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Checked August 16, 2026
What Quote / Estimate Generator does, with a checked example
A quote and an estimate are close relatives with a meaningful difference: a quote presents a price the client can accept, while an estimate projects a likely cost. This tool takes the services you enter, with quantities and rates, and assembles them into a formatted document with subtotal, tax, total, validity period, and terms sections, ready to send to a client. The recurring surprise is that the arithmetic beyond the line items is up to you: the tax rate, the validity window, and the payment terms are entries, not defaults, and a field left blank simply does not appear.
Worked example
A concrete input and expected output from the current implementation.
Input
Line items: Website design, 1 unit at $2,400; Hosting setup, 1 unit at $120; Logo refinement, 1 unit at $500. Settings: tax rate 8%, valid for 30 days.
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Expected output
A quote document with three line items: subtotal $3,020.00, tax (8%) $241.60, total $3,261.60, marked valid for 30 days from the issue date.
Each line is quantity times rate (2,400 + 120 + 500 = 3,020), the tax rate applies to that subtotal (3,020 x 0.08 = 241.60), and the total is the sum (3,261.60).