200 products

Manufacturing Software Encyclopedia

Independent, plain-language profiles of the software that runs factories: what each product does, its modules, how it integrates, where it fits, its limits, and the alternatives.

ERP

Infor

Infor SyteLine (CloudSuite Industrial)

Infor SyteLine, marketed as Infor CloudSuite Industrial, is an ERP system for discrete and mixed-mode manufacturers, covering orders, production, planning, inventory, purchasing, finance and service. It is built on the Mongoose application framework, uses business objects called IDOs, and stores data in Microsoft SQL Server. It is commonly found in machinery, fabrication, industrial equipment and aerospace and defense suppliers.

Infor

Infor LN

Infor LN is an enterprise ERP suite for complex manufacturing, project-driven and service-oriented businesses, descended from the Baan product line. It is known for deep support of engineer-to-order, aerospace and defense, industrial machinery and high-tech environments. Customisation is done through Infor LN Tools, with integration through Infor ION and APIs.

Infor

Infor M3

Infor M3 is an ERP suite for process and discrete manufacturers and distributors, known especially in food and beverage, chemicals, fashion and apparel, and equipment businesses. It was formerly called Movex. Integration is typically via M3 API (MI programs), MEC and Infor ION.

Infor

Infor VISUAL

Infor VISUAL is an ERP system aimed at small and mid-sized discrete manufacturers, especially job shops and make-to-order or engineer-to-order companies. It is also known as VISUAL Manufacturing. It covers estimating, orders, engineering, shop floor, planning, purchasing and financials.

Infor

Infor XA

Infor XA, formerly known as MAPICS XA, is an ERP suite for discrete manufacturers that runs on IBM i (AS/400) systems. It covers MRP, production, order management, purchasing and financials. It remains in use at many established manufacturers, and is often the subject of modernisation planning.

SAP

SAP S/4HANA

SAP S/4HANA is SAP's current ERP suite for large and upper-midsize enterprises, built on the SAP HANA in-memory database. It covers finance, procurement, manufacturing, sales, quality, maintenance and warehouse processes, and is the successor to SAP ECC. It is offered as a public cloud edition, a private cloud edition and as software for on-premises installation.

SAP

SAP Business One

SAP Business One is SAP's ERP for small and midsize businesses, covering finance, sales, purchasing, inventory and basic production. It runs on Microsoft SQL Server or SAP HANA and is sold and implemented mainly through partners. Manufacturers use it for bills of material, production orders and MRP when their needs are simpler than a full SAP S/4HANA program.

SAP

SAP Business ByDesign

SAP Business ByDesign is SAP's cloud-only ERP for midsize companies and subsidiaries, covering finance, sales, procurement, supply chain, project management and manufacturing. It is delivered as multi-tenant software with a standardized process model. Manufacturers use it when they want a single cloud suite with moderate production needs rather than a heavily customized system.

Oracle

Oracle NetSuite

Oracle NetSuite is a cloud ERP suite for growing and midsize companies, combining financials, order management, inventory, procurement, CRM and e-commerce on one platform. Manufacturers use its work order, assembly, routing and planning features, and extend it with SuiteScript and SuiteFlow. NetSuite is delivered only as a cloud service.

Oracle

Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP

Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP is Oracle's cloud suite for large and upper-midsize enterprises, covering financials, procurement, project management and risk management, and it sits alongside Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM for manufacturing and supply chain. It is delivered as a cloud service with regular vendor-managed updates. It is a different product from Oracle NetSuite and from Oracle E-Business Suite.

Oracle

Oracle E-Business Suite

Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) is Oracle's long-established, on-premises-centric ERP suite covering financials, supply chain, manufacturing, projects and human resources on top of the Oracle Database. Many large manufacturers, including aerospace and defense suppliers, still run it because it is deeply customized and tightly tied to their processes. Oracle's strategic direction for new cloud deployments is its Fusion Cloud applications, so EBS decisions are usually about extending, stabilizing or migrating an existing estate.

Oracle

JD Edwards EnterpriseOne

JD Edwards EnterpriseOne is Oracle's ERP suite for mid-sized and large organizations, with strong coverage of manufacturing, distribution, asset-intensive operations and finance. It uses a metadata-driven, web-based architecture and can run on-premises, in a hosted environment or on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. It is distinct from JD Edwards World, the older IBM i product.

Microsoft

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management is Microsoft's enterprise ERP for finance, procurement, inventory, production, warehouse and transportation. It evolved from Dynamics AX and Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations, and is delivered mainly as cloud software on Azure. It targets mid-size to large manufacturers and distributors that want a Microsoft-aligned ERP with strong ties to Power Platform and Microsoft 365.

Microsoft

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is an all-in-one ERP for small and mid-sized businesses, covering financials, sales, purchasing, inventory, warehouse and, in its higher edition, manufacturing. It is the successor to Dynamics NAV and is offered mainly as a cloud service with an on-premises option. It suits companies that want broad ERP coverage with Microsoft integration and a large partner network.

Epicor

Epicor Kinetic

Epicor Kinetic is Epicor's ERP for discrete and make-to-order manufacturers, covering finance, production management, supply chain and customer relationship functions. It is the current name for the product line previously known as Epicor ERP and, earlier, Vantage. It is aimed at mid-market manufacturers in sectors such as fabrication, industrial machinery, automotive suppliers and medical devices.

Epicor

Epicor Prophet 21

Epicor Prophet 21 (often written P21) is an ERP system built for wholesale distributors, covering order entry, purchasing, inventory, warehouse operations and financials. It is aimed at companies that buy, stock, and resell product rather than primarily manufacture it. Some customers run light assembly or kitting inside it, but its core strength is distribution.

IFS

IFS Cloud

IFS Cloud is an enterprise platform from IFS that combines ERP, enterprise asset management, field service management and related capabilities on one product. It is used by asset-intensive and project-driven businesses such as aerospace and defense, energy, construction, and complex manufacturing. It succeeds the earlier IFS Applications product line.

QAD

QAD Adaptive ERP

QAD Adaptive ERP is the ERP product line from QAD, built for global manufacturers in sectors such as automotive, life sciences, consumer products, food and beverage, and industrial manufacturing. It evolved from QAD's long-running Enterprise Applications software, which many people still know by the older name MFG/PRO.

Rockwell Automation

Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform

The Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform is a cloud-based manufacturing system from Rockwell Automation that combines ERP-style business functions with MES, quality and supply chain capabilities. It is widely associated with automotive suppliers, metal and plastics fabricators, aerospace parts makers and food and beverage producers.

Sage

Sage X3

Sage X3 is a mid-market ERP system from Sage for manufacturers, distributors and process industries, covering finance, supply chain, manufacturing and quality. It originated as Adonix X3 and later became Sage ERP X3, and it is known for multi-site, multi-currency and multi-language operation.

Acumatica

Acumatica is a cloud-native ERP suite covering financials, distribution, manufacturing, project accounting and CRM on a single platform. It is sold as an industry-edition product line, including a Manufacturing Edition aimed at small and mid-sized discrete and mixed-mode manufacturers. It is known for a browser-based interface, a customization framework and an open REST API.

SYSPRO

SYSPRO is an ERP suite for manufacturers and distributors, built around inventory, bill of materials, work in progress, requirements planning and financials. The vendor originated in South Africa and sells through a network of partners. It is commonly chosen by small and mid-sized discrete and process manufacturers.

Odoo

Odoo is a modular business application suite with an open-source Community edition and a commercial Enterprise edition. Its apps cover accounting, sales, purchasing, inventory, manufacturing (MRP), quality, maintenance and more. It was formerly known as OpenERP and is built on Python and PostgreSQL.

