Getting started with QuoteCloud

Getting started: questions and answers

What QuoteCloud is, who it suits, how to try it for free and how to send your first quote or proposal.

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The short answer

QuoteCloud is quoting, proposal and eSignature software from Sydney, in business since 2013. Clients read, choose options, sign and pay inside one interactive document. Essentials and Business start with a 14-day free trial with no credit card, including one template converted free and a 45-minute training session, and a Free plan covers one user with two documents a month.

About QuoteCloud

What is QuoteCloud?

QuoteCloud is quoting, proposal and eSignature software: create, send, track, sign and get paid inside one interactive document.

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QuoteCloud is quoting, proposal and eSignature software. You build a quote or proposal from templates and content blocks, price it with price tables and your product catalogue, and send it from your own email service. Your client reads it, chooses options, comments, signs and pays inside the same interactive document, and you can see when it is opened. QuoteCloud is provided by Corporate Interactive Technology Pty Limited in Sydney, Australia, and has been in business since 2013.

What is QuoteCloud used for?

Creating, sending and tracking sales documents such as quotes, estimates, proposals, contracts and order forms that clients sign and pay online.

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QuoteCloud is used to create, send and track sales documents: quotes, estimates, proposals, contracts, order forms and agreements. Clients can choose optional items, accept and eSign online, and pay through Stripe or PayPal from the same document. Teams also use it to generate documents from a CRM, the QuoteCloud API or Zapier, route documents for approval, and manage every document from one dashboard. Which of these you get depends on your plan.

Who is QuoteCloud for?

Sales teams and service businesses that send quotes and proposals, from a single user on the Free plan to larger companies on Enterprise.

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QuoteCloud is built for businesses that send quotes, proposals and contracts. Its industry solutions cover construction, trade services and HVAC, IT services, telecommunications and hosted services, travel, accounting, events, marketing services, recruitment, real estate, education, architects and engineers, and web developers. Plans run from a Free plan for one user to Enterprise, which adds implementation support, single sign-on and a dedicated account manager for larger companies.

How is QuoteCloud different from using Word, Excel and a separate eSignature tool?

Everything happens in one interactive document: content, pricing, approvals, eSignature and payment, so there is no file juggling between tools.

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QuoteCloud keeps the whole deal in one interactive document instead of a Word file, an Excel price sheet, an email chain and a separate signing app. Its editor has 20 content blocks, including price tables, spreadsheets, forms, diagrams, Gantt charts, video and eSignatures. Totals recalculate as you build, clients select options and sign online, and payment can be taken in the same document. Some blocks, such as price tables, forms and Gantt charts, depend on your plan.

How does QuoteCloud compare with other proposal and quoting software?

QuoteCloud publishes side-by-side comparisons that check each tool against the same 33 features in six groups, with prices and billing basis.

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QuoteCloud's comparison pages check it against one tool at a time across the same 33 features in six groups: create and design, quote and price, sign and get paid, track and approve, integrations, and pricing and support. QuoteCloud offers all 33, two of them (travel itineraries and service plans) as opt-in add-ons. eSignatures are included on every plan, including Free, and paid plans have no lock-in contract. Each comparison lists the other tool's published prices so you can compare like for like.

Trial, Free plan and demo

Is there a free trial of QuoteCloud?

Yes. Essentials and Business start with a 14-day free trial, with no credit card and no lock-in contract.

Plan: Every plan Most asked

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Yes. The Essentials and Business plans start with a 14-day free trial, with no credit card required and no lock-in contract. During the trial QuoteCloud converts one of your existing document templates free of charge, and paid plans include a complimentary 45-minute training session, so you can test your own use case with real documents. If you only need simple signed documents, the Free plan is free forever for one user.

Do I need a credit card to try QuoteCloud?

No. The 14-day free trial and the Free plan both start without a credit card.

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No. You can sign up for the 14-day free trial of Essentials or Business without a credit card, and the Free plan also needs no card. Payment details are only asked for when you choose to activate a paid subscription, using the Subscribe Now button in your dashboard. Card payments for subscriptions are processed through Stripe, and QuoteCloud does not store the card details itself.

Can I use QuoteCloud for free?

Yes. The Free plan is free forever for one user and includes two signed documents a month.

Plan: Every plan

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Yes. The Free plan costs nothing, has no time limit and covers one user. It includes eSignatures and text and image content blocks for up to two documents sent per month, sent through your own email service. PDF export, APIs, AI and price tables are not included. When you need more, Starter adds unlimited documents and eSignatures, and Essentials adds price tables, templates and tracking.

Can I book a demo of QuoteCloud?

Yes. Book a live demo from the QuoteCloud website, or from the Help menu inside the app.

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Yes. You can book a live demo from the QuoteCloud demo page to see the product with your own use case, such as a CRM or accounting workflow, before or during your trial. If you already have an account, click the question mark icon at the top right of QuoteCloud and choose Book a Demo. Enterprise buyers can also talk to the sales team about implementation, security and pricing.

Which QuoteCloud plan should I start with?

Free or Starter for simple signed documents, Essentials for priced quotes and templates, Business for approvals, AI and CRM integrations.

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Free ($0) covers two documents a month with eSignatures. Starter (US$14.95) adds unlimited documents, eSignatures and PDF export. Essentials (US$39), the most popular plan, adds price tables, the product catalogue, templates, tracking, payments, APIs and Zapier. Business (US$59) adds approval workflows, the AI Co-Worker, forms, Gantt charts and CRM and accounting integrations. Enterprise adds SSO, IP range filtering and implementation support. Prices are in US dollars per user per month.

Your first document

How do I sign up for QuoteCloud?

Click Register Here on the login page, enter your email, a password and company details, then activate the account from the verification email.

