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Last updated February 15th, 2026

# Page 9 - Reviews of JobBOSS²

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LG

Linda G.  
Office Manager/ inside sales  
Machinery  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "My view on E2"

March 18, 2019

3.0

Pros

I like the idea that you can build a B.O.M. (build of material) easily. Inventory is deducted when a job ships.

Cons

You can't have orders, inventory, quoting.... etc open at the same time. You can't minimize a window, you have to close before opening another. It would also be nice to see bin locations (inventory) when I print the material list for an estimate. Unless you are a pro at E@ you have to really search for some reports.

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TP

Taylor P.  
Project Engineer  
Aviation & Aerospace  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "New to JoBOSS"

February 15, 2020

4.0

I have enjoyed JobBOSS's versatility so far. I have been working with our IT department to tailor costing reports to streamline our weekly engineering reports our teams must complete. With it being a massive database, I am able to query information and assign it to cells to provide on the spot information in one place rather than performing a multitude of clicks to produce a simple report.

Pros

One must take my review with a grain of salt, as I am still striving to gain a working understanding of this, seemingly, robust software. My job involves creating quote packages, and JobBOSS is a very straightforward program that allows me to outline my job routings and accurately reflect the time, work cell, and costs a project requires to get it from PO to shipment.

Cons

Our IT group could probably speak more to this; however, doing my own research when it comes to troubleshooting via the internet (Google, etc.), there is not a whole lot to pull from that is "free". Sure, there are some base level, 5 minute tutorials, that perhaps scrape the surface of what you are trying to achieve, but I assume this is where JobBOSS is able to gain/retain customers by providing expert service.

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SK

Scott K.  
Buyer  
Machinery  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Complicated software meant to make things easier."

March 25, 2021

3.0

Very expensive software and not worth the money! There are much simpler systems that work just as well.

Pros

The high points of E2 are definitely the ability to keep track of inventory & backstock, as well as employee hours! Other than those features though I find it very confusing and difficult to use.

Cons

Where do I start? I find this software to be overly complicated and confusing which is a real problem since it’s purpose is to make things easier and run smoothly.

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JH

Jeff H.  
Director of Manufacturing  
Automotive  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "E2 review from a prototype shops perspective"

February 25, 2020

4.0

We do not use the software to its fullest potential such as time tracking. What we do use it for, it does a great job with.

Pros

The software is very user friendly & pretty easy to set up. Once you learn where everything is, you can access the information you need very fast. Customer service has never let me down.

Cons

There isn't much documentation for some of the more advanced features such as report customization, but I appreciate the fact that you are able to do this. If you are not familiar with database management & care, it can be very intimidating, but if you have a good IT person, this shouldn't be an issue.

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BL

Bob L.  
  
  
Used the software for:

### ""

October 8, 2013

5.0

Our company is a precision CNC machining job shop with ISO9001:2008 certification. We specialize in difficult to machine raw materials and products. The software we were using prior to E2 was designed by a private individual but was not expandable to cover our needs as our business grew. When we were upgrading our business software, we wanted a product that would provide information necessary to create charts and reports for administrative purposes, shop travelers for production, inventory management, quality control, purchasing, quoting, shipping, and receiving. Also important to us was the ability to link drawings, material certs, and other documents to the various parts that we produce for our customers. We looked at several products but chose the E2 Shop System because it provided all these requirements and was the most user friendly in our opinion. We could also sync it with our QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions software and not have to pay for additional accounting software. We have been using E2 now for 10 years and have had nothing but a great experience with our E2 software and the support the company has provided us when we needed help, updates, etc. The training provided to our employees was very thorough and was very easy to learn. Our implementation was a very good experience. We recently completed our ISO9001:2008 certification. When the Stage II auditor called us to arrange for our audit date, one of the questions he asked us was what kind of software we used for the shop. Before I could answer, he asked if it was E2. I told him it was, and he told me that over his 25-year career, he was very familiar with E2 and thought it was one of the best shop system software products available. I agree. It is a product that can be expanded as your business grows. As the owner of a small business for 28 years, I highly recommend the E2 Shop System for your business as well.

