Buyer's guide
The best LOTO software depends on where lockouts already live. CONFORMiT ties them to permit to work and CMMS work orders. Evotix and Intelex put LOTO inside an EHS suite. Master Lock pairs software with its padlocks. LeanSuite fits plants that want each procedure to open only for a certified person, in their lean system.
In more detail: Lockout/tagout software replaces the LOTO binder: it keeps one approved, machine-specific energy control procedure per piece of equipment, guides the authorized employee through each isolation step on a phone or tablet, records proof, and shows which machines are locked out right now. CONFORMiT is the most complete dedicated tool on this list, with approval workflows, an offline app, real-time isolation tracking and links to CMMS work orders and permit to work. Evotix runs asset-based LOTO from a QR code inside an EHS suite, and Intelex added governed LOTO procedure authoring and approval to its EHSQ suite in October 2026. Master Lock sells eLOTO for writing procedures and cLOTO for recording each lock applied, alongside its hardware. LeanSuite runs LOTO as a photo-verified Lean Creator form that opens only for someone with a valid Authorized Employee certification in the Skills Matrix, with a live floor map of active lockouts. It does not work offline.
Who wrote this: LeanSuite publishes this guide, and LeanSuite is one of the five products on it. It is listed first because it is our product; the others follow in alphabetical order, which is not a ranking. Every other product is described only from its own public pages, and each entry says where that product fits better than ours.
Last updated . Vendor facts last reviewed October 2026. Based on each vendor's public information; tell us if something has changed at info@theleansuite.com.
LeanSuite's whole platform next to each product, capability by capability. A question mark means the vendor does not publish it or we could not verify it, not that the product lacks it; the detailed table below has the specifics.
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| Capability | LeanSuite | CONFORMiT | Evotix | Intelex | Master Lock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontline operations | |||||
| Daily issue management with tier escalation | Yes:F-Tags, escalation | Not published | Not published | Yes: Severity starts CAPA | Not published |
| Tiered meetings and huddle boards | Yes:Lean Studio | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Audits and checklists (5S, LPA, CILR), scheduled | Yes:Daily Standard Work scheduling | Not published | Not published | Yes | Partial: Procedure and personnel audits |
| Breakdown reporting and maintenance work orders | Yes:EWO; works alongside a CMMS | Partial: LOTO sheets in CMMS work orders | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Continuous improvement | |||||
| Any method: DMAIC, PDCA, A3, 8D or your own | Yes: Incl. your own | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Engineering and CapEx projects with stage-gates | Yes:Four stage-gates | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Non-manufacturing teams and projects | Yes: Any project type | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Ideas and suggestions with configurable approvals | Yes:Approvals per idea type | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Savings verified before they count | Yes:Finance signs off | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Share what worked across sites (yokoten) | Yes:Best Practice Management | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Your own workflow per record, with stage rules: who moves it, what must be valid, what updates, who is told | Yes: RCA, kaizen, work orders, tags, best practices | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| AI | |||||
| AI root cause analysis | Yes:RCA Agent | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| AI time and motion study from video | Partial:Vision AI, priced separately | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Video to SOP | Yes:SOP from one video | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| AI one-point lessons (OPLs) | Yes:OPL from before-and-after photos | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| AI drafts checklists and forms | Yes:Lean Creator AI drafts | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| AI sorts and triages ideas | Yes:Lean AI | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Skills and training | |||||
| Live skills matrix | Yes:Competency Management | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Job cover matrix: who can cover each job | Yes:Job Cover Matrix | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Training (LMS): courses, quizzes, learning plans | Yes:Trainings (LMS) | Not published | Not published | Partial: Training add-on | Not published |
| SOP and OPL sign-off per person | Yes:Signed on a tablet | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Data and platform | |||||
| KPI dashboards | Yes:KPI Dashboards | Not published | Not published | Yes: Near-miss dashboards | Not published |
| One issue linked from tag to RCA, work order, kaizen and best practice, entered once | Yes: Enter it once; paperwork stays linked | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| SSO and a security certification | Yes:SOC 2 Type 1; Entra ID, Okta | Yes: ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II; SSO, SCIM | Not published | Partial: ISO 27001:2022; SSO not stated | Not published |
| Operator sign-in with an employee ID, no email | Yes:Employee ID | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan or published prices | Yes:Free plan for ideas | Not published | Not published: Get pricing form; no figures | Yes: From $44 per user a month | Not published |
| Mobile app (iOS and Android) | Yes:iOS and Android | Yes: Mobile app, offline | Yes: Mobile app, offline | Yes: iOS and Android | Yes: iOS and Android; eLOTO apps offline |
| Skills matrix and training in the same platform | Yes | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Failed checks become actions with owners | Yes | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
Based on each vendor's public website, reviewed October 2026; tell us if something has changed at info@theleansuite.com.
