Carbon
6.7#11 in bill of materials softwareFrom $40 a monthWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
VisitCarbon vs OpenBOM
What both publish
| Fact | Carbon | OpenBOM |
|---|---|---|
| Compliance | Carbon describes self-hosted deployment as supporting CMMC and ITAR requirements, and says Enterprise BYOC deployments include inputs for an SSP, POA&M and SPRS score. | OpenBOM's security page states that it has achieved SOC 2 Type II compliance. |
| Integrations | The site lists Onshape, SolidWorks, Slack, Linear, Jira, QuickBooks, Xero, Sage Intacct, Stripe, Ramp, Okta and Microsoft Entra among its integrations. | Listed integrations include SolidWorks, Onshape, Autodesk Fusion and Inventor, Altium, KiCad, NetSuite, QuickBooks, Xero, Odoo, Dynamics 365 Business Central and Katana. |
| Product | Carbon combines ERP, MRP, MES and QMS to plan materials, run production, manage quality and track actual costs. | OpenBOM describes itself as a cloud product data platform connecting CAD, BOM, PDM, PLM, engineering change, procurement, and ERP workflows. |
Carbon plans
- Starter$40 a month
- Business$100 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
OpenBOM plans
- Data records (up to 2,000)Free
- Data records up to 2,000Free
- CAD add-in$25 a month
- Professional Team (yearly)$30 a month
- Professional Team$30 a month
- Professional Team (monthly)$55 a month
Pick Carbon if…
Carbon suits discrete manufacturers that need to coordinate materials, production and quality records. It may also suit teams that need customer-cloud or on-premises deployment options.
Pick OpenBOM if…
OpenBOM suits engineering and manufacturing teams managing product data from design through production. It may also suit organizations coordinating CAD, BOM, procurement, and ERP workflows.