Dokuly
Dokuly is an open-source Product Lifecycle Management system for engineering and operations teams. It manages parts, PCB assemblies, assemblies, bills of materials, revisions, releases, and alternate parts, alongside documents, purchasing, inventory, production, requirements, and project work. Document tools include automatic numbering, revision control, PDF front-page generation, a built-in viewer, and browser editing with OnlyOffice. Purchasing covers suppliers, price breaks, purchase orders, and order tracking, with a tool to select the cheapest supplier for BOM orders. Inventory and production features track stock locations, transactions, production lots, serial numbers, and assembly progress. Requirements can be linked hierarchically, as derived items, or as superseding items, with verification tracking; engineering change orders record affected items for review. Dokuly runs as a self-hosted Docker stack with PostgreSQL, Django, and nginx. Its REST API supports project-scoped keys with configurable expiry and includes Swagger and ReDoc documentation. The software is free to use.
Who it is for
Dokuly suits engineering and operations teams that need to manage product records, purchasing, inventory, production, and change processes. It is intended for teams comfortable running a self-hosted Docker stack.
What is good
- Open-source PLM system that is free to use.
- Manages revisions, releases, and multi-level bills of materials.
- Includes purchasing, inventory, and production tracking.
- REST API offers project-scoped keys with configurable expiry.
What to know first
- Runs as a self-hosted Docker stack.
- No security certification is stated in the documentation described.
Verdict
Dokuly brings product, document, purchasing, inventory, and change management into a free, self-hosted system. Teams should account for operating its Docker stack themselves.
Dokuly plans and pricing
All plansCompared on bill of materials software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Revision control
- Yes
- Multi-level BOMs
- Yes
- BOM comparison
- Yes
- Change workflows
- Yes
- Inventory integration
- Yes
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