Get started by selecting a Cost Rates Advisor edition and creating a secure account. You’ll immediately be able to log into your Cost Rates Advisor account and begin entering or importing your data*.


*Import feature is available in Premium and Professional Editions only

Enter or import your equipment, expenses, and employee information into the user-friendly screens. Select how you would like to allocate your expenses using numerous built-in industry best practice formulas. Expenses can be allocated to SG&A overhead, General Factory Overhead, based on the area occupied by equipment, shared by a department, or allocated directly to equipment.

The Data Import Wizard saves hours of manual entries by importing your data from spreadsheets or products such as QuickBooks, Enterprise 32, Monarch, Microsoft Dynamics, Sage, ADP, Paychex, and other software. With just a few clicks, your budgeted hourly cost are automatically updated in minutes!

Cost Rates Advisor will calculate the out-of-pocket costs and the budgeted hourly rates for your equipment or service so you know how much you need to charge to recover costs and make a profit.

Rates can be computed for any equipment or service including prepress, mailing, sheetfed presses, web presses, digital,large format, flexographic, ink-jet, rewinders, cutters, folders, gluers, binders, handwork, kitting, and more.

Cost Rates Advisor provides the rates needed by your MIS/ERP software for estimating, pricing, and tracking job costs such as Enterprise 32, Avanti, ePace, Monarch, Tharstern, HiFlow, Accura, Printreach, Printsmith, Radius, Microsoft Dynamics, and other software.