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Head-to-head · OEE Software

Hexagon OEE Dashboards vs Factbird

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score Hexagon OEE Dashboards #1 in OEE Software 9.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Contact Hexagon
Factbird #4 in OEE Software 8.4/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Factbird

Hexagon OEE Dashboards leads on 0 checks, Factbird on 0, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreHexagon OEE Dashboards · 9.1/10
  • Most featuresHexagon OEE Dashboards · 3 of 3

Hexagon OEE Dashboards scores higher on our rubric for oee software: 9.1 against 8.4 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #4.

Hexagon OEE Dashboards is the better fit for established teams needing mobile OEE visibility. Factbird is the better fit for multi-site operations needing broad production analytics.

  • Hexagon OEE Dashboards fits best

    Established teams needing mobile OEE visibility

  • Factbird fits best

    Multi-site operations needing broad production analytics

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Side by side

Feature Hexagon OEE Dashboards 9.1/10 Visit ↗ Factbird 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.1 8.4
Ranking #1 in OEE Software #4 in OEE Software
Best for Established teams needing mobile OEE visibility Multi-site operations needing broad production analytics
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price Pricing on request $500/site/mo
Free plan Not checked yet —
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Mobile Cloud
Platforms Web, iOS, Android Web
Built for Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Hexagon OEE Dashboards 3/3 · Factbird 2/3
Loss analysis ✓ ✓
Real-time monitoring ✓ ✓
Mobile app ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Specs
OEE components All three Not checked yet
Machine data capture Both Not checked yet
Languages Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Tracks availability, performance and quality in OEE views.
  • Combines machine, operator and IT production data.
  • Supports real-time monitoring and downtime analysis.
  • Calculates OEE from availability, performance, and quality metrics
  • Captures production data from sensors, PLCs, OPC UA, and MQTT
  • Combines real-time, factory-wide, and multi-site performance views
Cons
  • Pricing requires contacting sales.
  • Mobile apps are documented for related capabilities, not specifically OEE Dashboards.
  • Designed for manufacturing operations rather than general-purpose analytics.
  • No free plan; paid access starts at $250 per line monthly
  • Broader apps and platform modules add separate per-line or per-site fees
  • Advanced enterprise capabilities require higher-tier plans
Our verdict

Hexagon OEE Dashboards presents production data as real-time views of overall equipment effectiveness and productivity KPIs. It is aimed at plant-floor managers and manufacturing teams that need remote visibility into shop-floor activity.…

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Factbird is a cloud manufacturing intelligence suite for manufacturers, plant managers, operators, and continuous-improvement teams. Its Production Insights application captures data from machines, PLCs, sensors, and other sources, then…

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  1. Hexagon OEE DashboardsOEE Software 9.1Pricing on request
  2. FactbirdOEE Software 8.4Paid

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Hexagon OEE Dashboards — where it wins

    • Tracks availability, performance and quality in OEE views.
    • Combines machine, operator and IT production data.
    • Supports real-time monitoring and downtime analysis.

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing requires contacting sales.
    • Mobile apps are documented for related capabilities, not specifically OEE Dashboards.
    • Designed for manufacturing operations rather than general-purpose analytics.

  • Factbird — where it wins

    • Calculates OEE from availability, performance, and quality metrics
    • Captures production data from sensors, PLCs, OPC UA, and MQTT
    • Combines real-time, factory-wide, and multi-site performance views

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan; paid access starts at $250 per line monthly
    • Broader apps and platform modules add separate per-line or per-site fees
    • Advanced enterprise capabilities require higher-tier plans

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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