Best quoting software for blinds, curtains and shutters (2026)
Eight window-covering platforms, ranked on the six things that decide whether a quote goes out right, goes out fast, and gets paid. Public prices. Sources for every claim.
Short answer
Quoterite ranks first. It is the only platform on this list with working AI inside the quoting flow, it takes Stripe payments inside the quote, and most retail businesses are live in two to three weeks with done-for-you setup. Pricing is public: AU $950 setup then $250/month + $130 per user (US $550, $195 + $110). Installers are free. Month-to-month.
Six things a quote has to do
We judged every product on the same six buyer questions. Nothing about brand size or how long a company has been around. Just what happens between the measure and the money.
- 01
Quote accuracy
Does the software catch a wrong deduction, a missing control side or a mismatched fabric before the quote leaves the driveway?
- 02
Measure-to-quote speed
Can you measure, price and present on site from any device, or does the quote wait for the kitchen table that night?
- 03
Order-to-production
Does a sold job flow into manufacturing without re-typing: work orders, cutting lists, labels and machines?
- 04
Payments
Can the customer pay a deposit from the quote itself, on their phone, the same day?
- 05
Onboarding time
Who does the setup work, and how long until your team is quoting live jobs?
- 06
Pricing transparency
Are prices published? Are there seat minimums, annual commitments or setup fees that only show up in a sales call?
Scores come from the published Quoterite scorecard method: 15 dimensions across an owner, sales and technology lens, 0–10, from public information as of August 2026. Quoterite is scored by the same method and is not exempt. Where something could not be verified from the outside, we say "not published" rather than guess.
- 9.0Scorecard / 10
Highest in the fieldRank01Quoterite
Quoting, CRM, ERP and e-commerce for window coverings, on one cloud platform. Built for retailers, manufacturers, wholesale and e-commerce businesses in Australia, New Zealand, the US, Canada, the UK and South Africa.
AI Quote CheckerBluetooth laser measureStripe in-quote paymentsFull manufacturing ERPXero · MYOB · QuickBooksAny device, no installWhy it ranks first
- The AI Quote Checker reads the quote and flags mismatched specs and missing details before the order goes out.
- Quote on site from an iPad, tablet, phone or laptop. A Bluetooth laser measure drops sizes straight into the quote. Voice notes capture the rest.
- A sold job flows to the factory: a screen at every workstation, live scheduling, and wireless dongles that send batched, nested cuts to cutting tables and saws.
- Stripe payment links live in the quote. Customers pay by card, Afterpay or Zip on any device.
Onboarding
Done for you. Send your price lists and data; a named team builds the account, with a shared Slack channel and weekly check-ins. Most retail businesses are live in two to three weeks. Manufacturing go-lives depend on scale, product range and integrations: typically six weeks to six months.
Who it suits
Showroom and in-home retailers (2–20 staff), manufacturers and wholesalers who want dealer portals, and anyone tired of double entering between quoting, ordering and accounting.
Pricing (published)
AU $950 setup, then
$250/mo + $130 per userUS $550 setup, then
$195/mo + $110 per userInstaller seats free. No seat minimum. Month-to-month, no lock-in contract.
Two honest notes: Quoterite needs an internet connection (no offline mode), and there is no self-serve trial. Every account is built around your products, so you see it working on your own price lists in a demo instead.
The rest of the field
Ranked by published scorecard. Each row links to the full scored comparison.
- Rank 2
BUZ Software
Australian platform since 1983. Covers the retail job from first contact to final payment, plus production and a wholesale module. Published per-seat pricing with self-serve signup.
6.3 / 10Trade-offs to check
- Its AI is a general-purpose assistant, not built into the quoting flow. No quote checker.
- Published policy permanently deletes your data on cancellation. Export before you leave.
- Forty years of features to learn, and setup is self-serve.
- Payments run through eWay and PayPal rather than a link inside the quote.
Pricing
A$124 admin · A$76 sales · A$76 installer, per user/month
Two-admin minimum. Month-to-month.
Compare Quoterite vs BUZ → - Rank 3
MyBlindCo
US in-home quoting app that keeps working with no phone signal, with 40+ manufacturer databases and QuickBooks accounting. Retail plus a separate manufacturing portal.
5.8 / 10Trade-offs to check
- No AI across its products, and no plans published.
- Accounting is QuickBooks only. No Xero or MYOB.
- Demo required, PDF-only pricing, and a reported 40–80 hour do-it-yourself switch.
