Checked 2026-10-26
WPS software compared.
Most shops already have a way to write procedures: desktop software that has been around for decades, WPSs bought ready made, or a Word or Excel form. Each page below says what the other option is good at, where it beats WPS Welding, what it costs as far as the public record shows, and who should pick which. Every competitor fact links to its source.
Downloaded software, one-time licence
Weldassistant vs WPS Welding →
German WPS and welder certificate software built around ISO, with ASME and AWS. Published one-time prices in euros.
Established suite, quote pricing
WeldOffice vs WPS Welding →
C-spec’s long running WPS, WPQ and NDE suite with the broadest code list here. Pricing by quote.
Cloud WPS management
WeldNote vs WPS Welding →
WPS, PQR and WPQ management, now part of InduSuite as WeldCloud Notes. Covers AWS D1.1, ASME IX and ISO 15614-1.
Online software + prequalified library
WPSAmerica vs WPS Welding →
Online WPS, PQR and welder software with a library of 10,000 prequalified WPSs. Yearly subscription from $1,600.
Free forms and spreadsheets
Excel and Word WPS templates vs WPS Welding →
What most small shops use. Free and flexible, but nothing checks the values and the records live in separate files.
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How these pages are written.
Competitor facts come only from their public websites, read on the date shown on each page. Where a price is not published, the page says so instead of guessing. WPS Welding facts come from our own product: what is built today, not the roadmap.
WPS Welding is a web app for AWS D1.1:2025, ASME Section IX and AWS D1.6 procedures and records. A free account (no card) includes the WPS editor, starter templates, rules-only drafts and PDF export. Paid plans are Solo $199, Pro $249 and Shop $499 a month, with a 14-day trial that needs a card. See pricing and the free tools.