Optessa vs. Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform Comparison


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About Attribute based planning & scheduling software for enterprise manufacturers. Our automated system allows our customers to reduce the time they spend manually creating schedules by thousands of hours. Our patented optimization engine generates superior plans and schedules that save our customers millions of dollars in production costs per factory. Our rich constraint library allows Optessa to solve a wide variety of complex planning & scheduling challenges, easily integrate with existing legacy systems without the need for custom coding, and easily deploy in many different industries.	About Drive plant floor efficiency with high-resolution visibility, error-proofed control, and a real-time production ecosystem that is connected to your ERP—by design. ERP systems weren’t designed for manufacturing execution. Plant floor information available post-production—or “back-flushed”—doesn’t help you control output at the manufacturing moment. Plex’s Manufacturing Execution Suite (Plex MES) gives you real-time production management so you have up-to-the-second manufacturing data—for end-to-end visibility and closed-loop control. Flexible, configurable, cloud-native solution for ease of deployment, standardization and integration to complement your corporate ERP system. Suite of unified shop floor applications on a common database to eliminate the risk of disruptions or errors due to inter-application integrations. Paperless, easy to use, operator control to increase productivity, and eliminate manual process errors.
Platforms Supported Windows Mac Linux Cloud On-Premises iPhone iPad Android Chromebook	Platforms Supported Windows Mac Linux Cloud On-Premises iPhone iPad Android Chromebook
Audience Optessa started 16 years ago as an APS provider to the automotive industry. Today we have global deployments in 4 of the 6 largest Auto OEMs and have since expanded into the heavy industrial, biotech, food & beverage, semi-conductor, and aerospace & defense industries.	Audience Aerospace industry, automotive, food and beverage, manufacturing, etc.
Support Phone Support 24/7 Live Support Online	Support Phone Support 24/7 Live Support Online
API Offers API	API Offers API
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Pricing No information available. Free Version Free Trial	Pricing $3000.00 per month Free Version Free Trial
Reviews/Ratings Overall 4.5 / 5 ease 4.5 / 5 features 4.0 / 5 design 4.5 / 5 support 4.0 / 5 Read all reviews	Reviews/Ratings Overall 4.0 / 5 ease 4.0 / 5 features 5.0 / 5 design 4.0 / 5 support 3.0 / 5 Read all reviews
Training Documentation Webinars Live Online In Person	Training Documentation Webinars Live Online In Person
Company Information Optessa Founded: 2001 United States www.optessa.com	Company Information Rockwell Automation Founded: 1903 United States www.plex.com
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Categories APS Manufacturing Inventory Management Production Scheduling	Categories APS Automotive ERP Discrete ERP ERP Manufacturing Manufacturing ERP Manufacturing Execution Manufacturing Inventory Management Mixed Mode ERP MRP Process Manufacturing Quality Management Shop Floor Management Smart Factory
Show More Features Production Scheduling Features "What If" Scenarios Automated Scheduling Bottleneck Optimization Capacity Planning Constraint Scheduling Job Scheduling Material Planning Priority-Based Scheduling Quality Control	Show More Features ERP Features Accounting Integration Accounting Management CRM Dashboard Distribution Management Enterprise Asset Management Financial Management HR Management Inventory Management Order Management Project Management Purchase Order Management Purchasing Reporting/Analytics Sales Management Supply Chain Management Warehouse Management MRP Features Bills of Material Compliance Management Document Management Forecasting Formula Management Inventory Management Order Management Process Manufacturing Product Configurator Production Scheduling Quality Control Quality Management Quote Management Reporting/Analytics Resource Management Safety Management Supplier Management Supply Chain Management Manufacturing Features Accounting Integration ERP Maintenance Management MES MRP Purchase Order Management Quality Management Quotes/Estimates Reporting/Analytics Safety Management Shipping Management Manufacturing Execution Features Document Management Forecasting Quality Control Quote Management Resource Management Supplier Management Supply Chain Management Traceability Quality Management Features Audit Management Complaint Management Compliance Management Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) Defect Tracking Document Control Equipment Management ISO Standards Management Maintenance Management Risk Management Supplier Quality Control Training Management
Integrations BestCPQ DemandCaster Dropbox FYIsoft Fulcrum Kuebix Logicbox MachineMetrics Microsoft Azure Mingo NextProcess Oracle APEX Plex Asset Performance Management Plex Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Plex Quality Management System (QMS) Protected Flow Manufacturing QLM Sourcing SAP Analytics Cloud SPS Commerce Spiro Show More Integrations View All 3 Integrations	Integrations BestCPQ DemandCaster Dropbox FYIsoft Fulcrum Kuebix Logicbox MachineMetrics Microsoft Azure Mingo NextProcess Oracle APEX Plex Asset Performance Management Plex Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Plex Quality Management System (QMS) Protected Flow Manufacturing QLM Sourcing SAP Analytics Cloud SPS Commerce Spiro Show More Integrations View All 19 Integrations
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