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JobBOSS²

ecisolutions.com

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What it is

JobBOSS² is a job-shop ERP for job shops and make-to-order manufacturers, including machine shops. It centralizes quoting, job costing, shop-floor scheduling, and inventory control, with production costing, reporting, purchase planning, capacity planning, and multi-currency accounting among its listed capabilities. Its AI BOM Builder produces draft bills of materials from PDFs, Excel files, images, and CSVs for review and editing. Scheduling includes a drag-and-drop shift calendar and mobile time tracking; inventory tools track supply and demand, forecast material needs, and automate purchase orders. Quality functions cover document access, equipment calibration, and workflows. ECI lists integrations with MES, Payments, KnowledgeSync, uniPoint, QuickBooks, Paperless Parts, and CADLink. Mobile tools record production, material postings, good and scrapped pieces, images, part scans, and job documents; Images and Docs displays up to 100 parts at a time. US deployment options include multi-tenant SaaS cloud, private hosted cloud, and on-premise, and the listed deployment model is hybrid. Pricing is by request and tailored to operations and required functionality; there is no free plan.

Spec sheet

What it does
JobBOSS² is ECI's job-shop ERP for quoting, orders, purchasing, scheduling, production tracking, inventory, job costing, shipping, invoicing and reporting.Read 21 Oct 2026 · ecisolutions.com
Purpose
JobBOSS² is a job-shop ERP for job shops and make-to-order manufacturers, including machine shops.Read 12 Oct 2026 · ecisolutions.com
Deployment
ECI describes multi-tenant SaaS cloud, private hosted cloud and traditional on-premise deployment options for US customers.Read 21 Oct 2026 · ecisolutions.com
Integrations
Official integration examples include Xero, MYOB, QuickBooks, CADLink, Alora and KnowledgeSync ITC; some connections use APIs and others use flat files.Read 21 Oct 2026 · ecisolutions.com
Security
The pricing FAQ says its cloud infrastructure includes automatic backups and security updates; the product FAQ says it complies with ITAR standards.Read 12 Oct 2026 · ecisolutions.com
Support
The official change log lists a JobBOSS² support phone number, technical-support email, training portal, support portal, ideas portal and help site.Read 21 Oct 2026 · client.shoptech.com
Headquarters
Westlake, Texas, United StatesRead 4 Oct 2026 · ecisolutions.com
Founded
1999Read 4 Oct 2026 · ecisolutions.com
Accounting
ECI offers built-in AR, AP and GL in higher tiers and QuickBooks Desktop and Online synchronization for invoices, payroll and receivables/payables.Read 21 Oct 2026 · ecisolutions.com
AI BOM Builder
The AI BOM Builder generates draft bills of materials from PDFs, Excel files, images, and CSVs for review and editing.Read 12 Oct 2026 · ecisolutions.com
API surface
The documented public routings API exposes a JobBOSS² API host with bearer authentication and routing endpoints keyed by part and step.Read 21 Oct 2026 · apis.io
Company facts
LinkedIn lists ECI Software Solutions as founded in 1999, headquartered in Westlake, Texas, privately held and employing 1,001–5,000 people.Read 21 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Company scale
ECI's company page states it has 25,000 customers, about 2,100 employees and 53 acquisitions.Read 21 Oct 2026 · ecisolutions.com
Core workflow
It centralizes quoting, job costing, shop-floor scheduling, and inventory control.Read 12 Oct 2026 · ecisolutions.com
Documentation depth
A public change-log PDF records release fixes and links licensed customers to help, training and support portals, but the listed help resources are customer-access oriented.Read 21 Oct 2026 · client.shoptech.com
Estimating
Its quoting module supports preset labor, burden, material, setup, cycle and quantity-break rates, then converts estimates into quotes or orders.Read 21 Oct 2026 · ecisolutions.com
Implementation
ECI says typical implementations take about three to six months and include phased project management, process review and training.Read 21 Oct 2026 · ecisolutions.com
Inventory
Inventory tools show material supply and demand, forecast requirements, issue reorder alerts and support purchasing decisions.Read 21 Oct 2026 · ecisolutions.com
Job costing
Dashboards and reports compare estimated with actual labor, material, outside and burden costs and show margins by job and customer.Read 21 Oct 2026 · ecisolutions.com
Licence
The reviewed official pages do not state an open-source licence; the product is sold through annual commercial contracts.Read 21 Oct 2026 · ecisolutions.com
Limit: accounting integrations
Independent review aggregation reports recurring friction with accounting connectors such as QuickBooks in some implementations.Read 21 Oct 2026 · rfp.wiki
Limit: advanced planning
Independent review aggregation says some users see lighter advanced APS and analytics depth than top-tier manufacturing suites.Read 21 Oct 2026 · rfp.wiki
Limit: contract concerns
Independent review aggregation reports that some reviewers mention cancellation timing and contract concerns.Read 21 Oct 2026 · rfp.wiki
Limit: pricing transparency
Independent review aggregation notes that ECI publishes no official dollar prices and that implementation or training can increase first-year cost.Read 21 Oct 2026 · rfp.wiki
Maker history
ECI says it began as OfficeSupplies.com in 1999 before pivoting to business management software and ERP.Read 12 Oct 2026 · ecisolutions.com
Mobile tools
The Employee Data Collection App tracks production, posts material to jobs, and records good and scrapped pieces; Images and Docs supports images, part scanning, and job documents.Read 12 Oct 2026 · ecisolutions.com
Mobile-app complaints
Google Play reviewers report dark-mode text visibility problems, frequent sign-outs and unreliable clock-in behavior after updates.Read 21 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
Notable change
The November 2025 change log says the Android mobile library moved to MAUI, fixed scanning issues and documented a known invisible-cursor problem.Read 21 Oct 2026 · client.shoptech.com
Notable limit
The Images and Docs mobile feature lets users view up to 100 parts at a time.Read 12 Oct 2026 · ecisolutions.com
Order management
Users can create orders from estimates, new parts or free-form entries, change quantities and due dates during production, and generate packing lists, labels and bills of lading.Read 21 Oct 2026 · ecisolutions.com
Ownership
Crunchbase lists ECI Software Solutions as acquired by Leonard Green & Partners.Read 21 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com
Praise: workflow coverage
Independent review aggregation says users repeatedly praise quoting, scheduling, inventory, invoicing and centralized real-time job visibility.Read 21 Oct 2026 · rfp.wiki
Pricing complaint
A Reddit manufacturing thread is titled by a current JobBOSS² user saying prices became too high while seeking replacement ERP options.Read 21 Oct 2026 · reddit.com
Public API
ECI states that JobBOSS² has a public API for building customer integrations.Read 21 Oct 2026 · ecisolutions.com
Quality
Quality management includes document access, equipment calibration tracking, and quality workflows; the page also names uniPoint integration.Read 12 Oct 2026 · ecisolutions.com
Quality management
Quality workflows include document control, equipment calibration, nonconformance and CAPA tracking, with optional uniPoint integration.Read 21 Oct 2026 · ecisolutions.com
Rating on Apple App Store Data Collection
JobBOSS² Data Collection is rated 2.1 out of 5 from 16 ratings.Read 21 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
Rating on Apple App Store Employee DC
JobBoss² Employee DC is rated 2.2 out of 5 from 32 ratings.Read 21 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
Rating on Capterra
4.2 out of 5 from 865 reviews.Read 21 Oct 2026 · rfp.wiki
Rating on G2
3.8 out of 5 from 56 reviews.Read 21 Oct 2026 · rfp.wiki
Rating on GetApp
4.2 out of 5 from 866 reviews.Read 21 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
Rating on Google Play
JobBOSS² Employee DC is rated 1.7 out of 5 from 41 reviews and has 10K+ downloads.Read 21 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
Rating on Software Advice
4.2 out of 5 from 865 reviews.Read 21 Oct 2026 · rfp.wiki
Reports API
The public reports API uses OAuth 2.0 client credentials with API users issued through ECI's Integration Engine Management Console.Read 21 Oct 2026 · apis.io
Scheduling
The product provides both a drag-and-drop Planning Board and a Whiteboard Scheduler for changing machine and job schedules.Read 21 Oct 2026 · ecisolutions.com
Security claims
ECI's pricing FAQ describes automatic cloud backups and security updates, while product messaging says the system supports ITAR and CMMC-related requirements.Read 21 Oct 2026 · ecisolutions.com
Support and onboarding
ECI says customer support is US-based, implementation takes around 3–6 months, and onboarding includes success managers and training resources.Read 12 Oct 2026 · ecisolutions.com

