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GE Proficy Smart Factory MES vs Ignition Cloud Edition comparison

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Categories and Ranking

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
Ignition Cloud Edition
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
4th
Average Rating
8.8
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the AWS Marketplace category, the mindshare of GE Proficy Smart Factory MES is 0.2%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Ignition Cloud Edition is 0.3%, down from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
AWS Marketplace Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Ignition Cloud Edition0.3%
GE Proficy Smart Factory MES0.2%
Other99.5%
AWS Marketplace
 

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.
Hassana Abubakar - PeerSpot reviewer
Control Systems (Scada) Engineer at Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited
Cloud monitoring has transformed real-time plant control and automated preventive maintenance
There is always room for improvement, and at the moment, I am on the good side. I do not really have a bad side of it or anything that I would like to see changed; I love what I see and I love what I use. One feature that comes to my mind as missing in Ignition Cloud Edition is the user graphics in the user interface. The graphics in the user interface, such as the slider or the shapes for the equipment, can be improved upon. When I am selecting a tank, I should see a real tank, or when I am selecting a breaker, it should look like a real breaker in the field, or a valve or a sensor or a slider. Every other feature, such as the graphs and charts, are cool.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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."
"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 facilitates improved data capture, processing, and reporting across organizational levels, from supervisory to managerial to business levels."
"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."
"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 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."
"The hardware of GE Proficy Smart Factory MES is very strong, and the software is very easy and useful for me."
"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."
"Ignition Cloud Edition has positively impacted my organization by allowing us to get more projects and also increasing our revenue."
"Ignition platform is a general, powerful platform that is easy to use and cost-effective, where in most cases, you pay one time for your license and then use it forever."
"Both the database and Ignition can be set up very easily without any hardware, and reliability and high availability are always there, built in."
"Ignition gives you the blank paper to dream it, reach it, and draw whatever you need."
"The best features Ignition Cloud Edition offers are the ability to set alerts on a system and access that remotely."
"Ignition Cloud Edition has had a very positive impact on my organization."
"My main use case for Ignition Cloud Edition, even if it's just in my learning phase, was that it is a very interesting cloud platform, it was very much feasible, it can interface to multiple types of controllers and also with RTUs, and I see that its application can be used in other applications which is much more comfortable than other available platforms."
"Ignition Cloud Edition has positively impacted my organization by enabling sharing so that projects can be shared without everyone having to access them through manual file sharing."
 

Cons

"I think GE Proficy Smart Factory MES can be optimized better, specifically regarding the application right and the backup."
"In terms of how GE Proficy Smart Factory MES can be improved, I believe one key area is the connectivity on the shop floor."
"I think you could add more password protection inside GE Proficy Smart Factory MES."
"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 GE Proficy Smart Factory MES is complicated for replication, but I consider that it can be scalable if properly sized."
"GE Proficy Smart Factory MES should be a bit easier to customize."
"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."
"Improvements in GE Proficy Smart Factory MES should focus on enhancing the user interface for thick client displays."
"The pricing aspect of Ignition Cloud Edition is actually on the high side."
"The way the historian is set up is not conducive to large deployments and it makes querying the data challenging."
"I think Ignition Cloud Edition could be more intuitive on how to use it."
"My concern is about cybersecurity. Since it's a cloud platform, the chances of countering cybersecurity attacks will be a major concern."
"For someone considering Ignition Cloud Edition, I think it is not bad, but honestly, I see it as overpriced."
"The accuracy of Ignition Cloud Edition is not very great, and reliability also needs improvement."
"Ignition Cloud Edition reflects that it is still missing some driver options and we require a more cost-effective solution, which is why I rate it an eight on a scale of one to ten."
"Ignition Cloud Edition can be improved in the sense that it doesn't come with some drivers in the Cloud version. For example, local device drivers are not included, and you always need a local Ignition Edge there."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
28%
Manufacturing Company
22%
Healthcare Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
6%
Construction Company
25%
Manufacturing Company
20%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise8
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise3
 

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 Ignition Cloud Edition?
My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing was quite good, as it was straightforward based on how many machines, what kind of hardware we wanted to use, and how many users were needed.
What needs improvement with Ignition Cloud Edition?
Improvements for Ignition Cloud Edition should include the addition of more traditional PLCs-based drivers. I would also suggest that they might launch future Ignition Cloud Edition-based services,...
What is your primary use case for Ignition Cloud Edition?
My main use case for Ignition Cloud Edition is regarding the customer deployment of these Ignition Cloud Edition projects when they do not want to install on the on-premises servers. My main use ca...
 

Overview

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