Quote turnaround calculator for machine shops

How much is quoting costing your shop, and what would faster quotes be worth? Plug in your own numbers. Everything runs in your browser and nothing is sent anywhere.

Your shop

Your numbers

Today, every month

Hours spent quoting–

Cost of that time–

Jobs won–

Revenue won–

Cost per job won (quoting time only): –

With faster quotes

Hours freed / month–

Value of hours freed / year–

Extra jobs won / month–

Extra revenue / year–

–

How this is calculated

Hours quoting = RFQs × hours per RFQ. Cost = hours × your shop rate.
Jobs won = RFQs × win rate. Revenue = jobs won × average job value.
Hours freed = hours quoting × time-saved %. Extra jobs = RFQs × win-rate gain (in points).
The two "faster quotes" inputs are assumptions. We haven't found a solid public study measuring how quote turnaround changes win rates for job shops, so start conservative and use your own win/loss history if you track it.
Revenue is not profit. Extra jobs also need machine capacity you may not have.

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Ways to speed up quoting

Follow up on every open quote. A reminder at day 3 and day 7 is free with n8n, Make or Zapier.
Stop retyping prints. Drawing readers like Werk24 pull dimensions and tolerances off PDFs.
Reuse past jobs. Machine Research searches similar parts you've already quoted.
Consider quoting software. Take the quoting software picker, or read best quoting software for small job shops and Paperless Parts alternatives.