# Carbon

> Open-source ERP for manufacturers — An open-source ERP, MES and QMS that runs a manufacturer's sales, production and quality work in one place.

- Page: https://tesign.com/en/item/carbon-erp/
- JSON: https://tesign.com/en/item/carbon-erp/index.json
- Korean Markdown: https://tesign.com/item/carbon-erp/index.md
- Generated: 2026-09-25 03:06 UTC

## Numbers

- 51 Show HN points — observed 2026-09-25 02:49 UTC
- Star total = the value last checked on GitHub (stars_checked_at) + increases observed via GH Archive since. The 24h · 7d · 30d gains are GH Archive hourly events summed to the reference time (as_of). No score of ours.

## AT A GLANCE

- LICENSE: Licence unconfirmed
- USAGE: Core AGPL-3.0 · Enterprise files under a commercial licence (github.com/crbnos/carbon)
- LANGUAGE: [unconfirmed]
- PLATFORM: web
- CATEGORY: PRODUCTIVITY
- Tags: 제조업 · erp · 자체 호스팅 · 오픈소스
- How to start: Self-host
- SOURCES: Show HN https://carbon.ms/self-hosted
- SELF-HOST: https://carbon.ms/self-hosted

## Signals and evidence

- NEW · 26h OLD WHEN SEEN

## TESIGN TAKE

Manufacturing ERPs are usually expensive and closed; this one opens its core under the AGPL so you can install it yourself.

## WHY IT MATTERS

Even small manufacturers end up with quotes, orders, work orders and quality records scattered across spreadsheets and separate tools. Carbon is a manufacturing operating system aimed at complex assembly, contract manufacturing, high volume and configure-to-order work, with its full source open.

## BUILD FROM THIS

- A web app covering sales (customers, RFQs, quotes, orders, invoices) alongside production (MES) and quality (QMS). Use it as a managed cloud service or self-host it.

## WHO IT'S FOR

- Small and mid-sized manufacturers doing make-to-order, assembly or contract work, and people who run their own internal systems.

## START IN 5 MINUTES

```
# Follow the self-hosting guide at carbon.ms/self-hosted, or start on the managed cloud from carbon.ms.
```

## CAVEATS

- The core is AGPL-3.0, but the Enterprise files (packages/ee and any file with .ee. in its name) are under a separate commercial licence, and neither licence covers the Carbon name or logos. The managed cloud is priced per user per month.

## RECEIPT

- FIRST SEEN BY TESIGN: 2026-09-25 02:49 UTC
- AT SOURCE: 2026-09-24 00:45 UTC
- KEPT: 2026-09-25 03:06 UTC
- Published on TESIGN: 2026-09-25 03:06 UTC
- Text last updated: 2026-09-25 03:06 UTC

## How to read this

- This file was produced by the same build, from the same data, as the tesign.com item page. The text is editorial; the numbers are stored observations.
- null in the JSON means not observed — never zero. The Markdown writes [unconfirmed] for it.
- Star total = the value last checked on GitHub (stars_checked_at) + increases observed via GH Archive since. The 24h · 7d · 30d gains are GH Archive hourly events summed to the reference time (as_of). No score of ours.
- A summary, not legal advice.

[Image] https://tesign.com/img/carbon-erp-360247a352.jpg