Manufacturing Quoting & Estimating Software
Win More Work.
Protect Every Margin.
You need to win more work without taking on jobs that eat up your time, capacity, or money. Our manufacturing quoting and estimating software helps you:
- Know your costs before you quote
- Check capacity before you commit
- Protect your margins from the start
- Build realistic schedules you can actually deliver
The right jobs start with knowing what you’re taking on. Talk to an expert or take our assessment to see where a few simple changes could make the biggest difference.
Join the manufacturers winning more work
Every great run starts before production
The chance to win a customer begins the second an RFQ hits your inbox. Before you send a quote, you need clear answers:
- Can we make a profit on this?
- Do we have the capacity to deliver?
- Can we meet the customer's timeline?
Get these answers wrong, and the rest follows. Manufacturing is a chain of decisions, and the first decision, whether to take the job, shapes everything that comes after.
Why manufacturers struggle to win profitable work
Most manufacturers lose margin because the commercial side of the business operates separately from the operational side. Each department uses it's own system to keep information. When records are scattered, it's harder to make quick decisions.
This might look like sales teams working in one system, estimators relying on spreadsheets, and engineering keeping product information elsewhere. The result? Production not learning about a job until after the customer has already been promised a delivery date.
Winning more work doesn't solve these problems. Winning the right work does.
Better manufacturers ask better questions
The highest-performing manufacturers don't focus on quote volume; they focus on quote quality. Before committing to a job, they ask whether the work will be profitable, if it fits their capabilities, if they can deliver on time, what risks exist before production begins, and whether they have the information needed to execute successfully.
Those answers don't come from instinct. They come from connected operational data.
It's time to win more work
Contact our team today and see how we're helping businesses like yours win more work everyday.
How our software helps deliver results for SMBs
Connected workflows
Get a clear view of every opportunity without manual updates. Connect estimating, quoting, costing, and order management so your team can make better decisions before production ever begins.
Elevated communications
Make sure every run starts with completed requirements. Give sales, engineering, and production access to the information they need to respond quicker.
Empowered pipeline
Manufacturers using our estimating and quoting software have reported cutting quote turnaround time by as much as half while improving quote accuracy, giving sales teams the confidence to bid on more of the right work.
Business outcomes you can count on
Respond faster
Reduce quote turnaround times and improve responsiveness without sacrificing accuracy.
Improve quote accuracy
Build estimates using real manufacturing data, costs, and operational insight instead of assumptions.
Protect profitability
Understand expected margins before accepting work, not after production begins.
Set better customer expectations
Align delivery commitments with actual production capacity and operational realities.
Improve operational readiness
Ensure engineering, purchasing, and production begin every job with complete, accurate information.
Connect the work from quote to production
Connect the information from estimating and quoting through order management and production.
Solutions that help you plan better
At ECI, we provide software designed around the realities of different manufacturing environments while supporting the same business decision: winning the right work. Depending on how you manufacture, we provide purpose-built solutions to help you win profitable work:
JobBOSS2
Job shop software built for job shops and make-to-order manufacturers that need fast, accurate quoting without enterprise complexity.
M1
ERP platform built for discrete and mixed-mode manufacturers managing complex production.
Deacom
Industry-specific ERP for batch and process manufacturers that need formulation-aware costing and quoting.
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Win work with greater confidence.
See how ECI helps manufacturers respond faster, protect margins, and start every production cycle with better decisions.
