Generate Pressure Vessel & Heat Exchanger Cost Estimates

COSTER turns a COMPRESS design into a clear, shop-ready cost estimate without the need to rebuild the bill of materials by hand.

Export the xml3d file from COMPRESS, upload it to COSTER, and get organized costs for shells, heads, nozzles, flanges, fasteners, bundles, welds, and more. Set your shop’s rates and practices once, brand customer-facing PDFs with your logo and colors, compare alternate designs side by side, and save estimates for the next revision.

Design your vessel or exchanger in COMPRESS.

Export the XML3D file.

Upload to COSTER to generate a cost estimate.

Managing multiple fabrication vendors can be a logistical headache. Keeping track of which suppliers specialize in formed heads, flanges, tubing, fasteners, expansion joints etc usually means digging through scattered spreadsheets which can lead to communication delays and missed deadlines.

COSTER eliminates these friction points by letting you build a vendor directory. By assigning specific component specialties to each supplier, the software automatically matches the applicable components from your estimate, helping you prepare accurate Request for Quotations (RFQs) with minimal effort.

With the Vendor RFQ feature, simply select a vendor and review the matching items. You can easily customize quantities, descriptions, or specific project requirements on the fly. COSTER then automatically generates a professional quotation request using the exact dimensions, materials, and quantities imported straight from your COMPRESS design. From there, you can instantly output a PDF or open a pre-filled message in your default email application to review, attach drawings, and send.

Less manual entry, Fewer communication errors, and Faster vendor turnaround. By connecting engineering design, cost estimating, and vendor purchasing, COSTER helps your shop overcome vendor management challenges, streamline procurement, and drastically reduce the time spent preparing RFQs.

Create vendor quotation requests directly from your COSTER estimate, with automatic component matching, editable line items, and a live email preview.

No two fabrication shops operate the same way, which is why COSTER lets you tailor every estimate to match your real-world processes. Configure material pricing, fabrication methods, welding practices, component sourcing, and unit rates once, then reuse them across every estimate, or override them for a single job when needed. By modeling how your shop actually builds pressure vessels and heat exchangers, COSTER produces estimates that are both accurate and consistent.

COSTER does more than calculate fabrication costs—it helps fabricators, engineers, and Owner/Operators make better decisions throughout the estimating process. From professional quotations and detailed bills of material to design comparisons and branded reports, COSTER combines powerful estimating tools with the flexibility needed for real-world fabrication workflows. Whether you’re comparing Division 1 and Division 2 designs or generating budget pricing for replacement equipment, COSTER helps you deliver accurate results with confidence.

COSTER provides standard pressure vessel cost estimating functionality that is not available from other pressure vessel software packages.