Ekos vs Orion Wine Software vs vintrace

Ekos is cloud business management software for craft breweries, wineries, cideries, distilleries and hard seltzer makers. Orion Wine Software supplies two products for wineries. vintrace is cloud winery management software that tracks a wine from vineyard fruit intake through tanks, barrels, lab work, bottling and sales. All three are listed under Brewery, Winery & Distillery Production Software. They differ in audience, platforms and integrations.

Key differences

  • audience

    Not every audience is shared. Entries that only one product lists: Ekos: Craft breweries and cideries; Orion Wine Software: Enterprise wineries and multi-brand producers; vintrace: Wineries running cellar work orders and tank tracking.

  • platforms

    They do not run on the same platforms. Ekos: Web, iOS, Android; Orion Wine Software: Web; vintrace: Web.

  • integrations

    On integrations, Ekos names 10 integrations, Orion Wine Software names 9 integrations and vintrace names 18 integrations. 1 partner appears in every list.

Side by side

Ekos vs Orion Wine Software vs vintrace: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldEkosOrion Wine Softwarevintrace
What it isEkos is cloud business management software for craft breweries, wineries, cideries, distilleries and hard seltzer makers.Orion Wine Software supplies two products for wineries.vintrace is cloud winery management software that tracks a wine from vineyard fruit intake through tanks, barrels, lab work, bottling and sales.
Best forCraft breweries and cideries; Wineries; Distilleries; Producers running several sites or tasting roomsEnterprise wineries and multi-brand producers; Wine importers and wholesale sellers; Wineries that must report to the TTBWineries running cellar work orders and tank tracking; Custom crush wineries; Wineries that also farm grapes
Pricing modelQuote onlyQuote onlyQuote only
Starting priceNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWebWeb
CountriesAustralia, Canada, United Kingdom, United StatesUnited StatesNot published
LanguagesNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Number of integrations10918
CertificationsNot publishedNot publishedSOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2
Security practicesNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Founded2014Not publishedNot published
HeadquartersCharlotte, United StatesSanta Rosa, United StatesNot published
OwnerNot publishedNot publishedEncompass Technologies (joined 2022), which was acquired by VIP (Vermont Information Processing) in September 2026
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by all three

  • QuickBooks

Named only by Ekos

  • Arryved
  • Fintech
  • iControl
  • MicroStar
  • Shopify
  • Square

Named only by Orion Wine Software

  • Accounting Seed
  • Salesforce
  • SAP

Named only by vintrace

  • AgCode
  • Anton Paar
  • Baker Wine & Grape Analysis
  • BarrelWise
  • BioSystems
  • ChemWell
  • ETS Labs
  • eVineyard
  • Foss
  • GrapeWeb
  • Lightspeed
  • Thermo Fisher
and 1 more
  • vinCreative

Which to choose

Ekos

Choose Ekos if you fit its listed audience: Craft breweries and cideries; Wineries; Distilleries.

Less suited to: Large manufacturers that want a heavyweight ERP. Ekos says it is not a complicated ERP like SAP, Microsoft Dynamics or NetSuite.

Orion Wine Software

Choose Orion Wine Software if you fit its listed audience: Enterprise wineries and multi-brand producers; Wine importers and wholesale sellers; Wineries that must report to the TTB.

Our profile lists a weaker fit: Small or single-site wineries wanting a lightweight tool. The vendor says it is built for enterprise wineries, importers and multi-brand producers.

vintrace

Choose vintrace if you fit its listed audience: Wineries running cellar work orders and tank tracking; Custom crush wineries; Wineries that also farm grapes.

What we could not confirm

Ekos

  • Any price or starting price (quote only)
  • Contract length and renewal terms
  • Funding and investors
  • Content of the Australia and UK region pages
  • Interface languages
  • Security certifications and hosting details
  • What each integration does and which plans include it
  • Which category the vendor's 'Craft Insights' and 'PaySmart' products belong to
  • Independent verification of the '17k+ users' and '#1' claims

Orion Wine Software

  • Prices
  • Founding year
  • Legal entity name
  • Funding
  • Employee count
  • Security certifications
  • Contract terms

vintrace

  • Any price, plans, free trial or contract term
  • Native iOS or Android app availability and names
  • Headquarters, founding year, founders and team size
  • Countries where it is sold
  • Interface languages

Go further

Ekos profileOrion Wine Software profilevintrace profile

Other comparisons with these products

Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.

Ekos, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: product overviewhttps://www.goekos.com
  2. Plans and feature gridhttps://www.goekos.com/pricing/
  3. Core platform featureshttps://www.goekos.com/core/
  4. Founded year, leaders, team sizehttps://www.goekos.com/about/
  5. Integration list, address, legal entityhttps://www.goekos.com/integrations-with-ekos/
  6. Mobile apphttps://www.goekos.com/app-download/
  7. Support and positioninghttps://www.goekos.com/why-ekos/
  8. Support and onboardinghttps://www.goekos.com/customer-success-support/
  9. Customer nameshttps://www.goekos.com/customer-success-stories/
  10. TTB reportshttps://www.goekos.com/feature/ttb-report-generation_/
  11. Not-an-ERP positioninghttps://www.goekos.com/feature/managing-multiple-locations_/
  12. Regional page for Canadahttps://www.goekos.com/canada/
  13. Company storyhttps://www.goekos.com/contact-us/press-brand/

vintrace, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Product home page, pricing and demo route, customer case studieshttps://www.encompasstech.com/vintrace
  2. Winery features, security badgeshttps://www.encompasstech.com/vintrace/wine-production-software
  3. Vineyard modulehttps://www.encompasstech.com/vintrace/vineyard-management
  4. Mobile apphttps://www.encompasstech.com/vintrace/app-realtime-info
  5. Named integrationshttps://www.encompasstech.com/vintrace/our-partners
  6. Company background, countries counthttps://www.encompasstech.com/vintrace/about-us
  7. Customer names and support commentshttps://www.encompasstech.com/vintrace/testimonials
  8. VIP acquisition of Encompasshttps://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vip-announces-strategic-acquisition-of-encompass-technologies-to-accelerate-the-future-of-food--beverage-technology-302877838.html