Octave Reliance (formerly ETQ Reliance)
Configurable quality management system with CAPA from Octave
- Researched profile
- Free option
- None listed
- Pricing
- Price on request
- Deployment
- Cloud
The lean-stack take
For a lean or quality team it gives one place to log quality events, run corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) and track nonconformances. It suits plants that want problem solving tied to a formal QMS record.
Best for
Manufacturers that want CAPA, quality events and nonconformances in one configurable QMS.
Watch out for
Reliance is a full QMS, so check whether you need that scope or only a lighter CAPA tool, and get a quote by module and site.
About
About Octave Reliance (formerly ETQ Reliance)
Octave Reliance is a quality management system (QMS) that was sold as ETQ Reliance. Octave is the name Hexagon gave to a planned 2026 spin-off, and the ETQ products now carry the Octave brand.
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Features
What Octave Reliance (formerly ETQ Reliance) offers
CAPA management
Octave has a dedicated CAPA management page for Reliance. It supports corrective action and root cause work after a problem is found.
Quality events
A quality events application captures issues as they come in, so problems are logged before they are lost.
Nonconformance management
Octave describes a nonconformance management application for manufacturing, used to record and contain defective product.
Application library
Octave lists Reliance as a set of applications. Ask which ones are in the base package.
Advanced Manufacturing Package
Octave offers an Advanced Manufacturing Package for Reliance, which Quality Digest covered in an article.
SaaS QMS for manufacturers
Trade press reported that Octave launched a SaaS quality management system for manufacturers.
Root cause resources
Octave publishes learning material on root cause analysis, including an ebook on common mistakes.
Lean techniques supported
The lean practices Octave Reliance (formerly ETQ Reliance) is built to support.
Pricing
Octave Reliance (formerly ETQ Reliance) pricing
Checked October 16, 2026
Starting price
Price on request
- Pricing
- Price on request
- Free option
- None listed
How pricing works
Pricing is quote-based; contact the vendor.
Prices were not published in search results. The catalogue entry says subscriptions depend on users, modules and sites.
See current prices on octave.comOctave Reliance (formerly ETQ Reliance) doesn't publish a full plan list, so we show what it does publish. Confirm prices with the vendor.
Strengths and limitations
What stands out, and what to watch
Strengths
- CAPA, quality events and nonconformance handled in one system
- Offered as a set of applications rather than one fixed package
- Industry pages, for example for electronics and appliance makers
- Learning material on root cause analysis from the vendor
Limitations
- The ETQ to Octave rebrand means older material uses a different name
- Prices not published; quote-based
- Free trial not confirmed from search results
- Integrations and supported platforms not confirmed from search results
- G2 and Capterra ratings not confirmed from search results
Based on the vendor's published plans and documentation, not a hands-on test.
Fit
Is Octave Reliance (formerly ETQ Reliance) right for your team?
A good fit if…
- You need CAPA records that hold up in customer or regulatory audits
- You want quality events, CAPA and nonconformances linked together
- Your plant runs 8D or other structured problem solving at scale
- You plan to roll out a QMS across several sites
Look elsewhere if…
- You only need a simple A3 or 8D form for a small team
- You want published per-user prices before you talk to sales
Reviews
What Octave Reliance (formerly ETQ Reliance) users say
We haven't found published reviews of Octave Reliance (formerly ETQ Reliance) on G2 or Capterra yet. Smaller lean tools often have none, so judge it on the facts above and a trial.
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| Tool | Pricing | Starting price | Free plan or trial | Deployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Octave Reliance (formerly ETQ Reliance) | Price on request | Not published | None listed | Cloud |
| ComplianceQuest | Price on request | Quote-based | None listed | Web |
| MasterControl | Price on request | Quote-based | None listed | Web |
| QT9 QMS | Price on request | Quote-based | None listed | Web, Cloud, On-premises, Hybrid |
| Qualio | Price on request | Quote-based | None listed | Web |
From each vendor's published pricing. Check current prices on their sites.
FAQ
Octave Reliance (formerly ETQ Reliance): common questions
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Is it cloud-based?
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- Octave Reliance product page
- Reliance CAPA management
- Reliance quality events
- Reliance nonconformance management
- Reliance applications
- Octave electronics and appliances industry page
- Hexagon press release: Octave name for planned spin-off
- SDCExec: Octave launches SaaS QMS for manufacturers
- Quality Digest: Reliance Advanced Manufacturing Package
- Octave ebook: root cause analysis mistakes
Listed October 16, 2026.