Paperless Parts Alternative · K+G Ai ERP

AI quoting — plus everything that has to happen after the quote.

Paperless Parts changed how shops quote. It still leaves you with five other systems. K+G Ai ERP does the same AI quoting — 2D or 3D, estimating rules engine, repeat-part detection — and then flows directly into production, scheduling, FLOOOM costing, accounting, and shipping. One platform. One subscription. One system to learn.

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01 · Why shops move

Paperless Parts is great quoting software. It's not an ERP.

Paperless Parts deserves credit — their AI quoting and supplier outreach flow set the bar. But the quote is one step of a job. The other twenty steps still live in JobBOSS², ProShop, QuickBooks, Excel, and Outlook. That's the gap we close.

Gap 01

Paperless Parts stops at the quote. Once it's accepted, you re-key the routing into your ERP, the schedule into your whiteboard, and the customer into your accounting system.

→ K+G Ai ERP

One-click quote-to-job with routing intact. The job flows into the scheduler, the cost into FLOOOM, the customer into the GL, and the shipment into the invoice — automatically, no re-keying.

Gap 02

Paperless Parts learns from quote outcomes. It can't see what actually happened on the floor — cycle times, scrap, rework, margin reality. The feedback loop is one layer too high.

→ K+G Ai ERP

Historical calibration from clock-outs, NCRs, material receipts, and live FLOOOM margins. The quote engine knows what 'won' jobs really cost — not just what they were priced at.

Gap 03

Paperless Parts is $500–$1,500/mo on top of your ERP. You're paying twice — once for quoting, once for everything else — and the integration between them is duct tape.

→ K+G Ai ERP

Flat platform pricing from $1,995/mo — all modules included. Quoting, production, accounting, CRM, HR, shipping, mobile apps. The integration is "same database."

Gap 04

Paperless Parts supplier outreach is solid for quoting, but the downstream PO, receipt, and bill all happen in a different system. The supplier relationship is fragmented.

→ K+G Ai ERP

One supplier portal: bid → PO → acknowledgment → receipt → bill → GL. The supplier sees the same record you do. Messaging is in-portal, not in Outlook.

02 · Side by side

Same AI quoting. Plus 100+ features Paperless Parts doesn't ship.

A focused slice — full 133-feature comparison on the compare page.

Capability	K+G Ai ERP	Paperless Parts
AI print extraction (2D PDF or 3D STEP)	✓	✓
AI quoting wizard with estimating rules	✓	✓
Historical calibration from actual production	✓	—
Live material pricing DB (167+ entries)	✓	—
One-click quote → job with routing	✓	—
Production scheduling + predictive risk	✓	—
Real-time FLOOOM job costing	✓	—
Built-in accounting (GL, AR/AP, Plaid)	✓	—
Shipping fulfillment + invoice + GL chain	✓	—
All modules in one subscription	✓	—

03 · Switching from Paperless Parts

You don't have to switch overnight.

Most shops start by running K+G as their quoting layer — exactly the role Paperless Parts plays today — and migrate the downstream modules at their own pace.

Import your quote history

Export from Paperless Parts (quotes, prints, customers, supplier records). Our AI imports the lot — including the rules engine logic — so K+G picks up where Paperless Parts left off, with your historical data intact.

Run K+G as your quoting layer

Phase 1 — replace Paperless Parts only. Your existing ERP keeps handling production and accounting. You see whether K+G's quoting beats what you had, on your own jobs.

Migrate downstream when you're ready

Most shops consolidate within 6–12 months — production, accounting, CRM all moving over module by module. Or stay split forever if your old ERP is sacred. We're not religious about it.

04 · Common questions

What Paperless Parts customers ask us first.

Is K+G Ai ERP actually a Paperless Parts replacement, or just a competitor?

Replacement. K+G's AI quoting handles everything Paperless Parts does — print extraction, geometric feature detection, estimating rules engine, repeat-part detection, supplier bid comparison — and then flows directly into production, scheduling, costing, and shipping. Paperless Parts stops at the quote.

Does K+G work from 2D PDF prints like Paperless Parts does?

Yes. K+G's AI quoting engine works from 2D PDFs as well as 3D STEP models. Many shops still receive print-only RFQs, especially in defense and aerospace — we don't make you turn them down because the file format is wrong.

What does K+G Ai ERP do that Paperless Parts can't?

Everything after the quote. Production scheduling, predictive risk, MTConnect machine data, FLOOOM job costing, AS9100 quality workflows, shipping fulfillment, packing slip → invoice → GL chain, multi-entity accounting, and native mobile apps. Paperless Parts is a $500–$1,500/mo quoting tool; K+G is the whole stack.

Will K+G's quoting accuracy improve over time like Paperless Parts?

Yes — and arguably more, because K+G calibrates against your actual production data, not just historical quote outcomes. Every clock-out, every material receipt, every NCR, every margin number feeds back into the next quote. Run 4 of a part is dramatically better than Run 1.

Can I run K+G alongside my existing ERP, or do I have to switch?

You can start with K+G as your quoting layer alongside your current ERP — exactly the role Paperless Parts plays today — and migrate the rest when you're ready. Most shops end up consolidating within 6–12 months because the integrations get tedious and K+G's downstream modules are better than what they were running.

Replace Paperless Parts — and keep the rest of your stack while you decide.

Bring three of your recent RFQs. We'll quote them in K+G live, side-by-side with what Paperless Parts gave you. No commitment beyond the hour.

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