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# Houston

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> Houston is a continuous improvement platform for manufacturing. Quality, EHS and CI teams capture problems (NCR, incidents, audits), run RCAs (5-Why, 8D), launch CAPAs and verify impact in one closed-loop system. REST API, SSO (SAML, Entra, Google), GDPR, EU-hosted. Free Foundations plan included.
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> Verdict: Rated \*\*\*\* by 0 users. Top-rated for **Overall Quality**.

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## Overview

### Key benefits of Houston

Why manufacturing teams choose Houston:

1. Close the loop, prove the improvement

Most CI tools stop at "action closed". Houston goes further: every corrective action is tied to the KPI it should influence, and the system verifies whether the fix actually held. The primary signal is recurrence: if the same problem doesn't return, the fix worked. The secondary signal is KPI trend across clusters of closed problems. Together, these give you the only honest answer to "is our CI programme working?", with hard data your CFO and your auditors will accept.

2. Stop reinvestigating the same problems

Houston's AI-assisted similarity search surfaces past cases and proven countermeasures while a problem is still being investigated. Site A's verified solution is suggested automatically when Site B faces the same pattern. Institutional memory survives turnover, and your teams stop starting from scratch every time the same defect appears.

3. Adapt to your process, not the other way around

No-code Object Types let your operations teams design their own apps: NCR, CAPA, audits, Kaizen, 8D, SMED, preventive maintenance, training, ESG. No IT tickets, no developer dependency, no rigid templates. The system bends to your workflow, in any language your team uses.

4. Deploy in hours, not months

Houston is browser-based, multi-tenant SaaS. There is nothing to install, no server to provision, no MSI to push. A typical first use case is live the same afternoon. Your operators reach it from any device, including shop-floor tablets and mobile phones. No IT support required to get started.

5. Enterprise-grade security, EU data residency

SSO with 175+ strategies (SAML 2.0, Microsoft Entra, Google, LDAP), Role-Based Access Control with field-level granularity, AES-256 encryption at rest, TLS 1.2+ in transit, optional Customer-Managed Encryption Keys. Hosted on Google Cloud Platform in europe-west1 (Belgium). All data stays in the EU. GDPR compliant, DPA available, audit logging built in.

6.Integrate with what you already run

REST API (JSON:API, OpenAPI 3.0), webhooks, OAuth2, an official Make.com app to 3,000+ apps, plus a bi-directional connector for ERP, MES, CMMS and CRM systems. Power BI as a data source for your existing analytics stack. Houston fits your stack instead of replacing it.

7. Two paths to value, no lock-in on day one

Houston Foundations is free forever, no credit card, no time limit. Pick a single use case, set it up in an afternoon, log your first incident in five minutes. Grow into other use cases at your own pace.

The 90-Day Performance Sprint is for teams that already have a real operational problem (yield loss, recurring defect, persistent scrap) and want a measurable result fast. Our experts work alongside your team: we provide the structure, the system and the CI methodology, your team does the improvement work. By day 90 you have a measurable gain, a running closed-loop system, and a team trained to keep using it.

8. Built by Operators, not by SaaS generalists

Houston is built by the team behind Solvace, with 15+ years of operational improvement deployments at the world's most demanding manufacturers (L'Oréal, Danone, AbbVie, 100+ sites). The product reflects what actually works on the shop floor, not what looks good in a slide.

9. Human support, not ticket deflection

Email support, in-app help, and an online knowledge base. Every Sprint includes implementation guidance and CI methodology coaching from our team, not billed as extras. Direct access to product experts during deployment, not a chatbot.

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Stage 2 Software

## Commercial Context

- **Starting Price**: €0,00
- **Pricing model**:  (Free version available) (Free Trial)
- **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), Linux (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise), Chromebook (Desktop)
- **Supported Languages**: Dutch, English, French, Spanish
- **Available Countries**: Austria, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg and 16 more

## Features

- AI Copilot
- API
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Activity Dashboard
- Alerts/Notifications
- Business Process Automation
- Customizable Dashboard
- Customizable Fields
- Dashboard
- Dashboard Creation
- Data Import/Export
- Data Management
- Data Visualization
- Forms Management
- Goal Setting/Tracking
- KPI Monitoring
- Monitoring
- No-Code
- Performance Metrics
- Profitability Analysis

## Integrations (11 total)

- Dynamics 365 Business Central
- Efficy CRM
- LISA
- Make
- Mobility Work
- Odoo
- PowerApps
- Qlik Sense
- Single Sign-On
- Tableau
- Vercel

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- Phone Support

## Category

- [KPI Software](https://www.getapp.za.com/directory/3367/kpi-software/software)

## Related Categories

- [KPI Software](https://www.getapp.za.com/directory/3367/kpi-software/software)
- [Workflow Management Software](https://www.getapp.za.com/directory/566/business-workflow/software)

## Alternatives

1. [Tableau](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/90797/tableau-software) — 4.6/5 (2351 reviews)
2. [Grow](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/106023/grow) — 4.4/5 (401 reviews)
3. [Geckoboard](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/91255/geckoboard) — 4.7/5 (123 reviews)
4. [Looker](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/91545/looker) — 4.5/5 (282 reviews)
5. [Zoho Analytics](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/10049/zoho-analytics) — 4.4/5 (360 reviews)

## Links

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