--- title: "IoTFlows vs MachineMetrics: Setup, Scope and Price" description: "IoTFlows vs MachineMetrics on setup, machines covered, maintenance, inventory, scheduling and price, with every MachineMetrics fact sourced and dated." source_url: "https://www.iotflows.com/compare/iotflows-vs-machinemetrics" --- Compare # IoTFlows vs MachineMetrics The whole floor, not just the CNCs. MachineMetrics wires into each machine’s control, over your network, with your IT team.[1],[2],[3] IoTFlows mounts a sensor on the outside of any machine. It reports in minutes and never touches the control. [Compare side by side](https://www.iotflows.com/compare/iotflows-vs-machinemetrics#at-a-glance) MachineMetrics’ path from its Quick Start Checklist and Network Requirements docs, read October 13, 2026.[2],[4] The short answer ## IoTFlows fits every machine you run. MachineMetrics’ deepest fit is automated machining. “It’s built for discrete manufacturers, with the deepest fit in automated machining.” MachineMetrics, introducing MaximaOS, September 2026.[5] One sensor reads a 1987 press, a molding machine and a new five-axis the same way, so the whole floor reports on one screen. Maintenance, spare parts and scheduling come with it. MachineIoTFlowsMachineMetrics[1],[6] - Machining centerSensorIts control - CNC latheSensorIts control - Press brakeSensorI/O fallback - Injection moldingSensorI/O fallback - Assembly equipmentSensorI/O fallback At a glance ## IoTFlows and MachineMetrics, side by side. Every MachineMetrics line links to its source at the bottom of the page. MachineMetrics details as of October 13, 2026. | Compared | IoTFlows | MachineMetrics | | --- | --- | --- | | Machines it covers | Any machine, any age | CNC first; other machines on I/O, “a fallback”[6] | | How it reads a machine | A sensor on the outside | Through the control or PLC[1] | | First machine reporting | Under 5 minutes after mounting | 2–4 weeks from first contact; 1–3 months to roll out[2] | | Network and IT work | None on the 4G/LTE router | Cable and static IP per machine, firewall ports, IT support[2],[3],[4] | | Maintenance work orders | Built in (Maintain) | An integration with MaintainX, Fiix or UpKeep[7],[8] | | Spare-parts inventory | Built in | In your ERP[9] | | Production scheduling | Add-on Production Scheduler, from $1,500 a month | Add-on MES Module, $16,000 a year per 13 machines[10],[11] | | Alerts | Email, SMS, push, Slack, Teams, webhooks | Email, text, webhook[12] | | Prices on its website | $119 per machine a month, less on longer terms | None[13] | | Hardware | $149 per machine, once | $1,462.50 edge kit, plus I/O hardware[14] | | Who makes the hardware | Designed and built by IoTFlows, firmware and all | An OnLogic PC, Sealevel I/O modules and Greystone current transducers, from its own shop[14],[15] | | SAML single sign-on | On Enterprise | OpenID Connect only[17] | | Pilot | 10–25 machines for 4 weeks | None published[13],[18] | Any machine ## Every machine, not just the ones with a controller [SenseAi](https://www.iotflows.com/products/senseai) reads vibration from the outside of the machine. A 1987 press and last year’s mill report uptime, stops and parts the same way. Sends press brakes, injection molding and other non-CNC machines to I/O, which its docs call “a fallback, not a preferred path.”[6] [See retrofit monitoring](https://www.iotflows.com/solutions/retrofit-machine-monitoring) Setup ## Live in minutes. No network project. Mount it, calibrate it, done. SenseAi attaches magnetically in seconds and calibrates in under five minutes, with no IT ticket. Two to four weeks from first contact to first data, after a network cable and a static IP at each machine, control options and IT support.[2],[3],[4] [Install SenseAi](https://www.iotflows.com/docs/hardware/install-senseai) Security ## Nothing wired into your machines or your network The sensor never connects to the PLC or the control, so it can’t change a thing on the machine. On the IoTFlows 4G/LTE router, it never touches your plant network either. Its edge device sits on your machine network, and IT opens outbound firewall ports 443, 7422, 53 and 123.[4] [See how we protect machine data](https://www.iotflows.com/company/security) Hardware ## Built, not bought We design SenseAi, SenseAi Embedded and BeamTracker ourselves: the electronics, the housing and every line of firmware, so we know exactly what each device can do. It decides when a machine runs, filters short pauses at the machine, and gets better with every signed update. A kit assembled from other makers’ boxes runs firmware from several companies. Every box is one more thing to set up, update and fail, and no one owns the whole chain. Its kit comes from other makers: an OnLogic edge PC on balenaOS, Sealevel I/O modules and Greystone current transducers.[14],[15],[16] [See SenseAi](https://www.iotflows.com/products/senseai) Maintenance and parts ## The stop, the work order and the part. One system. A stop, an alarm or a meter opens the work order in [Maintain](https://www.iotflows.com/platform/maintain). Close it, and the parts leave stock. Has no CMMS of its own. Work orders go to MaintainX, Fiix or UpKeep through an integration, and inventory stays in your ERP.