QuotedPartComparisons · Updated 2026-10-30
Is QuotedPart a good alternative to Dashnode?
Price one of your own parts: Drop a STEP model or PDF drawing — about 90 seconds, no account.
Your part priced in about 90 seconds, no account.
It depends on what you need at the end. Dashnode is an AI CNC costing tool: you upload a STEP file, pick material and quantity, and download a cost breakdown. It is built for speed and volume, and Dashnode says it can cost thousands of files a day. QuotedPart covers the rest of the quote: it reads the RFQ email and PDF print as well as the model, prices every quantity break at your rates, and sends a quote page the buyer accepts with a PO. If you need cost numbers fast for many parts, Dashnode is the closer fit. If you need a sent quote, QuotedPart is.
See how QuotedPart connects to your workflow with its API, MCP server, autonomous quoting and shop-specific learning.
Side by side
Dashnode's column comes from its own pages, read on October 30, 2026. Its pricing page lists Growth, Scale and Enterprise plans but shows no prices; each plan has a "Get Detailed Quote" button. We found no ERP integration on the pages we checked.
| Dashnode | QuotedPart | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | No prices published; Growth, Scale and Enterprise plans are quoted on request | $199/month per shop, billed monthly |
| Try it | 100 free credits to try instant costing, no credit card | 14-day trial, every feature, no card |
| Inputs | STEP/STP CAD file plus material, quantity and optional preferences | STEP/IGES models measured in the browser, DXF flat patterns, PDF drawings read; a part can be priced from the PDF drawing alone |
| Your rates | Shop machine hourly rates, custom operations and lead-time logic can be set | Every quantity break priced automatically in about 90 seconds from editable setup and run-time formulas at the shop's own rates, so each number traces to a formula rather than an AI guess |
| Volume | Bulk costing: thousands of files in a day; DFM analysis and part management are listed features | Unlimited users, quotes and parts |
| Output | Output is a downloadable cost report used to generate quotes or negotiate with suppliers | Branded quote page where the buyer picks a quantity and accepts with a PO, a PDF, or the shop's own Excel quote format filled in; won quotes become orders |
| ERP | No ERP or accounting integration named on the pages checked | Send to JobBOSS² (estimates, routing and quote via ECI's API); Export for JobBOSS (on-premise); CSV and Excel export for any other system |
Where Dashnode is stronger
Dashnode is built around one job, costing a CNC part from its model, and it is made for doing that at volume. It lists bulk costing, DFM analysis and part management. Its customers include costing service providers and OEM buyers checking supplier prices, which a shop-side quoting tool doesn't serve. You can try it without a card on 100 free credits. Dashnode says its machining-time estimates are around 90% accurate. That is the vendor's own figure, so test it on parts you have already run.
- Choose Dashnode if you cost many STEP files and need the cost report itself, for example to check supplier quotes.
- Choose it if your team already sends quotes from another system and only needs the cost behind them.
Where QuotedPart fits better
Most RFQs to a US job shop arrive as an email with a PDF print, sometimes without a model. Dashnode starts from a STEP file. QuotedPart reads the print for material, finish, tolerances and notes, and can price a part from the drawing alone, listing its assumptions. The output is a quote the buyer can accept with a PO, not a cost report. The price is published, and JobBOSS² and JobBOSS users can send the quote straight in.
QuotedPart is weaker on bulk costing and DFM, and it doesn't serve buyers costing other shops' work. ITAR parts go in the ITAR vault: files encrypted in the browser before upload, and the AI never reads them.
Test both on the same part
Both tools let you try them free. Pick a part you have already made and know the real hours for, and run it through both.
- Upload the same STEP file and enter the same material, quantity and machine rate.
- Compare the machine time each gives against your actual hours, not against each other.
- Check what you would still do by hand before the buyer gets a quote: reading the print, adding finish and outside services, setting quantity breaks, sending.
- Note what each costs at your monthly volume. Dashnode only quotes its price on request.
Sources and limits
Claims are dated where they can change. Product calculations are examples from the stated inputs, not a promise about a customer's quote. Competitor wording is attributed to the source shown.
- Dashnode: AI CNC costing software that started in India; upload a CAD file and get a cost breakdown without CAM (their words: “we’ve spent over two years perfecting the only AI-powered CNC Costing Software in India, and now, we’re bringing this cutting-edge technology to you.”) — source (checked 2026-10-30)
- Dashnode: No prices published; Growth, Scale and Enterprise plans are quoted on request (their words: “Get Detailed Quote”) — source (checked 2026-10-30)
- Dashnode: 100 free credits to try instant costing, no credit card (their words: “Yes — you get 100 free credits to try instant costing before choosing a plan. No credit card needed.”) — source (checked 2026-10-30)
- Dashnode: STEP/STP CAD file plus material, quantity and optional preferences (their words: “Just upload a CAD file (STEP/STP), set material, quantity, and a few optional preferences”) — source (checked 2026-10-30)
- Dashnode: Shop machine hourly rates, custom operations and lead-time logic can be set (their words: “You can set your shop’s machine hourly rates (MHR), add custom operations, or adjust lead time logic based on your workflow.”) — source (checked 2026-10-30)
- Dashnode: Dashnode says its estimates are around 90% accurate (their words: “give estimates that are around 90% accurate”) — source (checked 2026-10-30)
- Dashnode: Bulk costing: thousands of files in a day; DFM analysis and part management are listed features (their words: “Perform costing for 1000s of files in a single day.”) — source (checked 2026-10-30)
- Dashnode: Output is a downloadable cost report used to generate quotes or negotiate with suppliers (their words: “Download your cost report with a breakdown of all key factors and use it to generate quotes or negotiate with suppliers.”) — source (checked 2026-10-30)
- Dashnode: No ERP or accounting integration named on the pages checked — source (checked 2026-10-30)
- QuotedPart: $199/month per shop, billed monthly; STEP/IGES models measured in the browser, DXF flat patterns, PDF drawings read; a part can be priced from the PDF drawing alone; Send to JobBOSS² (estimates, routing and quote via ECI's API); Export for JobBOSS (on-premise); CSV and Excel export for any other system. — source (checked 2026-10-30)
Price one of your own parts
Drop a PDF drawing or a STEP file. QuotedPart reads the print, measures the model and prices it in seconds, on default shop rates you can change.
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