iFactory vs Plex MES for Food & Beverage

iFactory AI is industrial software for factories that combines a manufacturing execution system, maintenance management, OEE tracking, AI vision cameras and digital twins. Plex is Rockwell Automation's cloud manufacturing platform, offered for food and beverage plants as a batch-oriented manufacturing execution system with food safety and quality management, supply chain planning and optional ERP. Both are listed under Food Manufacturing Execution & Production Planning. The main differences are in audience, platforms and integrations.

Key differences

  • audience

    Not every audience is shared. Entries that only one product lists: iFactory: Food and beverage plants with production lines to monitor; Plex MES for Food & Beverage: Food and beverage manufacturers.

  • platforms

    They do not run on the same platforms. iFactory: Web, iOS, Android; Plex MES for Food & Beverage: Web.

  • integrations

    On integrations, iFactory names 10 integrations and Plex MES for Food & Beverage names 2 integrations. 1 partner appears in every list.

Side by side

iFactory vs Plex MES for Food & Beverage: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldiFactoryPlex MES for Food & Beverage
What it isiFactory AI is industrial software for factories that combines a manufacturing execution system, maintenance management, OEE tracking, AI vision cameras and digital twins.Plex is Rockwell Automation's cloud manufacturing platform, offered for food and beverage plants as a batch-oriented manufacturing execution system with food safety and quality management, supply chain planning and optional ERP.
Best forFood and beverage plants with production lines to monitor; Factories that run SAP or other ERP and PLC systemsFood and beverage manufacturers; Plants that already run an ERP and need a production system
Pricing modelQuote onlyQuote only
Starting priceNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb
CountriesNot publishedNot published
LanguagesDutch, English, French, German, Hindi, Mandarin and 2 moreEnglish, German, Italian, Japanese
Number of integrations102
CertificationsNot publishedISO 27001
Security practicesEnterprise-grade encryption and a 99.9% uptime SLA (vendor statement, cloud plan)99.9% uptime SLA
FoundedNot publishedNot published
HeadquartersSunnyvale, United StatesNot published
OwnerNot publishedRockwell Automation
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by both

  • SAP

Named only by iFactory

  • Allen-Bradley
  • Geotab
  • Mitsubishi
  • NetSuite
  • QuickBooks
  • Sage
  • Samsara
  • Siemens
  • Xero

Named only by Plex MES for Food & Beverage

  • Dynamics

Which to choose

iFactory

Choose iFactory if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Food and beverage plants with production lines to monitor; Factories that run SAP or other ERP and PLC systems.

Plex MES for Food & Beverage

Choose Plex MES for Food & Beverage if you are in one of these groups: Food and beverage manufacturers; Plants that already run an ERP and need a production system.

Weaker fit: Restaurants and other food service businesses. The product is aimed at manufacturing plants.

What we could not confirm

iFactory

  • Any price
  • Legal entity, founding year, team size and funding (no about page)
  • Named food-industry customers
  • Security certifications (only an encryption and uptime statement)
  • Contract term and renewal
  • Vendor performance claims such as OEE gains, which were not verified

Plex MES for Food & Beverage

  • Pricing and contract terms
  • Founding year, headquarters and team size of the Plex business
  • Named software integrations beyond the ERP examples
  • Full list of supported countries

Go further

iFactory profilePlex MES for Food & Beverage profile

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Sources

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