Lockout/tagout (LOTO) is how a plant isolates a machine's energy sources and keeps them off while someone services it; in the US, OSHA's control of hazardous energy standard, 29 CFR 1910.147, requires documented energy control procedures, with a narrow exception (paragraph (c)(4)), and a periodic inspection of each procedure at least once a year (paragraph (c)(6)). LOTO software holds those procedures, runs them at the machine and keeps the record. Each product on this list meets all of these:
The vendor's own pages name lockout/tagout as a product or module, not only a blog post about the standard.
Manufacturing or industrial plants are a market the vendor names.
A live product page with a way to buy, ask for pricing or book a demo.
Enough on the vendor's own pages, read on 31 October 2026, to describe how a procedure is written and run. Brady LINK360 and Rockwell Automation ScanESC also sell LOTO software, but their sites did not let us read their product pages that day, so they are not described here.
Worked example
An illustrative plant, not a customer: 120 machine-specific LOTO procedures, and a maintenance job on a hydraulic press with four energy sources. Every tool on this page could hold this procedure; they differ in who can open it, how proof is kept and where the record goes.
1. The procedure
Press 4 has four energy sources: the main electrical disconnect, the pneumatic supply valve, stored hydraulic pressure in the accumulator and the raised ram (gravity). The procedure lists all four, the device for each and the order: shut down, isolate, lock and tag, release stored energy, verify zero energy.
2. Who may start it
Two maintenance technicians and a supervisor will work on the press, so it is a group lockout. Before the procedure opens, the system checks that each technician's Authorized Employee training for Press 4 is current. One technician's certificate lapsed last month, so he is swapped for a colleague whose certificate is valid.
3. Proof at the machine
Each of the four isolation points gets a lock and a photo of the lock in place: four photos. The try-start shows the press does not move, and the three people sign in order before work begins. The press now shows as locked out, with the names of the lock holders and the time.
4. The yearly inspection
Paragraph (c)(6) of 29 CFR 1910.147 asks for a periodic inspection of every procedure at least once a year. 120 procedures spread over 12 months is 120 / 12 = 10 inspections a month; at 10 a month, all 120 are covered in 12 months. Each procedure carries a review date, and the owner is alerted before it lapses.
Result: One lockout with four isolation points, four photos, three signatures and a current certification check, plus a plan of 10 procedure inspections a month that covers all 120 in a year. Choose a dedicated LOTO tool when isolations, permits and shutdowns are the whole job, and a platform tool when LOTO should sit next to skills, audits and daily issues.
Lean manufacturing software that runs LOTO across three modules rather than as a standalone LOTO product. Each procedure is a Lean Creator form with photo-verified isolation steps and signatures, started from a LOTO template in the Template Marketplace or built by AI from an uploaded paper or Excel procedure, with PDFs, schematics and photos embedded. A photo of each applied lock at the correct isolation point is required, and the next step stays locked until it is uploaded. The procedure opens only for someone who holds a valid Authorized Employee certification for that machine in the Skills Matrix; an expired or missing certification blocks it. Multi-person lockouts use sequential sign-offs by the lead authorized employee, the affected employee and a supervisor. A live floor map shows which machines are locked out, who holds each lock and for how long. Document Management gives each procedure an owner, a review date, version history and sign-offs, and alerts EHS before the annual review lapses. A broken isolation point is tagged in Issue Management and alerts engineering. It runs in the browser and on iOS and Android, and does not work offline. One flat price per facility with unlimited users; a 90-day pilot costs $3,000 per facility.
Best for: Plants that want each LOTO procedure to open only for a certified person, with photo proof, in the same system as their skills matrix, audits and daily issues.
Operational risk and EHS software from a company that describes itself as a Certified B Corp, with lockout tagout next to permit to work, confined space and safe work procedure modules. Energy control procedures are kept current through approval workflows, with configurable roles and reference lists to standardize the text, and can carry P&IDs, SOPs and images. The CONFORMiT.ai mobile app takes workers through a procedure step by step, including offline, and procedures can also be viewed and printed from any browser. Mission Control tracks energy isolation in real time, with deviations analyzed and approved and dashboards on the control of work system. It syncs functional locations, assets and jobs with a CMMS, puts LOTO sheets into work orders and embeds procedures in permit to work. Procedures in Word, Excel or Access are moved over by batch import. Pricing is not published. Its security page lists ISO 27001, ISO 27017 and SOC 2 Type II, hosting on AWS by region, SSO and SCIM.
Best for: Plants with heavy maintenance and shutdown work that want LOTO sheets inside CMMS work orders and permit to work, with isolations tracked live.
