SmartOps24x7 System Implementation Cost
The five main cost elements in implementing a real-time job and materials tracking system in a manufacturing plant
using the SmartOps24x7 software platform are:
- SmartOps24x7 software Licenses from SmartOpsMgt and its partners - typically $1,000 to $3,000 per plant per month plus
about $1,000 per month for the SmartOpsIntegrator software, if needed.
- Computers - SmartOps24x7 runs on inexpensive hardware with typical costs:
- SmartOpsTracker - Windows IOT Enterprise based - under $1,000 using fan cooled unit, $2,000 for rugged fan-less industrial unit to run on factory floor.
- SmartOpsIntegrator - Windows Server - under $2,000
- SmartOps24x7 IOT devices - Windows IOT Enterprise based - under $500
Outside Services:
- Installation and setup: Free on a DIY (Do it Yourself) basis, using SmartOpsMgt website documents; $5,000 from SmartOpsMgt partner
- Usage Training: Free on a DIY basis, using SmartOpsMgt website documents and videos; up to $5,000 remote or $10,000 on site training
plus expenses from SmartOps24x7 partner.
- Integration with other systems: Free on a DIY basis, using SmartOpsMgt website documents; typically: $5,000 to $50,000 depending on external systems.
- Supplies: pre-printed barcode labels for tracking containers and locations - available from many suppliers over the internet.
Equipment: SmartOps24x7 works with wide range of equipment from a wide-range of suppliers with most equipment readily purchasable over the internet:
- Barcode scanners to connect to laptops, tablets and PCs - typically $50 to $350 depending on features and ruggedness
- Mobile computers with embedded barcode scanners - typically a few hundred to a few thousand dollars depending on features and ruggedness
- Barcode label printers - typically a few hundred to a few thousand dollars depending on features and ruggedness
- RFID scanning equipment - cost depends on application
- Weighing scales - typically a few hundred to a few thousand dollars depending on features and ruggedness.
- Supplies: pre-printed barcode labels for tracking containers and locations - available from many suppliers over the internet.
Note that these estimates do not include the cost of the time of your own people over the few weeks or several months it takes to implement these systems.
However, the
Return on Investment from implementing SmartOps24x7 solutions
in most plants and warehouses is such that the systems pay for themselves in a
few months or less and then contribute to profits by enabling your people to
work more efficiently for many years.
Copyright © SmartOpsMgt LLC 2026
