# IMCO-CIMAG MES Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra > With the help of Capterra, learn about IMCO-CIMAG MES Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Production Scheduling products and more. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/166769/CIMAG-MES-Production/alternatives --- # IMCO-CIMAG MES Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on August 24, 2025 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) IMCO-CIMAG MES ## What is IMCO-CIMAG MES? IMCO Software transforms manufacturing companies by maximizing efficiency and profitability with our affordable modular Shop Floor Control Software. We provide customers with real-time visibility, accuracy, and control in today's competitive manufacturing market. IMCO -- CIMAG MES is the ideal manufacturing software due to its modular design. We specialize in MES software for small to midsize companies that want to optimize scheduling, traceability, and overall shop floor control. ## What is IMCO-CIMAG MES used for? [Aerospace Manufacturing](https://www.capterra.com/aerospace-manufacturing-software/)[Chemical Manufacturing](https://www.capterra.com/chemical-manufacturing-software/)[Metal Fabrication](https://www.capterra.com/metal-fabrication-software/) Top alternative Featured Overall rating Based on 16 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive \- Neutral \- Negative \- Starting price $9999.99 Per User, One Time Free trial not available Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... 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[4.4 (243)](https://www.capterra.com/p/96371/Acumatica-Cloud-ERP/reviews/) Starting Price $9999.99 Per User, One Time Starting Price Contact vendor Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 4.4 (16) Ease Of Use 4.2 (1,082) Value For Money 4.2 (12) Value For Money 4.2 (844) Customer Service 4.8 (16) Customer Service 4.1 (1,012) ## IMCO-CIMAG MES alternatives [4.5 (157)](https://www.capterra.com/p/134177/MRPEasy/reviews/) Starting price $49.00 Per User, Per Month Highest Rated [4.6 (182)](https://www.capterra.com/p/148011/MasterControl/reviews/) Starting price $1000.00 Per User, Per Month [4.1 (283)](https://www.capterra.com/p/103908/IQMS-ERP-Software/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing [4.2 (1,291)](https://www.capterra.com/p/135618/Odoo/reviews/) Starting price $31.10 Per User, Per Month ## Features Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically. API Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases Automated Scheduling Automatically create schedules based on business needs or employee availability and qualifications Capacity Planning Determine and plan production capacity based on changing demands Change Management Track and monitor efficient handling of all changes/transitions Document Management Store, manage, and track all electronic documents in a centralized location Drag & Drop Assemble applications and processes by dragging over and arranging pre-built components IMCO-CIMAG MES 19 features Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases Automatically create schedules based on business needs or employee availability and qualifications Determine and plan production capacity based on changing demands Track and monitor efficient handling of all changes/transitions Store, manage, and track all electronic documents in a centralized location Assemble applications and processes by dragging over and arranging pre-built components Integrate with existing ERP systems Visual representation of project's schedule, sequence and duration of tasks, benchmarks and dependencies Track and manage inventory levels to maintain proper supply Material requirements planning software manages the scheduling and inventory control for manufacturers. Manufacturing execution systems focus on quality control in the production process. Observe and track the demand, usage, progress or quality of a system, product, or user Ensure that quality requirements and standards are met across production processes Focuses on improving processes by collecting data and spotting bottlenecks or other challenges. Process of planning, scheduling and executing the optimal and effective use of human capital across projects Plan availability and assign specific time slots for tasks and resources Manage the planning and execution of supply chain activities Track and document the history, application, or location of an item or activity Provides varying estimates based on different scenarios Get Advice We can help you find the software with the features you need. Features 4.2 (16) 4.2 Based on 16 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 4.2 (12) Free Version Basic $9,999.99 Per User,One Time Value for money 4.2 (12) 4.2 Based on 12 reviews Connect with a Capterra advisor for a free 15-minute consultation Get a personalized software list aligned to your business needs with guidance from our expert advisors. Our team has helped 1 million+ businesses like yours find options that fit their needs. ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 4.8 (16) Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises Customer Service 4.8 (16) 4.8 Based on 16 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 4.4 Based on 16 reviews Filter by rating 5(8) 4(7) 3(1) 2(0) 1(0) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent AV Alexis V. Smart Factory Manager Automotive ### "MES to Measure, Improve, and Standardize our Working Methods " 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 October 19, 2020 We integrated IMCO-CIMAG MES because we wanted to provide our ERP system with accurate production data without manual entry. The expertise, support, and responsiveness of IMCO and Alpha-3i allowed us to see further and wider than our initial project scope. They provided a team that was very receptive to our suggestions and requests. Pros IMCO-CIMAG is integrated as a central element, and is present at each station in our facility. It allows us to significantly reduce data entry time by automatically carrying out production data acquisitions, allowing staff to focus on higher value operations. Work tasks are digitized, standardized, and operators are supported at every step. IMCO-CIMAG provides the applications and interfaces specific to our needs, and it is all assimilated by the MES solution. Integrated document management provides clarity and control over documents and procedures. Cons As a fundamental project for our company, the deployment of IMCO-CIMAG required the creation of a dedicated team and a lot of freedom allocated to them. The complexity lies in assessing the maturity of the business and the ability to integrate new tools and concepts. