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Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform vs MasterControl Manufacturing Excellence Comparison (2026)

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Overview

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

MasterControl Mx is a next-gen MES for life sciences, digitizing EBR/eDHR to speed release, cut errors, and simplify FDA compliance.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

3000

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

1000

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.3

15

5

4

3

2

1

8

5

1

0

1

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
62%
would recommend this app

4.5

213

5

4

3

2

1

125

75

12

1

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
71%
would recommend this app

Pros

Not enoughreviews yet

Pros

“The review by exception cuts down batch review from 1-2hr to 15 min, whilst assuring process compliance and minimising operator errors.”
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Lara B.

Head of Quality

“User-friendly and integrated platform with strong data visibility, compliance control, and manufacturing traceability.”
SH

Sangmi H.

Project manager

“Lots of clicks to move between steps and sections, add will as the limitation of VOD to validate the various flows.”
Verified reviewer profile picture

Lara B.

Head of Quality

Cons

Not enoughreviews yet

Cons

“I don’t like that you can’t easily track the lifecycle of the document or task tracking, rather you have to click into the info card and find the right section.”
MB

Megan B.

Regulatory Affairs Associate II

“I’m having challenges with the issue that Attachments are unable to be downloaded all together with the executed batch records.”
JH

Judy H.

Sr. Manager, QA

“UI is not well designed for a production environment when operators are wearing gloves and PPE.”
BM

Brian M.

Plant Management

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last reviewa year ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review17 days ago

Key features

  • Total features72
  • API
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Approval Process Control
  • Audit Management
  • Automated Scheduling
  • BOM Creation
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Bills of Material
  • CRM
  • Capacity Planning
  • Change Management
  • Chemical Management
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Complaint Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA)
  • Customer Database
  • Customizable Reports
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Visualization
  • Defect Tracking
  • Distribution Management
  • Document Coding & Control
  • Document Management
  • EDI
  • ERP integration
  • Enterprise Asset Management
  • Equipment Management
  • Financial Management
  • Food Traceability
  • For Metal Fabrication
  • Forecasting
  • HR Management
  • ISO Standards Management
  • Integrated Business Operations
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Item Management
  • MES
  • Maintenance Management
  • Material Requirements Planning
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Location
  • Order Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Product Lifecycle Management
  • Production Management
  • Production Scheduling
  • Production Tracking
  • Project Management
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Quality Control
  • Quality Management
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Recall Management
  • Recipe Management
  • Recommendations
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Resource Management
  • Risk Management
  • Safety Management
  • Scheduling
  • Search/Filter
  • 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
  • Total features50
  • API
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Approval Process Control
  • Audit Management
  • Automated Scheduling
  • BOM Creation
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Bills of Material
  • CRM
  • Capacity Planning
  • Change Management
  • Chemical Management
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Complaint Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA)
  • Customer Database
  • Customizable Reports
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Visualization
  • Defect Tracking
  • Distribution Management
  • Document Coding & Control
  • Document Management
  • EDI
  • ERP integration
  • Enterprise Asset Management
  • Equipment Management
  • Financial Management
  • Food Traceability
  • For Metal Fabrication
  • Forecasting
  • HR Management
  • ISO Standards Management
  • Integrated Business Operations
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Item Management
  • MES
  • Maintenance Management
  • Material Requirements Planning
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Location
  • Order Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Product Lifecycle Management
  • Production Management
  • Production Scheduling
  • Production Tracking
  • Project Management
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Quality Control
  • Quality Management
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Recall Management
  • Recipe Management
  • Recommendations
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Resource Management
  • Risk Management
  • Safety Management
  • Scheduling
  • Search/Filter
  • 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

Integrations

  • Total integrations1
  • BarTender
  • Blue Mountain RAM
  • Descartes Pacejet
  • IFS Cloud ERP
  • Infor ION
  • LabVantage
  • LabWare LIMS
  • MasterControl Quality Excellence
  • Microsoft 365
  • MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
  • NetSuite
  • SAP BTP
  • STARLIMS
  • Total integrations12
  • BarTender
  • Blue Mountain RAM
  • Descartes Pacejet
  • IFS Cloud ERP
  • Infor ION
  • LabVantage
  • LabWare LIMS
  • MasterControl Quality Excellence
  • Microsoft 365
  • MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
  • NetSuite
  • SAP BTP
  • STARLIMS