Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform vs QAD Redzone

Limble

SafetyChain

SyteLine

RedBeam

ACADEMIA ERP / SIS

PerformOEE Smart Factory Software

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Infor CloudSuite Industrial (SyteLine) is an end-to-end ERP (enterprise resource planning) solution which provides discrete & process manufacturers in SMB/enterprise markets with planning & scheduling tools, plus quality & service management, business intelligence, & more

RedBeam’s fixed asset tracking software is designed to save you time and money. Streamline audits, ensure compliance, and improve asset visibility in your organization with our powerful solutions. 


Academia ERP software for schools, colleges, universities, and training institutes. It comes with 30+ modules that assist the academic and administrative staff in managing, monitoring, and administering all the operations in an institute. Includes - admissions, attendance, examination, MIS, etc.

Plex Systems delivers the first smart manufacturing platform that empowers innovators to make awesome products.

Accounting

Accounting Integration

Activity Dashboard

Activity Tracking

Approval Process Control

Audit Management

Automated Scheduling

Barcode/Ticket Scanning

Billing & Invoicing

Bills of Material

BOM Creation

Capacity Planning

Change Management

Complaint Management

Compliance Management

Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA)

Customer Database

Customizable Reports

Defect Tracking

Distribution Management

Document Coding & Control

Document Management

Enterprise Asset Management

Equipment Management

ERP integration

Financial Management

Food Traceability

For Metal Fabrication

Forecasting

HR Management

Integrated Business Operations

Inventory Management

Inventory Tracking

ISO Standards Management

Item Management

Maintenance Management

Material Requirements Planning

Multi-Location

Order Management

Predictive Analytics

Production Management

Production Scheduling

Project Management

Purchase Order Management

Quality Control

Quality Management

Quotes/Estimates

Real-Time Data

Real-Time Monitoring

Recall Management

Recipe Management

Recommendations

Reporting/Analytics

Resource Management

Risk Management

Safety Management

Scheduling

Shipping Management

Shop Floor Management

Supplier Management

Supplier Quality Control

Supply Chain Management

Task Management

Third-Party Integrations

Traceability

Training Management

Warehouse Management

Workflow Management

Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform

Web-based

Senior Accountant

We experienced many technical problems (labels not working, drop ship module not allowing decimals, accounting jobs not being available for all entries, ect).

National Customer Service Coordinator

Very user friendly, cloud based so you can access and work from anywhere, the dashboard is great and an awesome tool to have.

Plex has nearly destroyed our company and that is not an exaggeration.

HR Manager

The ability to track everything to do with employees and manufacturing is great. Everything in one ERP system.

Part of it I could chalk up to a poor implementation via consultant company and not having the competency on the inside to know what to ask for.

The MRP, routers and BOM's are completely disjointed making planning a very tedious task.

The Plex cloud-based ERP software is pretty quick and responsive. Also the accounting module has a lot of functionality.

Process Engineer

We use PLEX everyday to manage our manufacturing team. Overall very good experience.

consultant

The company has been growing rapidly and only recently has taken a new direction which is better aligned with its growth and ability to meet the needs of customers across industries.

Director of I.T.

Plex has been an integral part of our ability to support global growth very quickly. We are Tier 1 automotive (so not exactly a small company).

Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform screenshot: Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform executive dashboard

Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform screenshot: Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform control panel

Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform screenshot: Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform traceability tree

Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform screenshot: Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform checksheet in process

Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform screenshot: Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform checksheet detail for one part

Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform screenshot: Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform label formats

Large Enterprises

Mid Size Business

Non Profit

Public Administrations

Small Business

PerformOEE Smart Factory Software is an integrated overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) solution that allows businesses in the manufacturing industry to measure the performance of operational processes. Key features include regulatory compliance, task management, reporting, and trend monitoring.

SafetyChain is a digital plant management platform for process manufacturers trusted by more than 2,000 facilities to improve plant-wide performance. It unifies production and quality teams with data and insights, tools, and delivers real-time operational visibility and control by eliminating paper

Limble is a web-based and mobile computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) designed for businesses and facilities of all sizes across a variety of industries. Key features include asset management, preventative maintenance management, and work order management.

