fertigo.de

What It Is

Fertigo is a digital manufacturing planning tool for production-oriented companies. It aims to bring Belegungspläne (resource occupancy / scheduling plans), Zeiterfassung (time tracking), and Auftragsverwaltung (order management) into a single application. Based on the information on the site, it is closer to a lightweight MES/APS and shop-floor collaboration system, designed for manufacturers that need to manage orders, machine groups, process steps, quality inspections, and equipment efficiency.

Core Features

The feature set is fairly comprehensive. Its Gantt-based machine scheduling supports automatic planning by due date, priority, or workload, and includes a drag-and-drop waiting list, conflict detection, and real-time updates. BDE functionality can collect production data at workstations. The quality module supports target/actual comparisons, tolerances, and complete documentation records. The OEE dashboard shows availability, performance, and quality trends by machine.

For collaboration, the system provides role-based permissions, including roles such as administrator, production preparation, and employee, as well as task assignment, real-time notifications, and WebSocket Live Updates. For shop-floor use, it also offers Andon displays, shift reports, and maintenance management.

Pricing and Plans

Pricing is subscription-based on a monthly basis. Starter costs €99/month and includes a 14-day free trial, with limits of 20 orders, 5 users, and 4 machine groups. Professional costs €249/month, increasing the limits to 200 orders, 20 users, and 15 machine groups, and adds CSV import, time tracking, OEE, notifications, and shift reports. Enterprise costs €499/month, with unlimited orders, users, and machine groups, plus REST API, ERP integration, and priority support. However, multiple areas of the page are marked “Demnächst verfügbar,” indicating that the product or plans may not yet be officially available.

Pros and Cons

The main strengths are its clear focus on manufacturing workflows and its relatively complete closed loop across scheduling, quality inspection, OEE, time tracking, maintenance, and dashboards. Real-time Gantt charts and WebSocket updates should also help with shop-floor collaboration. The plan boundaries are clearly defined.

The main drawbacks are the lack of information on security and compliance, deployment options, payment methods, specific ERP integrations, and API documentation. The product also appears to still be in an upcoming-release stage, so its implementation maturity remains to be proven.

Best Fit and Access from China

Fertigo is suitable for small and midsize manufacturing companies, production planners, shop-floor supervisors, and quality/equipment management teams—especially businesses looking for a lightweight SaaS alternative to Excel-based scheduling and paper records. The site does not provide information about access from China, so this remains unknown. Cross-border use would still require evaluating network stability, euro payments, German/English interface support, and local implementation support. In China, comparable options include 黑湖科技, 鼎捷, 金蝶云星空制造, and 用友制造云.