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JobBOSS

Score9.1 out of 10

15 Reviews and Ratings

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What is JobBOSS?

JobBOSS is a cloud or on-premise manufacturing ERP developed by global, Dutch headquartered software company Exact and acquired by ECI Software in 2017.

Categories & Use Cases

Key Features

Learn about the best (and worst!) features JobBOSS has to offer, as determined by TrustRadius' reviewers.
Based on 15 ratings of JobBOSS's features
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Top Performing Features

  • Pay calculation

    Pay calculation provides for computation of employee pay with state and federal deductions.

    Category average: 7

  • Benefit plan administration

    Benefit plan administration is administration of health insurance plans and 401k plans, and other benefits.

    Category average: 7.2

  • Direct deposit files

    Direct deposit is the ability to electronically transfer pay to an employee’s personal bank account.

    Category average: 7.4

Areas for Improvement

  • Work Execution

    Monitor procution status, manage work orders for standard and non-standard production, enforce tight controls on serialized products

    Category average: 7.5

  • Manufacturing Costs

    Estimate, plan and monitor costs and variances by plant. Capture resource costs using standard, actual, LIFO, FIFO or multiple costing methods.

    Category average: 7.4

  • Inventory Planning

    Establish projected inventory levels, monitor actual levels and compare with projected levels

    Category average: 7.3

Most Frequent Users

Top 3 industries using JobBOSS
Based on HG Insights installation data
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#1 most frequent

Manufacturing

66.3%

595 installations of 897

#2 most frequent

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

6.2%

56 installations of 897

#3 most frequent

Construction

3.3%

30 installations of 897

Reviews

What users are saying about JobBOSS.
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You won't be disappointed!

Incentivized
Verified User
Manager in Finance and Accounting (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use JobBOSS to produce certifications after a part has been inspected. The product gives us the paper trail to our inspection services that we give to our customer who make aerospace parts and has to prove that parts have been inspected to be safe for use in flight safety.

Pros

  • tracks where the job is in the inspection process
  • Keeps track of open jobs
  • gives us certifications to give to our customers

Cons

  • being able to purchase program without having a limited number of seats
  • Cost

Return on Investment

  • Job tracking is great and convenient to know where in the inspection process the part is
  • Templates so much easier to use then typing everything out
  • search by various keys make life easier...PO#, Job #, Customer name

Usability

Other Software Used

QuickBooks Desktop Pro, Smart Search

JobBOSS is the BOSS of All-In-One Software Solutions!

Incentivized
Tim Edwards
General Office & Accounting Administrator in Finance and Accounting at Magnetic Shield Corporation (11-50 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

JobBOSS is an essential software solution at our company utilized across multiple departments including sales, accounting, shipping and purchasing. It is vital for our sales records, customer records, inventory, A/P & A/R functions. The ease of use and customization is also key to our success when implementing JobBOSS across our organization.

Pros

  • Customer record organization
  • Inventory management
  • A/R & A/P tracking
  • Sales history and reporting
  • Reporting in general

Cons

  • Customization can prove to be somewhat of a challenge to implement, but support always jumps in to assist if needed
  • Can be somewhat slow/glitchy at times
  • Some aspects are not that intuitive and could be more user-friendly

Return on Investment

  • Ease of use to communicate with customer/vendors
  • Ability to house all inventory/pricing/costs in one place
  • Consolidation of accounting data for easy reporting

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Incentivized
Jason Bublitz
President in Corporate at Midwest Precision Mfg. (11-50 employees employees)

Pros

  • Not Much

Cons

  • Tech Support
  • Overall Linking Modules

Return on Investment

  • To much Time on phone with Tech Support

JobBoss for Midsize Manufacturing/Job Shops

Incentivized
Jeremiah AlexanderView profile
Systems Manager in Corporate at Alexander Screw Products, Inc. (51-200 employees employees)

Pros

  • It's scheduling module works well for "Job Shop" style manufacturing and scales to larger production runs.
  • The ability to create routings and assemblies, as well as templates, allowed us to consolidate several excel spreadsheets per job into a single place. Getting everything into one spot really saves time and helps minimize mistakes that can occur from working in multiple files.
  • The remote workstations on the floor are helping us achieve our goal of paper reduction, and with real time changes we don't need to go out and collect outdated paperwork from the floor.
  • The accounting system is robust and works well.

Cons

  • The reporting is through Crystal Reports which is cumbersome to work with and requires someone who knows what they are doing. If you're moving from something like Quickbooks with built in report editing, you're going to be frustrated with creating custom reports.
  • If you run mutliple jobs on a single machine or use multi-pallet machines scheduling can get frustrating, and you will have to come up with your own solutions to schedule those machines. (This is not unique to JobBOSS scheduling. We tested several ERP systems in this range and most were lacking in this area).
  • Even with the 12.0 update, the interface is still rather dated for the onsite version. The online version looks much better.

Return on Investment

  • We were using several pieces or software that have all been replaced by just JobBOSS. Inventory, routings, inspections, floor tracking, accounting are now all in a single place.
  • It helped us to reorganize our document server and consolidate files. Its ability to link files has created an environment where nearly every piece of information on an order can be found in a centralized single location.
  • The quoting module has improved our decision making and ability to see where we were right or wrong on costing.

Alternatives Considered

Peachtree, QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions and Wasp Inventory

JobBOSS for everything

Incentivized
Thomas GibbonsView profile
Journeyman Machine Operator in Manufacturing at Ajax metal forming solutions, LLC (51-200 employees employees)

Pros

  • Timekeeping. Clocking in and out.
  • Inventory control.
  • Travelers or job sheets that keep track of operations.

Cons

  • Better label printing support.
  • Timekeeping alerts to management when there are huge discrepancies.

Return on Investment

  • Paid for itself over and again with our complete shop management.
  • Payroll couldn't get any easier.