Compare FACTIVITY and E2 - Jun 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - FACTIVITY or E2?

FACTIVITY is more expensive to implement (TCO) than E2, and E2 is rated with the same score (84/100) as FACTIVITY (84/100). FACTIVITY offers users more features (6) than E2 (0).

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. Shoptech 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...

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...

Who is more expensive? FACTIVITY or E2 Manufacturing System?

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 E2 Manufacturing System.

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. E2 Manufacturing System 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 E2 Manufacturing System.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared FACTIVITY Vs. E2 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.

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

Target customer size

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