OpenBOM alternatives
OpenBOM alternatives for NZ and Australian businesses
OpenBOM: US$90 per editor monthly, billed yearly, or US$165 per editor monthly.
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What people compare OpenBOM with
OpenBOM Company lists US$90 per editor per month billed yearly, or US$165 billed monthly. Owners look for alternatives when editor seats, product records, CAD add-ins or ERP connections make the bill harder to match to the work they need.
Yours to own
Engineering Changes for Claude Code
The open-source engineering change register that is just a database and Claude Code. Built around your business, with your OpenBOM data brought across.
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How to choose a OpenBOM alternative
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Count the paid editors
OpenBOM includes unlimited read-only users, so compare the paid editors who maintain product records, not everyone who views a design. Company lists separate monthly rates for yearly and monthly billing, while product records and CAD add-ins carry separate charges and ERP integrations are quoted separately.
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Know where your records live
Ask whether your product records, revisions and approval history sit in a database you own, and what you can take with you if you change systems. Check what an export includes: basic bill-of-materials data is not the same as CAD files, attachments, custom properties and historical approvals.
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Fit your release rules
Check whether the system matches how your team reviews and releases revisions. Your version can use your own release questions and evidence fields, and keep approval attached to a revision. Agree which rules, connections and screens need to be built around your business.
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Plan the move in parts
The free version imports a single-level bill of materials exported as CSV, with headings mapped into draft records. CAD files, attachments, custom properties and historical approvals need a separate agreed migration. List what must move, what can stay in your design tools and what needs separate scoping before you switch.
The option that fits
Own a version built for your business
Engineering Changes for Claude Code gives you engineering change and product records in a database you own, run in plain language with Claude Code. Enterprise DNA builds your version around how your business handles revisions, reviews, releases and evidence, brings your OpenBOM data across and runs it for you. It costs one setup fee followed by a monthly retainer. If you prefer to run it yourself, a free version is available.
- check Your records in a database you own
- check Built around your release rules and fields
- check One setup fee, then a monthly retainer
Make it yours
Design your own OpenBOM replacement
Everything starts from the open-source base. Then it gets your name, the parts you run, your rules and your data from OpenBOM. Try it here, and we build the real one.
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Questions
OpenBOM alternatives, answered
How much does OpenBOM cost for a business? expand_more
OpenBOM Company lists US$90 per editor per month billed yearly, or US$165 billed monthly. Read-only access is free. Product records and CAD add-ins are priced separately, and ERP integrations are quoted separately. Compare those charges with your actual contract and the work you need.
What can you bring across when switching? expand_more
The free version imports a single-level bill of materials exported as CSV. Part numbers, descriptions, quantities, unit labels and revision names become draft records, and export headings can be mapped. CAD files, attachments, custom properties and historical approvals need a separate agreed migration.
Can your team keep using its CAD tools? expand_more
Yes. Keep the design tools your engineers use. The free base holds revision and approval records, with references to supporting evidence. CAD connections, file storage and editing screens can be scoped as part of your custom version.
What would an owned version cost to run? expand_more
Enterprise DNA scopes a setup fee and monthly retainer around your records, connections and operating needs. There is also a free version you can run yourself. Compare the paid option with your actual OpenBOM contract, including editor seats and add-ons. The free version still needs hosting, access management and maintenance.
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