What you need to know
Eziil is built for custom steel fabrication shops, starting at €90/month. Their Starter plan covers scheduling and shop floor tracking, with an Enterprise tier adding BOM, purchasing, inventory, and compliance features. Machestra is $12/month*, works for any manufacturer, and stays focused on scheduling.
Quick Comparison
| Machestra | Eziil | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $0/month (free tier) | ~€90/month |
| Paid plans | $12/mo* (10 machines), $39/mo* (100 machines) | From €90/mo (1–15 users), €150/mo (16–50), €250/mo (51–150) |
| Pricing model | Per machine, flat | Tiered by user count |
| User limits | No per-user fees (5–100 by plan) | Tiered: 1–15, 16–50, 51–150 users |
| Free tier | Yes — 3 machines, up to 5 users | Check their site |
| Target industry | Any small manufacturer | Custom steel fabrication |
| Approach | Focused scheduling tool | Starter plan + Enterprise tier with advanced features |
| Setup time | Under 10 minutes | Self-serve onboarding available |
| Cloud-based | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile/tablet | Yes, tap-first design | Yes |
| CSV import | Yes, day-one wizard | Yes |
| PPP-adjusted pricing | Yes, worldwide | No |
Pricing Breakdown: 5-Person Shop, 8 Machines
Machestra: $12/month* (Starter plan, up to 10 machines). All 5 users included.
Eziil: €90/month (~$97/month) for 1–15 users on the Starter plan. If your team grows past 15, it jumps to €150/month. Past 50 users, €250/month. Enterprise tier (BOM, purchasing, inventory, compliance) is custom pricing.
Annual difference: Roughly $1,020/year saved with Machestra at the base level. More if your team grows past 15 users.
Where Eziil Is Strong
Eziil knows custom steel fabrication well. Their features are built for that world — cutting, bending, welding, assembly. If you’re a steel fab shop with 5–50 people, the fit is natural. They offer drag-and-drop Gantt scheduling, capacity planning, CAD integration (SolidWorks, Tekla), and EN 1090-2 compliance logging.
Their Starter plan gives you scheduling and shop floor tracking. If you later need BOM management, purchasing, inventory, or compliance features, their Enterprise tier covers that.
Where Machestra Is Different
7x cheaper to start. $12/month* vs ~€90/month. For a small shop, that’s the difference between “we can try this” and “we need to think about it.”
Works for any manufacturer. Eziil is built specifically for custom steel fabrication. Machestra schedules any type of production — woodworking, plastics, food, electronics assembly, textiles, or metal. If you have machines and jobs, it works.
Stays focused. Machestra does 4 things: machines, people, materials, schedules. It won’t slowly become an ERP. Machestra stays simple on purpose.
No per-user fees. Every plan. No per-user add-ons. Your whole team gets access.
Fair pricing worldwide. PPP-adjusted pricing through Paddle means shops outside Western Europe and North America pay a fair price for their local economy.
Who Should Use Eziil
- Custom steel fabrication shops that want a system built for their industry
- Steel fab shops that need compliance logging (EN 1090-2) or CAD integration
- Manufacturers willing to invest €90+/month for a system they can grow into
- Teams that want one vendor for scheduling and ERP, even if it takes time to add modules
Who Should Use Machestra
- Any small manufacturer — not just steel fab
- Shops that want scheduling and only scheduling, without the pull toward ERP
- Teams that can’t justify €90/month for scheduling software
- Manufacturers who want to start free and pay only when they grow past 3 machines
- Shops outside Western Europe that want locally fair pricing
Switching from Eziil
- Export your machine and job data from Eziil
- Use Machestra’s CSV import wizard to bring in your machines, jobs, and materials
- Set up in under 10 minutes
- Start on the free plan — 3 machines, no credit card
If you’re using Eziil’s scheduling module and nothing else, Machestra covers the same ground for a fraction of the cost.
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*All Machestra prices shown in USD. Actual price may vary based on your location.