The ABB Ability Solution Suite is an enterprise ERP product suite designed for asset-intensive industries like power generation and water management.
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Accounting Seed
Score9 out of 10
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Accounting Seed is accounting software that is native to Salesforce.
$3,960
per year
IFS Applications
Score7.6 out of 10
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IFS Applications is presented by the vendor as an agile application suite that offers enterprise resource planning (ERP), enterprise asset management (EAM) and enterprise project management, handling 4 core processes: Service & Asset Management Full Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) and Field Service Management (FSM) Manufacturing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) with support for process manufacturing, discrete manufacturing…
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Accounting Seed
IFS Applications
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ABB Ability Solution Suite
Accounting Seed
IFS Applications
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Free/Freemium Version
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No
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
No
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Entry-level Setup Fee
No setup fee
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Features
ABB Ability Solution Suite
Accounting Seed
IFS Applications
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and Accounting Seed and IFS Applications
Feature
ABB Ability Solution Suite
10.0
1 Ratings
28% above category average
Accounting Seed
9.7
4 Ratings
25% above category average
IFS Applications
8.7
5 Ratings
14% above category average
API for custom integration
10.01 Ratings
9.74 Ratings
8.75 Ratings
Plug-ins
10.01 Ratings
9.73 Ratings
8.75 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and Accounting Seed and IFS Applications
Feature
ABB Ability Solution Suite
10.0
1 Ratings
17% above category average
Accounting Seed
9.7
4 Ratings
17% above category average
IFS Applications
9.9
5 Ratings
16% above category average
Single sign-on capability
10.01 Ratings
9.74 Ratings
10.05 Ratings
Role-based user permissions
10.01 Ratings
9.74 Ratings
9.85 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and Accounting Seed and IFS Applications
Feature
ABB Ability Solution Suite
10.0
1 Ratings
22% above category average
Accounting Seed
9.0
2 Ratings
21% above category average
IFS Applications
9.1
5 Ratings
13% above category average
Inventory tracking
10.01 Ratings
9.72 Ratings
9.35 Ratings
Location management
10.01 Ratings
9.72 Ratings
9.55 Ratings
Automatic reordering
00 Ratings
9.72 Ratings
9.55 Ratings
Manufacturing module
00 Ratings
6.92 Ratings
00 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and Accounting Seed and IFS Applications
Feature
ABB Ability Solution Suite
10.0
1 Ratings
23% above category average
Accounting Seed
9.4
2 Ratings
24% above category average
IFS Applications
6.3
5 Ratings
23% below category average
Pricing
10.01 Ratings
9.72 Ratings
9.05 Ratings
Order entry
10.01 Ratings
10.02 Ratings
8.25 Ratings
Cost of goods sold
10.01 Ratings
10.02 Ratings
8.35 Ratings
Credit card processing
00 Ratings
10.02 Ratings
8.74 Ratings
Order Orchestration
00 Ratings
9.72 Ratings
7.84 Ratings
End-to-end order visibility
00 Ratings
6.92 Ratings
00 Ratings
Order exception Resolution
00 Ratings
9.72 Ratings
00 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and Accounting Seed and IFS Applications
Feature
ABB Ability Solution Suite
10.0
1 Ratings
35% above category average
Accounting Seed
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
3.5
4 Ratings
67% below category average
Project Planning and Scheduling
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
9.54 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
8.54 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
7.54 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
8.54 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and Accounting Seed and IFS Applications
Feature
ABB Ability Solution Suite
10.0
1 Ratings
29% above category average
Accounting Seed
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
6.8
4 Ratings
10% below category average
Production Process Design
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
9.33 Ratings
Production Management
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
9.04 Ratings
Configuration Management
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
8.84 Ratings
Work Execution
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
9.34 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
9.54 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and Accounting Seed and IFS Applications
Feature
ABB Ability Solution Suite
10.0
1 Ratings
31% above category average
Accounting Seed
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
9.1
4 Ratings
21% above category average
Forecasting
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
8.84 Ratings
Inventory Planning
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
