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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    24SevenOffice

    Score9 out of 10
    N/A24SevenOffice is a modular, all-in-one enterprise resource planning (ERP) system with integrated capabilities such as customer relationship management (CRM), financial and project management, and communication.N/A

    Brightpearl

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/ABrightpearl’s retail operations platform is designed to handle peak trading, integrates with the full retail tech ecosystem, and is omni-channel native. Additionally, the vendor says their solution is the system of record for key trading data, provides real-time trading insights and is automated so users can stay in control and manage by exception. According to the vendor key differentiators include: Software and Service. Service is an integral part of Brightpearl's offer. The…N/A
    Pricing
    24SevenOfficeBrightpearl
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    24SevenOfficeBrightpearl
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
    Additional Details—Brightpearl is for merchants trading $1M or above, or those that expect to be in the next 12 months. Pricing is designed to suit the needs of fast-growth and larger merchants.
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    Community Pulse
    24SevenOfficeBrightpearl
    Considered Both Products
    24SevenOffice
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    Sage
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    56%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    56%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    56%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    57%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    Features
    24SevenOfficeBrightpearl
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of 24SevenOffice and Brightpearl by Sage
    Feature
    24SevenOffice
    7.1
    2 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Brightpearl by Sage
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation6.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration7.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files5.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of 24SevenOffice and Brightpearl by Sage
    Feature
    24SevenOffice
    7.9
    2 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Brightpearl by Sage
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins6.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of 24SevenOffice and Brightpearl by Sage
    Feature
    24SevenOffice
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Brightpearl by Sage
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability6.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions7.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of 24SevenOffice and Brightpearl by Sage
    Feature
    24SevenOffice
    6.9
    2 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Brightpearl by Sage
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards6.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports5.82 Ratings00 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of 24SevenOffice and Brightpearl by Sage
    Feature
    24SevenOffice
    6.1
    3 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Brightpearl by Sage
    -
    Ratings
    Accounts payable8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts receivable6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes5.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of 24SevenOffice and Brightpearl by Sage
    Feature
    24SevenOffice
    6.8
    2 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Brightpearl by Sage
    -
    Ratings
    Inventory tracking7.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic reordering6.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location management6.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of 24SevenOffice and Brightpearl by Sage
    Feature
    24SevenOffice
    7.6
    2 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Brightpearl by Sage
    -
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    Pricing8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order entry9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit card processing6.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold8.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Orchestration6.82 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of 24SevenOffice and Brightpearl by Sage
    Feature
    24SevenOffice
    7.0
    3 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Brightpearl by Sage
    -
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    Billing Management7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting5.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Period Close6.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of 24SevenOffice and Brightpearl by Sage
    Feature
    24SevenOffice
    7.1
    2 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Brightpearl by Sage
    -
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    Budgeting and Forecasting8.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Costing6.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost Capture8.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Capital Project Management6.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance8.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of 24SevenOffice and Brightpearl by Sage
    Feature
    24SevenOffice
    7.1
    2 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Brightpearl by Sage
    -
    Ratings
    Project Planning and Scheduling8.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers7.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality5.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of 24SevenOffice and Brightpearl by Sage
    Feature
    24SevenOffice
    7.1
    2 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Brightpearl by Sage
    -
    Ratings
    Award Lifecycle Management8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of 24SevenOffice and Brightpearl by Sage
    Feature
    24SevenOffice
    6.6
    2 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Brightpearl by Sage
    -
    Ratings
    Bids Analyzed and Compared7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Authoring7.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Repository6.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated5.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supplier Management4.82 Ratings00 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of 24SevenOffice and Brightpearl by Sage
    Feature
    24SevenOffice
    6.7
    2 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Brightpearl by Sage
    -
    Ratings
    Risk Repository7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Management8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments6.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue Detection7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification4.82 Ratings00 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of 24SevenOffice and Brightpearl by Sage
    Feature
    24SevenOffice
    6.8
    2 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Brightpearl by Sage
    -
    Ratings
    Transportation Planning and Optimization7.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management5.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management5.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of 24SevenOffice and Brightpearl by Sage
    Feature
    24SevenOffice
    6.4
    2 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Brightpearl by Sage
    -
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    Production Process Design8.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Production Management7.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configuration Management6.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Work Execution7.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs4.82 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of 24SevenOffice and Brightpearl by Sage
    Feature
    24SevenOffice
    7.6
    2 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Brightpearl by Sage
    -
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    Forecasting8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Planning9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring7.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of 24SevenOffice and Brightpearl by Sage
    Feature
    24SevenOffice
    7.3
    2 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Brightpearl by Sage
    -
    Ratings
    Proposal Management4.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management8.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    24SevenOfficeBrightpearl
    Small Businesses
    Zoho One
    Score9.1 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    Zoho One
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Epicor Eagle
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    Score4.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    24SevenOfficeBrightpearl
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.1
    (159 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (12 ratings)
    Usability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.4
    (9 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (135 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.5
    (104 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.9
    (5 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    24SevenOfficeBrightpearl
    Likelihood to Recommend
    24SevenOffice
    I would say if you have a staff that's already experienced in the 24SevenOffice program that would be best. People who are brand new to it will have too much time ramping up and training. Also, you'd better have a rock-solid network infrastructure if you want success with this program. A business with less tech-savvy workers just wouldn't work.
