Compare bcFood and Factory MES - Jan 2023

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jan 27, 2023

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - bcFood or Factory MES?

Factory MES is more expensive to implement (TCO) than bcFood, and bcFood is rated higher (84/100) than Factory MES (80/100). bcFood offers users more features (8) than Factory MES (2). There is a clear winner in this case and it is bcFood!

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Who is more expensive? bcFood or Factory MES Software?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Food Service Management 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 bcFood and Factory MES Software.

bcFood accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 bcFood is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Food Service Management software. Factory MES Software accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 bcFood is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Food Service Management software.

Bottom line: Factory MES Software is more expensive than bcFood.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared bcFood Vs. Factory MES based on some of the most important and required Food Service Management features.

bcFood: Inventory Management, Order Processing Management, Warehouse Management, Production planning, CRM, Customer Experience Management, Product Lifecycle Management, Costing.

Factory MES Software: Manufacturing, Quality management.

Target customer size

BcFood is designed for the food processing, manufacturing and distribution industries and includes food sectors such as growers & producers, shippers, packaging, brokers as well as produce delivery & retailers. and Factory MES Software's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.



bcFood

ITQlick rating
(4.1/5)

BcFood is an enterprise solution for the Food Industry. The software is built on the Microsoft Dynamics NAV platform and provides support for financials, production, distribution and inventory for food processi...

Categories: Costing, Inventory Management Accounting, CRM, Distribution  Inventory Management.

Factory MES

ITQlick rating
(4.3/5)

Factory MES Software is a growing cloud-based Manufacturing software, it is designed to support small, medium and large size business. Factory MES Software received a rating of 4.3 from ITQlick team. The softwa...

Categories: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Capacity Planning, Food Service Management, Job Shop.

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bcFood: 8 Features

Inventory Management
Order Processing Management
Warehouse Management
Production planning
CRM
Customer Experience Management
Product Lifecycle Management
Costing

Factory MES Software: 2 Features

Manufacturing
Quality management
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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bcFood
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
20
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Factory ...
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
80/100
Pricing
8.6/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
8
JustFood...
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
85/100
Pricing
8.2/10
License pricing
$3,000 per user/month
Functionality
45
FoodLogiQ
ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
81/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$5,000 per user/year
Functionality
3
WinFDS
ITQlick rating
2.8/5
Score
78/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$17,500 per license
Functionality
18
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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.