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Alternatives to PROGNOST Systems
22 manufacturing tools sit alongside PROGNOST Systems in this directory. Below is what separates each from PROGNOST Systems on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 22
- With a free tier
- 0
- Cheaper to start
- -
- PROGNOST Systems starts at
- On request
Why people look past PROGNOST Systems
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the PROGNOST Systems entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is only one tier
PROGNOST Systems publishes a single plan, PROGNOST-NT at On request. There is no smaller tier to drop to if the fit is wrong or the budget moves.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Industrial data infrastructure for real-time insights
- Sold on a one-time model rather than quote.
- 3 tiers to PROGNOST Systems's 1.
IoT-enabled, open, interoperable architecture and platform
- Sold on a subscription model rather than quote.
- 3 tiers to PROGNOST Systems's 1.
Industrial automation platform for SCADA, HMI and MES
- Sold on a Per-server licensing with published module pricing; unlimited clients and tags model rather than quote.
Industrial edge platform that collects, normalises and forwards OT data to cloud and enterprise systems
- Publishes an entry price of $1500/month, where PROGNOST Systems does not.
- Sold on a Per site by data point count model rather than quote.
- 3 tiers to PROGNOST Systems's 1.
Enterprise asset management suite licensed by a shared pool of AppPoints rather than by named user
- Publishes an entry price of $3150/month, where PROGNOST Systems does not.
- Sold on a Per year by AppPoint pool model rather than quote.
- 4 tiers to PROGNOST Systems's 1.
Industrial connectivity server translating 150-plus PLC protocols into OPC UA, formerly KEPServerEX
Priced and rated the same as PROGNOST Systems on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Every PROGNOST Systems alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROGNOST Systems (this page) | On request | Quote | 1 | |
| AVEVA PI SystemIf you need the historian and plant-wide data layer rather than machine-specific protection | On request | One-time | 3 | vs PROGNOST Systems |
| Schneider Electric EcoStruxureIf the requirement is a broad plant asset performance programme rather than compressor-specific diagnostics | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs PROGNOST Systems |
| IgnitionIf a general supervisory and alarming layer over existing machine sensors is sufficient | On request | Per-server licensing with published module pricing; unlimited clients and tags | - | vs PROGNOST Systems |
| Litmus Edge | $1500/month | Per site by data point count | 3 | vs PROGNOST Systems |
| IBM Maximo Application Suite | $3150/month | Per year by AppPoint pool | 4 | vs PROGNOST Systems |
| Kepware Server | On request | Quote | 1 | vs PROGNOST Systems |
| Petasense | On request | Quote | 1 | vs PROGNOST Systems |
| COPA-DATA zenon | On request | Quote | 1 | vs PROGNOST Systems |
| Nanoprecise Sci Corp | On request | Quote | 1 | vs PROGNOST Systems |
| KCF Technologies | $199/one-time | Per monitoring point, quoted | 2 | vs PROGNOST Systems |
| Samotics | On request | Quote | 1 | vs PROGNOST Systems |
| Erbessd Instruments | $999/one-time | One-time purchase | 2 | vs PROGNOST Systems |
| Flow Software | $11390/one-time | One-time purchase | 3 | vs PROGNOST Systems |
| Poseidon Systems | On request | Quote | 1 | vs PROGNOST Systems |
| Augury | On request | Quote | 1 | vs PROGNOST Systems |
| MOVUS | On request | Quote | 1 | vs PROGNOST Systems |
| Rockwell FactoryTalk | On request | Quote | 1 | vs PROGNOST Systems |
| Sensemore | On request | Quote | 1 | vs PROGNOST Systems |
| Seeq | On request | Quote | 1 | vs PROGNOST Systems |
| GENESIS Version 11 | On request | Quote | 1 | vs PROGNOST Systems |
| AVEVA System Platform | On request | Quote | 1 | vs PROGNOST Systems |
| ABB 800xA | On request | Quote | 1 | vs PROGNOST Systems |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the PROGNOST Systems badges page.
What you would be giving up
PROGNOST Systems is most often brought in for a refinery hydrogen recycle compressor where an unplanned trip costs more per day than the monitoring system, replacing a separate protection system and a separate condition monitoring system with one sil 3 rated installation, gas transmission stations needing valve and rider ring wear diagnosis without opening the machine, a plant moving reciprocating compressors from time-based overhaul to condition-based intervals with evidence a regulator will accept. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If PROGNOST Systems is broadly right and the question is cost, the PROGNOST Systems pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Manufacturing category lists everything the directory holds, and best manufacturing tools ranks them.
PROGNOST Systems runs on windows, on-premise. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about PROGNOST Systems alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to PROGNOST Systems?
- 22 other manufacturing tools are listed in this directory, led by AVEVA PI System, Schneider Electric EcoStruxure, Ignition, Litmus Edge. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to PROGNOST Systems?
- None of the manufacturing tools listed alongside PROGNOST Systems publish a free tier on the record we hold.
- Why do people look for an alternative to PROGNOST Systems?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is only one tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from PROGNOST Systems?
- PROGNOST Systems is most often brought in for a refinery hydrogen recycle compressor where an unplanned trip costs more per day than the monitoring system, replacing a separate protection system and a separate condition monitoring system with one sil 3 rated installation, gas transmission stations needing valve and rider ring wear diagnosis without opening the machine, a plant moving reciprocating compressors from time-based overhaul to condition-based intervals with evidence a regulator will accept. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to PROGNOST Systems?
- None of the manufacturing tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these PROGNOST Systems alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Manufacturing, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare PROGNOST Systems against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against PROGNOST Systems covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every manufacturing tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Manufacturing category, 22 tools beside PROGNOST Systems. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.






