Emydex vs Maritech Seafood Processing vs Nouvem vs VistaTrac
Emydex makes factory-floor software for meat, poultry, fish and other food processors, covering kill line, boning and packing, recipes, warehouse stock, quality checks and traceability. Maritech Processing is an add-on module in the Maritech Cloud seafood ERP. Nouvem is modular factory and office software for meat, poultry, fish and other food processors. VistaTrac is plant-floor software for food processors: staff scan, weigh and label product, and the data flows to the company's ERP or accounting system in real time. All four are listed under Produce, Meat, Seafood & Dairy Processing Software. Where the profiles show a difference, it is in price, audience and countries covered.
Key differences
price
The only starting price published is VistaTrac's: $295 (currency not stated) per month. Emydex, Maritech Seafood Processing and Nouvem do not publish a starting price.
audience
The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: Emydex: Meat and poultry processors; Maritech Seafood Processing: Seafood producers and processors; Nouvem: Meat, poultry and fish processors; VistaTrac: Meat processors and slaughter or custom-processing plants.
countries covered
Country coverage differs. Emydex names 9 countries, Maritech Seafood Processing names 5 countries, Nouvem names 2 countries and VistaTrac names 4 countries. No country appears in every list.
integrations
The integration lists differ. Emydex names 9 integrations, Maritech Seafood Processing names 4 integrations, Nouvem names 7 integrations and VistaTrac names 5 integrations. No partner appears in every list.
company background
Emydex is based in Dublin, Ireland, Maritech Seafood Processing in Molde, Norway, Nouvem in Galway, Ireland and VistaTrac in Ashtabula, United States.
Side by side
| Field | Emydex | Maritech Seafood Processing | Nouvem | VistaTrac |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Emydex makes factory-floor software for meat, poultry, fish and other food processors, covering kill line, boning and packing, recipes, warehouse stock, quality checks and traceability. | Maritech Processing is an add-on module in the Maritech Cloud seafood ERP. | Nouvem is modular factory and office software for meat, poultry, fish and other food processors. | VistaTrac is plant-floor software for food processors: staff scan, weigh and label product, and the data flows to the company's ERP or accounting system in real time. |
| Best for | Meat and poultry processors; Fish and seafood processors; Fresh produce and further processing plants; Medium and large processors with IT staff | Seafood producers and processors; Plants focused on yield, waste and traceability; Large salmon processing plants | Meat, poultry and fish processors; Food processors adopting software in stages; Wholesale bakeries and ingredient makers | Meat processors and slaughter or custom-processing plants; Seafood and shellfish processors; Food manufacturers on QuickBooks or an ERP |
| Pricing model | Quote only | Quote only | Quote only | Subscription (cloud tiers) |
| Starting price | Not published | Not published | Not published | $295 (currency not stated) per month |
| Free plan | Not published | Not published | Not published | No |
| Free trial | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Contract | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Platforms | Web, Android | Web | Not published | Web, Windows |
| Countries | Australia, Botswana, Canada, Ireland, Namibia, New Zealand and 3 more | Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, United States | Ireland, United Kingdom | Canada, Central America, Europe, United States |
| Languages | Not published | English, Norwegian | English | Not published |
| Number of integrations | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| Certifications | Not published | ISO 27001 | Not published | Not published |
| Security practices | Quality module supports HACCP, BRC and ISO quality systems (not a certification of Emydex) | Hosted on Microsoft Azure with encryption at rest and in transit | Not published | Not published |
| Founded | 2004 | Not published | Not published | 1991 |
| Headquarters | Dublin, Ireland | Molde, Norway | Galway, Ireland | Ashtabula, United States |
| Owner | Not published | CAI Software (portfolio company of STG), which acquired Maritech at the start of 2024 | Not published | Schoneman, Inc. |
| Last reviewed | 29 September 2026 | 29 September 2026 | 29 September 2026 | 29 September 2026 |
Integrations
No partner appears in every list.
Named only by Emydex
- Avery
- Bizerba
- M3
- Marel
- Microsoft Dynamics AX & Nav
- Scanvaegt
Named only by Maritech Seafood Processing
- Honeywell
- Microsoft Office 365
Named only by Nouvem
- Epicor
- Intact
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Safefood 360
- SAP Business One
Named only by VistaTrac
- Dynamics
- NetSuite
- QuickBooks
- Shopify
Which to choose
Emydex
Choose Emydex if you fit its listed audience: Meat and poultry processors; Fish and seafood processors; Fresh produce and further processing plants.
Maritech Seafood Processing
Choose Maritech Seafood Processing if you are in one of these groups: Seafood producers and processors; Plants focused on yield, waste and traceability; Large salmon processing plants.
Weaker fit: Restaurants and food service. It is seafood production software and needs the Purchase & Sales module to run.
Nouvem
Choose Nouvem if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Meat, poultry and fish processors; Food processors adopting software in stages; Wholesale bakeries and ingredient makers.
