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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ConnectWise CPQ

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AConnectWise CPQ (formerly ConnectWise Sell, and Quosal) is the quote and proposal solution of the ConnectWise Suite. With ConnectWise Sell, users can create professional technology quotes and proposals that include rich product information, cover letters, and statements of work in minutes and automatically update their sales pipelines accordingly. The vendor says key benefits include: Save time creating IT quotes and proposals through automation …N/A

    ScaleFactor

    Score9.5 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Austin-based ScaleFactor provides their small business accounting automation platform designed to combine software and expert assistance to SMBs and remove concern for financial, tax and accounting challenges.N/A
    Pricing
    ConnectWise CPQScaleFactor
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ConnectWise CPQScaleFactor
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    ConnectWise CPQScaleFactor
    CPQ
    Comparison of CPQ features of ConnectWise CPQ and ScaleFactor
    Feature
    ConnectWise CPQ
    9.2
    44 Ratings
    5% above category average
    ScaleFactor
    -
    Ratings
    Quote sharing/sending10.044 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product configuration10.042 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configuration options10.042 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pricing rules7.743 Ratings00 Ratings
    Price adjustment10.044 Ratings00 Ratings
    Purchase history and open contracts10.038 Ratings00 Ratings
    Guided selling/Sales portal8.838 Ratings00 Ratings
    CPQ reporting & analytics6.035 Ratings00 Ratings
    CPQ-CRM integration10.041 Ratings00 Ratings
    Attachments to quotes10.041 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of ConnectWise CPQ and ScaleFactor
    Feature
    ConnectWise CPQ
    -
    Ratings
    ScaleFactor
    9.5
    4 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings9.54 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of ConnectWise CPQ and ScaleFactor
    Feature
    ConnectWise CPQ
    -
    Ratings
    ScaleFactor
    9.6
    5 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings9.55 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings9.54 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of ConnectWise CPQ and ScaleFactor
    Feature
    ConnectWise CPQ
    -
    Ratings
    ScaleFactor
    9.5
    5 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Cash management00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation00 Ratings9.55 Ratings
    Expense management00 Ratings9.55 Ratings
    Multi-division support00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Regulations compliance00 Ratings9.54 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Self-service portal00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of ConnectWise CPQ and ScaleFactor
    Feature
    ConnectWise CPQ
    -
    Ratings
    ScaleFactor
    9.0
    4 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of ConnectWise CPQ and ScaleFactor
    Feature
    ConnectWise CPQ
    -
    Ratings
    ScaleFactor
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Plug-ins00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
    QuoteWerks
    Score9.8 out of 10
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    Enterprises
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ConnectWise CPQScaleFactor
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (50 ratings)
    9.5
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    1.0
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.8
    (8 ratings)
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    6.3
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.9
    (8 ratings)
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.8
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ConnectWise CPQScaleFactor
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ConnectWise
    The most powerful features are the fact that you can see when your clients have viewed your quote, and that it can pull in real-time information about the products you are selling. It is all online-based, so you can use it from anywhere which is a big advantage over other quoting tools that I have used. We don't use the procurement capabilities, but for quoting pricing and customer visibility it works fantastically.
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    ScaleFactor
    I work with several businesses and have attempted to bring ScaleFactor into multiple. Thus far the business status/environment has been suitable for ScaleFactor only once, but I'll continue to look for more. ScaleFactor is great when a company has matured beyond the owner making all accounting and banking entries. As soon as multiple systems are needed, it's likely a decent time to call ScaleFactor. I'm confident my operations could run through ScaleFactor for a long time as the next step for us would be something akin to NetSuite or some other more rigid enterprise solution. Additionally, our business has a geographically displaced work force, typically working from home. Having access to all systems via the cloud has been great. No longer do we have to pass a specific computer back and forth for a physical computer software license. It's enabled maximum work flow convenience.
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    Pros
    ConnectWise
    • ConnectWise Sell does an excellent job of neatly presenting quotes and proposals to the end user. There are multiple different options for the look and function of the quotes. There are also options for custom quote templates that are designed directly for your organization.
    • ConnectWise Sell does a reasonably good job of connecting to and working with Autotask. It took our organization about 6 months to figure out the correct way to flow from quote to invoice with our systems. Sell will easily pull in your customer information from Autotask into a quote and allow you to send the quote direct from your email.
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    ScaleFactor
