Win the work
Quote the jobs you used to drop — and watch the margin follow.
Most printers don't lose deals on price. They lose them by being too slow to respond. GelatoConnect Estimator prices packaging, large-format and multi-component jobs in seconds — capturing the demand your team didn't have time to quote yesterday.
Customer story · Ink n'Art
€700K
EBITDA lift at Ink n'Art — from 3% to 13% in one year, by quoting fast enough to capture demand.
"For two years we were stuck at the same revenue. It wasn't demand — we just couldn't quote fast enough. AI Estimator changed that, and we're now projecting 30% growth in 2026."
Jesper Hammarstrand · CEO, Ink n'Art (Gothenburg)
EBITDA lift
3% → 13%
Margin lift in 12 months, driven by capturing demand they previously dropped.
Quote time
1.5–2h → 20s
14-product packaging quotes that used to take 2 hours — now in 20 seconds.
2026 outlook
+30%
Projected revenue growth with no production capacity expansion.
The full Connect platform
One platform. Every part of your operation.
printIQ is a cloud print MIS — one product, rules-based pricing, PE-owned. 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 printIQ to GelatoConnect.
Printers running on printIQ are weighing three questions before committing to another five years on a rules-engine MIS. Here's how GelatoConnect Estimator answers them.
Quote with AI. Stop maintaining rules.
GelatoConnect Estimator learns from real production jobs and prices new ones in 15 seconds with under 0.35% errorG2. Ink n'Art's 14-product packaging quotes used to take 1.5–2 hours — now they're done in 20 seconds. No rules engine for your team to maintain.
Built by Gelato. Not a private-equity acquisition.
printIQ was bought by Banyan Software in August 2022. Banyan added DocketManager as a sister product in 2025S1. GelatoConnect is built and operated by Gelato — one company, one roadmap, no roll-up portfolio.
Start with quoting. Expand into procurement, workflow, Apparel.
Most printers come to GelatoConnect for Estimator. Run it alongside printIQ today. When you're ready, the same platform extends into workflow, Apparel and Store Link — one vendor, one roadmap.
Side-by-side: GelatoConnect vs. printIQ
Every claim about printIQ below is sourced from printIQ'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 printIQ today. AI-native quoting in 15 seconds, with a 14-day free trial — no rip-and-replace, no MIS migration project to greenlight.
- ✓Drop AI Estimator in next to printIQ. Start quoting in 15 seconds without changing your MIS.
- ✓Move from a rules engine you maintain to AI trained on real production data.
- ✓Roll the rest of the Connect platform in later — workflow, Apparel, Store Link, on your timeline.
- ✓One company building one platform — not a private-equity portfolio of unconnected products.
GelatoConnect vs. printIQ: frequently asked questions
What is the best alternative to printIQ?+
GelatoConnect Estimator. printIQ was acquired by Banyan Software in August 2022 and is now part of a PE-owned product roll-up alongside DocketManagerS1. GelatoConnect Estimator is AI quoting trained on real production data — 15-second quotes, 14-day free trial, runs alongside printIQ from day one.
Can I run GelatoConnect Estimator alongside printIQ?+
Yes. GelatoConnect Estimator is a standalone AI quoting product. Adopt it this quarter without replacing printIQ. Once Estimator is generating value, the broader GelatoConnect platform can be rolled in on your timeline.
How does AI-native quoting differ from printIQ's rules engine?+
A rules engine asks your team to maintain pricing logic by hand. Every press change, every paper change, every margin tweak goes through your senior estimator. GelatoConnect Estimator is AI-native — it learns from your actual jobs and prices new ones in 15 seconds with under 0.35% errorG2. Ink n'Art's 14-product packaging quotes used to take 1.5–2 hours. Now they're done in 20 seconds.
Who owns printIQ?+
printIQ was acquired by Banyan Software on 1 August 2022S1. DocketManager was added as a sister product under the same Banyan ownership in 2025. GelatoConnect is built and operated by Gelato — one company, one roadmap.
What is GelatoConnect priced at compared to printIQ?+
GelatoConnect Estimator includes a 14-day free trial configured with your machines, substrates and pricing — no credit card required. Beyond the trial, GelatoConnect is priced per producer. printIQ pricing is not published on printiq.com as of May 2026.
Sources
- printiq.com — accessed May 2026 — cloud-based print MIS for commercial, labels, packaging and wide format; Banyan Software acquisition August 2022; DocketManager added 2025. [S1]
- gelato.com/connect/estimator — 15-second AI quotes, <0.35% error rate, >40% material overhead reduction, ~100 carriers. [G1, G2]
- BSG case study. [G3]
- gelato.com/connect/why. [G4]
All third-party trademarks (printIQ 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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