[7],[8],[9] [See Maintain and Inventory](https://www.iotflows.com/platform/maintain) Scheduling ## A schedule that fixes its own conflicts The [Production Scheduler](https://www.iotflows.com/platform/production-scheduler) flags a double-booked machine, and the optimizer proposes the moves that clear it. One click applies them. Gantt and Kanban, simulation and your ERP’s export, on the same machines the sensors watch. Add it from $1,500 a month. Scheduling is a separate MES Module: $16,000 a year per 13 machines, on top of the $29,000 Core Platform.[11] [See the Production Scheduler](https://www.iotflows.com/platform/production-scheduler) Controller data ## Want the control’s data too? Add it. On Enterprise, the IoTFlows edge device reads controls and PLCs over **MTConnect, OPC UA, Modbus TCP, EtherNet/IP, Profinet and MQTT**. Alarms feed the same rules as the sensors and can open a work order. Live in one week to a month, priced by scope. [See custom integrations](https://www.iotflows.com/platform/custom-integrations) Price ## More platform. At least 48% less. Every machine on the floor, maintenance, spare parts, scheduling and controller data, on one platform. Here is the first year for 13 machines, the fleet one MachineMetrics Core Platform unit covers on its AWS Marketplace listing,[11] at each company’s published prices. 13 SenseAi sensors$149 each, once $1,937 13 Pro subscriptions$1,069 per machine a year $13,900 InstallationShips configured, no visit $0 First year, sensors and installation included $15,837 Less on longer terms and with more machines. Maintain and Inventory from $500 a month, unlimited users. Core Platform, 12 monthsOne unit, up to 13 machines $29,000.00 Edge Kit (WiFi)Hardware shop $1,462.50 InstallationYou network each machine; on-site services at an unpublished day rate + Not published First year, before installation $30,463 + From its own AWS Marketplace listing, hardware shop, docs and services agreement; a quote may differ. Machines without a networked control also need I/O hardware.[2],[11],[14],[18] With scheduling, the first year is $33,837 on IoTFlows and $46,463 on MachineMetrics. Customer story ## MiRus raised efficiency over 20% and sees the cost of every job MiRus makes implants for the spine, the heart and the extremities in Marietta, Georgia. Its machines report live to IoTFlows, and every Epicor job comes back with the machining and labor hours behind it. 20%+ higher efficiency ~1 month to a live Epicor connector Every job tied to its machining and labor hours ### Challenge The real cost of a job, in machine hours and labor hours, was hard to get, if it could be had at all, from the ERP alone. Productivity on the floor only showed up after the fact. ### Solution SenseAi and SenseAi Embedded show every machine’s productivity live, so problems get solved sooner. A two-way Epicor connector, live in about a month, pulls every job and ties it to the machining and labor hours it took. ### Products [SenseAi](https://www.iotflows.com/products/senseai), [SenseAi Embedded](https://www.iotflows.com/products/senseai-embedded) and a [custom Epicor connector](https://www.iotflows.com/platform/custom-integrations). [Read the MiRus story](https://www.iotflows.com/customers/mirus) > “The real-time visibility has been amazing for optimizing our operations. With the ERP integration, I see the numbers and where every job stands, without digging for them in our ERP.” Dennis Moreno, Vice President of Manufacturing and Operations, MiRus [Jesel](https://www.iotflows.com/customers/jesel) answers machine issues in seconds or minutes, down from hours or days, with SenseAi on every CNC machine. ## Questions people ask ### What is the difference between IoTFlows and MachineMetrics? IoTFlows reads every machine from the outside with a magnetic sensor, so any machine reports uptime, stops and parts within minutes, with no PLC, control access or network work. MachineMetrics connects to each machine’s control or PLC over the plant network, and its own launch post says its deepest fit is automated machining. IoTFlows also includes maintenance work orders and spare-parts inventory, and publishes its prices; MachineMetrics has no CMMS of its own: work orders go to MaintainX, Fiix or UpKeep through an integration, inventory stays in the ERP, and its website shows no price. ### Does IoTFlows need a PLC or a connection to the CNC control? No. SenseAi attaches magnetically in seconds and calibrates in under five minutes. It reads the machine’s vibration from the outside and never connects to the PLC or the control, so it cannot change anything on the machine. It joins 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi, or the IoTFlows 4G/LTE router, which keeps it off the plant network. ### What does MachineMetrics need before the first machine reports? Its Quick Start Checklist and Network Requirements pages list a network drop at each machine, static IP addresses, any control options such as OPC-UA licenses or MTConnect agents, edge and I/O hardware, and outbound firewall ports 443, 7422, 53 and 123, with IT support and maintenance staff who know the controls. The same checklist puts