We build Krino. This is an honest comparison, including where Quote and Print wins and when staying put makes sense.
Quick verdict: The Krino vs Quote and Print decision comes down to whether your current system still serves you. Quote and Print is a long-serving Australian print system with a large, loyal install base. Krino is the modern, AI-first, flat-priced alternative for shops that want a lighter interface, native Xero and automation. If your current setup works and you rely on deep legacy workflows, there may be no rush. If quoting speed, reporting or the interface frustrate you, a move is worth costing, and Krino is built to make that switch simple.
We are not here to trash a system that has run Australian print shops for a long time. Many shops quote and produce work through Quote and Print perfectly well, and familiarity has real value. The useful question is not which product is objectively best, but whether what you gain from a modern, automated system outweighs the effort of moving. This page is written to help you answer that honestly.
| Dimension | Krino | Quote and Print |
|---|---|---|
| AI features | AI scheduling, quote help and agents | Not a marketed strength |
| Interface | Modern, cloud, light to onboard | Established, more traditional |
| Pricing | One flat price, no per-user | Confirm current pricing with the vendor |
| Xero | Native | Check current support |
| Australian fit | Built in AU, local support | Australian, well known locally |
| Best suited to | Shops wanting AI and a modern system | Shops happy with an established workflow |
Use the table to frame the conversation, then read the detail below with your own daily workflow in mind.
There is no prize for switching software you are happy with. Stay where you are if your team quotes quickly, your reporting answers the questions you ask of it, and the effort of moving outweighs the gain. A system with a large Australian install base has proven itself for many shops, and the muscle memory your staff have built up is worth protecting. If your processes are deeply tailored to Quote and Print and everyone is comfortable, that stability has a value that does not show up on any feature list. Confirm any current pricing or feature details with the vendor, as they change over time.
Most shops move for a few consistent reasons: a modern, cloud interface, faster quoting, better reporting, and automation that a traditional system does not offer. If you are logging in to something that feels dated, or your estimators avoid it because it is slow, that friction has a cost even when it never appears on an invoice. Slow quoting loses jobs to whoever replies first, and a system nobody enjoys using quietly drags on morale and speed.
Before you decide, put real numbers on it. Work out your true hourly rate with the charge-out rate calculator, then estimate the hours your team loses to slow quoting each week and multiply it out. That figure usually settles the question one way or the other, and it turns a gut feeling into a decision you can defend.
The fear that stops most switches is data. Years of customers, products and pricing live in your current system, and nobody wants to rebuild that from a blank screen. Krino treats a move as a planned migration, not a leap of faith. We help map your customers, products and pricing across so you keep your history, and a won quote in Krino then flows straight into AI job scheduling once you are live. The aim is a switch you feel in quoting speed and daily ease, not one that costs you a fortnight of downtime and a stressed-out team.
A good switch should feel like an upgrade, not an upheaval. On day one with Krino your customers, products and pricing are already in place, so estimators quote from familiar data rather than a blank system. Quotes go out faster, a won quote drops straight into scheduling, and your numbers flow through to Xero without a manual export. The habits your team relies on stay recognisable; what changes is the speed and the amount of manual admin. That is the practical test of any migration: less friction on the jobs you do every day, not a pile of new problems to solve.
Krino is AI-first, with AI print quoting, AI scheduling and autonomous agents that a traditional system does not market. See the range on the AI overview. For a busy shop, that automation quietly removes hours of repetitive admin every week.
Krino is one flat price with unlimited users, and it ships a native Xero integration so quotes reconcile without manual exports. Your bill stays predictable as you grow, and your bookkeeping stays clean.
Krino is built in Australia and supported in your timezone, with a modern interface your team will actually enjoy using. When you need help, you are talking to people who understand how a local print shop runs.
Stay on Quote and Print if it fits your workflow and the effort of moving outweighs the gain. Choose Krino if you want AI, flat pricing, native Xero and a modern system built in Australia. Compare the wider field in the print quoting software guide or the comparison hub.
Is switching from Quote and Print hard? It is a planned migration, not a leap. We help map your data and workflows across so you keep your history and start quoting quickly, without rebuilding your shop from scratch.
Will my team have to relearn everything? Krino’s modern interface is designed to be quick to pick up, and most staff are comfortable within days rather than weeks. Less training also means less disruption to production while you change over.
Will there be downtime while we move? A planned migration keeps disruption to a minimum. We stage the move so you can keep quoting throughout, and switch over once your data is mapped and checked rather than in a risky overnight jump.
How do I know a switch will pay off? Cost it first. Use the charge-out rate calculator and add up the time lost to slow quoting; if the weekly saving is real and repeatable, the move pays for itself.
Can we see Krino with our own jobs first? Yes. The best way to judge a switch is to watch Krino quote a job the way your shop actually works. Book a walkthrough and we will run your kind of work through it before you commit to anything.
