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CUSTOMAKRShop Management for Small Manufacturers, Makers and Home-Based Businesses
Quote Anything. Build and Manage Everything.
Customakr prices your work from what your shop really spends: machine time and energy, labour by department, and material by weight, length, area, sheet or piece. Send a quote your customer approves online, run the job, get paid, and see what it really made.
- Free plan, no card needed
- Try it without an account
- Web app available now
- Ways to Price Material
- 5Weight, length, area, sheet, each
- Standard Material Sizes
- 3,000+Metal, plastic and wood
- Languages
- 5EN · FR · ES · PT · DE
- Currencies
- 100+Imperial or metric
Built For
Home-Based BusinessesSmall Fabrication3D PrintingCNC MachiningLaser CuttingPlasma CuttingWaterjetWelding and RepairWoodworkingMachine ShopsSignageLED LightingCustom PartsOther Small-Job Services
Stop Guessing. Stop Underquoting.
Quotes in Minutes
Pick the service, enter a few sizes and times. Builders and your saved operations do the rest, the same way every time.
Win the Job Faster
A clean branded quote, approved online with one tap, then a work order and an invoice your customer can pay by card.
Start Free. Upgrade When the Work Grows.
Most shops start on Free, move to Solo when they quote weekly, and choose Pro once customers order online and the crew needs work orders.
Free
Try real quoting on real jobs.
$0forever
Start Free- 3 quotes a month
- Hourly shop rate calculator
- Every quote type and the standard material library
- Material priced by weight, length, area, sheet or each
- Customers approve quotes online
- Quotes with a Customakr watermark
- Operations Board and job board with a time clock
- 1 machine
Maker
For hobbyists and one-machine sellers.
$4.17per month, $50 billed yearly
Choose Maker- Unlimited quotes
- Work out your hourly shop rate from your pay, overhead and billable hours
- Quotes without a watermark
- Your logo on quotes
- Invoices customers pay by card
- Customers approve quotes online
- Operations Board and job board with a time clock
- 1 machine
Solo
For home-based and one-person shops.
$15.83per month, $190 billed yearly
Choose Solo- Unlimited quotes
- Your logo on quotes
- Invoices customers pay by card, with payment reminders
- Progress billing by milestones or percent complete
- Tools, stock and supplier libraries
- Edit materials, prices and machines in a spreadsheet
- Export to QuickBooks and spreadsheets
- 5 machines
Pro
Win more jobs and see what each one really made.
$32.50per month, $390 billed yearly
Choose Pro- Everything in Solo
- Customer ordering page on the web
- Reads slicer files, G-code and DXF drawings for printers, CNC, laser, plasma and waterjet
- Batch pricing and job history with real profit
- Send work orders and estimates to employees
- Workflow capacity and machine maintenance
- Progress billing by schedule of values, with holdback
- Offer customers pay-over-time financing (US and Canada)
- Export all your data to CSV
- 25 machines
Team
One shared system for the whole crew.
$65.83per month, $790 billed yearly
Choose Team- Everything in Pro
- 5 users with roles
- Approve quotes before they are sent
- Shared machine, material and operation libraries
- Photos attached to quotes
- 3D model viewer and models on work order cards
- Live job profit as the work is clocked
- Employees limited to your shop network and approved devices
- Choose what each employee can see
- 100 machines
Prices in US dollars. Paid plans are bought in the iPhone and Android apps, which are coming soon; the App Store or Google Play will show the price in your currency and handle billing, renewal and cancellation. Every paid plan starts from the same free account, so nothing is lost when you upgrade.
