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Should I use Openbom?

[Pricing](/pricing) - openbom.com

Depends. Buy it if you're a hardware startup or SMB manufacturer outgrowing spreadsheet BOMs, especially on SolidWorks, Fusion 360, or Onshape. Pass if you want flat predictable billing or deep classic enterprise PLM.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~20 public sources; several are OpenBOM's own pages, so independent review depth is limited.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo direct evidence in sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

Free

Non-Commercial

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Commercial plansSeat-based plus data records (dollar figures not in sources)

Best for

  • Hardware startups
  • Small/mid manufacturers
  • CAD-centric teams (SolidWorks, Fusion 360, Onshape)
  • Teams outgrowing Excel BOMs

Not for

  • Software-only teams chasing SBOM compliance — name confusion, wrong category
  • Buyers wanting flat, predictable per-seat billing
  • Solo makers with a 20-row parts list — a spreadsheet is cheaper and fine

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Bills combine seats with data-record counts; growing usage raises costs beyond headcount

medium

Non-commercial plan bars revenue work; commercial projects need a paid subscription

medium

Excel migration needs upfront modeling of alternates, substitutes, and data cleanup

low

Unrelated open-source SBOM tool shares the name on GitHub — confirm which product you're evaluating

Pros and cons

Pros

  • G2 PLM Leader in Winter 2026, based on ~700 reviews
  • SOC 2 Type 2 certified since October 2023
  • Native CAD integrations including SolidWorks, Fusion 360, and Onshape
  • Free all-features subscription for non-commercial and hobbyist use
  • Customer OnQ reports up to 50% time savings on BOMs and purchase orders

Cons

  • Usage-based data-record pricing makes monthly costs less predictable
  • Small vendor: $4M raised against entrenched enterprise PLM incumbents
  • Free tier excludes commercial use entirely

Sources & method

Analyzed 10/01/2026 - 17 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x5review x7security x3news x2

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • Free

    Starting price

  • 17

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. Seat plus data-record pricing; free non-commercial tier helps
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Reviewers repeatedly cite simplicity versus enterprise PLM
  • Feature depth: 4/5. xBOM, CAD integrations, change management, ERP connectivity
  • Support quality. No direct evidence in sources
  • Security posture: 4/5. SOC 2 Type 2 certified; publishes security practices
  • Leader G2 PLM quadrant Winter 2026, ~700 reviews
  • $4M Total funding Per CB Insights
  • Yes Free tier Non-commercial use only
  • Essential DEVELOP3D verdict Independent review, 2017

Pricing

Non-Commercial

Free

  • All features
  • Non-commercial / hobbyist use only

Commercial plans

Seat-based plus data records (dollar figures not in sources)

  • Seat subscriptions
  • Usage-based data records
  • Enterprise options per pricing page

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Reviews praise simplicity and CAD fit, but much visible praise is vendor-published; Reddit threads are mostly inquiries, not complaints.

“Great online application”
G2 review via OpenBOM user stories
“Essential”
DEVELOP3D review

Alternatives

Compare Openbom with each alternative.

  • Duro

    Hardware PLM rival; published its own OpenBOM head-to-head

    Openbom vs Duro

  • Autodesk Vault

    Autodesk's data management for teams already in that ecosystem

  • Excel / Google Sheets

    Free and fine until BOMs go multi-level with supplier data

Companies that use it

Full analysis

Based on ~20 public sources; several are OpenBOM's own pages, so independent review depth is limited.

Solid cloud BOM/PLM for hardware teams outgrowing Excel; usage-based data-record pricing needs math before you commit.

Methodology

Based on ~20 public sources; several are OpenBOM's own pages, so independent review depth is limited.

Sources

  1. OpenBOM Reviews 2026 — G2g2.com
    review
  2. Review: openBOM.com — DEVELOP3Ddevelop3d.com
    review
  3. OpenBOM with SolidWorks? — Redditreddit.com
    review
  4. PLM or openbom experiences? — Reddit r/hwstartupsreddit.com
    review
  5. Why is BOM management still stuck in Excel? — Redditreddit.com
    review
  6. OpenBOM Pricing — officialopenbom.com
    official
  7. OpenBOM Non-Commercial Subscription — officialopenbom.com
    official
  8. Understanding OpenBOM Data Records Pricing — officialopenbom.com
    official
  9. OpenBOM 2026 Pricing Model — officialopenbom.com
    official
  10. OpenBOM SOC 2 Type 2 Certification — officialopenbom.com
    security
  11. OpenBOM Security page — officialopenbom.com
    security
  12. Masriyan/OpenBOM on GitHub (unrelated SBOM project)github.com
    security
  13. OpenBOM funding — CB Insightscbinsights.com
    news
  14. Nexa3D case study — Razorleafrazorleaf.com
    news
  15. OnQ customer story — OpenBOMopenbom.com
    official
  16. OpenBOM review + 3 alternatives — Duro Labsdurolabs.co
    review
  17. OpenBOM alternative — StockFlowstockflowsystems.com
    review

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