One of the things that has always bothered me about PLM and PDM software is how hard it is to even get started.
Before you can try anything, you are often asked to talk to sales, explain your company size, describe your processes, wait for a quote, and then decide whether the price makes sense — all before you’ve seen how the product actually works for your data and your workflows. For many engineering and manufacturing teams, the buying process itself becomes the first obstacle.
Over the past year, we’ve been deliberately changing that experience at OpenBOM. Our goal for 2026 is simple: make OpenBOM the easiest way to start working with BOMs, product data, CAD integrations, and ERP connections — without friction, without hidden steps, and without guessing how much it will cost.
This blog introduces OpenBOM’s new integrated subscription experience and our 2026 pricing model. Both are designed around transparency, simplicity, and the reality of how modern engineering teams actually adopt software.
Why We Decided to Remove Friction from PDM/PLM Adoption
Traditional PDM/PLM systems were built and sold in a different era. They were designed for large, centralized IT projects, not for fast-moving engineering teams that want to experiment, learn, and grow incrementally. As a result, pricing is often opaque, trials are limited, and customers are forced to commit early — sometimes before they even know if the system fits.
At OpenBOM, we’ve taken a different approach from the beginning. We believe that engineers should be able to register, try real workflows with real data, understand the pricing clearly, and then decide how and when to scale. Software should earn adoption through value, not through contractual pressure.
The new subscription experience is a direct outcome of that philosophy.
Free Registration and an Instant Trial — No Credit Card
We continue the tradition of OpenBOM to provide a free registration and an instant trial. There is no credit card required and no sales conversation needed to access the product.
Once registered, you immediately receive a 14-day trial with access to OpenBOM’s core functionality. This includes BOM management, revision control, and CAD integrations, so you can work with your actual designs and product structures from day one. ERP integrations are available during the trial as well, typically enabled on request depending on the system.
The idea is straightforward: you should be able to explore OpenBOM in a realistic way before making any purchasing decision.
Need to go beyond 14 days? We understand that life is complex sometimes. Sickness, business trips, management priorities. Contact our sales team and we can discuss how to bump your trial for another week or so.
A Fully Integrated Subscription and Billing Experience
When teams decide that OpenBOM is the right fit, moving from trial to production should be just as simple as getting started.
That’s why we built a fully integrated subscription and billing experience directly into the platform. Subscriptions are purchased online using a secure Stripe-based checkout, with support for all standard payment methods. There are no manual quotes for standard plans and no delays between purchase and usage.
Once you subscribe, your account is upgraded immediately, and you continue working without interruption. We also recorded a short walkthrough video that shows the entire process end to end, so you can see exactly what to expect.
2026 Pricing: Simple Entry, Fair Scaling
Our 2026 pricing model is designed to remove another common source of friction: overpaying upfront for capacity you may not need yet.
Entry pricing starts at $30 per user per month, making OpenBOM accessible to small teams while still supporting complex and enterprise-scale use cases. Instead of forcing customers into large bundles, the model is based on granular, consumption-based pricing that scales with how you actually use the system.
As your data grows, your integrations expand, or more teams get involved, OpenBOM scales with you. You don’t need to guess your future needs on day one, and you’re not penalized for starting small.
API Included by Default — Built for What Comes Next
One decision we made very intentionally was to include OpenBOM API access in all subscriptions. There is no separate API license and no artificial restrictions on integration. In our recent announcement, we made OpenBOM API available Open API documentation fully prepared for modern AI software developers.
This matters because the future of engineering software is not just about user interfaces. It’s about automation, AI agents, and intelligent workflows that operate across systems. In 2026, more teams will want to connect product data to AI models, internal tools, and custom services.
OpenBOM is designed to be part of that infrastructure. You can use it out of the box to solve BOM and data management problems today, and you can also extend it through APIs to support custom development, integrations, and AI-driven workflows tomorrow.
Getting Started Is Deliberately Simple
OpenBOM pricing information is available online. The entire onboarding experience follows a predictable and transparent flow:
You register for free online.
You start an instant 14-day trial with real functionality and explore OpenBOM using your own data and CAD tools
When ready, you subscribe directly inside the product navigate to the Admin/Billing
From there, you scale at your own pace. Select functions, subscription type, check-out.
We’ve included screenshots and a walkthrough video to make each step clear, because there should be no surprises when adopting engineering software.
Conclusion: Bringing Modern SaaS and AI Standards to PLM and BOM Software
With this new integrated subscription experience and 2026 pricing model, OpenBOM is bringing modern SaaS standards to the PDM and PLM ecosystem. Transparent pricing, self-serve onboarding, instant trials, and built-in APIs should not be exceptions — they should be the baseline.
At the same time, a growing ecosystem of AI developers, system integrators, and manufacturing teams is looking for reliable product data platforms to build on. These teams don’t just need another tool; they need a foundation that works out of the box and remains open to extension.
That is what we are building with OpenBOM: Register. Try. Subscribe. Succeed.
We are looking forward to your new experience.
REGISTER FOR FREE to get started on your OpenBOM journey.
Best, Oleg
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