General
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PCBShopper is a site that lets you easily compare prices from multiple printed circuit board manufacturers. It also has a list of free PCB CAD software.
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[expand title=”I asked for boards with a certain color solder mask (or no mask). Why does the table show colors I didn’t ask for?”]
Some specs are more important than others. The size of the board and the number of layers are usually requirements. But many people are flexible about the color of the solder mask. So if a manufacturer doesn’t offer the color you requested, we still show you results from them. We put a warning icon next to those results to point out that the board does not perfectly match your specifications.
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There are many companies that offer services that PCBShopper does not currently include in its comparison. Perhaps you have asked for an especially large board, or a board with many layers, or a very large quantity. Unfortunately, you will have to contact PCB manufacturers directly for pricing.
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For PCB Manufacturers
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We’re always interested in adding more PCB manufacturers to our site. Please contact us. For PCB manufacturing, we need a way to fetch prices from the manufacturer’s website. This typically means you must have an online form that requests prices from your server (as opposed to calculating them in JavaScript in the browser).
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For CAD Software Vendors
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We’re always interested in adding more CAD programs to our site. Please contact us. Currently, we only show free ($0) CAD programs.
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