- No wholesale or ecommerce. US-focused.
Pricing
Not published
Demo only. MyBlindCo Pay ~2.6–3.5% per transaction.
Compare Quoterite vs MyBlindCo → - Rank 4
Accent Software (Insyte)
AU/NZ platform since 2003 with a US expansion underway. Retail, enterprise manufacturing modules, a field app and the Insyte Sketch tablet tool.
5.5 / 10Trade-offs to check
- A heavy app: about 17MB to load, with a legacy Bridge.NET bundle running alongside the current one (observed August 2026).
- No AI. Fixed if-this-then-that automation only.
- No payment-links flow, despite internal accounting and BPAY fields.
- Three-licence minimum. No QuickBooks integration identified.
Pricing
A$79 / $110 / $165 per licence/month
Three-licence minimum. Setup fee not published. Free trial.
Compare Quoterite vs Insyte → - Rank 5
Blindata
UK manufacturer-first ERP since 1997 (sold to Ascend in 2023). Fabric optimisation and connections to Matic, TigerStop and Aeronaut cutting machinery. Retail quoting is secondary.
5.5 / 10Trade-offs to check
- Manufacturer-first. Retail quoting is a secondary use.
- No AI advertised (August 2026).
- Browser-based, with no dedicated field app documented for in-home quoting.
- Demo-only pricing. No published rates.
- Rank 6
Solatech
US brand since 1999. Its current product, Solatech Focus, is a browser-based app with a fabricator production system and a white-label dealer ordering portal.
5.0 / 10Trade-offs to check
- No AI features (August 2026).
- A one-year commitment and no free trial.
- No in-quote payment-links flow identified.
- QuickBooks integration. No Xero or MYOB identified.
Pricing
$199 setup · $99/mo first seat + $40 each additional
One-year commitment. No free trial.
Compare Quoterite vs Solatech → - Rank 7
BlinQ
Australian retail-first cloud quoting since 2012: quoting, CRM, scheduling, invoicing, supplier purchase orders and reporting, with manufacturing and wholesale tiers.
4.0 / 10Trade-offs to check
- No AI documented (August 2026).
- Its hosts report end-of-life PHP versions in public response headers.
- Three-licence minimum on retail, so the real starting price is A$450/month.
- Mobile is a home-screen web shortcut, not an app. Setup work sits with you.
Pricing
$0 setup (retail) · from A$450/mo
A$150 per licence, 3-licence minimum. Wholesale + eCommerce setup A$4,995. 7-day trial.
Compare Quoterite vs BlinQ → - Rank 8
BlindMatrix
UK vendor since 2002. Sales, quoting, production, stock, dealer portals and online stores, each sold as a separately priced module. Customers in the UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
3.4 / 10Trade-offs to check
- A heavy, slow login app: about 16.6MB and roughly 13 seconds to become usable (Google Lighthouse 38/100, August 2026).
- The mobile app has not been updated since July 2023. Reviewers report crashes.
- About $4,500 upfront for a typical small retail setup.
- "BM Copilot" AI brand announced, with no specific AI features documented.
Pricing
~$4,500 upfront · ~$300/mo (~3 licences)
Modular: CRM ~$3,000 setup + ~$65/licence; mobile app ~$1,500 + ~$35/licence.
Compare Quoterite vs BlindMatrix →
Also profiled on our compare pages, not ranked here: DBS, PIC Business Systems, BlindsBook, FLOWRiX, Aseado, Rollify, Once Connected, InterioApp, BlindTools, The Workroom Pro, Workroom Software, WindowWarePro, Blind CTRL and Curtain Quote System. See all 21 comparisons →
The six criteria, five products
Quoterite against the four platforms Australian and New Zealand retailers ask about most. Facts only. Where a vendor does not publish something, the cell says so.
