CalcuQuote's Customer Quotes

"It has sped up our process significantly, getting from the beginning of the process to 80-90% of the costing done in hours and days — rather than days and weeks."

Bill Gould | Sr. Director, Global Quotations

"Before CalcuQuote, the biggest heartache for us was just speed and efficiency. After obtaining CalcuQuote, we were able to efficiently finish everything quicker."

Ossiel Llamas | Buyer

"Using CalcuQuote was phenomenal. It was a game changer. Instead of having to come up with the labor standards and process the bill of materials, the BOM was scrubbed by the time I got it. A second set of eyes — I could review it and then populate by part class."

Tim Weldon | Commercial / Defense Manufacturing Engineer

"Quoting changed like everything for us. We were the same as everybody — we’d send out bills of material on Excel sheets to six or seven different vendors, get it back, get the ruler, go through it. We got tired of that, and it only took us a week after we found CalcuQuote to sign up."

Matt Miers | General Manager

"Before CalcuQuote, we had a lot of challenges when it came to different formats, leveraging our reporting team effectively across all the suppliers we had to be in communication with. There’s a lot of things to keep track of, and that was very challenging."

Glenn Unger | Supply Chain Analyst

"We’re using CalcuQuote. I don’t think we’re using it to the full extent — which is what we’ve discovered while we’re here."

Deb Gude | Director of Regional Quoting

"Before CalcuQuote, we were doing everything manually in Excel spreadsheets. Smaller quotes we could do within a week or two; larger quotes, package quotes, took a lot longer. Now with CalcuQuote it’s not as lengthy of a process, and we’re still able to send bid sheets through CalcuQuote."

Rebekah Thompson | Program Manager

"It is a very nice environment where we are able to share our insight on what we’re doing and how we do things."

Napaporn Vongpanish | Director of Process Management

"In the future, I look forward to seeing how CalcuQuote is expanding their architecture and adding new features — most importantly, AI."

Nicholas Cebula | Software Engineer

"CalcuQuote has absolutely helped us compete more effectively by enabling our single quoter/purchaser to effectively handle the work of two to three people."

Scott Regnier | Process Engineer

"I have never seen such a great staff that gets engaged and buys into your success."

Jay Patel | CEO

"I think the partnership is probably the best thing that I love about CalcuQuote, seeing them for the first time, nine years ago, and seeing where they are today at their ten-year anniversary, just impressive."

Margaret Cunha | Senior Director of Business Development

"So I upload a BOM, and in 5 minutes I know what my serious problems are, and I can spend my time to address those issues."

Sabrina Beck | Vice President

"CalcuQuote has made it so easy to get the best pricing in a quick manner. It has completely revolutionized how we quote our assemblies. Game changing!"

Stacey Martindale | Sales Executive

"My favorite thing about CalcuQuote is how easy it makes quoting from not having to do so much on spreadsheets. It does so much for you with its APIs, with being able to do all the math behind the scenes."

Benjamin Leclair | Program Manager

"CalcuQuote has changed our business in a number of ways. I would say the most significant is the amount of time it takes to process a quote, which really helps us to dial in on the BOMs and the quote that we're processing on, what we want to focus on. It gives us the ability to process something very quickly via APIs and sped up the quoting process immensely."

Cara Knott | Material Cost Manager

"If I was recommending CalcuQuote to another company, I would say do it. It’s definitely worth it. It’ll save you so much time and so much heartache."

Ossiel Llamas | Buyer

"My favorite thing about CalcuQuote specifically QuoteCQ is how we process all of our quotes. It makes quoting easy, and I'm not a person that likes to quote things. You got to be very precise if the data from that quote is being used for other metrics. So CalcuQuote allows quotes to be processed faster and easier, and especially with these updates that CalcuQuote pushes out."

Sam Hogg | Senior Program Manager

"I was surprised that a lot of people don't use the labor side of CalcuQuote. I've been using CalcuQuote since 2015 and that was actually a lifesaver for me. With labor, everybody had to come to me to do it because I had all the magic in my head. So once I was able to put that into CalcuQuote, I was able to train others, and it became a fairly easy task to accomplish. It definitely becomes an extension of your company."

Wayne Sanita | VP Operations

"Consider the Auto Select tool. The Auto Select tool is a great gold mine for buyers in quarters of life."

Alfonso Cartagena | Director of Information Technology

"I'm a senior buyer and I've been using CalcuQuote for one and a half years. I like it a lot because it also goes into Cetec really easily. It makes our jobs a half-time frame."

