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    Commusoft

    N/AN/ACommusoft, from the company in London, is an online software system designed for the field service industry with a keen focus on plumbers, heating engineers, renewable engineers, electricians, oil technicians, and builders. It is a web-based and mobile application for both small and large companies (200+ engineers).N/A

    e-automate

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AECI Software Solutions offers e-automate, an ERP for office technology companies to automate business workflows and increase contract profitability.N/A
    Pricing
    Commusofte-automate
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    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    89%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    86%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    78%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    83%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Commusofte-automate
    Small Businesses
    Kickserv
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Kickserv
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    User Ratings
    Commusofte-automate
    Likelihood to Recommend
    -
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    8.2
    (45 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
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    8.4
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    7.4
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
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    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Commusofte-automate
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Commusoft
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    ECI Software Solutions
    If you need a system to place and track sales quotes, sales orders, purchase orders, and service calls then E-Automate is perfect. However, if you want to be able to easily bulk upload customers and contracts or if you want to be able to quickly and easily track contract profitability, customer costs, etc, then you'll likely want/need a secondary or different system to do so.
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    Pros
    Commusoft
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    ECI Software Solutions
    • Sending Invoices out to customers via email or printing.
    • Keep track of ordering and inventory.
    • Sales Tax reporting.
    • Monitoring customer payment activity/setting up and removing credit holds.
    • Calculating payments to process each cycle.
    • Excellent aging reports.
    • I like the fact that when I am looking at one item, such as an invoice, I have the capability to switch to the customer menu rather than having to exit out of invoices and then enter into customers.
    • I love the flexibility of the search menus - being able to sort on several factors at once.
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    Cons
    Commusoft
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    ECI Software Solutions
    • Make sales invoices not require serial numbers, or be more flexible with it.
    • Make contract invoices have some sort of flexibility in terms of editing. Our end users complain that QuickBooks made it very easy to edit invoices, and in e-automate, for them, it is practically impossible. (I do personally understand why it has to be as it is myself, I'm just forwarding their observation.)
    • Make the API actually useful. I spent days looking at the functions and the functions available are not really useful.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Commusoft
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    ECI Software Solutions
    Its really the only option for the industry that does enough of what we need for it to function . I'm not sure if there were better options out there if we would have to renew our subscription. With the addition of AI, hopefully something will be able to become more useful.
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    Usability
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    ECI Software Solutions
    It works well enough.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Commusoft
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    ECI Software Solutions
    Mostly available, sometimes down for issues but usually there when we need it
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    Performance
    Commusoft
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    ECI Software Solutions
    Reports are the struggle the most with the information being extracted in a way that you need to copy and paste it into a new document so some of the information is not covered
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    Support Rating
    Commusoft
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    ECI Software Solutions
    Sometimes when you need answers quickly, a voice on the phone is far better than having to wait for email support or a callback. I have found this to have delays and feel ECI e-automate should invest more in its support infrastructure.
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    Implementation Rating
    Commusoft
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    ECI Software Solutions
    I did not participate in implementation
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    Alternatives Considered
    Commusoft
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    ECI Software Solutions
    E-automate is much better at understanding the needs of the office equipment industry and provide the necessary tools. SAP Business One has limited features specific to the office equipment industry and includes things that are not useful. E-automate is also priced much better and provides the best value for your investment.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
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    ECI Software Solutions
    I was not involved in the sales process
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    Scalability
    Commusoft
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    ECI Software Solutions
    Every department we have does use e-automate to some degree with most being successful.
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    Professional Services
    Commusoft
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    ECI Software Solutions
    I was not involved in the sales process
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    Return on Investment
    Commusoft
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    ECI Software Solutions
    • The e-automate will stop working if we stop paying each year. We chose not to go to the cloud and buy the software. QuickBooks and other software are a one-time fee.
    • E-automate has very few outside vendors for add-on modules.
    • The vendors that do have modules are costly.
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    Product screenshotScreenshot of Stock managementScreenshot of Online bookingScreenshot of Service contract management

    e-automate Screenshots

    Screenshot of an item search, in e-automate