ABB Ability Solution Suite vs Epicor Eclipse

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Score 9.9 out of 10

Based on 7 reviews and ratings

Score 8.3 out of 10

Based on 34 reviews and ratings

Feature Set Ratings

ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 8 feature sets: Customization, Security, Inventory Management, Order Management, Project Execution Management, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Product Lifecycle Management

Customization

10.0

ABB Ability Solution Suite

100%

7.2

Epicor Eclipse

72%

ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 2/2 features

API for custom integration

10.0

100%

1 Rating

7.8

78%

7 Ratings

Plug-ins

10.0

100%

1 Rating

6.7

67%

9 Ratings

Security

10.0

ABB Ability Solution Suite

100%

7.8

Epicor Eclipse

78%

ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 2/2 features

Single sign-on capability

10.0

100%

1 Rating

8.0

80%

9 Ratings

Role-based user permissions

10.0

100%

1 Rating

7.5

75%

14 Ratings

Inventory Management

10.0

ABB Ability Solution Suite

100%

7.1

Epicor Eclipse

71%

ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 3/4 features

Inventory tracking

10.0

100%

1 Rating

7.4

74%

17 Ratings

Location management

10.0

100%

1 Rating

7.7

77%

17 Ratings

Manufacturing module

10.0

100%

1 Rating

6.7

67%

7 Ratings

Automatic reordering

N/A

0 Ratings

6.7

67%

15 Ratings

Order Management

10.0

ABB Ability Solution Suite

100%

7.4

Epicor Eclipse

74%

ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 5/7 features

Pricing

10.0

100%

1 Rating

7.3

73%

17 Ratings

Order entry

10.0

100%

1 Rating

7.7

77%

17 Ratings

Cost of goods sold

10.0

100%

1 Rating

7.8

78%

16 Ratings

End-to-end order visibility

10.0

100%

1 Rating

7.0

70%

13 Ratings

Order exception Resolution

10.0

100%

1 Rating

6.6

66%

12 Ratings

Credit card processing

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

14 Ratings

Order Orchestration

N/A

0 Ratings

7.4

74%

13 Ratings

Project Execution Management

10.0

ABB Ability Solution Suite

100%

6.4

Epicor Eclipse

64%

ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 15/15 features

Project Planning and Scheduling

10.0

100%

1 Rating

6.6

66%

3 Ratings

Project Manager Dashboard

10.0

100%

1 Rating

6.8

68%

2 Ratings

Resource Manager Dashboard

10.0

100%

1 Rating

6.8

68%

2 Ratings

Task Insight for Project Managers

10.0

100%

1 Rating

5.7

57%

3 Ratings

Project Manager Mobile Functionality

10.0

100%

1 Rating

6.4

64%

2 Ratings

Team Member Task Collaboration

10.0

100%

1 Rating

6.4

64%

1 Rating

Team Member Mobile Functionality

10.0

100%

1 Rating

6.4

64%

2 Ratings

Project Candidate Search

10.0

100%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Project Candidate Comparison and Analysis

10.0

100%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Defineable Resource Pools

10.0

100%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Defineable Resource Pools

10.0

100%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Talent Profiles

10.0

100%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Real-Time Project Reporting

10.0

100%

1 Rating

7.3

73%

1 Rating

Absence Management

10.0

100%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Product Lifecycle Management

