Tick only what is written
A verbal "yes, included" is not scope. If it is not in the document, it is a gap, and gaps get priced later at the moment you have the least leverage.
Free Factory Quote Check
Twenty lines your factory quote probably doesn't have.
A quote that looks expensive is usually not overpriced. It is missing three lines, and you find out about them at the wire transfer. Tick what your quote already covers, and the rest becomes one email you can send back.
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Tick only what is written in the quote.
Not what the sales rep said on the call, and not what you assume is standard. If it is not on the page, tick nothing — that gap is the whole point.
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Three groups to go
01 What the number includes
Five checks on the price itself. Most quote arguments happen here, and most of them are about scope rather than margin.
02 What sits outside the unit price
These five are usually real, usually necessary, and usually absent from the first quote. They show up later as a revised number.
03 Who owns what afterwards
Five checks that decide whether you can leave, fix a defect, or ship a second batch. None of them change the price today, and all of them change your options later.
04 The software layer
The five that almost never appear in a hardware quote. A factory quote normally prices the first layer only: the box. Firmware, app, and cloud ownership stay unspoken until something goes wrong.
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What is still open
Your quote leaves questions open
Tooling calculator
How much of your first batch is actually the mould?
Most founders compare unit prices. The number that decides whether the first order makes sense is the tooling divided by the quantity you are actually buying.
Mould, jigs, test fixture, and any one-off NRE.
The units you are paying for now, not the forecast.
As quoted for this quantity tier.
If you never sell this many, the tooling never really amortises.
Tooling per unit at this quantity—
True cost per unit for the first batch—
Tooling per unit across lifetime volume—
How to use this
A checklist is not a negotiation.
The point is not to win on price. It is to stop discovering scope at the payment stage.
Send the gaps, not an accusation
The email this tool generates asks for written confirmation. It does not accuse anyone of hiding anything, because most of these gaps are habit rather than intent.
Watch which ones come back vague
A supplier who answers nine of ten precisely and stays vague on ownership has told you something useful about the tenth.
Want a second pair of eyes on the actual quote?
Send the document with names and quantities removed. During the validation stage, Aixumo marks which lines are still open and which ones move with volume, in writing, with no sales call.