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    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

    Ridder iQ

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/ARidder iQ is a manufacturing ERP, from ECI Software Solutions. Ridder iQ includes customer relationship management functionality that is fully integrated, and includes an integration with Outlook for email.N/A
    Pricing
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERPRidder iQ
    Editions & Modules
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    Aptean Food & Beverage ERPRidder iQ
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERPRidder iQ
    Considered Both Products
    Aptean
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    ECI Software Solutions
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    83%
    Would buy again
    20 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    19 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    79%
    Happy with the feature set
    19 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    82%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    69%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    Features
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERPRidder iQ
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and Ridder iQ
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Ridder iQ
    7.9
    19 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Role-based user permissions9.01 Ratings8.118 Ratings
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings7.716 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and Ridder iQ
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Ridder iQ
    7.2
    18 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Dashboards5.01 Ratings7.016 Ratings
    Standard reports5.01 Ratings6.317 Ratings
    Custom reports5.01 Ratings8.417 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and Ridder iQ
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Ridder iQ
    6.4
    17 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Accounts payable9.01 Ratings6.717 Ratings
    Accounts receivable9.01 Ratings6.817 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings5.912 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings6.311 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings6.613 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings6.413 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings6.213 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and Ridder iQ
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Ridder iQ
    6.2
    15 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Inventory tracking8.01 Ratings6.315 Ratings
    Automatic reordering4.01 Ratings7.013 Ratings
    Location management6.01 Ratings5.312 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and Ridder iQ
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Ridder iQ
    7.6
    19 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Pricing5.01 Ratings7.819 Ratings
    Order entry7.01 Ratings7.718 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings7.319 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings7.617 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and Ridder iQ
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    40% below category average
    Ridder iQ
    5.7
    15 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Billing Management5.01 Ratings7.415 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management5.01 Ratings6.013 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings4.88 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings4.712 Ratings
    Period Close00 Ratings5.614 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and Ridder iQ
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    4.0
    1 Ratings
    52% below category average
    Ridder iQ
    5.4
    13 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Project Planning and Scheduling4.01 Ratings5.013 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings6.012 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings5.312 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and Ridder iQ
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    4.0
    1 Ratings
    53% below category average
    Ridder iQ
    5.2
    16 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Contract Authoring4.01 Ratings5.18 Ratings
    Contract Repository4.01 Ratings4.17 Ratings
    Supplier Management4.01 Ratings5.916 Ratings
    Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings4.910 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings6.010 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and Ridder iQ
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    32% above category average
    Ridder iQ
    4.8
    7 Ratings
    30% below category average
    Control Management9.01 Ratings5.35 Ratings
    Risk Repository00 Ratings4.55 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings4.84 Ratings
    Issue Detection00 Ratings4.87 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and Ridder iQ
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    7.8
    1 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Ridder iQ
    6.3
    13 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Transportation Planning and Optimization8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management8.01 Ratings6.412 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings6.212 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and Ridder iQ
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Ridder iQ
    7.5
    18 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Production Management8.01 Ratings7.316 Ratings
    Configuration Management8.01 Ratings7.716 Ratings
    Production Process Design00 Ratings7.915 Ratings
    Work Execution00 Ratings7.416 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings7.216 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and Ridder iQ
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    4.3
    1 Ratings
    49% below category average
    Ridder iQ
    6.2
    15 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Forecasting4.01 Ratings6.212 Ratings
    Inventory Planning4.01 Ratings6.515 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring5.01 Ratings5.914 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and Ridder iQ
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Ridder iQ
    6.2
    11 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Proposal Management6.01 Ratings5.810 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management00 Ratings6.511 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and Ridder iQ
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    -
    Ratings
    Ridder iQ
    6.0
    17 Ratings
    23% below category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings6.116 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings5.814 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERPRidder iQ
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.8
    (23 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (7 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERPRidder iQ
    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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    ECI Software Solutions
    The best in the complete production process. It provides the correct info in a very usable way. It is pretty good in sales, but the lack of discounts for sales goods and sales production is not ideal. On the other hand, ECI provides an excellent service for looking for custom solutions where we need them. Dutch Translation: De beste in het complete productieproces. Het biedt de juiste informatie op een zeer bruikbare manier. Het is redelijk goed in de verkoop, maar het gebrek aan kortingen op verkoopartikelen en verkoopproductie is niet ideaal. Aan de andere kant biedt ECI een uitstekende service bij het zoeken naar maatwerkoplossingen waar we die nodig hebben. This review was originally written in English and has been translated into Dutch using a third-party translation tool. While we strive for accuracy, some nuances or meanings may not be perfectly captured.
