The operating system for CNC machine shops.
Quoting, scheduling, production runs, invoicing. One system. Replace the whiteboard, the spreadsheet, and the three-app stack.
Which kind of CNC shop are you?
Not sure? Keep reading. This page covers all of them.
Built for your shop if...
- Custom jobs, quick turns, and production runs. Built to order, not mass produced.
- Every job is quoted before it gets built
- 2 to 40 employees
- Paying for QuickBooks, a scheduling tool, a CRM, and a whiteboard — and still dropping balls
- ×You're fine not knowing which jobs actually made you money
- ×You don't mind when jobs run over budget
- ×You enjoy paying for tools that weren't built for a shop
- ×You're happy adding headcount every time business picks up
Sound familiar?
The same three problems cost CNC shops jobs every week.
The lost RFQ
A GC emails a DXF on Friday afternoon. You're on the floor. You see it Monday. They already went with someone else. That job was yours.
The quote that ate your margin
You quoted aluminum at last month's price. Material costs jumped. The job runs, you invoice, you're down $800. Again.
The whiteboard that lies
Machinist asks what's next. You walk to the board. Three jobs on it are already done. Two more aren't on it yet.
How a job moves through OpenSpindle
From the first email to the paid invoice, in one system.
Built for how CNC shops actually work
Not generic business software. Every feature speaks the language of a job shop.
Quoting + Cost Library
Build quotes from your actual machine rates, material costs, and labor. Not gut feel. Update material prices once and every future quote reflects it automatically.
See Quoting + Cost LibraryMachine Scheduling
See every job against real machine capacity. Drag to reschedule. Spot conflicts before your machinist asks what's next.
See Machine SchedulingProduction Runs + Shop Floor Display
Stage jobs through your operations. Live display on any screen in the shop. No proprietary hardware, no walk to the whiteboard.
See Production Runs + Shop Floor DisplayClient Workspace
Customers review quotes, approve files, and check job status without calling you. Fewer interruptions on the floor.
See Client WorkspaceHow we compare to JobBOSS2
The most common shop management software CNC shops are coming from.
| JobBOSS2 | OpenSpindle | |
|---|---|---|
| Metal fabrication + machine shops | ✓ | ✓ |
| CNC routing (wood, MDF, plastics) | Not in industry list | ✓ |
| Quoting + cost library | ✓ | ✓ |
| Shop floor display | No | ✓ |
| Client workspace | No | ✓ |
| Marketplace (matched RFQs) | No | ✓ |
| Per-seat pricing | Pay per user | Flat fee |
| Time to go live | Weeks to months | Hours to days |
Feature comparison based on publicly available information. Verify before publishing.
Getting started is fast
We do the setup. You run the shop.
Flat monthly fee · no per-seat charges · no long-term contract
Everything included
No modules. No add-ons. One flat price.
CNC Machine Shops
Ready to see it on your shop's jobs?
Book a demo and we'll run it on CNC shop job types, not a generic walkthrough.