Plans and prices

Gold Price not published annual contract; quote required Silver features · report designer · AR/AP/GL accounting · scheduling or quality management Read 21 Oct 2026 · ecisolutions.com
JobBOSS² Priced on request Pricing tailored to operations scale and required functionality; scalable packages Read 12 Oct 2026 · ecisolutions.com
Platinum Price not published annual contract; quote required Gold features · scheduling and quality control · professional services available Read 21 Oct 2026 · ecisolutions.com
Silver Price not published annual contract; quote required ERP/shop management · cloud · customer/vendor management · inventory · quoting · orders · purchasing · reporting · documents · timekeeping · dashboards · QuickBooks · support and training Read 21 Oct 2026 · ecisolutions.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Centralizes quoting, costing, scheduling, and inventory.
  • Drafts bills of materials from several file types.
  • Tracks supply and demand and forecasts material needs.
  • Offers cloud and on-premise deployment options.
  • Supports multi-currency accounting and API access.

Limits

  • No free plan is listed.
  • Pricing is available on request.
  • Images and Docs shows up to 100 parts at a time.

Who it suits

It suits job shops and make-to-order manufacturers that need quoting, costing, scheduling, and inventory tools together. Teams considering it should account for its tailored pricing and choose among its listed deployment options.

Verdict

JobBOSS² covers core job-shop workflows alongside purchasing, quality, and mobile production tools. Its deployment choices are broad, but buyers need to request a tailored price and consider the mobile parts-view limit.

Where Specifiction places it

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