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    Sage
    Brightpearl is very well suited for small-medium companies that are growing quickly and need a way to improve their operational systems and functionality to handle increasing volume of orders. Particularly if you use multiple SKUs, sales channels, and/or warehouses, the features offered by Brightpearl are excellently well suited to handle these types of needs. I don't believe Brightpearl would be very applicable for very small companies with a small number of SKUs, as many of the features offered would be unnecessary and underutilized.
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    Pros
    24SevenOffice
    • Excellent UI that is easy to use. All features are a breeze.
    • Because of the depth at which it has data, it can be used very well.
    • Its integration with other ERP software is also possible for better analysis.
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    Sage
    • Brightpearl tracks order changes and communications very well. It documents all activity in a feed that anyone can see, including status changes, notes made, emails sent, etc.
    • Brightpearl makes it incredibly easy to find orders fitting certain criteria through the use of statuses that you can customize. For example, as a multichannel seller, we can easily create statuses for each channel that we sell from, where our orders will (oftentimes automatically) land in. We also deal often with things like back ordered items; we can also create statuses for certain brands, so that when we expect a shipment in from that company, our back order specialist can easily sort through her orders that are waiting on that shipment.
    • Brightpearl makes it easy to take orders over the phone. Everything I need is right there on one screen; not often do I find myself needing to deviate to other tabs. The steps I take (from "new order" to finish) are straightforward and understandable, and go in steps that make sense.
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    Cons
    24SevenOffice
    • Unfortunately, usability is a major issue at times. I hear complaints about dropped network traffic, and it's not our infrastructure.
    • The interface is confusing. We have to train new employees with a lot of detailed instructions which shouldn't be necessary.
    • We have had to pay for any support on the above issues.
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    Sage
    • Supports only a small number of marketplaces and in a limited way only. When I signed up with Brightpearl they claimed that you could list directly onto eBay from within Brightpearl but this turned out to be untrue as Brightpearl did not support eBay postage policies (eBay's semi literate way of saying shipping tables).
    • Not only can you not list directly onto eBay, you cannot list directly from within Brightpearl to any marketplaces whatsoever. With other software you can list directly to all the marketplaces they integrate with.
    • Brightpearl is abysmal at VAT. Brightpearl calculates VAT on Channel Islands and Canary Islands orders even though there is no Vat in either of them. So when you pay HMRC you will be paying them a bit extra unless you check all your orders which makes the software somewhat redundant.
    • When I signed up they advertised Brightpearl as the software to automate your online selling. But it didn't really do that. A couple of years later at considerable extra cost they released an add-on app called Brightpearl Automation that does seem to deliver on automation. However other software offers that at no extra cost.
    • Brightpearl claims that it integrates with Amazon, but this is only partially true as they have completely ignored the new marketplaces that Amazon have opened. If you list on those marketplaces you have to input the orders manually and Brightpearl will not update the stock, putting you at risk of negative feedback. Other software integrates fully with all Amazon marketplaces.
    • Now that I am leaving it was suggested that I might benefit from read-only access so that we could easily double check things like warranty claims. They offered me a year's read-only access for £10,080 which is more than double my yearly contract for full use of the software. Now, if that isn't taking the mickey, I don't know what is!!!
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    Likelihood to Renew
    24SevenOffice
    No answers on this topic
    Sage
    Brightpearl has proved to work out for our company and we have no need or intention to let it go. Rather we intend to build on what we've accomplished and it will no doubt help us scale our business and meet our ambitions.
