ProShop ERP review

ProShop is built for precision machine shops and goes deeper into the shop floor than anything else here. It combines ERP, a manufacturing execution system and a quality management system in one paperless platform, covering estimating and quoting, sales and work orders, visual work instructions, scheduling, calibration and preventive maintenance, inspection, tool and fixture management, inventory and material planning, and job costing. The built-in QMS targets AS9100, ISO 13485 and ITAR requirements, which matters for aerospace, defense and medical suppliers, and ProShop also offers CMMC resources and a government edition. Its live dashboard shows who is working on what and where bottlenecks are forming. Pricing is custom and based on users, with dedicated support included on every plan, but no figures are published, so you need a proposal to compare it. For a batch food or cosmetics maker it is the wrong tool; for a regulated CNC shop moving off paper travelers it is a strong one.

Who it is for

CNC and precision machine shops in aerospace, defense and medical work that need quality and compliance built in.

Price

See vendor pricing (USD check pending); priced by users with standard and government options.

US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

• Estimating and quoting, sales orders and work orders
• Visual work instructions and shop floor scheduling
• Built-in QMS for AS9100, ISO 13485 and ITAR requirements
• Calibration, preventive maintenance and tool and fixture management
• Inventory, material planning and job costing

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: ERP, MES and QMS in one paperless system
• Strength: Built for regulated precision machining
• Strength: Dedicated, continuous support on every plan
• Weakness: No published prices
• Weakness: Focused on machine shops, less suited to batch or process manufacturing
• Weakness: Heavier rollout than a self-serve MRP

Key facts

• Pricing: Custom, based on users
• Editions: Standard or government
• Compliance: AS9100, ISO 13485, ITAR
• Support: Dedicated, continuous support

Where it ranks

ProShop ERP is No. 7 in our Best Manufacturing Software for Small Manufacturers verdict.