TraceSense vs WHIMO

TraceSense provides recipe weighing and electronic batch records for manufacturers that need ingredient lot traceability. Its records connect ingredient lots, weigh-ups, and sign-offs, with forward and backward tracing to follow lots through production. Users can set weighing tolerances, and the batch control module stops operators from proceeding when a weight falls outside them. Process checks can verify barcodes or QR codes, capture photos and documents, and require pass/fail results and actions. The modular system also covers production, quality, maintenance, stock, training, compliance, and dispatch. Listed ERP integrations include Sage, Microsoft Navision, and SAP; supported data flows include orders, stock, work orders, and process confirmations. TraceSense describes timestamped records, audit trails, and recall tools for businesses working toward BRC, SALSA, ISO, and customer audits. The cloud-based software can run alongside an existing ERP rather than replacing a full finance ERP. Its Terminal app runs on iPhones and iPads, and process checks can also use Android devices. Pricing is on request.

WHIMO captures and shares supply-chain transaction and geolocation data from origin to destination. It is designed for cooperatives, local aggregators, transporters, processors, and exporters, including people working in low-infrastructure contexts. Users can record buying, collecting, selling, and delivery transactions, track traded volumes, document raw materials becoming processed products, and review transaction history. Farm locations can be added by scanning QR codes, recording GPS locations, dropping map pins, or entering geolocation later. WHIMO can display supply chains across direct and indirect suppliers, measure geodata coverage for transactions, and help users request missing location data. Participants can collect traceability information from suppliers, transfer it to customers, view supply-chain diagnostics, and download data for due diligence. The service is available on Android, iOS, and the web, with an option to self-host. The European Forest Institute hosts a ready-to-use version and manages its data under its data policy; companies and institutions can also replicate and adapt the open-access source code for their own system. WHIMO is free and based in Joensuu, Finland.