Deltek

Deltek Costpoint

Deltek Costpoint is an ERP system for project-based organizations, widely used by government contractors and project-driven manufacturers. It combines project accounting, indirect cost and rate management, billing, timekeeping, purchasing and manufacturing. It is designed around the cost accounting rules that contractors working under government contracts must follow.

Global Shop Solutions

Global Shop Solutions is an ERP system for small and mid-sized job shops and make-to-order manufacturers. It combines estimating, order entry, scheduling, shop floor data collection, inventory, quality and accounting. It is commonly considered by metal fabricators, machine shops and aerospace and defense suppliers.

ECI Software Solutions

ECI JobBOSS2

ECI JobBOSS2 is an ERP system from ECI Software Solutions aimed at small and mid-sized job shops and custom manufacturers. It covers quoting, job costing, scheduling, shop floor tracking, inventory and purchasing. It is the current generation of the long-running JobBOSS product line.

ECI Software Solutions

ECI E2 Shop System

E2 Shop System is a job shop ERP and manufacturing management product from ECI Software Solutions, originally developed by Shoptech. It covers estimating, order entry, production control, purchasing, inventory and shipping for custom and make-to-order manufacturers.

ProShop

ProShop ERP

ProShop ERP is a cloud-based ERP and quality management system built for precision machining and similar custom manufacturing. It combines quoting, work orders, scheduling, tooling, inventory, quality records and document control in one application, with a focus on regulated work such as aerospace and medical.

Dassault Systemes

DELMIAworks

DELMIAworks is a manufacturing ERP with integrated shop floor and quality functions from Dassault Systemes. It was previously known as IQMS and EnterpriseIQ, and is used mainly by discrete and process manufacturers such as plastics, metal and automotive suppliers.

Fishbowl

Fishbowl is inventory management and light manufacturing software used by small and mid-sized product companies. It is widely known for its QuickBooks integration, barcode-based warehouse workflows and support for assembling finished goods from components.

Katana

Katana is a cloud-based inventory and manufacturing management product aimed at small makers and direct-to-consumer brands. It combines sales orders, stock control, bills of materials, manufacturing orders and purchasing, and connects to ecommerce channels and accounting packages. It is a lightweight alternative to a full ERP rather than a replacement for one.

MRPeasy

MRPeasy is a cloud-based manufacturing resource planning system for small and growing manufacturers. It covers inventory, bills of materials, production planning, purchasing, sales and basic CRM, with accounting handled through connectors. It targets companies that want MRP discipline without a heavy ERP project.

Cetec

Cetec ERP

Cetec ERP is a browser-based enterprise system built for electronics manufacturers, contract manufacturers and related distributors. It covers quoting, inventory, purchasing, production, shipping and accounting with attention to component-level traceability. It is aimed at small and mid-sized companies in electronics and light assembly.

Genius Solutions

Genius ERP

Genius ERP is manufacturing software from Genius Solutions designed for make-to-order, configure-to-order and engineer-to-order companies. It covers estimating, job costing, scheduling, shop floor data collection, inventory, purchasing and financials. It is aimed at small and mid-sized job-driven manufacturers.

ECI Software Solutions

ECI M1

ECI M1 is a manufacturing ERP from ECI Software Solutions for small and mid-sized manufacturers. It covers financials, order management, MRP, production, inventory, purchasing and quality, with options for different manufacturing modes. It sits alongside other ECI manufacturing products such as JobBOSS2 and E2 Shop System.

Yonyou

Yonyou BIP

Yonyou BIP (Business Innovation Platform) is the cloud-native enterprise platform from Yonyou, a Chinese enterprise software vendor formerly known as UFIDA. It combines a low-code platform, a data and AI layer, and business applications such as finance, supply chain, manufacturing and HR for large and mid-size enterprises. Manufacturers in China and Chinese-linked operations abroad are its main audience.

Kingdee

Kingdee Cloud Galaxy

Kingdee Cloud Galaxy is the enterprise cloud ERP product from Kingdee, a Chinese business software vendor, aimed at large and group-scale organisations. It is built on Kingdee's Cosmic platform and covers finance, supply chain, manufacturing, HR and related applications. It is most common among manufacturers operating in China.

TOTVS

TOTVS Protheus

TOTVS Protheus is an ERP from TOTVS, a Brazilian software company, widely used by Brazilian and Latin American manufacturers, distributors and service firms. It is known for deep Brazilian fiscal coverage and for being highly customisable through the ADVPL / TL++ programming language. Its modules are traditionally identified by SIGA-prefixed names such as SIGAEST and SIGAPCP.

Forterro

abas ERP

abas ERP is an ERP system for mid-size manufacturers, developed in Germany and now part of the Forterro group. It is known for strong support of make-to-order, variant and engineer-to-order production and is most common in German-speaking Europe. It is extensible through its own EDP interface and scripting languages.

proALPHA

proALPHA is an ERP system from the German company of the same name, built for mid-size manufacturing and trading companies, mainly in German-speaking Europe. It covers production planning, procurement, sales, service, quality and finance in one suite. It is commonly chosen by discrete and make-to-order manufacturers.

Priority Software

Priority Software is an Israel-based vendor of Priority ERP, a business management suite covering finance, sales, purchasing, inventory, production and CRM. It is aimed at small and mid-sized organizations, including discrete and process manufacturers, and is known for a built-in customization toolset and an OData-based web API.

Unit4

Unit4 ERP

Unit4 ERP, which grew out of the product long known as Agresso and later Unit4 Business World, is a cloud ERP from the Netherlands-based vendor Unit4. It targets people-centric, project and service organizations such as professional services, public sector, education and non-profits, and is generally not positioned as a shop floor manufacturing system.

Exact

Exact Online

Exact Online is a cloud business software suite from the Netherlands-based vendor Exact, combining accounting with sales, purchasing, inventory and, in some editions, manufacturing and project functions. It is aimed at small and mid-sized businesses, especially in the Benelux and nearby markets, and is delivered through accountants and local partners.

Sankhya

Sankhya is a Brazilian ERP vendor and product family for business management, covering finance, commercial operations, supply chain, production and related functions for companies operating under Brazilian tax rules. It is used mainly by mid-sized Brazilian companies in industry, distribution, retail and services.

Tally Solutions

TallyPrime

TallyPrime is the current business management software from Tally Solutions of India, succeeding Tally.ERP 9. It combines accounting, inventory, taxation and basic manufacturing features and is very widely used by small and mid-sized Indian businesses, with Indian statutory compliance such as GST built in.

Aptean

Aptean Made2Manage

Aptean Made2Manage is an ERP system for small and mid-sized discrete manufacturers, covering quoting, job costing, MRP, shop floor, inventory and accounting. It is a long-established product, originally sold as Made2Manage, and is now part of the Aptean portfolio. Many installations are older, customised, and run on-premises.

Visibility

Visibility ERP

Visibility ERP is an enterprise resource planning product aimed at small and mid-sized make-to-order and engineer-to-order manufacturers. It covers estimating, order entry, BOMs, production, inventory, purchasing and financials. It is a niche product, so reference material and consultant availability are narrower than for the large ERP brands.

ECI Software Solutions

Deacom

Deacom is an ERP system built for process manufacturers such as chemical, food and beverage, and similar formula-driven producers. It covers formulation, lot traceability, quality, inventory, production and financials in a single database. It is now offered by ECI Software Solutions.

xTuple

xTuple is an ERP product for small and mid-sized manufacturers and distributors, built on the open-source PostgreSQL database. Its free PostBooks edition provides core accounting, CRM, sales, purchasing and inventory, with commercial editions adding manufacturing and distribution capabilities. Its open data model makes custom reporting and integration comparatively approachable.