QAD Redzone’s innovative solutions create an unbeatable culture of engagement and efficiency by working together. Traditional plant floor technology alienates frontline teams. 
QAD Redzone breaks down these barriers with simple, intuitive, and engaging social technology that people love to use.

Access Controls/Permissions

Alerts/Escalation

Alerts/Notifications

Archiving & Retention

Audit Trail

Benchmarking

Calendar Management

Collaboration Tools

Communications Management

Compliance Tracking

Cost Tracking

Customizable Dashboard

Customizable Forms

Customizable Templates

Data Capture and Transfer

Data Import/Export

Data Visualization

Downtime Tracking

Environmental Compliance

Equipment Maintenance

FDA Compliance

Historical Trend Analysis

Incident Management

Inspection Management

ISO Compliance

KPI Monitoring

Loss Tracking

Maintenance Scheduling

Mobile Access

Monitoring

OSHA Compliance

Performance Metrics

Preventive Maintenance

Production Tracking

Productivity Analysis

Real-Time Analytics

Reminders

Reporting & Statistics

Root Cause Analysis

Status Tracking

Surveys & Feedback

Task Scheduling

Utilization Reporting

Version Control

Work Order Management

QAD Redzone

Windows

iPad

iPhone

VP Operations 

Great implementation- needs champion and to be imbedded in the culture to work best - create a need for the information - discipline required.

Packaging Manager 

I would like to thank the RedZone team for all your support and patience's throughout this journey!!!  Great Software and Great People.

Director of Engineering and Continuous Improvement

The experiences have always been positive and the investments have had valuable returns. The part of Redzone I enjoy the most is that they partner with you to ensure you have success.

despatch team leader

The chats function is really good and being able to take photos and videos is helping us to pass the information to the right person and issues are being resolved much quicker with Redzone.

Director Operations Excellence

The system has great features including messaging, "high 5", etc., which help us with employee engagement, recognition and communication.

RedZone was super user friendly. Creates involvement from everyone within,  and builds collaborations from supporting department that were lacking prior.

Director of Operations

Another great feature is how easy it is to communicate with the rest of the departments using the Line Log feature. This software has increased the engagement between departments in our company.

Operations supervisor

Ease of use and interaction. The instruction from the trainer was great.

CI Project Mgr 

Excellent customer service and support. Very important with this type of software.

It has improved the communication between operations, quality and maintenance teams.

VP of Manufacturing

Their team does an excellent job of including your team in their constantly growing community.

CI Manager

Also, the Redzone TV's are constantly updating and not working properly. Not sure if this is a Redzone issue, but it's caused us to minimize the use of the TV's.

Vice President

Improved communication on the floor. Uniquely integrated for quality & maintenance as well as OEE.

Plant Manager

Missing downtime as a percent of runtime. Product Change & Line Change counts are being skewed.

Chief Operating Officer

The software is iOS based and there are no Windows desktop options.

Sr. Project Engineer

It was very easy to install and require significantly less investment than other systems we considered.

PMO Manager

The integration of production data with communications, RCPS, Kaizens, huddles, are the core strengths of this product.

Supervisor 

In all fairness it could be the sensors not the program. But it can be a pain to get back online when it does stop working.

QAD Redzone screenshot: Manage your entire facility from a birds' eye view of area or line. "Manage by exception" with clear indication that a line is winning (green), off target but within threshold (orange) or losing (red) against target.

QAD Redzone screenshot: High level quality inspection by line dashboard showing whether a required check was completed (green), failed (red) or missed (black) with orange indicating an SPC violation. Each can be drilldown into to show the details and notes.

QAD Redzone screenshot: Typical main view for operators to monitor OEE to know whether they are winning (green) or losing (red) on an hour by hour basis. Note the highly visual red "Problem" indicating that a report is required and is still outstanding.

QAD Redzone screenshot: Example chat communication screenshot showing multi-media text thread including marked up photo (or video) with video-conferencing view in the foreground. Note that chats are translated so senders type in their chosen language and readers read in theirs.

QAD Redzone screenshot: Maintenance pareto showing top losses by downtime category including lost time, product and value. Note the highly visual red frame indicating that the red problem needs to be reported and remains until completed.

Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform vs QAD Redzone Comparison (2026)

Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform vs QAD Redzone Comparison (2026)

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