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Pico MES
Modular MES for digital work instructions, tool integration, and shop floor traceability
- Deployment
- Cloud
- Pricing
- Quote only
- Target size
- small plants
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About Pico MES
Pico MES is a modular manufacturing execution system aimed at discrete manufacturers who want to digitize assembly operations. Its core modules include digital work instructions with version control, workflow and revision management, operator guidance screens, build data tracking and traceability, quality ticketing, and shop floor analytics dashboards. The vendor's site describes integrations with barcode scanners, torque tools, PLCs, vision systems, and other IoT devices, plus links to ERP, PLM, QMS, and BI tools such as Power BI and Tableau.
The vendor's site states the product is built for small businesses and startups, mid-sized manufacturers, and enterprise teams, describing modular features that scale with company size. Deployment can be cloud-based on the free and Essential tiers, with an on-premises or hybrid option available starting at the Essential tier that requires purchasing a PICO server or Intel NUC hardware and PICO Hubs.
Pricing is tiered: a free Basic plan limited to 10 operator/supervisor licenses, 3 admin licenses, and 10 stations per site; an Essential tier priced at 100 USD per user per month or 1000 USD per site per month; a Professional tier that adds 100 USD per connected station per month on top of Essential pricing; and an Enterprise tier priced by quote. The site notes optional add-ons, such as premium support at 1000 USD per month, but does not give a single all-in price, and enterprise integration details are described only in general terms.
Pico MES screenshots
Visual Factory view with station cards showing cycle time and WIPScreenshot: Pico MES, from picomes.com
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Pico MES at a glance
| Headquarters | USA |
|---|---|
| Deployment | Cloud |
| Pricing model | Quote only |
| Pricing (as reported) | quote |
| Target size | small manufacturers |
| Industries | Discrete manufacturing |
| Integrations | Barcode scanners, Torque tools, PLCs, Vision systems, Pick-to-light systems, Fastening systems, NetSuite, Odoo, Ignition SCADA, Power BI, Tableau, HEX, MS Excel, Sigma, Slack, MS Teams, ERP systems, PLM systems |
Pricing and facts as reported by the vendor or public listings, checked when this profile was researched. Source: capterra.com.
Pros and cons
What works
- Free Basic plan includes digital work instructions with images and required acknowledgements
- Documents no-code integration with a library of 330+ IoT tools and devices
- Supports CSV export of build data on both Basic and premium plans
- Offers on-premises or hybrid deployment starting at the Essential tier
- Includes real-time build observation and quality ticketing features on premium plans
What does not
- On-premises or hybrid deployment requires purchasing additional hardware (PICO server or Intel NUC and PICO Hubs)
- Free plan limited to 10 operator/supervisor licenses, 3 admin licenses, and 10 stations per site
- Enterprise tier pricing is only available by contacting the vendor
- Professional tier pricing stacks per-station and per-user fees, which can make total cost hard to predict
Who Pico MES is best for
Mid-sized discrete manufacturers moving from paper-based processes who want digital work instructions and tool data capture without a multi-year MES implementation.
Compared in
- Best Work Instruction & Document Control Software
Guided work instructions and error-proofing for discrete assembly lines
- Best Shop Floor & Job Tracking Software for Manufacturing
Lightweight MES guiding and recording assembly operations on the factory floor
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