does anyone have a recommendation for CPQ (not the NS CPQ) that integrates to NS?

Both Zoho CRM and Salesforce have a CPQ that would integrate. Depending on your complexity they could work. Also ConfigureOne is one to look at We’ve built a few custom built ones direct in NetSuite as well which can be more cost effective if your use case is not very complex If your needing a CPQ that is more PSA or Saas based and less around physical product configuration you could try DealHub , Vendavo or ConnectWise

Very helpful information thanks.