Frappe

ERPNext

ERPNext is an open-source ERP built on the Frappe Framework, covering accounting, inventory, manufacturing, sales, purchasing, projects and HR. It is released under an open-source licence and can be self-hosted or run through Frappe Cloud or partners. Its REST API and customisable document model make it popular with technical teams.

MES & Shop Floor

Siemens

Siemens Opcenter Execution

Siemens Opcenter Execution is the manufacturing execution system (MES) family within Siemens' Opcenter portfolio, part of the Siemens Xcelerator offering. It manages production orders, material genealogy, work instructions, quality checks and shop floor data collection, with separate product lines aimed at discrete, process, and electronics, semiconductor and medical device manufacturing.

Rockwell Automation

Rockwell FactoryTalk ProductionCentre

FactoryTalk ProductionCentre is a manufacturing execution system from Rockwell Automation, part of its FactoryTalk software family. It covers production execution, material and genealogy tracking, quality and shop floor data collection, and is aimed at manufacturers that need a configurable MES close to Rockwell automation.

AVEVA

AVEVA MES

AVEVA MES is a manufacturing execution system from AVEVA, the industrial software company whose portfolio includes the former Wonderware products. It manages production execution, material tracking, quality and performance on the shop floor and integrates with AVEVA System Platform and enterprise ERP.

Critical Manufacturing

Critical Manufacturing MES

Critical Manufacturing MES is a modular manufacturing execution system from Critical Manufacturing, a company headquartered in Portugal. It is known for use in semiconductor, electronics and medical device manufacturing, where detailed genealogy, material control and equipment integration are central.

Dassault Systemes

DELMIA Apriso

DELMIA Apriso is a manufacturing operations and MES platform from Dassault Systemes, sold under its DELMIA brand and part of the 3DEXPERIENCE ecosystem. It covers production, quality, material, warehouse and labor processes across plants, using a configurable process-driven approach.

Tulip Interfaces

Tulip

Tulip is a cloud-based frontline operations platform from Tulip Interfaces that lets manufacturers build shop floor apps without writing code. Operators use these apps on tablets, stations and screens to follow work instructions, record quality data and track production, while machines and sensors feed data in through connectors and edge devices. Many plants use it as a composable alternative to a traditional monolithic MES.

Aegis Software

Aegis FactoryLogix

Aegis FactoryLogix is a manufacturing operations platform from Aegis Software that is best known in electronics and other high-mix, high-compliance assembly. It combines new product introduction, material management, production execution, quality and analytics around a single data model. Plants use it to control what gets built, with which materials and by whom, and to keep a traceable record of every unit.

MachineMetrics

MachineMetrics is a cloud-based machine monitoring and production analytics platform for discrete manufacturers. It connects to CNC machines and other equipment through an edge device, then shows real-time status, utilization, downtime reasons and production counts. Plants use it to understand where machine time is lost and to give supervisors and operators live visibility without manual data entry.

Inductive Automation

Ignition

Ignition is an industrial application platform from Inductive Automation used to build SCADA, HMI, historian, reporting and IIoT applications. It connects to PLCs and databases, stores tag history in SQL, and lets integrators build web based screens and logic. Many manufacturers also use it as a foundation for MES style applications such as OEE, downtime tracking and production reporting.

GE Vernova

Proficy

Proficy is a family of industrial software from GE Vernova covering plant automation and manufacturing operations. Well-known products include iFIX and CIMPLICITY for HMI and SCADA, Proficy Historian for time series data, Plant Applications for MES, and Operations Hub for dashboards. Manufacturers use it to monitor equipment, record process data and manage production execution.

PLM & PDM

Siemens

Siemens Teamcenter

Siemens Teamcenter is a product lifecycle management (PLM) platform that manages product data, bills of materials, change processes and engineering collaboration across the lifecycle. It is part of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio and is commonly paired with NX, Solid Edge and manufacturing planning tools. Large and mid-size manufacturers use it as the system of record for product definition upstream of ERP and MES.

PTC

PTC Windchill

PTC Windchill is a product lifecycle management (PLM) platform from PTC for managing CAD data, bills of materials, change processes and product configurations. It integrates closely with PTC Creo and is used by discrete manufacturers to control product data from design through manufacturing release. Windchill is offered as traditional software and as a cloud-delivered option.

Dassault Systemes

3DEXPERIENCE ENOVIA

ENOVIA is the collaboration and product lifecycle management brand within Dassault Systemes' 3DEXPERIENCE platform. It manages product structures, engineering data, change and program collaboration, and works closely with CATIA, SOLIDWORKS and DELMIA. Manufacturers in aerospace, automotive and other engineered-product sectors use it to govern product definition across the enterprise.

PTC

Arena PLM

Arena PLM is a cloud-native product lifecycle management system for managing bills of materials, product records, engineering changes and supplier collaboration. It is now part of PTC and is widely associated with electronics and hardware product companies. It is typically chosen for faster setup and lower administrative burden than enterprise PLM platforms.

Aras

Aras Innovator

Aras Innovator is an enterprise PLM platform built on a flexible, model-driven architecture that lets organizations configure data models and processes without heavy custom code. It covers product data, BOMs, change management, requirements and quality applications. Manufacturers choose it for adaptability and for avoiding rigid, out-of-the-box process assumptions.

Dassault Systemes

SOLIDWORKS PDM

SOLIDWORKS PDM is Dassault Systemes' product data management system for controlling CAD files and related engineering documents in a secured vault. It adds check-in/check-out, revision control, lifecycle workflows and bill of materials views to teams that design in SOLIDWORKS and other CAD tools. It is offered in Standard and Professional editions that differ mainly in scale and capability.

Autodesk

Autodesk Vault

Autodesk Vault is Autodesk's product data management software for controlling design files, revisions, lifecycles and bills of materials, mainly for Inventor and AutoCAD users. It is offered in Basic and Professional editions, with the Professional edition adding items, change orders and larger-scale capabilities. It is commonly used as the engineering data backbone feeding manufacturing and ERP.

Propel

Propel PLM

Propel PLM is a cloud product lifecycle management platform from Propel, built on the Salesforce platform. It manages product records, bills of materials, engineering changes and related quality processes, and connects them to customer-facing Salesforce data. It is aimed at manufacturers, particularly in high-tech and life sciences, that want PLM close to CRM.

OpenBOM

OpenBOM is a cloud-based bill of materials and product data management service. It organizes parts, multi-level BOMs, catalogs, inventory and purchasing information in one web-accessible system, with integrations to several CAD tools. It targets small and mid-size hardware teams that find traditional PLM too heavy.

Duro

Duro PLM

Duro PLM is a cloud product lifecycle management system from Duro, designed for hardware product teams. It provides a component library, multi-level bills of materials, revision control and change orders, with integrations to mechanical and electronic design tools. It targets startups and growing hardware companies moving off spreadsheets.

CAD, CAM & Nesting

Dassault Systemes

SOLIDWORKS

SOLIDWORKS is a parametric 3D mechanical CAD application from Dassault Systemes, built around parts, assemblies and drawings. It is widely used by machine builders, fabricators and product companies to design components and generate the bills of materials and drawings that ERP and shop-floor systems consume. It runs on Windows and is sold alongside simulation, PDM, electrical and CAM-related add-ons.

