BoardBid gives your estimating team AI-native quoting that understands how your sales reps actually talk. Replace the spreadsheet without changing the workflow. Track every margin, win rate, and follow-up in one place.
Your reps type what they'd normally type into a text message: box style, dimensions, ECT, quantity, customer. BoardBid parses it into structured fields in under a second.
Works with industry shorthand (RSC, HSC, FOL, DC), pound-weights (200#, 275#), fractional dimensions (26-3/8 × 15 × 28-7/8), volume aliases ("a thousand"), and natural language ("about a foot square").
Input: RSC 15x10x5 32ECT 871 qty for QEP Parsed in 0.8s: { "type": "RSC", "dimensions": [15, 10, 5], "ect": 32, "quantity": 871, "customer": "QEP" }
Every parse shows up in a review card with the fields laid out, a confidence score, and inline editing on any field. If the AI wasn't sure about something, it's highlighted amber. Low-confidence parses never silently overwrite the form.
When a rep corrects a field, the correction is logged as training signal. Accuracy improves the more your team uses it.
✓ Customer: QEP ✓ Type: RSC ✓ L × W × D: 15 × 10 × 5 ✓ Quantity: 871 ✓ ECT: 32 ? Joint: GLUED (default) 92% confidence · 7/7 verified [ Apply to form ] [ Cancel ]
Your MSF pricing matrix drives the math. Volume breaks, board adders, process costs, overhead, freight, tooling amortization — all the knobs your estimators already tune. BoardBid just makes them faster and more consistent.
Every quote is saved to your sales log with full breakdown: board cost, process cost, COGS, margin %. Export to CSV or PDF in one click.
Live estimate Price per piece: $0.4672 Total quote: $407.15 Margin: 24.8% Breakdown Board cost: $184.22 Process cost: $73.40 Indirect + OH: $51.90 Tooling (amort): $0.00 Markup (15%): $97.63
| Capability | BoardBid | Clarico / Kiwi Plan / TOPS Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Natural-language quote parsing | ✓ Built-in | ✗ Manual entry only |
| Install required | None — browser only | Desktop install, often Windows-only |
| Mobile support | Full iOS + Android browser | Limited or none |
| Public API for integrations | Versioned /v1/ REST API | File export or none |
| Per-seat licensing | Team pricing, no per-seat | Per-seat, annual contract |
| Updates delivered | Continuous (web) | Versioned installer releases |
| Time to first quote | Under 60 seconds | Setup project, import data, configure |
This comparison reflects publicly available information about competitors as of April 2026. Clarico Systems, Kiwi Plan, and TOPS Pro are trademarks of their respective owners.
A corrugated box estimator is software that takes a box spec (dimensions, ECT, style, quantity) and produces a price. Traditional estimators like Clarico Systems and Kiwi Plan are desktop tools with local pricing configuration. BoardBid is an API-first web estimator that adds natural-language quote parsing on top of the same core pricing math.
Clarico is excellent single-seat estimator software. BoardBid is pricing infrastructure — the web app is one client of a versioned API that can also be called by partners, ERPs, and buyers. If you're looking for a desktop tool for one estimator, Clarico may fit. If you want to future-proof your pricing stack for API integrations, marketplace participation, and AI-powered quoting, BoardBid is built for that world.
Yes. Your MSF pricing matrix drives BoardBid's pricing engine. Import your current Excel matrix and the math your estimators already trust becomes the engine of the web app. We support MSF-by-volume bands, ECT-specific adders, board-source overrides, and per-customer pricing tiers.
The parser is tuned for the actual language of sheet plant sales — industry shorthand, pound-weights, fractional dimensions, customer aliases, volume phrases. When it's uncertain, it returns a lower confidence score and flags the specific field. No low-confidence parse ever silently overwrites the form — a human always reviews before applying.
BoardBid exposes every capability through a public API at /docs. If your ERP can make HTTP calls, you can integrate. We also plan connectors for popular systems; email hello@boardbid.io if you have a specific integration need.
Alexander Haus and Noah Eichler. Noah is a former corrugated sales rep and estimator; Alexander is a builder and musician. Between them they have the domain understanding and the software chops to build what the industry actually needs. More importantly: BoardBid is built as infrastructure, not as a founder memoir. The product is the pitch.
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