Is JobBOSS² or Oqton better?

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

Which is cheaper, JobBOSS² or Oqton?

JobBOSS² starts at On request and Oqton at On request.

Does JobBOSS² or Oqton run on more platforms?

JobBOSS² runs on Windows, Web. Oqton runs on Web, Windows, API.

What is JobBOSS² best used for?

JobBOSS² is most often used for a job shop quoting from spreadsheets that wants estimating, routing and costing in one system, an existing jobboss or e2 shop system customer evaluating whether to migrate or replace, a make to order fabricator that needs accounting inside the manufacturing system rather than alongside it, a shop that wants operator time capture at work centres to make job costing reflect what actually happened. Of those, a job shop quoting from spreadsheets that wants estimating, routing and costing in one system and an existing jobboss or e2 shop system customer evaluating whether to migrate or replace are not what Oqton is typically brought in for.

What can JobBOSS² do that Oqton cannot?

JobBOSS² covers Estimating and quoting, Order and job management, Shop floor data collection, Scheduling. Oqton covers Manufacturing OS, Build preparation, Machine connectivity, Traceability.

Manufacturing · head to head

JobBOSS² vs Oqton

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

Oqton

Manufacturing

3D Systems manufacturing operating system for additive, narrowed after Geomagic was sold to Hexagon

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: 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.; Oqton 3D Systems sold the Geomagic portfolio to Hexagon in April 2025, so buyers who chose Oqton for an end-to-end scanning-to-production suite now deal with two separate vendors and two roadmaps.
They diverge on capability: JobBOSS² covers Estimating and quoting, Oqton covers Manufacturing OS.
Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which JobBOSS² and Oqton actually diverge.

Attributes where JobBOSS² and Oqton differ
Attribute	JobBOSS²	Oqton
Platforms	Windows, Web	Web, Windows, API

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), 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 JobBOSS²

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

Only in Oqton

Manufacturing OS
Build preparation
Machine connectivity
Traceability
Automated nesting
Quality data

What people use each for

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

JobBOSS²

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

Oqton

A metal additive production site scheduling builds across several machines rather than per operatornot JobBOSS²
A dental manufacturer needing batch to part traceability for regulated devicesnot JobBOSS²
A 3D Systems printer customer moving from prototyping to serial productionnot JobBOSS²
A factory automating build nesting to raise platform utilisationnot JobBOSS²

Where each one falls short

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

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.

Oqton

3D Systems sold the Geomagic portfolio to Hexagon in April 2025, so buyers who chose Oqton for an end-to-end scanning-to-production suite now deal with two separate vendors and two roadmaps.
No pricing is published, and licensing is split between the manufacturing OS and separately licensed build preparation modules, so the quoted figure is rarely the full cost.
Support is deepest on 3D Systems hardware despite multi-vendor claims, so a mixed fleet gets uneven data capture and control.
The parent company has been under financial pressure and has already divested a major software line, which is a genuine continuity risk for a system running a production floor.
It is additive-only, so a manufacturer with mixed processes needs a conventional MES alongside it and an integration between the two.

Pricing, plan by plan

JobBOSS²

On request

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

Oqton

On request

Oqton Industrial Manufacturing OS$undefined/year
- Annual subscription quoted by 3D Systems
- Priced on connected machines and sites
- Build preparation modules licensed separately

Which should you pick?

Choose JobBOSS² if

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

JobBOSS² review

Choose Oqton if

You need manufacturing os.
You work on Web, Windows, API.
You also want build preparation.

Oqton review

Questions people ask

Is JobBOSS² or Oqton better?: Neither clearly leads. JobBOSS² starts at On request and Oqton at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, JobBOSS² or Oqton?: JobBOSS² starts at On request and Oqton at On request.
Does JobBOSS² or Oqton run on more platforms?: JobBOSS² runs on Windows, Web. Oqton runs on Web, Windows, API.
What is JobBOSS² best used for?: JobBOSS² is most often used for a job shop quoting from spreadsheets that wants estimating, routing and costing in one system, an existing jobboss or e2 shop system customer evaluating whether to migrate or replace, a make to order fabricator that needs accounting inside the manufacturing system rather than alongside it, a shop that wants operator time capture at work centres to make job costing reflect what actually happened. Of those, a job shop quoting from spreadsheets that wants estimating, routing and costing in one system and an existing jobboss or e2 shop system customer evaluating whether to migrate or replace are not what Oqton is typically brought in for.
What can JobBOSS² do that Oqton cannot?: JobBOSS² covers Estimating and quoting, Order and job management, Shop floor data collection, Scheduling. Oqton covers Manufacturing OS, Build preparation, Machine connectivity, Traceability.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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.

Oqton: Who owns Oqton?

3D Systems, which acquired it in 2021 and made it the central software brand.

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.

Oqton: Did Oqton include Geomagic?

It did. 3D Systems completed the sale of the Geomagic portfolio, including Design X, Control X, Freeform and Wrap, to Hexagon for $123 million in April 2025. Oqton retained 3D Sprint, 3DXpert and the Manufacturing OS.

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.

Oqton: Does Oqton work with printers from other manufacturers?

It connects to multi-vendor equipment, but the deepest integration and support is on 3D Systems machines.

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.

Oqton: How much does it cost?

Not published. It is quoted annually, typically on connected machines and sites, with build preparation modules licensed separately.

JobBOSS² vs Oqton

JobBOSS²

Oqton

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in JobBOSS²

Only in Oqton

What people use each for

JobBOSS²

Oqton

Where each one falls short

JobBOSS²

Oqton

Pricing, plan by plan

JobBOSS²

Oqton

Which should you pick?

Choose JobBOSS² if

Choose Oqton if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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