OSH Park

What OSH Park does

OSH Park (legal entity: OSH Park LLC) is a community-oriented printed circuit board (PCB) fabrication service headquartered at 311 B Ave, Suite B, Lake Oswego, Oregon. Founded around 2012 and operated by founder and owner James Neal with a team of 1-10 employees, the company specializes in prototype and small-batch PCB production using ENIG (Electroless Nickel Immersion Gold) finish with a signature purple soldermask over bare copper (SMOBC). All services are lead-free and RoHS compliant and manufactured in the USA, with free worldwide shipping. Its product portfolio includes Prototype (2-layer), Super Swift, 4 Layer, 4 Layer Super Swift, 6 Layer, After Dark (black substrate with clear mask), 2oz-0.8mm (heavy copper thin boards), Bulk Order (40% volume discount), and Flex services (temporarily unavailable), with per-square-inch pricing ranging from $5 to $20 and turnaround times from 4-5 business days to 12-21 days.

The business model is a self-serve, product-led online platform: customers upload Gerber files (or KiCad/EagleCAD files), receive instant quotes, and order directly through oshpark.com, with each order including three copies of the design. The company also exposes an API for programmatic order submission and supports Gerber exports from a broad range of EDA tools including Altium Designer, Altium CircuitMaker, Cadence Allegro/OrCAD, Upverter, DesignSpark, DipTrace, Easy-PC, FreePCB, Fritzing, Gerbv, and AutoDesk Circuits. GTM is community-led rather than sales-led: the shared projects platform allows users to publish and order from each other's designs, and the company maintains deep involvement in the open hardware ecosystem through OSHWA membership and sponsorships of Teardown, Open Hardware Summit, and Hardware Happy Hour events.

Customer segments are predominantly hobbyists, makers, and tinkerers, with secondary use by professional engineers for industrial, aerospace, and medical-grade prototyping and by creative technologists for wearables and PCB art. Revenue is generated entirely through per-order transaction fees on PCB fabrication, with no disclosed enterprise contracts, subscription tiers, or recurring revenue streams. Notable community projects include the Portland State Aerospace Society's OreSat satellites, the ThunderScope open-source oscilloscope, and a 2 GHz active probe. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, parent entity, or institutional investors.

Name

OSH Park

Legal name

OSH Park LLC

Website

https://oshpark.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

OSH Park is a Lake Oswego, Oregon-based community PCB fabrication service that produces prototype and small-batch purple boards (ENIG finish, USA-made) for hobbyists, makers, and professional engineers via a self-serve online platform with free worldwide shipping.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

PCB Fabrication Services

NAICS

Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing (334412)

SIC

Printed Circuit Boards (3672)

akta.pro primary industry

PCB Fabrication (Rigid PCBs) (HDAHAOAG)

Keywords

• PCB fabrication services
• Prototype circuit boards
• Small-batch PCBs
• Open hardware community
• ENIG finish boards

Headquarters

HQ city

Lake Oswego

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. PCB Fabrication Orders: Per-square-inch pricing for custom PCB fabrication. Multiple service tiers with different turnaround times and specifications. Orders include 3 copies of each design. Volume discounts available through bulk order service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

OSH Park manufactures custom printed circuit boards for prototype and small-batch production, accepting KiCad, EagleCAD, and Gerber file uploads through a self-serve web platform. Service tiers cover 2-layer, 4-layer, and 6-layer boards with multiple turnaround speeds (Super Swift for expedited delivery), plus specialty options such as After Dark (black substrate with clear mask), 2oz-0.8mm (heavy copper), and Flex (flexible) boards. All boards ship with a signature purple soldermask over bare copper and ENIG finish, are lead-free and RoHS compliant, and are fabricated in the USA with free worldwide shipping.