9.54 Ratings
Performance Monitoring
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
9.03 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and Accounting Seed and IFS Applications
Feature
ABB Ability Solution Suite
10.0
1 Ratings
30% above category average
Accounting Seed
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
4.8
4 Ratings
42% below category average
Proposal Management
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
8.33 Ratings
Product Master Data Management
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
8.83 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and Accounting Seed and IFS Applications
Feature
ABB Ability Solution Suite
-
Ratings
Accounting Seed
9.0
2 Ratings
17% above category average
IFS Applications
4.7
3 Ratings
46% below category average
Pay calculation
00 Ratings
8.32 Ratings
8.03 Ratings
Benefit plan administration
00 Ratings
8.62 Ratings
7.33 Ratings
Direct deposit files
00 Ratings
9.32 Ratings
6.33 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management
00 Ratings
9.02 Ratings
00 Ratings
Reimbursement management
00 Ratings
9.72 Ratings
00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and Accounting Seed and IFS Applications
Feature
ABB Ability Solution Suite
-
Ratings
Accounting Seed
9.1
6 Ratings
15% above category average
IFS Applications
8.8
5 Ratings
15% above category average
Dashboards
00 Ratings
9.75 Ratings
8.55 Ratings
Standard reports
00 Ratings
8.76 Ratings
8.35 Ratings
Custom reports
00 Ratings
8.86 Ratings
9.55 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and Accounting Seed and IFS Applications
Feature
ABB Ability Solution Suite
-
Ratings
Accounting Seed
8.9
6 Ratings
15% above category average
IFS Applications
7.5
5 Ratings
3% below category average
Accounts payable
00 Ratings
9.66 Ratings
9.55 Ratings
Accounts receivable
00 Ratings
9.74 Ratings
9.55 Ratings
Cash management
00 Ratings
9.45 Ratings
00 Ratings
Bank reconciliation
00 Ratings
8.66 Ratings
00 Ratings
Expense management
00 Ratings
9.75 Ratings
00 Ratings
Time tracking
00 Ratings
9.72 Ratings
00 Ratings
Fixed asset management
00 Ratings
9.73 Ratings
00 Ratings
Multi-currency support
00 Ratings
7.23 Ratings
00 Ratings
Multi-division support
00 Ratings
8.54 Ratings
00 Ratings
Regulations compliance
00 Ratings
7.63 Ratings
00 Ratings
Electronic tax filing
00 Ratings
8.62 Ratings
00 Ratings
Self-service portal
00 Ratings
9.73 Ratings
00 Ratings
Global Financial Support
00 Ratings
10.03 Ratings
9.04 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers
00 Ratings
8.74 Ratings
9.34 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting
00 Ratings
9.14 Ratings
00 Ratings
Localizations
00 Ratings
10.03 Ratings
00 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations
00 Ratings
9.76 Ratings
9.04 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting
00 Ratings
5.54 Ratings
00 Ratings
Configurable Accounting
00 Ratings
8.55 Ratings
8.84 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework
00 Ratings
9.13 Ratings
00 Ratings
Standardized Processes
00 Ratings
9.14 Ratings
9.04 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and Accounting Seed and IFS Applications
Feature
ABB Ability Solution Suite
-
Ratings
Accounting Seed
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
3.9
4 Ratings
64% below category average
Billing Management
00 Ratings
00 Ratings
8.34 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management
00 Ratings
00 Ratings
8.84 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management
00 Ratings
00 Ratings
8.84 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting
00 Ratings
00 Ratings
7.84 Ratings
Period Close
00 Ratings
00 Ratings
9.34 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and Accounting Seed and IFS Applications
Feature
ABB Ability Solution Suite
-
Ratings
Accounting Seed
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
2.7
1 Ratings
95% below category average
Budgeting and Forecasting
00 Ratings
00 Ratings
3.01 Ratings
Project Costing
00 Ratings
00 Ratings
6.01 Ratings
Cost Capture
00 Ratings
00 Ratings
5.01 Ratings
Capital Project Management
00 Ratings
00 Ratings
2.01 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance
00 Ratings
00 Ratings
2.01 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition
00 Ratings
00 Ratings
2.01 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and Accounting Seed and IFS Applications
Feature
ABB Ability Solution Suite
-
Ratings
Accounting Seed
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
9.3
2 Ratings
22% above category average
Award Lifecycle Management
00 Ratings
00 Ratings
9.32 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and Accounting Seed and IFS Applications
Feature
ABB Ability Solution Suite
-
Ratings
Accounting Seed
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
3.5
4 Ratings
68% below category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared
00 Ratings
00 Ratings
9.33 Ratings
Contract Authoring
00 Ratings
00 Ratings
8.33 Ratings
Contract Repository
00 Ratings
00 Ratings
8.33 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated
00 Ratings
00 Ratings
9.24 Ratings
Supplier Management
