The Job Shop
Operating System

— The Job Shop Operating System —

Purpose-built metal fabrication quoting software for laser, plasma, waterjet, and sheet metal job shops. Not a spreadsheet. Not rocket science. Fast, accurate quotes that win work.

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Built for the Shop Floor.
Not the Boardroom.

Quote Jobs in Minutes, Not Hours

Stop rebuilding the same quote from scratch every time. Torch Quote remembers your shop rates, your materials, and your processes. You just fill in the job — it does the math.

Made for Fab Shops — Not Rocket Scientists

Built by someone who quotes jobs for a living. No enterprise bloat. No six-week onboarding. No IT department required. Open it this morning. Quote your first job before the coffee's cold.

Your Entire Quote on One Screen

Labor, materials, outside processes, vendor costs — everything visible at once. No jumping between tabs. No lost data. Your whole job, start to finish, in a single view.

Know Your True Overhead. No More Guessing.

Finally understand your real overhead percentage and true profit margin. Stop guessing what a job costs to run. Quote with numbers you can stand behind — and win more work because of it.

If You Run a Fab Shop,
This Was Built for You

Most quoting software was built for enterprise manufacturers with IT departments and six-figure budgets. Torch Quote was built for the shop owner who's quoting at 9pm on a spreadsheet, trying to figure out if a job is actually worth taking. We've been there. We built the tool we always wished existed.

Laser Cutting Shops Plasma Cutting Waterjet Shops Sheet Metal Fabrication Structural Steel General Fabrication Custom Metal Work Job Shops

Answers Straight
from the Shop Floor

What is the best quoting software for a small fabrication shop?

Torch Quote is fabrication quoting software built specifically for small job shops — laser, plasma, waterjet, sheet metal, and general fab. Unlike enterprise platforms that require months of setup, Torch Quote is operational the same day. It handles labor, materials, outside processes, overhead, and margin in one screen, starting at $39/month.

How do fabrication shops calculate job costing and overhead?

Most small fab shops either guess their overhead percentage or inherit a number from someone else. Torch Quote calculates true overhead based on your actual shop rates, applies it correctly to labor only (not materials), and gives you a real gross profit number per job — not a guess. The built-in overhead calculator walks you through your actual costs so you know exactly what it costs to run your shop per hour.

Can Torch Quote handle laser cutting, plasma, and waterjet quoting in the same job?

Yes. Torch Quote supports multiple labor types in a single quote — waterjet, laser, plasma, shop labor, and design time can all live in the same job. Each process has its own rate and time unit. Chain groups let you bundle multiple operations into one clean line item on the customer-facing quote.

How much does fabrication quoting software cost?

Torch Quote starts at $39/month — no annual contract, no setup fee, no credit card required to join the Founders Club. Enterprise alternatives like Paperless Parts and JobBOSS² run $200–$500+/month and require demos, sales calls, and IT setup. Torch Quote is built for the shop owner who wants a tool that works, not a platform that requires a consultant.

What's Coming

Material Library — Steel, aluminum, stainless, brass, and plastics with real weights and dimensions built in.

Outside Process Tracking — Powder coat, anodizing, plating, and bead blast — quoted with the right markup.

Lead Time Management — Know your longest lead time at a glance. Give customers the right date, every time.

Quote Status Tracking — Draft, Sent, Accepted, Lost. Know exactly where every job stands.

Overhead Calculator — Free tool that calculates your real overhead percentage. Stop guessing what your shop costs to run.

Customer-Facing Quotes — Send a clean, professional quote your customer actually wants to read and sign.

The Job ShopOperating System

Built for the Shop Floor.Not the Boardroom.