--- title: "mlean Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra" description: "With the help of Capterra, learn about mlean Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Food Manufacturing products and more." source_url: "https://www.capterra.com/p/228624/mobilelean/" page_type: "product" language: "en" --- # mlean Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on September 16, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[FAQs](#faqs)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) mlean ## What is mlean? The mlean Production System (mPS) is a comprehensive modular software that understands the reality of the factories and adapts to the different stages of the operational excellence journey. From standardisation, to shop floor management, TPM, and more, the mPS offers full visibility of the daily operations of a factory by connecting everyone from shop floor to office. The mPS is currently deployed in +450 factories over +40 countries, with +100,000 users worldwide and translated into +15 languages. ## What is mlean used for? [Manufacturing](https://www.capterra.com/manufacturing-software/)[OEE](https://www.capterra.com/oee-software/)[Food Manufacturing](https://www.capterra.com/food-beverage-manufacturing-erp-software/) Top alternative Featured Overall rating Based on 31 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive 94% Neutral 6% Negative 0% ### Starting price 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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Quality and documentation specialists use it to support audits and compliance, while operations, engineering, logistics, and IT roles rely on it to improve coordination, visibility, and shop-floor execution. Answer based on 31 reviews Overview ### What company size and industries is mlean built for? mlean is for manufacturing companies, especially midsize businesses at 52%, with strongest adoption in automotive at 74%. It also serves small businesses at 29% and enterprises at 19%, with limited use in consumer goods and food production at 3% each. Its core use case is manufacturing. Answer based on 31 reviews Features and Usability ### What are the key features of mlean? mlean offers MES, shop floor management, production management, and work order management for manufacturing operations. It also includes maintenance scheduling, preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, asset tracking, and technician management, plus real-time data, reporting and analytics, audit trail, compliance management, and third-party integrations. Getting Started and Support ### What training and onboarding options does mlean offer? mlean provides in person training, live online sessions, webinars, documentation, and videos to help teams get started. In person and live online formats support guided instruction, webinars cover scheduled group learning, documentation offers written reference material, and videos provide self-paced viewing. Answer based on 2 reviews Getting Started and Support ### What customer support options does mlean offer? mlean offers Email/Help Desk, FAQ/Forum, Phone Support, and Chat. Users describe support as responsive and attentive, with tickets answered quickly and help available throughout setup, implementation, and ongoing use. Some also note proactive follow-up and fast turnaround on requested changes. Answer based on 3 reviews ## Features AI summary Based on 1,735 Food Manufacturing reviews Not all manufacturing software covers every feature buyers care about most. Here is what Capterra reviewers highlight as essential when choosing a solution: - **Purchase Order Management** (**49%** of reviewers rated this feature as critical) - **Production Management** (**49%**) - **Traceability** (**52%**) mlean supports **Production Management** and **Traceability**, giving manufacturers the tools to manage shop floor activity and track materials and products across the production process. However, it does not include **Purchase Order Management**. Instead, it offers other highly rated capabilities such as **Inventory Management** (**56%**), **Bills of Material** (**50%**), and **Data Import/Export** (**38%**). These features help businesses maintain stock accuracy, define product structures clearly, and move operational data between systems, allowing teams to keep production organized and improve day-to-day planning. Traceability 4.4 (18) 88.89% of 18 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Track and document the history, application, or location of an item or activity Data Import/Export 3.8 (23) 65.22% of 23 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Import and export data to and from software applications Activity Dashboard 4.2 (22) 68.18% of 22 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities Multi-Location 3.9 (11) 45.45% of 11 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Manage and support multiple locations Maintenance Management 3.3 (9) 66.67% of 9 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Manage, maintain and track the performance of assets and equipment Customizable Reports 4.0 (6) 66.67% of 6 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Alter the layout and content of reports mlean 20 features ### All Features - Activity Dashboard: Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities - Alerts/Notifications: Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges - API: Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases - Asset Tracking: Monitor the usage of assets, such as equipment, tools, software, etc., throughout their lifecycle - Customizable Reports: Alter the layout and content of reports - Data Import/Export: Import and export data to and from software applications - Document Management: Store, manage, and track all electronic documents in a centralized location - Maintenance Management: Manage, maintain and track the performance of assets and equipment - Maintenance Scheduling: Schedule predetermined or ad hoc maintenance services and labor requests - MES: Manufacturing execution systems focus on quality control in the production process. - Multi-Location: Manage and support multiple locations - Preventive Maintenance: Minimizes equipment failures and optimizes asset reliability through scheduled inspections, repairs, and replacements - Production Management: Manage the end-to-end production process for manufacturing operations - Real-Time Data: Receive data and information in real time - Safety Management: Identify and assess hazards to ensure the well-being of employees, assets, and the environment - Shop Floor Management: Manage and control operations that take place on the shop floor or factory floor - Third-Party Integrations: Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes - Traceability: Track and document the history, application, or location of an item or activity - Use: Monitor asset use across multiple locations and keep history. - Work Order Management: Creating, assign, and track jobs and/or tasks for work orders --- Get Advice We can help you find the software with the features you need. Features 4.3 (31) 4.3 Based on 31 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 4.2 (26) ### Starting price Free trial not available Value for money 4.2 (26) 4.2 Based on 26 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 (30) 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 (30) 4.8 Based on 30 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 4.3 Based on 31 reviews Filter by rating 5(12) 4(17) 3(2) 2(0) 1(0) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent LD Lucia D. Logistic planner Automotive ### "Feedback