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Instant PCB Quote
for engineers.

Price your board before you order it. Set size, layers, material, finish, copper and quantity — and watch a live cost estimate and board preview update in real time. Built for PCB designers and electronic engineers who need a number, fast.

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~30s ballpark estimate Top cost factors modeled 1–12 layers · FR-4 · Flex · Al · Rogers
4-LAYER · FR-4 ENIG · 1.6mm Stack of green PCBSync printed circuit boards with gold ENIG pads and fine copper traces PCBSync · DIM719 · production run
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Adjust the parameters and the estimate recalculates instantly. The board preview on the right redraws to match your dimensions, soldermask colour and surface finish, so you can sanity-check the order before you commit.

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100 × 80 mm 2L · FR-4 · ENIG
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Bare boards $0
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Ballpark only. Excludes shipping, taxes and assembly. Real pricing depends on your Gerber data, panel utilisation and current material availability.
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What drives the number

The cost factors behind every PCB quote

A printed circuit board quote isn't one price — it's the sum of a handful of design decisions. Knowing which levers move cost the most lets you hit your budget without over-engineering the board.

Board size

Price scales with area (length × width). A larger board uses more laminate and fills more of the manufacturing panel, so every extra square centimetre adds cost.

Lever: panel utilisation · linear with area

Layer count

Each copper layer adds lamination, drilling and plating. Jumping from 2 to 4 layers can roughly double the board cost; 6-layer and HDI climb further still.

Lever: biggest single driver · ~2× per step

Base material

FR-4 is the cost-effective default. Aluminium cores help thermal designs, while flex and Rogers high-frequency laminates carry a significant premium for their performance.

Lever: FR-4 ≪ Rogers · up to ~4×

Surface finish

HASL is the economy choice. ENIG gives flat, fine-pitch-friendly gold pads and better shelf life at a premium; hard gold suits edge-connector contacts.

Lever: HASL → ENIG · ~1.4×

Order quantity

Tooling and setup are one-time charges spread over the run, so per-unit price falls steeply with volume. Five prototypes cost far more each than five hundred boards.

Lever: economies of scale · setup amortised

Turnaround

Standard lead times are the cheapest. Compressing fabrication into a fast or 24–48 hour rush window means reordering the factory queue, which carries a meaningful premium.

Lever: rush · up to ~2.5×
Reference · datasheet

Standard fabrication capabilities

Typical specs you can quote against. Designing inside these standard windows keeps your PCB quote in the economy tier; tighter values move the board into advanced pricing.

FR-4 · standard process window
Layer count1 – 12 (HDI on request)
Max board size500 × 500 mm
Min trace / space3.5 / 3.5 mil
Min drilled hole0.15 mm
Board thickness0.4 – 3.2 mm
Copper weight0.5 – 3 oz
Min soldermask dam0.1 mm
Surface finishesHASL · ENIG · OSP · Ag · Au
Soldermask coloursGreen · Blue · Red · Black · White
SilkscreenWhite · Black
Impedance control±10% available
Electrical testFlying probe / fixture
Accepted filesGerber RS-274X · NC drill
Assembly filesBOM · CPL (centroid)
Design for cost

Lower your PCB quote without cutting corners

Small layout decisions add up. These are the changes that most reliably bring a printed circuit board quote down while keeping the board manufacturable and reliable.

01

Right-size the layer count

Route on the fewest layers your signal integrity and density allow. Dropping from 4 to 2 layers is usually the single largest saving on the board.

02

Panelise small boards

If a board is under ~50 mm a side or you need many of them, panelising shares tooling and handling across units and improves the per-board price.

03

Stay in the standard window

Keep trace/space, hole sizes and annular rings inside the standard process. Sub-mil features and micro-vias push the board into advanced pricing.

04

Pick the finish you actually need

HASL is fine for through-hole and coarse SMD. Reserve ENIG for fine-pitch BGAs and long shelf life rather than specifying it by default.

05

Order standard thickness & colour

1.6 mm and green soldermask are the baseline. Non-standard thicknesses, copper weights or colours can add tooling or material premiums.

06

Plan turnaround early

Rush builds can cost two to three times standard. Building lead time into your schedule lets you quote at the standard rate.

PCB quote FAQ

Questions engineers ask

What is a PCB quote?
A PCB quote is a price estimate for fabricating a printed circuit board to your specification — board size, layer count, material, surface finish, copper weight and order quantity. An instant tool like this one returns a ballpark in seconds for budgeting and trade-offs; an exact quote is generated from your Gerber files by the manufacturer.
How is the price of a PCB calculated?
PCB price is driven by board area (length × width), layer count, base material, surface finish, copper weight, thickness, special processes and quantity. Tooling and setup are one-time costs amortised across the run, so per-unit price drops sharply as the order grows. The estimator above models these drivers to approximate the total.
How much does a PCB cost?
A simple 2-layer FR-4 prototype can cost only a few dollars per board for a small batch. Adding layers, exotic materials such as Rogers, ENIG finish, heavy copper or a rush turnaround increases the price. Try a few configurations above to see how each choice moves the number, then request an exact PCB Quote.
What files do I need to get a PCB quote?
For fabrication you need Gerber files in RS-274X format plus an NC drill file. For assembly you also supply a Bill of Materials (BOM) and a pick-and-place / centroid (CPL) file. A clear board outline and a defined layer stack-up help the manufacturer return an accurate, DFM-checked quote.
Why does adding layers increase the price so much?
Every additional copper layer adds lamination, drilling and plating steps and more material, so cost rises in steps rather than smoothly. A 4-layer board can run roughly double a 2-layer board, and 6-layer more again. Keeping the layer count to what your routing and signal integrity truly require is the strongest lever on cost.
How accurate is this PCB quote calculator?
The estimator models the major cost drivers to produce a realistic ballpark for planning and design decisions — it is not a binding price and excludes shipping, taxes and assembly. For a firm, file-checked figure with full DFM review, request an exact PCB Quote from PCBSync.
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