IndySoft Alternative
An IndySoft alternative that does not count users
IndySoft publishes its core client licensing as concurrent use. The license count sets how many people can be signed in at the same time. Axiospec has no such count. Every plan includes unlimited users. That includes the free plan, which covers up to 50 active assets with the full platform. Vendor details checked September 2026. Editions, requirements and pricing change. Confirm anything here with the vendor before you decide.
The free plan includes up to 50 active instruments and unlimited users.
Supports ISO/IEC 17025 · ISO 9001 · AS9100 · ISO 13485
What to look for in a IndySoft alternative
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Tamper-evident audit trail
Every calibration, adjustment, and quarantine is hash-chained with a timestamp and user attribution, so altered records are detectable and you have a clear, defensible record for audits.
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A mobile app built for the shop floor
Log calibrations at the instrument from iOS or Android, online or offline. QR-scan the asset, enter the reading, attach a photo, e-sign, done. No phones allowed on your floor? Technicians log the same work from any web browser.
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One-click audit packs
Export audit-grade PDF and CSV documentation for any instrument or the whole facility, complete with an integrity verification page.
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Due dates you can see coming
Next-due dates update automatically when a calibration is logged, and upcoming and overdue work is flagged so you can act before anything lapses.
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Unlimited users, flat per-workspace pricing
Every technician, manager, and read-only auditor is included. You are never penalized with per-seat fees for adding the people who keep records complete.
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Cloud-native, nothing to install
Run Axiospec from any browser with no server to maintain and no per-machine installs. Updates ship continuously, and your data is backed up automatically.
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Bring your data with you
Import your gage registry and calibration history from CSV, Excel, or a legacy export with inline validation. If your export is unusually complex, our team will migrate it for free.
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Records tailored to the standard you work to
Pick your standard and Axiospec asks for what that standard expects, on every calibration and certificate. An ISO/IEC 17025 workspace captures measurement uncertainty, the decision rule, and traceability to the reference standard. An ISO 9001 workspace stays light. Your procedures and your assessor decide compliance, but the record you keep matches what they ask for.
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A calendar of what is due
The Due Calendar shows what is due, due soon, and overdue across your whole program in one view. Reminders no longer live in a spreadsheet nobody checks.
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MSA studies in the app
Run all four AIAG MSA studies right on the instrument: Gage R&R, Bias, Linearity, and Attribute agreement. Bias studies pre-fill from the calibration history you already have, readings paste straight from Excel, and there is no separate MSA spreadsheet to maintain.
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Metrology Insights on every instrument
A reliability-based recommended interval, test uncertainty ratio, and conformance or false-accept risk, all computed for each instrument from its own calibration history. It is advisory, so the call stays yours.
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Know who has each tool
The tool crib shows who has every tool, where it lives, and when it is due back. Check tools out with a due-back date, hand them between people, note the condition on return, and get a daily email when returns run overdue, with the full chain of custody on the record.
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Roll compliance up across sites
Run more than one facility from one workspace, with compliance rolled up per site and a workspace-wide total, so a quality lead sees every plant at once.
We move your records for you
Send us your gage registry and calibration history and we load them for you, usually within a couple of business days. This is free on every plan, including Free. You can cancel anytime and export your data whenever you like.
Create your accountHow the move works: step-by-step migration guide · why teams switch
Common questions
We pay for concurrent licenses today. How does Axiospec count users?
It does not. Every plan includes unlimited users and the free plan is no exception. You add the quality manager and the second shift lead without checking a number first. IndySoft is open about its own model and it is a fair one. Its docs describe core client licensing as concurrent rather than named seat. They also describe mix and match across Calibration Management, Commercial Lab Management, Read Only and MetCal Import. Core Scripting and Field Service Loan need one license each to turn the feature on for everyone. Ask IndySoft what your agreement covers.
How does a rollout across several plants work?
There is no per site install. Axiospec is cloud native. A new plant signs in from a browser or the mobile app on day one. There is no client to push to workstations and no database to create. Users are unlimited on every plan. Adding people at a second site does not change your bill. We can bring sites over one at a time. The import wizard imports the rows that pass and lists the rest by file line and reason. A registry load lands as one batch an admin can undo from the dashboard. IndySoft documents License Pooling for this situation, which reserves licenses for specific groups. It has been in the product since version 9.2.3.
We are a commercial lab and we bill customers for calibration work. Should we move?
