Poka vs VKS
Poka
poka.io
VKS
vksapp.comSide by side
| Figure | Poka | VKS |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 3 |
| Spec score · Shop Floor Management Software | 8.3 (#1) | 6.9 (#14) |
| Spec score · Standard Operating Procedure Software | 8.6 (#4) | 6.9 (#19) |
| Compliance | Poka says it has SOC 2 Type II compliance and supports GDPR-related controls; its SOC 2 report is available to customers and prospects under NDA. | VKS’s homepage displays badges for FDA compliance, CMMC 2.0 assessment readiness, GMP compliance and ITAR. |
| Integrations | Poka advertises more than 1,000 connectors through Poka Automate, plus MCP, a REST API, Data Lake and SCIM integrations. | VKS says it connects with ERP, BI, CMMS, QMS, LMS and MES software through a connector between its API and third-party applications. |
| Named integrations | Examples include SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Workday, Salesforce, ServiceNow, IBM Maximo, Power BI, Tableau, Okta and Azure Active Directory. | The integrations page displays SAP, Power BI, Oracle, Epicor, Infor, PTC, Plex, Okta, Machine Metrics, IBM Maximo, NetSuite, Excel, Dynamics 365, BarTender, Tableau and Siemens. |
| Product | Poka is an industrial connected worker platform that helps teams standardize work and make frontline knowledge available across shifts. | VKS describes itself as browser-based digital work instruction software that connects manufacturing workers with instructions and live production data. |
| Support | Poka lists technical support by phone at 1-844-310-7652, extension 3, and says urgent matters can be directed to voicemail. | VKS lists technical and customer support as available 24/7 and provides separate sales support hours. |
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In their own words
Poka
Poka is an industrial connected worker platform for standardizing work and sharing frontline knowledge across shifts. It provides digital work instructions, learning and development, forms and checklists, issue management, huddle boards, skills management, daily management, communications, and dashboards and analytics. Its Industrial AI offering is linked to AI Agents and AI Studio for connected factory work. The platform connects with ERP, MES, LMS and CMMS systems, while Poka Automate lists more than 1,000 pre-built app connections. An open RESTful API supports custom integrations, and its Data Lake streams operational data to Power BI, Tableau and Looker. Poka runs as SaaS on AWS, with TLS 1.2 encryption in transit and 256-bit AES at rest. It is available on iOS, Android and web, and states SOC 2 Type II compliance. Pricing is available on request.