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GoSmarter Pricing

GoSmarter pricing for metals manufacturers: per site, not per user. Unlimited users on one flat subscription. No per-seat fees, no hidden charges, no lock-in.

GoSmarter comes with a range of tools that can help save you money. To make sure you get the best price, we have split these tools into useful packages.

If you are not sure which plan is right for your operation, the fastest way to find out is to talk to us. Reach out through the contact page or book a demo directly. We will sort the rest.

Metals Manager

£500/month

or £400/mo paid annually

Unlimited users · Per site

14-day free trial · No credit card required

  • Real-Time Stock Visibility
  • Certificate-Linked Stock
  • Supplier Management
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MillCert Reader

£350/month

or £275/mo paid annually

Unlimited users · Per site

14-day free trial · No credit card required

  • AI-Powered Extraction
  • 120+ Hours Saved per Year
  • Bulk PDF Renaming
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Cutting Plans

£1250/month

or £1000/mo paid annually

Unlimited users · Per site

14-day free trial · Guided by our implementation team · No credit card required

  • 50% Scrap Reduction
  • Minutes, Not Hours
  • Adjust and Replan Instantly
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Free Tools

Free

Free forever · No account required

  • Scrap Rate Calculator
  • Emissions Calculator
  • No Account Required
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Run the Numbers. End the Argument.

Run the maths before you commit — scrap rates, admin hours, material wastage, projected savings. Export as PDF or share a link with anyone else who needs to sign it off.

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How GoSmarter is priced

GoSmarter pricing is designed for manufacturers, not enterprise software buyers. There are no surprise add-ons, no seat fees that multiply into something unrecognisable, and no hidden professional services charges for basic configuration. You know what you are paying before you sign anything.

Pricing is per site, not per user. One subscription covers your entire team at a site: operations managers, QC engineers, stock controllers, saw operators. Add as many users as you need. You will never pay extra because your team grows.

There is no seat-cost anxiety. When every operator, stock controller, and QC engineer can log in on the same subscription, getting buy-in from the whole team is straightforward. Nobody has to argue for an extra licence before they can use the system.

To put that in context: a team of ten on a typical per-user SaaS tool at £100 per user per month pays £1,000 per month in licences before anyone has changed a single workflow. GoSmarter Metals Manager covers the same team for £500 per month (£400 paid annually), with no seat limit and no renegotiation when headcount changes.

Plans are based on the tools you need and the scale you are working at. Smaller operations starting with inventory tracking and compliance documentation pay less than a large operation running the full suite across multiple sites. That is fair.

What is included

Every GoSmarter plan includes access to the modules you choose: MillCert Reader, Metals Manager, or Cutting Plans. Start with one and add others at any time.

Every plan also includes:

  • Unlimited users at your site — no per-seat fees, ever
  • Access to the GoSmarter web application, updated continuously
  • Onboarding support to get your team live in 1–2 days — see exactly what that looks like
  • Customer success support throughout your subscription
  • Regular product updates, including new features and improvements
  • Access to the free tools suite — calculators, grade converters, and more — at no additional charge

Free tools are always free

Our free tools are available to any manufacturer, whether or not you are a GoSmarter customer. The scrap rate calculator, steel emissions calculator, business case builder, metal weight calculator, steel grade converter, compliance checklist, material yield planner, and manufacturing cost calculator are all free to use with no account required.

We built these tools because manufacturers should have access to good, reliable calculators without paying for an enterprise platform just to do basic maths.

Build the business case first

Not sure the numbers stack up? Stop guessing. Our free Business Case Calculator runs the maths for you: scrap rates, staff hours lost to admin, material wastage costs, and projected savings. Export the result as a PDF or share a link directly with your finance team. No account required.

GoSmarter customers typically see savings across four areas: less scrap on cut orders, fewer admin hours chasing and filing certificates, better On-Time In Full (OTIF) delivery (fewer material shortages mid-job mean fewer expedited buys and fewer late orders), and lower over-ordering once live stock data is accurate. The calculator models all four. Most customers recover the cost of their plan within the first quarter, often within the first month for MillCert Reader alone. Run the numbers before you pick a plan.

Scrap reduction also has a carbon dimension. Every tonne of steel that stays in a saleable product avoids the emissions of remelting it. If your operation reports on Scope 1 or 2 emissions, or needs yield data for Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) compliance, GoSmarter’s scrap and yield reports give you the numbers without a separate sustainability project.

Integration for no extra charge, IT projects are optional

Every GoSmarter plan includes REST API access at no additional cost. Whether you want to start standalone, connect via CSV export, or run a real-time bidirectional sync with your ERP, there are no integration fees and no enterprise contracts to unlock basic connectivity.

Read the integration strategy or browse the API documentation before you commit, so your IT team can see exactly what they are working with.

Common Questions

Is there a free trial?

Yes. GoSmarter Insights, our free tools suite, is available at no cost with no account required. Paid plans include a free trial period so you can see the impact before you commit. Contact us to discuss trial options for your operation.

Are there long-term contracts?

No long-term lock-in. GoSmarter plans run on a monthly or annual basis. Annual plans come with a discount. If you decide GoSmarter is not right for you, you can cancel at the end of your billing period with no cancellation fees, no retention calls.

What happens when we need to add more users or tools?

