Sales
Quote builder
Draft quotes from your past prices, check the margin, and follow up automatically.
For machine shops, fabricators & small manufacturers
Quote jobs faster. Never stop for a missing part.
Quotes take hours, and material runs out halfway through a job. I build a simple tool for quoting and stock. One fixed price, from $3,000. You own it.
Next free call:
Free 20–40 minute Zoom call. No pressure, no obligation.
Not a manufacturer? See:Cleaning & facilitiesContractorsDistributorsEquipment dealersAccountants & consultantsProperty managersRepair shopsStaffing agenciesTrucking & logisticsAll businesses
LIVE
Open quotes$126,000
Need follow-up5
Won this month$58,400
RFQ 5521 · Hill AeroBracket, 6061 · 200 pcs
$8,900Drafted by AIRFQ 5517 · Delta PumpsHousing, cast · 50 pcs
$14,200Follow-up sentRFQ 5512 · Orr MachineryShaft, 4140 · margin 9%
$3,100Low marginRFQ 5498 · Lake ValveFlange · 120 pcs
$9,750WonJobs running14
Late3
Shipped this week9
WO 1847Brackets · Machine 3 · due Fri
$8,900On trackWO 1851Housings · waiting on material
$14,200Material lateWO 1853Shafts · Machine 1 · due Tue
$3,100In progressWO 1844Flanges · inspection due
$9,750Check dueStock value$96,000
Running low6
Slow stock$7,400
M-6061Aluminium bar 6061 · 3 left
×40Reorder nowM-4140Steel bar 4140 · unused 11 months
$2,300Slow stockM-304Stainless sheet · order drafted
×12Order readyM-1018Steel plate
×80HealthyThree example builds. Yours is designed around your shop floor.
Built for
Machine shopsFabricatorsSheet metalPlasticsWoodworkingPrint shopsFood producersSmall factories
Fixed price$3,000starting price, agreed up front
Timeline1–2 weeksfor smaller builds, call to handoff
Ownership100% yourscode, data and hosting
The problem
Where small manufacturers usually lose money
Does one of these sound like your business? Tap one to see the fix.
Tap a leak to see the fix
See the difference
Quotes_and_stock (2).xlsx3 editors · 24 versions
| 1 | Customer | Part | Qty | Price $ | Material |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Hill Aero | Bracket 6061 | 200 | 8,900 | |
| 3 | Delta Pumps | Housing, cast | 50 | ||
| 4 | Orr Machinery | Shaft 4140 | 80 | 3,100 | In stock |
| 5 | Lake Valve | Flange | 120 | 9,750 | ✓ |
| 6 | (email) | Plate cut? |
JobsCopy of JobsSheet2
- Row 2 Material not checked: only 3 bars left
- Row 3 Priced from memory: margin unknown
- Row 4 Margin 9%: below your minimum
- Row 6 RFQ sitting in an inbox
yourshop.appLIVE
RFQ 5521 · Hill AeroDrafted from past jobs · material checked
Ready to sendRFQ 5517 · Delta PumpsPrice from your past jobs and material costs
DraftedRFQ 5512 · Orr MachineryMargin check: 9% is below your 20% minimum
Check marginRFQ 5498 · Lake ValveWon · work order and material list created
WonNew RFQ · emailAdded to the list with a reminder
NewToday: quotes start from scratch and stock is guessed. With your own tool: quotes are drafted from past jobs and material is checked before you promise a date.
Not sure which one is yours?
Every business is different. On the free first call we work out where yours is losing money.
Your number
What is it costing you?
Answer 5 quick questions. See a rough number for your business. No email needed.
Question 1 of 5
Tip: press 1–4 to answer
Your business may be losing about
$0
a year
Time lost to repetitive work (at $25/hour)$0
Profit on work that slipped (at 30% margin)$0
A $3,000 tool would pay for itself in —.
A rough guide from your answers, not a promise. The free call works out your real number.See what your software could look like
A free concept preview built from your answers, with your company's name on it. Takes 20 seconds.
What we build
Examples of what we build
Every build is made for your business. Here are a few ideas.
Operations
Parts & stock control
Reorder alerts, purchase orders drafted for you, and a list of dead stock.
Operations
Service scheduling
Book jobs, assign techs, and text customers when their machine is ready.
Operations
Inspection & job forms
Tablet forms with photos and signatures that become a clean PDF report.
Money
Invoice chasing
Polite reminders go out on time, and you see who owes what at a glance.
Money
Owner dashboard
The numbers you check every morning on one screen, pulled from your systems.
Sales
Lead inbox
Every web form, call and email lead in one list, with a reply sent in minutes.
Sales
Customer portal
Customers check job status, approve quotes and pay online without calling you.
Operations
Technician time tracking
Clock time per job from a phone, so every hour gets billed.
Money
Warranty claim tracker
Claims created automatically, deadlines counted down, short payments flagged.
Admin & AI
Document reader
AI reads invoices, forms and emails and fills in your system. A person checks it.
Admin & AI
Connect your apps
Your accounting, CRM and industry software share data, so nobody types it twice.
Admin & AI
24/7 customer answers
An assistant answers common questions and books jobs while you sleep.
Admin & AI
Team knowledge base
Ask "how do we do X?" and get your own process back, not a guess.
Your idea
Something else?
If your team does it by hand, in a spreadsheet or on a whiteboard, we can probably build it.
