Compare Infor XA and Plex Software 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (54.5% of reviews)
Mid-Market (63.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Infor XA
Star Rating
(31)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (54.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Infor XAPlex Smart Manufacturing Platform
Star Rating
(72)3.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (63.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Plex Smart Manufacturing PlatformInfor XA vs Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform easier to use. However, Infor XA is easier to set up and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Infor XA overall.
- Reviewers felt that Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform meets the needs of their business better than Infor XA.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Infor XA is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Infor XA over Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Infor XA
No pricing availablePlex Smart Manufacturing Platform
No pricing availableFree Trial
Infor XA
No trial information availablePlex Smart Manufacturing Platform
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
7.5
16
7.9
57
Ease of Use
7.3
16
7.9
59
Ease of Setup
7.3
5
7.0
41
Ease of Admin
9.0
5
7.2
37
Quality of Support
7.7
14
7.1
54
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
5
7.7
38
Product Direction (% positive)
7.3
13
6.6
58
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
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
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
Service
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
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
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - ETO ERP
Not enough data
Not enough data
Accounting
7.8
6
7.1
27
|
Verified
7.1
7
7.2
28
|
Verified
7.3
8
8.0
31
|
Verified
6.7
7
6.8
28
|
Verified
6.0
7
6.7
24
|
Verified
6.9
7
7.2
32
|
Verified
7.6
9
7.0
29
|
Verified
7.5
8
7.5
31
|
Verified
7.1
8
7.1
26
|
Verified
7.4
9
7.3
28
|
Verified
7.6
7
7.5
29
|
Verified
6.4
7
7.1
25
|
Verified
7.7
8
7.3
27
|
Verified
6.9
8
7.5
24
|
Verified
7.3
5
7.5
23
8.0
5
Feature Not Available
7.0
5
7.3
25
7.8
6
7.3
28
|
Verified
Back Office
8.3
8
6.8
27
|
Verified
7.9
7
Feature Not Available
7.3
8
7.3
26
|
Verified
8.6
7
7.1
28
|
Verified
8.6
6
7.5
28
|
Verified
5.7
5
Feature Not Available
7.0
5
Feature Not Available
8.7
9
8.2
30
|
Verified
8.3
8
7.3
26
|
Verified
7.7
5
7.2
27
|
Verified
8.8
8
7.3
24
|
Verified
8.9
6
7.7
25
|
Verified
7.3
5
7.4
21
|
Verified
7.7
5
6.5
18
|
Verified
Front Office
6.4
7
7.2
18
|
Verified
5.7
5
6.1
22
|
Verified
6.9
7
7.0
25
|
Verified
7.7
5
7.3
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.8
22
Not enough data
6.1
19
|
Verified
5.7
5
5.8
20
|
Verified
7.3
8
7.8
26
|
Verified
7.1
8
7.5
20
|
Verified
5.7
5
6.5
21
|
Verified
7.4
7
6.0
24
|
Verified
6.9
6
7.2
24
|
Verified
5.7
5
6.7
16
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.0
13
|
Verified
6.0
5
Feature Not Available
6.7
6
6.7
22
|
Verified
Integration
6.4
6
7.0
21
|
Verified
8.7
9
6.9
24
|
Verified
6.7
7
7.2
24
|
Verified
Logistics
8.5
9
8.2
28
|
Verified
8.5
8
7.2
23
|
Verified
8.0
9
7.3
27
|
Verified
8.9
9
8.1
28
|
Verified
9.0
8
8.4
28
|
Verified
9.2
8
8.5
28
|
Verified
8.6
6
6.9
25
|
Verified
8.6
6
7.2
24
|
Verified
8.8
8
8.5
27
|
Verified
8.8
7
7.8
26
|
Verified
Platform
7.6
7
6.7
26
|
Verified
7.8
6
7.7
23
|
Verified
8.6
6
7.4
24
|
Verified
8.3
9
8.0
28
|
Verified
9.0
8
7.4
31
|
Verified
7.7
8
7.6
24
|
Verified
Production
8.5
8
8.3
29
|
Verified
8.3
6
7.7
24
|
Verified
8.1
7
7.3
24
|
Verified
8.3
6
8.0
22
|
Verified
8.5
8
7.8
24
|
Verified
8.1
7
7.7
21
|
Verified
8.5
8
8.0
29
|
Verified
8.1
7
7.5
25
|
Verified
8.3
7
7.2
24
|
Verified
8.3
5
8.5
25
|
Verified
7.5
6
7.0
23
|
Verified
8.6
7
7.8
25
|
Verified
Reporting & Analytics
7.9
7
7.0
28
|
Verified
8.3
6
6.5
24
|
Verified
8.9
6
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
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
Not enough data
8.5
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
15
|
Verified
Quality system
Not enough data
8.8
16
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
15
|
Verified
Risk Management
Not enough data
7.9
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
12
|
Verified
Inspection Management
Not enough data
7.1
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
14
|
Verified
Compliance
Not enough data
8.1
15
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
15
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
7.9
15
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
15
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
15
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
16
|
Verified
Services
Not enough data
7.9
15
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
16
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
15
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
14
|
Verified
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
Infor XA and Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform are categorized as ERP Systems and Discrete ERP
Unique Categories
Infor XA is categorized as ETO ERP
Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform is categorized as Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS), Process ERP, Mixed Mode ERP, Manufacturing Execution System, Quality Management (QMS), and Industrial IoT
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Infor XA
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
Renewables & Environment
9.1%
Oil & Energy
9.1%
Medical Devices
9.1%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
9.1%
Information Technology and Services
9.1%
Other
54.5%
Automotive
50.0%
Food & Beverages
8.3%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
8.3%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
5.6%
Industrial Automation
4.2%
Other
23.6%
Discussions
Infor XA has no discussions with answers
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
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
How much does plex manufacturing cost?
1 Comment
GJ
Thank you for your question. Plex offers a variety of solutions as part of the Smart Manufacturing Platform that considers various factors when sizing a...Read more
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