Fluke CalStudio vs Fluke MET/TEAM

Fluke CalStudio is a cloud application for calibration laboratory management. It combines a laboratory information management system, no-code procedure authoring and execution, and workflow and integration management. Labs can handle customer requests, write procedures, execute work, coordinate workflows and store calibration data. Authorized users can publish procedure tasks that synchronize with technician workflows. Dashboards and customizable widgets track calibration time and volume. The asset library includes data for 800,000 common assets to help populate work orders. Built-in report authoring creates certificates, calibration stickers, asset tags, travelers and labels. CalStudio supports temperature, pressure, electrical, force, dimensional and mechanical calibration. It can launch MET/CAL procedures and connect results through MET/CONNECT; OptiCal captures display readings with a webcam. Plans include Asset Manager at $990 a year, Lab Manager at $4,480 a year and Service Provider at $5,480 a year. Customize and Enterprise pricing require contact.

Fluke MET/TEAM manages calibration assets and lab operations, from intake and work orders through calibration, completion, returns, and shipping. Teams can schedule notices for calibration due dates and escalate recalls through as many as three contact levels. Crystal Reports Professional supports customized reports and calibration certificates, using templates or reports created for the purpose. MET/TEAM integrates with Fluke MET/CAL, and both applications can use the same SQL database. It runs in modern HTML5 browsers, including Edge, Chrome, and Firefox. Optional modules provide a customer portal with read-only access to job and asset details, recall reports, and certificates, or let technicians take customer data on-site and import it back to the main database afterward. Pricing is on request, with a 60-day trial. The downloadable trial includes MET/TEAM, its modules, MET/CAL, and three licenses each for MET/TEAM, MET/TEAM Mobile, MET/TEAM API, and MET/CAL. Installation requires a SQL Server instance, which is not included; Fluke notes that setup, training, and configuration may add to ownership costs and that almost all customers need professional assistance.