--- description: Review of QAD Redzone Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: QAD Redzone | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Manufacturing Software](/directory/4704/manufacturing/software) > [QAD Redzone](/software/198931/redzone-productivity) # QAD Redzone Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/198931/redzone-productivity Page: 1 / 12\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/198931/redzone-productivity?page=2) > QAD Redzone provides an enterprise-grade, mobile-first Software as a Service (SaaS) platform tailored to the specific needs of manufacturers. The software is engineered to unify production, quality, and maintenance teams within manufacturing organizations, fostering a collaborative environment that helps front-line teams achieve operational excellence. QAD Redzone's suite of tools is dedicated to boosting productivity, ensuring compliance, increasing reliability, enhancing learning, and supporting front-line collaboration. By connecting teams and centralizing communication, QAD Redzone's technology facilitates real-time problem-solving across different departments within a manufacturing setting. One of the core outcomes that QAD Redzone emphasizes is the improvement in productivity. The platform is designed to identify inefficiencies and promptly address them, with the goal of increasing throughput with existing resources within a 90-day window. For quality teams, Redzone digitizes the quality assurance process, aiming to transform paper-based systems to a completely electronic format, thereby making audit preparations more straightforward and enhancing overall food safety measures. This digitization is cited to dramatically reduce customer complaints by streamlining compliance processes and ensuring that quality checks are conducted seamlessly. Maintenance team support is another critical feature of QAD Redzone's platform. By deploying the Reliability Module, manufacturing operations systems become more integrated, reducing unplanned downtime, and fostering a culture of proactive equipment care. Redzone empowers every team member to take responsibility for the health and performance of the manufacturing equipment. Learning and development within the manufacturing frontline are also addressed by QAD Redzone's platform. It provides tools for team member retention, better onboarding, faster upskilling, and clear career pathways, ensuring that the workforce is skilled and motivated to meet current and future challenges. The collaborative nature of the software is one of its highlighted attributes. QAD Redzone creates an environment where production, maintenance, and quality teams can collaborate with a purpose, enhancing teamwork, and ensuring that the entire operation is aligned with consistent objectives. Redzone's reputation in the marketplace is established through its extensive use across 1,300 plants and by over 425,000 frontline workers. Its effectiveness is showcased through accumulated data highlighting its role in significantly increasing productivity, engagement, and reducing staff turnover on average across these facilities. It is worth noting that QAD Redzone also encourages its users to become part of a broader community, where hundreds of thousands of frontline workers share success stories and best practices, ultimately contributing to not only stronger workplace communities but also yielding positive impacts outside the factory walls. QAD Redzone’s solution integrates with existing systems and is noted for its pragmatic application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and advanced analytics, providing deeper insights and playing a key role in what they call 'digital transformation for real'. The software suite is touted not just for its operational benefits but also for creating an environment where frontline workers can thrive, feel empowered, and work with a sense of purpose every day. > > Verdict: Rated **4.9/5** by 277 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.9/5** | 277 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 100% | (10/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: QAD - **Location**: Santa Barbara, US - **Founded**: 1985 ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: Per User - **Pricing Details**: QAD Redzone does not publicly publish pricing information. Request a free demo through their site directly for a custom quote. - **Target Audience**: 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: Danish, English, French, German, Hungarian, Japanese, Polish, Spanish, Thai - **Available Countries**: Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Activity Dashboard - Activity Tracking - Alerts/Escalation - Alerts/Notifications - Archiving & Retention - Audit Management - Audit Trail - Benchmarking - Calendar Management - Change Management - Collaboration Tools - Communications Management - Compliance Management - Compliance Tracking - Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) - Cost Tracking - Customisable Dashboard - Customisable Forms ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - Knowledge Base - Phone Support ## Category - [Manufacturing Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4704/manufacturing/software) ## Related Categories - [Manufacturing Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4704/manufacturing/software) - [Preventive