Is Fulcrum or JobBOSS² better?

Neither clearly leads. Fulcrum starts at $39/month and JobBOSS² at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Fulcrum or JobBOSS²?

Fulcrum starts at $39/month and JobBOSS² at On request.

Does Fulcrum or JobBOSS² run on more platforms?

Fulcrum runs on Web. JobBOSS² runs on Windows, Web.

What is Fulcrum best used for?

Fulcrum is most often used for capturing inspection photos and data completely offline, collecting field data in areas without cell coverage, tagging asset locations with geospatial coordinates, automating asset maintenance work order workflows. Of those, capturing inspection photos and data completely offline and collecting field data in areas without cell coverage are not what JobBOSS² is typically brought in for.

What can Fulcrum do that JobBOSS² cannot?

JobBOSS² covers Estimating and quoting, Order and job management, Shop floor data collection, Scheduling.

Manufacturing · head to head

Fulcrum vs JobBOSS²

Fulcrum

Manufacturing

Field operations management for installing, inspecting and maintaining physical work

From: $39/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

JobBOSS²

Manufacturing

ECI shop control system formed by merging JobBOSS and E2 Shop System into one product line

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: Fulcrum monthly pricing only available for first 12 months; after that, annual commitment required; JobBOSS² the product is a merger of two legacy systems, so existing JobBOSS and E2 customers face a migration and retraining project whose cost is negotiated case by case and is easy to underestimate.
Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Fulcrum and JobBOSS² actually diverge.

Attributes where Fulcrum and JobBOSS² differ
Attribute	Fulcrum	JobBOSS²
Starting price	$39/month	On request
Pricing model	subscription	quote
Platforms	Web	Windows, Web

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Manufacturing).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Fulcrum

Nothing recorded that JobBOSS² does not also cover.

Only in JobBOSS²

Estimating and quoting
Order and job management
Shop floor data collection
Scheduling
Job costing
Integrated accounting

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Fulcrum

Capturing inspection photos and data completely offlinenot JobBOSS²
Collecting field data in areas without cell coveragenot JobBOSS²
Tagging asset locations with geospatial coordinatesnot JobBOSS²
Automating asset maintenance work order workflowsnot JobBOSS²

JobBOSS²

A job shop quoting from spreadsheets that wants estimating, routing and costing in one systemnot Fulcrum
An existing JobBOSS or E2 Shop System customer evaluating whether to migrate or replacenot Fulcrum
A make to order fabricator that needs accounting inside the manufacturing system rather than alongside itnot Fulcrum
A shop that wants operator time capture at work centres to make job costing reflect what actually happenednot Fulcrum

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Fulcrum

Monthly pricing only available for first 12 months; after that, annual commitment required
Additional storage costs $2.20 USD per month per 20 GB block
Enterprise plan requires minimum of 5 users

JobBOSS²

The product is a merger of two legacy systems, so existing JobBOSS and E2 customers face a migration and retraining project whose cost is negotiated case by case and is easy to underestimate.
ECI is a private equity owned portfolio company with many vertical products, and buyers should read renewal, uplift and support tier terms carefully because the commercial model is built around long term contracted revenue.
Machine connectivity is limited, so shop floor data comes from operators clocking in and out rather than from controllers, and any automatic utilisation measurement needs a separate monitoring product.
Reporting is rigid compared with a modern system and most shops end up exporting to Excel for anything beyond the supplied reports, which reintroduces the spreadsheets the system was bought to eliminate.
The user interface carries its lineage and takes longer to learn than a current generation web application, which matters most for occasional users such as estimators and purchasing staff.

Pricing, plan by plan

Fulcrum

$39/month

Professional$43/month
- 100 GB storage
- 10 data shares
- Standard email and in-app support
Elite$39/month
- 500 GB storage
- 50 data shares
- Priority email, in-app, and phone support
Enterprise$null/mo
- Custom pricing
- Unlimited users minimum 5
- Unlimited storage

JobBOSS²

On request

JobBOSS²$undefined/year
- Quoting through invoicing for job shops
- Shop floor data collection and scheduling
- Hosted or on premises deployment

Which should you pick?

Choose Fulcrum if

Nothing in the data separates Fulcrum from JobBOSS² on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Fulcrum review

Choose JobBOSS² if

You need estimating and quoting.
You work on Windows, Web.
You also want order and job management.

JobBOSS² review

Questions people ask

Is Fulcrum or JobBOSS² better?: Neither clearly leads. Fulcrum starts at $39/month and JobBOSS² at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Fulcrum or JobBOSS²?: Fulcrum starts at $39/month and JobBOSS² at On request.
Does Fulcrum or JobBOSS² run on more platforms?: Fulcrum runs on Web. JobBOSS² runs on Windows, Web.
What is Fulcrum best used for?: Fulcrum is most often used for capturing inspection photos and data completely offline, collecting field data in areas without cell coverage, tagging asset locations with geospatial coordinates, automating asset maintenance work order workflows. Of those, capturing inspection photos and data completely offline and collecting field data in areas without cell coverage are not what JobBOSS² is typically brought in for.
What can Fulcrum do that JobBOSS² cannot?: JobBOSS² covers Estimating and quoting, Order and job management, Shop floor data collection, Scheduling.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Fulcrum: How much does Fulcrum cost per user?

Professional and Elite plans cost $43 per month for monthly billing or $55 per user per month when billed annually. Enterprise pricing is custom and requires contacting Fulcrum.

Source

JobBOSS²: What happened to E2 Shop System?

ECI acquired it and merged it with JobBOSS into the combined JobBOSS² line. Legacy customers are directed towards migration.

Fulcrum: What is Fulcrum's storage limit?

Professional includes 100 GB storage, Elite includes 500 GB storage, and Enterprise includes unlimited storage. Additional storage blocks of 20 GB cost $2.20 USD per month.

Source

JobBOSS²: Is it cloud based?

It is offered hosted and on premises. Hosted is not the same as a cloud native architecture, and performance expectations should be set accordingly.

Fulcrum: Are there restrictions on monthly billing for Fulcrum?

Monthly pricing is only available during the first 12 months as a Fulcrum customer. After 12 months, the company learns your usage pattern and offers pricing with an annual commitment required.

Source

JobBOSS²: Does it include accounting?

Yes, accounting is part of the product, which is one of the main reasons small shops choose it over an ERP plus separate finance package.

JobBOSS²: Can it read data from my CNC machines?

Not natively in any meaningful way. Data collection is operator driven, so shops wanting spindle level data buy a monitoring platform alongside it.

Fulcrum vs JobBOSS²

Fulcrum

JobBOSS²

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Fulcrum

Only in JobBOSS²

What people use each for

Fulcrum

JobBOSS²

Where each one falls short

Fulcrum

JobBOSS²

Pricing, plan by plan

Fulcrum

JobBOSS²

Which should you pick?

Choose Fulcrum if

Choose JobBOSS² if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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