Automate RFQs to 50+ suppliers and compare quotes in one dashboard.
Solo indie founders experience crippling supply chain delays that derail their manufacturing product launches due to lack of a dedicated sourcing team.
QuoteForge blasts your RFQ to a network of pre-qualified manufacturers, aggregates responses, and ranks them by price, lead time, and reliability. Negotiate smarter with AI-suggested counters. Eliminate manual emailing and get launch-ready quotes fast.
Solo indie founders launching manufacturing or hardware products without a supply chain team
Multi-supplier RFQ broadcasting with auto-comparison and negotiation bots, optimized for hardware indies' variable specs.
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Drag-drop form for specs, quantities, deadlines.
Send RFQ to 10-50 targeted suppliers instantly.
Central dashboard to view, compare, and respond to quotes.
Side-by-side rankings by cost, MOQ, lead time.
AI generates counter-offers based on benchmarks.
Save reusable RFQ templates for repeat products.
Track avg lead times and savings per RFQ.
Zapier for CRM/PM tools.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| stripe_id | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| title | text | No |
| specs | text | No |
| status | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| rfq_id | uuid | No |
| supplier_name | text | No |
| price | int | Yes |
| lead_time | int | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| text | No | |
| capabilities | text | Yes |
/api/rfqsCreate and broadcast RFQ
/api/rfqs/:id/quotesFetch quotes for RFQ
/api/quotes/:id/negotiateGenerate counter-offer
/api/suppliersList available suppliers
/api/dashboardUser RFQ overview
Basic comparison
Unlimited
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 70 | 4% | $70 | $840 |
| Month 6 | 420 | 7% | $735 | $8,820 |
Broadcast to vetted suppliers, compare apples-to-apples, negotiate with AI. No more delays.
Email outreach to 50 recent Product Hunt hardware launches offering free Pro trial; post case study bait on Hacker News Show; join Indie Founders Discord and share RFQ demo video.
Consulting add-on
Manual process heavy
Fully automated broadcast and AI
Asia focus
No automation or comparison
One-click multi-quote aggregation
Network effects from aggregated quote data improving supplier response rates and benchmarks.
Indie hardware funding at all-time high (e.g., $2B+ Kickstarter electronics) but global delays persist.
Supplier email deliverability
Use transactional email + supplier dashboard signup
Suppliers ignore small RFQs
Curate MOQ-friendly suppliers
High email costs
Tiered limits
Success: 80% confirm pain, 50% interest
Success: 80% response rate
Success: 5% conv
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