Tulip
tulip.coBuild Difficulty: 3/5
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The Industry's Leading Frontline Operations Platform
How to Replace TulipOverview
Features
76 features across 31 categories
AI(4)
Expand beyond included credits to build robust industrial AI apps and solutions with additional AI actions per month
Leverage no-code machine vision to detect changes, track objects, and train and deploy custom anomaly detection models
Create a custom operator-facing AI chatbot trained on your documents
Extract text from images and answer questions about them with AI
Access Control(5)
Select from additional, more granular roles tailored to professional workflow requirements
Configure user permissions and create or manage role types for team access control requirements
Use SAML/LDAP to login and authenticate users
Create and manage groups of users for approvals, alerts, and e-Signatures
Assign roles to users to manage access on the account level
Administration(1)
Monitor Interfaces, Machines, Automations Tasks, and AI Actions usage across your team
Analytics(1)
Use machine learning to predict trends in production data
App Development(2)
Write low-code custom widgets and make them available for use in the no-code App Editor
Create fully customizable apps and dashboards without writing code for mobile devices, tablets, desktops, and wearables
App Management(2)
Create locked versions of apps and configure where which version is deployed across environments
View differences between two app versions to expedite app review
Asset Management(1)
Automate data collection and ensure data integrity for documentation, increasing equipment uptime by enforcing maintenance checks
Automation(2)
Design and build logic workflows that run in the background of your operation to execute tasks without apps
Run Automations logic on a set frequency at a certain point in time
Community(1)
Connect with industry experts, share knowledge, and gain insights on latest innovations and best practices
Compliance & Regulation(6)
Expedite time-to-market with real-time deviation alerts, review-by-exception, and detailed records for audits and inspections
Maintain a digital record of every step for every unit from start to finish with compliance protocol adherence and validation checks
Attribute actions and data to users with FDA 21 CFR Part 11 and EU GMP Annex 11 compliant e-signatures
Allows for onsite or remote audits of Tulip for regulated environments
Have Tulip document all changes to any Tulip Table record in an audit trail accessible using the Record History Widget
Access online release validation package for the whole Tulip platform to streamline validation process
Content Library(1)
Access individual apps, full app suites, plugins, and integrations for direct use or to jumpstart custom app building
Content Management(1)
Create an Enterprise App Exchange of content curated by your company, making it accessible and reusable across all workspaces
Data Management(5)
Use data automatically stored for any app execution to easily track operations
Embed tables and custom views directly into apps to enable operators to view and interact with data
Export and Import apps, connectors, and automations between different Tulip environments
Create custom views of tables using filters, sorting and limiting to surface exactly the right data for each use case
Configure your own database to store and share data across apps without needing database skills
Data Protection(1)
Secure your organization's data through real-time replication so no critical information is lost in case of disaster
Data Validation(1)
Create logic within apps to ensure accuracy and formatting requirements on data entry
Device Integration(5)
Use cameras within apps to capture photos and turn devices into barcode readers
Deploy Tulip Edge Devices for easy connectivity at the edge using GPIOs, ADCs, integrated Node-RED, and more
Deploy the Tulip Light Kit with an Edge Device for no-code Pick-to-Light and Place-to-Light capabilities
Connect machines to Tulip, map tags to attributes, and record machine state history with visualization capabilities
Use USB devices like barcode scanners and scales directly with applications
Governance(1)
Configure approval types and approvers to implement a review workflow gating which apps can be deployed to production
Infrastructure(3)
Have your Tulip environment deployment managed by Tulip in the cloud
Choose which provider you want your Tulip environment to be hosted in, AWS or Azure
Choose to have your Tulip environment hosted in AWS GovCloud for sensitive data and regulated workloads
Integration(6)
Create integrations to third party APIs and systems using HTTP connectors and make them available within the app editor
Use OAuth 2.0 for connector authentication with third party systems
Use official Tulip Node-RED nodes to easily connect any Node-RED flow with your Tulip system
Connect to systems in local IT infrastructure by deploying an on-premise connector host connected to the Tulip Cloud
Connect to PostgreSQL, MySQL, Microsoft SQL and Oracle SQL databases and make scripts available within the app editor
Leverage Tulip's API to interact with your account from outside of the platform
Inventory Management(2)
Provide real-time inventory status with ERP integration, predict inventory levels, and ensure correct part versions are picked
Ensure correct parts are picked by displaying BOMs from ERP, using lights to guide operators, and vision to identify missing components
Localization(2)
