Beacon vs Haloglide

Beacon9.1Visit Haloglide8.6Visit

Higher score Beacon #3 in Product Traceability Software 9.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Beacon

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Haloglide #7 in Product Traceability Software 8.6/10 Paid ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Haloglide

• Beacon fits best

  Food manufacturers needing compliance workflows

• Haloglide fits best

  Teams needing priced digital traceability

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Side by side

Feature	Beacon 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Haloglide 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.6
Ranking	#3 in Product Traceability Software	#7 in Product Traceability Software
Best for	Food manufacturers needing compliance workflows	Teams needing priced digital traceability
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	$399/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone	Email
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Beacon 4/5 · Haloglide 5/5
Lot and batch tracking	✓	✓
Product genealogy	✓	✓
Recall management	✓	✓
Supply-chain events	✓	✓
Serialization support	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Traceability scope	End_to_end	End_to_end
Record limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Tracks lot genealogy from raw materials through shipment and delivery Supports HACCP, FSMA 204, EPCIS 2.0, and compliance reporting Combines supplier controls, production records, recalls, and audit packets	Tracks lot- and unit-level identities across supply-chain events Supports serialization with QR, NFC, RFID, and GS1 Digital Links Adds recall analysis, evidence exchange, and EUDR workflows
Cons	Pricing requires a custom proposal rather than published rates No self-serve free trial is available Integrations are limited to custom integrations on the Enterprise plan	No free plan for teams that want to start without a subscription Web-only access may not fit teams needing other platform options The listed Orbit plan has a fixed monthly price of $399
Our verdict	Beacon is a cloud-based food safety and quality management platform for food manufacturers, restaurants, and co-packers. It brings HACCP planning and critical control point monitoring together with document control, corrective and… Read the review →	Haloglide is a web-based supply-chain traceability and transparency platform for growers, processors, exporters, manufacturers, certifiers, and other regulated supply-chain teams. It records product, lot, unit, and event data; creates… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Beacon — where it wins

  • Tracks lot genealogy from raw materials through shipment and delivery
  • Supports HACCP, FSMA 204, EPCIS 2.0, and compliance reporting
  • Combines supplier controls, production records, recalls, and audit packets

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a custom proposal rather than published rates
  • No self-serve free trial is available
  • Integrations are limited to custom integrations on the Enterprise plan

• Haloglide — where it wins

  • Tracks lot- and unit-level identities across supply-chain events
  • Supports serialization with QR, NFC, RFID, and GS1 Digital Links
  • Adds recall analysis, evidence exchange, and EUDR workflows

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan for teams that want to start without a subscription
  • Web-only access may not fit teams needing other platform options
  • The listed Orbit plan has a fixed monthly price of $399

• Beacon9.1/10 · Pricing on request

  A compliance-focused traceability platform for food manufacturers managing lots, recalls, and audits.

  Visit BeaconFull verdict →
• Haloglide8.6/10 · Paid

  Priced digital traceability with identities, event history, recalls, and evidence exchange.

  Visit HaloglideFull verdict →