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Short answer: Dozuki is a connected worker platform built on media-rich work instructions, with training, a live skills matrix, TWI job breakdowns and AI that turns video and documents into guides; it does not publish prices. The closest alternatives on work instructions are Azumuta (high-mix assembly with variants and connected torque tools), VKS (simple visual instructions in a browser, with a trial) and Poka (a wider connected worker suite with named ERP and MES connectors). Tulip suits teams that build their own apps, at a published price per interface, and Augmentir leads with AI agents and skill-adaptive instructions. LeanSuite drafts instructions from a video of your best operator and ties each sign-off to the skills matrix, inside a lean platform whose improvement projects run any method and any project type.
Who wrote this: LeanSuite publishes this page and is one of the options 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, Dozuki included, is described only from its own public pages, and the "Is LeanSuite right for you?" section says when each of them, Dozuki included, is the better choice.
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 | Dozuki | Augmentir | Azumuta | Poka | Tulip | VKS |
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| Skills and training | |||||||
| Live skills matrix | Yes:Competency Management | Partial: Skills tracking | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not published | Not published |
| Job cover matrix: who can cover each job | Yes:Job Cover Matrix | Not published | Partial: Skills-based assignment | Not published | Partial: Shift view | Not published | Not published |
| Training (LMS): courses, quizzes, learning plans | Yes:Trainings (LMS) | Yes: Learning pathways | Partial: Learning paths | Yes: Training paths | Yes: Learning module | Not published | Not published |
| SOP and OPL sign-off per person | Yes:Signed on a tablet | Partial: Workers acknowledge critical updates | Partial: Who read each OPL | Not published | 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 | Not published | Not published |
| Engineering and CapEx projects with stage-gates | Yes:Four stage-gates | Not published | Not published | 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 | Not published | Not published |
| Ideas and suggestions with configurable approvals | Yes:Approvals per idea type | Not published | Not published | 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 | Not published | Not published |
| Share what worked across sites (yokoten) | Yes:Best Practice Management | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| AI | |||||||
| AI root cause analysis | Yes:RCA Agent | Not published | Not published | 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 | Not published | Not published |
| Video to SOP | Yes:SOP from one video | Yes: Forge AI | Yes: Video to procedure | 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 | Not published | Not published |
| AI drafts checklists and forms | Yes:Lean Creator AI drafts | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Yes: AI Composer | Not published |
| AI sorts and triages ideas | Yes:Lean AI | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Frontline operations | |||||||
| Daily issue management with tier escalation | Yes:F-Tags, escalation | Not published | Not published | Partial: Tickets | Partial: Issues module | Partial: Digital andon app; escalates when overdue | Not published |
| Tiered meetings and huddle boards | Yes:Lean Studio | Not published | Not published | Not published | Yes | Partial: Tier board app suite | Not published |
| Audits and checklists (5S, LPA, CILR), scheduled | Yes:Daily Standard Work scheduling | Partial: Operational workflows | Partial: Checklists, forms | Yes | Partial: Forms and checklists | Partial: Inspection apps | Not published |
| Breakdown reporting and maintenance work orders | Yes:EWO; works alongside a CMMS | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Data and platform | |||||||
| KPI dashboards | Yes:KPI Dashboards | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Yes | Not published |
| SSO and a security certification | Yes:SOC 2 Type 1; Entra ID, Okta | Yes: SOC 2 Type II; SSO | Partial: SSO add-on | Partial: SSO; no certification stated | Yes: SOC 2 Type II | Yes: Professional plan up | Partial: SSO on Enterprise; certification not stated |
| Operator sign-in with an employee ID, no email | Yes:Employee ID | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan or published prices | Yes:Free plan for ideas | Not published: Pricing request form, no figures | Not published: Pricing request form, no figures | No: Quote only | Not published: Pricing request form, no figures | Yes: Per interface | Not published |
| Mobile app (iOS and Android) | Yes:iOS and Android | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Digital work instructions | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Skills matrix and training in the same platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not published | Not published |
Based on each vendor's public website, reviewed October 2026; tell us if something has changed at info@theleansuite.com.
Lean manufacturing software whose AI writes work instructions from a video of your best operator: numbered steps with the clearest frame for each, and callouts for PPE, torque tools and inspection points. A paper or PDF procedure can also be turned into a draft. Drafts can be translated with your glossary locked and go to engineering, EHS and quality for e-signature with an audit trail; each instruction has an owner, a review date with reminders and a version history. Instructions are assigned to people, a role or a workstation, operators sign on a tablet after signing in with an employee ID, and each sign-off counts toward their level on the Skill Matrix. Daily issues, audits, tiered meetings, ideas and kaizen projects in any method sit in the same platform. One flat price per facility with unlimited users; a 90-day pilot costs $3,000 per facility.
