Framaid prices every job from your real material costs and your own labour times — not a chart, not guesswork. It's £15 a month, runs in your browser on any device, and the first month is free.
Most framers price the same two ways: a markup chart that ignores how long a job actually takes, or a spreadsheet that's one wrong formula away from costing you money. Both quietly undercharge your labour — the biggest hidden cost in framing — and neither keeps your supplier prices up to date or runs the rest of the business.
Framaid's labour-timings wizard calculates how long each frame takes to make — every bespoke finish, scaled to the frame's size — so you're never guessing. You calibrate your own timings once, and every quote applies them automatically. A fiddly hand-finished frame and a simple one are priced for the work they actually involve, so you stop losing money on the awkward jobs — something a chart, a spreadsheet, or a flat hourly-rate tool can't do.
£15 a month, month-to-month, no contract, and nothing to install. No big upfront cost and no being tied to a single desktop PC in the workshop.
Live supplier price lists (sync Lion and Centrado, import any other), saved quotes and clients, invoicing, stock, a workflow board, and a cut list with a sheet-material optimiser — in one place, on any device.
Pounds and UK VAT, UK suppliers, and UK GDPR-compliant data handling. Built by someone who got tired of guessing at prices. Framers outside the UK can use it too, with currency and tax settings you can change.
Framaid is clean, fast and genuinely easy to use — not a dated system you fight with. It works the same on your workshop computer, a tablet at the counter, or your phone at a fair, with nothing to install.
| Spreadsheet | Traditional framing software | Framaid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free, but costly in mistakes | Typically higher, often upfront | £15/month, no contract |
| Where it runs | Your PC | Often one desktop PC | Any device, in a browser |
| Prices by real labour time | No | Varies | Yes — core feature |
| Supplier price lists kept current | Manual | Varies | Sync Lion/Centrado + import any |
| Quotes, clients, invoicing | No | Usually | Yes |
| Stock & workflow | No | Sometimes | Yes |
| Setup | Build it yourself | Can be heavy | Import prices, calibrate timings |
| Framaid | £15 / month | Labour-timings pricing, quotes, clients, invoicing, stock and workflow — one plan, no contract. |
| FramePilot | from £29.99 / month +VAT | Comparable UK framing system (Basic £29.99, Pro £44.99 +VAT). |
| FrameIT | £30 / month | For under 10 frames a week; your frames are produced by their own facility. |
Competitor prices as published on their own websites, October 2026. Please check each provider for current pricing.
Small and one-person framing businesses who want accurate prices and tidy admin without a big system or a big bill. If you're pricing on a chart or a spreadsheet today and you're not certain every quote covers your time, this is built for you.
“I can't actually believe how 10–15 minutes on each frame of undercharging was building up — it's really made me look at every stage of the process now and rethink how I price.”
Rob — Framer, Nuneaton
“The labour timings calculator is great for really bespoke work — if you work with hardwood mouldings, this is for you!”
James — Artist & framer, Cotswolds
“Definitely quicker than using my spreadsheet — also really like the design.”
Anna — Framer, Glasgow
“The price list integration is easy, and really helps with tracking moulding and glazing.”
John — Frame shop owner, London
“It's pretty cheap and very easy to set up — quoted a few jobs and now we use it every day.”
Annabel — Framer, St Albans
£15 a month. First month free with code FRAMER30. Cancel any time — no minimum term.
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