Facts about Paperless Parts

What is Paperless Parts?
Paperless Parts is the leading quoting and collaboration platform for manufacturers. Our patented technology streamlines the complexity of estimating by centralizing every step of the quoting process in one secure environment. Automated costing and pricing logic is fully configurable to your business, enabling you and your team to produce faster, more consistent, and more accurate quotes. Built on a secure platform that meets FedRAMP Moderate Equivalent and CMMC compliance requirements, Paperless Parts also provides robust collaboration tools that elevate communication between your shop and your buyers. As a result, Paperless Parts customers gain valuable time back in their day, grow revenue, increase profitability, and deliver an exceptional buyer experience.

Who is Paperless Parts for?
Paperless Parts can help manufacturers of all kinds succeed at every stage, including but not limited to:

• Job Shops: As a job shop, every RFQ is different—so we built Paperless Parts to help you quote consistently without forcing you into a rigid process. Paperless Parts can help your job shop cut quote turnaround time, standardize how you price your services, and confidently take on more complex, higher-value work.
• Low-Volume Rapid Prototype Businesses: When you are quoting between 1,000 and 50,000 unique parts a year, speed is critical. Juggling RFQs in an inbox where you can’t prioritize makes this process even harder. Paperless Parts automates the quoting process for faster quoting with less room for human error.
• Contract Manufacturers: Paperless Parts’ secure, AI-powered system helps automate the estimating and quoting process to speed up turnaround times on large quote packages. Customizable workflows enable real-time visibility across your entire quoting process and give you the ability to spot bottlenecks on your team before they cost you money.
• Multi-Site Manufacturers: Paperless Parts provides a centralized quoting platform to standardize your quoting process across multiple ERP systems and/or locations. Our API-based architecture allows you to integrate across ERPs and other systems, and our robust analytics engine surfaces key insights to help you drive your bottom line.
• Metal Service Providers: If you’re a metal service provider looking to scale your value-added services business, Paperless Parts simplifies and standardizes your custom part quoting process, helping you maximize profitability and speed while expanding this high-margin line of work.

What manufacturing processes does Paperless Parts support?
Paperless Parts supports custom part manufacturers of all specialty areas, but to summarize, our customer base is primarily made up of manufacturers with the following processes:

• Sheet Metal Fabrication
• Complex Assemblies
• CNC Machining
• Swiss Screw Machining
• Rubber Manufacturing
• Additive Manufacturing

Is Paperless Parts available outside the United States? If so, which countries?
Paperless Parts is currently available in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, and New Zealand. We are continually expanding our global reach, so be sure to contact us at paperlessparts.com/company/contact if you are located in a different country and would like to stay in touch.

What are Paperless Parts’ key differentiators?
Paperless Parts is trusted by more than 800 custom part manufacturing businesses. Customers cite their ability to leverage their existing quoting logic within an AI-driven/automated platform as a key competitive differentiator. Our exceptional customer support team is also a primary differentiator Paperless Parts offers. In addition, Paperless Parts was one of the first quoting software providers to achieve CMMC compliance and FedRAMP Moderate Equivalent status. Our AI models that power certain features in the software are trained on millions of part files, inside our FedRamp boundary, making it one of the only manufacturing-specific, secure AI tools on the market.

Which ERPs and systems does Paperless Parts integrate with?
Paperless Parts’ API-based platform allows you to integrate seamlessly with other critical systems in your tech stack, including your Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software, accounting software, and more. We currently have live integrations for the following ERP systems: Epicor (10/11/Kinetic), ECI (E2 Shop, JobBOSS, JobBOSS², M1), Fulcrum, Global Shop Solutions, Infor VISUAL / SyteLine, ProShop, Made2Manage, MIE Trak Pro. Paperless Parts can also integrate with your CRM (HubSpot/Salesforce) and finance (QuickBooks) systems. Please refer to our Integrations page, paperlessparts.com/integrations, for more details.

Is Paperless Parts secure?
Yes, Paperless Parts is a highly secure, CMMC compliant quoting solution. While many providers will claim that being “ITAR-registered” and “Built on GovCloud” is enough to check the box on security requirements, Paperless Parts is one of the only quoting solutions to be CMMC compliant, FedRAMP Moderate Equivalent, and audited by a 3PAO, making Paperless Parts one of the most secure quoting solutions available on the market today.

