DocControl vs Qontiv

DocControl is a web-based document control and management system for small and medium-sized businesses, with Android and iOS apps. It supports document uploads, approvals, revision control, digital signatures, and automatic PDF conversion. Revision controls keep only the current SOP version viewable while retaining earlier revisions for review or audit. Document groups provide granular permissions, and user groups can inherit shared access settings. At approval, documents convert to PDF, with options for watermarks, headers, footers, encryption, and password protection. DocControl describes workflows for biotechnology and life sciences, including quality records such as CAPAs and SOPs. The maker says its time-stamped audit trail exceeds 21 CFR Part 11 requirements. Its server infrastructure is on Amazon servers, and databases are backed up daily to multiple off-site locations. Plans are billed monthly with no long-term contract and can be canceled at any time. Basic costs $49/Month for 2 users, 1 GB of storage, and unlimited documents; higher listed plans cost $99/Month, $299/Month, $499/Month, and $750/Month. The Giga plan includes 200 users and 50 GB of storage; buyers needing more are directed to contact the company. A 30-day free trial does not require a credit card.

Qontiv is a cloud manufacturing execution system for regulated discrete manufacturers, combining production execution with quality engineering. It includes OEE tracking, electronic work instructions, statistical process control, scheduling, maintenance management, inventory and lot or serial genealogy, and dashboards. OEE uses machine signals to calculate Availability, Performance, and Quality, with downtime reasons, shift trends, Pareto analysis, and Six Big Losses breakdowns. Operators can follow instructions with measurement inputs, e-signatures, and photo evidence. The edge gateway connects through OPC-UA and MQTT; Qontiv says a first machine can be online in under two hours without middleware. Scheduling includes a drag-and-drop Gantt view, equipment utilization, and constraint-aware sequencing. The AI Copilot answers production-data questions and detects anomalies. Shipped connectors include Oracle EBS and Oracle Fusion with write-back, NetSuite and SAP S/4HANA Cloud with import only, and MaintainX with bidirectional sync. Qontiv is in a pre-production design-partner phase. It has no free trial; a four-week pilot costs $10,000 fixed, credited against a first annual contract signed within 90 days of the review.