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At a Glance
Octopart
Octopart
Star Rating
(16)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (80.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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OpenBOM
OpenBOM
Star Rating
(661)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (76.8% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 1 User
Free Trial is available
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Octopart vs OpenBOM

  • Reviewers felt that Octopart meets the needs of their business better than OpenBOM.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that OpenBOM is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of OpenBOM over Octopart.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Octopart
No pricing available
OpenBOM
Free Trial
$0.00
1 User
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Free Trial
Octopart
Free Trial is available
OpenBOM
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
9
8.2
567
Ease of Use
9.3
9
8.0
571
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
7.8
261
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
8.1
137
Quality of Support
8.3
6
8.7
481
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
8.4
131
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
9
8.9
538
Features by Category
Not enough data
Not enough data
Library
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
CAD
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Product Data Management (PDM)Hide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
Not enough data
7.8
1,995
Metadata
Not enough data
8.1
290
Not enough data
7.6
269
Not enough data
7.9
281
Data Management
Not enough data
8.0
306
Not enough data
7.7
280
Not enough data
7.7
292
Not enough data
7.8
277
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)Hide 36 FeaturesShow 36 Features
Not enough data
7.6
6,016
New Product Introduction
Not enough data
7.2
180
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
182
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
210
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
192
|
Verified
CAD
Not enough data
8.1
192
Not enough data
7.8
186
Not enough data
7.9
186
Collaboration
Not enough data
7.5
176
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
179
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
178
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
187
|
Verified
Product Data Management
Not enough data
7.8
195
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
196
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
201
|
Verified
Bill of Materials
Not enough data
8.6
248
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
250
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
239
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
231
|
Verified
Engineering Change Management
Not enough data
7.4
156
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
165
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
158
|
Verified
Simulation
Not enough data
6.7
140
Not enough data
6.9
144
Not enough data
7.0
144
Analytics
Not enough data
7.2
153
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
191
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
149
|
Verified
Quality management
Not enough data
7.3
146
Not enough data
7.7
154
Not enough data
7.3
144
Integration
Not enough data
7.3
148
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
133
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
139
Not enough data
7.5
144
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Octopart
Octopart
OpenBOM
OpenBOM
Octopart and OpenBOM share no categories
Unique Categories
Octopart
Octopart is categorized as CAD Libraries
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Octopart
Octopart
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
80.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
20.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
0%
OpenBOM
OpenBOM
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
76.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
18.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
4.4%
Reviewers' Industry
Octopart
Octopart
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
20.0%
Automotive
20.0%
Medical Devices
13.3%
Research
6.7%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
6.7%
Other
33.3%
OpenBOM
OpenBOM
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
16.4%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
10.8%
Automotive
7.1%
Manufacturing
5.8%
Design
4.2%
Other
55.7%
Most Helpful Reviews
Octopart
Octopart
Most Helpful Favorable Review
PF
Pedro F.
Verified User in Airlines/Aviation

The easiness to search for components, or variants of components in different suppliers in one place.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Marise P.
MP
Marise P.
Verified User in Food & Beverages

Isn't up to date, so parts that are listed may not necessarily be available.

OpenBOM
OpenBOM
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Jonathan D.
JD
Jonathan D.
Verified User in Automotive

It is very easy to create BOMs after setting up catalogs and create subsystem BOMs from within the main BOM. The ability to also save custom templates is very useful. The team at openBOM is very attentive and replies to every question or issue that arises.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Robert C.
RC
Robert C.
Verified User in Machinery

Repairing multiple circular reference found from files I inherited from a client. The files contain parts and assemblies with the same part numbers. Customer support is available exclusively via email. Unfortunately, there is no phone number for immediate...

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Discussions
Octopart
Octopart Discussions
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Octopart has no discussions with answers
OpenBOM
OpenBOM Discussions
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3 comments
Nicole P.
NP
The Support or Bot at the bottom right of the screen can be very helpful.Read more
Can I get free subscription plan for using OpenBOM personally at all times?
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NP
The Support or Bot at the bottom right of the screen can be very helpful.Read more
What is the best way to create information of a custom 3D printed part
2 comments
CO
OpenBOM Output includes Volume for the part (mm3) and material. One exported to excel it can be easily added a column to find the cost of the specific...Read more