TurboPLM
TurboPLM is product lifecycle management software for teams that build physical products.
What TurboPLM is
TurboPLM is product lifecycle management software for teams that build physical products. It covers part masters, multi-level bills of materials, revisions, manufacturing processes and engineering change control. Parts move through In Work, In Review, Released and Obsolete states; released revisions cannot be changed, with that rule enforced server-side. Change requests and notices can track affected revisions, date or serial-number effectivity, stock dispositions and printable notices. The system records serial and lot genealogy, as-built versus as-designed reports, service repairs and as-maintained structures. Teams can require electronic signatures and set separate read and write access for parts, documents, changes, projects and build units. A browser viewer supports STEP, IGES, BREP, STL, glTF, OBJ and 3MF files. TurboPLM is open source under GNU AGPL v3 and can be started with Docker Compose; self-hosted deployments use PostgreSQL. The hosted free plan allows one member and up to 100 parts. Pro costs $10 a month, billed monthly by card, with unlimited members and parts.
Good
- Free plan includes every module
- Released revisions are immutable
- Tracks serial and lot genealogy
- Supports multiple CAD file formats
- Pro includes unlimited members and parts
Watch out
- Free hosted plan is limited to one member
- Free hosted plan caps parts at 100
- Pro costs $10 a month
- Community support uses GitHub issues
Who it suits
TurboPLM suits hardware teams that need product structures, BOMs, revision control and engineering change processes. Its self-hosted option is for teams prepared to run the software on their own hardware.
Verdict
TurboPLM brings revision control, BOM management and traceability into one product lifecycle workflow. Teams should weigh the free hosted limits against the Pro plan or self-hosting.
Plans and prices
From TurboPLM's own pricing page, checked 1 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 1 member · up to 100 parts · every module · private workspace |
| Self-hosted | Free | unlimited · runs on your hardware · open source |
| Pro | $10 a month | unlimited members · unlimited parts · every module · organisation-wide pricing · monthly by card through Stripe |
The facts
Each one read from TurboPLM's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access control
- Individual parts, documents, changes, projects and build units can be restricted to named people or groups with separate read and write access.checked 1 Oct 2026
- CAD support
- The browser viewer supports STEP, IGES, BREP, STL, glTF, OBJ and 3MF files.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Change management
- Engineering change requests and notices support affected-item revisions, date or serial-number effectivity, stock dispositions and printable notices.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Data store
- Self-hosted deployments use PostgreSQL, which users can query, dump and back up themselves.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The stack can be cloned and started with Docker Compose, including the application, database and CAD service.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Electronic signatures
- Signature requirements can be assigned by role or named signer, require password re-entry, and record printed name, meaning, timestamp and authentication method.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- TurboPLM provides scoped API keys, signed webhooks, ERP-shaped item and BOM export, and CSV import with pre-write change previews.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The software is built for teams that build physical products and need product structure, BOM, revisioning and engineering change control.checked 1 Oct 2026
- License
- TurboPLM is open source under the GNU AGPL v3 license.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Manufacturing traceability
- The product records serial and lot genealogy, as-built versus as-designed reports, service repairs and as-maintained structures.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Product purpose
- TurboPLM is product lifecycle management software for hardware teams covering part masters, multi-level bills of materials, revisions, manufacturing processes and engineering change control.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Revision control
- Parts use lifecycle states In Work, In Review, Released and Obsolete, with released revisions immutable and enforced server-side.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Supplier imports
- Vendor CSV headers from Digi-Key, Mouser, Farnell/Newark and RS Components are recognised for catalog import.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Support
- Community support uses GitHub issues, while Supported and Managed agreements add response targets, security-patch notifications and managed upgrades.checked 1 Oct 2026
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