qcadoo MES vs Sepasoft MES

qcadoo MES manages production for small and medium-sized manufacturers, from order planning and raw-material checks to shop-floor tracking and production cost accounting. The product family includes MES for execution, APS for planning and scheduling, and WMS for warehouse management; modules may be introduced together or separately. MES supports production orders, dashboards, work cards, and guides, while materials functions cover stock checks, supplier requests and orders, delivery tracking, and subcontractors. It can register and reserve material and product batches, track product batches, and show production genealogy. Shop-floor reports can capture progress through terminals, barcodes, work cards, and warehouse documents. The cloud service is accessed through a browser and internet connection; the maker also offers an AGPL-licensed Community Edition for customer-server deployment. A free 30-day demo is available after contacting the company or submitting its form. Paid plans include BASIC for 5 licenses at €220 a month, billed monthly, or €195 a year, billed annually; OPTIMAL for 5 licenses is €270 a month or €245 a year, respectively.

Sepasoft MES controls, tracks, and documents the conversion of raw materials into finished goods in real time. Its modules address OEE and downtime, batch procedures, traceability, statistical process control, settings and changeovers, and business connectivity. Listed capabilities include work order and quality management, lot and serial traceability, shop-floor data capture, and real-time dashboards. The Business Connector links MES to ERP and other higher-level systems, while Web Services supports REST and SOAP. The Interface for SAP ERP provides native, bidirectional connectivity to on-premises SAP systems without additional middleware. MES Enterprise Central Server aggregates data from site-level systems for enterprise reporting and analysis. Sepasoft describes its site license as covering unlimited lines, machines, and users. The modules require Inductive Automation’s Ignition Platform; full visualization can use Ignition Vision or Perspective, although Batch Procedure is listed as compatible with Perspective but not Vision. An unlicensed module runs in demo mode for two hours at a time, and the demo can be restarted. Deployment is hybrid, and supported environments include API, Linux, self-hosted, web, and Windows.