ProposalLift vs Vollna for Upwork Proposals
Vollna leads on job monitoring, analytics, and optional auto-bidding. ProposalLift leads on proposals written from your own portfolio, sent only by you, with a free open-source edition. Prices checked September 18, 2026.
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| Feature | ProposalLift | Vollna |
|---|---|---|
| Main focus | Portfolio-grounded drafting with human review, plus job feed and alerts | Upwork job monitoring, filtering, analytics, and optional automation |
| Job filters | Upwork search filters plus competition level, location preference, and excluded keywords | 30+ job attribute filters |
| Job alerts | Desktop notifications and webhooks | Real-time alerts |
| AI job qualification | Yes, against your own plain-language criteria | Yes |
| AI proposal writing | From personas, portfolio matched per job, hooks, and templates | AI cover letters |
| Automated bidding | No. You submit every proposal | Optional, on automation plans |
| Analytics and integrations | Proposal library and webhooks | Deeper analytics, A/B testing, and more integrations |
| Starting price | $15/month (Pro), $25/month (Agency) | $24/month, or $16/month billed annually (Freelancer) |
| Open source | Free AGPL-3.0 edition you can self-host | Not listed |
This comparison was written by the ProposalLift team. Facts about Vollna come from Vollna's public website and pricing page, checked on September 18, 2026. Features and prices change, so confirm on Vollna's site before you buy.
The short answer
Choose Vollna if you want the deepest Upwork job monitoring, detailed analytics and integrations, or optional automated bidding. Choose ProposalLift if you want every proposal written from your own portfolio and persona, sent only by you, at a lower starting price, with a free open-source edition you can run yourself.
Where Vollna is stronger
- Filtering depth. Vollna advertises 30+ job attribute filters, more than ProposalLift's filter set.
- Analytics. Vollna offers proposal analytics and A/B testing. ProposalLift has a proposal library with status tracking, but lighter reporting.
- Integrations. Vollna lists more native integrations. ProposalLift connects outward through webhooks.
- Automation. Vollna's automation plans, from $149 a month, can bid for you. ProposalLift deliberately cannot.
Where ProposalLift is stronger
- Proof matched to each job. Your portfolio projects are ranked against every job by semantic similarity, so each draft cites the work that fits.
- Context you save once. Personas, hooks, templates, and a knowledge base shape every draft, and agencies share them across the team.
- Human review by design. ProposalLift never submits or spends Connects. It only drafts, and you decide what is sent. Read Upwork's policy on bots and automation to judge what fits your account.
- Price. Pro starts at $15 a month, or $150 a year.
- Open source. The open-source edition is free under AGPL-3.0, with your data in your own database.
Pricing compared
| Plan | ProposalLift | Vollna |
|---|---|---|
| Solo | Pro: $15/month or $150/year | Freelancer: $24/month, or $16/month billed annually |
| Team | Agency: $25/month or $250/year | Agency: $62/month, or $41/month billed annually |
| Automation | Not offered | From $149/month |
| Free option | 14-day trial; open-source edition free to self-host | Check Vollna's site |
Vollna prices as listed on its pricing page on September 18, 2026.
Which should you choose?
- You apply at high volume and want automation or detailed analytics: Vollna.
- You want sharper proposals built from your own proof, and you want to send each one yourself: ProposalLift.
- You want to self-host and keep your data in your own database: ProposalLift's open-source edition.
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