Compare Plex Software and Propel 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (63.9% of reviews)
Mid-Market (48.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Plex 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 PlatformPropel
Star Rating
(146)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about PropelSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Propel excels in user satisfaction, boasting a significantly higher overall rating compared to Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform. Users appreciate Propel's seamless integration with Salesforce, which helps maintain focus during product changes and releases.
- According to verified reviews, Propel's implementation process is praised for its intuitiveness, allowing users to quickly adapt to the platform. Recent feedback highlights the cloud-based nature of Propel, which enables easy access to essential documents without the hassle of searching through multiple folders.
- Users say that Propel offers superior support quality, with a score that reflects its responsiveness and helpfulness. Reviewers have noted that Propel's support team is attentive to user needs, enhancing the overall experience when issues arise.
- Reviewers mention that while Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform provides real-time data and visibility across manufacturing processes, it falls short in user ratings for ease of use and setup. Some users have expressed that the platform could be more intuitive, which may hinder new users from fully leveraging its capabilities.
- G2 reviewers highlight Propel's flexibility in designing workflows tailored to specific business needs, which has been a game-changer for many users. This adaptability is contrasted with Plex, where users have noted a more rigid structure that may not accommodate unique operational requirements as effectively.
- According to recent feedback, while Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform is recognized for its vast capabilities in improving business operations, Propel's integration with CAD programs and its streamlined bill of materials management are seen as significant advantages that enhance productivity and efficiency.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform
No pricing availablePropel
No pricing availableFree Trial
Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform
No trial information availablePropel
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
7.9
57
8.6
133
Ease of Use
7.9
59
8.5
135
Ease of Setup
7.0
41
8.0
101
Ease of Admin
7.2
37
7.8
79
Quality of Support
7.1
54
8.9
127
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.7
38
9.2
81
Product Direction (% positive)
6.6
58
8.9
131
Features by Category
Accounting
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
Not enough data
Inventory & Warehouse
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
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
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
Manufacturing
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
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
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
Not enough data
HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
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
Feature Not Available
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
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
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
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
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
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Mixed Mode ERP
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
Scheduling
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Quality Management
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
7.2
9
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Quality System
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Data Management
Not enough data
8.9
14
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
9.5
11
Not enough data
9.4
13
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.3
8
Optimization
Not enough data
9.2
12
Not enough data
9.5
11
Not enough data
8.6
6
Analytics
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.9
9
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
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
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
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
Manufacturing
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
Not enough data
Quality Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
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
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Discrete ERP
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Accounting
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
Not enough data
Back Office
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
Not enough data
Front Office
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
Not enough data
Integration
7.0
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
Logistics
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
Not enough data
Platform
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
Not enough data
Production
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
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
7.0
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.5
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
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
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
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Industrial IoT
Not enough data
Not enough data
Nonconformance
8.5
14
|
Verified
8.3
28
|
Verified
8.1
13
|
Verified
8.4
27
|
Verified
8.2
15
|
Verified
9.1
34
|
Verified
Quality system
8.8
16
|
Verified
9.1
34
|
Verified
8.1
14
|
Verified
8.4
29
|
Verified
8.0
15
|
Verified
8.1
27
|
Verified
Risk Management
7.9
14
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.8
12
|
Verified
7.3
21
|
Verified
7.6
12
|
Verified
8.1
21
|
Verified
Inspection Management
7.1
13
|
Verified
8.1
24
|
Verified
8.3
14
|
Verified
8.6
29
|
Verified
8.5
14
|
Verified
8.4
24
|
Verified
Compliance
8.1
15
|
Verified
7.8
20
|
Verified
7.1
11
|
Verified
7.8
17
|
Verified
8.3
15
|
Verified
7.5
21
|
Verified
Platform
7.9
15
|
Verified
7.6
22
|
Verified
9.3
15
|
Verified
8.4
22
|
Verified
7.3
15
|
Verified
6.1
19
|
Verified
7.8
16
|
Verified
7.9
23
|
Verified
Services
7.9
15
|
Verified
8.3
23
|
Verified
7.7
16
|
Verified
7.4
26
|
Verified
8.0
15
|
Verified
8.9
26
|
Verified
8.0
14
|
Verified
8.5
24
|
Verified
New Product Introduction
Not enough data
7.5
29
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
29
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.6
29
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
36
|
Verified
CAD
Not enough data
6.2
27
Not enough data
6.0
27
Not enough data
6.3
27
Collaboration
Not enough data
7.7
31
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
32
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
32
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
34
|
Verified
Product Data Management
Not enough data
8.3
32
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
32
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
35
|
Verified
Bill of Materials
Not enough data
8.2
32
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
30
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
29
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
31
|
Verified
Engineering Change Management
Not enough data
7.6
31
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
35
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
34
|
Verified
Simulation
Not enough data
7.2
30
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.8
29
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.8
29
|
Verified
Analytics
Not enough data
7.7
32
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.6
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
27
|
Verified
Quality management
Not enough data
7.6
31
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
30
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
28
|
Verified
Integration
Not enough data
7.0
33
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.4
26
Not enough data
6.7
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.0
26
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.7
16
Not enough data
5.8
16
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
Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform and Propel are categorized as Quality Management (QMS)
Unique Categories
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
Propel is categorized as Medical QMS, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), and Product Information Management (PIM)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Propel
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
50.0%
Food & Beverages
8.3%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
8.3%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
5.6%
Industrial Automation
4.2%
Other
23.6%
Medical Devices
25.7%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
10.0%
Consumer Goods
8.6%
Consumer Electronics
7.1%
Information Technology and Services
5.0%
Other
43.6%
Alternatives
Discussions
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
What is the Propel Cloud architecture?
2 Comments
DN
Cloud architecture (for example https://www.axon.dev/expertises/cloud-architecture-design-services ) refers to the design and structure of a cloud computing...Read more
Do I have to have Salesforce to run Propel PLM?
1 Comment
Official Response from Propel
No, the Propel app runs on the Salesforce platform, and you get that platform as part of buying Propel. But you don’t have to be running Salesforce CRM....Read more
How are you different from other PLM solutions?
1 Comment
Official Response from Propel
Customer-focused, Flexible lifecycle and product content, robust cloud platform, integration to customer information, and built-in analytics, tasks,...Read more
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