Compare Every Feature
| Feature | Free | Maker | Solo | Pro | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limits | |||||
| Quotes per month | 3 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Machines | 1 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 100 |
| Users | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Quoting and Pricing | |||||
| Shop rate calculator that reads your power, gas and water bills on your device | |||||
| Workflow quotes with operations, departments and sub-assemblies | |||||
| Standard material library with more than 3,000 sizes | |||||
| Material priced by weight, length, area, sheet or each, with a waste allowance | |||||
| 3D print, CNC, laser, waterjet and sign calculators | |||||
| Electrical and LED lighting: LED, power supply and circuit planning, with an electrical parts library | |||||
| Electrical and weld inspection add-ons with your own fees | |||||
| Watermark-free quotes | – | ||||
| Your logo on quotes | – | ||||
| Modern and Bold quote layouts in your colour, without the app credit | – | – | |||
| Tools, stock and supplier libraries, with several contacts per supplier | – | – | |||
| Materials, material prices and machines edited in a spreadsheet and uploaded again | – | – | |||
| Slicer files, G-code and DXF drawings read on your device (time, material, cut length) | – | – | – | ||
| Batch pricing and job history with real profit | – | – | – | ||
| Photos attached to quotes | – | – | – | – | |
| 3D model viewer (STL, OBJ, 3MF, PLY, glTF, STEP) and models on work orders | – | – | – | – | |
| Customers and Getting Paid | |||||
| Customers approve quotes, drawings and change orders online | |||||
| Invoices with card payments (Stripe) | – | ||||
| Customakr fee on each card payment, on top of Stripe's fee | – | 1% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Payment reminder emails to customers | – | – | |||
| Refunds, full or partial, with numbered credit notes | – | ||||
| Progress billing by milestones or percent complete | – | – | |||
| Progress billing by schedule of values, with holdback withheld and released | – | – | – | ||
| Customer financing: customers can pay over time with Affirm (US and Canada) | – | – | – | ||
| Customer ordering page | – | – | – | ||
| Export your data (CSV, PDF) | – | ||||
| QuickBooks and spreadsheet export | – | – | |||
| Export all your data to CSV (owner) | – | – | – | ||
| A copy of your own personal data, as privacy law requires | |||||
| Running the Shop | |||||
| Operations Board, job board and a time clock on each operation, with warnings before hours run out | |||||
| Send work orders and estimates to employees | – | – | – | ||
| Workflow capacity and machine maintenance | – | – | – | ||
| Live job profit: quoted price against cost so far, projected to completion | – | – | – | – | |
| Crew and Access | |||||
| Team roles and shared libraries | – | – | – | – | |
| Approve quotes before they are sent | – | – | – | – | |
| Choose what each employee can see | – | – | – | – | |
| Shop network, approved devices and screenshot protection for employees | – | – | – | – | |
01Workflow Quoting
Build the Job the Way Your Shop Runs It
Lay out the job as operation cards: cut, bend, weld, finish, assemble. Each department charges its own rate, each machine its real hourly cost, and every material comes from your library on its own card.
- Sub-assemblies that feed the main assembly
- Hover any card to see its settings, click to edit
- Your services decide which departments and operations appear
02Materials and Machines
Material Priced the Way You Buy It. Machines Priced by the Hour.
Price each material on the basis your supplier uses: by the pound or kilogram, the linear foot or metre, the square foot or square metre, the sheet, or each. Customakr converts between them from the published weight and the sheet size, and adds your waste allowance for offcuts and scrap. Add your machines, including tabletop and homebuilt ones, and it works out what an hour really costs, energy included.
- More than 3,000 standard sizes of metal, plastic and wood, with published weights
- A waste allowance on every material
- LED, power supply, wire and conduit parts you price yourself
- Price changes flow to new quotes
- Tool wear and consumables included
033D Printing, CNC, Laser and More
Quote Every Job Type
3D printing, CNC machining and routing, laser and waterjet cutting, welding and fabrication, woodworking, signage and one-off custom parts each get a calculator built for the job. On Pro and Team, Customakr reads your slicer files, G-code and DXF drawings on your device and fills in print time, material, cut length and pierces.
