More features, lower price, zero transaction fees — see how CutQuote compares to Tempus Tools
CutQuote charges nothing on quotes. Tempus Tools charges 0.5% on quotes + 2% on web store orders — on $500K/yr in quotes, that's $2,500 in fees.
Starter plan includes unlimited quotes. Tempus Tools caps Starter at 20 quotes per month — severely limiting small shops.
CutQuote Business includes production tracking, scheduling, and AI advisor. Tempus Tools has none of these at any tier.
CutQuote's 3-tier model is flat-rate regardless of users (with optional add-ons). Tempus charges $100-$500 per user per month, scaling dramatically with team size.
CutQuote's flat pricing beats Tempus Tools at every team size
Flat-rate pricing, billed monthly or annually (25% off)
Per-user pricing, billed monthly
| Feature | CutQuote | Tempus Tools |
|---|---|---|
| DXF/DWG Import | ✓ All plans | ✓ All plans |
| STEP Import + Auto-Unfold | ✓ Pro+ | ✓ Advanced only |
| Tube Laser Support | ✓ Pro+ | ✗ |
| Batch STEP Processing (100 files) | ✓ Pro+ | ✗ |
| True-Shape Nesting | ✓ Business (incl) / Pro ($200/mo) | ✓ Advanced only |
| Assemblies + BOM Items | ✓ Pro+ | ✗ |
| Unlimited Quotes | ✓ All plans | ✗ Starter: 20/mo |
| Portal & Customer Tools | ||
| Customer Portal (view & accept) | ✓ All plans | ✓ All plans |
| Portal Self-Serve Quoting | ✓ Pro+ | ✓ Regular+ (web store) |
| Website Widget (embeddable) | ✓ Business | ✗ |
| White-Label Branding | ✓ Business | ✗ |
| CRM & Reporting | ||
| Basic CRM (customer detail page) | ✓ All plans | ✗ |
| Activity Log & Timeline | ✓ All plans | ✗ |
| Pipeline View (Kanban + Forecast) | ✓ Business | ✗ |
| Follow-ups & Reminders | ✓ Business | ✗ |
| Profit Reporting | ✓ Business | ✗ |
| Production & Shop Management | ||
| Production Tracking | ✓ Business | ✗ |
| Production Scheduling (Gantt) | ✓ Business | ✗ |
| AI Schedule Advisor | ✓ Business | ✗ |
| Break-Even Calculator | ✓ Business | ✗ |
| Integrations & APIs | ||
| Stripe Payments | ✓ All plans (0% fee) | ✓ All plans (0% fee) |
| Xero Integration | ✓ Pro+ | ✓ All plans |
| QuickBooks Integration | Roadmap | ✓ All plans |
| Google Drive Integration | Roadmap | ✓ All plans |
| REST API (Swagger) | ✓ Business | ✗ |
| Pricing & Fees | ||
| Monthly Billing | ✓ All plans | ✓ All plans |
| Annual Billing Discount | ✓ 25% off | ✗ |
| Transaction Fees on Quotes | ✓ None | ✗ 0.5% |
| Transaction Fees on Web Store | ✓ None | ✗ 2% |
To be fair, Tempus Tools does have some strengths. Here's where they excel.
Tempus Tools integrates with QuickBooks and Google Drive out of the box. CutQuote has these on the roadmap for future releases. If you rely heavily on these integrations today, Tempus may be a fit.
Advanced tier includes automatic detection of small holes that may cause cutting quality issues. CutQuote has this planned but not yet available. Useful for shops doing precision work.
Tempus Regular and above include weight and distance-based freight estimating on quotes. CutQuote is exploring this feature but does not yet offer it.
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