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.
Facts checked October 2026
Quoterite9.0 /10
Solatech5.0 /10Scored 0–10 across 15 dimensions from publicly available information about both platforms, October 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 no published pricing (an August 2026 check recorded a 1-year commitment and no free trial). Quoterite is purpose-built cloud software with working AI, in-quote payments and month-to-month terms.
Is Solatech worth it in 2026?
Solatech does not publish its prices, so you cannot cost it before a sales call. Quoterite does: US$550 setup, then US$195 a month plus US$110 per user, month to month. You also get working AI that checks every quote, and a team that builds your products and price lists for you in two to three weeks.
Everything below is based on publicly available information (their website and documentation, including solatechfocus.com). Pricing, plans and product pages were re-checked on 6 October 2026; technical observations carry their own dates. If you're from Solatech and something is out of date, contact us and we'll correct it.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 October 2026.
A US brand in market since 1999, on a modern Azure web app; the differences are no AI, no published pricing 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 October 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 and prices you can read before a sales call
- No AI, despite the 'World Leader' positioning
- No published pricing; an August 2026 listing showed a 1-year commitment
- 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 | Not published (Aug 2026 listing: 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 October 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 an annual 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 with no annual 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 October 2026.
What Solatech covers
In the US market since 1999, with franchise relationships.
Solatech Focus — a modern ASP.NET web app on Microsoft Azure.
Per-seat pricing with a one-time setup fee, as recorded in August 2026 (not shown on its sites on 6 October 2026).
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 isn't published (checked 6 October 2026); an August 2026 listing showed 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 retail businesses are live in 2–3 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 do not need a login
Installers do not need a login — schedule measures and installs, send calendar invites, and email measure and install sheets.
Pricing, side by side
Quoterite pricing
- Installers need no login
- Month-to-month, no lock-in
- Done-for-you setup included
Solatech pricing
Ask sales; Aug 2026 listing showed a 1-year commitment
Full pricing notes
Solatech does not show prices on solatech.com or solatechfocus.com (checked 6 October 2026); its pages send you to Book a Demo. An August 2026 check of Focus recorded $99 a month for the first seat, $40 a month for each extra seat, a $199 one-time setup fee, a 1-year commitment and no free trial. Those figures were not on its sites on 6 October 2026, so confirm them with Solatech.
Quoterite publishes its prices: AU $950 setup then $250 a month + $130 per user (US: $550 setup, then $195 a month + $110 per user), month to month with no annual commitment. Installers do not need a login.
Solatech pricing vs Quoterite
Solatech does not show prices on solatech.com or solatechfocus.com (checked 6 October 2026). Its pages send you to Book a Demo. Here is what we could confirm, next to ours.
- Ask Solatech before you book: the setup fee, the price per seat, the contract length, and whether installer logins cost extra.
- Quoterite (US), 3 users: US$195 + 3 x US$110 = US$525 a month, plus US$550 one-time setup.
- The August 2026 figures ($99, $40 per extra seat, $199 setup) were not on its sites on 6 October 2026. Treat them as unconfirmed.
Source: solatech.com, checked 6 October 2026. Prices change; confirm with the vendor before you buy.
Solatech alternatives
Quoterite is the Solatech alternative built for window covering businesses that want published prices, month-to-month terms and AI inside the quote. It runs retail, manufacturing, wholesale and ecommerce on one platform, month to month, with onboarding done for you. Want to see other options? Every comparison is on our compare page.
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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.
"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."
"I had put off updating our software for a long time, but Quoterite made the transition manageable. The pipeline view gives me instant clarity on what action every job needs across quoting, ordering, and installation."