Product overview

OSH Park is a PCB (printed circuit board) fabrication service provider offering a portfolio of prototyping and light production PCB services. The core offerings include 2-layer Prototype, Super Swift (expedited), 4 Layer, 4 Layer Super Swift (expedited 4-layer), and 6 Layer services, with specialty options like After Dark (black substrate), 2oz-0.8mm (heavy copper), and Flex (flexible) boards. All services include purple soldermask over bare copper with ENIG finish, lead-free RoHS compliant processing, and are manufactured in the USA. The company targets hobbyists, tinkerers, and businesses needing prototype to light production quantities, with pricing based on square inches and turnaround times ranging from 4-21 business days depending on service tier.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Prototype (2-Layer) OSH Park's classic 1.6mm two-layer PCB fabrication service for hobbyist and prototype applications. Ships in 9-12 days at $5 per square inch with 3 copies included.
• Super Swift Faster version of the 2-layer prototype service with expedited manufacturing. Ships in 4-5 business days at $10 per square inch with 3 copies included.
• 4 Layer Four-layer PCB fabrication service with improved RF performance for more complex designs. Ships in 9-14 days at $10 per square inch with 3 copies included.
• 4 Layer Super Swift High-specification 4-layer PCB fabrication service with faster manufacturing time. Ships in 5-6 business days at $20 per square inch with 3 copies included.
• 6 Layer Six-layer PCB fabrication service for advanced RF applications and complex designs. Ships in 9-14 days at $15 per square inch with 3 copies included.
• After Dark Specialty PCB service featuring black substrate with clear solder mask for aesthetic applications. Ships in 12-21 days at $5 per square inch with 3 copies included.
• 2oz-0.8mm Thinner PCB boards with double copper weight (2oz) for higher current applications. Ships in 12-21 days at $5 per square inch with 3 copies included.
• Flex Thin and flexible 2-layer PCB boards for wearable and space-constrained applications. Currently temporarily unavailable. Ships in 12-21 days at $10 per square inch with 3 copies included.

Quantifiable outcome

• Ships worldwide to anywhere in the world
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration14 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Crowd SupplycoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 June 2024Teardown is organized by Crowd Supply, with OSH Park sponsoring events and featuring Crowd Supply campaigns on their blog. Strong co-marketing relationship in the open hardware ecosystem.
• Portland State Aerospace Society (PSAS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPSAS builds satellites including OreSat0 (first Oregon-made satellite) and OreSat: World's First Ruggedized Satellite. OSH Park has supported these projects through fabrication services.
• Ctrl-H HackerspaceminorOthersDorkbot PDX (the group that spawned OSH Park) meets at Ctrl-H hackerspace in Portland, hosting community events.
• CETI (Complexity Theory Institute)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Teardown 2023 hardware conference, helping with event organization.
• OSHWA (Open Source Hardware Association)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerOSH Park is a member and supporter of OSHWA, participating in Open Hardware Month (October), Open Hardware Summit, and promoting OSHWA certification and initiatives.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• PCBWay: Global low-cost PCB fabrication and assembly service offering prototype and small-batch production with online quoting. Directly competes with OSH Park on 2-layer, 4-layer, and multi-layer prototype boards, though at lower price points and with broader volume manufacturing capabilities.
• JLCPCB: One of the world's largest low-cost PCB prototyping services, offering 2-layer to multi-layer boards with extremely aggressive pricing and fast turnaround. Competes head-to-head with OSH Park in the hobbyist and small-business prototype segment.
• Seeed Studio Fusion PCB: Seeed Studio's PCB fabrication service targeting makers and small businesses, including the open hardware community. Provides comparable prototype and small-batch PCB services with similar customer overlap to OSH Park.
• Aisler: European-based PCB prototyping service focused on small-batch production with quick turnaround and an emphasis on community and sustainability. Closely comparable to OSH Park in business model and target customer, though primarily serving European markets.
• MacroFab: PCB assembly and fabrication platform focused on low-to-mid volume manufacturing with online quoting and factory network. Comparable to OSH Park for prototype PCBs but adds turnkey assembly capabilities that OSH Park does not offer.
• Dirty PCBs: Low-cost PCB prototyping service favored by hobbyists and makers for inexpensive small-batch boards. Directly competes with OSH Park on hobbyist price-sensitive orders with comparable lead times.
• AllPCB: Asia-based PCB fabrication service offering prototype to mass production with online quoting. Directly competes with OSH Park in the 2-layer and 4-layer prototype segment with low-cost pricing.

Regional players

• Eurocircuits: European PCB prototype and small-series manufacturer serving professional engineers and makers. Comparable offerings to OSH Park (prototype and multi-layer boards with online ordering) but primarily serving European customers.

Broad incumbents

• Advanced Circuits: Established US-based PCB manufacturer offering prototype through production volumes. Comparable to OSH Park on US-made positioning and ENIG/Rogers stackups, but serves a much broader customer base including commercial and defense.

Others

• Crowd Supply: Open hardware crowdfunding and product launch platform that partners with OSH Park for co-marketing and Teardown event sponsorship. Adjacent ecosystem participant rather than a direct PCB fabrication competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/oshpark
• Facebookfacebook.com/oshpark

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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