PlantRun vs. Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform Comparison


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About PlantRun is a production monitoring system that connects directly to manufacturing machines and assets to provide real-time visibility into key performance indicators such as utilization, production counts, overall equipment effectiveness, cycle times, and downtime, automatically collecting shopfloor data and centralizing it on dashboards accessible from PCs, tablets, and smartphones. It replaces manual data collection with automated tracking, live visualization, analytical tools, and automatic reporting, helping manufacturers quickly identify slow-running machines or unplanned stoppages, minimize lost time, boost machine efficiency, and reduce waste. PlantRun supports integration with third-party systems like ERP, MES, CMMS, and WMS to connect factory operations more deeply with business systems, and it offers alerts, trend tracking, and customizable dashboards to turn raw data into actionable insights.	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 Manufacturers and operations managers seeking a tool to improve shopfloor performance and reduce downtime	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
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	Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros Tons of features. Customizable for most process needs. Can be customized to add functionality or integrate with other systems. Very stable. Outside of scheduled outages for updates, we've had almost no downtime in the last couple years. Cons Sometimes too many features. Can be difficult to configure for your environment and processes. Some settings conflict with others and make it impossible to get setup exactly the way you want it. Support can be hit and miss. If something has to go to development to fix, it can take years. Yes, we have some tickets that have been open for years. Pricing model is interesting and a little annoying for our business. Leads us to pay more for this ERP solution when our raw material prices go up.
Training Documentation Webinars Live Online In Person	Training Documentation Webinars Live Online In Person
Company Information PlantRun Founded: 1981 United Kingdom plantrun.co.uk	Company Information Rockwell Automation Founded: 1903 United States www.plex.com
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Categories Shop Floor Management	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
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Integrations BestCPQ DemandCaster Descartes Pacejet Dropbox FYIsoft Fulcrum Kuebix Logicbox MachineMetrics Mingo NextProcess Plex Asset Performance Management Plex Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Plex Production Monitoring Plex Quality Management System (QMS) Protected Flow Manufacturing QLM Sourcing SPS Commerce Spiro Show More Integrations	Integrations BestCPQ DemandCaster Descartes Pacejet Dropbox FYIsoft Fulcrum Kuebix Logicbox MachineMetrics Mingo NextProcess Plex Asset Performance Management Plex Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Plex Production Monitoring Plex Quality Management System (QMS) Protected Flow Manufacturing QLM Sourcing SPS Commerce Spiro Show More Integrations View All 19 Integrations
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