Guidewheel
Clip-on sensors and FactoryOps software for machine uptime
- Researched profile
- Starting price
- Not confirmed from search results
- Free option
- None listed
- Pricing
- Price on request
- Deployment
- Web, IoT sensors
- Integrations
- 1 listed
The lean-stack take
For a lean team it gives live machine data without wiring into each PLC. Teams use it to find the largest downtime losses and track whether improvements hold.
Best for
Plants with mixed or older machines that want uptime and OEE data without a PLC integration project.
Watch out for
Pricing details were not visible in search results, so ask how the cost scales with the number of machines and sites before a rollout.
About
About Guidewheel
Guidewheel is a FactoryOps platform for manufacturers. Clip-on sensors collect data from machines, and the software turns it into uptime, downtime and OEE figures.
Written by lean-stack from Guidewheel's public pages. Vendors can replace it with their own description by claiming this profile.
Features
What Guidewheel offers
Clip-on machine sensors
The home page says the sensors clip on in minutes. Vendor blog posts describe machine monitoring without IT work or a PLC connection, which suits older equipment.
Real-time machine status
Vendor pages describe real-time production visibility from shop floor data. Supervisors can see which machines are down as it happens.
Downtime tracking
A solutions page covers preventing unplanned downtime, and blog posts cover downtime tracking. Ranked downtime helps a team pick its next kaizen target.
OEE dashboards
Vendor blog posts cover OEE dashboards and OEE monitoring. A comparison page describes real-time OEE without manual operator input.
Continuous improvement tools
A solutions page covers continuously improving factory performance with data. Teams can compare results before and after a change.
Industry pages
Guidewheel has industry pages for plastics and packaging and for steel and metals. Case studies cover plastics, packaging and consumer goods plants.
Multi-site view
The SAP partner listing describes scalable intelligence across every factory. A page for private equity owners suggests use across a group of plants.
Benchmark reports
The vendor publishes an operational benchmark report for single-screw extruders. A plant can compare its own machines with the published figures.
Lean techniques supported
The lean practices Guidewheel is built to support.
Pricing
Guidewheel pricing
Checked October 30, 2026
Starting price
Not confirmed from search results
- Pricing
- Price on request
- Free option
- None listed
How pricing works
Guidewheel lists plans on its pricing page; check the page or ask the vendor for the cost per machine and per site.
Guidewheel publishes a pricing page that describes scalable plans; plan names and prices were not visible in search results.
See current prices on guidewheel.comGuidewheel 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
- Clip-on sensors that the vendor says install in minutes
- Works without a PLC connection, according to vendor blog posts
- Downtime, uptime and OEE tracking in one platform
- Listed as a partner solution on the SAP website
- Industry pages and case studies for plastics, packaging and metals
Limitations
- Prices not confirmed from search results
- Integrations other than the SAP listing not confirmed from search results
- Founding year and headquarters not confirmed from search results
- How quality losses enter the OEE figure not confirmed from search results
- G2 and Capterra ratings not shown in search results
Based on the vendor's published plans and documentation, not a hands-on test.
Fit
Is Guidewheel right for your team?
A good fit if…
- Your plant has older machines with no PLC data to tap
- You want downtime data for daily huddles without manual logs
- You run plastics, packaging or metals lines
- You want to compare uptime across several plants
Look elsewhere if…
- You need a full MES with scheduling and traceability
- You want a free or open-source OEE tool
- Your machines already feed a SCADA system you plan to build on
Integrations
Connects with
- SAP
From the vendor's own integrations list.
Support and training
- Support
- Contact form
- Training
- Blog, Case studies, Benchmark reports
- Deployment
- Web, IoT sensors
Reviews
What Guidewheel users say
We haven't found published reviews of Guidewheel on G2 or Capterra yet. Smaller lean tools often have none, so judge it on the facts above and a trial.
Similar tools
Guidewheel alternatives
Amper
Price on request
IoT-sensor production monitoring that tracks uptime, OEE and downtime reasons with ERP links; now sold by ECI Software Solutions.
Evocon
Published pricing
Cloud OEE tool that pairs a small IIoT sensor with operator tablets to log stops, reasons and shift performance in real time.
Factbird
Price on request
Sensor-based OEE and downtime analytics with add-on apps for digital checklists, quality checks and skills management.
FourJaw
Price on request
UK machine monitoring service that measures utilization, downtime and energy use on CNC and other machines with plug-in hardware.
| Tool | Pricing | Starting price | Free plan or trial | Deployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guidewheel | Price on request | Not confirmed from search results | None listed | Web, IoT sensors |
| Amper | Price on request | Quote-based | Free trial | Web, Shop-floor touchscreen, IoT sensors |
| Evocon | Published pricing | €189 per machine/month (1-year plan) | Free trial | Web |
| Factbird | Price on request | Not published | Free trial | Web |
| FourJaw | Price on request | Not published | None listed | Web |
From each vendor's published pricing. Check current prices on their sites.
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- Home page
- Pricing page
- Solution: increase production
- Solution: continuously improve
- Solution: reduce downtime
- Industry: plastics and packaging
- Industry: steel and metals
- Private equity page
- Blog: machine monitoring without IT or a PLC
- Blog: production visibility from real-time shop floor data
- Blog: manufacturing downtime tracking software
- Blog: OEE dashboard
- Real-time OEE without manual operator input
- 2026 operational benchmark report: single-screw extruders
- Case study: Nice House of Plastics
- Case study: conveyor monitoring in consumer goods
- SAP partner listing: Guidewheel AI-powered FactoryOps
- Press release: World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer
Listed October 30, 2026.