Industrial part cost estimator: from your drawing to a line-by-line price
The right price for your part, line by line.
Upload the drawing. RFQdecoder reads it, writes the manufacturing routing and prices every step: material, operations, scrap, overheads, margin.
5 free estimates without an account, 20 a month with a free account.
Machined parts, sheet metal, plastics, electronics: all costed from the drawing.
One method for every process: material, machine time, setups, scrap, overheads and margin, line by line.
A real costing, told in four steps
Scroll: the drawing is read, the stock is cut, each operation adds to the price. Prices as of 5 October 2026, excluding anodising, dedicated tooling and shipping.
Received a quote? Check it before you sign.
Drop your supplier quotes as PDF next to the drawing: the tool reads prices, tooling and quantities, then shows each supplier’s gap. Quotes are not stored.
That is €776 on an order of 200 parts. The two lines to discuss:
- machining, €2.42 above the calculated machine time;
- overheads, applied to a higher base.
Example quote for illustration. RFQdecoder recalculated price: €22.62.
Line by line, with the machine time
Each gap is tied to a line and its assumption: you know what to negotiate, and why.
Quantity sets the price.
Setups are paid once
From 1 to 1,000 parts, the price tends towards the variable cost. The full table comes with every costing.
In your ERP, or right inside your AI assistant.
{
"part": "BTC-120-80-45",
"quantity": 200,
"lines": [
{ "item": "Material", "eur": 7.72 },
{ "item": "Machining", "eur": 9.98 }
],
"unit_price_eur": 22.62
}Claude, Le Chat, Cursor
An API key and an MCP server: the same engine, the same breakdown, in JSON. 5 free estimates a month.
Get a keySimple pricing, no subscription required.
The same engine for everyone
On the site, through the API or from an AI assistant: the same engine and the same line-by-line breakdown.
Processes
From machined parts to circuit boards
Machined and formed parts
Sheet metal
- CuttingLaser and punching, by material and thickness
- BendingBends, setups, handling
- Stamping and blankingPress, tool, rate per part
- Tube bendingBends, handling, bender setup
Plastics and assembly
- Injection mouldingMould, cycle time by material, mould change
- WeldingWelds, tacking, wire and arc time
- Welded assembliesSeveral parts, one assembly routing
Electronics
- Printed circuit boardsSolder paste, SMT placement, reflow, test
- Cables and harnessesCutting, stripping, crimping, connectors
Surface treatment (anodising, zinc plating, painting): on any part, on a separate line. Accepted drawings: PDF, DXF, STEP.
Who it is for
One file, one click
No form to fill in first: upload the part, and the tool only asks what the drawing does not say.
Buyer
Received a quote? Upload the drawing and compare line by line: material, time, rate, margin.
Design engineer
Export the STEP file from CAD and see what drives cost before the design is frozen.
Project manager
A price range to set the budget, without waiting for every supplier to answer.
Developer
An API key or an MCP server: your tools and AI agents send the drawing and get the cost breakdown in JSON. See the API and MCP
Work it out yourself
Calculators and price benchmarks
Machine hour rate
Depreciation, energy, maintenance, tooling, operator: the cost of one hour of a machining centre.
Machined part cost
Material, operations, scrap, overheads and margin: the formula applied line by line.
CNC machining of a part
A real part costed step by step, and what makes the price go up or down.
Should cost of a part
What a part should cost, item by item, to discuss a supplier quote.
Laser cutting and bending
Cut length, bends and setups: the price of a sheet metal part, from one-off to series.
An injection mould
Published price ranges, and the weight of the mould in the price of each part.