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MET/CAL Alternative

Keep MET/CAL. Replace MET/TEAM.

Fluke sells two things under one name. Its own product page describes MET/CAL as the procedure editor and runtime for automated calibration, plus MET/TEAM for calibration workflow and asset management. Axiospec does not run procedures and does not try to. It replaces MET/TEAM. That means the asset register, intervals and calibration records, certificates, MSA studies, uncertainty budgets and a tamper-evident audit trail with e-signatures, in a browser and in native iOS and Android apps, with unlimited users on every plan and a free plan up to 50 active assets. If you searched for a MET/CAL alternative, this page is about the half of the suite you can actually move. Vendor details checked September 2026. Editions, requirements and pricing change. Confirm anything here with the vendor before you decide.

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The free plan includes the full platform, 50 active assets, and unlimited users.

Supports ISO/IEC 17025 · ISO 9001 · AS9100 · ISO 13485

What to look for in a MET/CAL alternative

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • One-click audit packs

    Export audit-grade PDF and CSV documentation for any instrument or the whole facility, complete with an integrity verification page.

  • Never miss a due date

    Next-due dates update automatically when a calibration is logged, and upcoming and overdue work is flagged so you can act before anything lapses.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • A calendar of what is due

    The Due Calendar shows what is due, due soon, and overdue across your whole program in one view, so nothing slips because a reminder lived in a spreadsheet nobody checks.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

Axiospec calibration audit trail with a tamper-evident change history
Every committed calibration is written to a tamper-evident audit trail you can show an auditor.

Switching is painless

Send us your gage registry and calibration history and we load it for you, free on every plan and usually within a couple of business days including the free one. Keep your records, cancel anytime. Your data is always exportable, so there is no lock-in.

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How the move works: step-by-step migration guide · why teams switch

Common questions

Does Axiospec run automated calibration procedures like MET/CAL?

No. Fluke built MET/CAL around automated procedure execution that drives instruments and captures results. If that automation is why you bought it, keep it. Axiospec is the management layer. That means assets, intervals and calibration records. It also means certificates and e-signatures. All four AIAG MSA studies and per-instrument uncertainty budgets run in the app. Fluke also publishes a warranted procedure library of more than 18,000 procedures for members of its software support program. Nothing in Axiospec replaces that. Some labs run both. Ask Fluke about the current automation options before you change anything.

Which half of the Fluke suite does Axiospec replace?

MET/TEAM. Fluke's product page describes MET/CAL as the procedure editor and runtime for automated calibration and MET/TEAM as the software for calibration workflow and asset management. Axiospec covers that second job. It holds the register and the records. Every calibration writes to a tamper-evident hash-chained audit trail with e-signatures. All four AIAG MSA studies run in the app. So do per-instrument uncertainty budgets and TUR. Records tailor to the standard your workspace selects. That is tailoring and not a compliance guarantee. Every plan includes unlimited users, so the whole shop can have an account. The common split is MET/CAL on the bench and Axiospec for the asset register, the certificates and the audit trail.

Fluke is pointing me at CalStudio instead of MET/CAL. Should I look at that first?

If you want automation and records from one cloud vendor, yes. Fluke describes CalStudio as a cloud-based application for calibration lab management. Its page says the product combines three applications in one platform. Those are a lab information management system, procedure authoring and execution software, and a workflow and integration manager. Fluke lists it as available in the USA and Canada now, with the rest of the world in late 2026. Fluke also says existing MET/CAL procedures import through MET/CONNECT. There is a demo on that page you can open without signing up. Look at it before you look at us. Axiospec is worth a look when you want the records side on published pricing with a free plan and unlimited users.

What file do I need out of MET/CAL and MET/TEAM to get started?

Whatever your license lets you produce. Fluke's MET/CONNECT page describes integration through flat files, CSV and PDF, or a RESTful API. It sells a MET/TEAM API for third party systems as well. Ask Fluke which of those your license covers. We did not find a documented single-file export of the whole asset register with its full history on Fluke's public pages. That does not mean your license lacks one. Ask Fluke what it includes. Our migration team works with whatever file you can get out. That is free white-glove work on every plan, including the free plan. Our import wizard maps your columns and validates every row before anything saves.

What happens to twenty years of MET/TEAM calibration events?

As records. History imports as real per-event records, not notes. Each event stays a separate dated record. 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 every new calibration writes to the tamper-evident hash-chained audit trail with e-signatures. If the extract you can get is thin on older events, tell us early. We would rather size that up front than surprise you in the middle of a move.

Can a technician finish a calibration without walking back to the MET/CAL PC?

Axiospec ships native iOS and Android apps on every plan, including the free plan. The same records open in any browser. On the Fluke side the MET/TEAM interface is itself browser-based. Fluke lists support for modern browsers such as Edge, Chrome and Firefox. Viewing MET/TEAM data does not require Windows. The offline option Fluke documents is MET/TEAM Mobile. Its installation guide lists Windows for that component. It also asks for a SQL Server instance on each mobile workstation, matching the version on the server. We did not find an iOS or Android app for MET/TEAM Mobile in the material we checked. Confirm the current options with Fluke.

What will this cost next to MET/TEAM?

Our numbers are public. Axiospec is $0 for up to 50 active assets on the free plan with the full platform. Paid plans are $59, $129 and $229 per month. Every plan includes unlimited users, including the free one. We did not find a published price for MET/CAL or MET/TEAM on the Fluke pages we checked in September 2026. Fluke's MET/CAL product page routes you to a quote request or a local distributor. One other thing belongs in that comparison. MET/TEAM is deployed on a server you supply, so the hardware and its upkeep are part of the cost. Fluke publishes minimum system requirements for it. Fluke's software support membership is currently branded MET/SUPPORT. Ask your Fluke representative for current figures on both.

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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

Export your data yourself, at any time, on any plan including the free one. That covers the asset register, the calibration history as per-event records, and the certificate files. There is no exit fee. You are reading this page because you are leaving a system you already bought, so ask us this question the same way you are asking it of them. Ask it before you migrate rather than after.

Comparing something else

The same questions, answered against the other systems teams move from.

Moving off any of them, send us the export and we load your register and calibration history for you, free on every plan including the free one.

See how Axiospec compares for yourself.

Unlimited users, self-serve import in an afternoon, and audit-ready proof from day one.

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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