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Better Proposals vs Quoter

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Better Proposals

Customer Success

Create Proposals That Win

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Quoter

Proposals

MSP quoting and proposal software from ScalePad, priced by published quote volume rather than by seat

From
$299/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Better Proposals has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Better Proposals documents are metered by tier, at 10 a month on Starter and 50 on Premium; Quoter published quote volume is capped at 75, 150 or 250 per month depending on plan, so a high-volume, low-value quoting business pays for an upgrade it does not need in users or features.
  • They diverge on capability: Better Proposals covers Proposal templates, Quoter covers Distributor pricing feeds.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Better Proposals and Quoter actually diverge.

Attributes where Better Proposals and Quoter differ
AttributeBetter ProposalsQuoter
Starting priceFree$299/month
Pricing modelsubscriptionPer month by published quote volume
Free tierYesNo
CategoryCustomer SuccessProposals
Founded2016Unknown

Identical on both: platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Better Proposals

  • Proposal templates
  • Digital signatures
  • Analytics
  • Payment collection
  • Custom branding
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Stripe

Only in Quoter

  • Distributor pricing feeds
  • Unlimited users on every plan
  • Interactive online quotes
  • PSA and accounting sync
  • Templates and approval rules
  • Recurring and one-off pricing in one quote

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Better Proposals

  • Sending branded sales proposals with digital signaturesnot Quoter
  • Taking payment at the point of signaturenot Quoter
  • Tracking when a prospect opens and reads a proposalnot Quoter
  • Reusable content library and templatesnot Quoter
  • Approval workflows before a proposal goes out, on the Enterprise tiernot Quoter

Quoter

  • An MSP whose engineers and account managers all need to issue quotes without paying for a seat eachnot Better Proposals
  • Quoting hardware from distributor catalogues alongside a monthly managed services contract in one documentnot Better Proposals
  • Making accepted quotes land in ConnectWise or Autotask as orders without anybody retyping line itemsnot Better Proposals
  • Telecom or IT agents who need current distributor cost and margin visible while building the quotenot Better Proposals

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Better Proposals

  • Documents are metered by tier, at 10 a month on Starter and 50 on Premium
  • The Starter plan at $13 a month is a single user
  • Custom domains, CRM integrations and the API all need Premium at $21 per user per month
  • Approvals, content locking and advanced permissions are Enterprise only at $42 per user per month
  • The Nudge follow-up feature is a $10 per user per month add-on, and custom design starts at $1,495

Quoter

  • Published quote volume is capped at 75, 150 or 250 per month depending on plan, so a high-volume, low-value quoting business pays for an upgrade it does not need in users or features.
  • Once the monthly cap is reached, new quotes cannot be published until the reset or an upgrade, which is a hard stop in the middle of a sales month rather than an overage charge.
  • The product is built around MSP and IT reseller workflows, so a consultancy or agency writing narrative proposals gets a poor fit and a lot of unused configuration.
  • It is now one product in the ScalePad suite, so roadmap attention and commercial packaging follow the wider suite strategy rather than the standalone quoting product it used to be.
  • Document design flexibility is limited compared with proposal-first tools, so marketing teams that care about a branded, richly laid out proposal will find the output constrained.

Pricing, plan by plan

Better Proposals

Free
  • Starter$13/month
    • 1 maximum user seat
    • 10 monthly send limit
    • Digital signatures, interactive pricing, payment integrations
  • Premium$21/month
    • Unlimited user seats
    • 50 monthly send limit
    • Custom domain, CRM integrations, API/Zapier access
  • Enterprise$42/month
    • Unlimited user seats
    • Unlimited monthly sends
    • Content locking, simultaneous editing, manager approvals

Quoter

$299/month
  • Standard$299/month
    • Unlimited users
    • 75 published quotes per month
    • Templates and online acceptance
  • Pro$449/month
    • Unlimited users
    • 150 published quotes per month
    • Approval workflows
  • Enterprise$599/month
    • Unlimited users
    • 250 published quotes per month
    • Advanced controls

Which should you pick?

Choose Better Proposals if

  • You need proposal templates.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want digital signatures.
Better Proposals review

Choose Quoter if

  • You need distributor pricing feeds.
  • You also want unlimited users on every plan.
Quoter review

Questions people ask

Is Better Proposals or Quoter better?
Neither clearly leads. Better Proposals starts at Free and Quoter at $299/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Better Proposals or Quoter?
Better Proposals has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Better Proposals and $299/month for Quoter.
Does Better Proposals or Quoter run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Better Proposals for free?
Yes. Better Proposals has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Quoter starts at $299/month.
What is Better Proposals best used for?
Better Proposals is most often used for sending branded sales proposals with digital signatures, taking payment at the point of signature, tracking when a prospect opens and reads a proposal, reusable content library and templates. Of those, sending branded sales proposals with digital signatures and taking payment at the point of signature are not what Quoter is typically brought in for.
What can Better Proposals do that Quoter cannot?
Better Proposals covers Proposal templates, Digital signatures, Analytics, Payment collection. Quoter covers Distributor pricing feeds, Unlimited users on every plan, Interactive online quotes, PSA and accounting sync.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Better Proposals: Does Better Proposals charge per user or per team?

Starter tier ($13/month) is limited to 1 user seat. Premium ($21/month) and Enterprise ($42/month) allow unlimited user seats at their respective prices.

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Quoter: Does the price really include unlimited users?

Yes. All three plans include unlimited users; the metered resource is how many quotes you publish each month.

Better Proposals: How much can I save with annual billing on Better Proposals?

Annual billing saves up to 35% compared to monthly billing. Starter becomes $19/month (billed annually), Premium becomes $29/month, and Enterprise becomes $49/month.

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Quoter: What happens if I exceed my monthly quote limit?

You can still draft quotes and publish revisions to existing quotes, but new published quotes resume at the monthly reset or after an upgrade.

Better Proposals: Is there a free trial for Better Proposals?

Yes, 14-day free trial available with no credit card required to get started.

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Quoter: Is it only for MSPs?

It is designed for MSPs and IT resellers. It works for other resellers, but the distributor feeds and PSA integrations are the reason to buy it.

Quoter: Who owns Quoter now?

ScalePad. It is sold as ScalePad Quoter alongside Lifecycle Manager, Backup Radar, ControlMap and Cognition360.

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