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Head-to-head · Product Serialization Software

Authentific vs AltiusHub

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score Authentific #4 in Product Serialization Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Authentific
AltiusHub #8 in Product Serialization Software 8.6/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit AltiusHub

Authentific leads on 0 checks, AltiusHub on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreAuthentific · 9.0/10

Authentific scores higher on our rubric for product serialization software: 9.0 against 8.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #8.

Authentific is the better fit for regulated firms needing broad deployment. AltiusHub is the better fit for API-centric serialization operations.

  • Authentific fits best

    Regulated firms needing broad deployment

  • AltiusHub fits best

    API-centric serialization operations

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Side by side

Feature Authentific 9.0/10 Visit ↗ AltiusHub 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.0 8.6
Ranking #4 in Product Serialization Software #8 in Product Serialization Software
Best for Regulated firms needing broad deployment API-centric serialization operations
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price Pricing on request Pricing on request
Free plan Not checked yet Not checked yet
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted, Mobile Cloud
Platforms Web, iOS, Android Web
Support Email Email
Compliance SSO/SAML ISO 27001, GDPR, 2FA
Integrations 11 integrations 12 integrations
Built for Enterprise Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Authentific 5/5 · AltiusHub 5/5
Aggregation support ✓ ✓
Serial verification ✓ ✓
Chain of custody ✓ ✓
Regulatory reporting ✓ ✓
API access ✓ ✓
Specs
Serialization levels Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Supports item, case, and pallet serialization with aggregation
  • Covers DSCSA, EU FMD, and EPCIS 2.0 exchange workflows
  • Offers web, mobile, API, and self-hosted deployment options
  • Covers item, pack, case and pallet serialization levels
  • Supports aggregation, tracking and audit-ready event histories
  • Connects with ERP, MES, WMS and regulatory systems
Cons
  • Enterprise pricing requires sales scoping by volume and deployment needs
  • Implementation spans ERP, MES, packaging-line, and partner interfaces
  • Its focus is regulated supply chains rather than general product tracking
  • Uses a contact-sales pricing model
  • Focused on pharmaceutical and life sciences supply chains
  • AI capabilities are listed without named workflows
Our verdict

Authentific is an enterprise serialization and product-identity platform for pharmaceutical manufacturers, wholesalers, dispensers, and other regulated supply-chain organizations. It assigns cryptographic identities at the unit level,…

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AltiusHub is a cloud-first pharmaceutical and life sciences supply-chain platform for contract manufacturers, marketing authorisation holders, manufacturers and distributors. It manages product serialization, aggregation, track and trace,…

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  1. AuthentificProduct Serialization Software 9.0Pricing on request
  2. AltiusHubProduct Serialization Software 8.6Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Authentific — where it wins

    • Supports item, case, and pallet serialization with aggregation
    • Covers DSCSA, EU FMD, and EPCIS 2.0 exchange workflows
    • Offers web, mobile, API, and self-hosted deployment options

    Where it doesn't

    • Enterprise pricing requires sales scoping by volume and deployment needs
    • Implementation spans ERP, MES, packaging-line, and partner interfaces
    • Its focus is regulated supply chains rather than general product tracking
  • AltiusHub — where it wins

    • Covers item, pack, case and pallet serialization levels
    • Supports aggregation, tracking and audit-ready event histories
    • Connects with ERP, MES, WMS and regulatory systems

    Where it doesn't

    • Uses a contact-sales pricing model
    • Focused on pharmaceutical and life sciences supply chains
    • AI capabilities are listed without named workflows
  • Authentific9.0/10 · Pricing on request

    A broad enterprise platform for serialized identity, traceability, verification, and regulated supply chains.

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  • AltiusHub8.6/10 · Pricing on request

    API-centric serialization for pharmaceutical supply chains across multiple markets.

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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