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MachineMetrics vs TrendMiner

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MachineMetrics

Manufacturing

Collect, monitor, analyze and drive action with machine data

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On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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TrendMiner

Manufacturing

Search-driven time series analytics for process engineers, now owned by Proemion rather than Software AG

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: MachineMetrics no specific pricing published; vendor uses volume-based subscription model requiring sales contact; TrendMiner ownership moved from Software AG to Proemion in a 47 million euro sale during the Silver Lake break-up, so the integration roadmap tied to webMethods and Cumulocity is gone and the new owner is far smaller.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which MachineMetrics and TrendMiner actually diverge.

Attributes where MachineMetrics and TrendMiner differ
AttributeMachineMetricsTrendMiner
PlatformsWebWeb, Windows, Linux

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), 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 MachineMetrics

Nothing recorded that TrendMiner does not also cover.

Only in TrendMiner

  • Pattern search
  • Value-based search
  • Monitors
  • Soft sensors
  • Context items
  • Dashboards
  • Machine learning models
  • ContextHub

What people use each for

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

MachineMetrics

  • Tracking real-time machine performance and outputnot TrendMiner
  • Identifying and analyzing production downtime causesnot TrendMiner
  • Detecting equipment issues before failures happennot TrendMiner
  • Managing job scheduling with drag-and-drop toolsnot TrendMiner
  • Syncing shop floor data to ERP automaticallynot TrendMiner

TrendMiner

  • Finding every prior occurrence of a heat exchanger fouling signature to estimate cleaning frequency from history rather than from a rule of thumbnot MachineMetrics
  • Comparing golden batches against off-spec ones in a pharmaceutical process without exporting to a data science teamnot MachineMetrics
  • Building a monitor that flags the early temperature signature that preceded the last three compressor tripsnot MachineMetrics
  • Giving a process engineer a way to answer a question in an afternoon that previously required a historian export and a spreadsheet weeknot MachineMetrics

Where each one falls short

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

MachineMetrics

  • No specific pricing published; vendor uses volume-based subscription model requiring sales contact
  • Costs scale with number of connected machines; exact rates not disclosed publicly
  • Customers must book demo or request quote to receive pricing

TrendMiner

  • Ownership moved from Software AG to Proemion in a 47 million euro sale during the Silver Lake break-up, so the integration roadmap tied to webMethods and Cumulocity is gone and the new owner is far smaller.
  • It is built for continuous time series and handles discrete manufacturing, relational quality data and event-driven production poorly, so plants that are not continuous process get limited value.
  • Value depends entirely on historian data quality and tag naming; sites with inconsistent tag descriptions and missing asset context spend months on data preparation before the search features are usable.
  • Licensing is by named analyst user, and the population who genuinely use pattern search is small, so organisations that buy broadly pay for seats that log in occasionally.
  • It reads history but does not fix it: there is no data collection layer, so an existing historian is mandatory and TrendMiner is always an additional cost on top of it.

Pricing, plan by plan

MachineMetrics

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the MachineMetrics review.

TrendMiner

On request
  • TrendMiner$undefined/year
    • Annual subscription sized by named users and connected historian tag volume
    • Separate licence tiers for full analyst users and view-only dashboard consumers
    • Historian connectors quoted per source system

Which should you pick?

Choose MachineMetrics if

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

MachineMetrics review

Choose TrendMiner if

  • You need pattern search.
  • You work on Web, Windows, Linux.
  • You also want value-based search.
TrendMiner review

Questions people ask

Is MachineMetrics or TrendMiner better?
Neither clearly leads. MachineMetrics starts at On request and TrendMiner at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, MachineMetrics or TrendMiner?
MachineMetrics starts at On request and TrendMiner at On request.
Does MachineMetrics or TrendMiner run on more platforms?
MachineMetrics runs on Web. TrendMiner runs on Web, Windows, Linux.
What is MachineMetrics best used for?
MachineMetrics is most often used for tracking real-time machine performance and output, identifying and analyzing production downtime causes, detecting equipment issues before failures happen, managing job scheduling with drag-and-drop tools. Of those, tracking real-time machine performance and output and identifying and analyzing production downtime causes are not what TrendMiner is typically brought in for.
What can MachineMetrics do that TrendMiner cannot?
TrendMiner covers Pattern search, Value-based search, Monitors, Soft sensors.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

MachineMetrics: How much does MachineMetrics cost?

MachineMetrics does not publish specific pricing rates on its website. The company uses a volume-based subscription model where the more machines you connect, the less it costs per machine. Exact pricing requires contacting the company for a custom quote or booking a demo.

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TrendMiner: Who owns TrendMiner now?

Proemion, a German industrial analytics company backed by Battery Ventures, which bought it from Software AG for 47 million euros in 2024.

MachineMetrics: What are MachineMetrics' pricing tiers?

MachineMetrics offers three tiers: Core Platform for entry-level machine connectivity, Intelligent MES for mid-tier with ERP integration, and Enterprise for multi-site support with business intelligence. Exact pricing is based on machine count and requires a quote.

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TrendMiner: Does it replace my historian?

No. It connects to PI, IP.21, PHD, Exaquantum and others and reads from them. The historian remains the system of record.

MachineMetrics: What support is included with MachineMetrics plans?

All MachineMetrics plans include customer support with unlimited remote assistance and training, regardless of tier selection.

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TrendMiner: Do I need a data scientist to use it?

No, and that is the point. The pattern search and soft sensor tooling are aimed at process engineers with no coding background.

TrendMiner: Is pricing per user?

Yes, largely, with tiers for analyst and view-only access plus charges for historian connectors and data volume.

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