- FDM and resin printing with real machine costs
- CNC routing, milling, turning and engraving
- Waterjet, CO2, fiber and diode lasers
- CNC, laser, plasma and waterjet programs timed from G-code
- Sign builders with LED, power supply and circuit planning
- Electrical inspection for illuminated work and weld inspection for structural work, as add-ons
04Run the Shop
See the Whole Shop on One Board
The Operations Board opens with Needs Attention: late jobs, quotes about to expire, overdue invoices and people waiting on you. Shop Status shows each department as a colour-coded stage with its own shape and label, so you can see where work is flowing, slowing or stuck. Accepted quotes become work orders on the job board, where your crew clocks time on each operation.
- A time clock on every operation, with a warning before quoted hours run out
- Live job profit as the work is clocked (Team)
- Choose what each employee can see (Team)
- Workflow capacity and machine maintenance (Pro and Team)
- Stock on hand with low-stock warnings, and suppliers with several contacts each
05Win It, Run It, Get Paid
From Quote to Paid Invoice in One Place
Send a branded quote and an approval link. Your customer accepts online, approves drawings and change orders, and pays the invoice by card into your own Stripe account. Bill long jobs in stages, and let reminder emails chase what is due.
- Progress billing by milestones, percent complete or schedule of values with holdback
- Payment reminder emails before and after the due date
- We never keep our fee on money you refund
- On Pro and Team, customers in the US and Canada can pay over time with Affirm, subject to eligibility
- Email alerts when customers decide or pay
- Approve quotes before they are sent (Team)
Everything a Custom Shop Needs to Quote, Run and Get Paid
Quote and Price
Workflow Quotes
Every operation on its own card, by department, with sub-assemblies that feed the main assembly.
Material on Every Basis
Price material the way you buy it: by weight, linear foot, square foot, sheet or each, with a waste allowance for offcuts and scrap.
Machine Time and Energy
Hourly cost from what the machine cost, how long it lasts and the power it draws. Homebuilt and tabletop too.
Snap Your Power Bill
Customakr reads your real electricity rate and monthly utilities into your shop rate. The bill is read on your phone or in your browser, never uploaded, and you check every number.
Reads Your Files
On Pro and Team, slicer files, G-code and DXF drawings are read on your device for print time, material, cut length and pierces.
Edit Prices in a Spreadsheet
On Solo and above, download your materials, material prices and machines as one spreadsheet, edit it in Excel, Google Sheets, Numbers or LibreOffice, and upload it again. You see every change before anything is saved.
A Calculator for Every Service
3D printing, CNC, laser, waterjet, welding, woodworking and signage, each priced from its own inputs.
Electrical and LED Lighting
LED modules, strip and neon flex, power supplies with headroom, amps and a circuit estimate, plus a library of electrical parts you price yourself.
Inspection Add-Ons
Offer electrical inspection on lit work and weld inspection on structural work, at the fees you are charged.
Win the Job and Get Paid
Online Approval
Customers accept quotes, drawings and change orders from a link. No account needed.
Invoices and Card Payments
Invoices customers pay by card, straight into your own Stripe account, with reminder emails before and after the due date.
Progress Billing
Bill long jobs by milestones or percent complete. On Pro and Team, bill by schedule of values with holdback withheld and released.
Customer Financing
On Pro and Team, customers in the US and Canada can choose to pay over time with Affirm, subject to eligibility. You are paid up front.
Email Alerts
Hear the moment a customer approves, pays or sends a request.
Run the Shop
Operations Board
Needs Attention lists what is late or waiting on you. Shop Status shows every department in colour, shape and words, so a bottleneck stands out.
Job Board and Time Clock
Accepted quotes become work orders. Your crew starts and stops the clock on each operation, and is warned before the quoted hours run out.
Real Profit
Job history compares what you quoted with what the work really took. On Team, each open job's profit updates as the work is clocked.
Per-Employee Access
On Team, the owner chooses which menus, customers, suppliers, quotes and work orders each employee can open.