Maintenance Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/395/preventive-maintenance-software/software) - [OEE Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/3691/oee/software) - [Quality Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/420/quality-management-software/software) - [Manufacturing Execution Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/164/execution-systems/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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I wish it was a larger part of my day, as I learn so much about our organization when I spend time in Redzone or Tableau evaluating data. > > I am a huge RedZone fan\! I have the obsession\! We can now see our plant floor at anytime of day, from any location. We can interact with the Operators. We can communicate as a team \& create actions to drive ROI. ----- ### "Awesome Product Tool" — 5.0/5 > **Arthur** | *29 October 2024* | Pharmaceuticals | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The platform’s ease of use is a key feature, with an intuitive interface that supports both operators, maintenance and supervisors. It promotes collaboration through quick on the floor huddles. > > **Cons**: There are a few bugs in the system, especially when pulling reports. > > Overall Great System depending on the Wi-Fi ----- ### "From Meh to Yeah - with room for improvement" — 3.0/5 > **Jessie** | *28 January 2025* | Food Production | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: - There is a general ease of use for frontline workers and the transparency for associates to communicate with other departments and management. - The Web Admin makes working in the system easier and more efficient. - The Community created with Bootcamps and Workshops. It is incredibly beneficial to work with other companies and see how they utilize the software; they are also a wonderful opportunity to learn about new functions or find new ways to use current functions. - Coaching team of \[sensitive content hidden\] have been undoubtedly beneficial in our current successful changes. Extremely knowledgeable and what they don't know they work to find out. > > **Cons**: - The number of glitches through software updates - every time a new update is rolled out it causes issues in other areas. - Whenever support uploads either a new or updated characteristic to our items, other characteristics end up changed causing checks to fail that were fine before an update. This had caused us to choose to spend the time changing characteristics item by individual item instead of the mass upload. - Whenever we enable a new module, it causes problems with the previous modules. - Sending an email to support with a problem, then being told to check Knowledge Base, and having the ticket closed when the situation isn't resolved is infuriating. > > At the beginning, I was not looking forward to this software. The training and support we received was disjointed and incomplete. While it is impossible to learn all there is about RZ within a couple weeks of training, the training sessions and other interactions were less than pleasant. The way our original training was conducted did not necessarily create the best environment. After our initial rollouts, the continued support was also lacking. However, since Redzone/QAD has restructured and continued developing modules, even with the system hiccups, it has gotten better. Working with a new set of coaches and attending workshops and bootcamps have made a huge difference. Coach \[sensitive content hidden\] has been absolutely instrumental in helping change our culture. She has successfully been able to get managers, supervisors, operators, and other associates not only involved and using the app regularly, but actively happy to be using it. Her ability to adapt her training style from strict to humorous while continually moving the training forward with honesty (even when there's a glitch) is refreshing and makes the training fast paced and productive. ----- ### "Redzone is Great for Production" — 5.0/5 > **Paul** | *16 January 2026* | Food Production | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: What I enjoyed most was that Redzone is very user friendly and can be used for advanced analytics, team collaboration, and report management. This is very beneficial in new employees, learning their position, all the way to senior leaders looking for trends. > > **Cons**: What I liked least about Redzone was not having a detailed lesson plan to be trained on. The representatives were great and know the platform, inside and out, but the training was all hands on and per user. I would have liked a classroom setting first and then hands on. > > My overall experience with Redzone has been Great\! It increases our production value process. The Platform is versatile to our needs and has improved our production effectiveness and reporting. The representatives are very knowledgeable, teach well, and have a presence to respond quickly when not on site. I was impressed with their customer service. ----- ### "CI Manager working with Redzone" — 5.0/5 > **Walker** | *14 November 2024* | Food & Beverages | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: I liked the way Redzone leans toward the process owner for ideas and makes them an equal part of the change process. > > **Cons**: I did not like the fact we cannot get counts when the internet is not working. > > I feel Redzone was very helpful when I needed assistance. 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