Connectwise — Invent [verified]
For mid-to-enterprise MSPs that sell complex bundles, multi-year terms, and mixed vendor stacks, Invent eliminates the manual data entry that usually occurs on the "handshake" between the quote and the bill. If you have ever lost 5% of your recurring revenue due to billing start date errors, Invent pays for itself in the first quarter.
The sales team closes a deal using a sophisticated quoting tool with beautiful line items, discounts, and recurring billing schedules. Then, they hand the deal off to the operations team. The operations team looks at the quote, sighs, and manually re-keys every single product, subscription term, and serial number into the Professional Services Automation (PSA) tool. connectwise invent
Security stacks are bundles. Hardware-as-a-service is a bundle. Invent allows you to create "Master Products" that contain child SKUs. If you sell a "Secure Endpoint Bundle," you quote one line item, but the backend creates individual agreements for Antivirus, EDR, and DNS filtering. Then, they hand the deal off to the operations team
In practical terms, this means the quote your salesperson builds in Invent is not a PDF approximation of the contract; it is the legal record of the agreement. When the customer clicks "Accept," the data flows directly into the PSA as a live sales order, complete with procurement rules, bundle configurations, and billing schedules. MSPs struggle with a concept called the "Three-Way Match": ensuring the Quote matches the Procurement Order matches the Invoice . Hardware-as-a-service is a bundle
For larger deals, Invent includes automated approval routing. If a deal exceeds a 45% margin, it automatically routes to the vCIO. If it includes hardware over $10k, it routes to Procurement. No more chasing signatures via email. The Integration Reality: Where It Shines The most common question from ConnectWise Manage users is: "Why can't I just use the built-in Quote button?"