The Math Just Works
Traditional MES: 18 months, $2M, and a consulting army.
ForgeOS: Your team. Your timeline. Done.
Traditional MES
Timeline18-24 months implementation
Cost$2-5M total project cost
Customization$100-500K per feature, 6-month wait
Team required12-47 consultants + internal IT
Go-live risk40% of MES projects fail or are abandoned
Flexibility"That's a customization" = no
ForgeOS
Timeline4-6 weeks to production
CostSubscription pricing, no capital project
Customization15 minutes, included in license
Team requiredYour existing team
Go-live riskSee it working before you commit
Flexibility"Describe what you need" = yes
15 min
Custom feature creation
vs. 6-18 months traditional
4 weeks
Average deployment
vs. 18-24 months traditional
$0
Per-feature development cost
vs. $100-500K traditional
0
Consultants required
Your team runs it
Where the savings come from
You're not buying software.
You're buying back 18 months.
Every month spent implementing a legacy MES is a month your competitors are running. A month of manual processes. A month of "we'll fix that after go-live."
What would you do with 18 months back?
Get your time backDeployment Timeline Comparison
Traditional MES: 18-24 months
Months 1-3
Requirements & discovery
Months 4-6
Solution design
Months 7-12
Development & configuration
Months 13-15
Integration & testing
Months 16-18
UAT & training
Months 19-24
Phased go-live & stabilization
ForgeOS: 4-6 weeks
Week 1
Platform setup & data connection
Week 2
Core workflows configured
Week 3
Custom features built (with your team)
Week 4
Training & go-live
Total Cost of Ownership: 3-Year View
Traditional MES
ForgeOS
Software license
$500K - $1.5M
Included
Implementation
$1M - $3M
Included
Customization (10 features)
$1M - $2M
$0
Annual maintenance
$150K - $300K/yr
Included
Consultant support
$200K - $500K/yr
$0
Transparent pricing available on request. We're not hiding a $2M implementation behind "contact sales."
Questions we get
See the ROI for your operation
15-minute demo. Real questions answered.
No 47-slide deck. No "let me get back to you."