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RE

Ryan E.  
Procurement Manager  
Aviation & Aerospace  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Excellent Software for what we needed."

January 17, 2020

5.0

Prior to E2 our employees worked on the honor system for hours, so we know we have become very spot on in our payroll with the use of the software. This has also allowed us to track jobs, productivity, profitability and find areas where we can drive improvement.

Pros

The ability to track time tied to jobs as well as each individual employee. It has helped create a solid way to verify our profits as well as bill appropriately for hourly jobs.

Cons

We occasionally have issues saving items to QuickBooks with no real explanation of what is causing it. Support always assists us, but it seems like a hiccup as opposed to something being done incorrectly.

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WC

Wayne C.  
Design Development Engineer  
Mining & Metals  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "From Receiving raw material to Shipping finished product ou, E2 helps keep track of it all for us. "

June 28, 2017

4.0

Pros

I mainly use E2 to help set up new jobs/parts. The ability to easily create new parts, assign material, add labor times, and assign each part to a bill of materials is what I like most about the software. It doesn't take me too long to set up an entire multi tier BOM and have costing out by the end of the day.

Cons

The interface seems a bit dated but it gets the job done. Inventory counts can be a bit of a nightmare but we also aren't taking full advantage of the software's capabilities. Hopefully over the next few years we will grow to take full advantage of what E2 has to offer to help keep track of jobs/inventory.

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JS

Jaclyn S.  
Business manager  
Medical Devices  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Web System Changes"

March 2, 2020

4.0

We switched the the web version this year. We are super excited to be in a web portal. Overall, it is still a great product, but we are concerned of all the daily changes that then affect other areas and are not validated. We then notice areas that don't work properly, and lose confidence in the reliability of the system.

Pros

The ease, straight forward look and design

Cons

The continuous updates that are not validated, and cause other areas in our system to be in correct and not able to be relied upon.

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DV

DEBRA V.  
Controller  
Mining & Metals  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Jobboss review"

February 20, 2017

3.0

Jobboss is easy to use. It needs a lot more features and flexibility. I do not think it has kept up the times. It has done a few updates here and there, but it has not done a major overhaul or improvement in years. We have looked at other software and it can do so much more than Jobboss. All Jobboss had done is add on utilities that you need to buy and they are not part of the program. Most of the utilities should be part of the core of Jobboss. The main part of Jobboss just doesn't change or improve any. I don't want to buy a ton of utilities to make Jobboss work like it should.

Pros

Easy to use.

Cons

No major improvements for a long time, only add on utilities or fixes. Seems outdated compared with other software. Not flexible to our needs.

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JAB

JO ANN B.  
ACCOUNTING  
Machinery  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "SHOPTECH REVIEW"

October 4, 2019

4.0

Could not operate without it. Holds lots of information. Support is superior

Pros

Information can be obtained in several ways

Cons

search has to be exact, unlike professional

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JS

Joshua S.  
COO  
Machinery  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "7 Year User - I Love It"

May 14, 2019

5.0

This software has saved my company tens of thousands of dollars. We are more efficient and organized. We know exactly where our parts are and where our bottlenecks occur. This is a must need software for job shops like mine. The old method of spreadsheets doesn't hold a candle to this option.

Pros

The user interface was easy to navigate and made the most sense.

Cons

Since the web-version has been released, it seems like the reporting functionality has more issues with creating food reports.

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JG

Josh G.  
Continuous Improvement Coordinator  
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "ShopBoss Review - G&G"

February 16, 2017

4.0

We have had JobBoss since 2009. It was a huge improvement from the system we were using back then. Over the last 8 years, JobBoss has been very receptive of ideas for software improvement. The majority of these changes have been incremental. I would have expected to see more drastic improvements in those 8 years, but with version 12.0 coming out soon, we will see if the technology and software has taken a leap forward. It would be nice to see JobBoss focus more on their app for iOS and Android and increase the functionality of it.

