OpenBOM Features
Metadata (3)
Repository
335 reviewers of OpenBOM have provided feedback on this feature.
Maintain a single repository for all product data and manage access rights
Taxonomy
This feature was mentioned in 312 OpenBOM reviews.
Define product taxonomies, categories, and other types of classification
Types
323 reviewers of OpenBOM have provided feedback on this feature.
Manage multiple kinds of product metadata such as descriptive, administrative, and rights management
Data Management (4)
Version Control
This feature was mentioned in 350 OpenBOM reviews.
Tracks versions and changes, including options to check-in and check-out
Alignment
This feature was mentioned in 324 OpenBOM reviews.
Aligns product data from various sources such as ERP and PLM
Workflows
This feature was mentioned in 336 OpenBOM reviews.
Include workflows and approvals to define who is responsible for which type of data
Lifecycle
As reported in 319 OpenBOM reviews.
Manages product data across its lifecycle phases such as as-designed, as-planned, and as-built
New Product Introduction (4)
Ideation
Based on 223 OpenBOM reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Gather and analyse ideas for new products or product enhancements
Time-to-market
Based on 225 OpenBOM reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Calculate the time to market for new products or improvements to existing products
Cost estimating
Based on 253 OpenBOM reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Provide users with cost estimation tools for new products or enhancements
Product approval
Based on 235 OpenBOM reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Deliver workflows that can be used by managers to approve or reject new products and features
CAD (3)
CAD Models
239 reviewers of OpenBOM have provided feedback on this feature.
Allows users to create new CAD models or import them from CAD systems
CAD Options
As reported in 229 OpenBOM reviews.
Support CAD options such as computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) or omputer-aided engineering (CAE)
Conversion
As reported in 230 OpenBOM reviews.
Provides functionality to convert CAD models into bills of materials (BOM)
Collaboration (4)
Supplier alignment
Based on 220 OpenBOM reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Allows users to colalborate with suppliers and partners on product development projects
Communication
Based on 223 OpenBOM reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Include features such as chat that internal and external users can use to communicate
Development
Based on 222 OpenBOM reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Helps users and suppliers or partners colalborate on product development activities
Document Management
Based on 234 OpenBOM reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Allows user to collaborate on creating and managing documents and files
Product Data Management (3)
Product Metadata
Based on 237 OpenBOM reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Define and manage a taxonomy of product metadata that applies to the entire company
Data Quality
Based on 241 OpenBOM reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Manages the quality of the product data and ensures its up to date
Version Control
Based on 246 OpenBOM reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Tracks and audits versions and changes, including options to check-in and check-out
Bill of Materials (4)
BOM management
Based on 291 OpenBOM reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Provide the ability to deliver product variations such as configure-to-order and engineer-to-order
Multi-level BOM
Based on 295 OpenBOM reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Bills of materials can be combined, merged, and nested to create multi-level BOMs
BOM Types
Based on 282 OpenBOM reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Manages BOM types such as manufacturing BOM (mBOM) or engineering BOM (eBOM)
BOM visualization
Based on 274 OpenBOM reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Provide users with the ability to visualize the BOM in a 3D environment.
Engineering Change Management (3)
ECR Workflows
Based on 198 OpenBOM reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Deliver workflows to approve or reject engineering change requests (ECR)
Change Management
Based on 209 OpenBOM reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Allows user to manage changes to product configurations while maintaining the functional and physical attributes of a product throughout its lifecycle.
ECO Management
Based on 200 OpenBOM reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Create and manage engineering change orders (ECO) based on ECRs or from scratch
Simulation (3)
Virtual Testing
As reported in 180 OpenBOM reviews.
Users can create virtual environments to test product characteristics
Analysis
This feature was mentioned in 184 OpenBOM reviews.
Analyse multiple simulations to determine product strenghts and weaknesses
Optimization
This feature was mentioned in 184 OpenBOM reviews.
Simulation results can be used to improve product design and development
Analytics (3)
Reporting
Based on 193 OpenBOM reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Provide users with the ability to report progress made throughout the product lifecycle.
Costing
Based on 232 OpenBOM reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Track product costs and costs related to design and development activities
Product Intelligence
Based on 190 OpenBOM reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Provide insights into product performance from multiple data sources
Quality management (3)
Quality planning
As reported in 188 OpenBOM reviews.
Provide users with the ability to identify all functional needs of the product ahead of time and incorporate this information into each stage in the product development lifecycle
Traceability
As reported in 193 OpenBOM reviews.
Ensures that all quality issues can be traced back to the root causes
Compliance
Based on 184 OpenBOM reviews.
Ensures compliance of items according to regulatory, safety, and environmental specifications
Integration (4)
ERP
Based on 189 OpenBOM reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Integrates with manufacturing ERP solutions
MES
Based on 171 OpenBOM reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Integrates with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
PIM
Based on 178 OpenBOM reviews.
Integrates with Product Information Management (PIM) software
Maintenance
This feature was mentioned in 183 OpenBOM reviews.
Integrates with software for maintenance such as Enterprise Resource Management (EAM)
Generative AI (4)
AI Text Summarization
This feature was mentioned in 99 OpenBOM reviews.
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
AI Image-to-Text
As reported in 98 OpenBOM reviews.
Converts images into a textual description, identifying key elements.
AI Text Summarization
This feature was mentioned in 179 OpenBOM reviews.
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
AI Image-to-Text
This feature was mentioned in 175 OpenBOM reviews.
Converts images into a textual description, identifying key elements.





