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CA View vs Conga Composer comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

CA View
Ranking in Document Management Software
20th
Average Rating
10.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Conga Composer
Ranking in Document Management Software
6th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
Document Automation Software (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Document Management Software category, the mindshare of CA View is 0.5%, down from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Conga Composer is 1.3%, down from 2.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Document Management Software
 

Featured Reviews

it_user851850 - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Yashashvini YAGATI MATH - PeerSpot reviewer
Useful for creating templates on Salesforce object records
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. We can use Word templates with Word boxes and customize everything. Its conditions are very easy to write and hide content based on requirements. When used with DocuSign, Conga Composer can calculate currency fields that DocuSign can't. We can default to PDF and hide content to reduce errors. We can generate invoices by clicking a button and hiding tables, which we can't do in DocuSign. We can download and attach documents to notes and attachments or any field we require. The solution with Salesforce allows us to generate templates with a single click after some configuration steps.

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."
"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."
"It's quite simple."
"The declarative features and automatic API selections are great as they help with pre-built documentation, query generation, template generation, and articulation."
"The initial setup of Conga Composer is easy."
"Conga Composer is easy to use, especially for C-level executives, as it simplifies the contract signing process."
"The most valuable feature of Conga Composer is its user-friendly interface, which allows professionals to handle the product easily."
"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."
"Conga Composer is very easy to use. It's easy to debug if you have an issue."
 

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."
"The debugging skills could be improved as we need to stay alert for issues."
"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."
"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."
"The initial setup is at an intermediate level of difficulty since understanding Conga Composer for the first time can be confusing."
"The query builder could use some updates."
"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."
"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."
 

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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Computer Software Company
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Healthcare Company
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Real Estate/Law Firm
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Manufacturing Company
7%
 

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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...
 

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Also Known As

Unicenter CA-View Output Archival and Viewing
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