Metallwerk
The complete operating system for metalwork companies and locksmitheries: workshop and site assembly on one dispatch board, recurring gate-inspection revenue, project files with instalments, crane logistics, crews and time clock.
No more paper notes, magnet boards and Excel
Hardly any trade paces between inside and outside like metalwork: fabricated in the workshop, installed on site — and the handover is the planning trap. On top comes the inspection business: powered gates need an annual safety check, but without a system half of them slip through. Metallwerk brings the dispatch board, asset management, project files, crane logistics, time tracking and invoicing together in one system: built for the everyday work of metalwork companies and locksmitheries.
Workshop and assembly on one plan — and every gate an inspection customer.
Metalwork software that reflects the real workday
Hardly any trade paces between inside and outside like metalwork and locksmithery: railings, steel stairs, gate and fence systems, repair welding — fabricated in the workshop, installed on site. Metallwerk was built for exactly this routine: software for metalwork companies that works as well in the hall as at the desk.
Workshop and assembly on one plan
Fabricated inside, installed outside — and the handover is the planning trap. The dispatch board shows workshop days and assembly days per crew, swapped via drag & drop. If rain hits the outdoor job, bad-weather mode moves all appointments of a day in one go — the crew keeps welding the next railing in the workshop, and idle time never happens: “time for the workshop — or back to the dispatch board.”
Gate inspections as recurring revenue
Powered gates must be inspected annually — and every gate you install is an inspection customer for the next 20 years. In Metallwerk the installed gate is stored as an asset on the customer: manufacturer, drive, 12-month interval. The dashboard shows due and overdue inspections, one click turns the due gate into an appointment, after the inspection “last inspected” updates automatically — and the per-gate history serves as proof towards the operator.
Big jobs, clean instalments — and cranes without surprises
The €8,900 steel stair runs through the project file: measuring, fabrication and assembly appointments, photos and hours on the job, actual hours against budget, instalments numbered automatically, the final invoice offsetting itself — with XRechnung for industrial and commercial clients and DATEV export for the tax adviser. “Crane needed” sits in the customer file and travels into the tour view, crane trailer and welders carry availability warnings — nothing sits at the wrong place. And repair welding stays the quick job: template with hourly rate and call-out, before/after photo, signature and invoice on the spot.
Who is Metallwerk made for?
For metalwork companies and locksmitheries with one or several crews: railings, steel stairs, gate and fence systems, repair welding and gate safety inspections — and for every business that paces between workshop and assembly. Whether 3 or 30 employees, the price stays the same, because Metallwerk never charges per user. To get started we recommend the subscription plan from €49.90 per month — whole team included, no per-user fees.
Your software. Your data. Your brand.
- Rent flexibly or own it — With the rental you stay flexible — updates and support included, and on request fully hosted by us in the managed package. And if you prefer to own: when you buy, you run the software on your own web space, with no price hikes and no vendor pulling the plug on you.
- White-label included — Login, app name and interface carry your company name. For your team it is “their” software from the very first login — and your invoices carry your own letterhead.
- Extensible as you grow — Cleanly built and modular by design: modules can be switched off individually, and additional wishes — from quoting to a client portal — are implemented as extensions at a fixed price.
All features at a glance
Workshop & Assembly on One Plan
- The dispatch board shows workshop days and assembly days per crew — swapped via drag & drop
- Rain on the outdoor job? Bad-weather mode moves all appointments of a day in one go, crew assignments stay
- The crew keeps welding the next railing in the workshop — no lost day
- Idle time never happens: “time for the workshop — or back to the dispatch board.”
