Beacon vs TagOne Enterprise

Beacon9.1Visit TagOne Enterprise8.5Visit

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

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TagOne Enterprise #8 in Product Traceability Software 8.5/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 5 features Visit TagOne

• Beacon fits best

  Food manufacturers needing compliance workflows

• TagOne Enterprise fits best

  Food and ingredient lot traceability

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Side by side

Feature	Beacon 9.1/10 Visit ↗	TagOne Enterprise 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.5
Ranking	#3 in Product Traceability Software	#8 in Product Traceability Software
Best for	Food manufacturers needing compliance workflows	Food and ingredient lot traceability
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone	Phone
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Beacon 4/5 · TagOne Enterprise 4/5
Lot and batch tracking	✓	✓
Product genealogy	✓	✓
Recall management	✓	✓
Supply-chain events	✓	✓
Serialization support	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
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 ingredient lots from source to shelf with genealogy views Combines transactions, quality approvals, recalls and returns Supports SAP, REST APIs, GS1 EPCIS and file-based exchanges
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	Pricing requires contact with sales Web access is the listed platform Its scope may exceed simpler lot-tracking needs
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 →	TagOne Enterprise is a cloud-based traceability management system for companies in food, health, beauty and related supply chains. It brings supplier, customer, product and lot master data into one system, then connects that information to… 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

• TagOne Enterprise — where it wins

  • Tracks ingredient lots from source to shelf with genealogy views
  • Combines transactions, quality approvals, recalls and returns
  • Supports SAP, REST APIs, GS1 EPCIS and file-based exchanges

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contact with sales
  • Web access is the listed platform
  • Its scope may exceed simpler lot-tracking needs

• Beacon9.1/10 · Pricing on request

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

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• TagOne Enterprise8.5/10 · Pricing on request

  A focused web system for managing lot genealogy, quality workflows, recalls and supply-chain data exchange.

  Visit TagOneFull verdict →