Compare EASE and Plex Software 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (63.9% of reviews)
Mid-Market (63.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $719.00 1 Site Unlimited Users/ Per Month
No pricing available
EASE
Star Rating
(205)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (63.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $719.00 1 Site Unlimited Users/ Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansPlex Smart Manufacturing Platform
Star Rating
(73)3.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (63.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Plex Smart Manufacturing PlatformSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that EASE excels in overall user satisfaction, boasting a significantly higher score compared to Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform. Users appreciate its intuitive interface, with one reviewer noting, "It facilitates our LPA audits process. You can create lots of different reports."
- Users say that EASE offers a smoother implementation experience, with many highlighting the support from the EASE team during onboarding. This contrasts with Plex, where some users have expressed challenges in setup, despite its cloud-based accessibility.
- Reviewers mention that EASE provides exceptional customer support, with a score that reflects its responsiveness and helpfulness. Users have praised the weekly and bi-weekly assistance, making it easier to navigate the software, while Plex's support, although attentive, has received mixed feedback.
- According to verified reviews, EASE stands out for its ease of use, with users finding it straightforward and user-friendly. In contrast, while Plex is noted for its adaptability to user needs, some users still face a learning curve.
- G2 reviewers highlight that EASE's features, such as customizable reporting and departmental Q&A tools, significantly enhance daily operations. Meanwhile, Plex is recognized for its real-time data capabilities, which improve visibility across manufacturing processes, but some users feel it lacks the same level of customization.
- Users report that EASE's flexibility and comprehensive features make it a strong partner in business operations, with a high score in product direction. Plex, while offering vast capabilities, has received feedback indicating that it may not always align perfectly with specific operational needs.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
EASE
EASE
Starting at $719.00
1 Site Unlimited Users/ Per Month
For resolving issues & preventing recurrence with targeted training. Price based on site headcount. Billed annually per site. Implementation fees apply.
- Unlimited users, audits & inspections
- Robust scheduler
- Out-of-the-box dashboards
Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform
No pricing availableFree Trial
EASE
Free Trial is available
Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.2
150
7.9
58
Ease of Use
9.3
152
8.0
60
Ease of Setup
8.8
94
7.0
42
Ease of Admin
8.7
66
7.2
37
Quality of Support
9.3
138
7.1
55
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
64
7.7
38
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
146
6.6
59
Features by Category
Accounting
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Inventory & Warehouse
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
7.6
7
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Purchasing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Sales & Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Manufacturing
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Quality Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Distribution
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
5
HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Process ERP
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Accounting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Inventory & Warehouse
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Purchasing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Sales & Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Discrete Manufacturing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Process Manufacturing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
ETO Manufacturing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Quality Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Service
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Distribution
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Mixed Mode ERP
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Scheduling
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
9.0
7
Agentic AI - Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Accounting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Inventory & Warehouse
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Purchasing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Sales & Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Manufacturing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Quality Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Distribution
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Discrete ERP
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Accounting
Not enough data
7.1
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
31
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.8
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
32
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.0
29
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
31
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
29
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
23
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.3
25
Not enough data
7.3
28
|
Verified
Back Office
Not enough data
6.8
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.3
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
30
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.5
18
|
Verified
Front Office
Not enough data
7.2
18
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.1
22
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.0
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.8
22
Not enough data
6.1
19
|
Verified
Not enough data
5.8
20
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
20
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.5
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.0
