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CA View vs Conga Composer comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

CA View
Ranking in Document Management Software
17th
Average Rating
10.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Conga Composer
Ranking in Document Management Software
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
Document Automation Software (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Document Management Software category, the mindshare of CA View is 1.7%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Conga Composer is 1.6%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Document Management Software Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Conga Composer1.6%
CA View1.7%
Other96.7%
Document Management Software
 

Featured Reviews

it_user851850 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Platform Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Helps us secure viewing of customer accounts; scalability streamlines production of large reports
You can control who views what, as far as security is concerned, in viewing customer accounts. I'm not sure if that was available in the product at the beginning, but we use it extensively now. Also expandability. It's easy to add more space to it when you need and to. If you're producing large reports it's easy to increase so you can handle the new volume that may come along.
PU
Sr Salesforce Developer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Streamlined contract signing with effective automation and helpful for loss tracking
We use Conga Contracts, Conga Composer, Conga Grid, and Conga Orchestrate. We have a business all over the world, and due to currency symbols, alphabetical changes, logos, and entity names, we need to build a formula where the template remains the same but the contract terms are different for…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"We standardized our CIS log processing with CA View. We support a whole bunch of LPARs, about 80 or so. When we go to an LPAR, we know just where the CIS log is, it's in CA View, and we know how to get to it, we don't have to search around for it."
"It's easy to add more space to it when you need and to. If you're producing large reports it's easy to increase so you can handle the new volume that may come along."
"Once you understand how to build the templates, it's a pretty straightforward process. It allows you to create both Word and Excel documents."
"Conga Composer is easy to use, especially for C-level executives, as it simplifies the contract signing process."
"I have never faced any issues with stability."
"It's quite simple."
"Conga Composer is very easy to use. It's easy to debug if you have an issue."
"I like that Conga Composer allows for the generation of PDFs according to specific requirements by creating templates and pulling all the information added into those fields."
"What I like about Conga Composer is that it's much easier than Salesforce's native templating. It's simple to add merge fields, write queries to pull data and access up to four levels of related objects. This makes it very comfortable to get all the needed data into templates."
"The declarative features and automatic API selections are great as they help with pre-built documentation, query generation, template generation, and articulation."
 

Cons

"I believe they do probably have a GUI interface for the laptop, so you can just use the interface instead of the mainframe ISPF interface. I think that's already available but, if not, that would be my only issue."
"There was one customer we were trying convert over, and it was complicated. There were retention criteria which seemed a little more limited than with some of the other products."
"If there could be a preview option available directly in the application for testing templates instead of having to download and test them manually, it would save time."
"One downside of Conga Composer is that it requires integration with other tools for the signing process. Apart from that, I find nothing major to be improved."
"The only improvement I'd like to see is the ability to hide a single column within a grouped table, which I couldn't figure out how to do."
"For newcomers to the platform, the removal of certain suggestions in recent releases can be a pain area."
"When setting conditions, it doesn't work as expected, requiring us to rework the code."
"The biggest area where Conga needs improvement is its documentation. The documentation is good but not up to par with other platforms like Salesforce, which has extensive documentation and a helpful community."
"The query builder could use some updates."
"We have not been using Conga Composer extensively or deeply to look for improvements."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It requires other pieces of CA software and license keys, thing like that. That's one thing to keep in mind. It requires CA Common Services in order to actually be licensed to run on LPAR."
"It's not cheap, but it's not overly expensive either."
"I think the tool costs around six dollars per user."
"Regarding pricing, I believe it’s around fifty dollars, but I’m not entirely sure. Overall, I find the pricing reasonable and am quite satisfied with the product. The value we get from it justifies the cost, as it requires minimal maintenance and is straightforward to use. The functionality it provides aligns well with the investment."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
17%
Retailer
11%
Real Estate/Law Firm
9%
Educational Organization
8%
 

Company Size

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Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise4
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Conga Composer?
Conga Composer is reasonably priced. There is a free initial package that lasts for thirty days, which allows potential users to evaluate its fit for their needs without immediate financial commitm...
What needs improvement with Conga Composer?
I did not try multiple features; I just generated PDFs by merging fields and creating templates. If any improvement is needed, I would raise a case with Conga Composer for those features.
What is your primary use case for Conga Composer?
We are using Conga Composer in our Salesforce environment to dynamically generate documents. For example, if we have a customer and need to finalize a business deal, we capture deal data. Suppose y...
 

Also Known As

Unicenter CA-View Output Archival and Viewing
Conga
 

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Sample Customers

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