Most estimating tools guess. GaugeFactor models the material.
A shop's price should follow the real material → sale-price relationship: you buy stock in standard units, pay for the drop, mark material up separately from labor, and re-price when prices move. GaugeFactor does exactly that — with decimal-exact math and a canonical unit system that stays honest whether you work in feet or millimetres.
One engine skins itself for 25+ trades — CNC machining, signs, countertops, roofing, flooring, woodworking, vehicle wraps, screen printing, welding, concrete, decking and more. Every material price is yours to edit, saved as a shop default, and every quote can be saved, re-priced, bundled into multiple lines, and reconciled against what the job actually cost.
And when it's time to get paid, GaugeFactor invoices too — turn a saved quote into a clean, professional invoice in about a minute, or bill ad-hoc service calls, repairs, and small jobs directly. One tool from estimate to invoice.
It runs entirely in your browser — nothing to install, no account to create. Open it, enter your real prices once, and quote.
What it does
Built to quote accurately — nothing you don't need.
Material-Aware Pricing
Prices the raw stock actually consumed — drop and waste included — then marks material up on a sliding scale, separate from your labor margin.
25+ Trades, One Engine
CNC, signs, countertops, roofing, flooring, woodworking, wraps, screen printing, welding, concrete, decking and more — each with its own real cost drivers.
Saved & Multi-Line Quotes
Bundle several priced lines into one quote, freeze the basis, and re-price weeks later when material moves — every save keeps a version.
Invoicing
Turn a saved quote into a clean, professional invoice in about a minute — or bill service calls, repairs, and ad-hoc jobs directly. One tool from estimate to paid.
Quoted-vs-Actual Reconciliation
Record what a job actually billed and cost at close, and see how your estimate held up — an accuracy loop that compounds into your own numbers.
Imperial & Metric
Both first-class and unit-invariant — the same physical job prices identically in feet or millimetres, with prices shown in your units.
Runs In Any Browser
Nothing to install and no signup. Works on desktop or phone; your prices and quotes stay in your browser.
Try it in your browser
The full estimating engine is free. Open GaugeFactor, set your real material prices once, and get a material-accurate quote in a couple of minutes.
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