Best for: Plants that want work instructions, sign-off and the skills matrix inside the same system as their daily lean and improvement work.
An AI connected worker platform for work instructions, skills, training and remote assist. Its Augie Procedure Studio builds a procedure from an SOP, a video, an image or a one-sentence description, imports whole libraries of PDFs, Word files and spreadsheets, and syncs with SharePoint; procedures can be translated into more than 30 languages. Instructions adapt to each worker's skill level and can carry images, video and AR, and AI checks steps and photos. Skills get automatic and manual endorsements with alerts for expiring skills. It runs on iOS and Android phones and tablets and on smart glasses, with an offline mode. Pricing is not published (a request form), and single sign-on is an add-on. A May 2026 post on its site says Augmentir is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant.
Best for: Teams that want AI agents, conversational authoring and instructions that adapt to each worker's skill level, including on smart glasses.
Work instructions, quality checks and a skill matrix for discrete assembly. Steps carry images, video, 3D models, parameters and IF/THEN logic, with product variants and a template library, and Azumuta Intelligence turns Word, PowerPoint, Excel or PDF files, video and audio into steps and translates them. Changes are approved by e-signature with a revision history, operators can give feedback on an instruction, and instructions adjust to the operator's skill level. Its integrations catalogue names ERPs such as SAP, Epicor and Microsoft Dynamics, Power BI and many torque tools and scanners. It runs on iOS and Android. Pricing is a custom quote, monthly or annual.
Best for: High-mix assembly that needs product variants, parameters and connected torque tools in the instructions.
A connected worker suite for manufacturing: work instructions, skills, forms, issues, huddle boards and communications. Experts capture how they work in video, photos and voice notes, and AI converts existing PDFs and videos into step-by-step instructions, with built-in version control. Skills cover scored exams, SME endorsements and recertification policies. Its integrations page names ERPs (IFS, SAP, Oracle, D365, Infor M3, QAD, Sage X3) and MES products (Rockwell, Siemens Opcenter, iBASEt, Apriso), plus more than 1,000 connectors through Poka Automate. It runs on iOS, Android and the web. Pricing is not published. Poka says it is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and supports SAML 2.0 single sign-on.
Best for: Multi-site manufacturers that want instructions, skills, forms and huddle boards in one suite connected to named ERP and MES systems.
A no-code platform where engineers build work instruction apps. Steps hold images, video, PDFs and STL models with when-if-then logic, pull work orders from ERP and drawings from PLM, and connect to devices and torque tools; AI Composer builds apps from PDFs. Each new version needs an electronic sign-off before it deploys, and Tulip records which version each operator ran. A skills matrix template is included, but stopping an untrained operator is logic you build into the app. Tulip publishes its prices: $100 (Essentials) or $250 (Professional) per interface per month, billed annually, with a 10-interface minimum. It holds a SOC 2 Type II report, ISO 9001:2015 and FedRAMP Moderate equivalency, and the Tulip Player is now in the Apple App Store as well as on Windows, macOS and Android.
Best for: Engineering teams that want to build their own instruction apps connected to machines and tools, at a published price per interface.
Visual Knowledge Share, founded in 2012, sells browser-based visual work instructions in Lite, Pro and Enterprise packages. Guides hold pictures, videos and PDFs with interactive annotations, templates and mass updates, and can be translated into more than 30 languages with Google and DeepL; VKS also offers to convert existing instructions with AI as a service. Instructions have automatic version control, approval groups and a revision history, operators can send feedback, and certification records with expiry dates sit alongside. Enterprise adds an API, single sign-on and Active Directory. It runs in a browser on computers, laptops and tablets. Pricing is not published (by package, users and business model), with 30-day online trials and 60-day pilots. It hosts in SOC 2 Type II data centers, with government cloud and on-premises options.
Best for: Teams that want simple visual instructions in a browser, a trial before buying, and on-premises or government cloud hosting.
From each vendor's public pages, read October 9, 2026. "Not published" means we could not find it publicly, not that the product lacks it.
