Free BOM Risk Assessment: What Is Included

Everything covered by TekPulse's free tier — regulatory risk screening for up to 100 components, no credit card required.

Before investing in a paid BOM risk tool, most procurement and hardware teams want to see exactly what a free assessment covers. This article explains what TekPulse's free tier includes, what the limits are, and how it compares to manual alternatives.

What the free tier covers

The TekPulse free tier gives you one BOM with up to 100 components assessed across the regulatory risk dimension — covering RoHS 2, REACH SVHC, and EOL/NRND lifecycle flags. No credit card, no time limit. Paid plans add market, geopolitical, technical, and environmental dimensions.

RoHS 2 screening

Flags components containing restricted substances under EU Directive 2011/65/EU (lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, PBB, PBDE, and four phthalates). Shows which parts need a supplier Declaration of Conformity.

REACH SVHC screening

Cross-references every MPN against the ECHA Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern. Flags components exceeding the 0.1% by-weight threshold that triggers supply-chain disclosure obligations.

EOL / NRND detection

Lifecycle status from authorized-distributor APIs and manufacturer feeds: ACTIVE, NRND (Not Recommended for New Designs), EOL (End of Life), or Discontinued. Flags parts with diminishing availability.

Free tier limits

BOMs

1 active BOM at any time.

Components

Up to 100 components per BOM. This covers most prototype and NPI BOMs.

Monitoring

Manual re-assessment available at any time. Scheduled weekly re-assessment is available on Professional and above.

Export

PDF and Excel export are available on Professional and above. Free tier shows results in-app.

API access

REST API access is available on Professional and above.

How a free automated assessment compares to manual

A manual BOM risk assessment of 100 components typically takes a procurement engineer 3–6 hours: cross-referencing regulatory databases (ECHA SVHC list, BIS Entity List, OFAC sanctions), checking lifecycle status on distributor sites, and aggregating country-of-origin data from manufacturer datasheets. That work has to be repeated every time a regulatory list updates or a component lifecycle changes.

TekPulse's free tier delivers the same regulatory analysis in under two minutes at upload. The regulatory databases (RoHS substance lists, REACH SVHC, BIS Entity List, OFAC) are updated daily.

When to upgrade

The free tier is designed to cover a real product BOM — 100 components is enough for most IoT devices, sensor modules, and embedded controllers. You'll need a paid plan when you have BOMs larger than 100 lines, need market, geopolitical, technical, or environmental risk dimensions, need to monitor multiple products simultaneously, or require PDF / Excel export for customer deliverables or compliance audits.