Mercedes Nihart | Purchasing Manager

"It’s a lot easier to manage and keep track of, especially with all the metrics inside the system, all the records it keeps, plus the automations and the required fields. It really helps to cut down on some of the back and forth — and that helps us save a lot of time."

Glenn Unger | Supply Chain Analyst

"CQ enables us to review pricing but also multiple scenarios depending on the customer’s requirements such as inventory on hand for quick turnaround. We also use CQ for buying. The time between getting the quote and receiving the order is sometimes weeks which means pricing and inventory positions have changed. So when we receive a customer order, we use CQ again for pricing and material availability."

Lee Reeves | Director of Inventory Management

"I would highly recommend CalcuQuote as a game changer for labor and material quoting as well as bill of material scrub. It’s just made a huge world of a difference as far as timing and accuracy."

Tim Weldon | Commercial / Defense Manufacturing Engineer

"We're in a really challenging environment right now, and some of the components are very difficult to find. That's where we need to put all of our effort. CalcuQuote has enabled us to distill down to those components that we need to pay the most attention to."

Sabrina Beck | Vice President

"Out of all the companies we've interacted with in the post-COVID era, CalcuQuote's people are truly the best to work with. They provide customer service that genuinely makes you feel valued and cared for, which is incredibly refreshing when working with individuals you can connect with, rather than just a nameless, faceless contact."

Scott Regnier | Process Engineer

"BOM Health monitoring is extremely intuitive and quick to use. It allows for me to provide my customers with a detailed health report on their BOM with the latest information from the top distributors. The value that we receive from the BOM Health reports is unmatched!"

Matthew Lund | Account Manager

"The new architecture: I’m really eager about that. I’m used to the old design, so everything changing threw me through a loop — but it makes it so much more ease. Everything’s just right there. You’re not pressing twenty million buttons. "

Rebekah Thompson | Program Manager

"I think the biggest impact has been our ability to leverage existing inventory to drive down the total $$ we have tied up in inventory. Prior to MSP it was a challenge for us to manage all of our substitute components across our customer base. Having visibility through MSP has helped with that tremendously."

Brant Littrell | Director of Supply Chain

"There are a lot of features I didn't know CalcuQuote has and that was good. I've had a fun time!"

Mercedes Nihart | Purchasing Manager

"I picked a lot of tips and tricks along the way and got to work with several industry experts to get their feedback on how they are using the tool."

Kyle Hungerford | Supply Chain Manager

"MSP is huge for us. During the parts shortage, we realized we did not have a functioning MRP — which I feel like a ton of EMS companies don’t because of the alternates situation. As soon as we turned MSP on with CalcuQuote and Cetec, you could just watch our inventory level go down. It tries to drive you to zero on inventory."

Matt Miers | General Manager

"My biggest takeaway from Accelerate is that it's kind of a hub for people from all over the world to come to talk about solutions to similar problems."

Sam Hogg | Senior Program Manager

"I had a great time connecting with all the people who are in the same industry, which gave me a lot of insight on what other people do."

Napaporn Vongpanish | Director of Process Management

"It's seriously been nice to hear and share their experiences and how they are using the technology. Get some ideas on what we could do. So I would highly highly recommend it."

Matt Miers | General Manager

"My favorite thing is definitely talking to other contract manufacturers that are not regional, so we have competitors regionally, but I'm meeting so many CMs from other states dealing with the same problems but with different solutions. We're just bouncing ideas off each other."

Sam Hogg | Senior Program Manager

"I would come back to the conference. I picked up a lot of knowledge and got to connect with other industry veterans who have been in the space a lot longer than me."

Kyle Hungerford | Supply Chain Manager

"A 100-line item BOM that used to take approximately two hours to price out now takes only 10-15 minutes with CalcuQuote."

Scott Regnier | Process Engineer

"I would recommend Accelerate conference because there is a lot of value to come out here and really to get into think tank with like-minded people: industry leaders, product team from CQ. Also the user community; speaking with them and hearing their challenges is cathartic in a lot of ways, and it creates a sense of community. "

Chris de Leon | CEO

"This group is really special, it's a small group. You get a lot more of the customer feedback of the pain points and what they're really seeing, what they really need for next steps, and it just gives us a better takeaway of what we should then be talking to our internal teams about for investment and future state, so that's what I like about it. "

Margaret Cunha | Senior Director of Business Development

"I attended Accelerate last year, and I got a lot out of it. So this year I obviously wanted to come back, and I had to sell the team some higher-level decision-makers to tag along with me this time. It's all due to what I got out the last year and the high-level, big picture, macro view of some of the problems."

