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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

    IFS Applications

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AIFS Applications is presented by the vendor as an agile application suite that offers enterprise resource planning (ERP), enterprise asset management (EAM) and enterprise project management, handling 4 core processes: Service & Asset Management Full Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) and Field Service Management (FSM) Manufacturing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) with support for process manufacturing, discrete manufacturing…N/A
    Pricing
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERPIFS Applications
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERPIFS Applications
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERPIFS Applications
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and IFS Applications
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    10% above category average
    IFS Applications
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Role-based user permissions9.01 Ratings9.54 Ratings
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and IFS Applications
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    36% below category average
    IFS Applications
    7.8
    4 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Dashboards5.01 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Standard reports5.01 Ratings7.54 Ratings
    Custom reports5.01 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and IFS Applications
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    IFS Applications
    7.4
    4 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Accounts payable9.01 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Accounts receivable9.01 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and IFS Applications
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    27% below category average
    IFS Applications
    8.6
    4 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Inventory tracking8.01 Ratings8.54 Ratings
    Automatic reordering4.01 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Location management6.01 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and IFS Applications
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    27% below category average
    IFS Applications
    5.4
    4 Ratings
    37% below category average
    Pricing5.01 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Order entry7.01 Ratings8.54 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings6.54 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings6.53 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and IFS Applications
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    40% below category average
    IFS Applications
    3.4
    3 Ratings
    75% below category average
    Billing Management5.01 Ratings6.53 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management5.01 Ratings7.53 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings7.53 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings6.53 Ratings
    Period Close00 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and IFS Applications
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    4.0
    1 Ratings
    53% below category average
    IFS Applications
    3.6
    3 Ratings
    63% below category average
    Project Planning and Scheduling4.01 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and IFS Applications
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    4.0
    1 Ratings
    54% below category average
    IFS Applications
    3.3
    3 Ratings
    71% below category average
    Contract Authoring4.01 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Contract Repository4.01 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Supplier Management4.01 Ratings9.53 Ratings
    Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings9.53 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and IFS Applications
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    32% above category average
    IFS Applications
    4.6
    3 Ratings
    35% below category average
    Control Management9.01 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    Risk Repository00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Issue Detection00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and IFS Applications
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    7.8
    1 Ratings
    16% above category average
    IFS Applications
    6.3
    3 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Transportation Planning and Optimization8.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management8.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management8.01 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management7.01 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and IFS Applications
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    IFS Applications
    6.2
    3 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Production Management8.01 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Configuration Management8.01 Ratings7.53 Ratings
    Production Process Design00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Work Execution00 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and IFS Applications
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    4.3
    1 Ratings
    49% below category average
    IFS Applications
    8.5
    3 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Forecasting4.01 Ratings7.53 Ratings
    Inventory Planning4.01 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring5.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and IFS Applications
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    17% below category average
    IFS Applications
    4.2
    3 Ratings
    52% below category average
    Proposal Management6.01 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and IFS Applications
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Applications
    2.6
    2 Ratings
    94% below category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings3.02 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and IFS Applications
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Applications
    8.5
    4 Ratings
    11% above category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and IFS Applications
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Applications
    2.7
    1 Ratings
    95% below category average
    Budgeting and Forecasting00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Project Costing00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Cost Capture00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Capital Project Management00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and IFS Applications
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Applications
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    30% above category average
    Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERPIFS Applications
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERPIFS Applications
    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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    IFS
    Order to cash processes and scenario are implemented natively in IFS. An HR module exists for career management also (objectives, comportments, training, mobility) but may be improved in terms of workflow validation (e.g. training to validate by a manager) or reporting.
    Incentivized
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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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    IFS
    • It supports the web version in most later versions.
    • It provides various mobile versions of the applications as mobile apps to cater various areas.
    • IFS Applications allows easy configurations of the application without going for costly customization.
    • It covers almost every areas of an industrial company so any other third party applications are minimum.
    • It allows safer and easier built-in options for integrations capabilities.
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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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    IFS
    • Handling massive volumes of data can be improved.
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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
    Incentivized
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    IFS
    The system is very difficult to use, overly complex, and difficult to learn. It also has limitations that are hard to overcome.
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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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    IFS
    We have been unable to get answers to our questions, solutions to our problems, and they don't seem interested in working in the construction industry.
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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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    IFS
    IFS Applications is based on Agile Technology which allows organizations to reconfigure user interface as per user requirements and make it user-friendly. Other applications are lagging on many fronts like User Interface, Online help document availability, Implementation methodology, and post-implementation expenses.
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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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    IFS
    • Reporting is now centralized and managed. Previously, reports were outside the information systems and there was a risk of incoherence.
    • Accounting controls are now in place on the overall processes, including production, which helped the company to reduce closing periods or to produce more easily official mandatory accounting files yearly.
    • Interfaces between the CRM forecast tool and IFS helped to keep the tools in sync, and to decrease the processing times prior to production launch.
    Incentivized
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