Compare PRIMS and Mar-Kov CMS - May 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / May 18, 2022

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

Mar-Kov CMS is more expensive to implement (TCO) than PRIMS, and Mar-Kov CMS is rated higher (84/100) than PRIMS (75/100). Mar-Kov CMS offers users more features (9) than PRIMS (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:

Focus Works Inc Vs. Mar-Kov software

Focus Works Inc: We have become the recognized leader in Production Control & Food Safety software systems for the baking and food industry. Our mission is to produce software solutions that provide a six month or less return on investment for plant automation processes. Our focus is automation software that is Totally Different from the existing mainstream fro...

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...

Who is more expensive? PRIMS or Mar-Kov CMS 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 PRIMS and Mar-Kov CMS Software.

PRIMS price starts at $30 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 PRIMS is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Manufacturing software. Mar-Kov CMS Software price starts at $2,500 per license , When comparing Mar-Kov CMS Software to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Manufacturing software cost.

Bottom line: PRIMS cost is around the same cost of Mar-Kov CMS Software.

Which software includes more/better features?

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

PRIMS: We are still working to collect the list of features for PRIMS.

Mar-Kov CMS Software: Inventory Management, Order Processing Management, Sourcing & Procurement, Supplier Management, Warehouse Management.

Target customer size

Customers of the software include small and medium businesses as well as large enterprises. 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.

PRIMS

ITQlick rating
(4/5)

starts at $30 per license

PRIMS is a product recipe and ingredient management solution for businesses of all sizes. It offers such services as inventory management, lot tracking, purchasing management, and others. The software was desig...

Categories: Manufacturing (MRP / MES) Module, Manufacturing Inventory, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Compliance .

Mar-Kov CMS

ITQlick rating
(5/5)

starts at $2,500 per license

Mar-Kov CMS (Chemical Management System) is a set of software modules that helps with the management and improves the efficiency of formulation, process, and batch based manufacturers. The software helps by aut...

Categories: Budgeting & CPM, Manufacturing (MRP / MES) Module, Inventory Management, Inventory Reporting & Analysis, Manufacturing Inventory.

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PRIMS: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

Mar-Kov CMS Software: 9 Features

Inventory Management
Order Processing Management
Sourcing & Procurement
Supplier Management
Warehouse Management
Document Management
Enterprise Resource Planning
Forecasting
Quality Control
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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
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PRIMS
ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
75/100
Pricing
2.4/10
License pricing
$30 per license
Functionality
16
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Mar-Kov ...
ITQlick rating
5/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$2,500 per license
Functionality
29
FlexiBak...
ITQlick rating
3.6/5
Score
89/100
Pricing
3.8/10
License pricing
$225 per month
Functionality
3
Fishbowl...
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
87/100
Pricing
4.2/10
License pricing
$4,395 per license
Functionality
36
Orchestr...
ITQlick rating
3.7/5
Score
86/100
Pricing
3.2/10
License pricing
$500 per month
Functionality
6

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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.