Autodesk

Autodesk Inventor

Autodesk Inventor is a parametric 3D mechanical CAD application for product and machinery design, simulation and documentation. It is commonly used by manufacturers that already work with AutoCAD and DWG files and that want design automation through iLogic. It runs on Windows and pairs with Autodesk Vault for data management.

Autodesk

Autodesk Fusion

Autodesk Fusion, widely known by its earlier name Fusion 360, is a cloud-connected platform combining 3D CAD, CAM, simulation and electronics design. It is popular with job shops, startups and small manufacturers that want design and toolpath programming in one subscription. It runs on Windows and macOS and stores project data in a cloud hub.

PTC

PTC Creo

PTC Creo is a family of 3D mechanical CAD applications, centred on Creo Parametric, which descends from Pro/ENGINEER. It is used for complex parametric product and tooling design in sectors such as machinery, automotive and industrial equipment. It integrates closely with PTC Windchill for product data management.

Siemens

Siemens NX

Siemens NX is an integrated CAD, CAM and CAE system from Siemens Digital Industries Software, formerly known as Unigraphics. It is used for advanced product design, multi-axis machining programming and simulation in aerospace, automotive, machinery and tooling. It is commonly deployed with Teamcenter for data management.

Dassault Systemes

CATIA

CATIA is a 3D CAD and product engineering suite from Dassault Systemes, widely used for complex assemblies, advanced surfacing and systems engineering in aerospace, automotive and other engineering-heavy industries. It is offered both as the long-standing V5 line and as part of the cloud-oriented 3DEXPERIENCE platform. It also includes machining and simulation capabilities beyond pure design.

CNC Software

Mastercam

Mastercam is a CAM software suite from CNC Software used to program CNC mills, lathes, mill-turn machines, routers and wire EDM. It imports models from most CAD systems, generates toolpaths and simulates them, then outputs machine-specific G-code through post processors. It is one of the most widely installed CAM packages in job shops and production machining.

Hexagon

ESPRIT EDGE

ESPRIT EDGE is a CAM system from Hexagon for programming CNC milling, turning, mill-turn, Swiss-type and wire EDM machines. It is known for handling complex multitasking machines and for emphasizing post processors and machine simulation that match the real machine. It is used in production machining across several industries.

OPEN MIND Technologies

hyperMILL

hyperMILL is a CAM suite from OPEN MIND Technologies for 2D, 3D, 5-axis and mill-turn machining. It is known for multiaxis strategies, a simulation environment that mirrors the real machine and tooling, and automation of repeatable programming tasks. It is used in tool and mold making, aerospace and general precision manufacturing.

CAMBRIO

GibbsCAM

GibbsCAM is a CAM system from CAMBRIO for programming CNC milling, turning, mill-turn, multitasking and Swiss-type machines. It is known for an approachable interface and its focus on production machining. It was formerly sold under the 3D Systems name and is now part of the CAMBRIO product line.

SigmaTEK

SigmaNEST

SigmaNEST is a nesting and CAM software suite from SigmaTEK for fabricators that cut flat stock on plasma, laser, waterjet, oxyfuel, punch and similar machines. It imports part geometry, arranges parts on sheets to reduce scrap, and generates the machine code that drives the cutter. It also offers quoting and shop-floor tracking modules that connect programming to the wider business.

Lantek

Lantek is a software company whose products cover CAD/CAM, nesting, quoting and manufacturing management for sheet metal and plate fabrication. Its tools program laser, plasma, punch, waterjet, oxyfuel and bending machines, and its management products extend into production control. Customers range from small fabricators to larger manufacturers with mixed machine fleets.

Hexagon

Radan

Radan is a sheet metal CAD/CAM software product, now part of Hexagon, used to program laser, punch, plasma, waterjet and bending machines. It covers part design and import, nesting, toolpath generation and bend programming. It is aimed at fabricators that want one environment to take sheet metal parts from drawing to machine.

Hypertherm

ProNest

ProNest is nesting and CAM software from Hypertherm for cutting flat stock on plasma, laser, waterjet and oxyfuel machines. It arranges parts to reduce scrap and generates cutting programs, with process settings that benefit from Hypertherm's cutting-system knowledge. It is used by fabricators with Hypertherm and non-Hypertherm machines alike.

TRUMPF

TRUMPF TruTops

TruTops is TRUMPF's software family for sheet metal programming and production management, built mainly around TRUMPF laser, punching and bending machines. It covers part preparation, nesting, machine programming, costing and shop-floor control. It is most often chosen by fabricators that run a significant share of TRUMPF equipment.

Quality & Inspection

Hexagon

ETQ Reliance

ETQ Reliance is an enterprise quality management system (QMS) now part of Hexagon. It covers document control, CAPA, audits, complaints, supplier quality, change control and training in a configurable, largely no-code platform. Manufacturers use it to run regulated quality processes in one system of record.

MasterControl

MasterControl is a quality management and manufacturing software platform used mainly by life sciences and other regulated manufacturers. It combines document control, CAPA, audits, training, supplier management and digital production records. It aims to connect quality processes with the manufacturing operations they govern.

Honeywell

Sparta TrackWise Digital

Sparta TrackWise Digital is a cloud quality management system offered by Honeywell, originating from Sparta Systems. It manages quality events such as CAPA, complaints, deviations, audits and change control for regulated manufacturers. It is the cloud generation of the long-running TrackWise product line.

ComplianceQuest

ComplianceQuest is a cloud platform for quality, EHS and supplier management built on the Salesforce platform. It covers document control, CAPA, audits, supplier quality, training and safety processes. Manufacturers choose it to connect quality and safety workflows with a CRM-style platform.

Fortive

Intelex

Intelex is a cloud platform for environmental, health, safety and quality (EHSQ) management. It combines incident, audit, risk, compliance and quality management applications on one configurable platform. Manufacturers use it to unify safety and quality records across sites.

Advantive

InfinityQS ProFicient

InfinityQS ProFicient is statistical process control (SPC) software from Advantive that collects quality measurements on the shop floor and turns them into control charts, alerts and capability analysis. It is used by manufacturers that want to detect process drift while parts are still being made, rather than at final inspection. It is a quality-data layer that sits beside the ERP and MES, not a replacement for them.

1factory

1factory is a cloud-based quality management platform for manufacturers, centred on turning engineering drawings into inspection plans and recording results for first article inspection, in-process and final inspection, and SPC. It is aimed at discrete manufacturers, including aerospace and defense suppliers, that need inspection records and reporting without heavy IT effort.

Net-Inspect

Net-Inspect is a cloud quality management platform widely associated with aerospace and defense supply chains, where it is used to create, submit and review first article inspection reports and other quality data between suppliers and customers. It gives buyers a shared place to review supplier quality records and gives suppliers a structured way to deliver them.

Minitab

Minitab is a statistical analysis software family used in manufacturing for process improvement, Six Sigma and quality engineering. It covers capability analysis, control charts, measurement system analysis, regression and design of experiments, and the vendor also offers products for process mapping, data integration and real-time SPC.

Hexagon

PC-DMIS

PC-DMIS is metrology software from Hexagon used to program and run coordinate measuring machines and related measurement devices, then evaluate and report dimensional results against CAD models and tolerances. It is the measurement layer of a quality process, producing the data that inspection, SPC and first article systems consume.

Maintenance (CMMS / EAM)

IBM

IBM Maximo

IBM Maximo is an enterprise asset management (EAM) product family for managing work, assets, inventory and purchasing across large, asset-heavy operations. It is delivered today as the Maximo Application Suite, with Maximo Manage as the core work and asset management application. Manufacturers, utilities, oil and gas, transport and facilities operators use it to plan maintenance and track asset history.

