Compare Mar-Kov CMS and TACTIC APS - Jul 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Mar-Kov CMS or TACTIC APS?

TACTIC APS is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Mar-Kov CMS, and Mar-Kov CMS is rated higher (84/100) than TACTIC APS (81/100). Mar-Kov CMS offers users more features (9) than TACTIC APS (3). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Mar-Kov CMS!

Looking for the right Manufacturing 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:

Mar-Kov software Vs. Waterloo Manufacturing Software

Mar-Kov software: Mar-Kov software focuses on Process, Batch, and Recipe / Formulation based manufacturers. We believe in best-of-breed solutions, and deliver specialized implementations for each of the following industries: Chemicals Pharmaceuticals Cosmetics Flavor and Fragrance Paints and Coatings Food and Beverage Mar-Kov delive...

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? Mar-Kov CMS or TACTIC Advanced Planning and Scheduling software?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Manufacturing 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 Mar-Kov CMS and TACTIC Advanced Planning and Scheduling software.

Mar-Kov CMS price starts at $2,500 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 Mar-Kov CMS Software is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Manufacturing 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 Mar-Kov CMS Software is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Manufacturing software.

Bottom line: TACTIC Advanced Planning and Scheduling software is more expensive than Mar-Kov CMS.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Mar-Kov CMS Vs. TACTIC APS based on some of the most important and required Manufacturing features.

Mar-Kov CMS: Inventory Management, Order Processing Management, Sourcing & Procurement, Supplier Management, Warehouse Management, Document Management, Enterprise Resource Planning, Forecasting.

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

Target customer size

Mar-Kov CMS targets Small (100 employees) to Large (more than 1000 employees) companies in several industries including the food, chemical, fragrance, pharmaceutical, flavors, OTC, and cosmetics industries. and TACTIC Advanced Planning and Scheduling software's target customer size include: Small businesses and start ups.