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On the QuoteCloud login page click REGISTER HERE, enter your email address and a password, and choose Register with Password. Fill in your name, company name, mobile number, country and company size, then invite team members or skip that step for later. You are logged in to the dashboard straight away, but you need to click Activate Account in the verification email to unlock all features of your trial account.

How long does it take to get started with QuoteCloud?

Usually days, not months: start the same day, with one template converted for you and a 45-minute training session.

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Usually days. You can register and create a document the same day, without a credit card. On Essentials, Business and Enterprise, QuoteCloud converts one of your existing templates during the trial and runs a complimentary 45-minute training session, so your first quotes look like yours. There is no implementation project or professional services contract unless you want one; Enterprise adds implementation support for larger rollouts.

How do I create my first quote or proposal in QuoteCloud?

Click Create Document on the dashboard, choose Blank Document or From a Template, add a title and recipients, then edit it.

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From the dashboard, click Create Document and choose Blank Document to start from scratch or From a Template to use a ready-made layout. With a template, pick a category in the Template Gallery, select a template, optionally add a document title and enter the recipient's name, email, company and phone, then click Continue and Create Document. The document opens in the editor in a new browser tab, ready to customise and send.

Can QuoteCloud convert my existing quote template?

Yes. One existing template is converted free during your trial on Essentials, Business and Enterprise; more are a paid add-on.

Plan: Essentials and above

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Yes. Send the document you use today and the QuoteCloud team rebuilds it as a QuoteCloud template, ready in your template library. On Essentials, Business and Enterprise, one existing template is converted free during your trial. Additional template conversions are a paid add-on, billed per template. To arrange it, start your trial and contact the team through the support contact page.

What should I set up first in a new QuoteCloud account?

Add your logo, set language, country, time zone, date format and currency, connect your email service and invite your team.

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Start in Settings. Under Details & Branding, upload your company logo and choose whether to hide QuoteCloud logos from the document viewer and client emails. Under Language & Region, set your country, language, time zone, date format and currency formatting, which apply to newly created documents. Connect your own email service so documents arrive from your address, then invite colleagues and assign them a team and role under Users & Roles.

Can I quote in my own currency and language?

Yes. Company settings set the default language, country, currency, separators and date format for new documents.

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Yes. In Company Settings under Language & Region you choose the company country, language, time zone and date format, plus the currency, thousand separator and decimal symbol used in price tables. These defaults apply to newly created documents, and the document currency can be changed for an individual document. This setting controls how prices appear in your quotes; it is separate from the currency your QuoteCloud subscription is billed in.

What happens after I send my first quote?

Tracking shows when the client is reading, then they accept with an eSignature and can pay online in the same document.

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The quote is sent from your connected email service. On Essentials and above, real-time tracking and notifications show when the client opens and reads it. The client can select optional items, adjust quantities where you allow it, accept with an eSignature and, if you have connected a payment gateway such as Stripe or PayPal, pay online from the same document. Every completed signed document includes a certificate of authenticity and an audit trail.

Browsers, devices and clients

Does QuoteCloud run in a web browser?

Yes. QuoteCloud is cloud software you use in a web browser, and the document editor opens in a browser tab.

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Yes. QuoteCloud is cloud software: you sign in through the web, your documents are stored in your private cloud workspace, and the document editor opens in a new browser tab when you create a document. You can sign in with your email and password, a Magic Link or 6-digit code sent by email, or a passkey on a registered device, which makes it straightforward to work from different locations and computers.

Can my clients view and sign quotes on a phone or tablet?

Yes. Clients open the document from your email or link and sign in their browser on a phone, tablet or computer, without an account.

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Yes. Recipients open the document from the email or link you send and read, sign and pay in their web browser on a phone, tablet or computer. They do not need a QuoteCloud account or any software to sign, and they can draw, type or upload their signature. You can add several signers to one document, and optional passcode verification sends the signer a one-time code by email before they sign.

Is there a QuoteCloud mobile app?

QuoteCloud's published app is TravelDocs, a free iOS and Android app that delivers itineraries built in QuoteCloud to travellers.

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QuoteCloud's published mobile app is TravelDocs, a free app for iOS and Android. Travel businesses build itineraries in QuoteCloud and travellers see them in TravelDocs with flights, accommodation and attached documents, available offline. For quotes and proposals, your team works in QuoteCloud through the web, and clients do not need an app at all: they view, sign and pay in the browser on their phone, tablet or computer.

Help while you learn

Where can I learn how to use QuoteCloud?

The QuoteCloud User Guide has hundreds of step-by-step guides, plus a Getting Started video, templates, Insights and the Change Log.

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The QuoteCloud User Guide at support.quote.cloud has hundreds of step-by-step guides, each with an FAQ section, organised by area such as the dashboard, document editor, price tables, templates, product catalogue, company settings and users and roles. There is also a Getting Started video, ready-made templates for a quick start, QuoteCloud Insights articles and the Change Log, which shows what is new in the product.

How do I get help while I am trying QuoteCloud?

Contact the team through www.quote.cloud/quotecloud-demo, or use the Help menu and support panel inside QuoteCloud.

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Contact the QuoteCloud team through the support contact page to arrange your free template conversion and training session or to ask a question. Inside the app, the question mark icon at the top right opens the Help menu with the Help Center, Book a Demo and System Status, and the message icon opens the support panel, where you can create a support request and follow its progress in your ticket history.

Rated, secure and in business since 2013.

  • 4.2Capterra rating
  • 4.2Software Advice rating
  • 2013Building QuoteCloud since
  • eIDAS compliant eSignatures
  • 256-bit encryption
  • Hosted on AWS
  • GDPR compliant

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