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Qurate vs Studio Designer
Studio Designer is the accounting-first incumbent, priced per user with a demo-first signup. Qurate is priced per studio and runs the job to install day.
Studio Designer has led this category for two decades. It is an accounting-first platform: a real ledger, proposals, purchase orders and client billing, with a partner channel of financial consultants who set it up for larger firms. If your bookkeeper already runs on it, that is a serious point in its favor.
Qurate starts earlier in the job and ends later. It begins when you find the product on a website, not when you raise the purchase order, and it keeps tracking the piece after the PO through receiving, the warehouse shelf and the client’s door. It is priced for the studio, not for every seat.
Pricing
Qurate
Starter $19, Professional $39 and Studio $69 a month per studio, not per seat. Annual billing saves 10%. 14-day free trial on every plan; you add a card, and it is not charged until the trial ends.
Studio Designer
Essentials $69, Professional $79 and Premier $109 per user per month billed annually ($79, $89 and $119 billed monthly), per their pricing page, October 2026. Signup goes through a call with their team; a demo is recommended first.
A five-person studio
- Studio Designer: $345/month billed annually on Essentials ($395 billed monthly), and more for the tiers that include inventory.
- Qurate: $69/month on Studio, which covers the whole studio with up to 5 team members, unlimited products and clients, 600 Reimagine renders a month and no platform fee on client payments.
What each one covers
| Qurate | Studio Designer | |
|---|---|---|
| Capture products | Chrome extension clips any product from any site, with tuned parsers for Wayfair, West Elm, Pottery Barn, CB2, RH and Crate & Barrel. Spreadsheet import for an existing list. | Product catalog and sourcing tools inside the suite. |
| AI renders | Reimagine renders the client’s real room with the real products you sourced. Every render has a shopping list and a price. 150 renders a month on Professional, 600 on Studio. | Catalog plus AI rendering is listed on all three plans. |
| Margin and sources | Vendor price and your price on every product. Hide prices and source links per client. Vendors never appear in the portal or on invoices. | Proposal and markup tools with client-facing documents. |
| Client approvals | Designer-branded portal. Clients approve, reject or request changes per item. No client login to fight with. | Proposals and client approvals through the platform. |
| Invoicing and payments | Invoices auto-fill from approved items and billed hours. Clients pay by card in the portal; payouts go to your bank through Stripe. | Full invoicing and client billing; this is the product’s core. |
| Purchase orders to install | POs, receiving with condition checks, QR labels for thermal printers, warehouse locations by building, room and shelf, and a delivery calendar. | Purchase orders on every plan; inventory on Professional and Premier. No receiving-dock or QR-label workflow is described. |
| Rentals | Any product can be for sale, for rent or both; see which project a rental piece is out on. | Not published on their site. |
| Accounting | Invoices, payments, time and POs live in Qurate; it is not a general ledger. Export to your accountant. | Built-in general ledger and accounting. The strongest part of the product. |
Choose Studio Designer if
- You want a full general ledger inside the design platform and your accountant works in it.
- You are a larger firm that wants a guided setup through their consultant network.
- A demo-first sales process suits how you buy software.
Choose Qurate if
- You find products on the open web and want them in the client’s room, priced, before you ever raise a PO.
- You want to start today with a card and a 14-day trial instead of booking a call.
- You run a small studio and per-user pricing punishes every hire.
- You receive and warehouse goods yourself and want QR labels, locations and damage flagged on arrival.
Questions people ask
Is Qurate an accounting system like Studio Designer?
No. Qurate handles invoices, card payments, bank payouts, time tracking and purchase orders, but it is not a general ledger. Studio Designer is accounting-first. If you need the ledger inside the design tool, Studio Designer is the stronger choice; if you want the job tracked from screenshot to install day and your accountant works from exports, Qurate is.
How does Qurate’s pricing compare to Studio Designer’s for a five-person studio?
Studio Designer bills per user: five people on Essentials is $345 a month billed annually. Qurate’s Studio plan is $69 a month for the whole studio with up to five team members.
Does Qurate have a free trial?
Yes, 14 days on every plan. You add a card to start and it is not charged until the trial ends. Studio Designer’s pricing page does not list a free trial; signup goes through a call with their team.
Rival figures are taken from the rival's own published pages where available and were last checked in October 2026. If something here is out of date, email support@quratedesigns.com and we will fix it.
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