Quoting Software for Electronics Manufacturing
Quote brings BOM cleanup, live supplier pricing and availability, costing, risk visibility, and approvals into one workflow, so teams can respond faster, stay consistent across quotes, and keep margins intact under real deadlines.
What is Quote?
CQ Quote brings BOM cleanup, live supplier pricing and availability, costing, risk visibility, and approvals into one workflow, so EMS teams can respond faster, stay consistent across quotes, and keep margins intact under real deadlines.
EMS Quoting Software - Quote PCBA Fast and Accurately. Win More Business
Get real-time pricing. Automate supplier research, analysis and costing. Send bid sheets with a single click. Cut down repetitive tasks and focus on strategy. Quote PCBA in minutes with CalcuQuote quoting software and shorten your sales cycle.
Quote Solution Processed Data
Trusted by 350+ EMS Customers Worldwide
Why Is Scattered Data Breaking Your Quotes?
When quoting inputs are spread across spreadsheets, inbox threads, portals, and ERP screens, four failure points keep repeating:
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Messy BOMs: incomplete fields, mixed cells, missing quantities.
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Pricing chaos: manual lookups, outdated stock, inconsistent lead times.
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Late risk discovery: lifecycle issues show up after supplier replies.
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Margin leakage: missed NREs, inconsistent labor and overhead logic.
How Does Quote Centralize Electronics Quoting Workflows?
Data Hub
| Central BOM, sourcing, costing, & quote history in one place. | |
| Contract pricing, market pricing, availability, and lead time pulled via APIs. | |
| ERP-connected internal data (inventory, IPNs, approved alternates) |
Quoting Automation
| Automated BOM scrubbing plus PDF reader. | |
| Automated material costing and selection. | |
| Automated quoting rules for markups, fees, and scenarios. |
Control and Traceability
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BOM health and risk visibility early. |
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ISO-compliant risk documentation. |
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Alternate approvals with a clear audit trail. |
How We Work: The RFQ-to-Quote Workflow
BOM Scrubbing and Insights
Automate BOM formatting and provide insights on potential risks
1. Clean up messy BOM and match MPNs.
2. Support rules based part classification and MPN histories.
3. Check compliance, availability and lifecycle issues on the fly.
4. Search MPN by description.
Parts Search and Supplier Negotiation
Collect real-time supply data and request better pricing in minutes
1. Instant access to contract pricing of millions of parts via API.
2. Exchange bid sheets with a single click.
3. Built-in approval process and workflows.
4. AI-powered alternate part suggestions.
Intelligent BOM and Labor Costing
Roll up materials, labor, overhead, PCB costs, and total cost of ownership, then apply consistent rules fast.
1. Intelligent auto-select based on sourcing strategy.
2. Highlight exceptions so you can focus on what matters.
3. Automatically calculate the total cost of ownership including materials, labor, overhead, markup and margin.
Generate Quotes & Reporting
Generate a customer-ready report, convert currencies, share approvals, and track status and outcomes across teams.
1. Format quotes and set up follow-up reminders.
2. Custom configurations based on your needs.
3. View all RFQs and filter by assembly status, due date, customer, order type, owner, and more.
4. Track win/loss rates.
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| Task 💻 | Manual Process 🔴 | With Quote ✅ |
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BOM Intake |
Reformat files, fix mixed cells, chase missing quantities. | Import BOMs and standardize rows with BOM scrubbing and PDF BOM support. |
BOM Changes |
Version confusion, manual diff checks. | Quote and BOM comparison to track changes over time. |
Gathering Supplier Pricing |
Visiting 5-10 distributor websites, copying prices to sheet. | Pull pricing, availability via 50+ sources automatically. |
Availability |
Manual lookup per part, stale stock. | Real-time stock levels updated continuously. |
Material costing |
Spreadsheet rollups with inconsistent assumptions. | Total cost of ownership calculation that includes materials, labor, overhead, markup, and margin. |
Volume price breaks |
Email back-and-forth with suppliers, manual tracking. | Volume Price Agreements and automated workflows for negotiation and tracking. |
Risk + alternates |
Lifecycle risks found late, alternates tracked in email. |
BOM Health analysis, compliance and lifecycle checks, and AI-powered alternate suggestions. |
Quote output |
Manual formatting and currency conversion. | Quote Report and Currency Conversion. |
Compare options |
Spreadsheet filters and copy-paste. | Automated materials, labor, overhead, margin to compare faster. |
Explain the number |
Hard to show the trail | Quote history and quote tracking in one place. |
Time Required |
2-4 hours per BOM. | 5-10 minutes per BOM. |
BOM intake and cleanup
When quoting inputs are spread across spreadsheets, inbox threads, portals, and ERP screens, four failure points keep repeating:
✓ Messy BOMs: incomplete fields, mixed cells, missing quantities.
