Compare E2 and Factory MES - Jan 2023

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jan 27, 2023

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - E2 or Factory MES?

Factory MES is more expensive to implement (TCO) than E2, and E2 is rated higher (84/100) than Factory MES (80/100). Factory MES offers users more features (2) than E2 (0).

Looking for the right ERP 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:

Shoptech Software Vs. Aptean

Shoptech Software: Greg Ehemann and Rich Ehemann, the founding partners - and the two Es - of the E2 Shop System, have been around job shops their entire lives. While working in a job shop in the 1980’s, they realized the most important foundation of a make to order manufacturer is to determine if you are making or losing money on a job by job basis. Determining pr...

Aptean: Headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, Aptean has offices in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, as well as an extensive partner channel. Our customers are located across Europe, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and North America.

Who is more expensive? E2 Manufacturing System or Factory MES Software?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of ERP 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 E2 Manufacturing System and Factory MES Software.

E2 Manufacturing System accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 E2 Manufacturing System is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of ERP 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 E2 Manufacturing System is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of ERP software.

Bottom line: Factory MES Software is more expensive than E2 Manufacturing System.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared E2 Vs. Factory MES based on some of the most important and required ERP features.

E2 Manufacturing System: We are still working to collect the list of features for E2 Manufacturing System.

Factory MES Software: Manufacturing, Quality management.

Target customer size

E2 Manufacturing System's typical customers include: SMBs, and Factory MES Software's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.

E2 Manufacturing System

ITQlick rating
(4/5)

E2 Manufacturing System is a cloud-based ERP software solution that enables users to create a transparent operation by including more information such as pictures into their price quotes and information.

Categories: Financial Compliance, Data Analysis Tools, Distribution  Inventory Management, Enterprise Resource Planning.

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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E2 Manufacturing System: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

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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Score
84/100
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2.6/10
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Pricing not available
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ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
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Pricing not available
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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.