Paperless Parts
CPQ software
Job shop management software
Quote management software
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What is Paperless Parts
Paperless Parts is a manufacturing quoting and workflow platform used by custom manufacturers and job shops to generate and manage quotes for machined and fabricated parts. It centralizes RFQs, part data, pricing logic, and customer communication to support faster and more consistent quoting. The product emphasizes manufacturing-specific inputs such as part geometry, materials, processes, and historical job data, and it integrates with common CAD and ERP/MRP environments.
Manufacturing-specific quoting workflow
The product is designed around job shop RFQ intake, part review, and quote generation rather than generic sales quoting. It supports capturing manufacturing attributes (materials, processes, tolerances, quantities, lead times) that directly affect cost and price. This reduces reliance on spreadsheets and ad hoc email threads for quote preparation. It also helps standardize how different estimators build quotes across a shop.
Centralized RFQ and quote tracking
Paperless Parts provides a single system to track RFQs, quote status, revisions, and customer interactions. Teams can see what is pending, who owns each quote, and what information is missing. This improves handoffs between sales and estimating and reduces duplicate work. It is particularly useful for shops handling high RFQ volume with many similar parts.
Data reuse for pricing consistency
The platform is built to reuse historical quoting and job information to support more consistent pricing decisions. Estimators can reference prior work, similar parts, and past outcomes when building new quotes. This can shorten quoting cycles and reduce variability between estimators. It also supports reporting on win/loss and quoting throughput to identify process bottlenecks.
Not a full ERP replacement
Paperless Parts focuses on quoting and pre-production workflow rather than end-to-end job shop operations. Capabilities such as detailed production scheduling, shop floor execution, inventory control, and accounting typically require an ERP/MRP or other systems. Buyers expecting a single system for quoting through invoicing may need additional software. Integration scope and ownership of master data should be clarified during evaluation.
Manufacturing learning curve
Effective use depends on configuring quoting logic, cost drivers, and internal workflows to match how the shop estimates work. Teams may need to standardize how they interpret drawings, capture assumptions, and manage revisions to get consistent results. Initial setup and change management can be non-trivial for shops moving from spreadsheets. Ongoing governance is often required to keep pricing inputs current.
Limited fit for non-job-shop sales
Organizations selling standardized products or services may find the manufacturing RFQ and part-centric workflow less relevant than general-purpose CPQ or proposal tools. The product is optimized for custom part quoting rather than complex subscription packaging or document-centric proposals. If the primary need is contract generation, e-signature, or rich proposal content, additional tools may be required. Fit is strongest where CAD/drawing-driven quoting is central.
Plan & Pricing
No public tiered or per-seat pricing is published on Paperless Parts' official Pricing page. The site directs visitors to "Get Pricing Information" / request pricing (contact sales) rather than listing plan names, prices, or per-user rates. Official site notes and partner-specific offers found:
- Official Pricing page: no public prices; request a quote / contact sales required. (See pricing page).
- Partner/feature free offerings on official site: PEMConnect® — "sponsored by PEM", "your account is free" (free account for PEMConnect).
- TechMate® (MSC TechMate) — described on official site as "Fast. Free." / "Get it for Free" (free support app).
- Online Metals integration promotion: "Get Your Free, One Seat Subscription for a Year!" (one-year free, one-seat subscription for the OnlineMetals integration).
- MSC partnership (knowledge base): MSC customers receive a 14-day trial with full capabilities; at end of trial MSC provides one free seat for a year; additional users described at $10/month/user in the MSC KB article for MSC customers.
Because no public standard plan/pricing table is published for the core Paperless Parts quoting product, no tiered pricing table could be compiled from the official site.
Seller details
Paperless Parts, Inc.
Boston, MA, USA
2017
Private
https://www.paperlessparts.com/
https://x.com/paperlessparts
https://www.linkedin.com/company/paperless-parts/
