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    EHS suites with chemical and permit scope · Guide revised September 2026

    EcoOnline vs Intelex: Scope, limits and demo questions

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    EcoOnline and Intelex: pricing, evaluation starting point, scope, what to verify and offline scope. Select a row label to show its full text.
    AttributeEcoOnlineIntelex
    Earlier amount; current quote needed
    Published amount; check product and plan
    EHS Management
    Validate user roles, sites and scale against your proposed deployment.
    Confirm hosting, support languages and contractual coverage for your region.
    See the linked profile's capability evidence
    See the linked profile's unresolved questions
    Partial offline workflow
    Documented offline workflow

    Where the two scopes differ

    Both records warn that a vendor name is not a single thing you can buy, and they split the warning along different lines. The EcoOnline record describes a portfolio: EHS workflows, a Control of Work group covering contractors, work permits, ePermits and site access, Chemical Manager for inventory and safety data sheet history, Sypol for specialist-supported COSHH assessments, eCompliance, and ESG software from Ecometrica. It states that these are not aliases of one subscription. The Intelex record splits by tier and by application: Safety Essentials, Advanced and Enterprise are different buying scopes, and Permit to Work, Permit Management, Document Control, Management of Change and the nonconformance and corrective action applications are described separately. In both cases the quote, not the website, defines the scope.

    The records point to different coverage in the chemical and the document-control direction, and the comparison is only about what each reviewed. EcoOnline's record documents a chemical inventory, safety data sheet history and chemical approval, and a specialist-supported service that prepares an assessment, with substitution suggestions, from the material, activity and location a customer supplies; it adds that local suitability still needs review. The Intelex record lists no chemical inventory application, but it does describe revision control with acknowledgements, a management of change routing, audit scheduling with due-dated action plans, and corrective action reporting with a verification step. Neither list proves the other product lacks the capability, only that the reviewed sources do not show it.

    Commercial and mobile statements also differ. Intelex publishes an entry price for Essentials, on annual billing with a minimum of 25 users, while Advanced and Enterprise are quoted. EcoOnline shows no amount: its pricing address redirected to the homepage on 26 September 2026, and an unlimited-user statement on a vendor comparison page is not treated as a total. On connectivity, the Intelex record documents capture of incidents, inspections, observations and near misses while disconnected but lists responsive web for Essentials, so native offline entitlement must be confirmed. The EcoOnline record says its EHS brochure qualifies offline work as continuing after an online start, and that Chemical Manager and eCompliance have their own statements. Neither record settles a cold start offline.

    EcoOnline: status on record

    • Trial: No free trial established.
    • Offline: Partial offline workflow.
    • Pricing: Earlier amount; current quote needed.
    • Profile record checked 14 October 2026.

    Intelex: status on record

    • Trial: Trial or demo on request.
    • Offline: Documented offline workflow.
    • Pricing: Published amount; check product and plan.
    • Profile record checked 14 October 2026.

    When each is the safer first demo

    Start with EcoOnline when

    EcoOnline is the safer first demo when the first requirement is a chemical record that someone has to approve for a given site, a COSHH-style assessment, or permits and contractor access in one control-of-work group. Ask the vendor to name the product, region and service behind each step, because the record says the assessment service and the inventory are scoped separately. Include a safety data sheet replacement and ask which locations and assessments are flagged afterwards.

    Start with Intelex when

    Intelex is the safer first demo when the first requirement is a governed record across several applications: an incident that becomes an action plan, a procedure replaced and re-acknowledged, a change request routed through evaluation, or an HR system feeding worker records. Request the demonstration on the named tier, since the Essentials entry price covers incidents, action plans and inspections and treats other listed safety applications as add-ons.

    A two-week evaluation plan

    Ask EcoOnline

    • Ask for each of EHS, Chemical Manager, Sypol, eCompliance and any ESG item as its own proposal line with its region, and ask which is the app your field staff would open.
    • Ask for the assessment service, implementation, integration support and renewal to be priced separately from the subscription, and for written evaluation terms, because a self-service trial was not verified.

    Ask Intelex

    • Ask which tier is quoted, whether native iOS and Android access is included at that tier, and what each named application, connector and the implementation cost.
    • Ask for the trial duration and the enabled applications in writing, and for the API entitlement, since the reference describes a throttling limit that bulk loads must respect.

    Week 1, field capture. On both products create an incident with a photo on a phone that began the session online, then drop the connection mid-record and finish it, reconnect and check the office record. Repeat from a cold start with no connection and write down what is blocked. For EcoOnline, run this in each app named in the proposal, including Chemical Manager if it is quoted. For Intelex, run it on the exact tier quoted and note whether a native app or only responsive web was used.

