Pico MES 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

Pico MES

4.7

(26)

Pricing

Starting at $100.00 per month

About Pico MES

Pico MES is a cloud-based factory operating system that helps the supply base establish a digital backbone with the functionality of best-of-breed systems without fuss and bureaucracy. The company has built an affordable solution with a no-code installation that is easily maintained without system integrators or consultants.

Key features of Pico MES include traceability, real-time analytics, consolidated data collection, visual worker guidance, automated backup, and more.

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Pico MES Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $100.00 per month

Free Trial

Free Version

Free

$0.00

flat rate, one time

Plan includes:

Digital work instructions
Operator guidance
Automated collection and organization of build data

Essential

$100.00

per user, per month

Plan includes:

Unlimited users
Unlimited workstations
No setup charges
Built-in analytics reporting
Customizable dashboards
Traced data through barcode scanners

Professional

$100.00

per month

Plan includes:

200+ no-code tool and machine integrations for error-proofed processes

Enterprise

$0.00

per month

No plan information available

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Pico MES Features

Popular features found in Manufacturing Execution
Forecasting
Inventory Management
Order Management
Production Management
Quality Control
Safety Management
Supplier Management
Supply Chain Management
Traceability
More features of Pico MES
Activity Dashboard
API
Barcode/Ticket Scanning
Bills of Material
Data Collection
Data Visualization
Document Management
Monitoring
Multi-Location
Performance Metrics
Production Scheduling
Quality Management
Real-Time Data
Reporting & Statistics
Shop Floor Management
Third-Party Integrations
Workflow Management

Pico MES Integrations

Jira

Infor VISUAL

Odoo

NetSuite

OSOS ERP

Pico MES User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.7

Ratings Breakdown

65%

35%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.7

Value for money

4.8

Customer support

4.8

Functionality

4.6

Have you used Pico MES and would like to share your experience with others?

Karsten F.

Verified reviewer

Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

10000+ employees

Used daily for free trial

Reviewed February 2026

Low code - easy setup

Low code makes it easy for training for colleagues. I haven´t tried it but I expect that a delay will be experienced with Cloud module

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Very easy to setup, especially for single worktables. Easy to create a workflow for several operations

Cons:

Missing a order planning module, so a detailed scheduling could be done inside PicoMES after import of orders

Bryce F.

Verified reviewer

Farming

11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Reviewed February 2025

Great Product, Great Price!

Pico MES has been a great addition to the quality of our units.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Pico has been a great tool so far. The main benefits I've found are, digital access on shop floor via tablets, accurate time tracking for builds, serial number input for tracking progress across long-term projects, consistent formatting and simplicity in instructions, and PDF export with a full BOM list that is used to triple check our system, and Solidworks. It's been a great add on to the way we operate, and it's free!

Cons:

So far I haven't found anything I don't like. It would be nice if the annotations would show up on the PDF output.

Reasons for switching to Pico MES

Pico is so much more easier to use, keeps every work instruction I do look look very similar, so the assemblers are having to relearn instructions.

George F.

Verified reviewer

Automotive

201-500 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Reviewed December 2024

Pico MES Review

My trial of Pico MES has overall been very informative and encouraging to see the abilities that Pico can provide for our company. Each station was generally not difficult to set up, and once the stations were set up, I did not have to do much to maintain them.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I liked the tool library that is built with the help of all companies using Pico MES. I also liked the quick response time from the support team, able to attend calls and formal meetings that align with our schedule.

Cons:

I did not enjoy the process of setting up firewall access and figuring out which ports to provide access to. I also did not enjoy the inability to download data from all variants, as I would need to download the excel file from each variant and tediously compile them into one excel file.

Reasons for choosing Pico MES

Currently used at other plant, so there was interest in trialing Pico MES at our plant as well.

Liam S.

Verified reviewer

Automotive

51-200 employees

Used monthly for less than 6 months

Reviewed November 2025

Good for Companies Looking to Scale

The overall experience with Pico was good. I was impressed by how well all of the integrated tools worked together with the work instructions once it was set up. Getting it set up was a bit of a beast because small issues in each tool stacked up initially and caused some road blocks. The data tracking and data management are great for small companies that want to keep a build record. The tier we were on permits help from support in approximately 24-72 hours, which I only had an issue with one time. The rest of the time responses from support were prompt and insightful.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The Pico work instruction system is very easy and intuitive. We use google slides for work instructions so switching formats was really easy. The tool integration was really handy and very impressive. I have been telling people in my company that it felt like Pico had almost gamified the build process because of how much fun it was to use. I also was impressed by the data tracking that it allows.

Cons:

I do not like how restrictive parts of Pico can be. It was difficult to get payment set up because I had to get emailed a custom link to go to a cart that I couldn't really change very much. It is also a bit more restrictive than google slides, which took some getting use to, but ultimately not a deal breaker.

Matt B.

