# Gaugelog

> Gaugelog helps quality teams track instruments, stay ahead of calibration due dates, keep complete records, and produce certificates and audit evidence. Free up to 30 instruments.

## Calibration guides

Source-backed reference pages on calibration intervals, standards and procedures per instrument type. Intervals are typical starting recommendations, not compliance requirements; every page cites its sources. Index: https://gaugelog.com/calibration

- [Accelerometer calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/accelerometer): typically every 12 months (3 to 24 in practice)
- [Analytical Balance calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/analytical-balance): typically every 12 months (6 to 12 in practice)
- [Anemometer calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/anemometer): typically every 12 months (6 to 24 in practice)
- [Barometer calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/barometer): typically every 12 months (6 to 24 in practice)
- [Bore Gauge calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/bore-gauge): typically every 12 months (3 to 24 in practice)
- [Calibration Weights calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/calibration-weights): typically every 12 months (6 to 24 in practice)
- [Caliper calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/caliper): typically every 12 months (3 to 24 in practice)
- [Clamp Meter calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/clamp-meter): typically every 12 months (6 to 24 in practice)
- [Coating Thickness Gauge calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/coating-thickness-gauge): typically every 12 months (6 to 24 in practice)
- [Conductivity Meter calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/conductivity-meter): typically every 12 months (6 to 12 in practice)
- [Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/cmm): typically every 12 months (6 to 24 in practice)
- [Depth Gauge calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/depth-gauge): typically every 12 months (3 to 24 in practice)
- [Dial Indicator calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/dial-indicator): typically every 12 months (1 to 24 in practice)
- [Dial Test Indicator calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/dial-test-indicator): typically every 12 months (1 to 24 in practice)
- [Differential Pressure Gauge calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/differential-pressure-gauge): typically every 12 months (6 to 24 in practice)
- [Digital Multimeter calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/digital-multimeter): typically every 12 months (6 to 24 in practice)
- [Digital Thermometer calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/digital-thermometer): typically every 12 months (6 to 24 in practice)
- [Durometer calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/durometer): typically every 12 months (6 to 12 in practice)
- [Extensometer calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/extensometer): typically every 12 months (6 to 18 in practice)
- [Feeler Gauge calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/feeler-gauge): typically every 12 months (6 to 12 in practice)
- [Flow Meter calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/flow-meter): typically every 12 months (6 to 24 in practice)
- [Force Gauge calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/force-gauge): typically every 12 months (3 to 12 in practice)
- [Gas Detector calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/gas-detector): typically every 6 months (3 to 12 in practice)
- [Gauge Block calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/gauge-block): typically every 12 months (6 to 24 in practice)
- [Hardness Tester calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/hardness-tester): typically every 12 months (12 to 18 in practice)
- [Height Gauge calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/height-gauge): typically every 12 months (3 to 24 in practice)
- [Hydrometer calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/hydrometer): typically every 24 months (12 to 36 in practice)
- [Hygrometer calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/hygrometer): typically every 12 months (6 to 24 in practice)
- [Industrial Scale calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/industrial-scale): typically every 12 months (1 to 12 in practice)
- [Infrared Thermometer calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/infrared-thermometer): typically every 12 months (6 to 24 in practice)
- [Insulation Resistance Tester calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/insulation-resistance-tester): typically every 12 months (6 to 24 in practice)
- [LCR Meter calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/lcr-meter): typically every 12 months (6 to 24 in practice)
- [Liquid-in-Glass Thermometer calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/liquid-in-glass-thermometer): typically every 12 months (6 to 24 in practice)
- [Load Cell calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/load-cell): typically every 12 months (6 to 26 in practice)
- [Lux Meter calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/lux-meter): typically every 12 months (3 to 24 in practice)
- [Manometer calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/manometer): typically every 12 months (3 to 24 in practice)
- [Micrometer calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/micrometer): typically every 12 months (3 to 24 in practice)
- [Moisture Meter calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/moisture-meter): typically every 12 months (6 to 24 in practice)
- [Optical Comparator calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/optical-comparator): typically every 12 months (6 to 36 in practice)
- [Oscilloscope calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/oscilloscope): typically every 12 months (6 to 24 in practice)
- [pH Meter calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/ph-meter): typically every 12 months (6 to 12 in practice)
- [Pipette calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/pipette): typically every 12 months (3 to 12 in practice)
- [Plug Gauge calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/plain-plug-gauge): typically every 12 months (3 to 24 in practice)
- [Pressure Gauge calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/pressure-gauge): typically every 12 months (3 to 24 in practice)
- [Pressure Transmitter calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/pressure-transmitter): typically every 12 months (3 to 60 in practice)
- [Radius Gauge calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/radius-gauge): typically every 24 months (12 to 60 in practice)
- [Refractometer calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/refractometer): typically every 12 months (6 to 12 in practice)
- [Resistance Temperature Detector (RTD) calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/rtd): typically every 12 months (6 to 24 in practice)
- [Ring Gauge calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/ring-gauge): typically every 12 months (6 to 12 in practice)
- [Snap Gauge calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/snap-gauge): typically every 12 months (3 to 24 in practice)
- [Sound Level Meter calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/sound-level-meter): typically every 12 months (12 to 24 in practice)
- [Steel Rule calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/steel-rule): typically every 12 months (6 to 24 in practice)
- [Stopwatch calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/stopwatch): typically every 12 months (12 to 24 in practice)
- [Stroboscope calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/stroboscope): typically every 12 months (12 to 24 in practice)
- [Surface Plate calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/surface-plate): typically every 12 months (6 to 36 in practice)
- [Surface Roughness Tester calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/surface-roughness-tester): typically every 12 months (6 to 24 in practice)
- [Tachometer calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/tachometer): typically every 12 months (12 to 24 in practice)
- [Tape Measure calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/tape-measure): typically every 12 months (6 to 36 in practice)
- [Temperature Data Logger calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/temperature-data-logger): typically every 12 months (6 to 24 in practice)
- [Thermal Imager calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/thermal-imager): typically every 12 months (6 to 24 in practice)
- [Thermocouple calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/thermocouple): typically every 12 months (1 to 24 in practice)
- [Thread Gauge calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/thread-gauge): typically every 12 months (3 to 24 in practice)
- [Torque Tester calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/torque-tester): typically every 12 months (6 to 12 in practice)
- [Torque Wrench calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/torque-wrench): typically every 12 months (6 to 12 in practice)
- [Ultrasonic Thickness Gauge calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/ultrasonic-thickness-gauge): typically every 12 months (6 to 24 in practice)
- [Universal Testing Machine calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/tensile-testing-machine): typically every 12 months (6 to 12 in practice)
- [Vacuum Gauge calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/vacuum-gauge): typically every 12 months (6 to 12 in practice)
- [Vibration Meter calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/vibration-meter): typically every 12 months (6 to 24 in practice)

