Is Fulcrum or Oqton better?

Neither clearly leads. Fulcrum starts at $39/month and Oqton at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Fulcrum or Oqton?

Fulcrum starts at $39/month and Oqton at On request.

Does Fulcrum or Oqton run on more platforms?

Fulcrum runs on Web. Oqton runs on Web, Windows, API.

What is Fulcrum best used for?

Fulcrum is most often used for capturing inspection photos and data completely offline, collecting field data in areas without cell coverage, tagging asset locations with geospatial coordinates, automating asset maintenance work order workflows. Of those, capturing inspection photos and data completely offline and collecting field data in areas without cell coverage are not what Oqton is typically brought in for.

What can Fulcrum do that Oqton cannot?

Oqton covers Manufacturing OS, Build preparation, Machine connectivity, Traceability.

Manufacturing · head to head

Fulcrum vs Oqton

Fulcrum

Manufacturing

Field operations management for installing, inspecting and maintaining physical work

From: $39/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

Oqton

Manufacturing

3D Systems manufacturing operating system for additive, narrowed after Geomagic was sold to Hexagon

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: Fulcrum monthly pricing only available for first 12 months; after that, annual commitment required; Oqton 3D Systems sold the Geomagic portfolio to Hexagon in April 2025, so buyers who chose Oqton for an end-to-end scanning-to-production suite now deal with two separate vendors and two roadmaps.
Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Fulcrum and Oqton actually diverge.

Attributes where Fulcrum and Oqton differ
Attribute	Fulcrum	Oqton
Starting price	$39/month	On request
Pricing model	subscription	quote
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, API

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Manufacturing).

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 Fulcrum

Nothing recorded that Oqton does not also cover.

Only in Oqton

Manufacturing OS
Build preparation
Machine connectivity
Traceability
Automated nesting
Quality data

What people use each for

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

Fulcrum

Capturing inspection photos and data completely offlinenot Oqton
Collecting field data in areas without cell coveragenot Oqton
Tagging asset locations with geospatial coordinatesnot Oqton
Automating asset maintenance work order workflowsnot Oqton

Oqton

A metal additive production site scheduling builds across several machines rather than per operatornot Fulcrum
A dental manufacturer needing batch to part traceability for regulated devicesnot Fulcrum
A 3D Systems printer customer moving from prototyping to serial productionnot Fulcrum
A factory automating build nesting to raise platform utilisationnot Fulcrum

Where each one falls short

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

Fulcrum

Monthly pricing only available for first 12 months; after that, annual commitment required
Additional storage costs $2.20 USD per month per 20 GB block
Enterprise plan requires minimum of 5 users

Oqton

3D Systems sold the Geomagic portfolio to Hexagon in April 2025, so buyers who chose Oqton for an end-to-end scanning-to-production suite now deal with two separate vendors and two roadmaps.
No pricing is published, and licensing is split between the manufacturing OS and separately licensed build preparation modules, so the quoted figure is rarely the full cost.
Support is deepest on 3D Systems hardware despite multi-vendor claims, so a mixed fleet gets uneven data capture and control.
The parent company has been under financial pressure and has already divested a major software line, which is a genuine continuity risk for a system running a production floor.
It is additive-only, so a manufacturer with mixed processes needs a conventional MES alongside it and an integration between the two.

Pricing, plan by plan

Fulcrum

$39/month

Professional$43/month
- 100 GB storage
- 10 data shares
- Standard email and in-app support
Elite$39/month
- 500 GB storage
- 50 data shares
- Priority email, in-app, and phone support
Enterprise$null/mo
- Custom pricing
- Unlimited users minimum 5
- Unlimited storage

Oqton

On request

Oqton Industrial Manufacturing OS$undefined/year
- Annual subscription quoted by 3D Systems
- Priced on connected machines and sites
- Build preparation modules licensed separately

Which should you pick?

Choose Fulcrum if

Nothing in the data separates Fulcrum from Oqton on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Fulcrum review

Choose Oqton if

You need manufacturing os.
You work on Web, Windows, API.
You also want build preparation.

Oqton review

Questions people ask

Is Fulcrum or Oqton better?: Neither clearly leads. Fulcrum starts at $39/month and Oqton at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Fulcrum or Oqton?: Fulcrum starts at $39/month and Oqton at On request.
Does Fulcrum or Oqton run on more platforms?: Fulcrum runs on Web. Oqton runs on Web, Windows, API.
What is Fulcrum best used for?: Fulcrum is most often used for capturing inspection photos and data completely offline, collecting field data in areas without cell coverage, tagging asset locations with geospatial coordinates, automating asset maintenance work order workflows. Of those, capturing inspection photos and data completely offline and collecting field data in areas without cell coverage are not what Oqton is typically brought in for.
What can Fulcrum do that Oqton cannot?: Oqton covers Manufacturing OS, Build preparation, Machine connectivity, Traceability.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Fulcrum: How much does Fulcrum cost per user?

Professional and Elite plans cost $43 per month for monthly billing or $55 per user per month when billed annually. Enterprise pricing is custom and requires contacting Fulcrum.

Source

Oqton: Who owns Oqton?

3D Systems, which acquired it in 2021 and made it the central software brand.

Fulcrum: What is Fulcrum's storage limit?

Professional includes 100 GB storage, Elite includes 500 GB storage, and Enterprise includes unlimited storage. Additional storage blocks of 20 GB cost $2.20 USD per month.

Source

Oqton: Did Oqton include Geomagic?

It did. 3D Systems completed the sale of the Geomagic portfolio, including Design X, Control X, Freeform and Wrap, to Hexagon for $123 million in April 2025. Oqton retained 3D Sprint, 3DXpert and the Manufacturing OS.

Fulcrum: Are there restrictions on monthly billing for Fulcrum?

Monthly pricing is only available during the first 12 months as a Fulcrum customer. After 12 months, the company learns your usage pattern and offers pricing with an annual commitment required.

Source

Oqton: Does Oqton work with printers from other manufacturers?

It connects to multi-vendor equipment, but the deepest integration and support is on 3D Systems machines.

Oqton: How much does it cost?

Not published. It is quoted annually, typically on connected machines and sites, with build preparation modules licensed separately.

Fulcrum vs Oqton

Fulcrum

Oqton

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Fulcrum

Only in Oqton

What people use each for

Fulcrum

Oqton

Where each one falls short

Fulcrum

Oqton

Pricing, plan by plan

Fulcrum

Oqton

Which should you pick?

Choose Fulcrum if

Choose Oqton if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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