Spruce vs. Epicor CMS

Spruce

Epicor CMS

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Spruce	Score 7.7 out of 10	N/A	Spruce is an end-to-end business management software that allows lumber, home, and building supply businesses to manage purchasing, inventory, ecommerce, documentation, delivery, accounting, and sales analytics all within a single system for increased efficiency and profitability.	N/A
Epicor CMS	Score 6.7 out of 10	N/A	N/A	N/A

Pricing

Spruce

Epicor CMS

Editions & Modules

No answers on this topic

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Spruce	Epicor CMS
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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Community Pulse
	Spruce	Epicor CMS
Top Pros	No answers on this topic	Pro Order processing Pro Inventory tracking
Top Cons	No answers on this topic	Minus Visual interface Minus Report customization

Features

Spruce

Epicor CMS

Security

Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
	Spruce 6.7 3 Ratings 18% below category average	Epicor CMS 10.0 1 Ratings 22% above category average
Role-based user permissions	6.73 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Single sign-on capability	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings

Reporting & Analytics

Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
	Spruce 5.8 4 Ratings 18% below category average	Epicor CMS 5.0 1 Ratings 32% below category average
Dashboards	5.02 Ratings	00 Ratings
Standard reports	6.44 Ratings	5.01 Ratings
Custom reports	5.94 Ratings	5.01 Ratings

General Ledger and Configurable Accounting

Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
	Spruce 7.4 4 Ratings 3% below category average	Epicor CMS 9.5 1 Ratings 22% above category average
Accounts payable	7.74 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Accounts receivable	7.34 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations	6.64 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Configurable Accounting	8.22 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Standardized Processes	7.04 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Global Financial Support	00 Ratings	8.01 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings

Inventory Management

Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
	Spruce 6.2 4 Ratings 22% below category average	Epicor CMS 10.0 1 Ratings 25% above category average
Inventory tracking	7.74 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Automatic reordering	5.02 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Location management	5.92 Ratings	10.01 Ratings

Order Management

Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
	Spruce 7.7 4 Ratings 1% below category average	Epicor CMS 8.8 1 Ratings 13% above category average
Pricing	6.84 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Order entry	8.04 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Credit card processing	7.32 Ratings	00 Ratings
Cost of goods sold	7.33 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Order Orchestration	9.11 Ratings	10.01 Ratings

Subledger and Financial Process

Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
	Spruce 7.7 3 Ratings 4% above category average	Epicor CMS 8.7 1 Ratings 16% above category average
Billing Management	8.23 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management	7.33 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting	7.32 Ratings	7.01 Ratings
Period Close	7.93 Ratings	10.01 Ratings

Project Execution Management

Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
	Spruce 6.8 1 Ratings 0% below category average	Epicor CMS - Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers	7.31 Ratings	00 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality	6.41 Ratings	00 Ratings

Procurement

Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
	Spruce 4.5 1 Ratings 42% below category average	Epicor CMS 7.3 1 Ratings 5% above category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared	5.51 Ratings	5.01 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated	3.61 Ratings	7.01 Ratings
Supplier Management	00 Ratings	8.01 Ratings

Manufacturing

Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
	Spruce 6.4 2 Ratings 16% below category average	Epicor CMS 9.1 1 Ratings 19% above category average
Configuration Management	6.82 Ratings	9.01 Ratings
Work Execution	5.92 Ratings	9.01 Ratings
Production Process Design	00 Ratings	9.01 Ratings
Production Management	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs	00 Ratings	9.01 Ratings

Supply Chain

Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
	Spruce 4.5 2 Ratings 46% below category average	Epicor CMS 10.0 1 Ratings 33% above category average
Inventory Planning	4.52 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Forecasting	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Performance Monitoring	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings

Product Lifecycle Management

Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
	Spruce 7.3 1 Ratings 1% above category average	Epicor CMS 8.1 1 Ratings 12% above category average
Product Master Data Management	7.31 Ratings	8.01 Ratings
Proposal Management	00 Ratings	8.01 Ratings

Customization

Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
	Spruce - Ratings	Epicor CMS 7.5 1 Ratings 4% above category average
API for custom integration	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Plug-ins	00 Ratings	5.01 Ratings

