Win the work
Open a new self-serve path for your buyers — without losing margin control.
Buyers expect a quote inside the same browser tab they're researching in. GelatoConnect Estimator gives commercial print operations a self-serve quoting layer that runs 24/7, returns accurate numbers in seconds, and keeps your margin rules in charge.
Customer story · Hudson Printing
24/7
self-serve quoting at Hudson Printing, opening a new path for buyers without losing margin control.
"It doesn't just make our estimating team faster and more automated — it also creates a powerful new path for buyers. They can self-serve a quote and we still control the margin."
Paul Hudson · CEO, Hudson Printing
Buyer experience
Self-serve
Customers price their own jobs on Hudson's own site, 24/7.
Margin control
Preserved
Margin rules baked in — AI never undercuts the floor.
Back-and-forth
Removed
Quotes returned instantly instead of the days it used to take.
The full Connect platform
One platform. Every part of your operation.
Avanti is a print MIS just acquired by ePS — now one of 17+ products in the portfolio. GelatoConnect is the full production stack — Estimator, the workflow engine, Apparel, and Store Link, all from one vendor on one roadmap. Start with the bit that hurts most today and roll in the rest on your timeline.
Why commercial printers switch from Avanti to GelatoConnect.
Printers running Avanti are weighing three questions after the ePS acquisition. Here's how GelatoConnect Estimator answers them.
Quote in 15 seconds. Without changing Avanti.
GelatoConnect Estimator is a standalone AI quoting product — adopt it this quarter without replacing Avanti. 15-second AI quotes with under 0.35% error. Hudson Printing uses the same engine for 24/7 self-serve quotingG2.
One Gelato platform. Not the 17-product ePS portfolio.
In June 2025, Ricoh sold Avanti to ePSS2. Avanti now sits alongside Pace, PrintSmith, Tharstern, Monarch and more in the ePS portfolioS3. GelatoConnect is one platform — Estimator, workflow, Apparel and Store Link — built by Gelato since 2007.
Avanti is mid-merger. Your roadmap moves.
On 3 June 2025, Ricoh sold Avanti to eProductivity SoftwareS2. In October 2025, Print ePS announced it's becoming "the Graphic Communications business unit of CAI"M. Your roadmap, account team and contract are all in flight.
Side-by-side: GelatoConnect vs. Avanti
Every claim about Avanti below is sourced from Avanti's own published material. Every claim about GelatoConnect is sourced from gelato.com. Sources at the end of the page.
Start with Estimator. Expand when you're ready.
Run GelatoConnect Estimator alongside Avanti today. AI-native quoting in 15 seconds with a 14-day free trial. When you're ready, roll the rest of the Connect platform in — from one vendor, not from a 17-product portfolio.
- ✓Drop AI Estimator in next to Avanti. Start quoting in 15 seconds without changing your MIS.
- ✓Use the same engine Hudson Printing uses to give buyers 24/7 self-serve quoting.
- ✓Move from one of 17+ ePS products to a single Gelato platform. One licence, one support contract, one roadmap.
- ✓Skip the CAI integration roadmap entirely. Gelato's roadmap is set by Gelato, not by a portfolio merger.
GelatoConnect vs. Avanti: frequently asked questions
What is the best alternative to Avanti?+
GelatoConnect Estimator. Avanti was acquired by eProductivity Software (Print ePS) from Ricoh on 3 June 2025S2, and now sits as one of 17+ products in the ePS portfolioS3. GelatoConnect Estimator is AI quoting from one vendor, on one roadmap — with a 14-day free trial that runs alongside Avanti from day one.
Is Avanti still owned by Ricoh?+
No. On June 3, 2025, Ricoh announced the sale of Avanti Computer Systems Ltd. to eProductivity Software (Print ePS)S2. Ricoh had originally acquired Avanti in 2017. Per the Ricoh announcement, Dan Vertachnik (Print ePS CEO) said "The acquisition of Avanti enhances our ability to meet the growing demand for connected, automated, and highly scalable print MIS platforms."S2
Can I run GelatoConnect Estimator alongside Avanti?+
Yes. GelatoConnect Estimator is a standalone AI quoting product. Adopt it without replacing Avanti or any other ePS product.
What changed at ePS in October 2025?+
Per the October 2025 announcement on printepssw.com, Print ePS will become "the Graphic Communications business unit of CAI" with "a combined workforce of over 800 employees and offices across North America, Europe, and Asia"M. The Avanti product line now sits inside that combined CAI Graphic Communications business.
How does pricing compare?+
GelatoConnect Estimator includes a 14-day free trial — configured with your machines, substrates and pricing — with no credit card required. Beyond the trial, GelatoConnect is priced per producer. Avanti pricing is not published on printepssw.com as of May 2026.
Sources
- printepssw.com/eps-avanti-print-mis — "Avanti Print MIS is a modular, cloud-enabled Management Information System"; "JDF-certified"; module list and vertical focus. [S1]
- ricoh.com/release/2025/0603_1 — June 3, 2025 — Ricoh announces sale of Avanti Computer Systems Ltd. to eProductivity Software. Dan Vertachnik quote: "The acquisition of Avanti enhances our ability to meet the growing demand for connected, automated, and highly scalable print MIS platforms." Ricoh had previously acquired Avanti in 2017. [S2]
- printepssw.com — ePS portfolio listing — 17+ products including Pace, PrintSmith Vision, Tharstern, Monarch, Technique, Nubium, Avanti, EPMS. [S3]
- ePS-CAI merger press release — October 8, 2025 — "combined in a merger of equals". [M]
- gelato.com/connect/estimator. [G1, G2]
- BSG case study. [G3]
- gelato.com/connect/why. [G4]
All third-party trademarks (Avanti and any others referenced) belong to their respective owners and are referenced for factual comparison only. Information was retrieved from public sources in May 2026 and may have changed since.
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