We just published a comparison on **JobBOSS²** and **EZIIL Starter** for a small, project-diverse steel shop moving off Excel. Sharing the quick takeaways so you don’t have to sift through vendor pages and demos.

**TL;DR**

If you want ERP breadth in one system and run a lot of repeat, part-centric work, JobBOSS² can fit. If your pain is stage-based scheduling across cutting, welding, painting, plus fast shop-floor adoption and live margin control, EZIIL usually gets you value faster with fewer workarounds.

**Pick EZIIL if your steel shop…**

* Runs **project-style** steel work and needs stage visibility more than ERP modules.
* Wants **real-time planned vs actual profitability** while the job is still running.
* Needs something the crew can learn **in a shift** without grinding production.
* Relies on **external detailers** and mixed PDF or 2D drawings.
* Wants to **start small** without locking finance into a big ERP change.

**Pick JobBOSS² if your steel shop…**

* Is a **classic job shop** with repeat parts and inventory-driven routings.
* Wants **quoting to invoicing** under one ERP umbrella.
* Has bandwidth for a **formal rollout** and ongoing admin.
* Prefers an **all-in-one** vendor approach and may add MES for deeper floor data.

**Price**

**EZIIL:** Starts around **€90 per month** for small teams. Transparent, cancel anytime.

**JobBOSS²:** **Quote-based**. Depends on users, modules and services.

**Time to live**

**EZIIL:** **Weeks**, start on one live project and expand.

**JobBOSS²:** **Structured ERP rollout** with training and configuration. Typically longer.

**Scheduling clarity**

**EZIIL:** Visual, stage-based scheduler with bottleneck and OTD health for cutting, welding, paint.

**JobBOSS²:** ERP scheduling and whiteboard views. Deeper real-time floor control often means adding MES.

**Shop-floor adoption**

**EZIIL:** Lightweight mobile app, task queues, drawings at the station. Crews pick it up fast.

**JobBOSS²:** Time and data capture inside ERP. Some teams add ECI MES for richer floor data.

**Traceability**

**EZIIL:** EN 1090 friendly logs of who did what and when at each stage.

**JobBOSS²:** Quality records in ERP. EN 1090 support typically needs configuration and procedure.

**Drawings and BOMs**

**EZIIL:** Works well with PDFs and 2D drawings, centralizes docs and BOMs.

**JobBOSS²:** Standard ERP BOMs and routings. CAD integrations vary.

**Accounting integration**

**EZIIL:** Keep **QuickBooks** or your current accounting. Sync or export ops data.

**JobBOSS²:** Built-in accounting available or QuickBooks integration.

JobBOSS² vs EZIIL Starter for small custom steel fabricators (10–50 people): our comparison cliff notes