Everything you need to run your space effectively.
From tiny shared space to sprawling fab lab – Fabman is the perfect operating system for your business.
Member management made easy
Sign up new members, add packages & plans, and track completed training courses. Grant members access to some or all of your equipment. See their full history at a glance.
Flexible membership plans
Craft membership packages tailored to your needs. All-inclusive, 24/7 access? Half-Price-Tuesday? Weekend specials? All-you-can-print subscriptions? Everything is possible.
Customize permissions, discounts, fees, and cancellation terms to match your business needs. Fabman keeps track of one-time and recurring fees, making invoicing straight-forward. Need to make an exception for someone particular? You can adjust prices and discounts for individual members.
Unparalleled machine integration
Connect any machine to Fabman in minutes – from laser cutter to coffee maker. Collect usage statistics and status information. Effortlessly charge members for actual machine time instead of using guesstimations. Track required maintenance and tell users about downtimes.
With Fabman, you control who can use your equipment. Make training courses mandatory or reserve prime-time for premium customers. Keep your lab safe with flexible access controls.
Control doors, too: wire a Fabman Bridge to your electric lock, or connect a Nuki smart lock and let members unlatch with their phone or keycard – with lock state and battery level right in Fabman.
Prevent unattended operation
Fabman bridges ensure that dangerous equipment isn’t left unattended. Fabman can prompt users to swipe their card at regular intervals while the machine is busy – and automatically shut it off if they don’t respond. Prevent hazardous situations before they arise.
Smart bookings & reservations
Let members book machines, meeting rooms or desks online. Fabman takes care of billing and guarantees that a machine is actually available when someone’s reservation is coming up. No more "But I just need 10 more minutes" disputes in your community.
Billing & payment
Charge members for their plans, bookings, and equipment usage – automatically and by the minute, if you like. Create invoices for one-time and recurring fees. Send them as PDFs by email with a single click, and let members pay online. Choose net or gross pricing and rename VAT to sales tax or GST to match your region. Accept credit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and SEPA Direct Debit through Stripe – or export a SEPA file for your own bank.
Credits & flexible pricing
Include credits with any package – recurring or one-time – to cover bookings or machine usage. Perfect for heavy-user add-ons, free-usage promotions, or student allowances. Fabman applies credits automatically before charging real money.
Prefer prepaid? Let members top up their balance themselves – no administration required.
Analytics & reports
See what’s happening in your space at a glance. Charts for equipment usage, bookings, and revenue let you spot trends over time – for your whole space, a category, or a single machine. Export any list as CSV to crunch the numbers in your favourite tool.
Detailed activity log
Automatically charge members for resource usage – precise and intelligible. Know what’s happening in your lab. And in case of damages, the log helps you to discover who’s accountable. "Who used the CNC mill yesterday evening?"
Manage multiple locations
Add all your spaces to a single account and let members roam between them if you wish.
Files & documents everywhere
Attach files and images wherever you need them – add machine manuals to your equipment, keep signed safety waivers and contracts for each member, or save test results for each training. Everything stays where it belongs, available when you need it.
Integrations & extensions
Out of the box, Fabman processes payments through Stripe, exports SEPA direct-debit files for your bank, syncs your bookings to Google Calendar, Outlook, or Apple Calendar, and turns a Google Form into a self-sign-up page for new members.
Fabman’s full functionality & data is available via our flexible JSON API. Write little scripts, import existing data, integrate your favorite tools, build powerful extensions – everything is possible. Fabman’s Webhooks can notify you of any data changes and let you automate common tasks or develop two-way synchronizations.
$ curl https://fabman.io/api/v1/members?account=42 -u 98a85532-f621-4b0b-8394-9b227175308a:[ { "id": 1711, "account": 42, "firstName": "Melanie", "lastName": "Johnson", "company": "Fast Widget Inc", "address": "Sesame Street 25", "address2": null, "zip": "1234", "city": "Vienna", "countryCode": "AT", "lockVersion": 2, "billingAddress": "Fast Widget Ave 12", … } ]