsheets software
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What is Quip
Quip is a collaborative document and spreadsheet editor designed for teams that need real-time co-authoring and discussion in one workspace. It supports documents, spreadsheets, and team chat/comments, and it is commonly used for meeting notes, project plans, and lightweight reporting. Quip is owned by Salesforce and is often deployed alongside Salesforce workflows for sales and service teams.
Real-time team collaboration
Quip supports simultaneous editing with presence indicators, comments, and in-document chat to coordinate work as it happens. Version history helps teams review changes and restore prior content when needed. These collaboration features fit teams that create and maintain shared operational documents rather than one-off files.
Docs and spreadsheets together
Quip provides both document and spreadsheet creation in the same product, which supports mixed-content work like plans with embedded tables and status tracking. This reduces reliance on separate tools for narrative content versus structured data. It is well-suited to lightweight spreadsheet use cases such as trackers and simple analysis.
Salesforce ecosystem alignment
As a Salesforce product, Quip is commonly used in organizations that standardize on Salesforce for CRM and related processes. It can be positioned as a collaboration layer for customer-facing and internal documentation tied to sales and service work. Centralized administration through the Salesforce environment can simplify procurement and governance for existing Salesforce customers.
Not a full office suite
Quip focuses on collaborative authoring and does not aim to match the breadth of advanced formatting, desktop features, or complex spreadsheet functions found in more specialized office tools. Users with heavy spreadsheet modeling or advanced document layout requirements may need additional software. This can create tool overlap in organizations with diverse authoring needs.
Limited document automation focus
Compared with tools centered on document generation, e-signature workflows, or PDF-centric editing, Quip is less oriented toward producing highly controlled, template-driven outputs. Organizations that need robust document assembly, compliance-oriented templates, or extensive PDF form workflows may find gaps. Quip is typically stronger for living documents than for finalized transactional documents.
Best fit for Salesforce users
Quip’s strongest organizational fit is often where Salesforce is already a core system, which can influence adoption decisions. Teams outside sales/service workflows may not see the same value relative to general-purpose collaboration tools. Licensing and governance may also be managed through Salesforce, which can add complexity for non-Salesforce-centric IT environments.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Quip Starter | $10 per user/month (billed annually) — $12 per user/month with monthly billing | Unlimited documents & spreadsheets, group chat and 1:1 messages, desktop/tablet/mobile apps. Note: Starter cannot be purchased or combined with Quip for Salesforce.. |
| Quip Plus | $25 per user/month (billed annually) | All Starter features plus single sign-on (SSO), enterprise API & customization. Contact sales link present on official page. |
| Quip Advanced | $100 per user/month (billed annually) | All Plus features plus editing live documents in Salesforce, 2-way Salesforce data sync, Salesforce-focused features. Contact sales link present on official page. |
Seller details
Salesforce, Inc.
San Francisco, CA, USA
1999
Public
https://www.salesforce.com/
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