An EHS platform sold as Evotix Enterprise and Evotix Professional, with lockout/tagout among its risk management solutions next to permit to work, management of change and process safety. A worker scans a QR code on the equipment to open its procedure, follows a step-by-step mobile checklist with images, and attaches photos and comments at each step; the mobile app works offline and syncs with timestamps and user details. Procedures are templates per asset, with a register of energy sources and isolation points. Active lockouts show on a map, the system records who applied and removed locks and tags and sends reminders when work overruns, and guided steps take the asset back to service. Its EvoAI is built into its EHS workflows, and its implementation team moves paper procedures over. Pricing is on request. The pages we read do not state a security certification.
Best for: Multi-site organizations that want asset-based LOTO opened from a QR code, with offline mobile steps, inside a wider EHS suite.
An EHSQ suite that added a Lockout/Tagout application in its Q4 2026 launch notes, dated 7 October 2026. It governs the authoring, review, approval and upkeep of equipment-specific isolation procedures: a procedure records which kind of energy is involved, which lockout device is used and how isolation is applied, verified and removed, with several isolation points per machine and a standard list of energy sources and devices to pick from. Each procedure carries linked training verification, so you can see who is qualified to perform the isolation, and a traceable change history. The launch notes describe procedure governance; running a live lockout at the machine is not described. The suite also covers incidents, near misses, audits, contractor management and chemicals. LOTO pricing is not published; its Safety Essentials package, from $44 per user a month with 25 users minimum billed annually, does not list LOTO. Intelex lists ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification and SOC 2 and SOC 3 reports.
Best for: EHS teams already on Intelex, or choosing one EHSQ suite, that need governed LOTO procedure approval with training verification.
The lock maker sells two LOTO software products. eLOTO is a cloud tool for writing and managing visual lockout procedures: a web database to create, change and print them (generated through Microsoft Word) and to track procedure and personnel audit dates and post-audit corrective actions, a Writer app that collects machine, energy source and lockout point data with photos at the equipment, and an Inspector app to audit procedures and people; both apps work offline and come from the Apple App Store and Google Play. cLOTO, its connected lockout tagout solution, digitizes the lockout itself: roles and permissions, a machine library with energy isolation points, procedures with PPE lists and QR code and photo validation, real-time dashboards of active procedures, and Manager and Worker apps, where a worker who applies a padlock during a group lockout leaves a digital record. cLOTO works with Master Lock padlocks, including a Bluetooth safety padlock. Prices are not published: eLOTO is sold through distributors and cLOTO starts with a demo request. The eLOTO page describes its database as certified ISO 27001 compliant.
Best for: Plants that buy Master Lock hardware and want procedure writing (eLOTO) or a digital record of every lock applied, including group lockouts (cLOTO).
From each vendor's public pages, read on 31 October 2026. Not published means we could not find it, not that the product lacks it. "Not published" means we could not find it publicly, not that the product lacks it.
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| Capability | LeanSuite | CONFORMiT | Evotix | Intelex | Master Lock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockout/tagout | |||||
| Main focus | LOTO inside a lean platform: skills, audits, issues | Operational risk: LOTO, permits, confined space | EHS suite; LOTO in risk management | EHSQ suite; LOTO app added October 2026 | Lock maker; eLOTO and cLOTO software |
| Writing procedures | Lean Creator form; LOTO template or AI from a paper or Excel procedure | Approval workflows; reference lists; P&IDs, SOPs, images | Templates per asset; energy source register | Authoring, review and approval per machine | eLOTO web database and Writer app; prints via Word |
| Who may run a lockout | Opens only with a valid Authorized Employee certification | Configurable roles | Not published | Linked training verification | cLOTO roles and permissions |
| Running it at the machine | Phone or tablet; next step locked until the lock photo | Mobile app, step by step, offline | QR code opens it; mobile checklist, offline | Not described in the launch notes | cLOTO Manager and Worker apps |
| Proof and records | Photo of each lock; signatures; time-stamped | History of changes and LOTO activities | Photos and comments per step; who applied and removed | Traceable change history | QR code and photo validation; record per padlock |
| Group lockout | Sequential sign-offs: lead, affected employee, supervisor | Not published | Not published | Not published | Each worker's padlock recorded (cLOTO) |
| Active lockouts | Live floor map: who holds each lock, for how long | Mission Control, in real time | Map of active lockouts; overrun reminders | Not published | Real-time dashboards (cLOTO) |
| Yearly review and audits | Owner and review date; alert before the annual review | Change requests and approvals tracked | Reports on LOTO activity and trends | Review and approval before a procedure goes live | eLOTO tracks procedure and personnel audit dates |
| Buying | |||||
| Pricing | Per facility, quote; $499 per month for smaller teams; Suggestions module free for teams up to 25; 90-day pilot $3,000 | Not published | Not published; on request | Not published for LOTO | Not published; distributors or demo |
| Security | SOC 2 Type 1 report; secure cloud hosting | ISO 27001, ISO 27017, SOC 2 Type II; SSO, SCIM | Not published | ISO/IEC 27001:2022; SOC 2 and SOC 3 reports | eLOTO: database described as ISO 27001 compliant |
| Apps and offline | Web, iOS and Android; no offline use | Mobile app, offline; any browser | Mobile app, offline | Not published for LOTO | iOS and Android; eLOTO apps offline |
This part is about our own product, so read it as LeanSuite's pitch; the entries above describe every other tool from its own pages. Each point links to the LeanSuite page that shows it.
