1factory vs Cognidox

1factory is a platform for manufacturing, supply-chain, and quality operations, covering product quality, supplier quality, and compliance. Quality Control includes PDF auto-ballooning, inspection plans, first article inspections, PPAP, in-process inspections, SPC, and gage calibration. Incoming inspection supports AQL sampling, lot acceptance or rejection, lot switching, and certificates of conformance. Supplier tools provide approved-vendor lists, qualification and certification, dashboards, scorecards, supplier FAI and PPAP, and corrective actions. The QMS includes document control, approval and access workflows, training, records management, and audit-readiness tools. APIs exchange part-master and order data with ERP or PLM systems and retrieve inspection results and measurements; requests and responses use UTF-8 JSON and an organization API key. Access is available through web, API, and self-hosted deployment. Standard plans require a one-year minimum and annual billing. Supplier Collaboration and QMS Standard cost $20 a month; Quality Control Standard costs $75 a month.

Cognidox is a document and quality management platform for product development teams, including businesses in medical devices, life sciences, and high tech. It organizes controlled documents with versioning, change management, audit trails, metadata indexing, e-signatures, and configurable approvals. For design controls, teams can set phase gates, validate designs, and assemble FDA technical documentation such as DHF, DHR, and DMR. Quality workflows cover CAPA and OFI, supplier management, complaints, non-conformance reports, and post-market surveillance. A learning management system adds skills matrices, self sign-off, quizzes, trainer assessment, and tracking of skill gaps. Cognidox describes support for ISO 9001:2015, ISO 13485:2016, and FDA 21 CFR Part 11 requirements. Its event log records timestamped actions that cannot be changed or removed, while user IDs, passwords, and configurable rights govern access. Plans start from £6,000/yr, with a 14-day supported trial; there is no free plan. The service is available on web, Windows, and API, with no mobile apps listed.