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Verified User
Chose Epicor Kinetic
Can’t really compare the 2. This is not a good representation because one is for parts management and the other for expenses that occur with the every day of being a business.
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Senior Systems Engineer in Information Technology at Drake Australia (Consumer Services, 201-500 employees)
Chose Epicor Kinetic
Historically we used Epicor for many years. It is solid ERP software with many handy modules that provide all that we need for our business processes. Currently, we also use AdaptUX and CRM.
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Verified User
Chose Epicor Kinetic
Epicor ERP lacks some of the main functions that a software like Salesforce offers. The main difference is the ERP versus the cloud of marketing and sales benefits you get with Salesforce. Epicor is great for an ERP, but lacks in marketing and sales.
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IT Manager in Information Technology at TJ Hale (Furniture, 51-200 employees)
Chose Epicor Kinetic
We evaluated a couple of different products. Overall I think that Epicor has similar features to the other ERP offerings out there at this level. The thing that I like the best about Epicor is the tools used to modify the software. Just about every aspect of the software is …
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Verified User
Chose Epicor Kinetic
As of the time we last used Profit key, Epicor was a massive upgrade and a lot more versatile. The difference Epicor has made in the business would not have been achievable with the old ProfitKey software we were using. I honestly don't know that there is a fair comparison as …
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Operations Manager in Manufacturing at REMTEC, INCORPORATED (Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 51-200 employees)
Chose Epicor Kinetic
We chose Epicor because of its flexibility and ability to customize on the fly. We evaluated 3 other vendors, but none of them offered the flexibility that Epicor has.
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Verified User
Chose Epicor Kinetic
Was down to Epicor and Infor SyteLine for our final two and had our core team privately write which they wanted and why. Summing it up best was one of the responses: If you want what is familiar and like your legacy system, go with SyteLine, but if you want all the bells and …
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VP Operations / Finance in Manufacturing at Omega Plastics, Inc. (Plastics, 51-200 employees)
Chose Epicor Kinetic
Epicor ERP has similar functionality to Made2Manage, but is much more flexible and has significantly more additional modules and support available. Versus PeopleSoft, it becomes an unfair comparison, as Epicor is mid-market and PeopleSoft is large-market. Having said that, …
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Verified User
Chose Epicor Kinetic
I was not with the company when the selection was performed
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Network Administrator III in Information Technology at Baxter Manufacturing (Machinery, 51-200 employees)
Chose Epicor Kinetic
Baxter had been on an inhouse designed and programmed ERP system, then we were purchased and moved onto a mainframe with a customized ERP system. The decision to move off the mainframe was made and we started looking at a replacement system. I put together a list of 10 EPR …
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Verified User
Chose Epicor Kinetic
With my former employer, we used ISAH-7, including couplings to Autocad (with BOM-integration) and Account View for financial reporting. At this company, I was also doing on-site support and report updates and year-closing, which would normally cost me just 4-5 working days. …
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Verified User
Chose Epicor Kinetic
Everyone at our organization really appreciated "made 2 manage" because of all of the quick access and some of the capabilities in accounting. So far, Epicor is much more advanced but the two can stand side by side. These two programs cannot really be compared just because it's …
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Project Manager in Information Technology at Hi-Grade Welding & Mfg (Machinery, 51-200 employees)
Chose Epicor Kinetic
Vista 4 was a very basic system that did not require people to put in very much detail. This was ok in the earlier years of the company because our regulations weren't as strict and we weren't as concerned about the traceability of items. With our growing company we had to be …
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Principal Mechanical Engineer in Research & Development at ClearStream Environmental (Civil Engineering, 11-50 employees)
Chose Epicor Kinetic
We looked at a ton of other systems, but we picked Epicor because it had the most functionality that we wanted out of the box, and with the ability to customize everything. Some other packages had even better customization but less out of the box functionality. Epicor had a …
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Vice President Global Procurement & Manufacturing in Information Technology at Potter Electric Signal Co. (Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 201-500 employees)
Chose Epicor Kinetic
Other than Microsoft Dynamics it's more complete and user-friendly. Also, the ROI was better than Microsoft Dynamics. When all departments reviewed the offerings is Epicor was a better fit than the other 4. The interface was easier to use meaning we got up to speed faster. The …
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Epicor ERP 10 Developer & Administrator in Information Technology at Electroimpact, Inc. (Aviation & Aerospace, 201-500 employees)
Chose Epicor Kinetic
Epicor has been in use here for 15+ years so the "history" of evaluating other systems has been lost to the mists of time. In the view of this evaluator Epicor ERP is at the least the equal, if not superior, of any enterprise level Tier 1 ERP system and is built on the most …
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Verified User
Chose Epicor Kinetic
As an accountant, I prefer QuickBooks or M3 accounting. I did not select Epicor.
