ConnectWise 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
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Workbooks
Score4.9 out of 10
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Workbooks offers cloud-based CRM, marketing automation and business applications to the mid-market. Workbooks includes order management and fulfillment, invoicing, and supplier management. Workbooks aims to provide a single 360° view of customers, where the information is accessible anytime, anywhere.
$30
per user/per month
Pricing
ConnectWise CPQ
Workbooks
Editions & Modules
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Workbooks CRM Edition
$30
per user/per month
Workbooks Business Edition
$65
per user/per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ConnectWise CPQ
Workbooks
Free Trial
Yes
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Yes
Entry-level Setup Fee
No setup fee
Optional
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Features
ConnectWise CPQ
Workbooks
CPQ
Comparison of CPQ features of ConnectWise CPQ and Workbooks
Feature
ConnectWise CPQ
9.2
44 Ratings
5% above category average
Workbooks
-
Ratings
Quote sharing/sending
10.044 Ratings
00 Ratings
Product configuration
10.042 Ratings
00 Ratings
Configuration options
10.042 Ratings
00 Ratings
Pricing rules
7.743 Ratings
00 Ratings
Price adjustment
10.044 Ratings
00 Ratings
Purchase history and open contracts
10.038 Ratings
00 Ratings
Guided selling/Sales portal
8.838 Ratings
00 Ratings
CPQ reporting & analytics
6.035 Ratings
00 Ratings
CPQ-CRM integration
10.041 Ratings
00 Ratings
Attachments to quotes
10.041 Ratings
00 Ratings
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of ConnectWise CPQ and Workbooks
Feature
ConnectWise CPQ
-
Ratings
Workbooks
7.7
9 Ratings
2% below category average
Customer data management / contact management
00 Ratings
8.59 Ratings
Workflow management
00 Ratings
8.27 Ratings
Territory management
00 Ratings
7.79 Ratings
Opportunity management
00 Ratings
8.89 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)
00 Ratings
6.49 Ratings
Contract management
00 Ratings
7.29 Ratings
Quote & order management
00 Ratings
7.68 Ratings
Interaction tracking
00 Ratings
6.48 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management
00 Ratings
8.48 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of ConnectWise CPQ and Workbooks
Feature
ConnectWise CPQ
-
Ratings
Workbooks
6.3
8 Ratings
20% below category average
Case management
00 Ratings
6.28 Ratings
Call center management
00 Ratings
6.82 Ratings
Help desk management
00 Ratings
5.88 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of ConnectWise CPQ and Workbooks
Feature
ConnectWise CPQ
-
Ratings
Workbooks
7.3
7 Ratings
6% below category average
Lead management
00 Ratings
8.07 Ratings
Email marketing
00 Ratings
6.67 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of ConnectWise CPQ and Workbooks
Feature
ConnectWise CPQ
-
Ratings
Workbooks
7.5
9 Ratings
3% below category average
Task management
00 Ratings
7.77 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management
00 Ratings
6.88 Ratings
Reporting
00 Ratings
7.87 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of ConnectWise CPQ and Workbooks
Feature
ConnectWise CPQ
-
Ratings
Workbooks
8.6
8 Ratings
12% above category average
Forecasting
00 Ratings
8.28 Ratings
Pipeline visualization
00 Ratings
8.88 Ratings
Customizable reports
00 Ratings
8.88 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of ConnectWise CPQ and Workbooks
Feature
ConnectWise CPQ
-
Ratings
Workbooks
7.7
8 Ratings
1% above category average
Custom fields
00 Ratings
8.48 Ratings
Custom objects
00 Ratings
7.67 Ratings
Scripting environment
00 Ratings
7.56 Ratings
API for custom integration
00 Ratings
7.57 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of ConnectWise CPQ and Workbooks
Feature
ConnectWise CPQ
-
Ratings
Workbooks
7.5
8 Ratings
11% below category average
Single sign-on capability
00 Ratings
7.05 Ratings
Role-based user permissions
00 Ratings
8.07 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of ConnectWise CPQ and Workbooks
Feature
ConnectWise CPQ
-
Ratings
Workbooks
6.6
3 Ratings
13% below category average
Social data
00 Ratings
6.03 Ratings
Social engagement
00 Ratings
7.31 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of ConnectWise CPQ and Workbooks
Feature
ConnectWise CPQ
-
Ratings
Workbooks
6.9
6 Ratings
9% below category average
Marketing automation
00 Ratings
6.76 Ratings
Compensation management
00 Ratings
7.02 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of ConnectWise CPQ and Workbooks
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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It's a really great system for small to medium organizations that are willing to spend some time thinking about how their workflow can be improved by designing processes which will allow them to streamline and automate their business. For people who are not serious about making a commitment to bettering their business, Workbooks may not be a correct fit. For instance there are a lot of features which many people think they don't need, but they haven't really spent the time to figure out what the needs of the business are. The nice thing about Workbooks is that you can turn off things you don't need, and then when the business demands, they will be there for you to utilize.
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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Sales process management from enquiry to delivery of product
This was previously on as many as 4 systems using excel and legacy applications such as the written word in log books
Automatic reporting for financial compliance: once built, the reporting process reduced the workload on a monthly basis from 2 days to 20 minutes
The FD loved it
The overall capability of the package enabled the sales force to rapidly pull our pertinent data for a sales call, plus managing time and resources better for increased efficiency
Business development and focussed marketing became so much easier, we noted that the process paid for itself many times over
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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There really isn't all that much, what I would like to see is an app to use on iDevices. Our sales team all have iPads for presentations etc.
While Workbooks works rather well with HTML 5, I would still like to see an app. I know it's in the making, but haven't seen anything of this as of yet.
I am sure that would increase productivity even further (if it's of the same standard as the main environment).
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
the product works. support has been good or great so far all has been great and we hope to get more from the product. we purchased for an initial year then renewed for a longer term, we have no regrets with this.
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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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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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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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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We felt the high amount of customisation available from Workbooks was much more beneficial to us than the offerings from the larger CRM companies. We also liked the smaller company mentality of Workbooks as it reminded us of ourselves. Ultimately the price also paid a factor as Workbooks was more affordable for what we needed.
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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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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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A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info