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
16
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.0
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.7
22
|
Verified
Integration
Not enough data
7.0
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
24
|
Verified
Logistics
Not enough data
8.2
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
23
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
26
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
6.7
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
23
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
31
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
24
|
Verified
Production
Not enough data
8.3
29
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
22
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
29
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.0
23
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
25
|
Verified
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
7.0
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.5
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
24
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - ERP Systems
Not enough data
Not enough data
Health & Safety
9.1
41
Not enough data
8.5
37
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform
7.8
33
Not enough data
8.8
41
Not enough data
9.1
46
Not enough data
9.0
45
Not enough data
8.7
14
Not enough data
Environment
8.5
37
Not enough data
8.2
30
Not enough data
8.6
31
Not enough data
Services
9.1
40
Not enough data
9.1
38
Not enough data
9.1
37
Not enough data
8.7
31
Not enough data
Audit & Inspections
8.8
46
Not enough data
9.0
46
Not enough data
8.9
47
Not enough data
Text Summarization
7.8
13
Not enough data
7.8
13
Not enough data
Risk Management
8.9
40
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Data Security
8.7
14
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
8.3
30
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
32
Not enough data
8.5
36
Not enough data
Compliance
8.8
31
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI - Environmental Health and Safety
7.8
13
Not enough data
7.4
13
Not enough data
Systems Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
IoT Capabilities
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Industrial IoT
Not enough data
Not enough data
Nonconformance
9.0
78
|
Verified
8.5
14
|
Verified
8.7
72
|
Verified
8.1
13
|
Verified
8.4
66
|
Verified
8.2
15
|
Verified
Quality system
8.7
74
|
Verified
8.8
16
|
Verified
8.5
70
|
Verified
8.1
14
|
Verified
8.5
73
|
Verified
8.0
15
|
Verified
Risk Management
8.8
71
|
Verified
7.9
14
|
Verified
8.4
70
|
Verified
7.8
12
|
Verified
7.6
62
|
Verified
7.6
12
|
Verified
Inspection Management
8.5
73
|
Verified
7.1
13
|
Verified
8.8
71
|
Verified
8.3
14
|
Verified
8.7
74
|
Verified
8.5
14
|
Verified
Compliance
8.5
63
|
Verified
8.1
15
|
Verified
8.0
58
|
Verified
7.1
11
|
Verified
8.3
57
|
Verified
8.3
15
|
Verified
Platform
7.8
70
7.9
15
|
Verified
8.7
74
|
Verified
9.3
15
|
Verified
9.1
85
|
Verified
7.3
15
|
Verified
8.9
84
|
Verified
7.8
16
|
Verified
Services
8.8
77
|
Verified
7.9
15
|
Verified
8.8
76
|
Verified
7.7
16
|
Verified
9.1
74
|
Verified
8.0
15
|
Verified
8.8
73
|
Verified
8.0
14
|
Verified
Planning
8.3
21
Not enough data
8.5
20
Not enough data
8.3
21
Not enough data
8.4
19
Not enough data
Execution
7.0
20
Not enough data
8.6
23
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
8.8
24
Not enough data
7.9
17
Not enough data
Analytics
8.4
20
Not enough data
7.7
19
Not enough data
8.4
20
Not enough data
Production Control - Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Production Monitoring - Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Collection and Analysis - Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration - Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence - Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Manufacturing Execution System
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
EASE and Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform are categorized as Quality Management (QMS)
Unique Categories
EASE is categorized as Inspection Management and Environmental Health and Safety
Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform is categorized as Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS), Process ERP, Mixed Mode ERP, Discrete ERP, Manufacturing Execution System, ERP Systems, and Industrial IoT
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
EASE
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Automotive
63.9%
Manufacturing
6.4%
Consumer Services
5.9%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
4.0%
Aviation & Aerospace
3.5%
Other
16.3%
Automotive
49.3%
Food & Beverages
8.2%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
8.2%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
5.5%
Industrial Automation
4.1%
Other
24.7%
Alternatives
Discussions
Can I take and upload photos and video to my audit questions?
2 Comments
Official Response from EASE
Beacon can access your mobile device's camera and can automatically attach photos to any audit question while conducting an audit. We are currently working...Read more
Is it possible ato cretae new graphics that are not in the menu?
1 Comment
Official Response from EASE
Hello Gustavo, thank you for your question. I'm happy to share that the graphs you listed are exactly the ones our team will be working on very soon to...Read more
How long does it take to get Beacon up and running?
1 Comment
Official Response from EASE
Beacon can be up and running with your company's audit questions, auditors and schedule within an hour. Email reminders are automatically sent out, so once...Read more
What is smart Plex?
2 Comments
DR
The Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform is a single digital platform that’s purpose-built for manufacturing. It includes solutions for manufacturing execution...Read more
Is Plex an ERP system?
2 Comments
DR
Plex does offer an ERP system, designed for manufacturing from the beginning, containing the depth and breadth needed to minimize risks by staying in...Read more
How do I use Plex ERP?
1 Comment
GJ
Thanks for your question. Plex ERP is a single system that allows you to manage your financial, operational, and IT strategies in one place. Please contact...Read more
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