Authentific vs Systech UniTrace

AAuthentific9.0Visit Systech UniTrace8.8Visit

Higher score A Authentific #4 in Product Serialization Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Authentific

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Systech UniTrace #6 in Product Serialization Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Systech

• Authentific fits best

  Regulated firms needing broad deployment

• Systech UniTrace fits best

  Pharmaceutical traceability and recalls

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Side by side

Feature	AAuthentific 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Systech UniTrace 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.8
Ranking	#4 in Product Serialization Software	#6 in Product Serialization Software
Best for	Regulated firms needing broad deployment	Pharmaceutical traceability and recalls
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, Browser extension
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web
Support	Email	Phone
Compliance	SSO/SAML	SOC 2
Integrations	11 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Authentific 5/5 · Systech UniTrace 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 serialization, aggregation, verification, recalls, returns, and rework Supports EPCIS regulatory exchange and trading-partner connectivity Connects EMS, WMS, ERP, APIs, and third-party 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	Pricing is quote-based rather than publicly itemized Its pharmaceutical focus may not suit general-purpose serialization needs The broad workflow scope may exceed narrow serialization requirements
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,… Read the review →	Systech UniTrace is a cloud-based pharmaceutical track-and-trace solution for manufacturers, contract organizations, distributors, pharmacies, and other supply-chain partners. It brings together product serialization, item, case, and… Read the review →

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

• Systech UniTrace — where it wins

  • Covers serialization, aggregation, verification, recalls, returns, and rework
  • Supports EPCIS regulatory exchange and trading-partner connectivity
  • Connects EMS, WMS, ERP, APIs, and third-party systems

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is quote-based rather than publicly itemized
  • Its pharmaceutical focus may not suit general-purpose serialization needs
  • The broad workflow scope may exceed narrow serialization requirements

• AAuthentific9.0/10 · Pricing on request

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

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• Systech UniTrace8.8/10 · Pricing on request

  End-to-end serialization, verification, aggregation, and recall workflows for pharmaceutical supply chains.

  Visit SystechFull verdict →