frePPLe vs PPM Express
frePPLe
frepple.com
PPM Express
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| Figure | frePPLe | PPM Express |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $666.67/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 6 | 3 |
| Spec score · Capacity Planning Software | 8.8 (#2) | 7.7 (#25) |
| Headquarters | Merelbeke, Belgium | Issaquah, Washington, United States |
| Integrations | Official connectors are available for Odoo, Openbravo and Etendo, with two-way Odoo integration listed for the Community edition. | The product lists integrations including Azure DevOps, Jira, Microsoft Project, Planner, Project for the Web, Smartsheet, monday.com, Power Automate, Zapier, Power BI, and a public REST API. |
| Purpose | frePPLe provides advanced supply-chain planning, including forecasting, inventory planning, production planning, and replenishment planning. | PPM Express brings strategy, priorities, projects, people, and costs into one portfolio management platform for enterprises and SMBs. |
| Support | Community users get DIY support through the user group, while Cloud and Enterprise list professional support. | Standard product support is available during an active subscription, with support hours Monday through Friday, 3:00 AM to 7:00 PM US Eastern time. |
Plans
frePPLe
- CloudPrice not published
- Cloud PLUSPrice not published
- EnterprisePrice not published
- CommunityFree
- CommunityFree
- Proof of conceptPrice not published
In their own words
frePPLe
frePPLe is supply-chain planning software for forecasting, inventory, production and replenishment. Its production plans account for limited material supply and resource capacity, and planners can adjust jobs in an interactive Gantt chart. Forecasting uses statistical and AI techniques, with method selection and team review and editing. Inventory planning calculates safety stocks and reorder quantities, creates replenishment orders, and supports item segmentation and tailored rules. The multilingual Community edition is a browser-based application. Integrations include REST API, CSV, Excel and direct database access; Community also includes two-way Odoo integration. Community and Enterprise provide Ubuntu Linux binaries and Docker images, while Enterprise can be installed on customer hardware. Platforms listed are API, Linux, self-hosted and web. Community users rely on DIY support through a user group; Cloud and Enterprise list professional support. The product offers a 15-day trial and a free scheme for academic use by contacting the company. Subscription pricing is based on active item-location pairs, and Cloud lists a maximum of six scenarios.
PPM Express
PPM Express has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.