Tempus Tools
Tempus Tools: Automates drawing-based quotes, with production tools and customer ordering at higher tiers. Ranked #14 of 23 in Metal Fabrication Software by our editors (7.1/10); pricing: Paid; best for shops automating drawing-based quote preparation.
At a glance
- Editor score7.1 / 10
- PricingPaid
- Best forShops automating drawing-based quote preparation
- Free planNo
- Paid from$75/user/mo
- DeploymentCloud
- Facts checked24 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Quotes from more than 70 file types, including 2D, 3D, tube, and PDF
- Drawing Doctor cleans geometry before quoting or production
- Web Store supports self-service quotes, orders, and online payments
Where it doesn't
- Starter is limited to 20 quotes per month
- Annual Starter pricing is $75 per active quoting user monthly; monthly is $100
- Focused on quoting rather than serving as a full ERP or MRP system
Our verdict on Tempus Tools
Tempus Tools helps metal fabrication shops turn customer drawings into quotes and prepare approved jobs for production. It is aimed at small and mid-sized shops handling custom work and frequent RFQs, especially teams looking to automate drawing-based quote preparation. Users configure machine rates, materials, and pricing rules; the cloud-based product then supports quoting across laser cutting, sheet metal, and fabrication work. It is a quoting and estimating system, not a full ERP or MRP replacement.
The tiers expand from a capped entry plan to broader quoting and cutting controls. Starter costs $100 per active quoting user per month with monthly billing, or $75 per active quoting user per month billed annually, and includes 20 quotes per month, file support, quoting tools, and production documents. Regular is $300 monthly or $225 with annual billing per active quoting user; it adds unlimited quoting, the Web Store, PDF-to-CAD conversion, and a smart shipping calculator. Advanced costs $500 monthly or $375 with annual billing per active quoting user, adding unlimited cutting technologies, customer part and pricing libraries, fine cutting speed rates, and small-hole limit warnings. The annual figures are monthly equivalents.
Its file handling and workflow are the main reasons to consider it: the software reads more than 70 file types, can extract parts from 3D models, convert PDFs to CAD, and use Drawing Doctor to clean geometry. Pricing can include secondary processes such as folding, welding, and coating. Approved work can move into work orders, delivery dockets, and part labels. Integrations include Xero, QuickBooks Online, Zapier, Google Drive, ERP systems, and manufacturing production tools. Shops needing customer self-service can use the Web Store for online quotes, orders, and payments, available on Regular and Advanced. Choose Tempus Tools when drawing-led quoting is the priority; shops seeking a broader ERP or MRP system should look elsewhere.
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Tempus Tools fact sheet
| Free plan | No |
|---|---|
| Paid from | $75/user/mo |
| Deployment | Cloud |
| Estimating & quoting | Yes |
| Production scheduling | Not verified |
| Inventory tracking | Not verified |
| Job costing | Not verified |
| Shop-floor access | Web |
| Deployment | Cloud |
| Platforms | Web |
| Support | |
| Built for | Small business, Mid-market (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 7,000+ integrations: Xero, QuickBooks Online, Zapier, Google Drive, ERP systems, Manufacturing production tools See all → |
| Pricing | Paid (source) |
| Website | tempustools.com |
| Facts checked | 24 Sep 2026 |
Tempus Tools integrations
Tempus Tools lists 7,000+ integrations on its own site — the 6 named here are the ones its pages call out.
- Xero
- QuickBooks Online
- Zapier
- Google Drive
- ERP systems
- Manufacturing production tools
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Alternatives to Tempus Tools
- JobBOSS²A broad cloud ERP connecting quoting, production, inventory, costing, quality, and accounting.8.9
- SYSPROA mature, broad ERP for fabricators that need finance, inventory and manufacturing control.8.4
- xTuple ERPFlexible ERP for shops that need manufacturing, inventory, order, and finance workflows.8.2
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