Compare Factory MES and E2 - Jan 2023

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

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 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:

Aptean Vs. Shoptech Software

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.

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? Factory MES or E2 Manufacturing System?

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 Factory MES and E2 Manufacturing System.

Factory MES accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Factory MES Software is rated 8, which is higher than the average cost of Manufacturing 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 Factory MES Software is rated 8, which is higher than the average cost of Manufacturing software.

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

Which software includes more/better features?

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

Factory MES: Manufacturing, Quality management.

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

Target customer size

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