Compare DistributionPlus и Epicor Advanced MES

Benefits:

This is a well priced warehouse distribution software solution that has barcode/scanning, manufacturing, accounting/general ledger, and ecommerce f... Read more

This is a well priced warehouse distribution software solution that has barcode/scanning, manufacturing, accounting/general ledger, and ecommerce functionality built in. Custom coding is completed in a timely fashion allowing for necessary process changes within business units to be done timely allowing our limited internal IT support to move on sooner. The programmers on staff make sure to confirm changes necessary and have knowledgeable staff on hand to help walk through systems even if they have customization. DistributionPlus has allowed our manufacturing company to operate a full on ERP with minor internal IT support since all software updates and modifications are outsourced to the company provider CP Tech Inc. Customer support is the same people who code and help implement the system so they actually know what is going on without having to escalate

Drawbacks:

Due to the customization of the software, training materials are not readily available. New standard functionality is not pushed out to customers a... Read more

Due to the customization of the software, training materials are not readily available. New standard functionality is not pushed out to customers and is often stumbled into. Because CP Tech Inc is smaller, occasionally custom coding can take almost a month to turn around.

Summary:

Benefits:

It's an all-in-one solution. DistributionPlus combines warehouse management, accounting, EDI, network management, and ecommerce from a single softw... Read more

It's an all-in-one solution. DistributionPlus combines warehouse management, accounting, EDI, network management, and ecommerce from a single software. It also can be customized for just about any business requirement. One of the best things is that we can get customer service immediately without opening up a ticket and waiting 24 hours for first level support. We know the DistributionPlus staff by name and it really feels like they are part of our company.

Drawbacks:

The software could benefit by adding some pre-developed plugins for integration with Amazon and other marketplaces.

Summary:

Benefits:

We have a location in Minneapolis and another in Denver. DistributionPlus has worked very well for both distribution centers and has helped us gr... Read more

We have a location in Minneapolis and another in Denver. DistributionPlus has worked very well for both distribution centers and has helped us grow as a successful distributor. The people at CP Tech are great to work with as we have implemented many processes that are specific to the way that we run our business.

Drawbacks:

Nothing that I can think of.

Summary:

I would recommend DistributionPlus to any distribution company that is looking for software to run their business efficiently, and not at a price ... Read more

I would recommend DistributionPlus to any distribution company that is looking for software to run their business efficiently, and not at a price that is going to break the bank.

Benefits:

Software is fast , report friendly, easy to navigate and use' Customer service and reaction time is stellar.

Drawbacks:

Slight uphill on training but once established program is way quicker to use than any winodws accounting software, I have experienced

Summary:

Great company to work with, support and training are excellent, Company has a plan to meet small or large organizations budget and needs.

Benefits:

Like the fact that it had the features we needed, was easy to use, and see continued effort by Epicor to improve it by adding new abilities and fea... Read more

Like the fact that it had the features we needed, was easy to use, and see continued effort by Epicor to improve it by adding new abilities and features to it. We get great support and training is available in many different forms.

Drawbacks:

Cost was a little higher than what we initially were thinking of in our budget. However, after looking a many ERP systems we quickly found that E... Read more

Cost was a little higher than what we initially were thinking of in our budget. However, after looking a many ERP systems we quickly found that Epicor had what we wanted and felt that it was worth the investment. It has been 10 years now, and still believe we made the right decision to go with Epicor as our ERP system.

Summary:

We rely heavily on a product configurator and Epicor had the best configurator we seen on the market. Epicor has continued to improve their pro... Read more

We rely heavily on a product configurator and Epicor had the best configurator we seen on the market. Epicor has continued to improve their product, adding new features, making it available while mobile. The third party software plug-ins are great and add many time saving functions that are easy to use.

Benefits:

- very powerful and thorough functionalities for all manufacturing operations - extremely good costing capabilities (all financial features are qui... Read more

- very powerful and thorough functionalities for all manufacturing operations - extremely good costing capabilities (all financial features are quite good, actually) - can be customized to a great extent - many tools for reporting and data analysis - integrates with tools such as MES, bar code reader, is ready for EDI

Drawbacks:

- it's a bit more slow that I wish it were - customer support is very bureaucratic, it takes from a couple of days to weeks to get any issue solved... Read more

- it's a bit more slow that I wish it were - customer support is very bureaucratic, it takes from a couple of days to weeks to get any issue solved (to be fair, they do solve them) - learning curve is steep. It's not that easy to use so people who are not tech-savy get a bit intimidated by this tool - instruction manuals and help menu are only available in English

Summary:

I believe Epicor is an excellent tool for manufacturing. I can not give it 5 starts really because of the time it takes to get an issue solved once... Read more

I believe Epicor is an excellent tool for manufacturing. I can not give it 5 starts really because of the time it takes to get an issue solved once it's placed with customer support. They have however, improved in the last couple of years now that they started using an online ticketing system, which seems to run a lot better now. Its reporting capabilities are amazing, for any module in the ERP. I do believe the experience is better for customers in the Americas than in other parts of the world, since there are a lot more experts, consultants, users, etc. in the States and Latin America than I've seen in Asia or Europe. The implementation is complex, so being paired with the right consultants can make it or break it - it really is a very good software!

Benefits:

Ease of use, E10 is cloud based, support (when in US) is good, Short learning curve, fairly flexible, highly customizable

Drawbacks:

Highly customizable tends to get pushed to overly customized which = a mini-new ERP project with every upgrade to fix broken customizations, VAR ne... Read more

Highly customizable tends to get pushed to overly customized which = a mini-new ERP project with every upgrade to fix broken customizations, VAR network: some are great, some not, support for down-rev version falls off quickly, plan on extended cost of ownership, import/export functionality is limited unless add-on products are purchased, Field Service module is the weakest link in the product.

Summary:

Epicor is a mid-market software for companies that are under 100 employees (roughly) and more than 50 who need an ERP. Version 10 is by far the cle... Read more

Epicor is a mid-market software for companies that are under 100 employees (roughly) and more than 50 who need an ERP. Version 10 is by far the cleanest version. Given the choices at this size of a company's growth, it is a viable choice. Just be careful that the VAR doesn't walk you down a road to heavy customizations that get in the way of future upgrades and cost you yearly in re-working them when you upgrade or patch the ERP. Stick to custom reports, custom user screens, and use the Business Objects provided to interface with and all should be well.

Benefits:

Epicor's service-oriented architecture is powerful - allows us to adapt their platform to our business use case and workflows when necessary. Rece... Read more

Epicor's service-oriented architecture is powerful - allows us to adapt their platform to our business use case and workflows when necessary. Recent versions hit at a somewhat modern UI which we're looking forward to, and the addition of the RESTful API has been a godsend.

Drawbacks:

Lots of bugs introduced in each version - but the pace of releases is fast to keep up with them. Their support is rough when necessary. Can take... Read more

Lots of bugs introduced in each version - but the pace of releases is fast to keep up with them. Their support is rough when necessary. Can take literal days or weeks trying to get through to someone in the right country/right team who actually understands the failure mode and is willing to take the issue seriously.

Summary:

As with any ERP - it was oversold in the beginning, and support has seemed to get more and more distant year by year. In the end, it's a great pie... Read more

As with any ERP - it was oversold in the beginning, and support has seemed to get more and more distant year by year. In the end, it's a great piece of software if you can support it yourself and don't upgrade too frequently.