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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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    ECI Software Solutions
    • Customization of layouts
    • Reporting module, create Custom Reports for all use cases and if needed relation specific
    • Item factor conversion for purchase/sales/WIP using Weight and Length in all directions
    • Aanpassing van lay-outs
    • Rapportagemodule, maak aangepaste rapporten voor alle use cases en indien nodig relatiespecifieke rapporten
    • Conversie van artikelfactoren voor aankoop/verkoop/WIP met gebruik van gewicht en lengte in alle richtingen
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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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    ECI Software Solutions
    • Ridder iQ misses graphical workflow and blocks designer
    • Adaptions to rights in iQ can be difficult and time consuming
    • Ridder iQ is unfortunately still not webbased
    • Ridder iQ is fortunately developping api endpoints but this is still not completed.
    • The no/low code functionality can be extended
    • Ridder iQ mist grafische workflow en blokkeert ontwerper
    • Aanpassingen aan rechten in iQ kunnen moeilijk en tijdrovend zijn
    • Ridder iQ is helaas nog steeds niet webgebaseerd
    • Ridder iQ is gelukkig bezig met de ontwikkeling van API-eindpunten, maar deze zijn nog niet afgerond.
    • De no/low-code functionaliteit kan worden uitgebreid
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Aptean
    No answers on this topic
    ECI Software Solutions
    Its nice software but it is very, very slow in webification and integration possibilities by using api's. Untill now the programm has client-server technology unfortunately. And there are far too less no code adjustments possible.
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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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    ECI Software Solutions
    The working environment can be perfectly designed for every user and department, which makes the user-friendliness very good. Adding columns, formatting tables can all be customized to the user. Dutch Translation: De werkomgeving is perfect in te richten voor elke gebruiker en afdeling, wat de gebruiksvriendelijkheid zeer hoog maakt. Het toevoegen van kolommen en het opmaken van tabellen is allemaal aanpasbaar aan de gebruiker.
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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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    ECI Software Solutions
    Expert level of the support engineers is adequate. However in our opinion it does take a fair amount of time to respond
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    Implementation Rating
    Aptean
    No answers on this topic
    ECI Software Solutions
    I didn't work here yet at the time of the implementation
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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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    ECI Software Solutions
    Ridder iQ is specialized for our business and has people who bring a lot of knowledge to the table, so Ridder iQ is far more suited than a ERP solution which is not specilized in the make-industry. Furthermore, the customizability of Ridder stands out compared to solutions like ISAH. Therefore, the choice was an easy one, because knowledge and customizability are important criteria. Dutch Translation: Ridder iQ is gespecialiseerd in onze branche en heeft mensen met veel kennis in huis. Ridder iQ is daarom veel geschikter dan een ERP-oplossing, die niet gespecialiseerd is in de maakindustrie. Bovendien onderscheidt Ridder iQ zich qua aanpasbaarheid ten opzichte van oplossingen zoals ISAH. De keuze was dan ook snel gemaakt, want kennis en aanpasbaarheid zijn belangrijke criteria.
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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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    ECI Software Solutions
    • The implementation process is well managed by Ridder iQ employees.
    • After going live, our main processes were just slightly affected, no significant delays occurred.
    • Het implementatieproces wordt goed begeleid door de medewerkers van Ridder iQ.
    • Nadat we live gingen, ondervonden onze belangrijkste processen slechts lichte hinder; er deden zich geen noemenswaardige vertragingen voor.
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    Screenshot of Ridder IQ combines the knowledge and practical experience gained since 1982 and is built on the latest software techniques such as .NET, C# and Microsoft SQL.Screenshot of Ridder IQ includes a complete CRM system with integration to Exchange and Outlook, purchase, sales, stock and time administration, as well as document management systems, integrated report designer and an authorization system.