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IT Software Administrator in Information Technology at Rowmark, LLC (Plastics, 201-500 employees)
Chose Epicor Kinetic
While these systems are not probably equivalent to Epicor, I found that all of them seemed to fail in the same area, many business processes were not supported in the software and users had to resort to manual processes or unintegrated databases. I think Epicor does a very good …
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Features
Epicor Kinetic
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Epicor Kinetic
Feature
Epicor Kinetic
7.4
13 Ratings
3% above category average
Pay calculation
7.713 Ratings
Benefit plan administration
7.79 Ratings
Direct deposit files
6.39 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Epicor Kinetic
Feature
Epicor Kinetic
7.5
27 Ratings
1% below category average
API for custom integration
9.025 Ratings
Plug-ins
6.022 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Epicor Kinetic
Feature
Epicor Kinetic
9.0
38 Ratings
10% above category average
Single sign-on capability
9.031 Ratings
Role-based user permissions
9.038 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Epicor Kinetic
Feature
Epicor Kinetic
9.0
38 Ratings
22% above category average
Dashboards
9.037 Ratings
Standard reports
9.037 Ratings
Custom reports
9.033 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Epicor Kinetic
Feature
Epicor Kinetic
7.6
37 Ratings
2% below category average
Accounts payable
9.035 Ratings
Accounts receivable
9.036 Ratings
Global Financial Support
9.016 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers
9.017 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations
9.020 Ratings
Configurable Accounting
9.018 Ratings
Standardized Processes
9.019 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Epicor Kinetic
Feature
Epicor Kinetic
9.4
37 Ratings
17% above category average
Inventory tracking
9.036 Ratings
Automatic reordering
9.921 Ratings
Location management
9.029 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Epicor Kinetic
Feature
Epicor Kinetic
8.9
40 Ratings
12% above category average
Pricing
9.037 Ratings
Order entry
9.040 Ratings
Credit card processing
7.219 Ratings
Cost of goods sold
9.039 Ratings
Order Orchestration
9.916 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Epicor Kinetic
Feature
Epicor Kinetic
8.7
23 Ratings
15% above category average
Billing Management
9.018 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management
9.019 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management
5.713 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting
8.914 Ratings
Period Close
8.218 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Epicor Kinetic
Feature
Epicor Kinetic
9.2
19 Ratings
19% above category average
Budgeting and Forecasting
9.015 Ratings
Project Costing
8.016 Ratings
Cost Capture
10.017 Ratings
Capital Project Management
9.011 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance
9.09 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition
9.012 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Epicor Kinetic
Feature
Epicor Kinetic
7.6
14 Ratings
10% above category average
Project Planning and Scheduling
7.612 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers
5.47 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality
7.25 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools
7.36 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Epicor Kinetic
Feature
Epicor Kinetic
7.8
7 Ratings
5% above category average
Award Lifecycle Management
8.03 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Epicor Kinetic
Feature
Epicor Kinetic
8.1
14 Ratings
16% above category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared
8.75 Ratings
Contract Authoring
9.04 Ratings
Contract Repository
7.75 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated
6.08 Ratings
Supplier Management
9.011 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Epicor Kinetic
Feature
Epicor Kinetic
7.9
3 Ratings
19% above category average
Risk Repository
8.02 Ratings
Control Management
8.03 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments
8.02 Ratings
Issue Detection
8.02 Ratings
Remediation and Certification
8.02 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Epicor Kinetic
Feature
Epicor Kinetic
7.3
11 Ratings
9% above category average
Transportation Planning and Optimization
7.75 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management
7.04 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management
7.04 Ratings
Fulfillment Management
5.18 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management
7.76 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Epicor Kinetic
Feature
Epicor Kinetic
8.6
21 Ratings
15% above category average
Production Process Design
9.016 Ratings
Production Management
9.020 Ratings
Configuration Management
9.014 Ratings
Work Execution
