Quote Desk is made by the Talk of the Trade team, so this comparison is our own. Every fact about another product links to that product's own page.
The short answer
Of the tools we looked at, Quotient is the nearest thing to Quote Desk: a quoting tool, not a job management system, with prices in Australian dollars. On price per quote it beats us. Solo is A$33 a month for 100 quotes, where Quote Desk Starter is A$39 for 60. It also turns an accepted quote into a Xero or QuickBooks invoice, and it lets you revise a quote after sending. The real difference is the chasing. Quotient tells you when a quote needs following up and has the email ready, but its help centre says follow-up emails are never sent automatically: you press the button each time. Quote Desk sends its three reminders on schedule after one press. Pick Quotient if you check your dashboard every day and want control of each follow-up, or you need the accounting link. Pick Quote Desk if quotes go quiet because nobody gets round to chasing them.
The facts side by side
| Quote Desk | Quotient | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | Starter, A$39 a month, No GST (we are not registered for it). One login, 60 quotes sent a month | Solo, A$33 a month. One team member, 100 quotes a month. The page says "All prices are in AUD" and does not say whether GST is included |
| Next plan up | Crew, A$99 a month: unlimited quotes plus a form for your own website | Team, A$54 a month: up to 5 team members, unlimited quotes. Each extra member A$9 a month |
| Free plan and its condition | Free: 5 quotes and 20 enquiries a month, no reminders. No card; you pay for it with a marketing consent, agreeing that we and a named partner may email and phone you about business growth and advertising | No free plan |
| Trial | None; Free, on the consent above, is the trial | 21 days, no credit card |
| Online acceptance | Every plan | Every plan; Quotient calls its click-to-accept legally binding |
| Follow-ups | Starter and Crew send three emails by themselves at 2, 5 and 10 days | Dashboard alerts at 12 hours if unopened, 3 days if not accepted, and 14 days. You press Send Follow-up for each one |
| Can you change follow-up wording or timing? | No, both are fixed | Yes, in account settings |
| Knows when a quote is opened | Not shown | Yes; the first alert depends on it |
| Edit after sending | No. A saved draft is fixed; a wrong quote is rebuilt | Yes; the customer is alerted to changes |
| Accounting | No integration | Accepted quote creates a Xero or QuickBooks invoice automatically. MYOB is not listed |
| Enquiries | Forwarding address on every plan, website form on Crew | Not listed on the pages we checked |
| What the limit counts | Quotes sent | Quotes created, per its FAQ |
| Contract | Month to month, cancel from Billing | "No contracts or commitments", cancel any time |
| Suits | A tradie who wants chasing done without thinking about it | A careful quoter who wants control and a Xero link |
Where the money goes at different volumes
These are the published prices. Quotient does not say whether GST is included, so where it matters we show both readings.
- 40 quotes a month. Quotient Solo is A$33, or A$36.30 if GST were added on top. Quote Desk Starter is A$39. Quotient is cheaper either way.
- 80 quotes a month. Still inside Quotient Solo's 100, so A$33. Quote Desk is past Starter's 60, which means Crew at A$99. Quotient costs a third as much here.
- 150 quotes a month. Quotient's FAQ says the plan adjusts automatically once you create more than 100 quotes in a month; Team, at A$54, is the plan with unlimited quotes. Quote Desk Crew is A$99. Quotient is cheaper again.
Two counting details change the sums a little. Quote Desk counts a quote when it is sent, so drafts you throw away cost nothing. Quotient's FAQ talks about quotes you create. If you build a lot of quotes that never go out, check how Quotient counts them before you rely on the 100.
On price alone, Quotient wins at every volume above five quotes a month.
The chasing, step by step
This is the part worth paying attention to, because it is where the two products are built on different ideas.
On Quotient, a quote that is unopened after 12 hours, or not accepted after 3 days, appears on your dashboard as needing a follow-up. A drafted email is waiting; you read it and press Send Follow-up. At 14 days a second alert appears. Quotient's help article on following up quotes is plain about it: "Follow-up emails are never sent automatically." If you have called the customer instead, you can dismiss the alert.
On Quote Desk, you press Follow up automatically once, usually straight after sending. From then on three emails go out at 2, 5 and 10 days with the same accept link, and nothing else is asked of you. If the customer presses Accept this quote or No thanks, the rest are cancelled at once. You cannot edit the wording, move the days or stop a sequence yourself.
Take a plumber who sends 40 quotes a month, and say half are still unanswered after three days. On Quotient that is around 20 alerts at the three-day mark and more at 14 days, each one a visit to the dashboard and a press. On Quote Desk it is 40 presses at send time and nothing after. Which is better depends on you. If you like to read the situation and adjust the message, Quotient's way is better. If quotes go quiet because you are on a roof all week, Quote Desk's way gets the chasing done whether or not you look at a screen.
Where Quotient is the better choice
- You send more than 60 quotes a month. Solo's 100 quotes for A$33 beats anything Quote Desk offers at that volume.
- You use Xero or QuickBooks. An accepted Quotient quote becomes an invoice with the lines carried across. With Quote Desk you retype it.
- You revise quotes. Quotient lets you change a sent quote and tells the customer. Quote Desk makes you build a new one.
- You want to know who opened your quote. Quotient tracks opens. Quote Desk shows sent, accepted and declined, not opened.
- You want your own wording and timing. Both are settings in Quotient and fixed in Quote Desk.
- You have a small team. Team covers up to five people for A$54. Quote Desk has one login per account.
- You want a longer look before paying. Quotient's trial runs 21 days with no card. Quote Desk has no trial; its Free plan allows 5 quotes a month and asks for the marketing consent in return.
Questions people ask
Does Quotient send follow-up emails automatically?
No. Its help centre says follow-up emails are only sent when a quote author presses Send Follow-up. The dashboard alerts are automatic; the sending is not.
Does Quotient's price include GST?
The pricing page says prices are in AUD and does not mention GST. Ask Quotient before you rely on either reading. Quote Desk adds no GST because we are not registered for it.
Which one is closer to a full job management app?
Neither. Both stop at the accepted quote. Quotient goes one step further by creating the invoice in Xero or QuickBooks. For scheduling and invoicing in one place, look at the best quoting apps for tradies page.
Do follow-ups work on Quote Desk's consent-funded Free plan?
No. Free, which is paid for by the marketing consent, has no follow-ups. They start on Starter at A$39. The Free plan consent article explains what you agree to.
How we checked
The Quotient prices, follow-up rules and integrations above were read on Quotient's own pricing, help and integrations pages in October 2026.