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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

    M1

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/AM1, from ECI Software Solutions headquartered in Ft. Worth, is an all-in-one manufacturing ERP software solution, built for small and medium-sized discrete manufacturers.N/A
    Pricing
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERPM1
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERPM1
    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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    Community Pulse
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERPM1
    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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    80%
    Would buy again
    24 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    24 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    87%
    Happy with the feature set
    26 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    62%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    50%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    Features
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERPM1
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and M1
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    10% above category average
    M1
    8.0
    27 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Role-based user permissions9.01 Ratings7.027 Ratings
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.915 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and M1
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    36% below category average
    M1
    6.5
    28 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Dashboards5.01 Ratings6.626 Ratings
    Standard reports5.01 Ratings6.328 Ratings
    Custom reports5.01 Ratings6.527 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and M1
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    M1
    6.8
    26 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Accounts payable9.01 Ratings6.925 Ratings
    Accounts receivable9.01 Ratings6.826 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings5.29 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings8.016 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings6.421 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings6.818 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings7.719 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and M1
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    27% below category average
    M1
    7.0
    26 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Inventory tracking8.01 Ratings7.426 Ratings
    Automatic reordering4.01 Ratings6.515 Ratings
    Location management6.01 Ratings7.121 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and M1
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    27% below category average
    M1
    7.3
    26 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Pricing5.01 Ratings6.826 Ratings
    Order entry7.01 Ratings7.326 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings7.310 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings7.717 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings7.413 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and M1
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    40% below category average
    M1
    6.5
    21 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Billing Management5.01 Ratings8.020 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management5.01 Ratings6.817 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings4.89 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings5.013 Ratings
    Period Close00 Ratings7.721 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and M1
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    4.0
    1 Ratings
    53% below category average
    M1
    5.2
    16 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Project Planning and Scheduling4.01 Ratings6.216 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings5.410 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings4.67 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings4.89 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and M1
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    4.0
    1 Ratings
    53% below category average
    M1
    6.3
    18 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Contract Authoring4.01 Ratings7.34 Ratings
    Contract Repository4.01 Ratings6.36 Ratings
    Supplier Management4.01 Ratings6.218 Ratings
    Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings6.07 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings5.910 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and M1
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    32% above category average
    M1
    4.9
    4 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Control Management9.01 Ratings5.94 Ratings
    Risk Repository00 Ratings6.52 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings4.84 Ratings
    Issue Detection00 Ratings3.73 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification00 Ratings3.73 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and M1
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    7.8
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    M1
    4.0
    10 Ratings
    50% below category average
    Transportation Planning and Optimization8.01 Ratings2.24 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management8.01 Ratings2.54 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management8.01 Ratings4.98 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management7.01 Ratings5.58 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings4.73 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and M1
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    M1
    6.5
    27 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Production Management8.01 Ratings7.022 Ratings
    Configuration Management8.01 Ratings6.119 Ratings
    Production Process Design00 Ratings6.319 Ratings
    Work Execution00 Ratings7.420 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings5.926 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and M1
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    4.3
    1 Ratings
    49% below category average
    M1
    5.6
    20 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Forecasting4.01 Ratings4.714 Ratings
    Inventory Planning4.01 Ratings6.120 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring5.01 Ratings5.915 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and M1
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    17% below category average
    M1
    4.4
    9 Ratings
    47% below category average
    Proposal Management6.01 Ratings4.86 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management00 Ratings4.09 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and M1
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    -
    Ratings
    M1
    5.6
    8 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings5.38 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings4.53 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings7.15 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and M1
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    -
    Ratings
    M1
    7.0
    18 Ratings
    8% below category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings7.615 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings6.511 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and M1
    Feature
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
    -
    Ratings
    M1
    2.7
    2 Ratings
    94% below category average
    Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings2.72 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERPM1
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.2
    (30 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.4
    (30 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Aptean Food & Beverage ERPM1
    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 M1 ERP is tailored for small to medium organizations, offering good features at least in the components utilized by my organization such as customizable workflows, user-friendly dashboards, ability to process orders, and track the entire orders lifecycle. It also has good customer interaction features in the CRM part. It provides robust data security, and offers scalable modules to grow with your business. Implementation is not challenging if you don't have so many customizations in the software.
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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
    • Allows for component parts to be scheduled independently through the plant
    • Once parts are built, it is easy to duplicate/reuse parts across they quoting and ordering modules and customers
    • If used properly and consistently, M1 will provide accurate job cost analysis to determine estimating, training, efficiency and other issues.
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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
    • Some of the functions are pretty detailed - and so they take a while to generate screens and pages in reports.
    • We actually use it for 2 companies we own - and it would be nice if the inter company communication was a little smoother. It's hard to share some data, and not everything is possible to be shared.
    • Customized reports need to backed up before any updates to M1 or they're lost. It seems M1 overwrites the report folders everytime you run an update - so you have to keep track of what you've changed in Crystal Reports and restore it.
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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
    Because it would be helpful if ECI would provide better documentation, communication and workflows to understand how each field interacts within the system and how each of those touch other areas within M1. It would also be useful if ECI would provide prescheduled training for how to customize things with M1 through Design Studio
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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
    Support has been great and timely
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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
    M1 is light years ahead in overall cost and proficiency. It allows so much more control and flexibility as compared to its competitors. When choosing M1 we went through many demos and M1 was the only ERP that met our needs and still does. We also control our own data which is a big plus for us.
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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
    • Time savings having to only enter certain information once and have it follow through the entire order process from quote to cash
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