Pros

It is well suited for a job shop and ShopBoss is huge in scheduling our shop.

Cons

Little issues that don't make certain modules that functional. Some tasks can be quite tedious to get through.

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AL

Adam L.  
Quality Engineer  
Military  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "E2 "

May 21, 2019

4.0

Pros

Ease of making and editing Travelers, Tracking time is simple, the logging in is really easy to teach. Customer service has always been helpful.

Cons

Linking a CAPA to a NCN in the quality tab. That should be a thing. Also when you create a CAPA from the quality tab, you cant edit the "Job Number, Order Number, Customer Code and Customer PO". That has to be done in another area. The Travelers dont always refresh when you "Reprint" one in a separate tab. Very miss leading when you get used to the program and has caused errors from us assuming information of a part.

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JV

Jeff V.  
Purchasing Agent  
Mining & Metals  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Long process to implement but worth it"

February 16, 2017

4.0

We purchased the JobBoss system about 11 months ago and are about to take it live. we to the 2 day Job Control Workshop and it was very informative. The process has been slow because of how busy we have been and getting it us ready for implementation has been pushed to the back burner a few times. The people at Exact have been good to work with and answer my questions in a timely manner.

Pros

All in one shop control. Many sources to learn from. Online classes with learning pass have been very helpful. 2-day job control was excellent.

Cons

building the database from our dissembled old system was time-consuming but that was our old ways fault. the system is set up for a small product (only a few components per part) and our system is a large complicated system we have to learn how to do multi stage component jobs and the learning center recorded lessons all do just small widget examples. would be nice to have a class on large multi component job building. Need a class on Solidwork BOL uploads.

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LK

L'Nan K.  
Operations Analyst  
Medical Devices  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "User freindly"

September 17, 2019

4.0

Pros

The system is very user friendly and intuitive. Training new users takes little effort. Focused areas of use for each aspect of the organization.

Cons

All software has it's quirks. The one thing that frustrates our user the most is the inventory aspect, but we have learned to deal with our frustrations.

Reason for choosing JobBOSS²

Cost, ease of use and capabilities.

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MS

Matt S.  
Project Administrator  
Machinery  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "E2 Shop System Review"

September 10, 2019

4.0

My overall experience is good.

Pros

Easy to train employees on. The features, customer support.

Cons

The price per user to switch to Web based. This cost is the only reason why we have not switched to web based.

Reason for choosing JobBOSS²

Very easy to grasp and user friendly.

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KD

Kaylyn D.  
Office Manager  
Warehousing  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Dyco E2 Review"

May 20, 2021

4.0

My best piece of advice from my experience is have your sales team or whoever is in charge of selecting the implantation specialists for the specific companies and their needs because it would made my experience much more of a learning instead of not really doing anything that would help the flow along with getting use of the system all together. Otherwise, the other team members I have had to work with, have been amazing.

Pros

Ease of use (took some time to get hang of it) but overall it's user friendly. Great for data entry and data base for anything you need from prints to parts images being uploaded.

Cons

Integration was not easy process. For the first 5 months or so, we got a implantation person who just wasn't meeting our needs and seemed to careless about it so it put us behind drastically. We got a great person at the end who seemed to do more in one day than our previous did in 5 months. If we would have had the same person we had at the end, we would be in much better shape and actually being using the system more than we have been. It was very disappointing but most of it, I had to learn on my own.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Director, Global Procurement  
Defense & Space  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "E2 Shop System has help our company evolve successfully for over 14 yeats"

August 17, 2018

5.0

The E2 System has provided a structured manufacturing process/system that has assisted our company in maintaining an organized, structured and documented system for the products that we produce.

