Compare TACTIC APS and FACTIVITY - Jul 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - TACTIC APS or FACTIVITY?

FACTIVITY is more expensive to implement (TCO) than TACTIC APS, and FACTIVITY is rated higher (84/100) than TACTIC APS (81/100). FACTIVITY offers users more features (6) than TACTIC APS (3).

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:

Waterloo Manufacturing Software Vs. FACTIVITY

Waterloo Manufacturing Software: Waterloo Manufacturing Software develops, markets, sells and supports TACTIC Production Scheduling and Advanced Planning and Scheduling Software. TACTIC explicitly and simultaneously considers limited capacity and limited material. The software both generates detailed shop floor dispatches and plans multiple locations throughout the supply chain. T...

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...

Who is more expensive? TACTIC APS or FACTIVITY?

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 TACTIC APS and FACTIVITY.

TACTIC APS accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 TACTIC Advanced Planning and Scheduling software is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Manufacturing software. FACTIVITY price starts at $50,000 per license , When comparing FACTIVITY to its competitors, the software is rated 8 - higher than the average Manufacturing software cost.

Bottom line: FACTIVITY is more expensive than TACTIC APS.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared TACTIC APS Vs. FACTIVITY based on some of the most important and required Manufacturing features.

TACTIC APS: Production, Production planning, Automated Scheduling.

FACTIVITY: Supply Chain Planning, Manufacturing, Document Management, Enterprise Resource Planning, Budgeting & CPM.

Target customer size

TACTIC APS's typical customers include: Small businesses and start ups, and FACTIVITY's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.