AMG Read Stream vs AssetPulse

AMG Read Stream uses RFID tags and readers to track, locate, audit, and monitor enterprise inventory. It can read multiple tags at once without line of sight, then record read points, locations, timestamps, and movement history. Audit and reconciliation tools compare reads with expected inventory and identify items that are found, missing, or unexpected. Alerts can flag unexpected movement, non-verification, or threshold breaches; the product also provides inventory reports and analytics. Listed reader options include fixed portals, handheld readers, and desktop encoders, connected through a shared read pipeline. AMG connects RFID data with asset management, ITAM, CMDB, service desk, and procurement records, and provides REST APIs for ERP and other applications. Permissions can be based on location and role, while audit trails retain reads, edits, and reconciliations. Cloud and on-premises deployment are listed. The product is aimed at several operational and administrative teams, and its comparison describes RFID as suited to high-value, high-volume, or multi-site inventory. Readers, antennas, and tags are required. Pricing is listed from $99/mo.

AssetPulse’s AssetGather combines RFID, BLE and IoT hardware with server and mobile software to track assets across laboratories, warehouses, manufacturing floors and field operations. The server processes reader, sensor and GPS data to update asset records and trigger alerts when conditions change. Dashboards, reporting, asset history, missing-item alerts, rules, role-based access and utilization analytics support oversight. Handheld and smartphone apps handle audits, check-in and check-out, reconciliation, tagging, maintenance checklists and work-order updates; they can work offline and batch-sync later. AssetGather Server is available as cloud-hosted SaaS or an on-premises license. The maker describes ERP and CMMS integration, with API or webhooks for connecting to SAP, Oracle and other enterprise systems. AssetPulse offers trial rentals that include readers and tags, but does not state a standard trial length. Pricing is on request. The company is headquartered in San Jose, California.