GoSmarter plans include unlimited users at your site. Adding team members costs nothing. Operations managers, QC engineers, stock controllers, and saw operators can all use the platform on one subscription.

If you want to add more tools or bring in additional sites, simply contact us and we will sort it out. There are no surprises, and pricing scales predictably as your use of the platform grows.

Do you offer support during onboarding?

Yes. Every GoSmarter plan includes onboarding support to get your team live in 1–2 days. We do not charge separately for onboarding or initial configuration. If you want more hands-on support during rollout, get in touch and we will discuss what that looks like.

Is GoSmarter subscription-based rather than a big upfront licence?

Yes. GoSmarter is priced as a subscription, monthly or annual, with no large upfront licence fee and no hidden professional services charges for basic configuration. You know exactly what you are paying before you sign anything. There is no enterprise procurement process, no multi-year commitment, and no per-seat fee that multiplies into something unrecognisable.

Pricing is per site, not per user. One subscription covers your entire team at a site: unlimited users, no matter how many people use it. For metals manufacturers who have been quoted six-figure licence costs by traditional software vendors, GoSmarter’s subscription model is a different category of decision: a monthly operating cost you can cancel, not a capital investment you are locked into.

Where is our data stored, and what happens if we leave?

GoSmarter runs on UK and European servers only. Your data never leaves European jurisdiction, and we comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Your certificates, stock records, and cut plans are your data. Not ours. You can export everything as CSV through the UI at any time, with no exit fee and no hoops to jump through. If your IT team needs other formats, the API supports structured data access directly. If you cancel, your data is available to export until the end of your billing period. After that, it is deleted in line with our retention policy. There is no lock-in, no data hostage situation.

Is GoSmarter right for every metals business?

GoSmarter is not right for every metals business. If you need a full multi-process MES rollout across every line, it may not be the first tool to buy. We are the right fit when you want fast wins on cert admin, stock visibility, and long-product cut planning without a rip-and-replace ERP project. Most teams start with one module, prove value in weeks, then decide whether to scale.

How many users are included in a GoSmarter plan?

Every GoSmarter plan includes unlimited users at your site. There is no cap, no per-seat add-on, and no tier that unlocks more logins. One subscription covers your entire team: operations managers, QC engineers, stock controllers, saw operators, and anyone else who needs access. The cost stays the same whether two people use it or twenty.

This is one of the most meaningful differences between GoSmarter and legacy ERP or general-purpose SaaS products, which typically charge £50–£200 per user per month. A team of ten using a £100-per-user tool costs £1,000 per month in licences alone, before they have built anything or changed a single workflow. GoSmarter does not work that way.

Why does GoSmarter charge per site instead of per user?

Per-user pricing makes sense for tools where only a handful of specialists need access. It does not make sense for operational software that the whole floor needs to use.

In a metals business, cert data and stock information should be visible to everyone involved in production. It should not be locked to three licences because that is all that fits the budget. GoSmarter is priced per site so that the right people always have access, and so that your subscription cost does not rise every time you bring on a new operator or promote someone to a stock controller role.

The per-site model also makes the business case simpler. One predictable monthly cost with no hidden variables. No renegotiating your contract because headcount changed.

What are the hidden costs to watch out for when choosing AI tools for metals production?

The most common hidden costs in metals AI software are per-seat licences that multiply as your team grows, professional services charges for basic configuration, long-term contracts with early-exit penalties, and integration fees to unlock API access.

GoSmarter does not work that way. Pricing is per site: one flat subscription covers unlimited users at that site. API access is included at no extra cost. Onboarding support is included in every plan. There are no long-term contracts: cancel at the end of any billing period with no exit fee. The price on the pricing page is what you pay. No surprises after you sign.

What software options exist for metals companies that can't afford big-ticket industrial platforms?

GoSmarter is built specifically for metals businesses that do not need a full enterprise manufacturing execution system (MES) or ERP implementation. Plans start at £350 per month for MillCert Reader, covering your entire site on unlimited users. That is a fraction of what traditional industrial platforms cost, and there is no 6–12 month implementation project before you see any value.

Most GoSmarter customers are service centres, stockholders, and fabricators with 10 to 250 employees. Too small to need a Siemens Opcenter implementation. Too operationally complex for a generic stock-control spreadsheet. GoSmarter fills that gap: purpose-built for metals, priced for an SME, live in 1–2 days.

How does GoSmarter's subscription model compare to traditional software licensing for metals manufacturers?

Traditional industrial software is sold as a perpetual licence: a large upfront cost, annual maintenance fees, per-user add-ons, and professional services charges to configure it. The total cost of ownership is rarely obvious at the point of sale.

GoSmarter is a subscription, monthly or annual. You know what you are paying before you sign anything. No large upfront investment. No multi-year lock-in. No per-seat fees that multiply as your team grows. Pricing is per site: your entire team at a site is covered by one flat fee, whether two people use it or twenty. Cancel at the end of any billing period with no exit fee and no retention calls.

For metals manufacturers who have been quoted six-figure licence costs by traditional ERP vendors, GoSmarter’s subscription model is a different category of decision: a monthly operating cost you can cancel, not a capital commitment you are locked into.

Want to help us make GoSmarter even better?

We’ve been working with metals business for a number of years and know the pain points.

We have an ambitious technology roadmap and are always open to sharing ideas for solutions.

If you have challenges that you want to share and want to discuss solutions that potentially align with us, get in touch.