PartsBox
PartsBox manages electronic parts inventory and the work around building electronics, including BOM pricing, purchasing, production builds, and lot traceabil…
What PartsBox is
PartsBox manages electronic parts inventory and the work around building electronics, including BOM pricing, purchasing, production builds, and lot traceability. It tracks stock, locations, pricing, and history, with quantities recorded in units such as pieces, length, weight, and area. BOMs can be imported from KiCad, Altium, EAGLE, or CSV, then priced using distributor offers, price breaks, minimum order quantities, order multiples, and currency conversion. Production can be recorded in one pass or stages, with consumed stock and lots tracked; the product also supports attrition, kitting, pick lists, and device serial numbers. Lot control includes forward and backward traceability and an audit trail.
Teams share an organization database with role-based access and can export entered data as a single JSON file. Integrations include KiCad, Altium, a public API, and Zapier. PartsBox is cloud deployed with web and API access.
Good
- Tracks inventory locations, pricing, and history.
- Imports BOMs from KiCad, Altium, EAGLE, or CSV.
- Records staged builds and consumed lots.
- Supports forward and backward lot traceability.
- Entered data can be exported as one JSON file.
Watch out
- Support is available only in English via email.
- Maker is limited to one user and one currency.
Who it suits
PartsBox suits electronics product companies, design and engineering firms, contract manufacturers, regulated manufacturers, labs, and makers. The free Maker plan is aimed at single-user personal projects.
Verdict
PartsBox brings inventory, BOM pricing, purchasing, production, and traceability into one cloud service. The free Maker plan covers personal projects, while the listed annual paid plans add capabilities and team access.
Plans and prices
From PartsBox's own pricing page, checked 5 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Free | 1 user · single user · single currency · for personal projects · FREE |
| Essentials | €49 a month | 2 users included · additional users 12€/user/month · inventory, purchasing, and BOM pricing · 49€/month · When billed annually |
| Production | €99 a month | 3 users included · additional users 12€/user/month · multi-stage builds and part attrition · 99€/month · When billed annually |
| Control | €239 a month | 5 users included · additional users 12€/user/month · lot control, serial numbers, and access control · 239€/month · When billed annually |
| Compliance | €499 a month | 8 users included · additional users 12€/user/month · compliance for regulated industries · 499€/month · When billed annually |
The facts
Each one read from PartsBox's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access and export
- Teams share an organization database with role-based access, and users can export their entered data as a single JSON file.checked 5 Oct 2026
- BOM pricing
- It imports BOMs from KiCad, Altium, EAGLE, or CSV and prices lines using distributor offers, price breaks, minimum order quantities, order multiples, and currency conversion.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- The maker lists FDA Title 21 CFR Part 11 compliance and NIST SP 800-63B AAL1 authentication rules as features of its Compliance plan.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The maker lists KiCad, Altium, a public API, and Zapier integrations.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes customers including electronics product companies, design and engineering firms, contract manufacturers, regulated manufacturers, labs, and makers.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Inventory
- It tracks stock, storage locations, pricing, and history, and supports units such as pieces, length, weight, and area.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Privacy and hosting
- The privacy policy says collected information is stored and processed in the European Union and that PartsBox does not sell user information.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Product
- PartsBox manages electronic parts inventory, BOM pricing, purchasing, production builds, and lot traceability for companies that build electronics.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Production
- Builds can run in one pass or stages and record stock and lots consumed; the product also supports attrition, kitting, pick lists, and device serial numbers.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- PartsBox provides product documentation and direct email support from founder Jan Rychter.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Support limitation
- The terms specify that support is available only in English via email.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Traceability
- Lot control tracks quantities, locations, costs, and production usability, with forward and backward traceability and an audit trail.checked 5 Oct 2026
Money
- Trial and billing
- The pricing page says the trial requires no credit card and paid plans have a 30-day money-back guarantee.checked 5 Oct 2026
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