Probably not, and you should hear that from us before you spend a week on it. IndySoft publishes Commercial Lab Management as its own license type. If billing customers is the business then that is a real fit. We do not have an equivalent and we do not do customer billing. Axiospec tracks your own equipment. Assets, calibration records, uncertainty budgets and the audit trail. Two more things worth crediting on their side. Field Service Loans lets a field workstation borrow a license from the pool, work offline and sync back afterward. IndySoft also runs US and UK offices with separate sales and support lines. That matters if you need European coverage.
What file do we need to get out of IndySoft?
Whatever your edition lets you produce. IndySoft documents an export that writes a zip file. It is group and sub-group based and you can filter the records inside each sub-group. It also documents the Ultra API. The OData side supports read and write and the GraphQL side is read only. One thing to plan around. We did not find a published table and field list on the pages we checked in September 2026. A current customer can still read the schema interactively through the Swagger UI and the GraphiQL explorer, which expose primary keys and field lengths per entity. Send us the file you can produce and we map it. White-glove migration is free on every plan including the free one. We work from your export file. We do not work inside IndySoft.
Do past calibrations come across as records or as notes?
As records. Each past calibration imports as its own dated event with its result. It is not a note pasted onto an asset. The import wizard maps your columns and validates every row before anything saves. Each batch imports the rows that pass and lists the rest by file line and reason. A registry load lands as one batch an admin can undo from the dashboard. From go live onward every calibration writes to a tamper-evident hash-chained audit trail, with e-signatures you can require. Records tailor to the standard your workspace selects. That is tailoring and not a compliance guarantee.
How do technicians log work on the shop floor?
From the phone in their pocket. Axiospec ships native iOS and Android apps on every plan including free, alongside full browser access. The current version is 1.6.6. A technician scans a QR code, logs a reading by voice and prints a label from the same record. IndySoft publishes two companion apps of its own. IndyGo handles asset scanning and inventory on mobile devices. EasyCert browses and downloads calibration data from a barcode. Browser access to the full client comes through its WebTier component. Its docs say IndySoft technicians normally assist with that install and recommend that route.
Can we put the two prices side by side?
Ours are on the site. Axiospec is $0 for up to 50 active assets on the free plan with the full platform. Paid plans are $59, $129, $229 and $399 per month. Every plan includes unlimited users and free migration. We did not find any pricing on the IndySoft pages we checked in September 2026. The routes we found there are a contact form and a scheduled demo. We did not find a self-serve signup or trial either. Ask IndySoft for a quote so you can compare it with our published prices.
Does IndySoft support ISO/IEC 17025 and AS9100?
IndySoft says it helps commercial labs keep their workflow on track while maintaining ISO/IEC 17025 compliance. We did not find AS9100 on its pages, its aerospace page included, when we checked in October 2026. Axiospec tailors its records to the standard you select, both included. That is tailoring, not a compliance guarantee.
Is IndySoft cloud-based or installed?
Both. IndySoft sells on-premises licences installed on your system by monthly or annual subscription, and IndySoft Cloud, where it runs the IT for you. Axiospec is cloud software only, with nothing to install.
Is there a free trial of IndySoft?
We did not find a free trial or a free plan on IndySoft's pages in October 2026. The routes offered are a contact form and a demo. Axiospec starts every new account with 45 days of full capacity, and then a permanent free plan for up to 50 active instruments.
Before you move anything
What the migration actually involves
You produce whatever export your current system can give you. We map the columns, you review the mapping, then we load it. Every row is validated before anything saves. Each batch imports the rows that pass and lists the rest by file line and reason, so a bad row never blocks the rest of the file. A registry load lands as one batch an admin can undo. Certificate PDFs and scanned attachments come across too. Those are the part that most often needs a conversation, so raise them early. The work runs over email and does not tie up your calendar. It is free on every plan, including the free plan. Keep your existing system running until you have signed off on the loaded data.
How you would leave us
You can export your data yourself at any time, on any plan including Free. The export covers the instrument register, the calibration history as per-event records and the certificate files. There is no exit fee. Ask each vendor how you would leave before you migrate, and ask us too.
Comparing something else
The same questions, answered against the other systems teams move from.
Whichever one you are leaving, send us the export. We load your register and calibration history for you, free on every plan including Free.
What is calibration management software?Try Axiospec on your own records
Every plan includes unlimited users, and your records are audit-ready from day one.
Got a gage list? Send it over and we load it for you, usually in a couple of business days. Free on every plan.
Supports ISO/IEC 17025 · ISO 9001 · AS9100 · ISO 13485