- Live status board: the office sees which crew is in the hall and which is out installing
Gate Assets & Safety Inspections
- Every installed gate is stored as an asset on the customer: manufacturer, drive, 12-month inspection interval
- The dashboard shows due and overdue inspections — nothing slips through anymore
- One click turns the due gate into an inspection appointment — with checklist and invoice position
- After the inspection, “last inspected” updates automatically — the next due date is set
- Inspection history per gate as proof towards the operator
- Every gate you install is an inspection customer for the next 20 years — plannable revenue instead of a forgotten opportunity
Project File & Instalments
- The €8,900 steel stair runs through the project file: measuring, fabrication and assembly appointments, photos and hours on the job
- Actual hours run live against the hour budget — the file shows whether the job is on plan
- Instalment invoices with automatic numbering, one click from the project file
- The final invoice offsets all instalments by itself — cleanly itemised, no pocket calculator
- Project list as overview: which job runs smoothly, which one is stuck
Invoices & Numbers
- Invoice straight from the completed appointment — right after the customer signature if you wish
- Per-metre and flat-rate prices from the template: railing €289/m, sliding gate incl. drive — nothing forgotten, nothing given away
- Instalment and final invoices via the project file: numbered automatically, offset automatically
- Compliant, gap-free invoice numbering (GoBD); number range freely configurable — existing businesses continue seamlessly
- Invoice PDF with your own letterhead, small-business VAT rule selectable
- E-invoicing: XRechnung export, officially validated — for industrial and commercial clients and the public sector
- DATEV export for your tax adviser: posting batch + document PDFs
- Open-items overview, payment entry, payment reminders & dunning with one click
- Email dispatch straight from the system (your own SMTP or SendGrid)
- Modules can be switched off individually
Planning & Dispatch
- Dispatch board: drag & drop jobs onto day and crew
- Workload indicator per crew and day — overbooking visible instantly
- Service templates (fabricate & mount railing, install steel stair, gate/fence system, on-site repair welding) with checklist, equipment, target duration and price positions
- Create a follow-up appointment with one click when finishing
- Holidays, sick days and days off right in the calendar
- On-site intake: capture photos, GPS & checklist — one click turns it into a job
Calendar & Appointments
- Month, week and day views with crew colours
- Appointment editor with metalwork checklists: check foundations, erect the stair, anchor & align, mount the railing
- Attach equipment to a job — with conflict warnings
- Comment thread between site and office, with photo references
- Global search across customers, projects and appointments
Customers & Sites
- Customer file with master data, contacts and notes
- Metalwork property data: construction (railing/stair/gate …), length in metres, site power yes/no, crane needed yes/no
- “Crane needed” travels into the tour view — the crew knows before setting off
- Gate assets per customer: manufacturer, drive, inspection interval and history
- Customer history as a timeline: appointments, photos, hours, invoices
- Per-customer statistics: hours and visits per year
- CSV import from Excel, with duplicate warnings
- Tags, automatic customer numbers and address geocoding
Equipment & Crane Logistics
- 10 metalwork kits preloaded: MIG/MAG welder (mobile), TIG welder, angle grinders 125/230, magnetic drill, plasma cutter, welding shield & PPE set, crane trailer, 7.2 m flatbed, heavy-duty anchor & dowel assortment, level/laser set
- Availability warning when the crane trailer or welder is already scheduled on another site — nothing sits at the wrong place
- Attach equipment to appointments: the packing list builds itself
- Maintenance and inspection dates with due-date warnings — the dashboard reminds you by itself
- Dashboard widget: which kit is out today
Time Tracking & Staff
- Big time clock: start, break, end of day — glove-friendly
- Works offline and syncs as soon as reception returns
- Hours per project — the basis for the budget
- Live status board: who is working, who is on break — with pulse indicator
- Target/actual comparison and overtime balance per employee
- Public holidays applied automatically by federal state
- Holiday account with remaining balance
- CSV export for payroll
- Printable monthly timesheet for signing
- Office time corrections — fully logged
Out on Site
- “My tour today”: sites in order with packing list and property data — construction, crane, site power
- Tick off tasks with a fingertip
- Repair welding as the quick job: before/after photo of the damage, signature and invoice on the spot
- Customer signature at sign-off — then invoice or instalment is created directly
- Mobile gate inspection: checklist, sticker, signature — the gate updates itself to “inspected”
- Rework list: the discovered damage spot becomes the follow-up job
- Daily tour readable offline — even in the underground car park without reception
- App icon on the home screen, large touch targets
Cockpit & Office
- Business statistics: hours per crew, completed jobs, top customers, kilometres driven
- Open items, monthly revenue and project budgets right on the dashboard
- Due gate inspections right on the dashboard — the inspection business plans itself
- Daily wrap-up: the whole day at a glance
- Notifications: “your tour is ready”, “appointment changed”, “rework reported”
- Bulletin board for team announcements
- Calendar feed for iPhone and Google Calendar (iCal)
- One-click backup: database and photos as a ZIP
- Dark mode and guided intro tours on every page
- Demo data included — 2 crews, 10 kits, priced templates, a customer with a stored sliding gate (inspection due) and a running project with an instalment invoice
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One price per company
No per-user fees — the whole team is included. Pick the plan that fits your company size.
