The comparison in one table
FactoryVision is the machine-monitoring entry in that comparison: camera-based counting and visual inspection, running in a Turkish door and furniture factory.
These categories are not all the same kind of thing: OEE is a metric. The table separates the questions they address from FactoryVision's documented capabilities.
| System | Question it answers | Main role | What FactoryVision does |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERP | What did we sell, buy, ship and invoice? | Business-wide management: accounting, procurement, supply chain, manufacturing. | FactoryVision is not an ERP. It counts finished work and checks parts as they are made. |
| MES | Which job is on which machine, and what happened at each production step? | Tracks and documents production from raw material to finished goods. | FactoryVision is not an MES. It counts finished work and runs visual QA checks. |
| OEE | How effectively did each machine run? | A metric: availability × performance × quality. It shows the percentage of planned production time that is truly productive. | Factory Analytics counts finished work and shows each machine as on track, at risk or behind. |
| SCADA | What are the machine signals, alarms and process variables showing? | A computerized system that gathers and processes data and applies operational controls, often over long distances. | FactoryVision is not a SCADA system. Counting uses one camera per machine, without sensors or wiring into the machine. |
| CMMS | What maintenance is due, and what has failed? | Software with a database of the organization's maintenance operations. | FactoryVision's documented capabilities here are camera-based counting, machine monitoring and visual inspection. |
| Machine monitoring (camera-based) | How many did we make today, and is each machine on track? | Factory Analytics counts finished work and shows each machine as on track, at risk or behind. Visual QA checks parts as they are made. | This is FactoryVision's scope. Its best fit is discrete, countable parts — doors, furniture and metal parts — in factories with 10 to 100 machines. Continuous processes such as extrusion are not supported. |
Setup facts: counting needs one camera per machine. Measuring in real millimetres adds a printed marker in the camera's view. The models run on a small computer inside the factory, not in FactoryVision's cloud. Counting does not require sensors or wiring into the machine.
Pick a system by the question you ask every day
Follow your own question, not a vendor's menu.
- “What did we sell, buy, ship and invoice?” → ERP.
- “Which job runs on which machine, and what happened to each part?” → MES.
- “How effectively did each machine run?” → OEE. Its calculation needs availability, performance and quality data.
- “What are the machine signals and alarms showing?” → SCADA.
- “What maintenance is due, and what keeps breaking?” → CMMS.
- “How many did we make today, and is each machine on track or behind?” → machine monitoring.
For FactoryVision, check the scope:
- Parts are discrete and countable — doors, furniture and metal parts fit.
- Continuous processes such as extrusion are outside the supported scope.
- A camera cannot see defects inside the material.
- FactoryVision states an optical measurement limit of about 0.1 mm with sensible optics. Measuring in real millimetres also needs a printed marker in view.
If your question is number six, buying starts with an introductory call: book the introductory call. After the call, the FactoryVision team gets to know your company so the setup fits your machines and processes.
What the search numbers show — and what they do not
The research records activity for both definition and comparison queries. Bing impressions for the US, 2026-10-01 to 2026-11-10: “what is erp” 2901, “what is scada” 1045, “oee calculation” 472, “what is cmms” 316, “what is oee” 312, “what is mes” 251.
Ubersuggest US monthly volume, rounded: “manufacturing execution system” 5400, “what is MES” 1000, “what is OEE” 1000, “oee software” 390, “mes vs erp” 210, “production tracking software” 210, “oee calculator” 210, “machine monitoring software” 140, “machine downtime tracking” 140, “production monitoring system” 70, “machine vision inspection” 50. The phrase “count parts with camera” has no reported data.
Ubersuggest reports rounded monthly search volumes; Bing reports impressions. These are different measures. Neither establishes purchase intent, and missing data does not establish zero demand.
Limble's public sitemap contains 881 URLs, including 437 under /learn and 33 matching the research seeds, with examples covering downtime and CMMS vs ERP. Those counts describe content coverage; they do not establish which system your factory needs.
Sources for the definitions
- ERP: Oracle, “What is ERP?” https://www.oracle.com/erp/what-is-erp/
- MES: Wikipedia, “Manufacturing execution system” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manufacturing_execution_system ; ISA, ISA-95 standard overview https://www.isa.org/standards-and-publications/isa-standards/isa-95-standard
- SCADA: NIST Computer Security Resource Center glossary https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/supervisory_control_and_data_acquisition
- CMMS: Wikipedia, “Computerized maintenance management system” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computerized_maintenance_management_system
- OEE: Vorne, leanproduction.com https://www.leanproduction.com/oee/ ; OEE.com, “Calculating OEE” https://www.oee.com/calculating-oee/
Frequently asked questions
Which system answers “how many did we make today?”
FactoryVision's Factory Analytics counts finished work with one camera per machine. That is a documented capability; the comparison does not establish that other systems cannot report production counts.
What does FactoryVision need for counting?
One camera per machine and a small computer in the factory to run the models. Counting does not require sensors or wiring into the machine.
What factory size does FactoryVision fit best?
Factories with 10 to 100 machines making discrete, countable parts. This is the stated best fit, rather than a claim that machine count alone determines suitability.
What does Visual QA check?
Visual QA checks parts as they are made. A camera cannot see defects inside the material. FactoryVision states an optical measurement limit of about 0.1 mm with sensible optics.
Does FactoryVision support extrusion lines?
No. Continuous processes such as extrusion are outside the supported scope. Discrete, countable parts — doors, furniture and metal parts — are the fit.
How accurate is camera counting and measuring?
FactoryVision does not publish accuracy numbers until they have been measured on fixed cameras. Its stated optical measurement limit is about 0.1 mm with sensible optics; a camera cannot see defects inside the material. Counting needs one camera per machine, while measuring in real millimetres uses a printed marker in view.
How do we get started?
Book the introductory call. After the call, the team gets to know your company so the setup fits your machines and processes.
Book an introductory call
Buying starts with an introductory call. After the call, we get to know your company — its machines, its parts, its processes — so the setup fits how you work. Book an introductory call.