Moving Off ConnectWise Sell: Your Actual Options
ConnectWise Sell had its run. For a lot of MSPs it still technically works. But "works" and "worth building on" are different conversations, and if you've used Sell recently, you already know which side it falls on.
The UI hasn't meaningfully changed in years. Customization takes hours of setup. There's no automation worth mentioning. And the general direction from ConnectWise suggests this isn't getting better.
If you're planning your move, here are the actual options and what each one is good at.
What MSPs Actually Want
We've talked to hundreds of MSPs about quoting. The complaints about Sell are consistent:
- "It takes too long to build quotes."
- "The UI feels like it hasn't changed in 10 years."
- "It wasn't built for how MSPs operate today."
- "I feel like I'm filling out a Microsoft form just to quote a PC."
The common thread: they don't just want a newer version of Sell. They want less time spent on the quoting process entirely.
The Options
Quoter (ScalePad)
Best for: Hardware-heavy MSPs who need distributor pricing and procurement workflows.
Quoter has clean UI and solid distributor integrations with Ingram Micro, TD SYNNEX, and D&H. Good PSA connectors. If your quoting is mostly product-based with standard service add-ons, this is the most direct replacement for Sell.
The gap: No scoping intelligence. You still build every quote from scratch. The tool makes quoting faster, but doesn't help you figure out what to quote.
QuoteWerks
Best for: Hardware-centric VARs and MSPs at volume.
Deep distributor connectivity, strong SKU management, real-time pricing and availability. If you move a lot of product, QuoteWerks has the deepest catalog integration in the market.
The gap: Legacy UI with a steep learning curve. No AI assistance. If you're coming from Sell because of the dated experience, QuoteWerks might feel like a lateral move in some ways.
Salesbuildr
Best for: Mid-size MSPs who want polished, client-facing proposals.
Professional proposals in minutes. Good HaloPSA integration. Revenue discovery features that help surface upsell opportunities. The output looks great and clients respond well to it.
The gap: Focused on the presentation layer. It makes your quotes look professional, but the scoping work still happens in your head. See how Scopable compares to Salesbuildr.
Kaseya Quote Manager
Best for: MSPs already all-in on the Kaseya/Datto stack.
Tight integration with the rest of the Kaseya suite. If you're running BMS, IT Glue, and Datto across the board, this keeps everything in one place.
The gap: You're deepening your commitment to a single vendor. Limited integrations outside the Kaseya world. If you ever want to move, you're unwinding more than just quoting.
Scopable
Disclosure: this is us. We're biased. Read accordingly.
Scopable takes a different approach. Instead of starting with a blank quote template, it starts with your client's actual environment data from your PSA, RMM, and M365. It generates risk assessments and roadmaps first, then builds the quote from real information.
What's different: The scoping happens before the quoting. AI assists with SOW generation, but based on actual client data, not generic templates. Margin controls are built into the workflow.
The honest caveats: We're in alpha. The product is early. We don't have the distributor catalog depth of Quoter or QuoteWerks. If your primary need is hardware procurement, we're not the right fit today.
Where we think we're strong: If your problem isn't formatting the quote but figuring out what to quote, if you're spending hours in spreadsheets and PSA notes before you even open your quoting tool, that's the gap we're building for.
How to Decide
Your choice depends on what actually hurts:
- Quoting takes too long because of product lookups and pricing? Quoter or QuoteWerks.
- Proposals look unprofessional and you're losing deals on presentation? Salesbuildr.
- You need everything in one vendor stack? Kaseya Quote Manager.
- The bottleneck is scoping, not quoting? Take a look at what we're building with Scopable.
- You just need something that works and don't want to overthink it? Quoter is probably your safest bet for a clean Sell replacement.
The reality is that most MSPs will need a quoting tool AND a better scoping process. The winners will be the ones who stop treating quoting as a standalone problem and start treating it as the last step in a data-driven workflow.
Scopable is in alpha. Early access is free.
Related Reading
- Best MSP Quoting Software in 2026: The Honest Comparison
- Why We Built Scopable
- Challenges in MSP Quoting and How to Solve Them
- MSP Pricing, Quoting, and Margin Protection Guide
