Best Carbon Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 platforms from bill of materials software ranked against Carbon on the same published basis.
- 1Carbon vs OpenBOM
- 2Carbon vs BOMIST
- 3Carbon vs Cascadia PLM
- 4Carbon vs TurboPLM
- 5Carbon vs Dokuly
- 6Carbon vs MyCompany Manufacturing ERP
- 8Carbon vs Epicor Kinetic
- 9Carbon vs Nora IPLM
- 10Carbon vs Acumatica Field Service
- 11Carbon vs Genius ERP
- 12Carbon vs Rootstock Manufacturing Cloud ERP
- 13Carbon vs Arena PLM
- 14Carbon vs Duro Design PLM
- 15Carbon vs MRPeasy
- 16Carbon vs IndaBOM
- 17Carbon vs Katana
- 18Carbon vs NETVIBES
- 19Carbon vs Odoo Manufacturing
- 20Carbon vs Creo
- 21Carbon vs DEACOM ERP
Carbon alternatives compared
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OpenBOM | 7.4 | Free plan | $2.50/mo | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | BOMIST | 7.3 | Free plan | $4.17/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 3 | Cascadia PLM | 7.3 | Free plan | $254.17/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | TurboPLM | 7.3 | Free plan | $10/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 5 | Dokuly | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | MyCompany Manufacturing ERP | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 8 | Epicor Kinetic | 6.9 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 9 | Nora IPLM | 6.9 | No | — | API, Web |
| 10 | Acumatica Field Service | 6.8 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 11 | Genius ERP | 6.8 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 12 | Rootstock Manufacturing Cloud ERP | 6.8 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 13 | Arena PLM | 6.7 | No | — | API, Web |
| 14 | Duro Design PLM | 6.7 | No | — | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 15 | MRPeasy | 6.7 | No | $49/mo | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 16 | IndaBOM | 5.9 | Free plan | $35/mo | self-hosted, Web |
| 17 | Katana | 5.8 | Free plan | $299/mo | Web |
| 18 | NETVIBES | 5.6 | No | — | Android, iOS, self-hosted, Web |
| 19 | Odoo Manufacturing | 5.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Web |
| 20 | Creo | 5.3 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android |
| 21 | DEACOM ERP | 5.3 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about Carbon alternatives
What is the best alternative to Carbon?
OpenBOM, number 1 in bill of materials software with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: BOMIST, Cascadia PLM, TurboPLM and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Carbon?
OpenBOM is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.