| Criterion | Quoterite | BUZ Software | BlinQ | Accent (Insyte) | BlindMatrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quote accuracyAI checks before send | ✓AI Quote Checker flags mismatched specs and missing details before the order goes out | ~General-purpose AI assistant; not built into quoting | ✕No AI documented | ✕No AI; fixed rules automation only | ✕"BM Copilot" announced; no features documented |
| Measure-to-quote speedOn site, any device | ✓Any device in the browser; Bluetooth laser measure feeds the quote; voice notes | ✓Field app ("My Day") plus tablet quoting | ~Home-screen web shortcut; no real app | ~Field app and Sketch tablet tool; ~17MB app load | ~Offline app, unchanged since July 2023; reviewers report crashes |
| Order-to-productionSold job to factory floor | ✓Full digital ERP: screen at every workstation, live scheduling, BOM, wireless dongles to cutting tables and saws | ✓Production covered; BUZ 2 BUZ supplier network | ~Manufacturing tier at A$75/licence, 10-licence minimum | ✓Enterprise manufacturing modules; paperless scan stations | ✓Factory tools: barcodes, optimisation, cutting-table integration (separate module) |
| PaymentsPay from the quote | ✓Stripe payment links in the quote: cards, Afterpay, Zip | ~eWay, PayPal | ✓PayPal, Stripe, Visa/MC/Amex, EFT | ~Internal accounting and BPAY fields; no payment-links flow | ?Not published |
| Onboarding timeWho does the setup | ✓Done for you; most retailers live in 2–3 weeks | ~Self-serve signup; you do the setup | ~7-day trial; setup work sits with you | ~Self-serve free trial | ?Not published |
| Pricing transparencyPublished, minimums, terms | ✓Published. AU $950 setup, $250/mo + $130/user. No minimum. Installers free. Month-to-month | ✓Published per seat. 2-admin minimum. Month-to-month | ~Published. 3-licence minimum (from A$450/mo). A$4,995 wholesale + eCommerce setup | ~Published per licence. 3-licence minimum. Setup fee not published | ~Published per module. ~$4,500 upfront for a small retail setup |
Sources: each vendor's public website, published pricing and documentation, and public response headers, as observed in August 2026. Quoterite pricing matches quoterite.com/pricing. If you work for one of these companies and something is out of date, contact us and we will correct it.
What it feels like after the move
Quoterite feels decades ahead of traditional quoting systems. It's so clear and intuitive that training new team members takes a fraction of the time.
Getting quotes out accurately was our top priority. Quoterite handles deductions, rules, and pricing automatically so our team isn't burning wage hours fixing manual calculation mistakes.
We struggled with another software for four months without getting anywhere. With Quoterite, we were up and quoting in our first onboarding session, allowing us to drop our old CRM and consolidate everything into one place.
Before you book anything
What is the best quoting software for blinds, curtains and shutters in 2026?
Quoterite ranks first in this guide. It is the only platform on the list with working AI inside the quoting flow (an AI Quote Checker and AI price-list ingestion), it takes Stripe payments inside the quote, and most retail businesses are live in two to three weeks with done-for-you setup. Pricing is published: AU $950 setup then $250 per month plus $130 per user; US $550 setup then $195 per month plus $110 per user. Installer seats are free and billing is month-to-month.
How much does blind and curtain quoting software cost?
Published prices in this guide range from Solatech Focus at $199 setup plus $99 per month for the first seat (with a one-year commitment) to BlindMatrix at roughly $4,500 upfront for a typical small retail setup. BlinQ starts from A$450 per month with a three-licence minimum. BUZ charges A$124 per admin user and A$76 per sales or installer user per month, with a two-admin minimum. Quoterite is AU $950 setup then $250 per month plus $130 per user (US $550, $195 plus $110), with free installer seats and no minimum seats. MyBlindCo and Blindata do not publish pricing.
How long does it take to switch quoting software?
With Quoterite, most retail businesses are live in two to three weeks. You send your price lists and data and the Quoterite team builds the account for you. Manufacturing and ERP go-lives depend on the scale of the operation, the range of products and any custom integrations, and typically run from six weeks to six months. For comparison, MyBlindCo users report a 40 to 80 hour do-it-yourself switch.
Does Quoterite offer a free trial?
No, by design. Every Quoterite account is built around your products, price lists and rules, so an empty trial would not show you how it works for your business. Instead you book a demo on your own price lists, then the team sets the account up for you. Billing is month-to-month with no lock-in contract.
Can I quote on site from an iPad or phone?
Yes. Quoterite is a web app that runs in the browser on any device: iPad, tablet, phone or laptop, with nothing to install. A Bluetooth laser measure feeds measurements straight into the quote and voice notes capture the details. It needs an internet connection; there is no offline mode.
Last reviewed: September 2026. Competitor facts as of August 2026.
See it on your own price lists
Bring a real quote from last week. We will rebuild it live in Quoterite and show you what the AI Quote Checker catches.
Month-to-month. Installers free. Most retailers live in two to three weeks.