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OpenBOM

OpenBOM is a cloud BOM management and PLM platform founded in 2016 in the Boston area, with integrations for the main mechanical CAD systems. It uses a graph data model for multi-view BOMs and is piloting an AI BOM agent with Model Context Protocol support.

RefPLM-US-2016Reviewed 16 October 2026

Overview

OpenBOM, a trademark of Newman Cloud, Inc., was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts. Co-founder and chief executive Oleg Shilovitsky is a long-standing PLM commentator, and the company runs engineering teams in the United States and Eastern Europe. It is privately held.

OpenBOM manages items, catalogues and bills of materials in the cloud, with revision control, change management, document management, cost roll-ups, purchasing and production planning. Its xBOM capability models engineering, manufacturing and other BOM views on a graph data model, which supports a digital thread between design and production. Add-ins capture structures from SolidWorks, Autodesk Fusion, Onshape, Creo, Siemens NX and Solid Edge, and REST APIs and ERP connectors push data to business systems. In September 2025 OpenBOM opened a private beta of an AI BOM agent with Model Context Protocol support that turns CAD data and spreadsheet BOMs into structured records.

For compliance, OpenBOM documents configurable compliance attributes in catalogues, templates for regulatory data, import of criteria from external sources, where-used impact analysis and roll-ups that check compliance across assemblies. RoHS appears among the regulations it references, though the vendor presents these as configurable data without packaged regulatory content. OpenBOM suits small and mid-sized hardware companies that want to move from spreadsheet BOMs to a shared cloud system quickly, with predictable subscription costs and low administration.

Key capabilities

Cloud BOM and item catalogue management
Multi-view xBOM on a graph data model
Multi-CAD integrations
Revision and change management
Cost roll-up and purchasing
AI BOM ingestion agent

Strengths and considerations

Strengths

OpenBOM integrates with SolidWorks, Autodesk Fusion, Onshape, Creo, Siemens NX and Solid Edge, which suits teams that use more than one CAD system.
The graph-based xBOM model supports engineering and manufacturing BOM views in one system, which helps smaller companies connect design and production data.
OpenBOM documents roll-up and where-used functions for compliance attributes, which support impact analysis when a component's regulatory status changes.

Check before buying

OpenBOM is a SaaS-only product aimed at smaller organisations, so enterprises with complex configuration or validation needs should test scalability.
Compliance support is configurable data modelling, so buyers should plan how regulatory content and supplier declarations will be sourced.
OpenBOM publishes limited corporate information, and buyers should include vendor viability and support coverage checks in due diligence.
OpenBOM's privacy policy states that data is stored and processed on US servers and names no EU entity or office, so EU buyers should review GDPR transfer terms.

Best for

Fit summarySmall and mid-sized hardware companies moving from spreadsheet BOMs to a shared, multi-CAD cloud BOM and PLM system.

Regulatory and compliance data

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OpenBOM documents configurable compliance attributes, regulatory templates, where-used analysis and assembly roll-ups for checking product compliance, without packaged regulatory content. Buyers should verify how ESPR, DPP or substance data would be sourced and reported.

Integrations

SolidWorks
Autodesk Fusion
Onshape
PTC Creo
Siemens NX
Solid Edge

Frequently asked questions about OpenBOM

What is OpenBOM used for?

OpenBOM is a cloud platform for managing items, catalogues and bills of materials, with revision control, change management, cost roll-ups, purchasing and production planning. Small and mid-sized hardware companies typically use it to replace spreadsheet BOMs and share structured product data between engineering, procurement and manufacturing teams.

Which CAD systems does OpenBOM integrate with?

OpenBOM lists integrations with Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks, Autodesk Fusion, PTC Onshape, PTC Creo, Siemens NX and Solid Edge. These add-ins capture assembly structures and properties from CAD into OpenBOM, and REST APIs plus ERP connectors pass BOM data on to business systems.

Does OpenBOM support compliance management?

OpenBOM supports compliance through configurable data. Teams store compliance attributes in item catalogues, apply regulatory templates, import criteria from external sources, use where-used analysis to find affected products and run roll-ups across assemblies. It does not document packaged regulatory content, so data sourcing remains with the customer.

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