QuotePaid vs Word and Excel
Word and Excel are free on the web and you can make a quote look any way you like. QuotePaid costs €19 a month and does the sums, the sending and the chasing for you.
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01The short answer
Which one fits you.
Pick Word and Excel if…
- you send a handful of quotes a year
- you want to pay nothing at all
- you like laying out every quote by hand
- you don’t mind chasing payment yourself
Pick QuotePaid if…
- you quote every week and want it done in a minute
- you want the VAT and the two-thirds check worked out for you
- you want customers to accept and pay a deposit from a link
- you want reminders to go out without you
02Side by side
Feature by feature.
We make QuotePaid, so read this with that in mind. Every Word and Excel fact here comes from Microsoft’s own pages, with a numbered link to the source and the date we checked. Spot something wrong? Tell us and we’ll fix it.
| Feature | QuotePaid | Word and Excel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | €19 a month, flat, every feature included[1] | Free on the web with a Microsoft account; Microsoft 365 Personal is €10 a month or €99 a year[2][3]Word and Excel is better here |
| Getting started | Pick your trade and get a starter price list[4] | Free invoice templates in Excel to fill in[5] |
| Quotes by voice | Yes. Say the job; the lines and prices come from your price list, and you check it before it goes[4]QuotePaid is better here | No: you type each quote[5] |
| Irish VAT | 13.5% or 23% worked out on every quote, with the two-thirds check on materials[4]QuotePaid is better here | You set up the sums and pick the rate yourself[5] |
| Customer accepts online | Yes, from a link on their phone: accept, ask a question or say why not[4]QuotePaid is better here | No: you send a file, and they reply by email or phone[5] |
| Deposits and card payments | Card, Apple Pay and Google Pay into your own Stripe account; the invoice marks itself paid. Stripe is optional[4]QuotePaid is better here | No: you add your bank details and check your account[5] |
| Invoice numbers | Given when you send, in order, with no gaps and none used twice[4]QuotePaid is better here | You type the next number yourself[5] |
| Reminders for late invoices | Sent for you by email on the due date, then 3, 7 and 14 days after; a ready-written WhatsApp if there’s no email[4]QuotePaid is better here | You write and send each one[5] |
| Your own layout | A few designs with your logo and colour[4] | Any layout you can make[5]Word and Excel is better here |
| Where it runs | A web app you add to your home screen, on iPhone, Android or a computer[4] | In the browser for free; files saved in OneDrive (5 GB free)[2] |
Price
- QuotePaid
- €19 a month, flat, every feature included[1]
- Word and Excel
- Free on the web with a Microsoft account; Microsoft 365 Personal is €10 a month or €99 a year[2][3]
Getting started
Quotes by voice
- QuotePaid
- Yes. Say the job; the lines and prices come from your price list, and you check it before it goes[4]
- Word and Excel
- No: you type each quote[5]
Irish VAT
- QuotePaid
- 13.5% or 23% worked out on every quote, with the two-thirds check on materials[4]
- Word and Excel
- You set up the sums and pick the rate yourself[5]
Customer accepts online
- QuotePaid
- Yes, from a link on their phone: accept, ask a question or say why not[4]
- Word and Excel
- No: you send a file, and they reply by email or phone[5]
Deposits and card payments
- QuotePaid
- Card, Apple Pay and Google Pay into your own Stripe account; the invoice marks itself paid. Stripe is optional[4]
- Word and Excel
- No: you add your bank details and check your account[5]
Invoice numbers
- QuotePaid
- Given when you send, in order, with no gaps and none used twice[4]
- Word and Excel
- You type the next number yourself[5]
Reminders for late invoices
- QuotePaid
- Sent for you by email on the due date, then 3, 7 and 14 days after; a ready-written WhatsApp if there’s no email[4]
- Word and Excel
- You write and send each one[5]
Your own layout
Word and Excel is better hereWhere it runs
Sources
Each number in the tables points here. Prices and features change, so every source has the day we checked it.
- QuotePaid: Pricing
quotepaid.ie · checked - Microsoft: Word, Excel and PowerPoint free on the web (Ireland)
microsoft.com · checked - Microsoft: Compare Microsoft 365 plans (Ireland)
microsoft.com · checked - QuotePaid: Features
quotepaid.ie · checked - Microsoft Excel: Free invoice templates
excel.cloud.microsoft · checked
03Try it
See for yourself.
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