00 Ratings
00 Ratings
9.24 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and Accounting Seed and IFS Applications
Feature
ABB Ability Solution Suite
-
Ratings
Accounting Seed
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
5.0
4 Ratings
30% below category average
Risk Repository
00 Ratings
00 Ratings
8.54 Ratings
Control Management
00 Ratings
00 Ratings
8.74 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments
00 Ratings
00 Ratings
8.54 Ratings
Issue Detection
00 Ratings
00 Ratings
7.54 Ratings
Remediation and Certification
00 Ratings
00 Ratings
8.04 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and Accounting Seed and IFS Applications
Of course this is the one of the best solution available in the market at present. When you have Multiple system in a plant then you need a powerful tool for Computation which Ability does it smoothly.
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I wouldn’t recommend Accounting Seed to enterprise companies. However, Accounting Seed is the best cloud accounting tool for small and medium-sized companies that are yearning to automate accounts payable and receivable, inventory management, and invoice customization in one integrated platform.
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Order to cash processes and scenario are implemented natively in IFS. An HR module exists for career management also (objectives, comportments, training, mobility) but may be improved in terms of workflow validation (e.g. training to validate by a manager) or reporting.
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A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
Custom reporting seems cumbersome, but it could just be that we need better instructions, more examples, maybe some more canned reports. My company needs the ability to compare multiple years, and more than one budget in a report - we start with an approved board budget and then we reproject each quarter.
Non profits need to print financials by restriction level - this has also been very awkward - all the data is there but I have to piece it together in an excel spreadsheet every time I want it.
In general, the materials needed for non profits is not as accessible as it could be.
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One of the best solutions in the market with a user-friendly system. This is very useful when the ABB system (Like we had 800xA) is there, new or existing; all the ABB systems can be integrated using this rather than going to a 3rd party vendor, which may have interface problems.
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It always works well. We've never had programming issues. Never. It is easy to customize. The system can grow with you as your business grows and changes. Being cloud-based you can work from anywhere. It is intuitive. You have all the features of Salesforce, like workflows, that work perfectly in Accounting Seed. Having that full integration with Salesforce allows you to see all our data in one platform
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Good support in terms of quality and promptness. When we had problems with some of the commands not getting executed, their online support also provided a good solution to solve the problem. Even mission-critical task we were able to solve during this Pandemic time. The suggestion is to go for the online support 1st in the future, followed by a visit.
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We seldom have had to use their support but when we have, they have been responsive and actually were able to answer our questions in a simple, nontech language. You don't have to be a programmer to talk to them!
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We have been unable to get answers to our questions, solutions to our problems, and they don't seem interested in working in the construction industry.
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Honestly, Accounting Seed was the only one I focused on when looking to switch from our existing program. It showed in the partner app store and stated it was created native to SalesForce. As I read through it's capabilities, cost, etc., I knew it was the right choice.
IFS Applications is based on Agile Technology which allows organizations to reconfigure user interface as per user requirements and make it user-friendly. Other applications are lagging on many fronts like User Interface, Online help document availability, Implementation methodology, and post-implementation expenses.
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A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
Reporting is now centralized and managed. Previously, reports were outside the information systems and there was a risk of incoherence.
Accounting controls are now in place on the overall processes, including production, which helped the company to reduce closing periods or to produce more easily official mandatory accounting files yearly.
Interfaces between the CRM forecast tool and IFS helped to keep the tools in sync, and to decrease the processing times prior to production launch.
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