Tulip
tulip.co
What it is
Tulip is a composable frontline operations platform for production workflows, visibility, and operational improvement. Its no-code tools let teams build guided workflows, management terminals, and dashboards using a common data model. Real-time analytics and automations connect actions across machines, apps, and enterprise systems. AI agents can use operational data to surface issues, draft changes, and act within team-defined guardrails. Manufacturing use cases include digital work instructions, production tracking, OEE dashboards, quality inspection, traceability, and electronic batch records. Tulip connects with ERP, PLM, and other business systems through HTTP and SQL connectors, an API, and an on-premise Connector Host; machine connections use Node-RED, MQTT, and OPC UA. It supports more than 700 devices. The SaaS product has no free plan or perpetual license. Essentials costs $100 a month, billed annually per interface, with a 10-interface minimum; Professional costs $250 a month on the same basis and minimum.
Spec sheet
- Purpose
- Tulip describes its product as a composable frontline operations platform for production workflows, visibility, and operational improvement.Read 29 Sep 2026 · tulip.co
- Integrations
- Tulip connects with ERP, PLM, and other business systems and offers HTTP and SQL connectors, an API, and an on-premise Connector Host.Read 29 Sep 2026 · tulip.co
- Security
- Tulip states that it encrypts data at rest and in transit, uses TLS/SSL-only API endpoints, and performs continuous vulnerability scanning and third-party penetration testing.Read 29 Sep 2026 · tulip.co
- Compliance
- Tulip lists SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, ISO 9001:2015, and FedRAMP Moderate Equivalent among its platform compliance standards.Read 29 Sep 2026 · tulip.co
- Support
- The pricing page lists email support with a response within a maximum of 24 hours and offers a premium support plan with dedicated 24/7 support for critical issues.Read 29 Sep 2026 · tulip.co
- License
- Tulip states that it is a SaaS solution and does not offer a perpetual license.Read 29 Sep 2026 · tulip.co
- Headquarters
- Somerville, Massachusetts, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · tulip.co
- AI
- The platform includes AI agents that reason over operational data to surface issues, draft changes, and take actions within team-defined guardrails.Read 29 Sep 2026 · tulip.co
- Analytics and automation
- Tulip offers real-time analytics and automations that connect triggers and actions across machines, apps, and enterprise systems.Read 29 Sep 2026 · tulip.co
- App building
- Its no-code tools let teams create guided workflows, management terminals, and dashboards on a common data model.Read 29 Sep 2026 · tulip.co
- Availability
- Tulip states 99.9% uptime, daily backups across redundant locations, and 0-RPO for mission-critical data.Read 29 Sep 2026 · tulip.co
- Company origin
- Tulip says it was started by a team of engineers out of the MIT Media Lab.Read 29 Sep 2026 · tulip.co
- Device compatibility
- Tulip advertises support for more than 700 devices and says USB devices can connect directly to workstations without an edge device.Read 29 Sep 2026 · tulip.co
- Machine connectivity
- Tulip supports machine connections through Node-RED, MQTT, and OPC UA, directly or through Tulip edge devices.Read 29 Sep 2026 · tulip.co
- Manufacturing use cases
- Tulip lists digital work instructions, production tracking, OEE dashboards, quality inspection, traceability, and electronic batch records among its manufacturing use cases.Read 29 Sep 2026 · tulip.co
- Pricing model
- Tulip prices subscriptions per monthly active interface, defined as a device with activity on at least one day in the month, rather than per user.Read 29 Sep 2026 · tulip.co
Plans and prices
Strong points and limits
Strong points
- No-code tools build workflows, terminals, and dashboards.
- AI agents operate within team-defined guardrails.
- Supports more than 700 devices.
- Listed manufacturing uses include inspection and traceability.
Limits
- No free plan is listed.
- No perpetual license is offered.
- Essentials and Professional have a 10-interface minimum.
- Listed prices are billed annually per interface.
Who it suits
Tulip suits production teams building digital workflows and seeking operational visibility across machines and business systems. It also lists use cases for manufacturing quality, traceability, and production tracking.
Verdict
Tulip combines workflow building, analytics, automation, and machine connectivity for frontline production operations. It is a paid SaaS product, with listed Essentials pricing starting at $100 a month and a 10-interface minimum.
Where Specifiction places it
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