Your real cutting tables
Prices come from your own cutting tables for mild steel, stainless and aluminium by thickness, and your real machine settings. Import them from CSV.
Flat sheet laser quoting
FlatQuote
Quote flat sheet laser parts from DXF or STEP files. FlatQuote works out cut length and pierces, shows how the parts sit on the sheet, and prices the job on your own sheet prices and rates.
Features
What FlatQuote does
DXF layers
Tell FlatQuote what each layer means: Cut, Fold, Etch or Ignore, so only real cutting is priced.
Draw a Part
No DXF needed. Pick from 26 shapes, type the sizes and add holes. Works for your shop and for customers on the storefront.
True shape sheet nesting
Parts nest by their real outline on the sheet, with holes and inner cut-outs shown.
Describe your part
The customer speaks or types the part, and it is filled in for them to check.
Zip Manager included
Once a quote's accepted, track the job through manufacture to despatch, with part labels, packing notes and despatch notes ready to print.
- Instant quotes from DXF and STEPDrop several files in at once for one combined quotation.
- Sheet size picker and marginsPick the sheet sizes you stock and set the edge margins used for nesting.
- Customer database and pricingGive each customer their own markup, discount, minimum charge and quantity breaks.
In TubeQuote and FlatQuote
- Customer listEvery customer, their pricing and their quotes in one place.
- Quote editing with autosaveChange anything on a quote and it saves as you go.
- A4 PDF quotesClean A4 PDF quotes with your T&Cs.
- Lead time per quoteSet a shop default and edit it on any quote.
- Material gradesGrades per material, picked on each quote line.
- Price lists with valid-till datesKeep supplier prices current, with a date they run to.
- Staff-only cost breakdownYour team sees the costs behind a price. Customers never do.
- VAT or sales tax by countrySet the right tax for each country you sell to.
- Orders pageAccepted quotes in one list, ready to invoice and open as a job.
- Quote archive and status coloursSee where every quote stands at a glance, and archive the old ones.
- Instant Quote Front add-onOptional storefront so customers can price, order and pay for their own jobs. Coming soon.
Instant Quote Front · £15/month add-on · coming soon
Your own storefront, open all hours
A premium branded storefront where your customers price, order and pay for their own laser cut parts, then follow the job to their door.
- Part
- Material
- Options
- Finishing
- Checkout
- What are you making?Customers describe a part in words or by voice, attach an image, or pick a template and size it. Disc, bracket, tray, flange, L-plate and mounting plate templates. DXF and STEP upload still work.
- Step tracker and live pricePart, Material, Options, Finishing, Checkout, with a sticky price summary that animates as they choose, and trust badges up top.
- STEP assembly splittingEvery part listed with a 3D thumbnail, identical parts grouped with quantities, and bolts and bought-in parts skipped.
- 3D and fold previewQuote links show each part in 3D, with a fold preview for bent parts.
- Your brand, your lookLight, Dark or Auto theme, and an editable header with your logo, text, badges and background.
- Accounts or guest checkoutCustomers check out as a guest or sign in to My account for quotes, orders, invoices, addresses and one-click reorder.
- Buy now with cardStripe card payment, so customers can pay and place the order there and then.
- Economy, Standard or ExpressCustomers pick the lead time that suits them, and the price updates to match.
- Order progress and trackingQuote pages show order progress from quoted to delivered, with live tracking and courier or Pallet Track links.
Live demo
Try Sheet Utilisation
Set a material, thickness, part size and quantity to see how the parts sit on the sheet, the utilisation %, the remnant left over and a price. The real FlatQuote works from your DXF and STEP files and your own rates.
Demo, example figuresParts per sheet-
Sheets-
Utilisation-
Remnant-
Sheet 1
Parts Remnant Edge margin
| Material | - |
| Cutting time | - |
| Setup | - |
| Quote total (ex VAT) | - |
| Price per part | - |
Demo, example figures. Not a real quote.
Inside the app
See FlatQuote at work
Real screens from the current build, shown with demo data. Click any image to open it full size.
Draw a Part
No DXF needed. Pick a shape, type the sizes, add holes and slots, or describe the part out loud.
Sheet Utilisation
See the most efficient way to lay the parts on a sheet, the utilisation % and the remnant material left. A preview and estimating tool.
3D and fold preview
Quote links show each part in 3D, with a fold preview for bent parts, plus Economy, Standard and Express lead times.
STEP assembly splitting
Drop in a STEP assembly and every part is listed with a 3D thumbnail, identical parts grouped with quantities, and bolts and bought-in parts skipped.
Layouts
Sheet-by-sheet layouts for every material and thickness in the job.
Material database
Sheet prices by material, thickness and size, plus density and gas prices.
Pricing matrices
Machine rates, pricing settings and cutting conditions by material and thickness.
Screens show demo data only. Figures marked PLACEHOLDER in the app are sample values, not real rates.
The plan
What you get with FlatQuote
One plan with everything you need to quote flat sheet laser work.
FlatQuote
For shops with a flat sheet laser.
- Instant quotes from DXF and STEP files
- Sheet Utilisation preview: layout, utilisation % and remnant
- True shape sheet nesting with holes and cut-outs
- DXF layers: Cut, Fold, Etch, Ignore
- Draw a Part and Describe your part
- Material and sheet price database
- Machine rates and cutting conditions
- Customer database and pricing
- PDF quotes
Unlimited quotes
Unlimited users
Includes Zip Manager
No lock-in contract
£495 setup + £89/month
Our promise
No lock‑in. No per‑quote fees. No surprises.
One setup fee to get your machines, materials and prices loaded in, then one flat monthly fee. Every plan includes unlimited quotes, unlimited users and Zip Manager, with training and support included. No lock-in contract.
- Unlimited quotes
- Unlimited users
- Zip Manager included
- Training and support
- No lock-in contract
FlatQuote pricing
FlatQuote is a one-off setup fee plus a monthly fee. Running a tube laser too? The bundle saves you money.
Unlimited quotes on every plan, with no per-quote fees.
FlatQuote
Quoting for shops with a flat sheet laser.
Unlimited quotes
Unlimited users
Includes Zip Manager
No lock-in contract
One-off setup
£495
Monthly fee
£89/month
First-year cost
Get early access
£1,563
One-off setup plus 12 monthly fees
Best value
TubeQuote + FlatQuote bundle
TubeQuote and FlatQuote, for shops running both a tube laser and a sheet laser.
Unlimited quotes
Unlimited users
Includes Zip Manager
No lock-in contract
One-off setup
£795 Save £195
Monthly fee
£155/month Save £23/month
First-year cost
Ask about the bundle
£2,655 Save £471
One-off setup plus 12 monthly fees. £3,126 bought separately.
Coming soon Instant Quote Front add-on
Let your customers price their own laser cutting jobs, any time of day. For TubeQuote and FlatQuote.
£15/month
Add-on
The bundle includes TubeQuote and FlatQuote. Instant Quote Front is coming soon at the listed price.
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