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TrendMiner vs Tulip

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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
Tulip logo

Tulip

Manufacturing

Frontline operations platform for manufacturing

From
$100/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: 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.; Tulip minimum 10 interface commitment increases entry cost
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which TrendMiner and Tulip actually diverge.

Attributes where TrendMiner and Tulip differ
AttributeTrendMinerTulip
Starting priceOn request$100/month
Pricing modelquotesubscription
PlatformsWeb, Windows, LinuxWeb

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 TrendMiner

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

Only in Tulip

Nothing recorded that TrendMiner does not also cover.

What people use each for

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

TrendMiner

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

Tulip

  • Production floor apps and dashboardsnot TrendMiner
  • Quality and assembly workflowsnot TrendMiner
  • Sensor data integrationnot TrendMiner
  • Regulated industry manufacturingnot TrendMiner
  • Multi-site operational dashboardsnot TrendMiner

Where each one falls short

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

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.

Tulip

  • Minimum 10 interface commitment increases entry cost
  • Enterprise and Regulated pricing not transparent
  • Complex per-interface billing model

Pricing, plan by plan

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

Tulip

$100/month
  • Essentials$100/month
    • Apps, Tulip AI, Tables, Analytics
    • Mobile/desktop/touchscreen access
    • USB device integrations
  • Professional$250/month
    • All Essentials features
    • Advanced edge connectivity
    • SSO/SAML/LDAP
  • Enterprise$null/month
    • All Professional features
    • Workspaces, app approval workflows
    • Custom roles, multilingual apps
  • Regulated Industries$null/month
    • eSignatures (21 CFR Part 11)
    • Auditable record history
    • Zero data loss protection

Which should you pick?

Choose TrendMiner if

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

Choose Tulip if

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

Tulip review

Questions people ask

Is TrendMiner or Tulip better?
Neither clearly leads. TrendMiner starts at On request and Tulip at $100/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, TrendMiner or Tulip?
TrendMiner starts at On request and Tulip at $100/month.
Does TrendMiner or Tulip run on more platforms?
TrendMiner runs on Web, Windows, Linux. Tulip runs on Web.
What is TrendMiner best used for?
TrendMiner is most often used for finding every prior occurrence of a heat exchanger fouling signature to estimate cleaning frequency from history rather than from a rule of thumb, comparing golden batches against off-spec ones in a pharmaceutical process without exporting to a data science team, building a monitor that flags the early temperature signature that preceded the last three compressor trips, giving a process engineer a way to answer a question in an afternoon that previously required a historian export and a spreadsheet week. Of those, finding every prior occurrence of a heat exchanger fouling signature to estimate cleaning frequency from history rather than from a rule of thumb and comparing golden batches against off-spec ones in a pharmaceutical process without exporting to a data science team are not what Tulip is typically brought in for.
What can TrendMiner do that Tulip cannot?
TrendMiner covers Pattern search, Value-based search, Monitors, Soft sensors.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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.

Tulip: How is Tulip pricing calculated?

Tulip pricing is based on 'Monthly Active Interfaces (MAI)', the number of devices running Tulip Player applications with activity during at least one day per month. Minimum commitment is 10 interfaces.

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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.

Tulip: Does Tulip offer a free tier or trial?

No free plan is mentioned on the Tulip pricing page. All pricing tiers require direct contact with sales for quotes and requires a minimum 10 interface commitment.

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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.

Tulip: What is the difference between Essentials and Professional tiers?

Professional ($250/MAI/month) adds advanced edge connectivity, SSO/SAML/LDAP, 3rd-party HTTP/SQL integrations, custom widgets, and higher AI Action/automation task limits compared to Essentials ($100/MAI/month).

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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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