Comparison

ProShop ERP vs JigBoard: Which is Right for Your Shop?

ProShop ERP is a paperless, quality-first shop management system built for AS9100 and ISO 9001 certified machine shops — the kind doing aerospace, medical, and other regulated work. It’s comprehensive on document control, quality, and traceability. It’s also priced accordingly and takes weeks to roll out.

JigBoard is job tracking, scheduling, and floor management for the vast majority of shops that don’t need AS9100 document workflows. If your customers aren’t auditing your quality management system, you don’t need to pay for one.

Cost & complexity

ProShop is priced per user with a substantial implementation phase. The value is real if you need every module; the cost is real regardless.

ProShop ERPJigBoard
Starting price$500–715/mo$99/mo
Contract term12-month minimum, annual billingCancel anytime
ImplementationMulti-week guidedUnder 1 hour
AS9100 audit supportBuilt into productNot offered

ProShop pricing is quote-based, starting around $500–$715/month with a 12-month minimum. Costs climb with user count (Shop, Office, and Executive tiers) and modules. JigBoard: $99/month flat, no implementation, cancel anytime.

Feature comparison

ProShop is a compliance-first ERP and JigBoard is a simple shop management tool. The feature gap is real — the question is whether you use the difference.

FeatureProShop ERPJigBoard
Job tracking & routing
Quoting & estimates
Scheduling
Materials & inventory
Purchase orders
Time tracking on the floor
QuickBooks integration
Visual shop floor plan
Live TV display for the shop wall
Flat pricing (no per-user cost)
Set up in one day
AS9100 / ISO 9001 document control
Full quality management system
CAPA & non-conformance tracking
Full traceability & lot trackingbasic
Full accounting / general ledger

Pick ProShop if...

  • You’re AS9100 or ISO 9001 certified (or need to be)
  • You make parts for aerospace, medical, or defense
  • Your customers audit your quality management system
  • Full document control and traceability is a hard requirement

Pick JigBoard if...

  • You’re a general job shop, weld shop, or metal fab shop
  • Your customers care about parts delivered on time, not audit binders
  • You want simple job tracking, not enterprise quality workflows
  • You’d rather spend the ProShop cost on tooling or machines

Not sure if you need ProShop?

If you’re not certified today and no customer is asking you to be, you almost certainly don’t need ProShop. Start with JigBoard for basic shop management, and if you eventually go through AS9100 certification, revisit the decision then.

If you are certified and using ProShop, JigBoard isn’t a replacement — we’re candid about that. The compliance workflows ProShop provides are the reason to keep it.

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