Automatically translate apps and data in automations in over 25 languages
Natively translate apps to provide users the experience they can be most effective with within a site or across the world
Organization(1)
Create workspaces within your Tulip environment to segregate data and users across different sites or value streams
Production Management(3)
Minimize downtime with right-first-time execution, streamlined documentation, and digital evidence with timestamps and photos
Keep track of work orders, lots, batches, or units as they pass through production steps using real-time data to resolve bottlenecks
Prevent errors by automating calculations based on recipes and dosage requirements with integrated scales and intuitive instructions
Quality Management(3)
Minimize nonconformances with logical quality checks and defect-detecting vision to enhance inspection workflows
Receive instant alerts to resolve issues, track defect rates and resolution times, and standardize nonconformance handling
Prevent defects by integrating quality checks into operator workflows and augmenting inspections with defect-detecting computer vision
Reporting & Analytics(3)
Have Tulip help you make decisions by creating insights using analytics layers including control charts, reference lines, and AI forecasting
Align teams with KPIs using centralized real-time dashboards to identify areas for improvement and measure availability and utilization
Create charts and analyses for collected data with support for control charts, reference lines, and AI forecasting
Services(1)
Leverage expert guidance to optimize implementation and accelerate digital transformation journey
Support(7)
Ensure swift issue resolution around the clock
Know who to call when you don't know who to call - your assigned customer success manager
Reach out to support via email and get a response within a maximum of 24 hours
Browse extensive knowledge base explaining every detail of the platform
Choose to receive Long Term Support upgrades on your schedule instead of regularly scheduled standard releases
Access to team of experts through a professional services contract to unlock maximum platform potential
Connect directly with Tulip experts in weekly office hours at no extra charge
Traceability(2)
Produce as-built BOMs with part versions and serial numbers, enforce traceability data capture at every step
Track every component, process, and material used with automated data capture and complete audit trails for compliance
Training(1)
Get unlimited access to 80+ lessons including two certification courses
Training & Workforce Management(1)
Raise team performance by scheduling standardized trainings, providing on-the-job training, and enforcing operator certifications
Workflow Management(1)
Guide operators through complex tasks with photos, videos, and relevant order information with real-time bottleneck identification
Pricing
Essentials
- ✓Apps on mobile, desktop, touchscreens, and wearables
- ✓Tulip AI
- ✓Tulip Tables
- ✓Tulip Analytics
- ✓App permissions
- ✓USB device integrations
- ✓Access to Library, Community, and University
- ✓Live chat
- ✓No-Code App Editor
- ✓Tulip Library
- ✓Camera Support
- ✓Input Widget Validation
- ✓Data App Completion Records
- ✓Tulip Analytics
- ✓User Roles
- ✓Cloud Deployment
- ✓Account Usage Page
- ✓Tulip University
- ✓Knowledge Base
- ✓Tulip Community
- ✓Weekly Office Hours
- ✓Email Support
- ✓250 AI Actions per month
- ✓1000 Automations Tasks per month
- ✓Up to 50 Interfaces
- ✓150 Operators
Professional
- ✓Everything in Essentials
- ✓Advanced Edge Connectivity: GPIO, edge devices
- ✓Single Sign On (SSO), SAML, LDAP
- ✓Advanced user roles
- ✓3rd-Party Integrations: HTTP & SQL Connectors
- ✓On-premise Connector Host
- ✓Custom Widgets
- ✓Tulip API
- ✓HTTP Connector
- ✓SQL Connector
- ✓OAuth
- ✓On-premise Connector Host
- ✓Edge Device Integration
- ✓Official Node-RED Nodes
- ✓Light Kit
- ✓Machine Monitoring
- ✓Custom Widgets
- ✓Advanced User Roles
- ✓SAML/LDAP
- ✓User Groups
- ✓App Lifecycle Management
- ✓Compare App Versions
- ✓500 AI Actions per month
- ✓7500 Automations Tasks per month
- ✓Unlimited Interfaces
- ✓Unlimited Operators
Enterprise
- ✓Everything in Professional
- ✓Workspaces
- ✓Enterprise App Exchange
- ✓Custom user roles
- ✓Multilingual Apps
- ✓App approval workflows & lifecycle management
- ✓App and Automation import/export across Tulip environments
- ✓Custom User Roles
- ✓Workspaces
- ✓Enterprise App Exchange
- ✓Import/Export
- ✓Record History
- ✓LTS Releases
- ✓0-RPO
- ✓Tulip Docs (Validation Pack)
- ✓GxP Audit Privileges
- ✓1000 AI Actions per month
- ✓15000 Automations Tasks per month
- ✓Unlimited Interfaces
- ✓Unlimited Operators
- ✓Cloud Provider Choice
- ✓Customer Success Manager
- ✓Premium Success
- ✓Professional Services
Regulated Industries
- ✓Everything in Enterprise
- ✓eSignatures for Compliance (21 CFR Part 11)
- ✓Auditable Record History (GxP, AS9100)
- ✓Zero Data Loss Protection (0-RPO)
- ✓Validation Pack (Access to Test Reports and traceability matrix)
- ✓Long-Term Support Releases (LTS)
- ✓Customer Audit Privileges
- ✓Electronic Signatures
- ✓Record History
- ✓LTS Releases
- ✓0-RPO
- ✓Tulip Docs (Validation Pack)
- ✓GxP Audit Privileges
- ✓GovCloud Deployment
- ✓1000 AI Actions per month
- ✓30000 Automations Tasks per month
- ✓Unlimited Interfaces
- ✓Unlimited Operators
- ✓Customer Success Manager
- ✓Premium Success
- ✓Professional Services
- ✓24/7 Support
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Integrations
12 known integrations