Esticraft

Fabrication estimating software for job shops

Quote the work.
Not the spreadsheet.

Esticraft gives custom job shop estimators a fast, flexible way to build BOMs, route every operation, price material and labor, and turn complex work into a number they can trust.

Built in a fabrication shop. Used on real quotes.

Esticraft’s real dark interface showing the BOM view for fictional project DEMO-2001, with six parts, ten work centers, routing costs, purchased material, outside services, and a $15,384.29 total

Built for the estimator between the RFQ and the ERP.

BOM

Flexible line-item structure

ROUTE

Process-level labor costing

QUOTE

One trusted sell price

The core

A quoting engine built around the BOM.

Every fabrication estimate starts as elements, materials, quantities, and operations. Esticraft keeps that structure easy to change—so your manufacturing quote moves as fast as the RFQ does.

01 / BUILD

Manipulate the BOM without fighting it

Add, duplicate, regroup, and revise line items quickly. Quote laser parts, machined components, weldments, and assemblies in the same estimate.

02 / ROUTE

Cost every operation

Assign work centers, setup time, run time, and quantities at the element level. Labor updates instantly as the route changes.

03 / MATERIAL

Price material your way

Track sizes, weights, quantities, scrap, and markup without burying the logic in a spreadsheet formula nobody wants to touch.

04 / REVIEW

See the whole estimate

Roll up material, labor, outside services, routing, and sell price in one summary before the number leaves your desk.

A cleaner path to a number

From drawing packet to reviewed estimate.

01

Start the estimate

Capture the customer, project, revision, assumptions, and due date.

02

Build the BOM

Break the work into elements with material, quantity, and purchased content.

03

Route the work

Add operations from cutting and machining through welding and finishing.

04

Review the sell

Check the rollup, adjust the quote, and export the result.

Replace the template

Keep your ERP. Lose the estimating spreadsheet.

Esticraft is not another ERP rollout. It focuses on the part of the workflow many shops still handle in Excel: building the estimate itself.

The spreadsheet way

  • Formulas hidden across tabs
  • Rates copied between versions
  • Routing logic rebuilt by hand
  • Changes ripple unpredictably
  • One file becomes the process

The Esticraft way

  • BOM structure stays visible
  • Work-center rates stay consistent
  • Routing is attached to each element
  • Costs recalculate as the job changes
  • The estimate is ready for review

Straightforward pricing

Start solo. Add the shop when it fits.

Simple monthly pricing for estimators and small teams. No ERP bundle and no sales call required to understand the plan.

Solo

For an independent estimator or one-person quoting desk.

$49PER MONTH
1 userFull quoting enginePDF & spreadsheet export
Request Solo access

Team

For a shop that needs Esticraft access for multiple estimators.

$129PER MONTH
3 user licensesFull quoting engineAdditional licenses $29/mo
Request Team access

Questions

What shops usually ask first.

Is Esticraft an ERP?

No. Esticraft is focused on the estimate: BOMs, routing, material, labor, and the final sell price. It is designed to fit before the ERP, not replace everything after the quote.

Is it only for fabrication?

No. The structure is process-agnostic: line-item elements with their own material, quantity, and routing. That works for fabricated assemblies, laser-cut parts, machining, weldments, and mixed-process jobs.

Can we use our own shop rates?

Yes. Work centers carry the rates and costing logic you use, so estimates reflect how your shop actually prices labor.

Can I export an estimate?

Esticraft supports PDF and spreadsheet exports so the estimate can move into the rest of your quoting workflow.

What does fabrication estimating software calculate?

Esticraft organizes the BOM, material, purchased items, outside services, work-center rates, setup time, run time, and markup that contribute to a reviewed sell price.

Can Esticraft replace an Excel quote template?

Yes. Esticraft is designed to replace the estimating spreadsheet while fitting before your existing ERP. It keeps BOM structure, routing, and cost rollups visible as the RFQ changes.

Get closer to a trusted number

Your next estimate does not need another spreadsheet.

Early access

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