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    Usability
    24SevenOffice
    Reduce 50% or more of your manual work through automation. Manage your business and staff with a comprehensive and fully integrated ERP, MRP, Manufacturing, Inventory management and AI-based accounting and bookkeeping system.staff with a comprehensive and fully integrated ERP, MRP, Manufacturing, Inventory management and AI-based accounting and bookkeeping system
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    Sage
    Brightpearl can be a little confusing to begin with, there are a lot of options to look through and working out the intricacies takes some time depending on what you would like to be able to do on it and what your account is set up to do. It is however very thorough and once you can work your way around it most of the functions are fairly simple to use and very detailed.
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    Reliability and Availability
    24SevenOffice
    No answers on this topic
    Sage
    Brightpearl is always easily accessibly anywhere that you can find an internet source. I have checked our stock levels when we have been off site at Ham Rally's at home and on my way home or to work if needs be. That is probably one of the best features of this system.
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    Performance
    24SevenOffice
    No answers on this topic
    Sage
    Brightpearl performs very well and integrates very well with our Metapak packing and despatch system. IT also intergrates very well with Amazon and we have used Ebay although there have been complications with Ebay and stock levels. We use Ebay mostly for second hand items of which we only have one so have skipped using Brighpearl for these products.
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    Support Rating
    24SevenOffice
    No answers on this topic
    Sage
    Brightpearl was ALWAYS great at responding to us. Their customer service was quick and responsive. Unfortunately, the responses were often that "engineers were working on it" but nothing seemed to ever come of that. I realize that Brightpearl is a large company that a lot of businesses rely on. But when you can't hit "enter" when trying to search in the front-end POS, that type of behavior should be changed very quickly and it never was. Admittedly, small things, but those annoyances tend to ultimately affect the overall experience.
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    In-Person Training
    24SevenOffice
    No answers on this topic
    Sage
    No in house training was given.
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    Online Training
    24SevenOffice
    No answers on this topic
    Sage
    The online training was very helpful in the areas we were shown and was implemented very well via a Skype call and an presentation done via the internet. However it was not thorough enough for all of our needs in certain areas. More training in person on site would have been very helpful.
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    Implementation Rating
    24SevenOffice
    No answers on this topic
    Sage
    Implementation was generally perfect, but if you are coming across from Sage I personally would recommend doing this as baby steps.
    We tried to import our entire Sage history in one batch and that was a bad idea hence the 9/10. That was mainly our fault and nothing on Brightpearl.
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    Alternatives Considered
    24SevenOffice
    24SevenOffice has its own pros and cons just like any other software. It is a great software for an organization to do project management or financial management. It stacks up very competitively against others and is probably in the top 3. the UI that is offered by this software surpasses all the others that I have used and/or mentioned above. It is a breeze to understand most parts of the software by yourself. I think in terms of support there could be some improvement that can be possible and will result in much better feedback from its clients. Overall I give it a great rating in terms of usability and capability to handle the majority of business management, project management, and financial management features.
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    Sage
    Initially we went with Brightpearl because it was an all in one solution. Salesforce CRM capabilities right out of the box far surpass Brightpearl's, but there's no inventory or accounting system pre-built in. We are currently moving away from Brightpearl for both CRM and accounting functions however.
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    Scalability
    24SevenOffice
    No answers on this topic
    Sage
    Brightpearl's ability to increase or expand its capacity and retain its performance levels to accommodate growth were acceptable but not fantastic. The program was constantly making changes which can be useful, but was also confusing & hard to keep up with since we were never updated that changes were about to be made or had been made.
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    Return on Investment
    24SevenOffice
    • We were using a fairly similar program from an ROI perspective previously so I can't say it's had a big effect.
    • That said the network issues represent lost hours/money.
    • The added training is also expensive.
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    Sage
    • It's really difficult to say. While everything is now in one place, we've spent a ton of time with support and figuring things out on our own.
    • We've also had to spend a ton of money with our CPAs fixing our financials every month.
    • However, the sales piece has streamlined our process for shipping orders out in a timely basis.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Brightpearl Screenshots

    Screenshot of Customer timeline giving you insight into pending orders, previous purchases and potential marketing opportunitiesScreenshot of Deep insight in your customers, product and sales channel through Brightpearl's Minubo integrationScreenshot of Fully integrated POS for access to all product inventory information at the tillScreenshot of Managing suppliers and purchasing inventory is quick and easy, says the vendorScreenshot of Provide top-notch service by having access to your customers’ full interaction history and personalize your marketing communication with product-interest tagging.Screenshot of Brightpearl’s flexible inventory management has all of the features you need to stay in control of your inventory and make fast, effective business decisions. Redistribute your staff towards growth strategies and reduce the time spent on costly admin overheads.