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Quoterite vs
Solatech
A 25-year US brand (Solatech Focus, a modern Azure web app), or software built from scratch for this job with working AI, in-quote payments and month-to-month terms. Here's the scored side-by-side.
Quoterite9.0 /10
Solatech5.0 /10Scored 0–10 across 15 dimensions from publicly available information about both platforms, August 2026. Same method for both — see the full scorecard.
Solatech is one of the oldest names in US window-treatment software, in market since 1999 and positioning itself as 'The World Leader in Window Treatment Software' with a database-driven, error-proof quoting story and franchise relationships.
From publicly available information: Solatech's current product, Solatech Focus (solatechfocus.com), is a modern ASP.NET web app hosted on Microsoft Azure. The differences from Quoterite are elsewhere: no AI, no in-quote payment-links flow identified, and a 1-year commitment with no free trial. Quoterite is purpose-built cloud software with working AI, in-quote payments and month-to-month terms.
Everything below is based on publicly available information (their website, published pricing and documentation, including solatechfocus.com) as of August 2026. If you're from Solatech and something is out of date, contact us and we'll correct it. Quoterite pricing matches our public pricing page.
Where the gap is widest
The three dimensions with the biggest scoring difference between Quoterite and Solatech.
AI that helps you sell
+9None, on a self-styled 'World Leader'.
How fast it improves
+5Shipped integration updates in 2024–2025, but there's no public record of product changes and no AI.
Payments
+5No in-product payment-links flow identified; integrates with QuickBooks.
The scorecard
Quoterite and Solatech rated 0–10 on the 15 dimensions that matter most, from publicly available information about both platforms as of August 2026.
A long-established US brand (since 1999) on a modern Azure web app; the differences are no AI, a 1-year commitment and no in-quote payments.
Is your data safe, will it keep up as you grow, and will the company be around?
Solatech Focus is a modern ASP.NET web app hosted on Microsoft Azure (observed Aug 2026).
Runs on Microsoft's managed Azure cloud; whether it scales automatically with demand can't be confirmed from the outside.
Microsoft-managed storage keeps data safe day to day; no published specifics on point-in-time restore after a disaster.
Shipped integration updates in 2024–2025, but there's no public record of product changes and no AI.
The oldest vendor (in market since 1999) with franchise relationships and a small team.
What each platform is actually built on and where it runs — observed from publicly available information as of August 2026.
| Quoterite | Solatech | |
|---|---|---|
| Software stack | A modern React (JavaScript/TypeScript) front end that runs in any web browser on any device — nothing to install — on a hand-built Kotlin + PostgreSQL back end, written specifically for the window covering industry. No bought-in admin templates, no drag-and-drop app-builders, no end-of-life runtimes anywhere in the stack. | Solatech Focus — ASP.NET web app |
| Hosting & servers | Amazon Web Services (AWS) — auto-scaling cloud infrastructure that grows capacity automatically with demand, with data continuously backed up and replicated across two separate geographic regions. No single rented server anywhere in the architecture. | Microsoft Azure |
| Login & auth | Modern authentication, actively patched, with role-based permissions throughout, built to current security standards. | No modern-auth specifics visible externally |
| Mobile | Works on any device — iPad, tablet, phone or laptop — designed for in-home quoting, with Bluetooth laser-measure integration and voice notes, working the way salespeople actually work on the road. | Browser-based; no native mobile app identified |
| Updates | Continuous delivery — improvements ship almost daily to every customer at once, with no versions to install and no per-customer copies to maintain. | Integration updates 2024–25 |
The bottom line
A 25-year US brand on a modern Azure web app — the edge is Quoterite's working AI, in-quote payments and month-to-month terms.
- Working AI quote checker and price-list ingestion
- In-app payments — get-paid-faster flow
- Month-to-month terms, no 1-year commitment
- No AI, despite the 'World Leader' positioning
- A 1-year commitment and no free trial
- No in-quote payment-links flow identified
Which systems each platform covers
Quoterite covers all four systems on one platform — retail, manufacturing, wholesale and ecommerce. Here's where Solatech stops.
| System | Quoterite | Solatech |
|---|---|---|
| Retail quoting & CRM | Quote on site in minutes — CRM, payments, install booking | Solatech Focus — browser-based retail quoting |
| Manufacturing ERP | Fully digital: a screen at every workstation, dependency-driven flows, scheduling, BOM | Fabricator production system — work orders, labels, reporting |
| Wholesale dealer portals | Branded portals, tiered dealer pricing, order validation | White-label dealer ordering portal for fabricators |
| Made-to-measure ecommerce | Configurator that prices and validates live — works with any website framework | CPQ API can feed third-party ecommerce; no own storefront |
Quoterite vs Solatech at a glance
| Feature | Quoterite | Solatech |
|---|---|---|
| Built for window coverings | Yes — founded by a 16-year industry veteran | Yes — in market since 1999 |
| Working AI features | Yes — AI quote checker and price-list ingestion, live | None (Aug 2026) |
| How the app is built | Purpose-built modern cloud app, actively patched | Solatech Focus — a modern ASP.NET web app on Azure |
| Payments | In-app payment links, get-paid-faster flow | No in-quote payment-links flow identified; QuickBooks integration |
| Mobile | Any device — iPad, tablet, phone or laptop | Browser-based Focus; no dedicated native mobile app identified |
| Contract terms | Month-to-month, no lock-in | 1-year commitment; no free trial |
| Getting set up | Done-for-you | Hands-on personal training included |
| Works with your accounting software | Xero, MYOB and QuickBooks standard — links to any system, fully automated | QuickBooks; no Xero or MYOB identified |
Solatech details from public sources as of August 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we'll fix it.