Rockwell Automation

Fiix

Fiix is a cloud-based computerised maintenance management system (CMMS) from Rockwell Automation. It manages work orders, preventive maintenance schedules, assets and spare parts, and exposes an API for connecting to other systems. It is aimed at maintenance teams in manufacturing and other asset-based operations that want a hosted tool without a long implementation.

UpKeep

UpKeep is a mobile-first, cloud-based CMMS for managing work orders, preventive maintenance, assets, inventory and requests. It targets maintenance teams that want something quick to adopt on phones and tablets. Manufacturers, facilities and field operations use it as a lighter alternative to large enterprise asset management suites.

Fluke Reliability

eMaint

eMaint is a computerised maintenance management system (CMMS) from Fluke Reliability. It manages work orders, preventive maintenance, assets, inventory and purchasing, and ties into Fluke Reliability's condition monitoring and reliability offerings. Manufacturers use it to organise maintenance activity and keep equipment history.

Hexagon

HxGN EAM

HxGN EAM is Hexagon's enterprise asset management (EAM) software for managing assets, work, inventory and procurement in asset-intensive operations. It is the product line many people knew as Infor EAM, and earlier as Datastream 7i. Manufacturers, utilities, mining and facilities operators use it to plan and track maintenance.

Limble

Limble CMMS

Limble CMMS is a cloud maintenance management system from Limble for planning and tracking maintenance work. It covers work orders, preventive maintenance schedules, asset records, spare parts and a mobile app for technicians. It is aimed at maintenance teams that want a CMMS they can roll out without a long implementation.

MaintainX

MaintainX is a cloud maintenance and operations platform built around mobile work orders, digital procedures and checklists. Teams use it to run preventive maintenance, inspections and safety rounds, and to track assets and parts. It is used in manufacturing plants as well as facilities and other frontline operations.

Brightly

Brightly Asset Essentials

Brightly Asset Essentials is a cloud CMMS from Brightly for managing maintenance work orders, preventive maintenance, assets and inventory. It is used across facilities, public sector, education and some manufacturing operations. It suits teams that want a straightforward maintenance system rather than a heavily configurable EAM.

Prometheus Group

Prometheus Group provides software that improves maintenance planning, scheduling and execution for asset-intensive operations. Its tools are typically layered on top of an enterprise asset management or ERP system such as SAP Plant Maintenance. It focuses on process industries and other heavy-asset sectors more than on small-shop CMMS needs.

Accruent

Accruent Maintenance Connection

Accruent Maintenance Connection is a CMMS from Accruent for managing work orders, preventive maintenance, assets and inventory. It is used by facilities and plant maintenance teams that want a configurable maintenance system with request portals and mobile access. It sits in Accruent's wider portfolio of facility and asset management software.

Planning & Scheduling

PlanetTogether

PlanetTogether is an advanced planning and scheduling (APS) software product that builds finite-capacity production schedules on top of data from an ERP system. Planners use it to sequence jobs across machines, labor and materials, and to test what-if scenarios. It is typically deployed beside an ERP rather than replacing it.

Siemens

Siemens Opcenter APS

Siemens Opcenter APS is advanced planning and scheduling software in the Siemens Opcenter portfolio, with roots in the product long known as Preactor. It builds finite-capacity schedules from ERP data and can pair with Siemens Opcenter Execution (MES) products. It targets manufacturers that need feasible plans across constrained resources.

Asprova

Asprova is an advanced planning and scheduling (APS) software product developed in Japan and used by manufacturers in many regions. It builds finite-capacity schedules from ERP orders and supports highly flexible modeling of resources, setups and materials. It is usually implemented alongside an existing ERP.

Dassault Systemes

DELMIA Ortems

DELMIA Ortems is advanced planning and scheduling software offered by Dassault Systemes under its DELMIA brand, and it is often still referred to simply as Ortems. It produces finite-capacity production schedules from ERP data. It is aimed at factories that need feasible plans across constrained resources.

Kinaxis

Kinaxis Maestro

Kinaxis Maestro is a cloud supply chain planning and orchestration platform from Kinaxis, the evolution of the product long known as RapidResponse. It supports demand, supply and inventory planning, scenario analysis and collaboration across planning teams. It sits above ERP systems rather than replacing them.

o9 Solutions

o9 Solutions is a cloud planning platform that covers demand planning, supply planning, inventory, and integrated business planning on a shared data model. It is used by larger manufacturers and consumer goods companies that want one planning environment above their ERP systems. It does not replace the ERP; it reads transactional data from it and writes plans back.

Blue Yonder

Blue Yonder Planning

Blue Yonder Planning is the family of supply chain planning applications from Blue Yonder, covering demand, supply, inventory and sales and operations planning. Manufacturers use it to forecast, to balance supply against demand, and to run S&OP. The company was formerly known as JDA Software, and older material may use that name.

SAP

SAP Integrated Business Planning

SAP Integrated Business Planning (SAP IBP) is SAP's cloud application for sales and operations, demand, inventory and supply planning. It is positioned as the planning successor to SAP APO and integrates closely with SAP S/4HANA and SAP ECC. Manufacturers use it for forecasting, S&OP and constrained supply planning above the ERP.

Oracle

Oracle Supply Chain Planning

Oracle Supply Chain Planning is the planning part of Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Management, covering demand management, supply planning, replenishment and sales and operations planning. It is used by manufacturers on Oracle Cloud and on other ERP systems to forecast and plan supply. It succeeds older Oracle planning products such as Advanced Supply Chain Planning for cloud customers.

Aptean

Logility

Logility is a supply chain planning software family covering demand planning, inventory optimization, supply planning and sales and operations planning. It is now part of Aptean and is aimed at manufacturers, distributors and retailers that want planning above their ERP. Logility is often considered by mid-sized and larger companies looking for a more focused alternative to the biggest planning suites.

Warehouse & Logistics

Manhattan Associates

Manhattan Active WMS

Manhattan Active WMS is the cloud-native warehouse management system from Manhattan Associates, part of its Manhattan Active product family. It orchestrates receiving, putaway, inventory, picking, packing, shipping and labor in distribution centers. Manufacturers typically use it for finished goods and spare parts distribution where order volumes and fulfillment complexity are high.

Blue Yonder

Blue Yonder WMS

Blue Yonder WMS is the warehouse management system from Blue Yonder, a supply chain software vendor formerly known as JDA Software. It manages inventory, receiving, putaway, picking, packing, shipping and labor in warehouses and distribution centers. It descends from the JDA and RedPrairie warehouse products.

SAP

SAP Extended Warehouse Management

SAP Extended Warehouse Management (SAP EWM) is SAP's warehouse management application for complex warehouse operations, tightly integrated with SAP ERP and S/4HANA. It handles storage bins, handling units, warehouse tasks and orders, and automation connectivity. It succeeds the older SAP WM component of ERP.

Korber

Korber WMS

Korber WMS is the warehouse management software offered by Korber's supply chain business, which includes the product line formerly sold as HighJump. It covers receiving, inventory, picking, shipping, labor and integration with ERP and automation. It is positioned for mid-size to large distribution and manufacturing operations.

Infor

Infor WMS

Infor WMS is Infor's warehouse management system for directing receiving, putaway, picking, packing, shipping and inventory control. It is used by distributors, logistics providers and manufacturers, and can integrate with Infor ERP products as well as other ERP systems. Infor also ships warehousing functions inside some of its ERPs, so check which one is in scope.