## Free tools

No-login tools for calibration work, free and ungated. Index: https://gaugelog.com/tools

- [Calibration certificate generator](https://gaugelog.com/tools/certificate-generator): fills a certificate of calibration in the browser and returns a print-ready PDF; data never leaves the browser
- [Calibration log template](https://gaugelog.com/tools/calibration-log-template): free Excel instrument register and calibration log with computed next-due dates and as-found/as-left records
- [Calibration certificate template](https://gaugelog.com/tools/calibration-certificate-template): free Excel certificate of calibration with the same fields as the generator, completed example included

## Calibration interval dataset

The Gaugelog Calibration Interval Reference, v1.0 (July 2026): typical calibration intervals for 68 instrument types, with the range seen in practice, the basis for each interval and 236 verified sources. Licensed CC BY 4.0; intervals are typical starting points, not compliance requirements, and every row cites its sources. Page: https://gaugelog.com/calibration/intervals

- CSV download: https://gaugelog.com/calibration/intervals/gaugelog-calibration-intervals-v1.0.csv
- JSON download: https://gaugelog.com/calibration/intervals/gaugelog-calibration-intervals-v1.0.json
- Attribution format: Gaugelog Calibration Interval Reference, v1.0 (July 2026), https://gaugelog.com/calibration/intervals. Licensed CC BY 4.0.