    • ScaleFactor has been a great resource for me as I got my business off the ground. They have allowed me to focus on marketing and strategy while they handle my Quickbooks and other accounting needs. Great accounting and finance solutions that don't require you to hire an in-house staff
    • Presenting data clearly.
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    Cons
    ConnectWise
    • I'd like to see ConnectWise Sell develop a more user-friendly environment for advanced form and template design that doesn't require developer skills or consulting engagements. in order for us to develop these forms makes us reliant on consultants. These engagements are worth the cost, but sometimes we just don't have time to wait for them to be delivered.
    • I'd like to see ConnectWise Sell automatically generate a quote for items such as warranties or services that are expiring in ConnectWise Manage. This would save us a tremendous amount of time preparing quotes.
    • I'd like to see a new version automatically created when changes are made to a quote with the ability to reverse or revert back to a particular version. Sometimes people make mistakes and delete or change something they shouldn't have. Or customers want a change to version 1 only to change their minds when you send them the updated one, and want to go back to the original one.
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    ScaleFactor
    • Could connect with All saving accounts i.e. Building society saving aswell as major banks.
    • When a connected bank or savings account hasn't been used for a month or 2 it could show a 0 transaction to keep it updated rather then saying "last updated 3 months ago"
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ConnectWise
    We are in our 4th year with Quosal and fully expect to renew again and again. With their development of additional features such as the Order Porter, Visual Quoting and others, we see the adoption rates continuing to rise while making our time to quoted shorter and shorter. Quosal and ConnecWise's vision of automated quoting is an exciting frontier that we are very happy to be a part of
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    ScaleFactor
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    Usability
    ConnectWise
    Quosal is a very solid product with a LOT of functionality. Quosal has two main products that they offer, 'Quosal Sell' and 'Quosal Create.' If you are looking for an "out-of-the-box" or "ready to use" quoting software, I would recommend Quosal Sell. If you are interested exploring advanced functionality and integration or have a resource on staff willing to assume an "admin" role, I would highly recommend Quosal Create.
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    ScaleFactor
    ScaleFactor has been a great resource for me as I got my business off the ground. They have allowed me to focus on marketing and strategy while they handle my Quickbooks and other accounting needs. Great accounting and finance solutions that don't require you to hire an in-house staff.
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    Performance
    ConnectWise
    I dont think we use this tool to potential
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    ScaleFactor
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    ConnectWise
    Have to wait till 11pm EST time to get someone knowledgeable. That sucks truly. Almost half my day is gone. They need to provide premium support, where I can contact a "real" Quosal rep, anytime of the day or night 24/7
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    ScaleFactor
    Not sure if support is still available.
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    Implementation Rating
    ConnectWise
    Great implementation, the Quosal team has a smart and well planned process to guide your team through the process. More importantly, they understand the challenges with change and user adoption.
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    ScaleFactor
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    Alternatives Considered
    ConnectWise
    When it comes to the quoting layout Sell gives you so many more customization options. The item inventory is also easier to maintain. Sell is by far the best selling module that I have used thus far and it has helped keep us more organized.
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    ScaleFactor
    Scale factor, can be used like Xero I believe. However all my past data was already stored in Xero so I used it as an add on. It is a lot more user friendly and helpful, i.e. you don't need to be an accountant to use it. However I am not sure it is useable anymore or supported, so i have gone back to using Xero alone.
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    Scalability
    ConnectWise
    Connectwise Sell is listening and building their software to fit the needs of their customers. Sell is consistently looking to us for feedback and making sure their product is working for us as partners/customers. We feel we are generally behind on getting to know their updates and software upgrades. They are a great vendor and wonderful corporation.
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    ScaleFactor
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    ConnectWise
    • Customer satisfaction improvement. It's an impressive and professional way to present information that our customers appreciate. They not only have a clear way of knowing exactly what is being proposed, but now have another method they can use to easily track and organize approved/ not-approved quotes.
    • Improved brand consistency. We have a reputable, trusted image that projects across our client portfolio (not to mention within our community) and this system helps to promote and maintain our transparency and professional image.
    • Following up and referencing past quotes is made easy and quickly, which has benefited us from a time-cost savings perspective.
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    ScaleFactor
    • They have been fundamental in helping us grow and scale at a relatively low cost in comparison to out-sourcing these functions. We can spend more on other items that can fuel growth while knowing the back end is taken care of.
    • They provide automated supports for key areas like payroll, expenses, etc so that we can quickly get back to focusing on the other items.
    Incentivized
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