Carbon

Carbon is ranked #4 of 42 in bill of materials software on The Geeks Club. It runs on API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at $40/mo.

Carbon plans and pricing

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Starter $40/mo Billed per user, monthly Automatic updates and backups · Basic ERP, MES, and QMS functionality · Unlimited records · Self-onboarding · Community support carbon.ms · 21 Sept 2026

Business $100/mo Billed per user, monthly; 5 user minimum 5 users minimum carbon.ms · 21 Sept 2026

Enterprise Not published Self-hosted or managed · Forward deployed engineer · Customizations, training, and integrations · CMMC compliant · Full setup and migrations · SSO/SAML carbon.ms · 21 Sept 2026

Compared on bill of materials software

Free plan: No
Paid from: $40/user/mo
Revision control: Yes
Multi-level BOMs: Yes
BOM comparison: Yes
Change workflows: Yes
Inventory integration: Yes
Deployment: hybrid

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Carbon

Product: Carbon combines ERP, MRP, MES and QMS to plan materials, run production, manage quality and track actual costs.
Manufacturing: It supports rule-based BOM and routing generation, revision control, and rolled-up costs for configured products.
Production: Shop-floor features include digital travelers, work instructions, QR and barcode tracking, and finite-capacity scheduling.
Quality: Carbon links first articles, nonconformances, CAPAs and calibrations to production records, with serial and lot genealogy.
Target users: Carbon says it is built for discrete manufacturers, including defense, aerospace, automotive, medical devices, electronics, robotics, energy, space, semiconductor and industrial equipment makers.
Integrations: The site lists Onshape, SolidWorks, Slack, Linear, Jira, QuickBooks, Xero, Sage Intacct, Stripe, Ramp, Okta and Microsoft Entra among its integrations.
API and AI: Carbon provides a REST API, webhooks and an MCP server, with typed client generation documented for TypeScript, Python, Go, Ruby, C# and PHP.
Security: The maker describes row-level security, granular permissions and complete record history, and lists ITAR-ready deployment, AS9100, ISO 13485, 21 CFR Part 11 and SOC 2 controls.
Self-hosting: Carbon can run in a customer cloud account, on-premises or air-gapped; air-gapped deployment and licensing are Enterprise features.
Open source: The Community edition includes core ERP, MRP, MES and QMS under AGPL-3.0; Enterprise features require a commercial agreement.
Self-hosted API limit: Self-hosted API keys and MCP access require a commercial license.
Support: Enterprise engagements can include architecture, installation, legacy data migration, training and an SLA.
Configuration: It can generate bills of materials, routings and quoted prices from product rules, with revision control and effectivity dates.
API: Carbon provides REST endpoints, webhooks and an MCP server, with typed client generation for TypeScript, Python, Go, Ruby, C# and PHP.
Price from: $40/mo

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Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Bill of Materials Software in 2026#4 of 42
Best Manufacturing ERP Software in 2026#1 of 27

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carbon.ms· checked 3 Oct 2026
carbon.ms/self-hosted· checked 3 Oct 2026
carbon.ms/pricing· checked 21 Sept 2026