10.0

100%

1 Rating

5.1

51%

4 Ratings

Manufacturing

10.0

ABB Ability Solution Suite

100%

5.0

Epicor Eclipse

50%

ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 9/9 features

Production Process Design

10.0

100%

1 Rating

4.5

45%

2 Ratings

Supply Chain Business Flows

10.0

100%

1 Rating

4.1

41%

2 Ratings

Production Management

10.0

100%

1 Rating

5.7

57%

3 Ratings

Contracted Manufacturing Management

10.0

100%

1 Rating

4.1

41%

2 Ratings

Configuration Management

10.0

100%

1 Rating

6.4

64%

1 Rating

Work Definition

10.0

100%

1 Rating

4.8

48%

3 Ratings

Work Execution

10.0

100%

1 Rating

5.4

54%

3 Ratings

Advanced Fulfillment

10.0

100%

1 Rating

5.1

51%

3 Ratings

Manufacturing Costs

10.0

100%

1 Rating

4.8

48%

3 Ratings

Supply Chain

10.0

ABB Ability Solution Suite

100%

5.7

Epicor Eclipse

57%

ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 4/4 features

Forecasting

10.0

100%

1 Rating

6.1

61%

12 Ratings

Inventory Planning

10.0

100%

1 Rating

6.6

66%

11 Ratings

Multi-tier Supply Chain Planning

10.0

100%

1 Rating

4.3

43%

6 Ratings

Performance Monitoring

10.0

100%

1 Rating

5.6

56%

9 Ratings

Product Lifecycle Management

10.0

ABB Ability Solution Suite

100%

6.2

Epicor Eclipse

62%

ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 7/7 features

Ideation Management

10.0

100%

1 Rating

6.5

65%

5 Ratings

Requirements Management

10.0

100%

1 Rating

6.1

61%

4 Ratings

Proposal Management

10.0

100%

1 Rating

5.9

59%

3 Ratings

Innovation Portfolio Management

10.0

100%

1 Rating

5.8

58%

2 Ratings

Product Master Data Management

10.0

100%

1 Rating

6.4

64%

3 Ratings

Vendor Portal

10.0

100%

1 Rating

6.2

62%

3 Ratings

Project Portfolio Management

10.0

100%

1 Rating

6.4

64%

1 Rating

Payroll Management

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

8.5

Epicor Eclipse

85%

Epicor Eclipse ranks higher in 5/5 features

Pay calculation

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

1 Rating

Benefit plan administration

N/A

0 Ratings

9.0

90%

1 Rating

Direct deposit files

N/A

0 Ratings

8.7

87%

3 Ratings

Salary revision and increment management

N/A

0 Ratings

7.0

70%

2 Ratings

Reimbursement management

N/A

0 Ratings

7.7

77%

3 Ratings

Reporting & Analytics

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

6.6

Epicor Eclipse

66%

Epicor Eclipse ranks higher in 3/3 features

Dashboards

N/A

0 Ratings

6.7

67%

11 Ratings

Standard reports

N/A

0 Ratings

6.4

64%

16 Ratings

Custom reports

N/A

0 Ratings

6.9

69%

16 Ratings

General Ledger and Configurable Accounting

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

7.2

Epicor Eclipse

72%

Epicor Eclipse ranks higher in 11/11 features

Accounts payable

N/A

0 Ratings

6.9

69%

15 Ratings

Accounts receivable

N/A

0 Ratings

6.8

68%

13 Ratings

Global Financial Support

N/A

0 Ratings

7.1

71%

7 Ratings

Primary and Secondary Ledgers

N/A

0 Ratings

7.2

72%

6 Ratings

Intercompany Accounting

N/A

0 Ratings

7.2

72%

8 Ratings

Localizations

N/A

0 Ratings

6.7

67%

5 Ratings

Journals and Reconciliations

N/A

0 Ratings

7.3

73%

10 Ratings

Enterprise Accounting

N/A

0 Ratings

8.2

82%

6 Ratings

Configurable Accounting

N/A

0 Ratings

8.3

83%

8 Ratings

Centralized Rules Framework

N/A

0 Ratings

6.8

68%

4 Ratings

Standardized Processes

N/A

0 Ratings

6.7

67%

10 Ratings

Subledger and Financial Process

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

7.2

Epicor Eclipse

72%

Epicor Eclipse ranks higher in 14/14 features

Automated Invoice Processing

N/A

0 Ratings

7.5

75%

10 Ratings

Shared Services Payments

N/A

0 Ratings

7.7

77%

5 Ratings

Billings Management

N/A

0 Ratings

6.9

69%

11 Ratings

Customer Receipt Applications

N/A

0 Ratings

6.9

69%

10 Ratings

Customer Collections

N/A

0 Ratings

7.6