Pros

The user friendly format. The process takes you from estimating/quotation through to invoicing . We use the shop floor and quality modules daily.

Cons

The scheduling module takes a bit longer to master but that is probably due to the nature of our busines..

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DD

Deanna D.  
Office Manager  
Consumer Goods  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Nineteen Years of Exceptional Service"

July 28, 2016

5.0

We have been using E2 since 1997. The software is very user friendly and easy to learn. The customer support team is friendly and takes care of any issues with the first phone call 99% of the time. The sales staff calls/emails several times a year to make sure we aren't having any problems and to see if we need anything. They are not one of those companies that just sell you a product and then you never hear from them again. We have referred many companies we work with to them and the ones that purchased E2 really love the software. From the product, to customer service, to support E2 is a top notch company!

Pros

Easy to learn and use Customer support is top notch

Cons

Having to type the exact nickname to find customer/vendor, etc.

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DT

Doug T.  
VP  
Consumer Goods  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Powerful software that is easy implement and use"

July 28, 2016

5.0

We have been users for over 8 years. We implemented E2 and went live in about 3 weeks. Within 6 months, we were using all of the modules. Support is great. We had a dedicated contact for the first year. After that, the support line has very short wait times. My questions are usually answered before I get off of the phone. The best thing I can say is that we have not had any downtime in 8 years due to and E2 problem!

Pros

It is very easy to use. It is very stable and dependable. It is very powerful. The implementation team did an outstanding job of understanding our business and processes, then setting up E2 to mirror our business.

Cons

No complaints. It does everything we need it to do.

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NM

Nicholas M.  
Manager  
Mining & Metals  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "JobBoss for a Sheet-metal Fabrication Shop"

February 16, 2017

5.0

We have used this product for over 2 years. It took a little bit to get the hang of it but it is one of the strongest tools we have in our shop now! There is no way we would go back to our old way of doing things!!

Pros

The one thing we like a lot is the quick overview that jobboss allows

Cons

we attach drawings and pictures to all of our part numbers. There is not a straightforward way to just say "ok I have attached a drawing right here now allow it to be shown on all operations" you have to manually enter the drawings on each operation which is ok but can take some time. If this was cleaned up then it would get my 5 starts for ease of use

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JB

Jeremy B.  
President  
Aviation & Aerospace  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Baron Machine Co., Inc. E2 review"

March 5, 2020

5.0

Over all we are happy with the software.

Pros

For us, the cost/time tracking is the most important feature. As long as you train your employees to accurately enter their time and pieces into the system, it will provide you with VERY accurate Cost data.

Cons

The scheduling portion is cumbersome and hard to use. This could be that we are a job shop, and aren't making the same product again and again.

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JG

JOZEF G.  
president  
Machinery  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "E2 Shop System Review"

August 24, 2020

4.0

Good

Pros

It does the job well, as long as we use it properly. Reports are easy to obtain

Cons

Sometime too many clicks required to complete task

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AE

Austin E.  
Quality Manager  
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Quality area"

September 23, 2019

5.0

I like E2 for its simplicity. Its easy to navigate for all our employees who use it.

Pros

The quality area of E2 is very well laid out and easy to use. It is very straight forward and easy to input information.

Cons

The thing I would want to see is more filter options when looking at the shipping summary. It can be broken down well but could use more filters. The one I ran into is that it accounts all line items of a work order. So if a work has 4 sublines, it says that they are all late when in fact it is just one thing that is late.

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DS

Daniel S.  
Manufacturing Engineer  
Sports  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great ERP system"

November 13, 2019

5.0

Jobboss has been a great ERP system for our size company. It has allowed us to keep track of material jobs, and get things done in our fast paced environment.

Pros

This software is very easy to use, make changes to. Provides great visibility to see the status of jobs. Very easy to quote jobs, collect production data, and keep us running.

Cons

No Complaints, it has allowed us to do everything that we need to stay running on a daily basis.

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