Basis
Für Solo-Betriebe und kleine Trupps — bis 5 Mitarbeiter
≙ 49,90 € / month
plus VAT · bis 5 Mitarbeiter
Pro
Für etablierte Betriebe — bis 15 Mitarbeiter
≙ 94,90 € / month
plus VAT · bis 15 Mitarbeiter
Premium
Für große Betriebe, GU und Agenturen — unbegrenzt
≙ 169,90 € / month
plus VAT · unbegrenzt
Optional add-on modules
Add these individually — depending on the module, already included from Pro or, at the latest, from Premium.
Prefer a one-time purchase or a custom solution? Purchase & custom solutions on request →
Compare all features
“+” marks features available as an optional add-on module.
| Feature | Basis | Pro | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core | |||
| Calendar & scheduling board | |||
| On-site project intake (photos, GPS, checklist) | |||
| Customer management with map | |||
| Time clock (offline) with target/actual balance | |||
| Photo documentation | |||
| Customer signature | |||
| Notice board | |||
| Weather | |||
| Absences & holidays | |||
| PDF designer for invoices & quotes (incl. GiroCode payment QR) | |||
| Office & finance · Planning & sites | |||
| Invoices incl. XRechnung | — | ||
| Projects & sites | — | ||
| Route planner | — | ||
| Equipment management | — | ||
| Assets & inspection intervals | — | ||
| Business statistics | — | ||
| Area measurement | — | ||
| Customer portal & service · Dispatch center | |||
| Customer portal | + | + | |
| Ticket system | + | + | |
| Knowledge base | + | + | |
| Access credentials vault incl. portal handover | + | + | |
| Project tasks | + | + | |
| Recurring invoices | + | + | |
| Dispatch center | + | + | |
| Messages | + | + | |
| Mailbox (email client) | + | + | |
| Landing page builder (campaign pages via drag & drop) | + | + | |
| AI chatbot for your own website (knowledge base + live takeover) | + | + | |
| Mind maps with templates, sharing & AI | + | + | |
| File storage & sharing | + | + | |
| Forum (SEO forum, customer community, internal team forum) | + | ||
| Support | |||
| Email support | |||
| Phone support | — | ||
| Dedicated contact + onboarding call | + | + | |
What flat-rate pricing saves you
Providers that charge per user get more expensive with every employee. We don’t.
Provider with per-user pricing
≈ € / month
Our “Pro” plan (yearly)
/ month — whole team included
Your estimated savings
€ / year
Non-binding example calculation, comparison price estimated.
Not sure which plan fits?
We advise for free – tell us briefly what you need, we usually reply within one business day.
Frequently asked questions
What does Metallwerk cost?
With Metallwerk you pick one of three plans — Basis €59.90/month (€49.90 billed yearly) for up to 5 employees, Pro €114.90 (€94.90 yearly) for up to 15 employees, Premium €199.90 (€169.90 yearly) for unlimited employees. Hosting, updates and support are always included, and you can switch anytime. Asset management, project files and invoicing are included in every variant, and you never pay per user.
Can I manage gate safety inspections?
Yes — that is what Metallwerk is built for: installed gates are stored as assets on the customer, with manufacturer, drive and inspection interval. The dashboard shows the due list, one click turns the due gate into an inspection appointment, after the inspection “last inspected” updates automatically — and the per-gate history serves as proof towards the operator.
Can I plan workshop and assembly separately?
Yes — the dispatch board shows workshop days and assembly days per crew and day, swapped via drag & drop. And when rain kills the outdoor job, bad-weather mode turns the assembly day into a workshop day: all appointments move in one go, the crew keeps welding inside.
