AI-powered print exchange

The print RFQ,
finally
reinvented.

Qualified suppliers near every delivery point. Lower freight cost. Less carbon.

Describe your job in plain language. PrintAxis delivers an instant AI estimate from equipment-verified suppliers nearest each delivery point — cutting your freight bill, your transit time, and your CO₂e in a single click. Every footprint is locked at award, audit-ready for your next ESG report.

Launching May 15
No bidding. No negotiations.
AI PRINT ENGINE Plain-language spec Instant AI price Verified supplier match Faster delivery Lower freight Lower carbon

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How it works

From spec to production in minutes, not days.

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Describe your print job

Type it naturally — "500 flyers, 8.5×11, full color both sides, glossy cover" — or use the guided wizard. Our AI parses your spec, extracts every field, and pre-fills the form. Presets for common products like business cards, postcards, and booklets make it even faster.

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Get an instant AI estimate

Our AI evaluates every qualifying press against your job — digital, offset, and wide-format — and intelligently selects the best option. You see 3–4 quantity scenarios side-by-side, each priced independently. No waiting, no phone calls.

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Matched suppliers accept or pass

Your job is sent to every supplier who passes all 10 equipment capability gates — sheet size, color units, duplex, paper weight, delivery region, and more. Suppliers see the price and simply accept or pass. No negotiations, no counter-offers.

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Award, proof, and ship

Award to your preferred supplier, upload artwork, review proofs, and track production — all in one dashboard. Pay your way: connect a bank account for Net 45 ACH terms, or a credit/debit card for pay-at-delivery. Both run on Stripe — no PrintAxis-held funds.


Platform features

Everything the old RFQ process was missing.

Natural language input

Just type your job description. Our AI parses quantity, size, stock, colors, finishing, and delivery — and fills the spec form for you.

AI-powered estimates

Launching with the HP Indigo family — four sheetfed digital production presses (Indigo 12K, 15K, 18K, and 100K). Our estimating engine spans every major sheetfed press in the market; we'll open the network to additional manufacturers and wide-format as we scale.

Multi-quantity scenarios

Every estimate shows 3–4 quantity breaks — each analyzed by the AI independently. See the real cost curve, not a linear scale.

Equipment-verified matching

10 capability gates — sheet size, color units, duplex, paper weight, finishing, delivery region — must all pass before a supplier sees your job.

AI supplier discovery

If no registered supplier qualifies, our AI searches the web for printers that can do the job — presenting them as unverified leads with an invitation to join.

Pay your way

Bank account for Net 45 ACH terms (10 / 15 / 75), or credit/debit card for pay-at-delivery (10 / 90). Switch your default any time. Auto-confirmation 7 days after delivery if the buyer doesn't respond.

Mailing services

Full direct mail support — CASS/NCOA, inkjet addressing, presort discounts, USPS facility entry. Postage is a sacred pass-through with zero markup.

Proofing & author alterations

Suppliers upload proofs, buyers approve or request changes. Author's alterations are priced, reviewed, and approved before production — no surprise charges.

"Why this supplier" AI summaries

Every matched supplier comes with an AI-generated explanation of why they qualified — press specs, proximity, and ranking factors — so buyers can choose confidently.


Proximity routing, in dollars and days

The closest qualified press wins on price, time, and carbon — automatically.

Same job. Same spec. Four qualified suppliers in different cities. PrintAxis routes to the closest one — and the savings stack up across freight, transit time, and emissions.

Sample job
25,000 postcards · 6×9 · 4/4 · 100# Gloss Cover
Ship to Philadelphia, PA
Supplier Distance Freight Transit Shipping CO₂e
Newark, NJ ★ Picked
closest qualified press
90 mi $120 1 day 120 lbs
Baltimore, MD
qualifies
130 mi $165 1 day 175 lbs
Chicago, IL
qualifies
760 mi $540 3 days 730 lbs
Los Angeles, CA
qualifies
2,720 mi $997 4 days 2,220 lbs
Freight saved
$877
vs. cross-country option
Transit faster
3 days
in the buyer's hands sooner
CO₂e avoided
~2,100 lbs
on this single shipment

Why this matters at scale: Every print buyer in our network reduces the average shipping leg in the system. More suppliers = shorter ships = lower buyer cost AND lower carbon. Network effects in print, finally.

Carbon footprint, built in

Print smarter. Report it. Beat the next ESG audit.

Every matched supplier shows estimated production + shipping carbon in lbs CO₂e, plus a Low / Medium / High tier. The vendor 800 miles away might be cheaper — but the one 30 miles away is usually the smarter call once shipping carbon is on the table.

Every job's carbon footprint is logged to your account. Roll it up monthly, quarterly, or annually for your ESG disclosures, Scope 3 reporting, SEC climate filings, CDP submissions, and sustainable-procurement requirements on federal, state, and Fortune 500 RFPs.

  • Per-vendor carbon shown next to price — pick the trade-off that fits your job
  • ★ Lowest Carbon badge surfaces the greenest matched supplier
  • Production + shipping breakdown so you see what's driving the number
  • Frozen at award — your audit trail won't drift if catalog rates change
  • Per-job carbon emailed to suppliers too — so they know where they stand
  • Annual rollup report ready to feed into your sustainability narrative
Allegra Print & Imaging
Baltimore, MD · 28 mi
★ Lowest Carbon
Your Price
$482
Carbon
184 lbs CO₂e
Production · 162 lbs Shipping · 22 lbs
Low tier — shipping adds <15% to baseline
Directional Scope 3 estimate · supports internal sustainability tracking · not a substitute for audited GHG-Protocol disclosure.

Ready to get started?

Stop chasing quotes.
Start getting them.

Join the waitlist. We open to buyers and suppliers on May 15, 2026.