Spindlewise
Spindlewise is a cloud-based quoting application for small CNC milling and turning shops. Shops configure their own machine, labour, material and overhead rates, then build quotes with multiple quantities and setup or programming costs allocated across each batch. It can measure STEP and IGES models for blank size, volume, holes, slots and pockets, and read specified details from engineering drawings. Teams can send quote links for buyers to review and accept online with a purchase-order number. After work is won, job travellers and shop-floor time logging connect the estimate to production, helping shops compare quoted costs and hours with actual results. The service also supports importing shop data from spreadsheets and exporting won quotes to accounting software or CSV.
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GreenMargins
Most landscaping quotes go out without anyone knowing the real cost behind them — labor burden, travel time, trailer wear, supplier runs, and overhead quietly eat the margin. GreenMargins was built by the owner of a working landscaping company to fix exactly that. Enter the job (or dictate a 60-second recap in the truck and let AI draft it from your own price catalog), and GreenMargins calculates burdened labor, drive time from the customer's address, materials with supplier markup, overhead per billable hour, and disposal trips — then shows gross profit and margin live before the quote is sent. After the job, log actuals and see variance so the next quote is sharper. Self-serve setup in about 15 minutes. From $47/month, 14-day free trial, no credit card.
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QuoteBuddy
QuoteBuddy is a cloud-based quoting application for machine shops, job shops, and sheet-metal fabricators. It analyzes technical drawings uploaded as PDF, PNG, or JPG, extracting dimensions, holes, tolerances, material, and part type. Shop-configured machines, materials, routing, hourly rates, and markups help calculate production times and costs. Estimators can review evidence for extracted values, adjust pricing inputs, and generate a customer-ready PDF quotation. The workflow supports CNC milling and turning, as well as laser, waterjet, or plasma cutting of sheet metal. QuoteBuddy is designed for shop owners, estimators, and sales or technical staff who prepare quotes from customer drawings. The free plan includes unlimited AI quotes for 30 days, then three per month. Paid monthly plans start at €149 for up to 100 quotations per month. Annual billing saves about 17%.
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Asytra Quote
Asytra Quote helps machining shops replace slow, inconsistent manual quoting with automated CNC cost calculation from 3D CAD. Estimators upload a STEP or IGES file; Quote recognizes machinable features, recommends a milling, turning, or combined route, and prices the part from the shop's own machine rates, materials, and margins.
Quote ships in two forms that share the same analysis engine. Quote Dashboard ($129/mo) is for internal estimators: upload parts, review the route and cost, bundle multi-part quotes, and export customer-ready PDF or Excel. Quote Widget ($299/mo) embeds on the shop's website so visitors upload files, pick material and quantity, and see indicative pricing. Leads arrive with the CAD file, estimate, and contact details.
A 7-day free trial covers both. An optional DFM add-on ($30/mo) flags manufacturability issues. Available in English, French, Dutch, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, and Simplified and Traditional Chinese.
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