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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AAptean JustFood ERP is purpose-built for the food manufacturing industry. With a single ERP software solution, companies can manage all aspects of their operations—from the time materials enter the facility until the finished product is delivered. Through a wide-ranging set of features, JustFood ERP provides the necessary visibility, tracking, and control to take your food business to the next level. Aptean acquired JustFood in 2018.N/A

    Aptean Ross ERP

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AAptean's Ross ERP is a supply chain management-focused ERP software designed specifically for formula-based and recipe manufacturers.N/A
    Pricing
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERPAptean Ross ERP
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERPAptean Ross ERP
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Features
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERPAptean Ross ERP
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and Aptean Ross ERP
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Aptean Ross ERP
    8.3
    2 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Role-based user permissions9.01 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and Aptean Ross ERP
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Aptean Ross ERP
    7.6
    2 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Dashboards5.01 Ratings5.51 Ratings
    Standard reports5.01 Ratings8.32 Ratings
    Custom reports5.01 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and Aptean Ross ERP
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Aptean Ross ERP
    8.1
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Accounts payable9.01 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Accounts receivable9.01 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and Aptean Ross ERP
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Aptean Ross ERP
    8.6
    2 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Inventory tracking8.01 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Automatic reordering4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location management6.01 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and Aptean Ross ERP
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Aptean Ross ERP
    7.6
    2 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Pricing5.01 Ratings6.41 Ratings
    Order entry7.01 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and Aptean Ross ERP
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    40% below category average
    Aptean Ross ERP
    7.1
    1 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Billing Management5.01 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings5.51 Ratings
    Period Close00 Ratings6.41 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and Aptean Ross ERP
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    4.0
    1 Ratings
    53% below category average
    Aptean Ross ERP
    7.3
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Project Planning and Scheduling4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and Aptean Ross ERP
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    4.0
    1 Ratings
    54% below category average
    Aptean Ross ERP
    6.7
    2 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Contract Authoring4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Repository4.01 Ratings6.41 Ratings
    Supplier Management4.01 Ratings6.41 Ratings
    Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings6.41 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings6.41 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and Aptean Ross ERP
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    32% above category average
    Aptean Ross ERP
    -
    Ratings
    Control Management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and Aptean Ross ERP
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    7.8
    1 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Aptean Ross ERP
    8.2
    1 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Transportation Planning and Optimization8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management8.01 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and Aptean Ross ERP
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Aptean Ross ERP
    8.4
    1 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Production Management8.01 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Configuration Management8.01 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Production Process Design00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Work Execution00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and Aptean Ross ERP
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    4.3
    1 Ratings
    49% below category average
    Aptean Ross ERP
    7.3
    2 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Forecasting4.01 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Inventory Planning4.01 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring5.01 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and Aptean Ross ERP
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Aptean Ross ERP
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Proposal Management6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and Aptean Ross ERP
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    -
    Ratings
    Aptean Ross ERP
    7.5
    2 Ratings
    1% below category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings7.22 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings7.82 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and Aptean Ross ERP
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    -
    Ratings
    Aptean Ross ERP
    6.9
    2 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Budgeting and Forecasting00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Project Costing00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Cost Capture00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Capital Project Management00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance00 Ratings6.41 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERPAptean Ross ERP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
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    Usability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.0
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    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERPAptean Ross ERP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Aptean
    I would highly recommend Aptean Food and Beverage to any colleague in the Food industry. The ERP is specially designed for Food Manufacturing and it does it very well.
    Incentivized
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    Aptean
    Ross ERP was designed for and excels in process manufacturing environments. It is best leveraged in companies with strong management support for technology with a strong understanding of the business and manufacturing processes and a willingness to engage in the design and operation of the system. It is less suited for organizations looking for cut and paste solutions that don't' require input from the users and management. It is whatever you make of it.
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    Pros
    Aptean
    • Accounts Payable system is well integrated and easy to use
    • Accounts Receivable is the same as Account Payable. Easy to reconcile with the bank
    • Tracking of inventory and recording of inventory is well managed by aptean
    • Submitting and recording Purchase Orders is very well integrated with Inventory and Accounts Payable.
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    Aptean
    • Management short-dated ingredients FIFO.
    • Ease of pulling past production material handling information.
    • Managing of inventory needs MRP.
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    Cons
    Aptean
    • The Quality Assurance Module needs some better integration with inventory. We still do this process manually
    • The Maintenance module needs the same work as the Quality Assurance Module
    • The Warehouse Module does sometimes get a bit wonky, but overall is okay.
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    Aptean
    • The user interface is under constant improvement, but its a difficult balance between flexibility and ease of use. They have made great strides in recent releases, but have room to grow.
    • Built in reporting and analytics. Again, they are making great improvements over the last several releases, but have room to keep improving.
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    Usability
    Aptean
    I gave this Rating to Aptean due to the many great functions it has and how specially designed it is for food manufacturing. The customer support however, sometimes gets a bit irritating
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    Aptean
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    Support Rating
    Aptean
    Support for the product is good, but very complicated via ticket process. And emergency tickets dont get resolved right away which then halts usage of the system.
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    Aptean
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    Alternatives Considered
    Aptean
    Aptean blows QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise out of the water. Everything Aptean does compared to Quickbooks is 100x better in all aspects from AP, to AR, to inventory management, to purchase orders
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    Aptean
    Ross by and far has the most features and support for what is out there. Where most ERP systems everything is add ons, Ross builds those for the most part directly into their applications
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    Return on Investment
    Aptean
    • It has reduced us using multiples platforms
    • Our IT costs have been lowered since switching over
    • Our Record Keeping and traceability has significantly improved since going to aptean which has reduced a lot of paper record keeping
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    Aptean
    • I don't have hard numbers on ROI. For our business, ERP is a requirement, and Ross has excelled at meeting those requirements. We have nearly doubled the business, with perhaps a 20% increase in headcount managing those orders and invoices. We would not have been able to do that without the efficiencies of process we gained with Ross.
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