Descartes Systems Group

Descartes

Descartes is a vendor of logistics and supply chain software covering transportation management, route planning, mobile and telematics, customs filing and trade compliance, and a shared network that connects shippers, carriers and customs authorities. It is sold mostly as cloud services. Manufacturers meet it most often for global trade, customs and carrier connectivity around an existing ERP.

Kaleris

MercuryGate

MercuryGate is a cloud transportation management system used by shippers, third-party logistics providers and brokers for planning, executing and settling freight. It is now part of Kaleris. Manufacturers use it to run carrier selection, tendering, tracking and freight payment outside their ERP.

Oracle

Oracle Transportation Management

Oracle Transportation Management (OTM) is Oracle's transportation management system for planning, executing and settling freight across modes. It is available as part of Oracle's cloud supply chain offerings and in on-premises form. It originated with G-Log, which Oracle acquired.

SAP

SAP Transportation Management

SAP Transportation Management (SAP TM) is SAP's application for planning, executing and settling freight. It is available embedded in SAP S/4HANA and as a separate deployment, and works with SAP EWM and SAP trade compliance tools. It is chosen mainly by SAP-centric manufacturers and shippers.

Manhattan Associates

Manhattan Active TM

Manhattan Active TM is the cloud-native transportation management product from Manhattan Associates, part of its Manhattan Active platform. It plans, executes and settles freight and is built to work with the vendor's warehouse and order products. It is used by shippers and logistics providers.

Quoting & CPQ

Paperless Parts

Paperless Parts is a cloud quoting and order-intake platform built for make-to-order manufacturers such as machine shops, fabricators and contract manufacturers. It helps estimators turn customer RFQs and CAD files into priced quotes faster, and gives customers a portal to review and accept them. It typically sits in front of an ERP rather than replacing it.

Tacton

Tacton CPQ

Tacton CPQ is a configure, price, quote platform aimed at manufacturers of complex, highly configurable products. It uses a constraint-based engine to ensure that quoted configurations are technically valid and then generates pricing, quotes and manufacturing data. It is usually paired with a CRM and an ERP.

Salesforce

Salesforce CPQ

Salesforce CPQ is a configure, price, quote application that runs on the Salesforce platform and extends opportunities with product rules, pricing logic and quote documents. Manufacturers use it to standardize quoting inside CRM and then pass won deals to an ERP. Its rule-based model suits catalogs better than highly engineered products.

Epicor

Epicor CPQ

Epicor CPQ is a cloud configure, price, quote product from Epicor for manufacturers selling configurable products. It emphasizes visual, often 3D, configuration along with pricing and quote generation. It was built from the technology previously known as KBMax and is aimed at use with Epicor ERP or other systems.

DriveWorks

DriveWorks is design automation and sales configurator software that works with SOLIDWORKS. It lets manufacturers capture design rules so that custom variants of a product, with models, drawings and quotes, are generated automatically from a form. It is used mainly by engineer-to-order and configure-to-order companies.

Integration, EDI & OT Data

SPS Commerce

SPS Commerce is a cloud-based retail supply chain network that lets suppliers, manufacturers and distributors exchange EDI documents with retail trading partners. It is typically used to receive purchase orders and send advance ship notices and invoices without building point-to-point EDI connections. It sits between a supplier's ERP and the retailer's systems.

TrueCommerce

TrueCommerce is a provider of EDI and supply chain integration services that connects manufacturers, distributors and retailers with their trading partners. It offers hosted EDI, integration to ERP and e-commerce systems, and managed services. Companies use it to automate order, shipment and invoice exchange without running their own EDI software.

Boomi

Boomi is an integration platform as a service (iPaaS) used to connect applications, data and APIs across cloud and on-premises systems. Its low-code process designer and prebuilt connectors are used to link ERP, CRM, EDI and other systems. Its runtime engines can run in Boomi's cloud or inside a customer's own network.

Salesforce

MuleSoft Anypoint Platform

MuleSoft Anypoint Platform is an integration and API management platform owned by Salesforce. It lets developers build integrations and APIs on the Mule runtime and manage them through a central control plane. It is used to connect ERP, CRM, supply chain and legacy systems using an API-led approach.

Celigo

Celigo is an integration platform as a service known for its integrator.io platform and prebuilt integrations between business applications. It is widely used with NetSuite and cloud systems such as Salesforce and Shopify. Teams use it to automate order, inventory and finance data flows without heavy custom coding.

PTC

Kepware KEPServerEX

Kepware KEPServerEX is an industrial connectivity server from PTC that talks to PLCs, controllers and devices through a large library of drivers and exposes their data to other software through standards such as OPC UA. Manufacturers use it as a common data layer between the plant floor and MES, historians, SCADA, IIoT platforms and analytics tools.

Siemens

Siemens Insights Hub

Siemens Insights Hub is Siemens' cloud based industrial IoT and analytics offering for collecting, storing and analysing data from machines, lines and assets. It is the product line formerly known as MindSphere and is positioned within the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio.

PTC

PTC ThingWorx

PTC ThingWorx is an industrial IoT application platform used to connect equipment, model it as Things, and build dashboards and applications on top of the data. It is commonly paired with PTC's Kepware connectivity and PLM products such as Windchill.

Amazon Web Services

AWS IoT SiteWise

AWS IoT SiteWise is a managed Amazon Web Services service for collecting, modelling and querying data from industrial equipment. It uses asset models and hierarchies to organise time series data and offers an edge gateway to bring in data from on-site systems.

Litmus

Litmus Edge

Litmus Edge is an industrial edge data platform from Litmus that connects to machines and controllers, normalises their data and forwards it to other systems such as MES, historians, cloud platforms and analytics tools. It is run at the plant on edge hardware or virtual machines and managed centrally across sites.

BI & Data Platforms

Microsoft

Microsoft Power BI

Microsoft Power BI is a business intelligence platform for building semantic models, reports and dashboards from many data sources. Manufacturers use it to report on ERP, MES, quality and maintenance data. It is part of the wider Microsoft data stack, including Microsoft Fabric.

Salesforce

Tableau

Tableau is a visual analytics platform, owned by Salesforce, for exploring data and publishing interactive dashboards. Manufacturers use it on top of ERP, MES and warehouse data. It can run as a cloud service or be self-hosted.

Qlik

Qlik Sense

Qlik Sense is an analytics platform built around an associative data engine that lets users explore relationships across data without a fixed query path. Manufacturers use it for operational and supply chain analytics. It is available as a cloud service and as a client-managed deployment.

Snowflake

Snowflake is a cloud data platform used as a data warehouse, data lake and sharing layer, with SQL as its main interface. Manufacturers use it to consolidate ERP, MES, quality and IIoT data for analytics and AI. It runs on the major public clouds.

Databricks

Databricks is a cloud data and AI platform built around the lakehouse idea, combining data lake storage with warehouse-style SQL, data engineering and machine learning. Manufacturers use it for IIoT, ERP and quality data at scale. It runs on the major public clouds.

Field Service

PTC

ServiceMax

ServiceMax is a field service management product from PTC, aimed at companies that service complex, installed equipment. It covers work orders, scheduling and dispatch, parts and inventory, entitlements and mobile work for technicians. It has historically been built on the Salesforce platform and is typically bought by equipment manufacturers that sell service as a revenue line.

Salesforce

Salesforce Field Service

Salesforce Field Service is the field service management product on the Salesforce platform, formerly known as Field Service Lightning. It covers work orders, service appointments, scheduling and optimisation, inventory and a mobile app for technicians. It is usually chosen by companies that already run Salesforce for sales or service.