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. GR Guillaume R. Technicien Amelioration Continu Mining & Metals ### "From Scheduling to Delivery with the IMCO-CIMAG Solution" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 September 14, 2020 Alpha-3i and IMCO have been able to adapt to our constraints and needs despite very specific requests. Pros From the management of work in progress through specific portable terminals, to the planning and scheduling of production orders, to the generation of barcode labels to the dispatch and the addition of a slip delivery, the IMCO-CIMAG solution has enabled us to automate our entire packaging process, which was previously managed in paper format. No more time is wasted on jotting down information on paper, re-entering it in Excel or taking it from one workshop to another. Interfacing with the ERP and PLCs allow us to exchange real-time production and maintenance data with the various departments and increase our responsiveness and productivity. Barcode management has enabled us to improve the traceability of our products and make our shipments more reliable, thanks to the portable terminals that were developed specifically for (and communicate with) the IMCO-CIMAG solution. We now have production and maintenance indicators that allow us to instantly monitor our packaging productivity. Cons Nothing. Everything it’s okay Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. LW laura w. purchasing and planning manager Plastics ### "IMCO-CIMAG Production for Better Reliability of Production Monitoring" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 July 30, 2020 The Alpha-3i and IMCO teams are dynamic and proactive in continuing to optimize our MES. This software is very easy to understand and allows for better communication between different departments. Pros We have chosen to implement IMCO-CIMAG Production and its scheduling module in order to stabilize our production and monitor it reliably. Thanks to IMCO-CIMAG Production, we can easily consult all of our indicators to know, in real time, the progress of our production. We can rely on reliable data to help make our decisions. In addition, our production schedule is now optimized and we have a more accurate view of production and delivery times. The software is easy to use and easy to learn. The Alpha-3i and IMCO support teams are responsive Cons Due to the interfacing with our ERP system, we have certain data that is stored in both the ERP and the MES. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. NB Nicolas B. Production management / IT Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing ### "Dematerialization, Productivity Gains, and Planning Reliability" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 July 28, 2020 IMCO-CIMAG is a flexible and intuitive software. The Alpha-3i and IMCO teams fully understood our issues and were able to offer us solutions that were tailored to our needs. Pros IMCO-CIMAG MES has enabled us to reduce documents printed by 95%. Production data is collected in real-time and is transferred daily to our ERP. The reliability of production data allows us to constantly improve our planning and respond effectively to our customers’ deadline requirements. The IMCO-CIMAG planning tool has undergone specific development for us in order to automate a large part of our production planning. Cons We plan to implement some productivity and results indicators Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. SB Stephane B. ERP Group Manager Medical Devices ### "A simple and long lasting solution" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 June 19, 2020 We are satisfied with the IMCO-CIMAG solution, which is in the process of being deployed across all of our factories. Pros We have chosen to integrate with an MES solution such as CIMAG published by the company Alpha-3i and IMCO to make our time and production monitoring secure and reliable. We had an in-house MES developed, but the developers departed soon after, and so any maintenance/updates became near impossible. To avoid any major malfunctions, it became imperative to put in an MES from the market. Our choice came to rest on IMCO-CIMAG MES, which we are very satisfied with today. We were able to resume production with our specific management rules that deal with medical devices (knee and hip prostheses). The ease of use for entering operating times and production details is a real asset. We were able to swiftly train all our operators as well as give them more autonomy. Integration with our existing ERP system (Sage X3) was not a constraint at all. Cons The reporting tools provided are geared more toward machine reports than labor reports. The creation of “customizable reporting” tools should be simplified for the uninformed user. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. CS CLATOT S. CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT MANAGER Writing and Editing ### "Develop visual management and productivity in our blister packs" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 May 11, 2020 Overall, we are very satisfied with IMCO-CIMAG MES. The field team took charge of the solution and quickly allowed for significant gains with the first project alone. This allowed us to extend the solution to other equipment, resulting in the same benefits. The ROI allows us to continue our deployment of the tool in other sectors, including quality (traceability and quality control) or the planning department (reliability planning). Pros The solution is very easy to use, especially the operator panel. The handling of operators is fast and efficient. The supervision performance indicators are very visual and allow real-time quality control of productivity and team members. The possibility of developing specific widgets according to our needs is a real plus that helps us stick to our needs for piloting the workforce. Responsiveness of the support service in the event of bugs is fast and efficient. In terms of associated gains, we have great precision in our production costs due to the OEE monitoring functionality. The ability to make precise analyses of our performance within a specific range is great. The OEE analysis is also updated automatically on a regular basis. Overall, we have reduced downtime by 10%. Detailed data on machine downtime facilitates the management of our continuous improvement actions and helps justify our investment requests. Cons The implementation of IMCO-CIMAG requires the availability of a project manager to support the transition (for operator and team manager support). Reshaping the OEE calculation method can be complicated to set up at first, because it changes the benchmarks of management, workshop managers, and team members. Implementing an MES is a bit costly, but worth the price. Finally, there is also a need to mobilize our resources to deal with the improvement actions identified via the MES. