LotThread vs ProLinc

LotThread connects material, production batch, finished-lot, and shipment records so food and beverage producers can trace products and prepare recall information. Teams can follow a supplier lot forward to customers or trace a finished lot backward to its materials and suppliers. Production tracking records formulas, consumed materials, operators, time, and yield; inventory tracking covers quantities, expiry, warehouse locations, and hold or release status. The product supports mock recalls and exports trace records for review. Records can be entered through mobile scanning, scanner guns, manual entry, bulk imports, or connected apps. LotThread is designed for growing producers who need connected production records without a heavyweight ERP, and can sit alongside QuickBooks and Shopify. The free Starter plan covers one facility and three users. Growth costs $59/month and adds unlimited users, lot-level inventory, mock recalls, label printing, supplier COA status, and API and integration keys. Production costs $199/month and adds multiple facilities and lines, quality holds, recall case workflows, compliance exports, and priority onboarding. LotThread says it is a record-keeping tool and does not itself make customers compliant with laws or standards such as FSMA 204 or HACCP.

ProLinc is Ashton Potter’s product security and traceability software for manufacturers managing complex production, compliance, recall, and supply-chain requirements. It assigns serialized identities and records authentication, lot and batch activity, supply-chain events, and product components. A scan can reveal a product’s digital genealogy down to an individual component. The system processes high-volume data in real time, monitors facility- and item-specific production information, and can alert users when deviations occur. Centralized reporting, smart aggregation, and track-and-trace insights support production oversight. ProLinc uses a blockchain-enabled database to keep tamper-evident records available remotely, and its product page says it can scale to billions of products and records across facilities. An onsite server option is listed. ProLinc integrates with existing ERP and factory systems, including Oracle and SAP environments. Ashton Potter describes implementation partners, training, certification, webinars, tutorials, ongoing support, and customized online ordering and fulfillment services. Pricing is available on request.