Microsoft

Dynamics 365 Field Service

Dynamics 365 Field Service is Microsoft's field service management application, built on the Dataverse platform and part of the Dynamics 365 customer engagement family. It covers work orders, resource scheduling, agreements, inventory and a mobile app. It suits organisations that already use Microsoft Power Platform and Dynamics.

IFS

IFS Field Service Management

IFS Field Service Management is IFS's solution for planning and executing field service, offered as part of the IFS Cloud platform. It covers service orders, contracts, scheduling and optimisation, parts and a mobile app for technicians. It is positioned for asset-intensive industries and for IFS ERP customers who want service in the same system.

Oracle

Oracle Field Service

Oracle Field Service is Oracle's cloud application for scheduling, routing and managing mobile workforces, formerly called Oracle Field Service Cloud. It grew from technology that Oracle acquired from TOA Technologies. It is used for appointments, capacity planning and mobile work, often alongside Oracle service and ERP products.

EHS & Compliance

Cority

Cority is an enterprise software suite for environmental, health and safety (EHS), occupational health, quality and sustainability management. Manufacturers use it to track incidents, audits, exposures, medical surveillance and regulatory reporting in one system. It is a records and compliance platform, not an ERP or MES.

Wolters Kluwer

Enablon

Enablon is an enterprise software platform from Wolters Kluwer for EHS, operational risk, audit and sustainability management. Large industrial companies use it to manage incidents, permits, controls and compliance across many sites. It is a risk and compliance system, not a production or ERP system.

Sphera

Sphera provides software and data for environmental, health and safety, operational risk, product stewardship and sustainability. Chemical, process and industrial manufacturers use it for incident management, process safety, safety data sheets and lifecycle assessment. It complements, rather than replaces, ERP and MES.

VelocityEHS

VelocityEHS is a cloud software vendor for environmental, health and safety, with products for incident management, chemical and safety data sheet management, ergonomics, training and environmental compliance. It is popular with mid-sized and larger manufacturers wanting a focused EHS platform.

Benchmark Gensuite

Benchmark Gensuite is a cloud platform of configurable applications for EHS, sustainability, product stewardship and quality and risk management. Manufacturers use it to run incidents, audits, management of change, permits and environmental tracking. It is a compliance and risk system, not an ERP or MES.

Procurement & Suppliers

Coupa

Coupa is a cloud business spend management platform covering procurement, invoicing, expenses, supplier management, contracts and spend analytics. Manufacturers typically run it alongside an ERP, which remains the system of record for inventory, MRP and the general ledger. Coupa handles the buying workflow, approvals and supplier collaboration in front of that ERP.

SAP

SAP Ariba

SAP Ariba is SAP's cloud portfolio for sourcing, contracts, procurement, supplier management and spend analysis, combined with the Ariba Network that connects buyers and suppliers. It is most often deployed alongside SAP ERP systems such as S/4HANA, though it can connect to other ERPs.

Jaggaer

Jaggaer is a source-to-pay platform covering sourcing, contracts, supplier management, procurement, invoicing and spend analytics. It serves several sectors, including manufacturing, and is generally implemented alongside an ERP that remains the system of record.

Ivalua

Ivalua is a spend management and source-to-pay platform built around a single unified data model. It covers supplier management, sourcing, contracts, procurement, invoicing and analytics, and is known for configurability. Manufacturers typically integrate it with an ERP that remains the system of record.

GEP

GEP SMART

GEP SMART is GEP's cloud source-to-pay platform covering sourcing, contracts, procurement, supplier management, invoicing and spend analytics. GEP also offers consulting and managed services around procurement. Manufacturers typically connect it to an ERP that remains the system of record.

Electronics Design & Parts

Altium

Altium Designer

Altium Designer is an electronic design automation (EDA) application for schematic capture, PCB layout, library management and manufacturing output. It is widely used by product teams and design services that move boards from concept to fabrication and assembly. It is typically paired with a cloud workspace for sharing designs, components and BOM data.

Cadence

Cadence Allegro

Cadence Allegro is a family of electronic design tools for schematic capture, PCB layout and IC package design, used for complex and high-speed boards. It is paired with Cadence analysis tools for signal and power integrity. Large electronics, aerospace and communications companies commonly use it with a controlled library and PLM process.

Siemens

Siemens Xpedition

Siemens Xpedition is an enterprise printed circuit board design system from Siemens EDA, covering schematic capture, layout, analysis and library management. It targets complex, multi-team designs and is often deployed alongside Siemens PLM and manufacturing preparation tools. It was historically sold under the Mentor Graphics name.

Siemens

Siemens Valor NPI

Siemens Valor NPI is software for checking printed circuit board designs for manufacturability before release and preparing them for assembly. It analyses design data against fabrication and assembly rules and supports new product introduction between design and the factory. It is used by electronics manufacturers and EMS providers.

Cogiscan

Cogiscan TTC

Cogiscan TTC (Track, Trace and Control) is software for tracking materials and controlling process on electronics assembly lines, particularly surface mount technology. It records which components went into which product and can block incorrect material or setup. It is used by EMS providers and OEMs that need component-level traceability.

Altium

Octopart

Octopart is a search engine for electronic components that aggregates distributor listings, stock levels, pricing breaks, datasheets and parametric specifications in one place. It is owned by Altium and is used by design engineers, buyers and sourcing teams to find and compare parts. Its data is also available programmatically for BOM tools and procurement workflows.

SiliconExpert

SiliconExpert is an electronic component intelligence service that provides part data on lifecycle status, environmental and regulatory compliance, cross-references and supply risk. Manufacturers use it to screen bills of materials, anticipate obsolescence and document compliance. It is delivered mainly as a cloud service with a web interface, plug-ins and an API.

Z2Data

Z2Data is a component and supply chain intelligence service for electronics manufacturers. It provides part-level data on lifecycle, regulatory compliance and risk, along with BOM screening and monitoring. Teams use it to find obsolescence and compliance exposure early and to support sourcing decisions.

Siemens

Supplyframe

Supplyframe is a set of design-chain and supply chain intelligence offerings for the electronics industry, now part of Siemens. It combines component data, market and sourcing intelligence, and commerce services used by engineers, buyers and suppliers. Manufacturers use it to inform part selection and to monitor supply risk.

Accuris

Accuris Parts Intelligence

Accuris Parts Intelligence is a component data offering from Accuris that helps engineering and supply chain teams assess electronic parts for lifecycle, compliance and sourcing risk. It is used for BOM screening, obsolescence planning and informed part selection. It is delivered as a cloud service with web and data integration options.

Aerospace & MRO

Swiss Aviation Software

Swiss-AS AMOS

Swiss-AS AMOS is an aviation maintenance and engineering software suite from Swiss Aviation Software, used by airlines, MROs and operators to plan maintenance, track technical records and manage materials. It covers the airworthiness-driven processes that a general ERP does not: task cards, component tracking and regulatory records. It is typically run alongside a finance ERP rather than replacing it.

Ramco Systems

Ramco Aviation

Ramco Aviation is the aviation maintenance, engineering and MRO software line from Ramco Systems, used by airlines, helicopter operators and maintenance organisations. It combines maintenance planning, technical records, materials and related business functions. It is typically delivered as a cloud service with mobile tools for hangar and line staff.

TRAX

TRAX is aviation maintenance and MRO software used by airlines, repair stations and operators to manage maintenance, engineering, inventory and records. It is built around aircraft, components and regulatory compliance rather than general manufacturing. It is often adopted by small to mid-sized operators and maintenance organisations.

IFS

IFS Maintenix

IFS Maintenix is an aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul software product from IFS, used by airlines, lessors, defence operators and MROs. It is designed around the aircraft and its configuration, linking planning, execution, materials and records. It is distinct from the broader IFS Cloud suite, though they can be used together.

