Point85 OEE vs MachineMetrics

Point85 OEE9.3Visit MachineMetrics9.1Visit

Higher score Point85 OEE #2 in Overall Equipment Effectiveness Software 9.3/10 Open source ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Point 85

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MachineMetrics #4 in Overall Equipment Effectiveness Software 9.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit MachineMetrics

• Point85 OEE fits best

  Technical teams wanting open-source OEE

• MachineMetrics fits best

  Factories combining OEE with production management

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Side by side

Feature	Point85 OEE 9.3/10 Visit ↗	MachineMetrics 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	9.1
Ranking	#2 in Overall Equipment Effectiveness Software	#4 in Overall Equipment Effectiveness Software
Best for	Technical teams wanting open-source OEE	Factories combining OEE with production management
Pricing model	Free	Paid
Starting price	Open source	—
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Self-hosted, Desktop, Mobile	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android	Web
Support	Email, Docs	Email, Tickets, Docs
Integrations	16 integrations	10 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Point85 OEE 5/5 · MachineMetrics 5/5
OEE calculation	✓	✓
Downtime tracking	✓	✓
Loss analysis	✓	✓
Real-time monitoring	✓	✓
Quality tracking	✓	✓
Specs
Production line limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Data capture method	Hybrid	Hybrid
Our review
Pros	Covers availability, performance, quality, downtime, and loss analysis Connects manual and automated equipment data across industrial protocols Runs across web, desktop, mobile, Windows, macOS, and Linux	Combines OEE, downtime, quality, alerts, and historical reporting Adds scheduling, work orders, and operator production workflows Connects machines and systems through industrial protocols, Edge, APIs, and integrations
Cons	No built-in AI features Its broad configuration may require technical implementation effort Commercial plan options are not part of the published offering	Pricing uses a contact-sales model There is no free plan Broader MES features may exceed the needs of teams focused only on OEE
Our verdict	Point85 OEE is an open-source software suite for manufacturers that need to calculate, monitor, and analyze Overall Equipment Effectiveness. It brings together availability, performance, and quality calculations with production, reject,… Read the review →	MachineMetrics is a cloud-based manufacturing operations platform for discrete manufacturers. It connects production machines and enterprise systems to capture real-time data, calculate OEE, track downtime, analyze quality, and manage work… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Point85 OEE — where it wins

  • Covers availability, performance, quality, downtime, and loss analysis
  • Connects manual and automated equipment data across industrial protocols
  • Runs across web, desktop, mobile, Windows, macOS, and Linux

  Where it doesn't

  • No built-in AI features
  • Its broad configuration may require technical implementation effort
  • Commercial plan options are not part of the published offering

• MachineMetrics — where it wins

  • Combines OEE, downtime, quality, alerts, and historical reporting
  • Adds scheduling, work orders, and operator production workflows
  • Connects machines and systems through industrial protocols, Edge, APIs, and integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing uses a contact-sales model
  • There is no free plan
  • Broader MES features may exceed the needs of teams focused only on OEE

• Point85 OEE9.3/10 · Open source

  A broad, open-source OEE suite for connected manufacturing operations.

  Visit Point 85Full verdict →
• MachineMetrics9.1/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad manufacturing platform for teams that need OEE plus production management.

  Visit MachineMetricsFull verdict →