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Freshsales vs Plex Manufacturing Cloud

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Freshsales

CRM & Sales

Smart CRM for growing businesses

From
$19/month
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Plex Manufacturing Cloud

ERP & Business Operations

Cloud-native ERP for smart manufacturers

From
$500/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Freshsales contact scoring, sales sequences and territory management require the Pro plan at $39 per user per month, more than four times the Growth price; Plex Manufacturing Cloud the Internet Archive's capture of Plex Systems' homepage on 24 December 2019 named two distinct products, Plex Manufacturing Cloud and Plex Classic, sold only via 'Product Demo' with no price figure published.
  • They diverge on capability: Freshsales covers Contact management, Plex Manufacturing Cloud covers Manufacturing execution.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Freshsales and Plex Manufacturing Cloud actually diverge.

Attributes where Freshsales and Plex Manufacturing Cloud differ
AttributeFreshsalesPlex Manufacturing Cloud
Starting price$19/month$500/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidCloud, Mobile, Web
CategoryCRM & SalesERP & Business Operations
Founded20101995

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Freshsales

  • Contact management
  • Lead scoring
  • Sales pipeline
  • Activity tracking
  • Email sync
  • AI insights
  • Workflow automation
  • Gmail

Only in Plex Manufacturing Cloud

  • Manufacturing execution
  • Supply chain visibility
  • Quality management
  • Financials
  • Inventory
  • IoT sensors
  • Industry 4.0 devices
  • Mobile applications

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Freshsales

  • Sales CRM with built in email, phone and chatnot Plex Manufacturing Cloud
  • Managing deals, pipelines and sales sequencesnot Plex Manufacturing Cloud

Plex Manufacturing Cloud

  • Smart factory transformationnot Freshsales
  • Real-time production monitoringnot Freshsales
  • Supply chain transparencynot Freshsales
  • Industry 4.0 implementationnot Freshsales

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Freshsales

  • Contact scoring, sales sequences and territory management require the Pro plan at $39 per user per month, more than four times the Growth price
  • Forecasting insights, custom modules, sandbox and audit logs are Enterprise only at $59 per user per month
  • Every published price requires annual billing
  • The Freddy AI agent is billed separately at $49 per 100 sessions
  • Branded documents are a further $19 per user add on
  • No contact limits are stated for any tier on the pricing page

Plex Manufacturing Cloud

  • The Internet Archive's capture of Plex Systems' homepage on 24 December 2019 named two distinct products, Plex Manufacturing Cloud and Plex Classic, sold only via 'Product Demo' with no price figure published.

Pricing, plan by plan

Freshsales

$19/month
  • Starter$19/month
    • Contact & account management
    • Pipeline management
  • Growth$39/month
    • Everything in Starter
    • Sales automation
    • Territory management
  • Pro$65/month
    • Everything in Growth
    • Forecasting
    • Advanced customization

Plex Manufacturing Cloud

$500/month
  • Standard$500/month
    • Core manufacturing
    • Financials
    • Inventory
  • Enterprise$1500/month
    • Advanced modules
    • IoT integration
    • Advanced analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose Freshsales if

  • You need contact management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want lead scoring.
Freshsales review

Choose Plex Manufacturing Cloud if

  • You need manufacturing execution.
  • You work on Cloud, Mobile, Web.
  • You also want supply chain visibility.
Plex Manufacturing Cloud review

Questions people ask

Is Freshsales or Plex Manufacturing Cloud better?
Neither clearly leads. Freshsales starts at $19/month and Plex Manufacturing Cloud at $500/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Freshsales or Plex Manufacturing Cloud?
Freshsales starts at $19/month and Plex Manufacturing Cloud at $500/month.
Does Freshsales or Plex Manufacturing Cloud run on more platforms?
Freshsales runs on Web, Ios, Android. Plex Manufacturing Cloud runs on Cloud, Mobile, Web.
What is Freshsales best used for?
Freshsales is most often used for sales crm with built in email, phone and chat, managing deals, pipelines and sales sequences. Of those, sales crm with built in email, phone and chat and managing deals, pipelines and sales sequences are not what Plex Manufacturing Cloud is typically brought in for.
What can Freshsales do that Plex Manufacturing Cloud cannot?
Freshsales covers Contact management, Lead scoring, Sales pipeline, Activity tracking. Plex Manufacturing Cloud covers Manufacturing execution, Supply chain visibility, Quality management, Financials. Both handle Web support.
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