JobBOSS²
JobBOSS² is a job-shop ERP for job shops and make-to-order manufacturers, including machine shops.
What JobBOSS² is
JobBOSS² is a job-shop ERP for job shops and make-to-order manufacturers, including machine shops. It brings quoting, job costing, shop-floor scheduling, and inventory control into a central workflow. Its AI BOM Builder creates draft bills of materials from PDFs, Excel files, images, and CSVs for review and editing. Scheduling includes a drag-and-drop calendar for shifts and mobile app time tracking. Inventory tools track supply and demand, forecast material needs, and automate purchase orders. Quality management includes document access, equipment calibration tracking, and quality workflows; ECI also names uniPoint integration. Listed integrations include MES, Payments, KnowledgeSync, QuickBooks, Paperless Parts, and CADLink. Mobile tools record production, material posted to jobs, good and scrapped pieces, images, part scans, and job documents. Images and Docs displays up to 100 parts at a time. US customers can choose multi-tenant SaaS cloud, private hosted cloud, or traditional on-premise deployment. ECI says cloud infrastructure includes automatic backups and security updates, and the product complies with ITAR standards. Pricing is tailored to operations scale and functionality, and is available on request; there is no free plan.
Good
- Centralizes quoting, job costing, scheduling, and inventory control.
- AI BOM Builder drafts bills of materials from multiple file types.
- Inventory tools forecast needs and automate purchase orders.
- Cloud, private hosted, and on-premise options for US customers.
- Supports production scheduling, capacity planning, and multi-currency accounting.
Watch out
- No free plan is listed.
- Pricing is available on request.
- Images and Docs shows up to 100 parts at a time.
- Implementation takes around 3–6 months.
Who it suits
JobBOSS² suits job shops and make-to-order manufacturers, including machine shops, that need quoting, costing, scheduling, inventory, and shop-floor tools. Its deployment options include cloud, private hosted cloud, and on-premise for US customers.
Verdict
JobBOSS² combines core job-shop ERP workflows with inventory, quality, and mobile production tools. Prospective customers should request pricing and account for the stated implementation period and mobile parts-view limit.
Plans and prices
From JobBOSS²'s own pricing page, checked 21 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | — | Silver features · report designer · AR/AP/GL accounting · scheduling or quality management · annual contract; quote required |
| JobBOSS² | Priced on request | Pricing tailored to operations scale and required functionality; scalable packages |
| Platinum | — | Gold features · scheduling and quality control · professional services available · annual contract; quote required |
| Silver | — | ERP/shop management · cloud · customer/vendor management · inventory · quoting · orders · purchasing · reporting · documents · timekeeping · dashboards · QuickBooks · support and training · annual contract; quote required |
The facts
Each one read from JobBOSS²'s own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Accounting
- ECI offers built-in AR, AP and GL in higher tiers and QuickBooks Desktop and Online synchronization for invoices, payroll and receivables/payables.checked 21 Oct 2026
- AI BOM Builder
- The AI BOM Builder generates draft bills of materials from PDFs, Excel files, images, and CSVs for review and editing.checked 12 Oct 2026
- API surface
- The documented public routings API exposes a JobBOSS² API host with bearer authentication and routing endpoints keyed by part and step.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Core workflow
- It centralizes quoting, job costing, shop-floor scheduling, and inventory control.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- ECI describes multi-tenant SaaS cloud, private hosted cloud and traditional on-premise deployment options for US customers.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Documentation depth
- A public change-log PDF records release fixes and links licensed customers to help, training and support portals, but the listed help resources are customer-access oriented.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Estimating
- Its quoting module supports preset labor, burden, material, setup, cycle and quantity-break rates, then converts estimates into quotes or orders.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Implementation
- ECI says typical implementations take about three to six months and include phased project management, process review and training.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Official integration examples include Xero, MYOB, QuickBooks, CADLink, Alora and KnowledgeSync ITC; some connections use APIs and others use flat files.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Inventory
- Inventory tools show material supply and demand, forecast requirements, issue reorder alerts and support purchasing decisions.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Licence
- The reviewed official pages do not state an open-source licence; the product is sold through annual commercial contracts.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: accounting integrations
- Independent review aggregation reports recurring friction with accounting connectors such as QuickBooks in some implementations.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: contract concerns
- Independent review aggregation reports that some reviewers mention cancellation timing and contract concerns.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: pricing transparency
- Independent review aggregation notes that ECI publishes no official dollar prices and that implementation or training can increase first-year cost.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Mobile tools
- The Employee Data Collection App tracks production, posts material to jobs, and records good and scrapped pieces; Images and Docs supports images, part scanning, and job documents.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Notable change
- The November 2025 change log says the Android mobile library moved to MAUI, fixed scanning issues and documented a known invisible-cursor problem.checked 21 Oct 2026
The company
- Company facts
- LinkedIn lists ECI Software Solutions as founded in 1999, headquartered in Westlake, Texas, privately held and employing 1,001–5,000 people.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Company scale
- ECI's company page states it has 25,000 customers, about 2,100 employees and 53 acquisitions.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 1999checked 4 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Westlake, Texas, United Stateschecked 4 Oct 2026
- Maker history
- ECI says it began as OfficeSupplies.com in 1999 before pivoting to business management software and ERP.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Job costing
- Dashboards and reports compare estimated with actual labor, material, outside and burden costs and show margins by job and customer.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: advanced planning
- Independent review aggregation says some users see lighter advanced APS and analytics depth than top-tier manufacturing suites.checked 21 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Mobile-app complaints
- Google Play reviewers report dark-mode text visibility problems, frequent sign-outs and unreliable clock-in behavior after updates.checked 21 Oct 2026
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