Sam Hogg | Senior Program Manager

"I would come back to the conference. I picked up a lot of knowledge, not only on the tool itself but getting to connect with other industry veterans who have been in the space a lot longer than me. I've got to see their side of how their business works in terms of distribution. "

Kyle Hungerford | Supply Chain Manager

"One key takeaway to share from this conference is the one that gets back to people factor. We all resort to meeting each other remote online, having webinars which is all great, but there is a difference when you make an extra effort to travel to see gathering of people from different locations. It gives you a bigger sense of purpose. "

Chris de Leon | CEO

"Before CalcuQuote, most of our challenges were related to an outdated system that we used. The platform was not editable. We weren't able to incorporate anything into the newer technologies. APIs were limited and not very flexible, and we had a lot of difficulty trying to get them to upgrade the system."

Bill Gould | Sr. Director, Global Quotations

"Out of the conference, I got to meet a lot of cool people. Specifically, I did meet one other EMS owner, and I'm excited to start talking to him. We're both on the hunt for good MES (Manufacturing Execution System) software. This other person is also interested in new ideas and has the exact same pain points. It'll be nice to connect and see what we decide on."

Raj Vora | Manufacturing Engineer

"About Accelerate I like that it's nice to meet the extended community and know that there is that type of culture that I am trying to recreate in my company; it's nice to see that you guys are effectively able to do it. I would recommend Accelerate conference because there is a lot of value to come out here and really to get into think tank with like-minded people."

Chris de Leon | CEO

"Now that I’ve been a part of Accelerate, I’m eager to go back to my team and tell them all the advantages of what’s to come and how CalcuQuote is still evolving — especially with the implementation of AI."

Rebekah Thompson | Program Manager

"About two years ago, I was at APEX and your CEO was speaking. He asked, “Who in the room is using CalcuQuote today or who is about to?” That’s when I looked around and everyone in the room had their hands raised but me... that’s when I realized - I’m the idiot!"

Anonymous | CEO

"The culture you are building in your company is clear to see and quite infectious! Your customers understand the value and welcome the warmth, fun and experience you provide to them in your product and in your people!!"

Margaret Cunha | Senior Director of Business Development

"It's good to see some of the common problems that people are having. We're having some of the same issues that they are but then it seems like all those problems? CalcuQuote has the answers ... or knows about the issues and is working on them. "

Benjamin Leclair | Program Manager

"As my first time here at a CalcuQuote conference, I would definitely come again. The information I learned is so valuable and will save my team tons of time."

Nicholas Cebula | Software Engineer

"I started my journey been going to IPC events, SMTA events, and then from that journey, it brought us to CalcuQuote. We've decided and launched CalcuQuote internally, and then the next step was to be part of the CalcuQuote events and organizations. We can learn what we don't know and become better."

Jay Patel | CEO

"Come and spend the time, it's worth the investment, not only for what you learn from the CalcuQuote team, but what you learn from the other folks in the industry that are living the same pain points that you're living."

Margaret Cunha | Senior Director of Business Development

"CalcuQuote only made my team more productive by bypassing the endless variations of the process and getting to the questions that really mattered."

Robert Donavan | CEO

"Since we began our implementation with CalcuQuote, I think we improved our standardization and outreach a lot with our suppliers."

Glenn Unger | Supply Chain Analyst

"It was easy to see that countless projects completed by CalcuQuote have given them the experience to not only get the work done but shorten the effort by already knowing the best way to go about it."

Robert Donavan | CEO

"To someone who hasn't been using CalcuQuote for the start, I would tell that CalcuQuote sells itself. Anyone who costed a BOM themselves, which I've done for many years, it's an easy sell. It's the user interface and the innovations that are constantly coming out keeps you up with the times."

Chris de Leon | CEO

"The seamless connection between quoting and purchasing is particularly useful and time-saving."

Scott Regnier | Process Engineer

"If I had a friend who was maybe interested in CalcuQuote, I would tell them if you're not using software to quote, you're not quoting correctly. If you're not using software to quote; start because then once you get one feature, you will start looking at the next feature and every day you might capture something."

Raj Vora | Manufacturing Engineer

"The most significant result is just efficiency and time. We don’t have to waste too much time figuring out some of our pricing, and we’re actually able to tackle the biggest challenges we have when it comes to quoting."

Ossiel Llamas | Buyer

"I have confidence that I can copy older CalcuQuote labor on the same parts. I’ll review it of course, but I know it’s going to be pretty close — labor is labor. The price may have changed; the labor is still typically the same."

Tim Weldon | Commercial / Defense Manufacturing Engineer

"On new compliance: our quality-assurance manager, I had to put his tongue back in his mouth. We have more companies dealing with European standards, and this is kind of a click-of-a-button for just a ton of information."