✓ Pricing chaos: manual lookups, outdated stock, inconsistent lead times.
✓ Late risk discovery: lifecycle issues show up after supplier replies.
✓ Margin leakage: missed NREs, inconsistent labor and overhead logic.
Supplier data and material costing
Use current supplier data without manual lookups.
✓ Automated supplier data gathering via APIs.
✓ Automated material costing and volume pricing negotiation workflows.
✓ Total cost of ownership calculations for clearer pricing decisions.
Supplier collaborate
Send bid sheets and collect responses in one place.
✓ Supplier Collaboration Portal for bid sending and receiving.
✓ Structured responses with consistent fields for faster comparisons.
✓ Less email back-and-forth, clearer status on what is pending.
Internal collaboration & approvals
Bring engineering, purchasing, and sales into one quote record.
✓ Internal collaborative workflow across teams.
✓ Alternate part management and approval workflow with an audit trail.
✓ Customer Portal option for quotes and updates, anytime access.
Risk visibility and documentation
Catch risk early and document it cleanly.
✓ Proactive BOM health and supply chain risk visibility.
✓ ISO-compliant risk documentation for audits and customer trust.
✓ AI-powered part intelligence for classification and alternate suggestions.
Manufacturing and PCB costing
Built to function as estimating software for electronics manufacturing.
✓ Flexible labor costing module to match your model.
✓ Smarter PCB costing for better decisions across suppliers and turn times.
✓ Rules-based costing for repeatable quotes across programs.
Quote outputs and reporting
The quoting software for electronics manufacturing produces outputs you can act on.
✓ Custom quote report formatting.
✓ Currency conversion for global quoting.
✓ Custom reporting for team-specific dashboards and exports.
Integrations, scaling, & security
Fit Quote into your stack and scale across sites.
✓ ERP Integration
✓ Multi-site support
✓ GovCloud hosting (ITAR) option for controlled programs
Cast Studies EMS Teams Can Relate To
Pride Industries
See how quoting transformation with CalcuQuote cut Pride Industries’ RFQ turnaround time, helping them respond to opportunities faster than ever.
✓ 40% faster RFQ turnaround
✓ Consolidated multiple systems into one workflow
✓ Reduced errors
East West
East West Manufacturing Enterprises scaled their quoting with CalcuQuote, handling higher RFQ volumes while maintaining speed and accuracy across complex builds.
✓ Doubled quotes without adding headcount
✓ Cut manual effort
✓ Improved BOM import & supplier data access
MW.FEP
After choosing CalcuQuote, MW.FEP had a smooth, guided onboarding with a dedicated CalcuQuote specialist to ensure a fast and successful rollout.
✓ 33% increase in quote volume
✓ 20,000+ line items priced in just one year
✓ Leveraged distributor integrations to dramatically speed up pricing and quoting throughput
The Partner Ecosystem Around Quote
Quote connects to an ecosystem of partners so supplier inputs, PCB quoting, and business systems can stay connected inside the RFQ-to-quote flow.
Our partner network covers
➔ Supplier partners
➔ Industry associations
➔ PCB partners
➔ Elisa IndustriQ group
The Partner Ecosystem Around Quote
Quote connects to an ecosystem of partners so supplier inputs, PCB quoting, and business systems can stay connected inside the RFQ-to-quote flow.
Our partner network covers
➔ Supplier partners
➔ Industry associations
➔ PCB partners
➔ Elisa IndustriQ group
Quote Faster With Less Rework & More Control
Replace spreadsheets and fragmented sourcing with a single quoting flow built for electronics manufacturing.
Frequenty Asked Questions
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Quote is CalcuQuote’s quoting product for electronics manufacturing, built to run the RFQ-to-quote workflow in one place.
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Yes, via the PDF reader and BOM scrubbing flow.
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Yes, Quote includes a supplier portal so you can send bid sheets, collect structured responses, and track what is pending.
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Yes, through API-based supplier data pulls that include pricing, stock, and lead time.
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Yes, multi-site support is available, with options for larger organizations.
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Yes, GovCloud hosting (ITAR) is available as an option.