QuoteAV vs Jetbuilt: Which AV Quoting Tool Fits Your Business?
Two cloud-based AV quoting platforms, built for different sizes of company. Here's how they compare and which one makes sense for your firm.
Jetbuilt has carved out a strong position in the AV industry as a cloud-based alternative to legacy desktop tools. It's modern, collaborative, and built around the proposal workflow that commercial AV firms need. If you've been researching AV quoting software, Jetbuilt is probably on your shortlist.
QuoteAV is newer and more focused. It's not trying to replace Jetbuilt for the firms that Jetbuilt serves well — it's built for the small integrators and rental/event companies that need professional quoting without the overhead and cost of a platform designed for larger teams.
Here's an honest look at both.
What Jetbuilt does well
- Cloud-first design — no desktop app, no installation. Modern interface built for browser-based work.
- Manufacturer catalog integration — deep partnerships with AV manufacturers. Extensive product database with specs and pricing that stays current.
- Team collaboration — multiple users can work on proposals, share templates, and collaborate in real time. Built for teams, not solo operators.
- Proposal presentation — polished, client-facing proposals with good visual design and formatting options.
- Project tracking — goes beyond quoting into project management, helping firms track jobs from proposal through completion.
- Integrations — connects with accounting and CRM tools that mid-sized firms already use.
For a commercial AV firm with 15–50 employees and a dedicated sales team, Jetbuilt is a strong choice. It handles the complexity of multi-stakeholder proposals and gives teams a shared workspace.
Where Jetbuilt may be more than you need
Pricing for small firms
Jetbuilt's per-user pricing model makes sense for firms with sales teams, but it adds up for a 3-person company. If you're an owner-operator who does everything — design, sales, installation — you're paying per-seat pricing for a single seat. At that scale, the cost-per-quote is hard to justify, especially when the features that drive the pricing (team collaboration, advanced integrations) aren't features you use.
Feature depth vs. simplicity
Jetbuilt is designed for commercial AV — the proposal workflows, the catalog depth, and the collaboration features all point toward companies handling complex, multi-room commercial projects with multiple stakeholders. If you're a residential integrator doing home theaters and distributed audio, or a rental/event company quoting gear packages, some of that depth is complexity you don't need.
Onboarding investment
Jetbuilt is easier to learn than D-Tools, but it's still a full platform with its own vocabulary, workflow, and conventions. Getting productive requires more time investment than signing up and building a quote. For a firm where the person evaluating the tool is also the person installing speakers tomorrow, that time matters.
What QuoteAV does differently
QuoteAV is built for the firms Jetbuilt doesn't prioritize: the 2–15 person AV company where the owner or a single sales lead manages the entire quoting process.
- Radical simplicity — sign up, build a quote. No onboarding required. The interface mirrors how AV integrators think: rooms, systems, equipment, labor.
- Genuinely free tier — 10 active jobs, 50 products, 10 clients. Not a trial — a permanent free plan that covers real quoting work for small firms.
- Flat pricing — $29/month for unlimited everything. No per-seat licensing, no tier complexity.
- Per-line-item margin tracking — cost, sell, and margin visible on every single item as you build the quote. Not in a separate report — right there in the editor.
- One-click proposals — PDF proposals, work orders, and pull sheets generated directly from your quote data.
- Works for resi, commercial, and rental/event — the room/system structure works whether you're quoting a living room, a boardroom, or a festival stage.
Side-by-side comparison
| Jetbuilt | QuoteAV | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Mid-sized commercial AV firms with sales teams | Small firms (2–15 people) where one person owns the quoting process |
| Pricing model | Per-user subscription | Free tier + $29/mo flat for unlimited |
| Free tier | Trial period | Permanent: 10 jobs, 50 products, 10 clients |
| Collaboration | Multi-user, real-time, role-based | Single-user focused (team features planned) |
| Product catalog | Extensive manufacturer partnerships. Very deep. | 3,000+ products. Growing. Plus custom product library. |
| Margin visibility | Available in reporting | Live in the editor — every line item, every system, every room |
| Proposal output | Polished proposals with design options | One-click PDF proposals, work orders, pull sheets |
| Project management | Built-in job tracking and project tools | Job status tracking. Not a full PM tool. |
| Time to first quote | After onboarding and setup | Minutes after signup |
Who should use Jetbuilt
- Commercial AV firms with a dedicated sales team creating proposals
- Companies that need multi-user collaboration on quotes
- Firms that value deep manufacturer catalog integration and want auto-updated product data
- Teams that need project management features alongside quoting
- Companies with the budget for per-seat professional software
Who should use QuoteAV
- Small AV firms (2–15 people) where one person manages quotes
- Owner-operators who need to quote quickly between site visits
- Residential integrators and rental/event companies, not just commercial
- Firms currently using spreadsheets and looking for the next step — not a full platform
- Anyone who wants to try a professional quoting tool without committing to a paid subscription upfront
The bottom line
Jetbuilt is a strong platform for mid-sized commercial AV firms that need team collaboration and deep catalog integration. QuoteAV is built for the smaller firms that need structured quoting and professional proposals without the cost and complexity of a team-oriented platform.
The best way to know is to try both. Jetbuilt offers a trial. QuoteAV's free tier is permanent — sign up, build a real quote, and see if it fits how you work. No time limit, no credit card.