Is Paperless Parts CMMC compliant?
Yes, Paperless Parts’ compliance program is designed to support our customers who will require CMMC 2.0 Level 2 (previously called CMMC Level 3) and use Paperless Parts as an External Cloud Service Provider (CSP) to handle Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). As part of a CMMC assessment, manufacturers will need to demonstrate that they have ensured their External CSPs satisfy “DFARS 7012″ requirements.

Is Paperless Parts FedRAMP certified?
Because Paperless Parts does not sell directly to the Federal Government, it is not “FedRAMP Certified.” However, Paperless Parts has achieved “FedRAMP Moderate Equivalent” status, meaning that it has the same security controls in place as those entities with FedRAMP Moderate status.

What is the implementation timeline for Paperless Parts and what is the onboarding effort?
Paperless Parts onboarding varies depending on a number of factors, including the size of the shop, the complexity of any integrations into third-party systems such as ERPs, and the schedule and availability of personnel inside the shop responsible for working with Paperless Parts on implementation. A “typical” implementation is about 10-12 weeks; however, it can be adjusted based on customer needs and responsiveness.

What are measurable proof points showing the value of Paperless Parts?

• Quote Turn-Around Time: Customers cite as much as a 95% reduction in the time it takes to set up quotes and 60% plus faster quote turn-around time, depending on the size and complexity of quotes.
• New Business Won: Customers report 30%+ improvement in win rates, driven primarily by fast quote turn-around time.
• Increased Profit Margin: Customers report a significant uplift in revenue from expedite revenue as well as more quickly identifying and no-quoting poor fit jobs.
• Consistency and Standardization: Paperless Parts delivers its customers a consistent, standardized quoting process leading to increased and predictable profit margins.

Visit our comprehensive library of customer case studies to learn more at paperlessparts.com/case-studies.

How much does Paperless Parts cost?
Unlike a lot of traditional subscription software, we don’t price Paperless Parts by “seats” or “users.”

Quoting is a team sport. Your estimators, sales team, engineers, and shop experts all need to work from the same data to quote accurately and quickly. Our pricing is designed to make it easy for everyone in your shop to collaborate in one platform—without worrying about how many people can log in.

The cost of Paperless Parts depends on your shop’s unique needs. does not have a blanket price because the cost depends on your shop’s unique needs. Our pricing is based off of things like:

• Shop size & complexity: Number of people quoting, estimating, and managing jobs; number of locations; volume of RFQs.
• Modules you need: Quoting/estimating only vs. adding things like advanced analytics, integrations (e.g., ERP, CAD, CRM), compliance audit trails, etc.
• Integrations & onboarding: Whether you need integration to your ERP, custom workflows, or more intensive onboarding/training.

Is there a general price range for Paperless Parts?
For the reasons listed above, Paperless Parts does not have a blanket price range. Our solutions are highly tailored to your unique business needs. Pricing information that is listed online by third-party websites or search engine tools is not accurate. To get an accurate number, talk to our team and we will custom-scope a solution that’s right for your shop. To get that conversation started, fill out the form on our Pricing page.

How is Paperless Parts’ pricing determined?
Because no two shops are exactly alike, pricing is tailored to your business’s specific needs. However, pricing always reflects a belief that we will deliver at least a 3x return on investment.

Key factors include:

• Shop size and complexity. Larger or more complex shops typically see more value from our workflow automation, integrations, and centralized data—so their configuration may look different from a smaller job shop.
• Features required for your work. Different work requires different capabilities. For example, a shop pursuing CMMC compliance will need a different set of features than a small commercial-only shop.
• Integrations. Paperless Parts is built on an open API so you can eliminate double data entry and integrate with your ERP, CRM, machine monitoring, and other systems. The number and complexity of integrations can influence your overall price.
• Onboarding and training. We provide a white-glove onboarding experience. The investment depends on your shop’s complexity, how many team members need training, and how quickly your team wants to move.
• Contract length. We look for long-term partners. Shops that commit to multi-year agreements typically receive more favorable pricing.

Bottom line: Paperless Parts is a critical business system that helps shops win more work, quote faster, and operate with better data, delivering ROI that our customers consistently validate. We are committed to scoping a solution that is right-sized for your shop—whether you’re a growing small/mid-size business or a large enterprise.
If you’d like a customized price quote, connect with our team and we’ll provide an estimate tailored to your shop’s size, workflows, and goals.

Paperless Parts offers an ROI calculator to help shops determine return on investment based on their unique business demographics and needs. Visit www.paperlessparts.com/roi-calculator to get started today.