| Feature | Augury | Fanuc MT-Link i |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Sensing | ||
| Vibration Monitoring Multi-spectrum vibration analysis |
✓ Yes — Best-in-Class | — — |
| AI Diagnostics Machine learning fault detection |
✓ Yes | — — |
| Analyst Validation Expert human review |
✓ CAT III/IV Analysts | — — |
| Ultra-Low RPM 1–150 RPM asset monitoring |
✓ Yes — Industry First | — — |
| Commercial Terms | ||
| Pricing Cost model |
— Enterprise custom only | — No public pricing — custom quote |
| Hardware Ownership Sensor model |
— SaaS subscription | ✓ Licensed software — no SaaS |
| Minimum Order Entry requirement |
— Enterprise minimum | — — |
| Deployment Architecture |
— — | ✓ On-premise |
| User Accounts Seat pricing |
— — | ✓ Site license |
| CNC Monitoring | ||
| Fanuc CNC Connectivity Native FOCAS protocol |
— — | ✓ Yes — OEM Native (FOCAS) |
| Third-Party Machine Connectivity OPC UA & MTConnect |
— — | ✓ Yes — OPC UA & MTConnect |
| Legacy CNC Support Older Fanuc controls |
— — | ✓ Yes — via Ethernet I/O converter |
| Machine State & Alarms Real-time CNC data |
— — | ✓ Yes |
| OEE Tracking Production effectiveness |
— — | ✓ Yes |
| Scalability Fleet size |
— — | ✓ 1 to 2,000 machines |
Augury is the best pure machine health AI platform reviewed — and effectively unavailable to organizations without enterprise reliability programs and dedicated budgets. For teams that qualify, the ROI documentation (5–20x) is among the strongest in the category.
Fanuc MT-Link i is the right choice for Fanuc-centric shops that want OEM-native FOCAS data with no middleware layer, and also need to pull in third-party machines via OPC UA or MTConnect. The legacy CNC support and 1-to-2,000-machine scalability make it viable across a wide range of mixed-equipment fleets.