first contact to a first machine collecting data at 2 to 4 weeks, and full deployment at 1 to 3 months depending on the size of the shop floor. ### Can IoTFlows read MTConnect or other controller data too? Yes, on Enterprise. The IoTFlows edge device reads controls and PLCs over MTConnect, OPC UA, Modbus TCP, EtherNet/IP, Profinet and MQTT, and IoTFlows writes the driver when one is missing. Controller signals feed the same event rules as the sensors, so a control alarm can alert people and open a work order. A project typically takes one week to a month and is priced by scope. ### Does IoTFlows work on machines other than CNC? Yes. The same sensor reads presses, injection molding machines, grinders, pumps and packaging equipment, and BeamTracker counts units on a line, so every machine reports on the same scale. MachineMetrics’ docs send press brakes, injection molding machines, grinders and assembly equipment to an I/O connection, which they call “a fallback, not a preferred path”. ### Does IoTFlows include maintenance work orders and inventory? Yes. Maintain opens a work order from a downtime, a machine event, a meter or a request from the floor, and Inventory tracks the spare parts, which leave stock when the work order closes. Technicians work them on the web or in the iOS and Android apps. ### How much does IoTFlows cost compared with MachineMetrics? IoTFlows is $149 per SenseAi, once, plus a subscription per machine: Pro is $119 a month billed monthly, less on annual and three-year terms and from 10 machines. For 13 machines on an annual plan paid upfront, the first year comes to about $15,837 with the sensors. MachineMetrics shows no price on its website; its AWS Marketplace listing prices the Core Platform at $29,000 a year for up to 13 machines, and its hardware shop lists the Edge Kit at $1,462.50, about $30,463 for the first year. ### Is scheduling included with MachineMetrics? No. MachineMetrics’ drag-and-drop scheduling comes in its MES Module, which its AWS Marketplace listing sells as a separate unit on top of the Core Platform: $16,000 for a 12-month contract per unit of up to 13 machines, adding job and production order tracking, operator clock in-out, labor tickets to the ERP, projected completion dates and drag-and-drop scheduling. The IoTFlows Production Scheduler is also an add-on, from $1,500 a month, with Gantt and Kanban views, an optimizer, simulation and ERP import. ### Can IoTFlows run alongside MachineMetrics during a pilot? Yes. The sensor mounts on the outside of the machine and never connects to the control or the PLC, so it cannot interfere with a controller connection, and on the 4G/LTE router it stays off the plant network. A pilot puts IoTFlows on 10 to 25 machines for four weeks with no commitment to buy, so both sets of numbers can be compared shift by shift. ### Does MachineMetrics make its own hardware? Its hardware shop sells an OnLogic industrial PC as the edge device, Sealevel I/O modules, Greystone current transducers and a Moxa serial server, and its docs describe the edge as Intel NUC-based, running balenaOS. IoTFlows designs SenseAi, SenseAi Embedded and BeamTracker itself, the electronics, housing and firmware, with signed updates over the air. ### Is MachineMetrics still a machine monitoring company? MachineMetrics now presents itself as an AI-powered manufacturing operations platform and renamed its platform MaximaOS at IMTS on September 14, 2026; its chief revenue officer wrote on its blog that basic machine monitoring “is becoming harder to justify as a standalone purchase”. This page compares the monitoring both sell, and the maintenance, inventory and scheduling around it. ### Does IoTFlows support single sign-on? Yes, on Enterprise: SAML single sign-on (SSO) sends an email address to your company’s identity provider instead of asking for a password, and every account can use multi-factor authentication (MFA). MachineMetrics’ docs say it supports SSO through OpenID Connect and that SAML is not supported. ## Other comparisons - [MachineMetrics alternativesSeven options, each sourced to its own pages.](https://www.iotflows.com/compare/machinemetrics-alternatives) - [All comparisonsIoTFlows against other platforms and approaches.](https://www.iotflows.com/compare) ## Documentation Want the detail? These guides walk through each feature step by step. - [Install and power up SenseAiWhere to mount it, and how to check the mount.](https://www.iotflows.com/docs/hardware/install-senseai) - [Connect through the 4G/LTE routerKeep every sensor off the plant network.](https://www.iotflows.com/docs/hardware/use-the-lte-router) - [Maintain overviewWork orders from downtimes, events, meters and requests.](https://www.iotflows.com/docs/maintain/overview) ## See every machine this week Start with 10 to 25 machines for four weeks, with no commitment to buy, alongside whatever you run today. ## Sources Every statement about another company on this page comes from that company’s own public pages, read on October 13, 2026. Pages change: [tell us](https://www.iotflows.com/company/support) if something here is out of date and we will correct it. 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