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Tulip
Frontline operations platform for manufacturing
As of 28 August 2026, Tulip starts at $100/month. No-code platform for building shop-floor apps, dashboards and analytics that run on tablets, wearables and desktops. Softwr lists it under Manufacturing.
Overview
What Tulip does
No-code platform for building shop-floor apps, dashboards and analytics that run on tablets, wearables and desktops.
What people use it for
- Production floor apps and dashboards
- Quality and assembly workflows
- Sensor data integration
- Regulated industry manufacturing
- Multi-site operational dashboards
The honest half
Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Tulip.
- Minimum 10 interface commitment increases entry cost
- Enterprise and Regulated pricing not transparent
- Complex per-interface billing model
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Pricing
What Tulip costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Essentials
$100 /mo
- Apps, Tulip AI, Tables, Analytics
- Mobile/desktop/touchscreen access
- USB device integrations
- Community access
- 250 AI Actions/month
- 1,000 automation tasks/month
Professional
$250 /mo
- All Essentials features
- Advanced edge connectivity
- SSO/SAML/LDAP
- 3rd-party integrations (HTTP, SQL)
- Custom widgets
- 500 AI Actions/month
Enterprise
On request
- All Professional features
- Workspaces, app approval workflows
- Custom roles, multilingual apps
- Import/export capabilities
- 1,000 AI Actions/month
- 15,000 automation tasks/month
Regulated Industries
On request
- eSignatures (21 CFR Part 11)
- Auditable record history
- Zero data loss protection
- Validation pack access
- Custom pricing
- Minimum 10 Monthly Active Interfaces (MAI)
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
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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.
SourceDoes 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.
SourceWhat 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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- All Manufacturing softwareThe full category
- Best Manufacturing softwareThe shortlist, and how it was cut
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