HERO vs OCULUS MES
HERO confirms 5 of the features we check on its own site; OCULUS MES confirms 6. Starting prices: HERO not published, OCULUS MES RUB 25,000/mo · 1-10 employees, 25,000-50,000 RUB/month.
HERO
German-speaking trade and craft businesses that want quoting, scheduling, time tracking and invoicing with AI and automation.
Watch out: Site is in German and aimed at trades, with some support and implementation services paid.
OCULUS MES
Russian manufacturers from a single workshop to multi-site plants that want a cloud MES with OEE, quality and piece-rate payroll.
Watch out: Russian-language product with RUB pricing and servers in Russia; prices rise with each module and headcount.
| Overview & pricing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Field Service & Industry | Field Service & Industry |
| Specialty | Trade operations | Manufacturing execution |
| Based in | 🇩🇪 Germany | 🇷🇺 Russia |
| Best for | SMBs | All sizes |
| Starting price | Unconfirmed | RUB 25,000/mo · 1-10 employees, 25,000-50,000 RUB/month |
| Free plan | Unconfirmed | Unconfirmed |
| Free trial | Unconfirmed | ✓14 days |
| Features confirmed on each vendor’s site | ||
| Work orders · Core features | ✓Order processing: projects, customers and appointments in one system | ✓Shift tasks and production orders with plan vs actual |
| Scheduling & dispatch · Core features | ✓Digital planning board to allocate resources | Unconfirmed |
| Technician mobile app · Core features | ✓HERO App for use on the construction site | Unconfirmed |
| Production / MES · Core features | Unconfirmed | ✓Cloud MES for production management |
| Quality / inspections · Core features | Unconfirmed | ✓Quality control module with defect reasons and quality passports |
| OEE / analytics · Core features | Unconfirmed | ✓OEE, downtime and shift analytics dashboards |
| Construction site control · Core features | ✓Construction site management and documentation | Unconfirmed |
| Web app · Platform | Unconfirmed | ✓SaaS with web login and phone dashboard |
| Phone support · Support | ◐Phone support listed among partly paid services | Unconfirmed |
| Email support · Support | Unconfirmed | ✓Support by corporate email, weekdays 10:00-19:00 MSK |
| Onboarding / implementation · Support | ◐Implementation services for new customers, partly paid | Unconfirmed |
| Training / academy · Support | ✓Tutorial videos and regular webinars | Unconfirmed |
| Integrations | ||
| Listed on its site | Unconfirmed | 1C |
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Every ✓ / ✕ comes from the vendor’s own website (sources on each product page). Unconfirmed means the site doesn’t say — not that the feature is missing.