Compare Plex Software and Tulip 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (63.9% of reviews)
Mid-Market (41.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$100.00 1 interfaces Per Month
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 PlatformTulip
Star Rating
(36)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$100.00 1 interfaces Per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansPlex Smart Manufacturing Platform vs Tulip
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Tulip easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Tulip overall.
- Reviewers felt that Tulip meets the needs of their business better than Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Tulip is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Tulip over Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform
No pricing availableTulip
Essentials
$100.00
1 interfaces Per Month
Guide operations with digital workflows.
Ideal for basic production visibility, quality, and assembly workflows.
- Apps on mobile, desktop, touchscreens, and wearables
- Tulip Tables
- Tulip Analytics
Free Trial
Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform
No trial information availableTulip
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
7.9
57
8.4
28
Ease of Use
7.9
59
8.8
30
Ease of Setup
7.0
41
8.0
22
Ease of Admin
7.2
37
8.5
19
Quality of Support
7.1
54
9.0
28
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.7
38
9.3
19
Product Direction (% positive)
6.6
58
10.0
29
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
Workflow & Automation
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Execution
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
8.3
11
Analytics & Reporting
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
9.4
11
Not enough data
8.8
11
Enterprise 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
Knowledge Capture
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.8
8
Agentic AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data & Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Management
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
7.4
9
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
7.5
8
Analytics
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
7.4
9
Agentic AI - Manufacturing Intelligence
Not enough data
Not enough data
Guide Options
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
9.4
13
Not enough data
8.6
13
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
8.5
12
Guide Tools
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
7.8
12
Access Options
Not enough data
6.8
10
Not enough data
7.7
11
Not enough data
8.2
10
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
7.8
12
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
7.5
12
Not enough data
8.4
15
IoT Capabilities
Feature Not Available
8.1
14
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
8.2
14
Agentic AI - Industrial IoT
Not enough data
Not enough data
Nonconformance
8.5
14
|
Verified
8.0
11
8.1
13
|
Verified
8.0
9
8.2
15
|
Verified
7.6
9
Quality system
8.8
16
|
Verified
6.9
8
8.1
14
|
Verified
7.4
9
8.0
15
|
Verified
7.9
11
Risk Management
7.9
14
|
Verified
7.2
9
7.8
12
|
Verified
6.9
8
7.6
12
|
Verified
6.3
8
Inspection Management
7.1
13
|
Verified
8.0
10
8.3
14
|
Verified
7.7
11
8.5
14
|
Verified
7.9
11
Compliance
8.1
15
|
Verified
7.6
11
7.1
11
|
Verified
6.3
9
8.3
15
|
Verified
6.9
9
Platform
7.9
15
|
Verified
8.5
11
9.3
15
|
Verified
8.2
11
7.3
15
|
Verified
8.8
11
7.8
16
|
Verified
9.2
11
Services
7.9
15
|
Verified
9.2
11
7.7
16
|
Verified
9.2
11
8.0
15
|
Verified
9.4
11
8.0
14
|
Verified
9.2
11
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
Knowledge Base
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform and Tulip are categorized as Manufacturing Execution System, Quality Management (QMS), and Industrial IoT
Unique Categories
Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform is categorized as Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS), Process ERP, Mixed Mode ERP, Discrete ERP, and ERP Systems
Tulip is categorized as Work Instructions, Manufacturing Intelligence, and Connected Worker Platform
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Tulip
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%
Manufacturing
36.1%
Pharmaceuticals
11.1%
Information Technology and Services
8.3%
Industrial Automation
8.3%
Oil & Energy
5.6%
Other
30.6%
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 tulip in manufacturing?
1 Comment
KA
Tulip is a software used to make internal apps for operators and managers. It can monitor machine uptime, automatically record measurements from tools,...Read more
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