HaiQ vs SSI SCHAEFER WAMAS

HaiQ is warehouse software for automated order fulfillment and inventory management. Its Warehouse Execution System interfaces with ERP, WMS, and MES systems and handles inbound, outbound, inventory checks, stock consolidation, and material handling. Configurable strategies include order grouping, order splitting, wave rules, and heat strategies. The Equipment Scheduling System integrates HaiPick, HaiPort, HaiFlex, conveyors, pick-to-light systems, emergency-stop switches, and guard doors, and is described as scheduling more than 1,000 robots. Algorithms cover order allocation, task allocation, path planning, and charging. A Data Platform combines information from WES, the scheduling system, and robots. A Simulation Platform creates a 1:1 virtual warehouse from maps, orders, inventory, and demand configurations. Hai Robotics cites automatic failover, load balancing, data disaster prevention, encrypted robot communications, and capacity for up to 10,000 external requests per second. Pricing is on request; no self-serve trial is shown.

SSI SCHAEFER WAMAS is a paid, modular logistics software portfolio for managing, moving, monitoring, and optimizing warehouse operations. WAMAS WMS plans and executes intralogistics from goods-in through picking and goods-out, supporting manual, semi-automated, and fully automated warehouses, including multiple sites. WAMAS MFS connects equipment such as stacker cranes and conveyors, while WAMAS WCS controls automated flows and coordinates sorters, scanners, shuttle systems, automated guided vehicles, and warehouse employees. WCS functions include order management, real-time resource allocation, inventory and picking optimization, and intelligent routing. The Control Center presents order processing, material flows, KPIs, system status, and fault notifications through configurable dashboards. Robotics software supports case and piece picking; piece-picking can run inside WAMAS or connect to third-party ERP and material-flow systems. WAMAS connects with ERP, billing, transport-management, ecommerce, and carrier systems. Entry-Level Solutions target small and medium-sized businesses, receive updates twice yearly, and are designed to scale. Pricing is available on request; there is no free plan.