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Comparison · ERP · weekly run Nov 2

IFS Cloud vs Plex

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

IFS Cloud is the stronger AI pick in ERP: it has a visibility score of 5.7 versus 0.3 for Plex, and ranks ahead in 100% of the answers that name both.

Choose IFS Cloud if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (5.7 vs 0.3)
AI answers describe it more positively (64% vs 0% positive)
Strong field service management
Strong enterprise asset management and asset maintenance

Choose Plex if…

You need ISO/IEC 27001:2013 or ISO 27017 or SOC 2 Type 2 or SOC 1 Type 2 coverage

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 2

Metric	IFS Cloud	Plex
Visibility score	5.7%	0.3%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in ERP	#15	#32
Share of voice	3%	0.2%
Mentions this run	15	1
Positive in AI answers	64%	0%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

IFS Cloud 0pp · Plex 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

IFS Cloud leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

7.6%

0.9%

AI Mode

3.3%

Perplexity

6.1%

IFS CloudPlex

Head to head in AI answers

1 engine answers name both brands

1IFS Cloud ranked higher

0Plex ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	IFS Cloud	Plex
Which ERP vendors do analysts recommend?	ChatGPT	#6	#9

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	IFS Cloud	Plex
Deployment	On-premise, cloud or hybrid	Cloud (SaaS), hosted in data centers
Compliance	—	ISO/IEC 27001:2013, ISO 27017, SOC 2 Type 2, SOC 1 Type 2
Founded	1983	—
Headquarters	Linköping, Sweden	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Employees	5,000+	5,000+
Funding	Growth equity round, Jun 2025, by Generation Investment Management	Growth round led by T. Rowe Price
Best for	Manufacturers, businesses that maintain complex assets, and service-focused operations	—