Integrated Quality Management System Software for ISO 9001 and AS9100
Database Providers quality management system software connects inspection and nonconforming material, corrective action, document control, employee training, and internal auditing in one customizable QA Suite for manufacturers.
Unify the Quality Records That Spreadsheets and Separate Applications Leave Disconnected
Manufacturing quality processes affect one another. An inspection can create a nonconforming material record. A recurring nonconformance may initiate corrective action. The approved action may revise a work instruction and require employee retraining. An internal audit may then verify that the new process was implemented and remains effective.
The QA Suite keeps these records in one shared database so authorized users can move between related quality events without repeatedly entering the same customer, supplier, employee, part, document, or corrective action information.
QMS software supports your system—it does not independently establish certification
The QA Suite provides controlled workflows, records, assignments, approvals, reminders, reports, and objective evidence. Your organization remains responsible for defining its quality management system, applying its procedures, evaluating risk, making decisions, performing audits, and demonstrating conformity to applicable requirements.
Five Core Quality Applications Included in the QA Suite
The $2,499 one-time QA Suite license includes the following five integrated applications with unlimited users and no annual software-license fee.
Inspection and NCMR
Included — Stand-alone: $699
Control receiving, in-process, and final inspection; nonconforming material; containment; review; disposition; and related evidence.
Corrective Action
Included — Stand-alone: $699
Manage internal CAPAs, supplier SCARs, customer responses, containment, root cause, actions, verification, effectiveness, and closure.
Document Control
Included — Stand-alone: $599
Control document review, approval, release, revision, distribution, obsolescence, retrieval, and retained document history.
Employee Training
Included — Stand-alone: $599
Define requirements, record training, evaluate competence, maintain qualifications, monitor expirations, and produce a training matrix.
Internal Auditing
Included — Stand-alone: $599
Plan audit programs, schedule audits, use checklists, document evidence and findings, assign follow-up, and retain audit history.
Integrated Navigation and Shared Data
Included with the QA Suite
Use common lists, related-record links, shared menus, consistent navigation, and one database instead of five isolated applications.
How an Integrated QMS Connects Quality Events
Integration provides the most value when users can trace a problem and its response across departments and records. The exact workflow can be customized, but a typical manufacturing quality event may follow this sequence:
| Quality event | QA Suite application | Connected evidence |
|---|---|---|
| A receiving inspection identifies a defect | Inspection and NCMR | Supplier, PO, part, lot, inspection result, containment, and disposition |
| The issue is recurring or significant | Corrective Action | Source NCMR, root cause, responsible tasks, due dates, and effectiveness review |
| The approved action changes a procedure | Document Control | Revision, review, approval, release, obsolete version, and change history |
| Affected employees require retraining | Employee Training | New document revision, assigned employees, completion, competency, and qualification |
| The organization verifies implementation | Internal Auditing | Audit evidence, results, findings, follow-up, and closure |
Shared Data Reduces Duplicate Entry and Improves Traceability
Separate spreadsheets frequently use different spellings, identifiers, owners, statuses, and revision information for the same business record. The integrated QA Suite can use shared master lists and related-record references to make quality information more consistent.
Shared information can include
- Employees, departments, facilities, and responsibilities
- Customers, suppliers, contacts, and locations
- Parts, revisions, work orders, purchase orders, and sales orders
- Documents, procedures, forms, and work instructions
- Corrective actions, tasks, approvals, and attachments
Practical integration benefits
- Enter common information once
- Navigate directly between related records
- Use consistent status and responsibility lists
- Reduce manual copying and conflicting versions
- Retrieve a more complete quality-event history
Optional QA Suite Add-On Applications
Add the applications your organization needs without replacing the five core modules. The following current prices apply when optional applications are purchased with the QA Suite.
| Optional application | With QA Suite | Stand-alone | Primary purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calibration Management | $499 | $699 | Equipment status, schedules, results, history, and out-of-tolerance follow-up |
| Contract Review | $399 | $599 | Cross-functional review of requirements, risks, capacity, approvals, and changes |
| Inspection Control Plans | $399 | $599 | Part-, revision-, supplier-, and process-specific inspection requirements |
| First Article Inspection | $299 | $499 | FAI planning, characteristic results, balloon references, evidence, and history |
| Preventive Maintenance | $599 | $799 | Equipment, scheduled maintenance, work history, downtime, and repair records |
| Preventive Maintenance with Inventory and PO Management | $799 | $999 | Maintenance plus spare-parts inventory and purchasing controls |
Confirm the current configuration, integration scope, and pricing before purchase, particularly when importing existing data or connecting with another business system.
Dashboards, Reporting, and Audit Preparation
Each application provides operational views and reports for its own process. Because the applications share data, additional dashboards and cross-module reports can be developed around the quality indicators your organization actually uses.
- Open inspections and nonconforming material
- Corrective actions, assigned tasks, due dates, and effectiveness reviews
- Document reviews, approvals, revisions, and pending releases
- Training requirements, competency, qualifications, and expirations
- Audit schedules, findings, follow-up, and closure status
- Supplier, customer, department, product, or process trends
- Related-record histories and supporting attachments
Reports support audit preparation by making records easier to retrieve; they do not replace the organization’s responsibility to evaluate whether its processes are effective and conform to applicable requirements.
