PCBWay quotes a price of $49 and JLCPCB quotes a price $20 less, coming at $29. Now, when you want to order 10 quantity of 4 layer PCB within 100mm x 100mm size, JLCPCB is a winner. Price-wise, both fabs offer same price when it comes to 2 layers PCBs. Jumping up the quantity to 10 results in the same price of $5 on JLCPCB. On the other hand, JLCPCB offers 5 quantity of 2 layer PCB for a price of $2 plus shipping. PCBWay offers 10 quantity of 2 layer PCB for a price of $5 plus shipping. The waiver on solder-mask colour is a result of strong competition from PCBWay. You can have any solder-mask colour at no added cost. A couple of months ago, they charged extra for a different colour solder-mask. I had several designs fabricated from them.

I have been a fan of JLCPCB for quite a while. So low, that you can have 2 layer PCBs with solder-mask having colour of your choice for a mere $2.

In a race to the bottom, many other services are hopping in and offering even lower prices. Thanks to the services like PCBWay and JLCPCB (the services that I have tried) that have allowed hobbyists to have professional looking circuit boards without making a dent in their pockets. Today, you can have a bunch of 2 layer or even 4 layer PCB done for less than $30. Making circuit boards used to be an expensive affair several years ago.

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