Comparison

Fulcrum vs JigBoard: Which is Right for Your Shop?

Fulcrum is a modern, VC-backed manufacturing ERP aimed at growth-stage shops that need MRP, deep scheduling, and cross-functional workflows. It’s a real product — with a real price. Public pricing starts at $800/month for Fulcrum Pro and climbs from there.

JigBoard covers the 80% of job shop features small shops actually use, at $99/month flat for unlimited users. If you’re a 2–20 person shop that doesn’t need enterprise MRP, this is the difference between paying for what you use and paying for what you might use one day.

Pricing at a glance

Fulcrum doesn’t publish tier pricing openly; the numbers below reflect commonly reported starting points and typical usage-based growth. JigBoard is flat regardless of shop size.

FulcrumJigBoard
Fulcrum Pro (starting)$800/mo$99/mo
Growing shop (custom quote)$1,000+/mo$99/mo
Larger shop (20+ users)$2,000+/mo (custom)$99/mo
ImplementationMulti-week guidedUnder 1 hour

Fulcrum Pro’s published starting price is $800/month; higher tiers are quote-based. Get a real quote before deciding. JigBoard: $99/month flat, no implementation fee.

Feature comparison

Fulcrum genuinely does more than JigBoard — the question is whether you need those extras today or you’re paying for a bigger future you’re not there yet.

FeatureFulcrumJigBoard
Job tracking & routing
Quoting & estimates
Drag-and-drop scheduling
Materials & inventory
Purchase orders
Time tracking on the floor
QuickBooks integration
Visual shop floor plan
Live TV display for the shop wall
Customer portal (job status link)
Tablet-first shop floor UI
Flat pricing (no per-user cost)
Set up in one day (no consultants)
Advanced MRP / demand planningbasic
Multi-facility / multi-warehouse
Full CRM & sales pipeline

Pick Fulcrum if...

  • You’re a 25+ person shop with a dedicated ops team
  • You need real MRP: bill of materials, demand forecasting, cross-job planning
  • You want CRM, sales pipeline, and manufacturing in one system
  • You’re raising capital and want a system that scales with you

Pick JigBoard if...

  • You’re running lean — 2–20 people, no dedicated IT or ops manager
  • Every dollar of software cost matters right now
  • You want to be up and running today, not after a six-week rollout
  • You use QuickBooks and want to keep it, not replace it

Not on Fulcrum yet? Start here first

If you haven’t committed to Fulcrum yet, run your first month on JigBoard while you evaluate. $99 gets you a real shop management system — one you can graduate from later if you outgrow it.

If you’re already on Fulcrum and it’s too much, export customers and jobs to CSV and switch in a day. We’ll help — no minimum contract, no exit fees, no consultants required either way.

See it running your shop's work

Free plan, no credit card, real product. Set up in under an hour.