Each procedure is linked to the certification it needs in the Skills Matrix. The form won't open unless the user holds a valid Authorized Employee certification for that machine, checked every time it opens, so an expired or missing certification blocks the lockout.
Competency-based authorizationA photo of each applied lock at the correct isolation point is required, and the next step stays locked until it is uploaded. A live floor map shows which machines are locked out, who holds each lock and for how long.
Photo-verified isolationIssues, audits, tiered meetings, skills and training sit in the same platform. A failed audit question can become a new kaizen, and when you launch a kaizen or engineering project you see who has the skills it needs. Every module is connected to every other: you enter the same information once, and the photos, documents and related work stay linked to each record.
How the modules connect$3,000 per facility for 90 days, with the first module live in under a week. Pricing is per facility with unlimited users.
The pilotThe honest limits of our own product for this category, so you can rule it out quickly if one of these matters to you.
Try LeanSuite in your browser with sample data, or run it on your own lines for 90 days with the setup done by our team. If you are not ready for software, start with the free LOTO procedure template and poster.
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Luis R.CI Engineer, Tomball Controls“Great user-friendly software! It's covering everything that WCM or similar Lean Programs are asking to do, in a very effective way.”
Elena M.Global Head of Marelli Manufacturing System Automotive, MarelliNext step, if you want one
For lockout/tagout, the demo opens a LOTO procedure that checks the user's certification first, then follows the photo-verified isolation steps.
Bring one process you want to fix, and how you run it today. We show the same job in LeanSuite and answer your questions.
Want to run LeanSuite on your own lines instead? The 90-day pilot is $3,000 per facility, set up by our team, with the first module live in under a week.
FAQ
Software that manages lockout/tagout: it keeps one approved energy control procedure per machine, with every energy source and isolation point, guides the authorized employee through shutdown, isolation, locking, release of stored energy and verification on a phone or tablet, records who applied and removed each lock with photo proof, shows which machines are locked out now, and tracks the yearly review of each procedure.
It depends on where LOTO lives in your plant. For LOTO tied to permit to work and CMMS work orders, look at CONFORMiT. Inside an EHS suite, look at Evotix or Intelex. Alongside Master Lock hardware, look at Master Lock's eLOTO or cLOTO. For LOTO procedures gated by each person's certification in the same system as skills, audits and daily issues, look at LeanSuite. LeanSuite is our product. Brady LINK360 and Rockwell Automation ScanESC are also sold for LOTO; we could not read their pages on 31 October 2026.
No. OSHA's standard for the control of hazardous energy, 29 CFR 1910.147, requires documented energy control procedures (with a narrow exception), training, and a periodic inspection of each procedure at least once a year, but it does not say how you keep them. Paper works if the binder at the machine is current. Software helps when procedures change often, when you need to prove who was trained and authorized, or when nobody can say which machines are locked out right now.
CONFORMiT's mobile app, Evotix's mobile app and Master Lock's eLOTO Writer and Inspector apps work offline. Intelex does not describe offline use for LOTO in its launch notes. LeanSuite does not work offline.
None of the LOTO products on this page publish a price. Evotix and CONFORMiT price on request, Master Lock sells eLOTO through distributors and cLOTO after a demo, and Intelex does not list LOTO in its published Safety Essentials package. LeanSuite quotes per facility with unlimited users and publishes its pilot price: 90 days for $3,000 per facility.
Some can. In LeanSuite the procedure will not open unless the user holds a valid Authorized Employee certification for that machine, checked every time it opens. Master Lock's cLOTO assigns roles and permissions, CONFORMiT configures roles, and Intelex links training verification to each procedure so you can see who is qualified.
Because it is our page and we would rather say so than hide it in the middle. Read it with that in mind. The other products follow in alphabetical order, each is described only from its own public pages, each entry says who it fits best, and we will correct anything a vendor or reader shows us is wrong.
We read each vendor's own public pages in October 2026 and used only what they publish. Where we could not find something, the table says not published, which does not mean the product lacks it. LeanSuite is our product. If something has changed, email info@theleansuite.com and we will update the page.
Last reviewed October 2026. Based on each vendor's public information; tell us if something has changed at info@theleansuite.com.
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