Instant quote calculator

Instant Moving Quote Calculator for Your Website

Your customers see a moving price in a few clicks. You get their move details and contact information. One-time payment, no subscription.

The Instant Moving Quote Calculator from Movers Development is built into your website and uses your real pricing: rates, truck size, stairs, packing and distance. Visitors get a price on the spot, and their contact details are captured before they send the quote, so every estimate becomes a lead your sales team can call the same day. It costs $2,500–$3,500 as a one-time payment, with no monthly subscription. The calculator is part of how we build digital marketing for moving companies; book a call to get your quote for your pricing setup.

How it works

How does the instant quote calculator work?

Your customer goes through three short steps, and your team gets the lead with the move details already filled in.

Instant moving quote calculator steps: moving details, items and packing options, contact details
The calculator on a client website: move details, items and packing, then contact details and the price.

1. Move details

From and to addresses, move date, home size, floor, elevator and truck access.

2. Items and packing

Customers pick the items they are moving and a packing option, so the size of the move is known up front.

3. Price and contact

The calculator shows the estimate and prices for other dates. To send the quote, the customer adds a name, email and phone.

4. Lead in your hands

The customer and your team both get an email with the quote. Every quote is saved in your website admin and can be exported or sent to your CRM.

Why it matters: read why "call for pricing" scares off modern moving customers.

Client reviews

What do movers say after adding the calculator?

Wailea Movers Inc logo★★★★★
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They installed my moving cost calculator on my website and maintain and make changes to it at my convenience. Very quick response time and very helpful on my website too.

James Campbell Wailea Movers Inc, Hawaii, USA
Zippy Shell Greater Columbus logo★★★★★
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They tweaked the move calculator functionality to better align with my containerized storage and moving business.

Dave Rothman Zippy Shell Greater Columbus, Ohio, USA
Big Apple Moving and Storage logo★★★★★
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The new website with the calculator made a huge difference for us. We are now getting more and more leads from SEO.

Joseph Clements Big Apple Moving and Storage, New York, USA

Pricing models

Which pricing models can the calculator handle?

The calculator is custom-coded for each moving company, so it follows your price sheet instead of forcing you into a template. It can combine:

  • Hourly rates by crew size and truck size
  • Volume or weight of the items the customer selects
  • Distance between the two addresses
  • Stairs, floors, elevators and long carries
  • Packing options, from self-packing to full packing
  • Different prices for different dates and seasons

All the values sit on a settings page in your website admin, so your team can change rates for peak season without calling us. More on the form side in how to create the perfect moving estimate form.

Calculator vs estimator

Quote calculator or CRM estimator: what's the difference?

Moving CRMs come with estimating tools for your office. The quote calculator does a different job: it works for the customer, on your website, before they ever call.

Instant quote calculatorCRM estimating tool
Who uses itYour website visitorsYour sales team
Main jobTurn visitors into leads with a price on the spotBuild detailed estimates and surveys for booked customers
Where it livesOn your website, in your designInside the CRM
PricingOne-time paymentUsually a monthly subscription
Works together?Yes. If your CRM has an API, the calculator sends each lead and its move details into it.

Price

How much does an instant moving quote calculator cost?

The calculator costs $2,500–$3,500 as a one-time payment, depending on how complex your pricing is and how much the design and integrations need to be customized. There is no monthly subscription.

IncludedWhat it means for you
Custom calculationYour formula: rates, volume, weight, distance, stairs, packing and dates.
Design matched to your websiteBuilt into the page as code, not an iframe, in your colors and fonts.
Items and packing stepsCustomers describe the move themselves, so the estimate starts closer to the real job.
Prices for different datesCustomers can see how the price changes if they move on another day.
Email notificationsThe customer and your team both get the quote by email.
Quote recordsEvery quote is saved in your website admin and can be exported to a spreadsheet.
CRM connectionLeads and move details sent to your CRM, if it provides an API.
Settings pageYour team changes rates and options at any time, for any dates.

What we need from you

  • Your price sheet and the rules your estimators use.
  • Where the calculator should appear on your website.
  • Access to your website, and to your CRM's API if you want leads sent there.

Not included in the calculator price

A new website is a separate project. If your site needs one, see our moving company website design.

Your team

Who builds and maintains your calculator?

Dusan builds the calculator and connects it to your pricing, and Atina's team writes the pages that bring visitors to it.

Dusan Tasin, Lead Developer at Movers Development

Dusan Tasin

Lead Developer

Dusan maintains the Instant Moving Quote Calculator and connects it to each client's pricing. He also builds the moving company websites it runs on, on hand-coded WordPress themes rather than page builders.

Ask Dusan about: matching your pricing formula, sending leads to your CRM, changing prices for peak season

Atina Veljic, Head of Content at Movers Development

Atina Veljic

Head of Content

Atina's team writes the service pages and blog posts that bring visitors to the calculator, and edits the copy on the calculator steps so customers understand what they are asked.

Ask Atina about: quote form wording, pages that send visitors to the calculator

FAQ

Questions movers ask about the quote calculator

How much does an instant moving quote calculator cost?

The Instant Moving Quote Calculator from Movers Development costs $2,500–$3,500 as a one-time payment, depending on how complex your pricing is and how much the design and integrations need to be customized. There is no monthly subscription.

Does the calculator work with my moving CRM?

Yes, if your CRM provides an API. The calculator sends each new lead and its move details into your CRM, and every quote is also saved in your website admin and sent to your team by email.

Can it handle hourly and weight-based pricing?

Yes. The calculator is custom-coded to your pricing rules, including hourly rates by crew and truck size, volume or weight, distance, stairs, packing and different prices for different dates.

Will customers get a binding price?

The calculator shows an estimate based on your pricing rules and the details the customer enters. Your team confirms the final price, the same way you would after a phone call, but the first number is already close to the real job.

How fast does it deliver a quote and capture the lead?

Instantly. The customer sees the price on the screen as soon as they enter the move details, and their name, email and phone are captured when they send the quote, so your team can call the same day.

Does the calculator add work for my sales team?

It removes work. Customers see a price range before they call, so your team spends less time on price shoppers and more on people who already accept the range.

Get your quote on a 30-minute call

Pick a time in the calendar. On the call we go through your current setup, your markets and what you want to book more of. A written quote follows ($2,500–$3,500 one-time). If this is not the right next step for your company, we tell you on the call.

Movers Development builds the instant moving quote calculator around your own prices, so customers get a number in a few clicks and your team gets a lead with the job details. Book a call to get your quote, or contact our team with your pricing questions.

You own every account and file we create, reports count calls and quote requests, and we tell you on the first call if we are not a fit. See what we commit to in writing.

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