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. BO Benjamin O. Head of Information Systems Business Supplies and Equipment ### "IMCO-CIMAG has been deployed in our company in order to manage a big part of our production." 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 May 4, 2020 The skills of the Alpha-3i and IMCO teams allow us to move forward easily, even during very strategic projects. Pros In order to monitor the efficiency of our machine and carry out manufacturing advancements, we have deployed IMCO-CIMAG Production. The IMCO-CIMAG solution is flexible and allows for simple interfacing with our ERP through various means, whether direct links between databases or file exchanges. Through an interface developed specifically for DIXI Polytool, we are able to know where our production orders are in real-time. Thanks to the declared production times, we are able to update our production times easily, which allows us to be as accurate as possible in our daily scheduling, and therefore give better deadlines to our customers. Through the operator interface, operators are able to declare waste quantities at the end of production, which is also able to be categorized accordingly. This data is then automatically restored and analyzed by the quality department. We have also integrated tool management, which shows operators the correct tools to use during production. Tool management also allows us to have a standard in our manufacturing process. This, therefore, reduces the variability of production. Finally, IMCO-CIMAG allowed us to set up performance monitoring indicators for our machines. With this and the IMCO-CIMAG software, we are able to instantly supervise all machines with a clear view of machine status(es) as well as the production rates per machine. Cons The GUI is decent, but the IMCO-CIMAG team is constantly working on improvements. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Gregory H. Special Processes Sector Manager (CIMAG project manager) Aviation & Aerospace ### "Cimag Production has transformed our workshop leaders into real team builders" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 March 20, 2020 The MES was implemented in packages. The tool installed at Mecafi required specific developments. The elements of development by Alpha-3i and IMCO were tested offline, then integrated into an operation. Once the first operating loop was developed, deployment to all machining operations took place in one or two weeks. Alpha-3i and IMCO were proactive in their approach. Pros With IMCO - Cimag Production, traceability of the WO (Work Order) is maximized with computerization. The operator scans a paper document which will be transmitted directly to his control screen. We remove all risks of manual entry. All production records and all machine processes are made available to employees and are archived. We went from a WO of about twenty sheets to a simple A4 sheet. This represents a savings of a 500 foot high ream of paper! The MES solution has made it possible to optimize the work of our employees. Information is captured in real time and immediately transferred. The workshop managers have visibility, at all times, of the entire shop floor. Cons our demand was a little bit specific, so we used long time between development and testing and the very starting in production. it was frustrating not to be able to go on after first tests. otherwise nothing more ! Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AM angulo m. responsable support industriel Plastics ### "The proximity and expertise of Alpha-3i and IMCO were key to the success of this project" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 February 25, 2020 We found in Alpha-3i and IMCO partners who listen to us, are a force for proposals and advice, as well as have been able to make IT available to our needs, and not the other way around as is often the case. And this, without any kind of special developments, was possible with simply the base solution Pros In our Custom Performance Colors (CPC) activity, we had a great need to automate the entry of weight data and stop recording weights on paper. With the implementation of CIMAG Production, we quickly had reliable indicators. With CIMAG Production, we have saved more than 4,000 to 5,000 sheets of paper a day and, above all, we have saved time that was spent collecting and restoring data, organizing schedules, monitoring our inventory, etc. The entire team thus has the same information, at the same time, in real time. The software was able to be deployed on the group’s other sites in 10 different countries and the processes were able to be adapted fully thanks to the support of Alpha-3i and IMCO Cons Nothing Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. CP christophe P. FACTORY MANAGER Furniture ### "A More Responsive and Reliable Production with CIMAG" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 February 19, 2020 Pros Initially, we deployed CIMAG-Production to achieve better traceability of our products, however, today we are using all the features available to us! We have initiated a visual management approach in the workshop to ensure that operators have access to the progress of the various projects and their schedule as soon as they get on a machine. Furthermore, we can more easily anticipate peak activity and the availability of resources. Our ERP is connected with our MES solution, and work orders are automatically available to production managers, which prevents errors during manual data entry. In a few words, our production is now proactive and reliable. 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