Built for Crews
Roles, shared libraries, approval before sending, and work orders sent to the shop floor.
Suppliers and Stock
A supplier library with several contacts for each supplier, and stock on hand with a warning when it runs low.
Your Data, Exported
Send customers and invoices to QuickBooks, and quotes and job profit to a spreadsheet. On Pro and Team, the owner can export everything to CSV.
Made for Small Shops
Home-Based Businesses
A setup for one person working from home: a small machine set, small custom work and starting figures to edit.
Try It Without an Account
Quote real jobs on your device first. When you create a free account, your setup and quotes come with you.
Works Where You Work
Five languages, more than 100 currencies, imperial or metric, on phone, tablet and computer.
Up and Quoting This Afternoon
- 01
Tell Us What You Offer
Pick your services. Departments, operations, currency and language are set for you.
- 02
Add Your Rates and Machines
Your shop rate, each machine and your material prices. Snap a utility bill to fill in your real power rate. The sample quote shows how it all fits.
- 03
Quote, Send, Get Paid
Save the quote, send the link, and turn the approved job into a work order and an invoice.
Questions
Do I need an account to try it?
No. Tap "Try without an account" and quote real jobs on your device. When you create a free account, your setup and quotes come with you.
What kinds of shops is it for?
Small custom shops and home businesses of every kind: 3D printing, CNC, laser, plasma and waterjet cutting, welding and small fabrication, woodworking, signage and other small-job services. It is sized for small jobs and small crews rather than large structural steel projects.
Where do the prices come from?
From your own numbers: your shop rate, each department's rate, what your machines cost to run and your material prices. A standard library of common shapes and sizes gives you a head start, and you price each material the way you buy it: by weight, length, area, sheet or each.
Can it read my power bill?
Yes. Take a photo of your electricity, gas or water bill, or choose an image or PDF on the web. Customakr finds the usage, the billing period and the charges, works out what each kWh really costs, and averages several bills. The bill is read on your device and is not uploaded or kept. You check every number before it goes into your shop rate, and you can always type the figures in.
Can my customers approve without the app?
Yes. You send a link; they review the quote, drawings or change order in a browser and accept with their name. You see the decision right away.
What does the Free plan leave out?
Free quotes still reach your customers, by link or as a PDF, with a Customakr watermark. Nothing else can be exported on Free: shared PDFs of work orders and invoices start with Maker, and CSV and spreadsheet files with Solo. A copy of your own personal data stays available on every plan, as privacy law requires.
How do card payments work?
You connect your own Stripe account. Customers pay your invoice by card and the money goes to your Stripe account, less Stripe's fee and a small Customakr fee shown before you turn it on.
How do refunds work?
Refund all or part of a payment from the invoice. Card and Affirm payments go back through your Stripe account, and cash, cheque or e-transfer refunds are recorded. Your customer gets a numbered credit note, and Customakr gives back its own fee on every card refund. Stripe keeps its processing fee.
Can my customers pay over time?
On Pro and Team, a shop in the US or Canada can offer financing through Affirm on its own Stripe account. The quote tells the customer they can pay over time, and the card link includes Affirm. You are paid up front and Customakr's fee stays the same. Financing is provided by Affirm, subject to eligibility, for consumers in the US and Canada; Stripe and Affirm decide which businesses and customers qualify, and sales to businesses are not eligible.
Are there iPhone and Android apps?
They are coming soon. Today Customakr runs as a web app in the browser on your phone, tablet or computer, and the apps will use the same account.
Can I use it on my computer?
Yes. The web app has a full desktop layout with menus, and uses the same account as your phone.
What do you do with my data?
Your quotes, customers and prices are yours and are never sold. We measure how the app is used (which screens and features) to improve it, without your customers' contact details or your sales figures. See the privacy policy.
Your Next Quote Could Take Five Minutes.
Start on the web today, on your phone, tablet or computer.
The iPhone and Android apps are coming soon. Try the web app now, no account needed.