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Quoterite vs
Solatech
A 25-year US brand running its quoting on an online-shop website (WordPress + WooCommerce), or software built from scratch for this job, with working AI. Here's an honest, scored look at which fits your business.
Quoterite9.0 /10
Solatech3.1 /10Scored 0–10 across 15 dimensions from a hands-on review of both platforms, August 2026. Fair both ways — 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.
The honest picture from a hands-on review: Solatech's quoting app is not software built from scratch for this job — it's an online-shop website (WordPress + WooCommerce; the login page is wp-login.php and the dashboard sends you into wp-admin) running on server software that has stopped getting security fixes, sharing one server with their marketing site with no protective layer in front (no CDN or WAF). Quoterite is purpose-built, modern cloud software that is actively patched, with working AI.
Everything below is based on a hands-on review of Solatech's live software plus public information 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 If you're from Solatech and something is out of date, contact us and we'll correct it.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'.
Payments
+7No way to take payments inside the product (QuickBooks only, synced by hand in batches).
Modern software stack
+7The quoting app is really a WordPress + WooCommerce online-shop site running on end-of-life PHP 7.4.33 (unpatched roughly 3 years 9 months) — though, to be fair, the WordPress/WooCommerce software itself is kept current (observed Aug 2026).
What to check before you sign
Where Solatech scored 4 or below on the things owners can't see in a demo — worth asking them about directly.
Keeps your data secure
The quoting 'app' is really an online-shop website (WordPress + WooCommerce) running on server software that stopped getting security fixes around 3 years 9 months ago (PHP 7.4.33), on a single server shared with the marketing site, with no protective layer in front (no CDN or WAF). To be fair, the WordPress/WooCommerce software itself is kept current. Observed Aug 2026.
Reliable as you grow
One server carrying both the marketing site and the app, with nothing in front of it — not software built from scratch for this job.
Backups & data safety
A single WordPress server, and no public evidence your data could be restored after a disaster.
The scorecard
Quoterite and Solatech rated 0–10 on the 15 dimensions that matter most, from a hands-on review of both platforms as of August 2026.
A long-standing brand running its quoting on an online-shop website built on out-of-support software.
Is your data safe, will it keep up as you grow, and will the company be around?
The quoting 'app' is really an online-shop website (WordPress + WooCommerce) running on server software that stopped getting security fixes around 3 years 9 months ago (PHP 7.4.33), on a single server shared with the marketing site, with no protective layer in front (no CDN or WAF). To be fair, the WordPress/WooCommerce software itself is kept current. Observed Aug 2026.
One server carrying both the marketing site and the app, with nothing in front of it — not software built from scratch for this job.
A single WordPress server, and no public evidence your data could be restored after a disaster.
They shipped integration updates in 2024–2025 and keep the WordPress core current, but there's no public record of product changes and no AI.
The oldest vendor (1999) with franchise relationships, but a small team (10–13), modest revenue, and a business that leans heavily on one named executive.
What each platform is actually built on and where it runs — observed from public information and hands-on review as of August 2026.
| Quoterite | Solatech | |
|---|---|---|
| Software stack | Hand-built in Kotlin on PostgreSQL — a modern, strongly-typed codebase 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. | WordPress + WooCommerce on EOL PHP 7.4.33 |
| 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. | Single shared server, no CDN/WAF |
| Login & auth | Modern authentication, actively patched, with role-based permissions throughout — and nothing sensitive exposed under the same passive security profiling we run on every competitor. | Stock wp-login on EOL runtime |
| Mobile | Purpose-built iOS, Android and web apps designed for in-home quoting — with Bluetooth laser-measure integration and voice notes, working the way salespeople actually work on the road. | Windows desktop + browser only |
| 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 brand quoting on an out-of-date online-shop website — Quoterite is purpose-built, patched and AI-first.
- Purpose-built software, actively patched
- Working AI and in-app payments
- Real mobile quoting, month-to-month terms
- Quoting app is really a WordPress online-shop site
- Runs out-of-support server software (PHP 7.4)
- 1-year minimum contract, no free trial
Which systems each platform covers
Quoterite runs the whole supply chain on one platform — retail, manufacturing, wholesale and ecommerce. Here is what Solatech covers, honestly.
| System | Quoterite | Solatech |
|---|---|---|
| Retail quoting & CRM | Quote on site in minutes — CRM, payments, install booking | SalesPRO retail quoting; Windows desktop only |
| 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 (DOS) for fabricators |
| Made-to-measure ecommerce | Configurator that prices and validates live — Shopify & WooCommerce ready | 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 | A WordPress/WooCommerce shop site on out-of-support PHP 7.4 |
| Payments | In-app payment links, get-paid-faster flow | None in-product; QuickBooks only, synced by hand |
| Mobile | iOS, Android and web | Windows-desktop SalesPRO; browser Focus; no real mobile app |
| Contract terms | Month-to-month, no lock-in | 1-year minimum contract, no free trial |
| Getting set up | Done-for-you; billing starts at go-live | Hands-on personal training included |
| Works with your accounting software | QuickBooks, Xero, MYOB | QuickBooks only; no Xero or MYOB |
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?
An honest answer: it depends on what you do all day. Here's how we'd call it.
Pick Solatech if…
- You value the longest US brand history and franchise ties.
- Database-driven quote accuracy with QuickBooks-only accounting suits you.
- You're on Windows desktops and don't need mobile quoting.
- A 1-year contract commitment isn't a dealbreaker.
Pick Quoterite if…
- You won't run quoting on an out-of-date shop website.
- You want working AI, not just an accuracy claim.
- You want in-app payments, not manual QuickBooks batch syncing.
- Your reps need real mobile quoting in homes.
- You'd rather go month-to-month than sign a 1-year minimum.
A fair look at Solatech
No vendor-bashing here — Solatech does real things well. Both lists below come from public information as of August 2026.
Where Solatech is genuinely strong
The longest track record in the set — US market since 1999.
A database-driven quoting-accuracy story that resonates with error-worried buyers.
Hands-on, personal training included in onboarding.
Keeps WordPress/WooCommerce current; shipped integration updates in 2024–2025.
Works with QuickBooks, Google Calendar and a Leica DISTO laser.
Worth weighing up
The quoting app runs on out-of-support server software (PHP 7.4.33, Aug 2026).
It's really an online-shop website (WordPress + WooCommerce), sharing one unprotected server.
No AI features, despite the 'World Leader' positioning.
No in-product payments — QuickBooks only, synced by hand in batches.
SalesPRO is Windows-desktop only; Focus is browser-based; no real mobile app.
A 1-year minimum contract with no free trial.
A customer's own evaluation flagged multiple 'breakage points' (no calendar, no tasks).
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 or phone — 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. Very few vendors in this industry can say that.
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, and billing only starts at go-live.
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 — your fitters see jobs, measurements and schedules free.
Pricing, side by side
Quoterite pricing
- Installer seats free
- Month-to-month, no lock-in
- Billing starts at go-live
Solatech pricing
1-year minimum contract, no free trial
Full pricing notes
Solatech does not publish transparent per-seat pricing on its website as of August 2026, and requires a 1-year minimum contract with no free trial; hands-on personal training is included.
The fair comparison is on model: Quoterite is transparent and month-to-month — AU $950 setup then $250/month + $130 per user (US: $550 setup, $195/month + $110 per user), installer seats free, billing starting at go-live, no annual lock-in.
Quoterite vs Solatech: FAQs
Straight answers to the questions window covering businesses ask when comparing.
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