RFQ Intake & Inbox Triage

Quoting and estimating platform for custom manufacturers that reads 3D CAD, detects features, flags manufacturability issues and applies your own pricing rules.

Price

Custom quote; not published. Vendor says price depends on shop size, RFQ volume, modules, integrations and contract length.

Best for

Established job shops (roughly 10-50+ people) quoting many custom parts per week

Upload CAD, PDFs or drawings (or forward RFQ emails to an inbox) and get DFM risk flags plus an editable draft quote.

Price

Free to try, no credit card required. Paid pricing not published.

Best for

CNC shops that want faster first-pass quotes with machinability checks

Connects to your RFQ inbox, opens the CAD, drawing and BOM in each request, drafts the estimate and lets you reply on the same email thread.

Price

Starts at $195/month (1-2 employee shops); vendor says most shops pay $195-$495/month depending on headcount and ITAR. Month-to-month, free 1-week trial.

Best for

US machine and fab shops under 100 people drowning in emailed RFQs

General quote-to-cash assistant for trades: picks up requests from Gmail/Outlook, reads STEP files, drafts a priced quote from your history, and books invoices in QuickBooks or Xero.

Price

Free (3 AI quotes/month); Solo $14.99/mo; Business $49/mo; Pro $99/mo (unlimited).

Best for

Very small shops (1-5 people) that want cheap quoting plus invoicing

Watches estimators' inboxes, turns RFQs with prints into drafts, extracts BOMs, and matches each line against your past won quotes.

Price

From $399/month for solo shops.

Best for

Fabrication and job shops with a large library of past quotes