“CloudNC tells you how to cut the part and how long it takes. Setell turns that into a priced quote, sends it, and gets you paid. Use both.”
Feature comparison
Different layers of the same shop
CloudNC’s CAM Assist lives inside your CAM software (Mastercam, Fusion, Siemens NX) and automates the hard part of CNC programming — generating up to 80% of your toolpaths in minutes. Its buyer is the CNC programmer; its job is “how do we cut this part.” Setell’s buyer is the owner or estimator; its job is “turn this request into a priced quote and get paid.” These aren’t the same tool — and they don’t compete.
A cycle-time number is one input to a quote — Setell owns the rest
CAM Assist’s Cycle Time Estimator produces a machining-time figure, which is a genuinely useful cost input. But it stops there: no quote artifact, no email reply, no revisions, no customer approval, no invoicing, no QuickBooks. Setell handles the other ~90% of quote-to-cash — reading the RFQ, drafting and pricing the quote, sending it, applying revisions, collecting approval, and invoicing.
It needs the part in a CAM seat. Setell works from the inbox.
CAM Assist requires the part loaded into CAM software to do its job. A large share of quoting never gets that far — the RFQ is an email, a PDF, or a photo, and the owner needs a number back fast to win the work. Setell prices from your history and the messy input you actually receive, no CAD seat required, and works across verticals CloudNC doesn’t touch.
Better together
If you run CNC machining, the strongest setup is both: let CAM Assist estimate machining time and drive programming, and let Setell turn that into a priced, sent, and invoiced quote from your inbox. Setell’s agent (MCP) surface even lets a machining-time input flow into the quote programmatically. One handles the metal; the other handles the money.
Setell vs CloudNC: FAQ
Is CloudNC a competitor to Setell?
Not really — they operate at different layers. CloudNC's CAM Assist automates CNC programming and estimates machining time inside CAM software. Setell turns an RFQ into a priced quote and runs it through to cash. A cycle-time number from CAM Assist is one input to a quote; Setell owns the quoting, sending, revising, and invoicing around it.
Can I use Setell and CloudNC together?
Yes, and for a CNC shop that's the strongest setup. CAM Assist handles programming and machining-time estimates; Setell handles the quote-to-cash workflow — drafting, pricing, sending, revisions, approval, and invoicing. Setell's agent surface can even take a machining-time input into the quote.
Does Setell estimate machining cycle time like CloudNC?
No — that's CloudNC's lane and it's a deliberate non-goal for us. Setell prices from your own quoting and invoice history rather than from geometry-driven cycle-time simulation. If you want cycle-time estimation, pair CAM Assist with Setell.
Do I need CAD or CAM software to use Setell?
No. CloudNC's CAM Assist requires the part loaded in a CAM seat. Setell works from the email, PDF, or photo the customer actually sends, and prices it from your history — no CAD or CAM software required.