Which one fits your business?
Quoterite covers what Solatech does and more, for less upfront. The cases where Solatech still makes sense are narrow — here they are.
The only reasons to pick Solatech
- A franchise relationship standardises you on Solatech.
- You're mid-way through its 1-year commitment and running it down.
For everything else: Quoterite
- Working AI — quote checker and price-list ingestion — not just an accuracy claim.
- Stripe in-app payments — customers get Afterpay, Zip, cards and more.
- Real mobile quoting in homes, with Bluetooth laser-measure integration.
- Month-to-month terms instead of a 1-year commitment, custom-configured for your business.
What Solatech covers — and what it costs you
Solatech is one of the existing options. Here's what it covers and where buyers hit friction — all from public information as of August 2026.
What Solatech covers
In the US market since 1999, with franchise relationships.
Solatech Focus — a modern ASP.NET web app on Microsoft Azure.
Published per-seat pricing with a one-time setup fee.
Hands-on, personal training included in onboarding.
Works with QuickBooks, Google Calendar and a Leica DISTO laser.
Where buyers hit friction
No AI features, despite the 'World Leader' positioning.
Pricing is published, but there's a 1-year commitment and no free trial.
No in-quote payment-links flow identified; QuickBooks integration.
Solatech Focus is browser-based; no dedicated native mobile app identified.
What makes Quoterite different
Built for window covering retailers who are flat out — so the software frees you up instead of adding another system to babysit.
AI that actually works today
An AI quote checker, AI price-list ingestion, Talk-to-Text voice quoting, AI meeting summaries and AI-drafted client emails — live in the product now, not a roadmap.
The whole supply chain, one platform
Retail quoting, a full manufacturing ERP, wholesale dealer portals and made-to-measure ecommerce — few vendors in this industry do even two of these.
Fully digital manufacturing
A screen at every workstation, dependency-driven process flows, live scheduling, BOM and machine integrations — whiteboards and paper worksheets replaced with a live production system.
Any device, on the road
Quote on site from an iPad, tablet, phone or laptop — with laser-measure integration and voice notes so measurements and quotes are done before you leave the driveway.
Global, like few others
Live across Australia, New Zealand, the US, Canada, the UK and South Africa — any language, any currency, any tax — and expanding globally through Europe and Asia in 2027.
Done-for-you onboarding
Send us your price lists and data — we build, configure and maintain it for you. Most businesses are live in 1–2 weeks.
Accounting, fully automated
Xero, MYOB and QuickBooks as standard — and Quoterite can link to any accounting system. Fully automated, across every product: retail, manufacturing, wholesale and ecommerce.
Month-to-month, no contracts
No lock-in. If Quoterite isn't earning its keep, you can leave.
Installers are free
Installer seats cost nothing — schedule measures and installs, send calendar invites, and email measure and install sheets.
Pricing, side by side
Quoterite pricing
- Installer seats free
- Month-to-month, no lock-in
- Done-for-you setup included
Solatech pricing
1-year commitment; no free trial
Full pricing notes
Solatech publishes pricing for Focus as of August 2026: $99/month for the first seat plus $40/month for each additional seat, with a $199 one-time setup fee. It's billed month-to-month with a 1-year commitment, and there's no free trial; hands-on personal training is included.
Quoterite is transparent and month-to-month with no annual commitment — AU $950 setup then $250/month + $130 per user (US: $550 setup, $195/month + $110 per user), installer seats free.
Quoterite vs Solatech: FAQs
Straight answers to the questions window covering businesses ask when comparing.
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From businesses that made the switch
Real, approved quotes from window covering businesses that moved to Quoterite from older systems, spreadsheets and generic tools.
"After 15 years on our old system, we needed a modern tool. Quoterite delivered — having ETA tracking on orders directly in the system completely streamlined how we track jobs."
"My previous provider wanted to charge an extra $1,500 just to add follow-up email automation. Quoterite includes follow-up automation standard, and the final quote presentation looks much sharper."
"Generic, non-industry software was always a square peg in a round hole because it didn't understand window furnishings. Moving off our antiquated NetSuite setup and onto Quoterite gave us a platform tailored specifically to our products."