RapidQuote brings both sides of electrical parts quoting into one account. Send one request to 393+ vendors, then receive prices by email and in the app. Add your inventory through CSV import or the update screen, and Rapid Quoting, your virtual quoting assistant, answers matching requests automatically with your price and alternates. Prices stay private to the buyer who asked. The platform has issued $40.4M in quotes.
Receiving Quote Requests
Free- Create an account.
- Quote requests from buyers land in your inbox as they come in: the parts, quantities and condition they need.
- Answer the ones you can fill, by reply or on Quotes. Your price, your terms.
Want the answers to go out for you, in minutes, so you win more of them? That is Rapid Quoting.
Requesting Quotes
$24.95 a month- Your customer needs a part you do not have. Start a 30-day free trial; after that it is $24.95 a month.
- Build a request: search the catalog for the part, set quantity and condition, add a photo if it helps.
- Send it once. It goes to the vendors on our list who stock those parts.
- Prices come back to you by email and on Quotes.
- Buy from whoever you like.
Rapid Quoting
Your virtual quoting assistant- Create an account.
- Load your inventory once: CSV import or the update screen. Keep it current on your own schedule.
- Requests come in from buyers who need parts you stock.
- When you have the part, the quote goes out automatically with your price. When you have alternates, those go too.
- Review everything on Quotes, resend or revise. Nothing is sent without your price and your terms.
- Keep your inventory current and requesting quotes is included. We take a small percentage of the quotes you win, up to a maximum.
What Happens After You Send
- Send your parts request. Your electrical parts request goes to 393+ vendors, so one request reaches vendors who may have the parts you need.
- Inventory finds a match. RapidQuote matches the requested parts against inventory vendors have uploaded through CSV import or entered on the update screen.
- Quotes return to you. Vendor prices arrive by email and on the Quotes page, so the replies are together when you are ready to compare them.
- Choose who to buy from. Review the prices and alternates you receive, then choose who to buy from based on what works for your order.
Getting Your Inventory In
CSV import
The CSV import lets you upload inventory and prices from a file. Use it when your parts are already organized and you want to place the list on file with RapidQuote.
The update screen
Use the update screen to add or change the inventory and prices you keep on file. It gives you a direct place in RapidQuote to make updates without importing another CSV.
Keep it current
Keep your inventory current on your own schedule. When Rapid Quoting answers a matching request automatically, it always uses the price currently on file for that part.
Straight Answers
- Who sees my prices?
- Only the buyer who asked sees your price. It is never shown to other vendors. Your prices stay private while the buyer reviews the quote and any alternates you provide.
- What does it cost?
- Receiving quote requests is free on our current plans. Sending requests costs $24.95 per month after the first 30 days free. That fee is waived while your inventory is on file and quoting for you. Winning a quote costs a small percentage, up to a maximum. Details on Pricing.
- What if a part is out?
- If the exact part is out and you have an alternate in inventory, Rapid Quoting can include that alternate automatically with your price. Keep inventory current so the quote uses the price on file.
- Do I have to upload inventory?
- No. You can use RapidQuote to receive quote requests without uploading inventory. Upload inventory when you want Rapid Quoting to match requests and answer automatically with your price and alternates.
- Can I use it only to receive?
- Yes. Receiving quote requests is free on our current plans. You can keep the account focused on incoming requests and decide whether to add inventory or send requests later.
- How do requests reach me?
- Quote requests reach you by email, and on Requests in RapidQuote, when buyers need electrical parts. If your inventory is on file, RapidQuote matches those requests and Rapid Quoting can answer matching ones automatically.
- What is Rapid Quoting?
- Rapid Quoting is your virtual quoting assistant. It matches incoming requests to your inventory and answers matching requests automatically with your price and any alternates you have on file.
- Can I send requests and quote from inventory with the same account?
- Yes. One account can send requests to 393+ vendors and keep inventory on file for Rapid Quoting. The $24.95 monthly sending fee is waived while your inventory is on file and quoting for you.
Send one request, receive clear prices, and put your inventory to work on matching requests.