## Compare

Dated calibration-software comparisons based on vendor product pages, public pricing and separately labeled user reports. Each page prints its check date and the source scope for factual rows. Index: https://gaugelog.com/vs

- [Gaugelog vs GAGEtrak](https://gaugelog.com/vs/gagetrak): compares Gaugelog's per-gauge browser product with GAGEtrak licensing, Windows deployment, import services, MSA and barcode workflows
- [A GageList alternative with flexible spreadsheet import](https://gaugelog.com/alternatives/gagelist): compares free plans, spreadsheet migration, API access, reminder schedules, mobile work and security evidence
- [A Qualer alternative for focused calibration management](https://gaugelog.com/alternatives/qualer-mastercontrol): compares Gaugelog's focused ISO 9001 workflow with MasterControl Asset Excellence's life-science CMMS scope

## Software

What Gaugelog does, one page per buying question. Each page carries a dated answer, explains the operating workflow and links sample documents generated by the real product. Plans and prices: https://gaugelog.com/pricing

- [Calibration management software](https://gaugelog.com/calibration-management-software): the full inventory-to-audit workflow: one shared register, unattended reminders, linked calibration records and certificates, out-of-tolerance closure, an attributable audit trail and a one-export audit pack, with public per-gauge pricing
- [Calibration tracking software](https://gaugelog.com/calibration-tracking-software): what calibration tracking takes: a shared register, escalating reminders at 30, 14 and 7 days and on the due day, records with as-found and as-left, and an exportable audit pack; compares that concrete value with a maintained spreadsheet
- [Gauge tracking software](https://gaugelog.com/gauge-tracking-software): gauge tracking as one shared source of truth: separate control and serial numbers, location and assignee, eight operating statuses, due dates, full history, certificates and unlimited users on every plan
- [Equipment calibration software](https://gaugelog.com/equipment-calibration-software): one shared equipment and instrument record covering identity, due dates, completed work, tolerances, certificates, external calibration, traceable history and audit evidence
- [ISO 9001 calibration software](https://gaugelog.com/iso-9001-calibration-software): maps ISO 9001 clause 7.1.5 to concrete evidence: register status, escalating reminders, as-found and as-left results, out-of-tolerance closure, certificates and a one-export audit pack
- [Calibration software for small shops](https://gaugelog.com/calibration-software-for-small-shops): the small-shop decision based on concrete operating value: unattended reminders, one shared register, linked evidence and a handover-ready history, with Free and Starter pricing
- [Calibration reminders that actually fire](https://gaugelog.com/calibration-recall-software): the recall workflow: escalating alerts at 30, 14 and 7 days and on the due day, weekly while overdue, one digest per recipient, a delivery log of every send including failures, and a test button

## Gaugelog product information

- [Gaugelog product information](https://gaugelog.com/ai-info): Official facts about Gaugelog's searchable instrument register, due-date reminders, calibration records, certificates, audit trail, import and export, per-instrument pricing, EU hosting and current product scope.

## Start here

Guides for people who just took over a calibration system, or have to build one before an audit. Every claim is backed by a dated, verbatim quote from a public quality forum, and each guide gives an executable process plus the concrete value of shared reminders, linked evidence and audit exports. Index: https://gaugelog.com/calibration

- [Inheriting a calibration spreadsheet you did not build](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/guides/inherited-calibration-spreadsheet): a triage plan for a register you did not build: freeze a copy, reconcile it against the floor, quarantine overdue items, then choose a system from operational needs such as reminders, shared access, traceable history and handover
- [Setting up a calibration system from scratch](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/guides/calibration-system-from-scratch): a 10-step plan for standing up a calibration program in Gaugelog: complete inventory, calibrate-or-verify sorting, permanent IDs, sourced starting intervals, unattended reminders, as-found and as-left records, linked certificates and audit evidence
- [What auditors actually ask about calibration](https://gaugelog.com/calibration/guides/what-auditors-ask-about-calibration): the questions auditors actually ask about calibration, with dated verbatim quotes from auditors and audited quality managers: the ageing list, who checks the register, certificate storage, the out-of-tolerance trail, and a rehearsal plan that works in any system