Supports ISO 9001 and AS9100 Quality Management Processes
The QA Suite is designed for manufacturers managing controlled documents, competence and training, operational inspection, nonconforming outputs, corrective action, internal audits, and improvement activities. Its fields, workflows, approvals, and reports can be configured to reflect your documented procedures.
ISO describes ISO 9001 as a quality management standard covering areas that include support, operation, performance evaluation, and improvement. IAQG describes the 9100-series standard as quality management system requirements for aviation, space, and defense organizations. Review the official ISO 9001 overview and official IAQG 9100 resources for standards information.
Adaptable as standards and business requirements change
Because the application is open source, approved fields, workflows, forms, reports, and integrations can be revised as your procedures, customer requirements, organizational structure, or applicable standards change.
Designed for Manufacturers That Need Controlled Quality Records
Aerospace and defense
Manage customer requirements, inspection evidence, traceability, qualifications, audits, nonconformance, and corrective action.
Machine and job shops
Replace disconnected spreadsheets with practical workflows sized for small and mid-sized manufacturing teams.
Contract manufacturing
Maintain quality records across customers, suppliers, parts, revisions, processes, employees, and facilities.
Precision manufacturing
Connect inspection, measuring equipment, controlled instructions, competency, nonconformance, and improvement records.
Fabrication and assembly
Control documents, operator training, inspections, defects, corrective action, and equipment maintenance.
Multi-facility operations
Configure shared or facility-specific lists, permissions, requirements, reporting, and SQL Server deployment.
Open-Source Microsoft Access Front End with Access or SQL Server Data
The QA Suite is delivered as an open-source Microsoft Access application. Your organization receives the forms, reports, queries, tables, and VBA source required to maintain and customize the system instead of depending on a closed subscription platform.
| Deployment | Best suited for | Key considerations |
|---|---|---|
| Access front end and Access backend | Smaller local teams with moderate data and concurrency | Requires a split database, local front ends, stable LAN, controlled backups, and maintenance |
| Access front end and SQL Server backend | Growing multi-user, remote, multi-facility, or higher-volume environments | Provides server-based data, permissions, backup options, and scalable processing |
Available customization and implementation services can include:
- Company-specific fields, forms, statuses, approvals, dashboards, and reports
- Import of documents, employees, training, corrective actions, inspection, or audit history
- Integration with an existing ERP, CRM, accounting, production, or document system
- Additional application modules and cross-module navigation
- Microsoft Access and SQL Server performance, deployment, backup, and support services
Learn about Microsoft Access and SQL Server integration or Access-to-SQL Server migration.
QA Suite Pricing
Purchase the complete five-application QA Suite or begin with an individual quality application and integrate additional modules later.
Complete QA Suite — $2,499
- One-time software license
- Five core quality applications
- Unlimited users
- Open-source Microsoft Access front end
- Access or SQL Server backend deployment
- No annual software-license fee
Individual Applications
Each application can be licensed separately. The five included applications total $3,195 at their current stand-alone prices, compared with $2,499 when purchased together as the QA Suite.
- Inspection and NCMR — $699
- Corrective Action — $699
- Document Control — $599
- Employee Training — $599
- Internal Auditing — $599
Adding separately purchased modules later
If individually purchased modules are later consolidated into one integrated QA Suite database, the current integration fee is $250 per module. This covers database consolidation, shared navigation, cross-module links, and related integration work. Confirm project scope and current pricing before purchase.
Frequently Asked Questions
What applications are included in the QA Suite?
The current $2,499 QA Suite includes Inspection and Nonconforming Material, Corrective Action, Document Control, Employee Training Management, and Internal Auditing. Optional applications can be added based on your requirements.
Can we purchase only one quality application?
Yes. Each application can be purchased separately. If separately purchased applications are later consolidated into one integrated database, an integration fee may apply based on the number of modules and project scope.
Does the QA Suite support Microsoft SQL Server?
Yes. The user interface remains in Microsoft Access while shared data can be stored in an Access backend, SQL Server Express, or another supported SQL Server edition. The appropriate configuration depends on users, locations, volume, security, and infrastructure.
Can the integrated quality management system be customized?
Yes. Because the application is open source, authorized users or developers can modify fields, tables, forms, queries, reports, VBA, workflows, approvals, dashboards, and integrations. Database Providers also provides customization and ongoing support.
Does buying the QA Suite make a company ISO 9001 or AS9100 compliant?
No software product independently establishes conformity or certification. The QA Suite supports controlled workflows and evidence, while your organization remains responsible for its QMS, procedures, implementation, audits, decisions, and applicable requirements.
Can existing spreadsheet or database records be imported?
Yes. Existing lists and quality records can be reviewed, mapped, cleaned, and imported as part of an implementation project. The effort depends on source-data quality, record volume, relationships, attachments, and validation requirements.
Can the QA Suite integrate with our ERP or other business software?
Yes. Integration can be developed for customers, suppliers, employees, parts, orders, documents, quality events, or other shared information. The best method depends on the existing system, database access, APIs, security, and synchronization requirements.
Are there annual per-user license fees?
The current QA Suite software offer is a one-time license with unlimited users and no annual software-license fee. Hosting, Microsoft licensing, implementation, customization, support, or future integration services may be separate depending on the selected configuration.
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See how the open-source QA Suite can be configured for your manufacturing processes.