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Most custom shops aren't replacing nothing — they're replacing Excel, an ERP, or asking accounting software to run operations. Here's where each tool fits, and where it breaks.
Three comparisons
Each comparison page is honest about what your current tool does well — and where it costs you. We don't need to lie about Excel to sell Slabr.
When the spreadsheet is too loose to run a custom shop.
Excel is brilliant for one estimator and one job. It breaks the moment you have multiple estimators, real production stages, or connected margin tracking.When the ERP is too heavy for fast custom work.
Traditional ERPs are designed for repeat manufacturing. Custom shops install them, fight them, and end up running spreadsheets alongside.When accounting software is being asked to run operations.
Pastel and Sage are great accounting packages. They're not job management, production tracking or a quote builder — and weren't designed to be.vs specific tools
Most custom shops are choosing between Slabr and a specific incumbent — Procraft, Pastel, or a Tier-2 ERP. Honest comparison pages for each.
Tell us what you currently use and what hurts about it. We'll be honest about whether Slabr fits — including the cases where it doesn't.