Verified reviewer

Utilities

201-500 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Reviewed November 2024

Blink Charging Co

The learning curve was rather rapid. We setup up several products quickly and had ease to edit 'on-the-fly' and immediately release the updates. We reduced redundant data capturing from our previous process methods and software tools.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Overall single cost to deploy across multiple sites with dozens of users, and ease of setup and deploying.

Cons:

Was not linkable to NetSuite out of the box. An additional cost and setup are involved. Our D suite wasn't ready to fund the addition.

Reasons for choosing Pico MES

The lowest tier price covered multiple facilities and numerous users and allow us to proceed with smart tools if necessary.

Reasons for switching to Pico MES

To reduce the redundant data collection and improve consistency between technicians.

Vendor Response

Thank you, Matt!

Replied November 2024

Gabe A.

Verified reviewer

Airlines/ Aviation

11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Reviewed December 2023

World Class Product

I am more than pleased with PICO MES. The team has impressed me with their responsiveness/support and commitment to tailoring the product to better meet customer needs. They few problems we've had with PICO have all been either addressed or fixed.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I love the user interface. I also love how easy it is to connect 3rd party smart tools. The change control feature makes it easy for me to oversee and track changes across the team.

Cons:

The rollout time for some of the customizations/new features they committed to were much longer than expected. While they still followed through (and the features are great:), the lead time could have been more accurate. The traceability feature could be cleaned up -- you have to dig to find the information you need in lower-level processes that are consumed. The lagging on the operator build screen is also annoying.

Reasons for choosing Pico MES

What drew me to PICO was: 1) The PICO Teams willingness to customize the product to meet our needs. They were the only company we talked to that was open to this. 2) PICOs willingness to helping us with the launch. We didn't end up needed the help, but they were willing to be on site to help with the initial setup. Considering we have a small manufacturing team, this was huge. Again, no other company was open to this.

Vendor Response

Thanks for the feedback, Gabe! We've shared it with our product team.

Replied December 2023

Raakesh B.

Verified reviewer

Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

51-200 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Reviewed November 2023

Amazing capablities for a small price

Incredibly powerful with minimal impact on cost

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The flexiblity and usablity within hours of deployment.

Cons:

Understanding the levels of Process, Stations, Products - confuses users who dont follow MES systems

Reasons for choosing Pico MES

Cost, overall usablity, local support and great service!

Vendor Response

We're glad you're enjoying the product, Raakesh!

Replied November 2023

Elliot H.

Verified reviewer

Electrical/ Electronic Manufacturing

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Reviewed July 2025

Rapid deployment of manufacturing controls with Pico MES

Overall, Pico MES is an excellent MES. It is extremely compatible with fast-paced prototype and production workflows thanks to its ease of editing and deployment of stations and quality controls.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Best part of Pico MES are how easy and fast it is to edit instructions and deploy devices and new stations. The web based interface is easy to access and understand. The interface itself is very intuitive allowing for fast changes and also helps in training new editors. In addition, Pico's support team is responsive and has high expertise. Notably, Pico MES has a robust data tracking system that is easily accessible through the web interface making quality control straightforward and simple.

Cons:

Pico MES's limitations with major feature changes can sometimes be challenging. Since there is potential for Pico to serve as a all-in-one solution for manufacturing data tracking, it is less convenient than managing an in-house database in terms of feature upgrades. However, it is still beneficial to receive feature updates that other Pico customers have encouraged implementing.

Martin G.

Verified reviewer

Industrial Automation

51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed September 2025

Pico- Outstanding Company with Excellent Support

Pico is a great company with customer support in mind. [sensitive content hidden] is an outstanding person to work with. He has been there since the beginning of implementation at our facility. Him and his team has done an outstanding job in supporting our facility.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The Pico Team is excellent. The capabilities that Pico has for integration into many different systems are excellent. If it hasn't already been done, just ask. The Pico team does an outstanding job in supporting new developments at our facility.

Cons:

Data analysis. We really haven't touched on data analysis. Our current set up does not provide much analysis. This is not a negative exactly for Pico. We really haven't asked to go further into data analysis. More to come....

Paul C.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

11-50 employees

Used monthly for free trial

Reviewed September 2025

MES learning at UW-Stout

After viewing the webinar on creating a good work instruction, I had my class create the work instructions to run a system I have in the Controls & Instrumentation Lab at UW-Stout. I ran the machine and showed all the steps. It was up to the students to write work instructions to run the entire machine. The fun part was to have a group of freshmen come in to run the machine without any prompting from the writers. Some went very well... others needed some help. Great experience and we will be entering the instructions for future activities with prospective students.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The ease of setting up electronic work instructions. Provided training and webinars to show my students what a 'Good Work Instruction' looks like.

Cons:

Working with my IT department to get the system setup for use in the classes. Being a University, system does have restrictions and evaluations of stored data we need to go through.

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