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03. September 2026  ·  E-Commerce  ·  Product Configurator

Create quotes automatically — how the digital quote generator works

Every manual quote costs time. Gathering data, calculating prices, creating a PDF, sending it — and then the customer waits. In B2B sales, this process is often the biggest bottleneck: sales teams spend hours on quotes that could be ready in minutes.

The solution: create quotes automatically with a digital quote configurator. Prospects configure their quote themselves, the price is calculated in real time, the PDF is automatically generated and sent — without your team lifting a finger.

What does "creating quotes automatically" mean?

An automatic quote is created without manual intervention. Instead of your sales team taking data, calculating and creating a document, a digital quote generator handles these steps:

  1. The prospect configures their desired product or service directly on your website
  2. The configurator calculates the price in real time — based on your price lists, surcharges or formulas
  3. The finished quote is automatically created as a PDF
  4. The PDF is sent directly by email to the prospect
  5. Your sales team receives the complete enquiry — qualified, complete, immediately actionable

The result: from enquiry to finished quote in under 5 minutes — around the clock, even when your office is closed.

Why the manual quote process is a problem

In the classic B2B quote process there are several critical weaknesses:

Time delay: Between enquiry and quote, hours or days often pass. In this time the prospect may have already switched to a competitor.

Follow-up questions and gaps: Enquiries via contact form or email are often incomplete. Your team has to follow up, the prospect responds with a delay — a back and forth that can take weeks.

Calculation errors: Manual price calculations are error-prone, especially with complex products that have many attributes and dependencies.

Impossible to scale: When demand increases, so does the workload linearly. A manual process cannot simply be scaled.

An automatic quote generator solves all four problems at once.

How a quote generator works in practice

A quote configurator like configento.app is not a simple form. It is an intelligent system that handles guided configuration, real-time pricing, automatic PDF creation and instant delivery — all without manual intervention.

Guided configuration instead of a blank form

Instead of a blank contact form, the prospect gets a guided configuration journey — step by step, like in a consultation. Each question leads to the next, invalid combinations are automatically hidden.

Real-time price calculation

With every selection the price is immediately recalculated. Surcharges for options, price matrices (e.g. width × height), individual formulas — everything is displayed transparently and in real time.

Automatic PDF quote

After completing the configuration, the quote generator automatically creates a professional PDF document with all selected attributes, prices and your company details. No manual creation, no copy-paste.

Instant delivery

The PDF is automatically sent by email to the prospect — and simultaneously forwarded to your sales team. The enquiry is complete, qualified and immediately actionable.

Create quotes online — which industries benefit most?

An automatic quote generator makes sense wherever products or services are individually configurable: doors & windows, sun protection, mechanical engineering, furniture, building elements, electrical engineering and many more B2B industries.

Create quotes automatically with the AI agent — live even faster

What used to take weeks of setup time now works in hours with configento.app's AI agent. You upload your product data — price list, datasheet, product description — and the AI agent automatically builds the finished quote configurator from it. More on this: Create quote configurator with AI.

Automatic quotes at a glance

Manual process Automatic quote generator
Hours per quote Minutes to seconds
Office hours only 24/7 available
Incomplete enquiries Always complete
Calculation errors possible Rule-based, error-free
Scaling requires more staff Unlimited scalability
Prospect waits Immediate PDF quote

How quickly can a quote configurator be set up?

With configento.app you can set up your first automatic quote generator in a few hours — no coding, no agency. The visual admin interface lets you build attributes, rule sets and prices by drag & drop.

Try free for 14 days — no credit card required: Start now

Frequently asked questions

Can I import my own price lists? Yes. configento.app supports Excel and CSV price lists, price matrices and individual formulas.

Can the PDF quote carry my corporate design? Yes. The automatically generated PDF quote is created in your corporate design — with logo, colours and your company details.

Does the quote generator work without a webshop? Yes. Via HTML5 snippet the configurator can be integrated into any website — also without Magento or Shopware.

How does this differ from regular quote software? Classic quote software is operated by your sales team. A quote configurator is operated by the prospect themselves — it is the self-service channel that relieves your sales team rather than replacing it.


Ready to create quotes automatically? With configento.app you set up your digital quote generator in a few hours. Try free for 14 days — no credit card, no risk.


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