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IFS Field Service Management vs. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Field Service (FieldOne)

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IFS Field Service Management

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AIFS Field Service Management (formerly Metrix) is the field service management application from Industrial and Financial Systems (IFS). It is built around features such as a contact center, dynamic scheduling, and service contract management.N/A

    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Field Service (FieldOne)

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Field Service is the updated, rebranded replacement for FieldOne Sky, a field service management acquired by Microsoft in 2015. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Field Service (and the former FieldOne) is built around features such as scheduling and dispatching optimization, automated routing, and built-in customer relationship management (CRM).

    $20

    per month per user

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    IFS Field Service ManagementMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Field Service (FieldOne)
    Editions & Modules
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    Subsequent qualifying1 Dynamics 365 app
    $20
    per month per user
    First Dynamics 365 app
    $95
    per month per user
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    Pricing Offerings
    IFS Field Service ManagementMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Field Service (FieldOne)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsUser must be licensed for Dynamics 365 Field Service to qualify for reduced pricing.
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    User Ratings
    IFS Field Service ManagementMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Field Service (FieldOne)
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    7.0
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    User Testimonials
    IFS Field Service ManagementMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Field Service (FieldOne)
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    IFS
    IFS Field Service Management is well suited for ad-hoc reporting and querying of your dataset(s). It also is great for inventory management, processing orders, and handling EDI transaction sets to third party partners and suppliers.
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Field Service is [...] one of the best tools when it comes to delivering on-site service to customer locations. Organizations can follow [a] proactive and predictive service model by using Connected Field Service, [which] provides capabilities to connect to IoT devices and to remotely diagnose, monitor, and service the devices by integrating with Microsoft Azure IoT Hub and using Microsoft Azure IoT Hub PaaS offering.
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    Pros
    IFS
    • Order Placement - IFS makes placing orders quite easy. From the simple interface down to selecting inventory, the experience is simple and clean
    • Reporting - Querying database records is straightforward and easy to do. Queries can then be drilled down to individual records or exported to excel for further manipulation and analysis.
    • Customer Creation - Creating new customers and managing and maintaining existing records is a simple and easily repeatable exercise
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    Microsoft
    • Optimized Resource Scheduling - both manual and automatic.
    • Field Service (Dynamics 365) mobile app for the field service agents
    • Seamless Integration with other [Microsoft] Dynamics 365 Apps through Dataverse and other Power Platform products
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    Cons
    IFS
    • Field Customization - Adding fields or inputs to particular entities is not very easy. In a world of point and click development, IFS is behind the curve
    • Order Automation - for bulk order placement it would be nice to have an easy mechanism to upload orders via an Excel or csv template. We've written some custom programs to perform this, but a more user friendly, "out of box" solution would be welcomed.
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    Microsoft
    • Being a part of Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement Apps and as it uses Power Platform, to fully leverage all the features and understand its capabilities, one has to know those related products and technologies also.
    • Field Service Mobile support is ending in June 2022, and transitioning to the new Field Service (Dynamics 365) [so that] is something the existing customers would have to plan [for].
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    Alternatives Considered
    IFS
    I was not part of the software selection process and cannot provide insight into any of the alternatives in this arena at this time.
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    Microsoft
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    Return on Investment
    IFS
    • Positive - streamlined order processing has allowed our business to scale without requiring additional bodies for that specific need.
    • Positive - Reporting has allowed valuable insight into historic business trends which has allowed us to be proactive instead of reactive in many areas.
    • Negative - Customizations have proved costly and cumbersome when upgrading to the next version of the software.
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    Microsoft
    • ROI has increased along with customer satisfaction after the organization has adopted Microsoft Dynamics 365 Field Service.
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