Project Financial Management

Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
	Spruce - Ratings	Epicor CMS 7.4 1 Ratings 3% below category average
Budgeting and Forecasting	00 Ratings	5.01 Ratings
Project Costing	00 Ratings	7.01 Ratings
Cost Capture	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Capital Project Management	00 Ratings	8.01 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance	00 Ratings	5.01 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition	00 Ratings	8.01 Ratings

Risk Management

Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
	Spruce - Ratings	Epicor CMS 7.3 1 Ratings 12% above category average
Control Management	00 Ratings	7.01 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments	00 Ratings	7.01 Ratings
Issue Detection	00 Ratings	7.01 Ratings

Logistics

Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
	Spruce - Ratings	Epicor CMS 8.8 1 Ratings 26% above category average
Transportation Planning and Optimization	00 Ratings	9.01 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management	00 Ratings	9.01 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management	00 Ratings	8.01 Ratings
Fulfillment Management	00 Ratings	9.01 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management	00 Ratings	8.01 Ratings

Best Alternatives
	Spruce	Epicor CMS
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User Ratings
	Spruce	Epicor CMS
Likelihood to Recommend	7.7 (4 ratings)	9.0 (1 ratings)
Usability	- (0 ratings)	8.0 (1 ratings)
Availability	8.0 (4 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Support Rating	- (0 ratings)	7.0 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Spruce	Epicor CMS
Likelihood to Recommend	ECI Software Solutions I think my single most surprising and satisfying experience with ECI and its RockSolid Maxx and then Spruce products was the ease of implementation and rollout -- both on the hardware and software side. ECI seems to have mastered the idea of using an integrated team along with robust tutorials to make that process easy. Incentivized Todd Doom Treasurer Read full review	Epicor Software CMS is well suited for automotive manufacturing businesses. Incentivized Michael O'Riley Director of Information Technology at Humphrey Companies, LLC. Read full review
Pros	ECI Software Solutions lumber management. purchasing and receiving. Cloud based. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Epicor Software EDI Order Processing Serialized Inventory Tracking Order Processing Incentivized Michael O'Riley Director of Information Technology at Humphrey Companies, LLC. Read full review
Cons	ECI Software Solutions Point of sales P&L usability Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Epicor Software Visual interface Report Customization Incentivized Michael O'Riley Director of Information Technology at Humphrey Companies, LLC. Read full review
Usability	ECI Software Solutions No answers on this topic	Epicor Software CMS takes time to learn and use the menu driven green screen. However, once you are familiar it makes for fast navigation. Incentivized Michael O'Riley Director of Information Technology at Humphrey Companies, LLC. Read full review
Reliability and Availability	ECI Software Solutions It's always available - I do love that it's in the cloud! Makes it easier to use whenever we need to!! Incentivized AG Amy Garland Office Manager Read full review	Epicor Software No answers on this topic
Support Rating	ECI Software Solutions No answers on this topic	Epicor Software Support is getting better but can still be slow to respond. Incentivized Michael O'Riley Director of Information Technology at Humphrey Companies, LLC. Read full review
Alternatives Considered	ECI Software Solutions Spruce is possibly just above average. Not super impressed with usability and especially not impressed with tech support who is rarely able to answer questions on the first call. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Epicor Software We have more control over the backend of CMS and the fact it runs on a 5250 emulator it run a lot faster for data entry. Incentivized Michael O'Riley Director of Information Technology at Humphrey Companies, LLC. Read full review
Return on Investment	ECI Software Solutions With $13 million in gross and 40 employees I'm able to run a full back office with a staff of two. In today's tight labor market that is invaluable. Being able to implement Spruce with almost no upgrading or replacement of existing computer hardware represented a huge cost savings to us. I'm not even sure what dollar amount I could attach to that. Dealing with both a wholesale and retail customers requires that we provide different levels and kinds of reporting and documentation. Spruce has made it easy to respond to the different demands that those customers place upon us. Incentivized Todd Doom Treasurer Read full review	Epicor Software Inventory tracibility Order Processing Customer Integration EDI Processing Incentivized Michael O'Riley Director of Information Technology at Humphrey Companies, LLC. Read full review
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