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Comparison
| Tool | Category · rank | Tier · score | Free | Paid | Best for | Hands-on test |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FabEngineer Pro | Quoting & estimating · #1 | B 7.8 | Free plan: 8 tools, no card | Pro $29/mo or $249/yr, all tools, no per-seat fees; 7-day free trial | 1–10 person welding and fab shops quoting from DXF files and bar stock | Hands-on test coming |
| Accuracy Quoting | Quoting & estimating · #2 | B 7.6 | No free plan; 5-day free trial | Starter $20/mo; quoting seats $12/mo; view-only seats $2/mo; work orders +$7/mo; bundles $27.55 and $51.30/mo | Shops quoting laser-cut flat parts, structural shapes and weldments | Hands-on test coming |
| JobQuote IQ | Quoting & estimating · #3 | B 7.2 | 14-day free trial | Solo $79/mo (1 user); Shop $149/mo flat, unlimited users; Shop Plus $249/mo | Machine, sheet metal and fab shops of 3–15 people quoting at a desk | Hands-on test coming |
| Bead Board | Job tracking & shop board · #1 | B 7.4 | Free trial | $99/mo flat, unlimited users and jobs | 1–10 person welding shops replacing the whiteboard | Hands-on test coming |
How these are scored: the same formula as the rest of ToolTier (0.4×Quality + 0.2×Ease + 0.2×Price/Value + 0.2×Momentum; tiers S ≥ 8.8, A ≥ 8.0, B ≥ 7.0). Quality and ease come from each vendor's published features and independent reviews, not our own hands-on tests yet. Our founder is a working structural steel fitter. He'll test these tools on made-up practice jobs, and each card says "hands-on test coming" until that test is done and written up. Prices are from the vendors' own pricing pages, checked Oct 19, 2026. Rankings are never for sale. How we rank · How we make money.
Never paste or upload a customer's confidential drawings, prices or job details into any AI tool unless your customer and your shop allow it. Use made-up numbers to try a tool first.
FAQ
What's the cheapest welding quoting software?
Accuracy Quoting starts at $20/mo, and FabEngineer Pro has a free plan with Pro at $29/mo. Both list free trials.
Can I quote welding jobs from my phone?
Bead Board ($99/mo flat, unlimited users and jobs) has native phone apps that work offline and does line-item quotes. JobQuote IQ is web only.
Should I just use a spreadsheet?
If you quote a few jobs a month, yes, that can be fine. Quoting software pays off when the same rates, markups and weld times need to be applied the same way on every quote, by more than one person.
Does ToolTier have a quoting tool of its own?
Our founder builds FitUp Quote, a quoting tool for small fab shops. Because we own it, it's not ranked here and never will be.
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