MLean" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 March 25, 2024 Pros Easy drive and a quick response from the support Cons Nothing notable just to improve little aspects not relevants Review source Vendor Referred: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review. JB Jefferson B. Continuous Improvement Supervisor Automotive ### "Feedback from Brazil" 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 March 22, 2024 mLean help us for the daily improvement in manufacturing area with several tools available Pros It is really easy to work with mLean and you could never forget the action due to the notifications. There are several tools that can guide us to the daily improvement and in my opinion one of the powerful tool is the Problem Solving. Cons I don't like tools I haven't learned to use yet Review source Vendor Referred: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review. JL Javier L. Motherson SAS Excellence System and Productivity Engineer Automotive ### "mLean Personal Opinion" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 March 21, 2024 Good impresion of the tool. Easy to use, helpful and efficient. Pros Have all the normal processes in a digital and a frienfly view. Also the links between the diferent categories inside the mLean. Cons Conectivity with the diveces that are not Ipad. The need of dowloading a lot of different apps in the Ipad. With a new release, the need of update manually all the ipads. Reasons for choosing mlean I learned this app in FORVIA, and I used to like it. Review source Vendor Referred: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review. JG Josep G. IT-Production Technician Hospital & Health Care ### "An unexpected experience" 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 March 20, 2024 Pros Easy to use and implement, we never thought it could have so many possibilities! Cons Mods are expensive compared to the price of the platform. However, the costs are not high. Reasons for choosing mlean We choose mLEAN based on versatility and friendly environment Review source Vendor Referred: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review. DE Dulce E. Digitalization Automotive ### "MLean MPS " 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 March 19, 2024 Es una buen programa en el cual al darle seguimiento puede cumplir con las necesidades que tiene la planta. En general, me encuentro satisfecha con el programa como con la persona que nos brinda soporte. Pros Lo que me gusta mas de el programa de MLean es que a traves de los filtros se puede observar la informacion de manera mas especifica de tal modo que da la seguridad de que la informacion solicitada es correcta. Cons Al momento de utilizar el ipad con los respectivos programas se encuentra un momento en donde al momento del uso se cierran constantemente Review source Vendor Referred: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review. OB Olegario B. quality technician Automotive ### "Ventajas y Desventajas" 3.0 Overall Rating 3.0 3.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 March 19, 2024 Requiere mucha dedicación debido a fallos imprevistos... Pros Permite agrupar las acciones que se generan en la fábrica, en un mismo sitio, para distintas fuentes u orígenes. Centraliza la gestión de acciones. Para aquellas organizaciones que no tengan implantado modelos lean (auditorías, gestión de acciones, resolución de problemas, estándares,...) resulta práctico al tener estos módulos integrados. Cons Se producen demasiadas modificaciones a lo largo del tiempo lo que dificulta el aprendizaje o manejo. La implantación de diferentes versiones no está contrastada; se generan fallos imprevistos. La petición de mejoras o adaptaciones es lenta o, a veces, no se atiende Switched from [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.capterra.com/p/1417/SQL-Server/) EL programa quedó obsoleto y sin mantenimiento. Reasons for choosing mlean lo desconozco, no participé de dicha gestión Review source Vendor Referred: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review. FM Francesc M. Responsable Mejora Continua Pharmaceuticals ### "De un vistazo todo relacionado" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 March 19, 2024 Muy positiva. El rol de la Sales Manager en primera instancia y el rol de la Project Manager ha sido excelente en el modo de entender nuestras caracteristicas y buscar las mejores soluciones y adaptaciones del sistema. Siempre abiertas a ofrecer todo lo necesario, sin barreras. Han ofrecido servicios complementarios sin extra coste. Excelente colaboracion y soporte. Pros El origen de la compañia, eso ha marcado la vision y desarrollo de las diferentes modulos, aplicaciones y funcionalidad del producto. El equipo de personas. La disposicion. La vision de seguir creciendo y ofrecer mas soluciones. La escucha y adaptacion a las necesidades de los clientes. Enfoque practico. Cons Debido a su origen (fortaleza) tiene algunos modulos muy particulares al sector de automocion. Si quieren que se pueda aplicar a otros sectores deberan hacer algunas adaptaciones a como se realizan las operaciones en distintos sectores, como por ejemplo Farmaceutico o Gran Consumo. Review source Vendor Referred: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review. SV SAGAR V. Senior Consultant Management Consulting ### "Mlean appropriate tool to digitalize "Lean Manufacturing"" 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 March 19, 2024 \*The best solution I found in the marked to digitalize Lean Manufacturing Pros \*Standardization of the operations with videos is a value added solution. \*Standard Word Audit application as a Job Observation tool \*ILUO module highly valued and linked with the standards. Cons \*There are a lot of modules to cover all the “Lean Management” items (all of them useful). Due to this, sometimes could be a little bit confusing initial configuration of the system Review source Vendor Referred: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review. Victor D. Head of Operational Excellence Mechanical or Industrial Engineering ### "One Software for most of our Lean Requirements" 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 March 19, 2024 From first contact to implementing the system the process was very smooth and the contact persons are very helpful and friendly! The system is very easy to use and we keep on finding new cool things we like :-) Pros It is very user friendly and the support is definatelly one of the best I know. We alway have one person to talk to and to get trainings from. She helps us in every situation (even if we have to get the same training more than once). The system is very easy to setup und to use for our workers. They can access mLean from the computer or iPad and even smartphone. We now have the overview on every audit performed and every action which is required and even have a simple tool for improvment ideas. The system keeps on getting new cool functions and the supports reacts quickly on feature suggestions and errors or bug reports. Cons Some of the build in reports are nte suitable for us so you have to build your own dashboards and you don't get a basic Power BI files to start your journey. Review source Vendor Referred: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review. Victor H. Lean manufacturing Automotive ### "MLean product review" 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 10/10 March 18, 2024 Pros User friendly Traceability Multi-platform Visualisation of KPIs Global management of the action plan Cons Bulk import of user data to reduce system implementation time could be improved. 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