Full side-by-side scores, feature matrix, and verdict.
| Feature | FactoryWiz | Slytek |
|---|---|---|
| CNC Monitoring | ||
| CNC/PLC Integration Machine protocol connectivity |
✓ Yes - Extensive | — — |
| DNC Software CNC program management |
✓ Included Free | — — |
| Vibration Monitoring Condition monitoring |
— Not Available | — Not Available |
| OEE Tracking Production effectiveness |
✓ Yes | — — |
| Commercial Terms | ||
| License Model Pricing |
✓ $2,195/machine - Perpetual | — — |
| Contract Length Commitment |
✓ None - Own It | ◑ SFI billed yearly |
| Data Ownership Where data lives |
✓ Your Server | — — |
| User Accounts Seat pricing |
✓ Unlimited | — — |
| SFI Pricing Monitoring subscription |
— — | ✓ From $79/machine/month |
| TOS Pricing Tool-control product |
— — | ◑ One-time + maintenance |
| Minimum Order Entry requirement |
— — | ✓ None |
| Deployment Hosting model |
— — | ✓ Cloud or On-Premise |
| Monitoring & Control | ||
| Machine Monitoring & OEE Real-time production data |
— — | ✓ Yes - Core |
| Adaptive Tool-Load Control Tool Optimization System |
— — | ✓ Yes - Differentiator |
| Process Monitoring Unattended-operation sensing |
— — | ✓ Yes |
| Vibration Monitoring Condition sensing |
— Not Available | — Not Available |
| Predictive Alerts Threshold-based alerting |
— — | ◑ Threshold-based |
| Traceability Job and quality capture |
— — | ✓ Yes |
| Integration | ||
| ERP / MES Integration Business-system connectors |
— — | ✓ Yes |
| Open API Developer access |
— — | ◑ Not documented publicly |
| Operator Interface Shop-floor UI |
— — | ✓ Yes |
FactoryWiz is the strongest choice for CNC job shops wanting to own their monitoring software outright, keep data on-premise, and avoid perpetual SaaS costs. Not suitable for condition monitoring requirements.
Slytek is a strong, focused choice for CNC machine shops wanting affordable production monitoring, real-time OEE, and, unusually, active adaptive tool-load control from a single vendor. Shops needing vibration-based condition monitoring or a documented open API should evaluate specialist platforms alongside it.