Inexpensive quoting software

[shepfu]

Hello All, I am looking for recommendations for an inexpensive Offset Print quoting system. I have a small 4/5 color shop with one 5 color komori. Looking for something basic and easy to use. Budget of around $1000-$1500. Any help is greatly appreciated!!!

[david m. baker]

We use an Excel spreadsheet in our inplant digital shop. Setting up the formulas was the hardest part of establishing this tool, but once you have that in place, it's really the easiest, cheapest, most available solution out there. And, if you don't want to spend one thin dime on it, you can always go to OpenOffice.org and download their freeware suite, which includes a spreadsheet application that behaves entirely like Excel.

I can e-mail you the tool I use (minus any proprietary information) if that would help.

Cheers,
-d-

[davec]

Hi David
Any chance of a copy? Minus your prices of course!!
This is exactly what I'm looking for!

Thanks
Dave

[david m. baker]

Sure! Shoot me an e-mail to david_m_baker@troweprice.com and I'll reply with it attached.

[Keith]

I have been using Morning Flight for three years now. I can't imagine running my shop without it. It is definitely within your budget and saves time from writing your own.

http://morningflight.com/

Keith

[cityhunter731]

Hi,

Anybody have idea or experience the Precal Prodist MIS software, the software works like excel.
I agree David i think spreadsheets is more easy and most accurate estimating tools,
Coz t tried an Australian based MIS unfortunately hasn't been used, lots of mistakes
In calculations or maybe the trainer is not that well verse, in short gives a lot of headache.
Can I possibly ask the spreadsheets your using.

[PrintTriks]

I use Morning Flight as well.

[Miskozim]

I am using a software called Millenium Order Entry. Purchased it on eBay for app 300US$. Works very well for me. Go to "Printing" in eBay, US and search "estimating".
Another option is a Spanish software, Logic-Print. This is their site, LOGIC PRINT: Print Estimating and Management Software for Printers.. The prices they quote are discounted by 70 - 80% if someone wants to buy. Software looks quite good and professional and for couple of hundreds is a bargain.

[acacia print]

I looked into Morning Flight and found that it was not as easy to use as I had hoped for. It seemed a bit confusing with unfamilier icons, and the way it worked through things didnt make sence.... Maybe it's just me.

[dender]

We bought Logic Print last week and is already in production: really easy to use. I will report more as i use it.

They have 2 versions:
www.logic-print.com/en (metric system)
www.logic-print.com/us (inches/pounds)