    Week 2, the specialist handoff. On EcoOnline, request a chemical for two locations, attach its sheet, show who approves each, then replace the sheet and see what follows; ask to see a Sypol request if quoted. On Intelex, replace a controlled document and have a test worker acknowledge the new revision, then raise a nonconformance and follow it through corrective action to a verification step. Finish by comparing the two quotes against the application names you saw in the demonstration.

    Worked evaluation scenarios

    These scenarios are hypothetical. They show how to turn the record facts into a demo test and what outcome would change a choice; they are not case studies or customer results.

    Hypothetical: a new solvent in two plants

    A coatings manufacturer introduces a new solvent in two plants and must decide who may use it and where. The EcoOnline record documents a chemical inventory with safety data sheet history and approval, and a specialist-supported Sypol assessment built from the material, activity and location submitted. The Intelex record lists no chemical inventory application, without saying one is absent. In the demo, ask EcoOnline to request the solvent for both plants, show each approver, then replace its sheet and show what follows. Ask Intelex which application would hold the chemical record, and have it route a change request for the same solvent through management of change. If Intelex cannot name a quoted home for the record, add a separate chemical tool to its total.

    Hypothetical: a shutdown with two contractors on one unit

    During a planned shutdown, two contractors need hot work permits on adjacent equipment, and one permit must run past its first shift. The EcoOnline record describes permit-to-work with multi-party sign-off, attached risk assessments, handback or cancellation, and extended permits linked to the original. The Intelex record describes a permit application in which each work type makes certain sections mandatory before issue, with dashboards for open permits, the highest-risk planned jobs and overlapping work in one area. Issue two permits for the same area in each product, extend one, cancel the other and ask to see the overlap. If overlap is visible only afterwards, or an extension loses its link to the original, that gap outweighs a longer feature list.

    Hypothetical: a 400-person company sizing its licence

    A company of 400 staff expects about 40 people to create or review records, and wants a first-year cost estimate. Intelex publishes an entry price for Safety Essentials on annual billing with a 25-user minimum, covering incidents, action plans and inspections, and lists training, document control, meetings and observations as add-ons. EcoOnline publishes no amount, and an unlimited-user statement on a vendor comparison page is not a quote. Build one worksheet with the 40 users, the applications actually needed and the sites, and send it to both. If all 40 count as billed users, the Intelex entry price multiplies out to US$21,120 a year before add-ons; ask EcoOnline for the equivalent total. A large gap between your worksheet and the first quote is the finding to chase.

    What the records do not establish

    EcoOnline

    • A numeric price, a free trial, or whether the unlimited-user statement applies to the product you would buy.
    • Offline start-up in the chemical and eCompliance apps; the record could not retrieve the current eCompliance support instructions.
    • That the OSHA 300 population described in a US guide applies to a named module, or that 300A and 301 output exists.

    Intelex

    • A price for Advanced or Enterprise, or the length and eligibility of a trial.
    • Offline permit authorisation, isolation status or complete ESG reporting.
    • A chemical inventory application: the record does not list one, and does not say it is absent.

    Neither product

    • Relative implementation time, total cost or user satisfaction: both records review vendor documentation and tested nothing.
    • A ready-made connector to your own systems, or who builds and maintains one.

    Written from the profile records and the decision guide above, not from a hands-on test. Where a record is silent, the page says so instead of filling the gap.

    Evaluate EcoOnline

    • Identify the exact product, application and licence.
    • Review the profile's demonstration questions.
    • Run the same task and record unresolved questions.
    See EcoOnline profile

    Evaluate Intelex

    • Identify the exact product, application and licence.
    • Review the profile's demonstration questions.
    • Run the same task and record unresolved questions.
    See Intelex profile

    EcoOnline vs Intelex | FAQ

    Which product is cheaper?
    Comparable total cost has not been established. Request the same applications, users, sites, configuration, migration, integrations and support period from both vendors. Published entry pricing is subject to the plan conditions shown in each profile.
    How should I compare offline capability?
    Use the exact proposed mobile application and plan. Download required data, disconnect, create a record with a photo, reconnect and inspect synchronization. Record which preparation and tasks require connectivity.
    How should I decide between these products?
    Set acceptance criteria for your actual workflow. Complete the same demo, record observed results separately from vendor statements and resolve remaining questions in a scoped pilot. The linked profiles show the sources and review status for each product.

    Vendor sources and next steps

    EcoOnline20 sources, profile checked 14 October 2026
    Intelex20 sources, profile checked 14 October 2026
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