01 / THE ESTIMATOR

Price your next print job.

Starting values are examples only, not market prices. Enter your actual material and business costs to produce a useful estimate.

CHOOSE YOUR PRINT METHOD

Select a category and its calculator. Your input values are remembered while switching methods in this tab.

Everyday printing 01—04

Specialty printing 05—08

If the calculator does not respond, refresh the page to load the latest version.

YOUR LIVE ESTIMATE Live

Estimated selling price

₹—

Including the optional tax entered

Price per finished item₹—

Cost breakdown

Direct production cost: —
Business overhead: —
Total estimated cost: —
Estimated profit: —
Selling price before tax: —
Optional tax: —

Internal costing includes your costs and profit. Share quotations using the customer quote section below.

Create customer quotation Save estimate / manage rates

These are planning estimates, not binding quotes, verified market rates, or tax advice. Confirm machine constraints, real spoilage, finishing, and applicable taxes before quoting a customer.

COMPARE QUANTITIES

What if the order size changes?

Each quantity is independently recalculated, including setup, materials, wastage and profit.

Option 1: pieces Option 2: pieces Option 3: pieces

Order quantity	Production cost	Selling price	Price per item

Change the quantities to compare.

02 / CLIENT QUOTATIONS

From estimate to customer quote.

Combine multiple print jobs into one customer-facing quotation. Internal costs and profit stay private; nothing is uploaded to a server.

Edit calculator inputs

Your estimate and quotation stay in this tab while switching pages. Refreshing or closing the tab clears unsaved work.

Printing business details

Only your public business details appear on the quotation.

Business name * Business address Phone / email (optional) Logo (optional PNG, JPG or WebP; max 1 MB)Previewed in your browser only. Not uploaded or stored.

Customer and quotation

Adjust the reference and validity before sharing.

Quotation reference Issue date Validity (days) Customer name Customer contact Job description Terms and payment notes

Combine print jobs into one quotation

Choose a calculator, set its job name and quantity, then click Add current item. Switch methods to add more items. Added items keep their own values. Use Edit and Update item to change an added job. Items are held only in this browser tab.

Customer discount Discount value Quotation design Your accent colour

No items added yet. The current calculator is used for a single-job quotation.

Your browser's Print menu can save the quotation as PDF. This is a quotation only, not a GST tax invoice. Verify taxes and terms before sharing.

Customer quotation preview

Enter your printing business name in the form to prepare a customer-only quotation. Internal costs will not appear here.

Your printing business

QUOTATION

Not a tax invoice

PREPARED FOR—

REFERENCE & DATES

Reference: —

Issued: —

Valid until: —

Print job

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Quantity—Rate per item (incl. selected tax)—

Subtotal before discount / tax: —
Customer discount (before tax): —
Selling price before tax: —
Optional tax: —
ESTIMATED TOTAL: —

Terms / remarks

—

Quotation only. Verify applicable tax, details and terms.

Generated using the free Vaulst Printing Calculator · vaulst.com

PRINTING COST GUIDES

Understand pricing for every process.

Free method-specific guides with checklists, limitations and links to all eight calculators. Articles open in a new tab so your current work stays open.

Digital printing Paper, clicks & setup Offset printing Plates, press & waste Flex & signage Area and finishing Screen printing Colours & screens Wedding cards Invitations & inserts Books & notebooks Signatures & binding Stickers & labels Sheet and roll stock Lamination & finishing Area, cut & fold

03 / HOW IT WORKS

Know your costs, then your price.

Choose a process

Digital, offset, flex or screen. Each method accounts for different materials and production costs.

Use your own rates

Enter paper, printing, machine, ink, labour or setup costs. Example prices are just placeholders.

Set a selling price

Add markup or a target profit margin. Get an itemised breakdown to review, copy or print.

Good printing starts with better numbers.

Price your next print job.

Everyday printing 01—04

Specialty printing 05—08

Job information

Digital printing costs

Overheads and finishing

Pricing and optional tax