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GE Proficy Smart Factory MES vs GitLab [Private Offer Only] comparison

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GE Proficy Smart Factory MES
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
9th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
GitLab [Private Offer Only]
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
422nd
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

Yulianto Artawan - PeerSpot reviewer
Field Services Engineer at Tetrapak
Trend analysis has improved troubleshooting and program testing for accurate, reliable outputs
The features I appreciate most in GE Proficy Smart Factory MES are the ability to create trends when I troubleshoot during my daily work. I can also edit the program in GE Proficy Smart Factory MES, and before I download it to the PLC, I can test it first to ensure my program is working correctly. GE Proficy Smart Factory MES has been very useful in my daily work because it is user-friendly. I can also go online and change the IP address easily, which is simpler compared to other solutions. Troubleshooting with GE Proficy Smart Factory MES is easier than other options.
Anoop K Jayan - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Lead at Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
AI-driven workflows have transformed our end-to-end development and collaboration processes
The built-in CI/CD integration in GitLab [Private Offer Only] is lacking. We are still depending on other packages. If GitLab [Private Offer Only] had some CI/CD integration internally, it would be beneficial. Because for CI/CD integration now, we are currently doing it with the direct server side. I think it is not that much integrated with the current scenarios of AI, that is AI agent-based or assistant-based coding patterns. Some more improvement is required in GitLab [Private Offer Only] for CI/CD integration along with AI platforms. AI integration is basically what we need, especially on the CI/CD side of GitLab [Private Offer Only]. The code assistant, such as a cloud code assistant, is making things with GitLab [Private Offer Only], but it is conventional. They are pulling the code and sending the thing. I think they can do some more integration, seamless integration with GitLab [Private Offer Only]. AI is consuming GitLab [Private Offer Only] with the older style. If AI were fully pluggable in GitLab [Private Offer Only], it would be beneficial. I think we could get some more time reduction, especially on the testing side and the code testing side.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"GE Proficy Smart Factory MES has positively impacted my organization in many ways, for example, what we used to accomplish in a day as production has increased quite a bit, and our performance and quality of products have also improved, leading to a noticeable increase in OEE."
"GE Proficy Smart Factory MES has positively impacted my organization, as the production has gone up to 33% in the financial year that they introduced the MES system and we upgraded the systems."
"GE Proficy Smart Factory MES positively impacts my organization by providing a tool for real-time production that utilizes our time in various ways, enabling us to gather all data on one page."
"The most positive impact of GE Proficy Smart Factory MES was the immediate gain in accuracy in measuring OEE, and in practical results, I was able to reduce unaccounted downtime by about 12% in the first few months."
"The hardware of GE Proficy Smart Factory MES is very strong, and the software is very easy and useful for me."
"With GE Proficy Smart Factory MES, it has affected daily operations by making it a lot easier for them, taking a little bit of load off of their paperwork, but also allowing the customer to really see what is going on and see where they can make some improvements."
"GE Proficy Smart Factory MES facilitates improved data capture, processing, and reporting across organizational levels, from supervisory to managerial to business levels."
"I have seen a return on investment from using GE Proficy Smart Factory MES, as it enhanced productivity, leading to an increase in the number of parts manufactured, which resulted in good revenue generation for the business."
"We reduced the four to five-month development time to four to five weeks, a maximum of one month, and we are getting that much throughput with the same employee strength."
"GitLab [Private Offer Only] is completely isolated from the internet, which allows us to have our own private repository since there is no need to share the source code."
"With GitLab [Private Offer Only], I think you can save on time to market because it is a good tool to handle different branch strategies and manage pipelines."
"We have not faced any issues with GitLab [Private Offer Only]. It has been stable throughout our use."
"The top feature that makes me use GitHub and GitLab [Private Offer Only] is that we can have CI/CD integrated, we can also maintain versions and get pull requests, and these things are also very easy to implement, which is why we use it."
"GitLab [Private Offer Only] acts as a repository management tool where I can store all my codes, especially my source code, and it helps us to create our own pipelines, automate our jobs through CI/CD, configure our own servers, enhance security in our codes, and improve our performance."
"The best advantage of GitLab from my experience is that the community is very big, so you can find everything easily."
 

Cons

"Improvements in GE Proficy Smart Factory MES should focus on enhancing the user interface for thick client displays."
"Customer support for GE Proficy Smart Factory MES gives quick results sometimes, but there are delays at times, so I would appreciate quicker responses from their end."
"I think GE Proficy Smart Factory MES can be optimized better, specifically regarding the application right and the backup."
"GE Proficy Smart Factory MES should be a bit easier to customize."
"I think GE Proficy Smart Factory MES is complicated for replication, but I consider that it can be scalable if properly sized."
"What I wish was easier or better with GE Proficy Smart Factory MES are some custom extensions in regards to third-party code that integrates into it, making it more of a faceplate and something easier to populate with a single tag number."
"I think you could add more password protection inside GE Proficy Smart Factory MES."
"In terms of how GE Proficy Smart Factory MES can be improved, I believe one key area is the connectivity on the shop floor."
"There are disadvantages in GitLab [Private Offer Only]; we sometimes find challenges with lengthy CI/CD pipeline processes and the missing integration of AI, which, if implemented, could considerably speed up the deployment process."
"Unexpected delays happen often, although it has never failed us."
"The built-in CI/CD integration in GitLab [Private Offer Only] is lacking. We are still depending on other packages."
"I would appreciate the benefits of the analytics features, but they are not available in our account or subscription plan."
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Top Industries

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Construction Company
28%
Manufacturing Company
22%
Healthcare Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
6%
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Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise8
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Small Business2
Large Enterprise6
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for GE Proficy Smart Factory MES?
As for my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for GE Proficy Smart Factory MES, I did not have to charge for that, so I was the integrator.
What needs improvement with GE Proficy Smart Factory MES?
In terms of how GE Proficy Smart Factory MES can be improved, I believe one key area is the connectivity on the shop floor. We need local connectors that can connect directly to the machines such a...
What is your primary use case for GE Proficy Smart Factory MES?
My main use case for GE Proficy Smart Factory MES is that we implemented this in one of the factories two to three years ago as smart manufacturing to calculate the OEE and other KPIs. We have many...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for GitLab [Private Offer Only]?
I do not go into the details of GitLab [Private Offer Only]'s pricing because my PM takes care of it as part of project procurement, billing, and all, so it is not in my hands. However, with the te...
What needs improvement with GitLab [Private Offer Only]?
I have not explored that far with GitLab [Private Offer Only] because you mentioned project management. I have not used GitLab [Private Offer Only] or GitHub for project management. I think if you ...
What is your primary use case for GitLab [Private Offer Only]?
I am involved in automation testing. We have utilized GitLab [Private Offer Only]'s continuous integration feature because our automation code is in the CI/CD pipeline. We have implemented it via G...
 

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