Matt Miers | General Manager

"I've been a CalcuQuote customer for several years now. It has changed the way we quote and interact with our supply chain. It's giving us a new perspective on how our supply chain behaves in the way of lead times and allocations. I would recommend to take a look at CalcuQuote!"

Alfonso Cartagena | Director of Information Technology

"My favorite thing about CalcuQuote is the CalcuQuote team truly and how responsive they are. When I have trouble, whether it's a feature I would like to see or something that's not quite working. The customer support team is there and willing to help and resolve the issue quickly so that I don't feel alone facing this trouble and getting frustrated."

Cara Knott | Material Cost Manager

"Hi CalcuQuote Team, Your support has been invaluable. Thank you for being a source of inspiration."

Moti Ben-Zur | Director of Quality and Engineering

"Our experience so far with CalcuQuote has been fantastic, the customer service is amazing but most of all what you will get out of it is a quote managment system at very bare minimum. With their low cost, even if you don't use every single feature, if you just have quote management software that can manage it at the indivisual part number level, you will already start saving money in time instantly."

Raj Vora | Manufacturing Engineer

"Based on all the stand-ups and the discussions, I feel like we’re way behind. So this has been great for us to come to. We’re getting lots of input."

Deb Gude | Director of Regional Quoting

"As a software engineer, something I picked up on is CalcuQuote’s expansion of their architecture. Going from a monolith to microservices is very important for a business, and I see this improving them in the future."

Nicholas Cebula | Software Engineer

"We are seeing measurable ROI from CalcuQuote. We recently were working on a project where we needed to quote 20 different assemblies for a customer, each with unique quantity requirements and a three-week deadline. CalcuQuote’s multi-quantity quoting, real-time distributor inventory awareness, and attrition management enabled us to meet this demand efficiently, reinforcing our commitment to an exceptional customer experience."

Monica Wallace | Supply Chain Supervisor

"Partnering with CalcuQuote has revolutionized our quoting process. What once required the use of four separate tools—two spreadsheets, an in-house system, and a cloud platform—has been streamlined into a single, efficient cloud- based solution. This transformation slashed our quote turnaround time by an impressive 40%, enabling us to respond to opportunities faster than ever before."

Andrew Williams | Director of Product Engagement

"Then you get like-minded people together, we all can get to the place that we want to go a lot faster by relying on each other and learning from each other."

Jay Patel | CEO

"CalcuQuote keeps it really fresh, really raw, which I like. It's got a real young vibe."

Margaret Cunha | Senior Director of Business Development

"We could see that CalcuQuote’s team cared about customers as much as we do. From leadership down to support, they were invested in our success. That made the decision easier."

Mario Soosaipillai | Chief Financial Officer 

"The onboarding process was remarkably smooth and fast. After just a few hours of training, we were able to complete and send out our first quote."

Scott Regnier | Process Engineer

"The most significant impact we’ve had has been from the speed and flexibility of the system — in particular, the ability to use APIs and the pricing selection processes. We’re able to use multiple fields, multiple characteristics, to be able to get pricing."

Bill Gould | Sr. Director, Global Quotations

"This is my first time as an Accelerate attendee, and today I have learned a lot of things that CalcuQuote will be able to help with for our organization."

Napaporn Vongpanish | Director of Process Management

"My experience at Accelerate has always been great — we’ve been coming for three or four years. The presentations and new features are great, but the best part is the other EMS companies. We’re all having the same problems. I get as much out of the friendly competitors as I do from some of the seminars."

Matt Miers | General Manager

"This is my first time at Accelerate. So far, it’s been exhilarating. It’s been a great experience, and I learned a lot about how I can apply CalcuQuote to our company to speed things up."

Nicholas Cebula | Software Engineer

"If I were recommending CalcuQuote to anybody looking at a system, I’d tell them to look at the capabilities of the system. We did a lot of research on the different functions and capabilities that were needed, and we found that CalcuQuote had everything we needed. But the key for us was actually the team behind the system — people as engaged as we are, as committed to our partnership and making us successful. That has made a huge difference in how effective the implementation has gone."

Bill Gould | Sr. Director, Global Quotations

"It made it easier and gave me more time to look at the documentation more thoroughly and come up with more accurate labor standards in a shorter amount of time."

Tim Weldon | Commercial / Defense Manufacturing Engineer

"We’ve actually met up with some of our competitors who are willing to give us a hand on getting my team up to speed — and that’s what we’re going to do over the next couple of months."

Deb Gude | Director of Regional Quoting