Tell me about it →4 simple steps
How it works
Call 1 · 20–40 min
YouD
Leak found$18,900 / yr
Free call
20–40 min on Zoom
You tell me what slows you down. I show you roughly what it costs.
FreeMockup
Fixed price$4,500Approved ✓
Free mockup and a fixed price
1–2 days later
See what your software will look like. Get one price in writing. No obligation.
FreeBuildReviewReview
You pay, I build it
1–2 weeks (small builds)
Happy with it? You pay the fixed price. Try it while it's being built.
You pay hereCodeDataDocsLive system
Yours
It's yours
Yours for good
The software, the code and your data. No licence fees and no per-user fees.
Yours to keepPricing
One fixed price. No surprises.
You know the exact price before you pay anything, and it never goes up.
starting at
$3,000
Your final price is set after the free call, based on how big the job is: the number of steps, connections to other software, types of user and special cases. Once we agree it, the number doesn't move. Scope creep is on us, not you.
- Written specification before any build starts
- Mid-process previews
- Hosting, domain and deployment set up for you
- Bug-fix window included after launch
- Source code, data and infrastructure handed over. You own everything outright
- No subscriptions, no per-seat fees, no licence to expire
Hire one more admin person$45,000 every year
A small buildfrom $3,000, once
Small
from $3,000
One job, done properly. For example a quote builder or a reorder alert.
- One main task
- Works on phone and computer
- About 1 week
Recommended
Medium
from $5,000
A few tools that work together and connect to software you already use.
- Two or three tasks
- Connects to one system you use
- 1 to 2 weeks
Large
from $10,000
One system that replaces several spreadsheets or tools.
- Several tasks and types of user
- Connects to several systems
- 2 weeks or more
Monthly costs
$0to me
~$50a month for hosting, paid to the host
+$20–100a month, only if it uses AI
Why it costs less
AI-assisted engineering handles the repetitive setup work in a fraction of the time. You pay for the part that's specific to your business: your workflow, your rules and the unusual cases. The saving comes from time, not from cutting corners.
Compared with a traditional software project
Old way
6 to 12 months
With us
1 to 2 weeks
Old way
$20,000+
With us
from $3,000
Your exact price comes after the free call.
Get my fixed price →Free guides
All guides →How to send quotes faster and win more jobsWhy quote speed wins work, six steps to faster quotes with healthy margins, and a follow-up schedule.Read the guide →How much does custom software cost?Price ranges by size, what drives the price, running costs, and simple maths to check if it's worth it.Read the guide →Custom vs off-the-shelf software: how to decideWhen to buy off-the-shelf, when custom is worth it, three-year cost comparison and questions to ask.Read the guide →
Questions
Common questions
Anything else? Ask on the free call. Read the guide: How to send quotes faster and win more jobs →
A note from Daniel
You deal with me from the first call to the finished software. I take on a few projects at a time, so each one gets proper attention. If custom software isn't right for you, I'll tell you on the first call.
DanielFounder, Backend for Businesses
We already have an ERP. Is this a replacement?
Usually not. A full ERP is big. This is a small tool for one or two jobs, like quoting or stock, that your ERP does badly or not at all. If your ERP already does the job, I'll tell you.
Who decides the price on a quote?
You do. The tool drafts it from your past jobs and material costs, and checks the margin. Your estimator reviews it and sends it.
Is the first call really free?
Yes. The 20–40 minute call is free, and so is the mockup. You only pay if you decide to go ahead.
When do I pay?
After you've seen the free mockup and agreed the fixed price, before the build starts. Nothing before that.
How long does it take?
Smaller builds take 1 to 2 weeks from the first call to handoff. Bigger ones take longer. You get the timeline in writing before you pay.
Do I really own it?
Yes. The code, the data and the hosting account are yours. No per-user fees and no lock-in. Any developer can pick it up later.
Does it work with the software we already use?
Often, yes. It can connect to what you use now, or replace a spreadsheet. We check on the first call.
What if we need changes during the build?
You try it while it's being built, so changes happen early. Anything genuinely new is priced separately, and nothing is added to your bill without your yes.
What happens after it's finished?
Bug fixes are included after launch. After that, I can look after it for a small monthly fee, or your own team can. Apart from hosting, nothing is needed to keep it running.
Who do you usually work with?
Any business with a process that's costing it time or money, from equipment dealers, contractors and repair shops to distributors, manufacturers, trucking companies, property managers, cleaning companies, accounting firms and staffing agencies. Usually the owner or operations manager, in a business where a lot of work still runs on spreadsheets, paper, or people chasing things by hand.
What kind of projects are you a good fit for?
Work that's too specific to your business for an off-the-shelf app: approval steps, your own pricing rules, warranty or compliance paperwork, customer portals, or getting two systems that don't talk to each other to share data. If you've tried a few software subscriptions and ended up back in a spreadsheet, that's usually a good sign we can help.
Can you build something that isn't on this page?
Yes. Everything on this page is an example. If a problem in your business can be solved with software, we can build it. Tell me the problem on the call and I'll tell you honestly if it's worth fixing.
Why does it cost so much less than a traditional software project?
AI-assisted engineering does the repetitive setup work in a fraction of the time. You pay for the part that's specific to your business: your workflow, your rules and the unusual cases. The saving comes from time, not from cutting corners.
Book a call
Book your free call.
A free 20–40 minute Zoom call. You find out what the problem is costing you, and what a fix would cost.
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