Compare FACTIVITY and TACTIC APS - Jul 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - FACTIVITY or TACTIC APS?

FACTIVITY is more expensive to implement (TCO) than TACTIC APS, and FACTIVITY is rated higher (84/100) than TACTIC APS (81/100). FACTIVITY offers users more features (6) than TACTIC APS (3).

Looking for the right Manufacturing Execution Software (MES) solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

FACTIVITY Vs. Waterloo Manufacturing Software

FACTIVITY: FACTIVITY sells products that help manufacturers manage inventory better, shrink cycle time, and increase productivity. The company shipped its first totally integrated manufacturing execution system and positioned itself to take advantage of the growing manufacturing solutions marketplace. We look to the future to provide a variety of "state-o...

Waterloo Manufacturing Software: Waterloo Manufacturing Software develops, markets, sells and supports TACTIC Production Scheduling and Advanced Planning and Scheduling Software. TACTIC explicitly and simultaneously considers limited capacity and limited material. The software both generates detailed shop floor dispatches and plans multiple locations throughout the supply chain. T...

Who is more expensive? FACTIVITY or TACTIC Advanced Planning and Scheduling software?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Manufacturing Execution Software (MES) software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for FACTIVITY and TACTIC Advanced Planning and Scheduling software.

FACTIVITY price starts at $50,000 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 FACTIVITY is rated 8, which is higher than the average cost of Manufacturing Execution Software (MES) software. TACTIC Advanced Planning and Scheduling software accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 FACTIVITY is rated 8, which is higher than the average cost of Manufacturing Execution Software (MES) software.

Bottom line: FACTIVITY is more expensive than TACTIC Advanced Planning and Scheduling software.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared FACTIVITY Vs. TACTIC APS based on some of the most important and required Manufacturing Execution Software (MES) features.

FACTIVITY: Supply Chain Planning, Manufacturing, Document Management, Enterprise Resource Planning, Budgeting & CPM, Quality Control.

TACTIC Advanced Planning and Scheduling software: Production, Production planning, Automated Scheduling.

Target customer size

FACTIVITY's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, and TACTIC Advanced Planning and Scheduling software's target customer size include: Small businesses and start ups.