9.016 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs
9.020 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Epicor Kinetic
Feature
Epicor Kinetic
9.2
22 Ratings
26% above category average
Forecasting
9.018 Ratings
Inventory Planning
9.021 Ratings
Performance Monitoring
9.016 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Epicor Kinetic
Epicor is an excellent system for most manufacturing customers and offers several features previously only offered on the very large (e.g. Oracle, PeopleSoft, etc) level platforms. Yet the pricing is mid-level, and the expandability through additional modules provides a great opportunity for future business growth. The architecture is easily scalable, fast, and offers great options for both on premise and hosted systems. Epicor is flexible, and large enough that regular updates and enhancements continue to be adopted to improve functionality and effectiveness. It is however, not for everyone. Competition in this sector is very good, with several mid-level systems being available at a similar price point. If you are considering adopting a new ERP system and are in the plastics space, you also owe it to yourself and your team to consider IQMS, which is becoming a de-facto standard in this segment. Also, for specific medical sectors, you will find that Epicor software validation for CFR Part 11 compliance can be quite costly-- although the software is capable of supporting this with modification. Overall, Epicor is a solid choice. Ultimately, it will be up to your team to determine what works best for your needs. You won't be disappointed with Epicor if you do the due diligence and take the time needed to properly review and demo the product. Remember though, demos are typically "best case" staged, so be sure to throw several curveballs at your vendor and bring out the unique requirements of your business.
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Epicor has the best product configurator that I have seen on the market. This was one of the main reasons we went with Epicor, and have not been disappointed at all.
Epicor is also one of the easiest ERP system to learn, and has many ways for users to get training. Epicor University, on-line courses, or class room settings, also user conference every year, and user support groups.
The Enterprise search ability in Epicor is great, can find parts, customers, suppliers, etc. so easily. And if you can't remember where a report or task that you want to do is on the menu, you can search for that also.
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I give this rating because the software has good functionality and usability. The system does not crash and can also be maintained under overall conditions in any business function. We utilize this to communicate effectively in various areas and make informed business decisions. This is highly rated as we make other changes to our organization
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If the answer to your problem is not readily available in an answer book, your response or solution will take months, if you get one at all. Problems need to be sent to support and duplicated by them before they try to fix it. This is extremely frustrating because you have to prove to Epicor that you are having an issue. If by some miracle you get by this barrier, your problem is submitted to development for review. You can't speak to them or communicate in any way directly. This group appears to be completely unconcerned about user issues or customer service. Our experiences have been negative across the board.
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Everyone at our organization really appreciated "made 2 manage" because of all of the quick access and some of the capabilities in accounting. So far, Epicor is much more advanced but the two can stand side by side. These two programs cannot really be compared just because it's just not fair to compare an on-site server ERP system to a cloud-based one.
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The software is pretty easy to use. Things are pretty clear on how to do them and if you don't know how to do something they have instructions on how to do them or you get an error code telling you exactly what to do. I have been satisfied with my overall experience.
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The ROI can be hard to quantify. We spend more time setting up and entering information up front, but we spend less time than before trying to track project costs so that evens out. Purchasing the system and implementing it was very expensive, but the benefit is the the better information can save money on projects as we know where best to spend our time and identify potential problems earlier on a project. We believe it will have a positive impact, but I'd say it will take a few years (3-4) to be worth it.
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