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Head-to-head · Product Serialization Software

Authentific vs Covectra AuthentiTrack

  • 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
Covectra AuthentiTrack #5 in Product Serialization Software 8.9/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Covectra

Authentific leads on 0 checks, Covectra AuthentiTrack 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
  • Most featuresAuthentific · 5 of 5

Authentific scores higher on our rubric for product serialization software: 9.0 against 8.9 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #5.

Authentific is the better fit for regulated firms needing broad deployment. Covectra AuthentiTrack is the better fit for pharma teams needing EPCIS workflows.

  • Authentific fits best

    Regulated firms needing broad deployment

  • Covectra AuthentiTrack fits best

    Pharma teams needing EPCIS workflows

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Side by side

Feature Authentific 9.0/10 Visit ↗ Covectra AuthentiTrack 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.0 8.9
Ranking #4 in Product Serialization Software #5 in Product Serialization Software
Best for Regulated firms needing broad deployment Pharma teams needing EPCIS workflows
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, Self-hosted
Platforms Web, iOS, Android Web
Support Email Email, Phone
Integrations 11 integrations 7 integrations
Built for Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Authentific 5/5 · Covectra AuthentiTrack 4/5
Aggregation support ✓ ✓
Serial verification ✓ ✓
Chain of custody ✓ ✓
Regulatory reporting ✓ ✓
API access ✓ (best) Not checked yet
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
  • Supports item, case, and pallet serialization with aggregation.
  • Combines packaging-line printing, scanning, and barcode verification.
  • Connects ERP, MES, WMS, EPCIS providers, and trading partners.
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
  • Pricing follows a contact-sales model.
  • Its focus is specialized for pharmaceutical serialization workflows.
  • Deployment options span web and self-hosted environments, requiring a fit decision.
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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Covectra AuthentiTrack is serialization software for pharmaceutical manufacturers, repackagers, contract manufacturing organizations, and other businesses managing serialized products. It covers unit-level serialization, serial-number…

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  1. AuthentificProduct Serialization Software 9.0Pricing on request
  2. Covectra AuthentiTrackProduct Serialization Software 8.9Pricing 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

  • Covectra AuthentiTrack — where it wins

    • Supports item, case, and pallet serialization with aggregation.
    • Combines packaging-line printing, scanning, and barcode verification.
    • Connects ERP, MES, WMS, EPCIS providers, and trading partners.

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing follows a contact-sales model.
    • Its focus is specialized for pharmaceutical serialization workflows.
    • Deployment options span web and self-hosted environments, requiring a fit decision.
  • Authentific9.0/10 · Pricing on request

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

    Visit AuthentificFull verdict →
  • Covectra AuthentiTrack8.9/10 · Pricing on request

    A broad serialization platform for pharma operations that need EPCIS and enterprise-system connectivity.

    Visit CovectraFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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