EstimateForge · RFP → scoped estimate

Turn RFPs into client-ready estimates in 3 minutes.

Upload the RFP. Get a structured task breakdown with industry-typical hour ranges and a per-task risk register that catches the scope-killers a quick read misses. Refine, export, send. $99/mo, unlimited estimates, first estimate free.

01 · Risk register

Risk register

Specific scope-killers — Salesforce governor limits, custom checkout risk, 50K-product migration integrity, unknown API rate limits — that a quick read misses and generic LLM prompting doesn't surface.

02 · Structured task breakdown

Structured task breakdown

Requirements mapped to a task taxonomy (frontend, backend, infra, integration, QA, PM overhead) with hour ranges per task. Not unstructured prose.

03 · Client-ready PDF

Client-ready PDF

A PDF estimate with cover, requirements summary, task breakdown table, risk register, and total. Refine and re-export from the editable web view.

04 · Editable web view

Editable web view

Adjust hour ranges to your agency's reality, mark risks resolved or absorbed, re-export the PDF. No irreversible action without preview.

05 · Industry-typical hour ranges

Industry-typical hour ranges

Honestly labeled starting points, not tuned to your agency's past projects. Adjust to your agency's historical actuals. Per-agency calibration is on the v2 roadmap.

06 · Vague-scope detection

Vague-scope detection

RFPs with unresolved placeholders ([niche], [integration]) are refused — EstimateForge returns a clarification-needed artifact instead of faking a number.

Worked example

See a real estimate before you upload anything

A SaaS MVP RFP with two scope placeholders, run through EstimateForge. The risk register caught the placeholders and the unknown third-party integration — the two scope-killers that would have blown the budget.

Task breakdown

T1Discovery workshops + scope clarificationPM16–24
T2Auth: signup, login, email verify, password resetBackend24–32
T3Third-party integration (OAuth + sync + errors)Integration40–80
T4Dashboard UI (charts, filters, data tables)Frontend32–48
T5Stripe billing (checkout, tiers, webhook, portal)Backend24–32
T6QA: unit + integration + E2E + manual smokeQA40–60

Total: 294–484 hours · $44K–$73K at $150/hr blended.

Risk register

R1·vague-scope·Critical

[niche] and [integration] are literal placeholders — cannot produce a fixed-bid without resolving.

R2·third-party-api·High

Third-party integration is the single largest variance driver. Vendor API quality, rate limits, and auth model are all unknown.

R3·vague-scope·High

Admin panel scope is ambiguous — could be 16 hrs (user list) or 160 hrs (full CMS).

R4·security-review·Med

Stripe billing implies PCI-adjacent data; no PII/GDPR/SOC 2 posture stated.

Hour ranges are industry-typical estimates, not tuned to your agency's historical actuals. Adjust to your reality.

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Upload an RFP, SRS, or client brief. EstimateForge extracts requirements, maps them to a task taxonomy, assigns industry-typical hour ranges, and flags scope-killer risks. The first estimate is free; subscribe at $99/mo for unlimited estimates, the editable web view, and PDF export.

Optional. Appears on the client-ready PDF cover and the editable web view.

Upload the RFP, SRS, or client brief. .docx, .pdf, .md, or .txt, up to 10 MB.

First estimate free. Unlimited estimates at $99/mo after checkout.
Privacy

Do not upload classified, export-controlled, or third-party confidential material you are not allowed to process through a self-service web tool. Uploaded RFPs are stored to generate the estimate and cleared from the active record after the PDF is assembled.

Honesty

Hour ranges are industry-typical starting points, not tuned to your agency. The risk register is the differentiator — it catches the scope-killers that determine whether the project is profitable at the bid price. Adjust hour ranges to your reality before sending the PDF to a client.