--- description: Review of Backbone Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice New Zealand. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Backbone | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice NZ --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Fashion Design and Production Software](/directory/4739/fashion-design/software) > [Backbone](/software/322837/backbone) # Backbone Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/322837/backbone Page: 1 / 4\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/322837/backbone?page=2) > Backbone is a product development platform designed to empower brands to make products faster, smarter, and at scale. Backbone’s cloud-based system of interconnected libraries puts dynamic data at designers’ fingertips to allow them to focus on design rather than searching for information. Users can design faster, reduce sampling with fewer errors, and improve quality control. Backbone also gives users greater visibility into product data, to improve decision making on material costs, design changes, and timelines with the aim of safeguarding revenue and cutting down on waste. The centralized system of record helps users to manage information across teams and move at digital speed. > > Verdict: Rated **4.2/5** by 68 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.2/5** | 68 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 3.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Backbone PLM ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$199.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User - **Pricing Details**: 1. Backbone | Modern solution for 1-10 users | For only $199 per user per month you get: - Product \& Component Libraries - Tech Packs - Adobe Illustrator Integration - Swatches \& Pantone Libraries - Size Spec Management - Sample Management - Line Sheets - Bill of Materials - BOM template Library - Block Library - Point of Measure (POM) Library - Item View Reports - Component Utilization Reports - Unlimited Custom Fields - CSV Exporting - Access to Customer Success - Free Onboarding \& Training 2. Enterprise | Custom \& flexible option for teams with 10+ users | Let's talk\! 💎 Book a quick demo to get a free trial today\! - **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200 - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Chromebook (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - API - Accounting Integration - Activity Tracking - Billing & Invoicing - Bills of Material - Catalog Management - Collaboration Tools - Commenting/Notes - Communication Management - Cost Tracking - Customizable Fields - Data Import/Export - Design Management - Document Management - Document Storage - Drag & Drop - EDI - Fashion Illustrations - File Management - Inventory Management ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Fashion Design and Production Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4739/fashion-design/software) ## Related Categories - [Fashion Design and Production Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4739/fashion-design/software) - [Product Lifecycle Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/444/product-lifecycle-management/software) - [Apparel Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/34/pos-software-for-apparel-retailers/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Having the training tools to learn the system functionality as I was setting up our business was great - the training documentation and videos provide the perfect balance of high level explanation and detailed focus. > > **Cons**: One missing function in Backbone is a color tracking app. We are exploring ways to include and track lab dips within the platform. If there was existing functionality to dynamically track lab dips on a component level, that would be amazing\! Not sure if that would integrate the color palette app with the component app or if an entirely new app would be needed to solve for this need. I wish there were more ways to search for products and components besides name and item code/style number. We have adapted by including specific info in our component names and we use the filters as a work around. It would be nice for the auto-generated item codes to default to ALL CAPS and not include 0/O or I/L/1 to avoid confusion. > > I REALLY appreciate the consistent cadence of touch bases with my customer service team as well as their prompt reply to one-off questions I have had over time. They have been super helpful at guiding me on ways to work through questions and set best practices around system functionality. ----- ### "Fairly new user" — 5.0/5 > **Anna** | *28 September 2021* | Apparel & Fashion | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: love the drag and fill in for spec sheets (like excel), love that there are images in the components and palette pulls in, love the ability to print different configurations of tech packs, love the drag and drop in the BOM area, love the customer service that is super responsive and the video's for help with how-to > > **Cons**: several places don't show lists in alphabetical order, several places show the "name" only while others show the "code" only, sometimes the "search" only picks certain fields, some of it is just getting used to what areas do what functions and what the "work-around" is to do what you need. don't like that the images are not easy/intuitive to update, correct... I find it simpler to download a new illustrator each time. > > The use of component creation, palettes, BOM, spec sheets is very easy and there are a lot of short-cuts that make data entry easy. It is also configurable - i.e . the way it prints out, and is shared with factory/supplier. ----- ### "Backbone Review" — 3.0/5 > **Matthew** | *28 September 2021* | Apparel & Fashion | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like how easy and straight forward the software is to use. It was easy to integrate into our current work flow. > > **Cons**: Some bugs here and there, but was able to communicate with the support team to work around or notify of the issue. ----- ### "Simple to use interface and time saving features" — 4.0/5 > **Grace** | *29 September 2021* | Apparel & Fashion | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: A big plus is how visual the interface is, and as a Designer, it is what makes this so much easier and more pleasurable to work in. It's super easy to clearly annotate images, and automatically link components to the BOM, another feature that saves me so much time and makes our tech packs very clear for our suppliers. Work automatically saves unlike other PLM software, which I love - no more lost BOMs or annotations\! > > **Cons**: I like to work very quickly and efficiently, which is why I love Backbone for the most part. I do find a few glitches within the BOM function where it can be slow to move my headers, or for the data to populate. Overall this is a very minor thing and we have regular communication with the Backbone team and they plan to improve this. > > I have used ----- ### "Backbone 1-2 year User Review" — 4.0/5 > **Angelina** | *28 September 2021* | Apparel & Fashion | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The conveniency and easy features. I started working for Southern Shirt while still in college and I had never worked with a PLM system before. Even though I was a first time user, it was easy for me to understand and on top of that the free training sessions really helped. > > **Cons**: My least favorite is how the spec system is set up. What I mean by that is when I download a tech pack and add a sample stage, it does not download all of the tabs. So for like size sets, where we get every size we make, we have to go and download each file and combine it into one CSV file. It is a bit time consuming having to do that for each product we get multiple sizes in one sample stage. ----- Page: 1 / 4\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/322837/backbone?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/322837/backbone) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data