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Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform vs Rootstock Manufacturing ERP: Which is a better fit?

Updated on January 16th, 2025
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 1,285 reviews from Manufacturing users.
% Fit
Not enough reviews
Feature ratings
Inventory Management
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Production Management
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Bills of Material
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Traceability
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Purchase Order Management
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% Fit
Not enough reviews
Feature ratings
Inventory Management
4.8
Production Management
5.0
Bills of Material
4.7
Traceability
4.5
Purchase Order Management
4.3
User satisfaction
4.2
User reviews13
Ease of use
4.2
Functionality
4.2
Value for money
3.6
Customer support
3.6
4.7
User reviews15
Ease of use
4.4
Functionality
4.5
Value for money
4.4
Customer support
4.3
Price starts from
Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
/user
Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Best for

Automotive, Aerospace, Food/Beverage, Industrial, Metal forming, and General Manufacturing and Contract Manufacturing

Rootstock is purpose-built for mid-market discrete manufacturers in industrial, make-to-stock, make-to-order, engineer-to-order and project-based environments.

User reviews
pros & cons
1 / 4
View Reviews
1 / 3
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Video reviews
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No video reviews yet
User interface
No videos provided by vendor
No videos provided by vendor
81953
4 screenshots
133446
5 screenshots

Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform

28/41
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Cost Estimating
  • Data Import/Export
  • Demand Forecasting
  • Job Management
  • Lot Tracking
  • Product Configurator
  • Production Tracking
  • Product Lifecycle Management
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Sustainability Management
  • Unattended Automation
  • Work Order Management
  • Activity Dashboard
  • API
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Bills of Material
  • Capacity Planning
  • Compliance Management
  • Customizable Reports
  • Distribution Management
  • Document Management
  • Financial Management
  • Inventory Management
  • Maintenance Management
  • Material Requirements Planning
  • MES
  • Multi-Location
  • Production Management
  • Production Scheduling
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Quality Control
  • Real-Time Data
  • Safety Management
  • Shop Floor Management
  • Supplier Management
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Traceability
  • Warehouse Management
  • Workflow Management
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Rootstock Manufacturing ERP

Top Features
32/41
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Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform

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Rootstock Manufacturing ERP

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Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Rootstock Manufacturing ERP
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform
  • By Plex Systems
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1995
Rootstock Manufacturing ERP
  • By Rootstock Software
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2008
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