The operating system for precision machine shops.
Tight tolerances, complex setups, demanding customers. One system for quoting, scheduling, production runs, and invoicing.
Built for your shop if...
- Tight-tolerance CNC turning and milling
- Complex setups with real setup costs
- 2 to 40 employees
- Quoting from memory and spreadsheets
- ×You're fine not knowing your actual setup costs
- ×You don't mind running the wrong revision
- ×You enjoy paying per seat for every employee
- ×You're happy with a weeks-long software implementation
Sound familiar?
The same problems cost shops jobs every week.
The setup that was not in the quote
You quoted 2 hours of setup. It took 6. You did not find out until the job was done and the invoice was already sent. You absorbed $400 in labor with no way to recover it.
The revision that ran the wrong version
Rev B came in Tuesday. Shop ran Rev A on Wednesday. Customer rejected the parts. You eat the re-run, the material, and the relationship damage.
The machine that no one knew was down
Spindle went out Monday morning. Nobody updated the schedule. Three jobs missed their due dates before anyone realized the capacity was gone.
How a job moves through OpenSpindle
From the first inquiry to the paid invoice, in one system.
Built for how Precision Machine Shops actually work
Not generic business software. Every feature speaks the language of your shop.
Quoting + Cost Library
Build quotes from your machine rates, setup time, programming, and material. Not gut feel. Separate setup and run-time line items on every quote. Update material prices once and every future quote reflects them.
See Quoting + Cost LibraryMachine Scheduling
See every job against real machine capacity with setup time blocked separately. Spot conflicts before your machinist asks what is next. Drag to reschedule.
See Machine SchedulingProduction Runs + Shop Floor Display
Track jobs from raw stock through machining, inspection, and shipment. Live display on any screen in the shop. No proprietary hardware required.
See Production Runs + Shop Floor DisplayClient Workspace
Customers review quotes, approve files, track revisions, and check job status without calling you. Fewer interruptions when you are in a tight setup.
See Client WorkspaceHow we compare to JobBOSS2
The most common shop management software precision machine 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.
Common questions
Precision Machine Shops
Ready to see it on your machine shop's jobs?
Book a demo and we will run it on precision machining job types. Not a generic walkthrough.