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| Capability | Dozuki | LeanSuite | Augmentir | Azumuta | Poka | Tulip | VKS |
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| Building instructions | |||||||
| Main focus | Work instructions, training and skills, with AI | Lean platform: instructions, skills, issues, audits, kaizen | AI connected worker platform with remote assist | Instructions, quality and skills for assembly | Connected worker suite: instructions, skills, forms | No-code apps; instructions are apps you build | Visual work instructions in a browser |
| How instructions are created | Photos, video, markup; AI from video or Word, Excel, PDF, PowerPoint; TWI breakdowns | AI drafts steps from a video of your best operator, or from a paper or PDF procedure | From an SOP, video, image or one sentence; bulk import of PDF, Word, spreadsheets | Images, video, 3D models, logic; AI from documents, video or audio | Video, photos, voice notes; AI converts PDFs and videos | Images, video, PDFs, STL models with logic; AI Composer from PDFs | Pictures, videos, PDFs, templates, mass updates; AI conversion as a service |
| Translation | 100+ languages, with glossaries | AI translation with your glossary locked | 30+ languages | Smart translations into any language | Over 70 languages (instructions page) | AI translation, over 25 languages | Over 30 languages (Google, DeepL) |
| Version control and approvals | Version history with change reason; periodic reviews; scheduled rollouts | Owner, review date, version history; e-signature by engineering, EHS, quality | E-signatures in forms; version control not published | Changes approved by e-signature; revision history | Built-in version control; approval workflow not published | Sign-off before each version deploys; approval workflows on Enterprise | Automatic version control, approval groups, revision history |
| On the floor | |||||||
| Operator sign-off and skills | Live skills matrix; trainer sign-offs; retraining when standard work changes | Operators sign on a tablet; each sign-off counts toward their skill level | Automatic and manual skill endorsements; expiry alerts | Skill matrix, skill gaps, certification reminders | Exams, SME endorsements, recertification | Skills matrix template; blocking untrained operators is app logic you build | Certification records with expiry; user signatures on Pro |
| Feedback from operators | Suggestions captured from inside procedures | Issues and ideas raised from the floor in the same platform | Worker feedback captured in workflows | Real-time feedback on instructions | Frontline feedback on processes | Not published | Integrated operator feedback |
| Integrations | HRIS, LMS, MES, SCIM; open API and webhooks | SSO with Entra ID or Okta; KPIs from Excel, Google Sheets, ERP, MES | ERP, CMMS, QMS, MES, CRM, LMS; REST API; SSO add-on | SAP, Epicor, Dynamics; torque tools; Power BI | Named ERPs and MES; 1,000+ connectors | OPC UA, MQTT, HTTP and SQL connectors; torque tools | ERP, BI, CMMS, QMS, LMS, MES; API on Enterprise |
| Buying | |||||||
| Pricing | Not published; request form | Per facility, quote; 90-day pilot $3,000 | Not published; request form | Not published; custom quote | Not published | Published: $100 or $250 per interface a month, billed annually | Not published; 30-day trial, 60-day pilot |
| Security | SOC 2 Type II; SSO; ITAR option | SOC 2 Type 1 report; secure cloud hosting | SOC 2 Type 2 (its blog) | Not published | SOC 2 Type 2; SAML SSO | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 9001, FedRAMP Moderate equivalency | SOC 2 Type II data centers; on-premises option |
| Apps | iOS and Android; offline | Web, iOS and Android | iOS, Android, smart glasses; offline | iOS and Android | iOS, Android and web | Windows, macOS, Android, iOS | Browser on computers and tablets |
The specifics, each linked to the LeanSuite page that shows it.
Film your best operator and the AI drafts numbered steps with a frame for each, safety and torque callouts and translations. Drafts go to engineering, EHS and quality for e-signature, and operators sign off on a tablet.
Digital work instructionsEach work instruction has an owner, a review date with reminders and a version history. Drafts go to engineering, EHS and quality for e-signature, and instructions are assigned to people, a role or a workstation, where operators sign on a tablet.
Controlled work instructionsSOPs, procedures and OPLs are attached to skills and jobs, and employees sign them off digitally on a tablet, so each person has an audit-ready record instead of scanned paper.
SOPsSigning off the required documents and checks moves a person up the skill levels automatically, and the Job Cover Matrix then shows who is qualified to work in each area.
Job Cover MatrixFrontline staff sign in with an employee ID or username on the mobile app or a shared tablet, with no company email needed. Office staff use SAML 2.0 or OAuth single sign-on with Microsoft Entra ID or Okta.
Security and sign-inTry LeanSuite in your browser with sample data, or start with the free templates if you are not ready for software.
“Great user-friendly software!”
Elena M.Global Head of Marelli Manufacturing System Automotive, Marelli“The Project Tracking System generates significant savings while ensuring seamless delivery... The Global Kaizen Power Pitch completely transformed our ability to share best practices.”
Ramsey AljahmiSr. Director of NAR Operations Excellence, Whirlpool CorporationNext step, if you want one
If you are looking past Dozuki, the demo turns a video of one of your operations into a controlled instruction and follows it to the operator's skill record.
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.
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Last reviewed October 2026. Based on each vendor's public information; tell us if something has changed at info@theleansuite.com.
A 45-minute demo: bring the process you want to fix, and we will show how LeanSuite handles it and what a 90-day pilot would cover.
