DDI System vs. Red Falcon

Unless you want to use every aspect of DDI for your company, I would not recommend their program. We have been unable to integrate their system with outside systems and even our website without having to pay for a "work around". If you do consider using other aspects of their offerings, make sure to get a trial of things like their CRM capabilities, as I have found them to be quite outdated in comparison to other programs

Incentivized

We like the fact that we are able to offer our customers a professional online presence so that we can compete with the big box stores and the Amazon's of the Office Supply world. I like being able to log into the back office to see our respective pricing from both SP Richards and Essendant.

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• quick reporting for pre-programmed reports
• works well in the cloud
• fast billing process
• interconnected data is easy to access

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• There is good training and support to help learn the product
• Makes it easy for staff to manage inventory and see what we have in stock for hardware and computers.
• Integrates with many of the Wholesalers we use right out of the box.

Incentivized

• support is slow
• customized reports are limited
• the search feature is quirky

Incentivized

• Would like to be able to print only unprinted orders in packing slips.
• More reporting options within Red Falcon.
• Would like to be able to search by order number under customer order history.
• Be able to do recurring orders on the back end for MISC items.

Incentivized

It gets the job done most of the time. Customization and support bring the score down

Incentivized

Very easy to maneuver throughout the system and the order processing is an easy step by step process

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Support is great at taking care of our questions and issues.

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The instructors were patient and kind but the overall implementation seemed cumbersome and lengthy.

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Blackbaud seems more polished as a whole but is for non-profits and their needs

Incentivized

We did a quick review of other companies but went with Red Falcon as we knew someone else who used and was happy with their service offerings Red Falcon does seem to be expensive but it was a little hard to compare as we did not compare all the specific pricing for other competitors Again, we mainly went with Red Falcon through word of mouth

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• Not sure, management would know.

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• Red Falcon's integration with e-auto is a tremendous time and money saver on the admin side of things!
• The overall cost of Red Falcon is a bit pricey so the ROI really depends on how much e-commerce business that can be ran thru it.

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