Can I invoice steel stairs and big jobs in instalments?
Yes — through the project file: instalments are numbered automatically (1st instalment, 2nd instalment …), and the final invoice offsets all issued instalments by itself — cleanly itemised, compliant, no pocket calculator. Actual hours run live against the budget.
Does Metallwerk warn me when the crane trailer or welder is double-booked?
Yes — when creating an appointment, Metallwerk checks whether the kit is already scheduled on another site the same day and warns immediately. Warning instead of blocking: you decide. The dashboard widget also shows where each kit stands today.
Can I write invoices with Metallwerk?
Yes — invoicing is a core feature, not a paid add-on. Invoices are created straight from the completed appointment, right after the customer signature if you wish, with positions from the service template — from the per-metre railing price to repair welding by the hour. Invoice numbers are compliant and gap-free, the number range is freely configurable — existing businesses continue seamlessly from their last number. Plus: PDF with your own letterhead, open items, payment reminders and dunning with one click. If you prefer to work without the invoicing module, simply hide it.
Does Metallwerk support XRechnung?
Yes — invoices can be exported as officially validated XRechnung e-invoices. Especially with industrial and commercial clients and the public sector, that puts you on the safe side. Dispatch goes straight from the system by email, via your own SMTP server or SendGrid.
Does my tax adviser get the data?
Yes, with one click: the DATEV export produces the posting batch plus all document PDFs for the chosen period — ready to hand over to the firm.
What do I need to run Metallwerk?
A completely normal web hosting package with PHP and a MySQL database — no special server, no forced cloud. We handle installation and setup. And with the fully managed package you need nothing at all: Metallwerk then runs entirely on our servers.
Can I test Metallwerk beforehand?
Yes — the live demo is open to everyone: a complete installation with a sample company, two crews, 10 kits, priced templates, a customer with a stored sliding gate (inspection due on the dashboard) and a running project with an instalment invoice. Tap “Als Chef testen” (test as boss) on the login page, done. The demo resets itself every 30 minutes. And if you want to compare several trades: the demo hub at demos.pixagentur.com shows all live demos at a glance.
Does it work on the iPad and without reception?
Yes. Metallwerk is a web app (PWA) with an app icon on the home screen. The time clock and daily tour work even in underground car parks without reception and sync as soon as the network returns.
Does the software run under my company name?
Yes — white-label is included. Login, app name and business details carry your company, and your invoices appear on your own letterhead.
What about data protection?
Your customer and employee data lives on your own server — not in someone else's cloud. Roles and permissions control who sees what, an audit log documents changes, and uploaded photos are automatically stripped of GPS data.
Can Metallwerk be adapted or extended for my company?
Yes. Modules can be switched off individually, and from extra fields to entire extensions — such as quoting or a client portal — we build additions on request at a fixed price. The fastest way is our ticket system: describe your wish and we reply with a fixed-price quote.
Is there a discount for founders and young businesses?
Yes, gladly. Just building up your metalwork business? Then our founder promo applies: 15 % off any plan for the first 12 months. From month 13 the regular price applies. Just mention in your inquiry that you founded recently.
Zahle ich pro Nutzer?
Nein. Der Preis gilt pauschal pro Betrieb bis zur Team-Grenze deines Pakets (Basis 5, Pro 15, Premium unbegrenzt) — keine Nutzerlizenzen, keine versteckten Kosten pro Mitarbeiter.
Wie kann ich kündigen?
Das Monats-Abo kannst du zum Ende jedes Monats kündigen, das Jahres-Abo zum Ende der Laufzeit — direkt in deiner Mitgliedschaft, kein Anruf nötig.
Gibt es eine Testphase?
14 Tage kostenlos testen, danach jederzeit kündbar. Keine automatische Abbuchung ohne dein Okay.
Wo liegen meine Daten?
Auf deiner eigenen Instanz mit eigener Datenbank, gehostet auf deutschen Servern. Deine Daten werden nicht mit anderen Kunden geteilt.
Welche Zahlarten gibt es?
Kreditkarte, PayPal und SEPA-Lastschrift.
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