Looking for a Taqtile Manifest alternative?
Taqtile Manifest turns an expert's know-how into hand-recorded, step-by-step AR procedures — anchored with QR codes and markers and built around HoloLens 2. ARSY AI runs a spatial agent that drafts the AR guidance itself from your existing documents, relocalizes markerless to sub-5cm from an ordinary phone scan, and runs entirely on your own hardware with no per-seat metering.
Why Teams Outgrow Taqtile Manifest
Manifest only works after a subject-matter expert sits down and records every step of every procedure by hand — ARSY's agent drafts the guidance itself from the manuals and drawings you already have.
Manifest pins its holograms to QR codes and printed markers; ARSY relocalizes markerless to sub-5cm from a plain smartphone scan, re-anchoring in 1-5 ms over your LAN.
Manifest grew up on HoloLens 2 — hardware Microsoft has since wound down — while ARSY targets current XREAL and Rokid glasses alongside everyday phones and tablets.
Manifest carries no on-device intelligence to answer a worker's question or recognize the part in front of them; ARSY pairs a spatial agent with VLM and YOLO vision that reads the real component as-is.
Manifest is licensed per named seat; ARSY charges per site and per covered machine, so a floor of 10 operators and a floor of 10,000 pay exactly the same.
Manifest relies on cloud sync for accounts and distribution; ARSY keeps the agent, positioning, and content wholly on your server, with data that never leaves the plant.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | Competitor | ARSY AI |
|---|---|---|
| Procedure Authoring | SMEs capture steps by hand, one procedure at a time | Agent generates AR guidance on the fly from your documents |
| Spatial Anchoring | QR codes and printed markers to place content | Markerless VPS, sub-5cm from a phone scan — no tags or GPS |
| Relocalization Speed | Re-scan the marker to re-anchor | 1-5 ms over LAN, fully on-premise |
| On-device AI | Spatial agent with speech, vision, and location reasoning | |
| Part Recognition | VLM + YOLO detection reads the actual component | |
| Headset Lineage | Built around HoloLens 2 (now discontinued) | XREAL and Rokid glasses, plus phones and tablets |
| Offline Capability | Account and sync features rely on the cloud | Whole stack runs on your server with no internet |
| Data Residency | Hosted in Taqtile's cloud | Every byte stays inside your own infrastructure |
| Licensing | Priced per named user/seat | Per site + per covered machine; head-count never changes the bill |
| Scene Engine | Fixed step-card templates | ECS assembles scenes from reusable parts in real time |
| External Integrations | Multi-agent orchestration via MCP connectors | |
| Training & Assessment | Static captured procedures | Modular courses and exams that hand off live to the agent |
| LLM Choice | Local model offline, or Claude/GPT/any model when online | |
| Remote Expert | Separate remote-assist mode | AR video conferencing built into the platform |
| Deployment Time | Weeks of recording and validating each procedure | Live in 30 days |
Why Teams Choose ARSY AI
Guidance Without SME Capture
Manifest only produces a procedure after an expert sits down and records every step by hand. ARSY generates positioned AR guidance straight from your existing manuals, SOPs and drawings in real time, so no authoring or capture session is needed.
Markerless Anchoring From One Scan
Manifest ships no proprietary indoor positioning, leaving anchoring dependent on markers or third-party tracking. ARSY pins AR to within 5 cm from a single smartphone scan and resolves location in 1 to 5 ms entirely on your own servers.
Vision That Reads the Equipment
Manifest replays whatever a person recorded and never looks at the hardware. ARSY runs onboard VLM and YOLO recognition to identify parts, read gauges and detect the wrong state, then adapts the instructions live.
Parallel Agents and Live Systems
Manifest walks a worker through one fixed procedure at a time. ARSY coordinates multiple agents that call your ERP, CMMS and other tools over MCP, assembling each AR scene in real time through its ECS engine.
On Your Servers, Never Metered
Manifest is a per-user license running on hosted services. ARSY runs fully on-premise with 100% of data on your infrastructure, from US$252 a month per site, and never charges by operator, whether you have ten or ten thousand.
Expert Video Inside the Headset
When know-how has to come from a live person, Manifest offers no remote-assist channel of its own. ARSY opens AR video conferencing right inside the same glasses, with spatial markers, as a built-in feature rather than a separate product.
Switch to ARSY AI in 30 Days
Scan Your Facility
Capture the environment with a standard smartphone. No special hardware or lengthy on-site setup required.
Upload Data & Configure
Upload documentation, procedures, and integrations via the admin dashboard. The AI learns your equipment and processes.
Deploy & Train
Install the ARSY AI app on AR glasses. Workers start benefiting from AI-guided instructions from day one.