VistaTrac
Choose VistaTrac if you fit its listed audience: Meat processors and slaughter or custom-processing plants; Seafood and shellfish processors; Food manufacturers on QuickBooks or an ERP.
What we could not confirm
Emydex
- Any price, contract term or free trial (quote only)
- Interface languages
- Funding (none stated); the company reports a strategic partnership with BAADER, not ownership
- Legal entity name and registration number
- Whether the software is cloud-hosted or on-premises for every module (the quality module is stated as either)
Maritech Seafood Processing
- Any price or plan for the Processing module
- Contract term and renewal
- Whether the module is available outside seafood
- Exact founding year (the vendor says 'since the 1970s')
- Funding history
Nouvem
- Prices
- Contract terms
- Founding year and team size
- Whether it is cloud-hosted or only on-premise
- Security certifications
- Operating systems and platforms
VistaTrac
- Enterprise (self-hosted) price
- Currency code (dollar sign only)
- Contract term and renewal
- Security certifications and hosting details
- Team size and funding
- Interface languages
- Produce and dairy modules
Go further
Sources
Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.
Emydex, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Homepagehttps://www.emydex.com
- History, offices, size, customershttps://www.emydex.com/about-us/our-history/
- Directorshttps://www.emydex.com/about-us/our-team/
- Customer quoteshttps://www.emydex.com/about-us/why-emydex/
- Supporthttps://www.emydex.com/about-us/support/
- Platform and deviceshttps://www.emydex.com/software/core-platform/
- Customisation and integrationshttps://www.emydex.com/software/business-logic/
- Business intelligencehttps://www.emydex.com/software/emydex-bi/
- Kill linehttps://www.emydex.com/software/modules/kill-line-software/
- Packinghttps://www.emydex.com/software/modules/packaging-processing/
- Yields and costingshttps://www.emydex.com/us/software/modules/yields-costings/
- Recipeshttps://www.emydex.com/software/modules/recipe-formulation/
- Planninghttps://www.emydex.com/software/modules/production-planning/
- Warehousehttps://www.emydex.com/software/modules/warehouse-management/
- Traceabilityhttps://www.emydex.com/software/modules/traceability-reporting/
- Qualityhttps://www.emydex.com/software/modules/quality-compliance/
- Fresh produce fithttps://www.emydex.com/industries/fresh-produce-processing-software/
- Americas customershttps://www.emydex.com/our-markets/americas/
Maritech Seafood Processing, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Product page: features, requirementshttps://maritech.com/our-solutions-seafood-production/seafood-processing-software/
- Homepage and navigation: product list, language switch, customer nameshttps://maritech.com/
- Company background, employees, countrieshttps://maritech.com/about-us/
- Ownership by CAI Software / STGhttps://maritech.com/investors-and-management-team/
- Hosting, security, sign-inhttps://maritech.com/maritech-cloud/
- Scanning add-on and hardwarehttps://maritech.com/our-solutions-seafood-production/products-scanning/
- Packing and labelling add-onhttps://maritech.com/packing-and-labelling/
- Required module, per-user fee, APIhttps://maritech.com/maritech-purchase-sales/
- Analytics modulehttps://maritech.com/analytics/
- Linsight monitoring producthttps://maritech.com/our-solutions-seafood-production/linsight/
- Customer casehttps://maritech.com/customer-case-mathias-bjorge/
- ISO 27001 newshttps://maritech.com/iso-27001-a-mark-of-quality-in-information-security/
- Offices and support numbershttps://maritech.com/contact-us/
- Demo contact page and customer quotehttps://maritech.com/maritech-seafood-contact-us/
Nouvem, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Home page: products, integrations, pricing approachhttps://www.nouvem.com/
- Modules and rollout approachhttps://www.nouvem.com/what-we-do/
- Weighing and labelling modulehttps://www.nouvem.com/weighing-labeling-software/
- Traceability module and deviceshttps://www.nouvem.com/food-meat-traceability-software/
- Production modulehttps://www.nouvem.com/production-management/
- Stock modulehttps://www.nouvem.com/stock-warehouse-management/
- Company background and markethttps://www.nouvem.com/aboutus/
- Client logoshttps://www.nouvem.com/our-clients/
- Office and support hourshttps://www.nouvem.com/contactus/
VistaTrac, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Home, ERP integrations, customershttps://vistatrac.com/
- Module listhttps://vistatrac.com/inventory-software/
- Hardwarehttps://vistatrac.com/barcoding-hardware/
- Pricing tiers, addresshttps://vistatrac.com/traceability-software-pricing/
- Meat modules, Shopifyhttps://vistatrac.com/inventory-management-solutions/vistatrac-meat-industry/
- Seafood moduleshttps://vistatrac.com/inventory-management-solutions/vistatrac-seafood-industry/
- Company historyhttps://vistatrac.com/about-us/
- Addresshttps://vistatrac.com/contact-us/
- Supporthttps://vistatrac.com/support/



