I hear you. I doubt you will get any numbers (at least that matter). Even if you went to a reseller and said "Hey, I got prices from xx guys for xx dollars" They will likely spin some BS on you anyways, because
that salesman, or
that office, needs to make their cut.
Is it only 5 axis you need? Are you replacing a current cam system for better 5ax functionality? Just curious. Need to weight the pros and cons (duh LoL) of each system in regards to your product. Just thinking out loud here... You might love Hypermill or Powermill (for example, I have never used either) for your intended 5ax parts, but realize the workflow craps out for simple 3ax stuff. OR you realize all your parts are 'familiar' enough once you work thru a couple it becomes simple (to you) and you really wish you hadn't paid for all the glitz!
Example- (obviously just my opinion
)
NX has some kickass tools that I barely got to play with so I am sure they get even better with experience! BUT.. it is not user friendly IMO. Lots and lots of things need to be set up, and to me they aren't clear where to go and even how to do it, even after using for a while and taking a class. I would hate to have to use it everyday for what I am programming now. Defining speeds and feeds for every op (with same tools), navigating to a seperate window (why the FUCK did they do that anyways?!?) EVERY SINGLE TIME to enable/turn on 'start events' (coolant) etc.* For what I do the MCX workflow is fantastic and NX would have me pulling my hair out.
*I am sure there are better ways, but I never had a chance to learn them, and even using the online learning and submitting tickets we were met with alot of "that is how you do it, no that can't be done" etc