Rusada

Rusada ENVISION

Rusada ENVISION is an aviation software suite from Rusada covering maintenance and engineering, continuing airworthiness and related operational functions. It is used by operators, CAMO organisations and maintenance providers. It is positioned as a modular platform that can be adopted in parts.

Unanet

Unanet is a project-based business management suite built for government contractors and other project-driven firms. It combines project accounting, timekeeping, billing, resource planning and CRM. Defense and aerospace suppliers that sell to the US government use it for cost-accounting and indirect-rate work that general ERP handles awkwardly.

Exostar

Exostar is a vendor of identity, access management and secure collaboration services for the aerospace and defense community. Large primes and their suppliers use it to give supplier users a single credential for accessing partner applications. It also offers supplier risk and compliance capabilities.

PreVeil

PreVeil is a security software vendor offering end-to-end encrypted email and file sharing. Defense contractors and aerospace suppliers use it to exchange controlled information with customers and partners. It is typically adopted to protect sensitive documents without moving a whole company onto a different productivity suite.

Microsoft

Microsoft 365 GCC High

Microsoft 365 GCC High is a separate Microsoft 365 environment designed for US defense contractors and certain government entities. It is commonly chosen by suppliers that handle controlled unclassified information or export-controlled data. Eligibility is verified by Microsoft, and it runs apart from the commercial cloud.

Kiteworks

Kiteworks is a platform for secure sharing and transfer of sensitive content, including file sharing, secure email, managed file transfer and web forms. The company was previously known as Accellion. Regulated manufacturers, including defense suppliers, use it to control and audit how sensitive files move in and out of the organization.

Workforce, Time & HR

UKG

UKG Pro Workforce Management

UKG Pro Workforce Management is a cloud workforce management suite from UKG covering time and attendance, scheduling, absence and labor analytics. It descends from the Kronos time clock lineage and is widely used by shift-based employers such as plants and distribution sites. In manufacturing it usually feeds payroll and sits beside ERP and MES rather than replacing them.

ADP

ADP Workforce Now

ADP Workforce Now is a cloud HR, payroll, time and benefits platform from ADP aimed at mid-sized employers. Manufacturers use it to run payroll and employee records, often alongside a separate ERP and shop-floor time system. It is a human resources platform, not a production or costing system.

Paylocity

Paylocity is a cloud human capital management platform covering payroll, HR, time and labor, benefits and employee engagement. It is aimed at small and mid-sized employers, including manufacturers that want an integrated people system. It handles workforce and pay processes, not production or inventory.

Workday

Workday HCM

Workday HCM is the human capital management application of Workday's cloud platform, covering core HR, talent, workforce planning, time tracking and, in supported countries, payroll. It targets mid-size to large enterprises, including global manufacturers. It manages people and organizations, not production or inventory.

Dayforce

Dayforce, formerly branded Ceridian Dayforce, is a cloud human capital management platform combining HR, payroll, workforce management, benefits and talent on one data model. It is used by mid-size and large employers, including manufacturers with shift-based workforces. It manages people, time and pay, not production.

Simulation & Engineering

Ansys

Ansys Mechanical

Ansys Mechanical is a finite element analysis application for structural, thermal and related physics, used by engineers to predict stress, deformation, vibration and heat flow before building hardware. It is delivered through the Ansys Workbench environment, with the classic Mechanical APDL solver and scripting language underneath. Manufacturers use it to validate designs, reduce prototype cycles and investigate field failures.

Siemens

Siemens Simcenter

Siemens Simcenter is a portfolio of simulation and physical test products covering structural, thermal, fluid, motion, acoustics and system level analysis. It is part of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio and is closely tied to NX and Teamcenter. Manufacturers use it to predict product performance and to correlate simulation with test data.

Altair

Altair HyperWorks

Altair HyperWorks is a suite of computer aided engineering tools covering pre and post processing, structural analysis, optimization, crash and impact simulation, and motion. It is best known for HyperMesh and the OptiStruct solver, and for topology optimization. Manufacturers use it to build lighter, stiffer and cheaper designs and to prepare models for many solvers.

COMSOL

COMSOL Multiphysics

COMSOL Multiphysics is a simulation platform built around coupling multiple physical effects in one model, such as heat, structural mechanics, fluid flow, electromagnetics and chemistry. Users define physics through a unified interface and can add specialized modules. It is widely used in research and in product development where phenomena interact.

Siemens

Siemens Plant Simulation

Siemens Plant Simulation, part of the Tecnomatix portfolio, is a discrete event simulation tool for modeling production systems, material flow and logistics. Planners build a virtual factory or line, run experiments and see throughput, bottlenecks and resource use before changing the real plant. It uses the SimTalk language for custom control logic.

Documents & Records

Microsoft

Microsoft SharePoint for document control

Microsoft SharePoint is a document management and collaboration platform that many manufacturers configure as a controlled-document system for procedures, work instructions and quality records. It provides libraries, versioning, metadata, permissions and approval flows, but formal document control behaviour has to be designed and governed by the customer rather than arriving as a ready-made quality module.

Veeva Systems

Veeva Vault Quality

Veeva Vault Quality is a cloud suite for quality content and quality processes in regulated life sciences companies. It combines controlled document management with quality event, CAPA and training management on the Vault platform.

OpenText

OpenText Documentum

OpenText Documentum is an enterprise content management platform used to store, govern and route large volumes of business and regulated documents. It is a long-established platform with a repository, lifecycle and workflow engine, often found in large manufacturers, life sciences and regulated industries.

M-Files

M-Files is a document and information management system that organises content by metadata rather than by folder location. Manufacturers use it for controlled documents, contracts, quality records and engineering files, with workflows, versioning and connectors to other repositories.

Laserfiche

Laserfiche is a content services platform that combines a document repository with capture, business process workflow, forms and records management. Manufacturers use it for digitising paper, automating approvals and keeping records under retention rules.

AI Infrastructure

vLLM project

vLLM

vLLM is an open-source inference and serving engine for large language models, built to get high throughput from GPUs through techniques such as PagedAttention and continuous batching. It exposes an OpenAI-compatible HTTP server, so applications written for hosted APIs can point at a model running on your own hardware. Manufacturers use it to serve open-weight models privately, on-prem or in a sovereign cloud.

Ollama

Ollama is a tool for downloading and running open-weight large language models on your own computer or server with a simple command line and a local REST API. It packages models, handles quantized formats and exposes an HTTP endpoint that many applications can call. It is popular for prototypes, developer workstations and small private deployments.

NVIDIA

NVIDIA NIM

NVIDIA NIM is a set of prebuilt, containerized inference microservices that package AI models with optimized runtimes so they can be deployed on NVIDIA GPUs with standard APIs. Language model NIMs expose OpenAI-compatible endpoints. It is part of NVIDIA's enterprise AI offering and targets organizations that want supported, optimized model serving.

Hugging Face

Hugging Face Text Generation Inference

Text Generation Inference, usually called TGI, is a server from Hugging Face for deploying and serving large language models. It provides batching, streaming, quantization and tensor parallelism behind an HTTP API, including a chat-style Messages API compatible with common client libraries. It is used to host open-weight models on your own GPUs.

LangChain

LangChain is an open-source framework, available for Python and JavaScript, for building applications on language models. It provides standard interfaces for models, prompts, tools, retrievers and vector stores, and is widely used to build retrieval-augmented generation and agents. Related products from the same company include LangGraph for stateful agent workflows and LangSmith for tracing and evaluation.