76%

10 Ratings

Revenue Recognition

N/A

0 Ratings

7.9

79%

6 Ratings

Cash Management

N/A

0 Ratings

7.4

74%

8 Ratings

Asset Management

N/A

0 Ratings

7.5

75%

6 Ratings

Travel & Expense Management

N/A

0 Ratings

7.3

73%

6 Ratings

Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting

N/A

0 Ratings

6.1

61%

5 Ratings

Period Close

N/A

0 Ratings

7.5

75%

11 Ratings

Transactions Tax

N/A

0 Ratings

7.4

74%

10 Ratings

Subledger Reconciliations

N/A

0 Ratings

7.3

73%

3 Ratings

3rd Party Accounting Systems

N/A

0 Ratings

6.0

60%

4 Ratings

Project Financial Management

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

5.7

Epicor Eclipse

57%

Epicor Eclipse ranks higher in 12/12 features

Budgeting and Forecasting

N/A

0 Ratings

6.8

68%

6 Ratings

Project Costing

N/A

0 Ratings

7.2

72%

6 Ratings

Cost Capture

N/A

0 Ratings

6.2

62%

6 Ratings

Capital Project Management

N/A

0 Ratings

6.0

60%

5 Ratings

Customer Invoicing

N/A

0 Ratings

7.4

74%

9 Ratings

Customer Contract Compliance

N/A

0 Ratings

7.7

77%

5 Ratings

Project Revenue Recognition

N/A

0 Ratings

7.0

70%

4 Ratings

Project Financial Performance Analysis

N/A

0 Ratings

4.6

46%

3 Ratings

Project Financials Dashboard

N/A

0 Ratings

3.6

36%

3 Ratings

Real-time Financial Reporting

N/A

0 Ratings

5.8

58%

7 Ratings

Embedded Business Intelligence

N/A

0 Ratings

2.7

27%

2 Ratings

Project Planning Collaboration

N/A

0 Ratings

3.3

33%

3 Ratings

Grants Management

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

8.0

Epicor Eclipse

80%

Epicor Eclipse ranks higher in 4/4 features

Award Lifecycle Management

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

1 Rating

Spending Control

N/A

0 Ratings

7.9

79%

2 Ratings

Indirect Cost Management

N/A

0 Ratings

7.9

79%

2 Ratings

Billing

N/A

0 Ratings

8.2

82%

1 Rating

Procurement

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

6.1

Epicor Eclipse

61%

Epicor Eclipse ranks higher in 19/19 features

Sourcing Team Collaboration

N/A

0 Ratings

6.1

61%

5 Ratings

Sourcing Analysis

N/A

0 Ratings

5.0

50%

5 Ratings

Bids Analyzed and Compared

N/A

0 Ratings

5.1

51%

6 Ratings

Catalog Shopping E-Commerce for Employees

N/A

0 Ratings

5.3

53%

5 Ratings

Contract Authoring

N/A

0 Ratings

6.8

68%

2 Ratings

Contract Compliance Management

N/A

0 Ratings

7.3

73%

2 Ratings

Contract History

N/A

0 Ratings

6.8

68%

2 Ratings

Contract Renewal Automation

N/A

0 Ratings

5.5

55%

2 Ratings

Contract Repository

N/A

0 Ratings

4.8

48%

3 Ratings

Contract Standardization and Enforcement

N/A

0 Ratings

5.1

51%

3 Ratings

Electronic Signatures

N/A

0 Ratings

7.2

72%

7 Ratings

Invoice Automated Matching

N/A

0 Ratings

6.5

65%

6 Ratings

Purchasing Risk and Compliance Management

N/A

0 Ratings

6.1

61%

3 Ratings

Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated

N/A

0 Ratings

6.9

69%

4 Ratings

Spend Compliance Management

N/A

0 Ratings

6.4

64%

1 Rating

Supplier Assessment

N/A

0 Ratings

5.4

54%

4 Ratings

Supplier Communication and Collaboration

N/A

0 Ratings

6.8

68%

2 Ratings

Supplier Management

N/A

0 Ratings

6.8

68%

4 Ratings

Supplier Portal

N/A

0 Ratings

6.4

64%

2 Ratings

Risk Management

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

4.5

Epicor Eclipse

45%

Epicor Eclipse ranks higher in 9/9 features

Risk Repository

N/A

0 Ratings

2.7

27%

2 Ratings

Control Management

N/A

0 Ratings

6.2

62%

2 Ratings

Control Mapping

N/A

0 Ratings

3.6

36%

1 Rating

Control Efficiency Assessments

N/A

0 Ratings

4.5

45%

1 Rating

Automated Control Assessments

N/A

0 Ratings

5.5

55%

1 Rating

Assessment Capture

N/A

0 Ratings

5.5

55%

1 Rating

Issue Detection

N/A

0 Ratings

4.1

41%

2 Ratings

Automatic Notification

N/A

0 Ratings

4.5

45%

3 Ratings

Remediation and Certification

N/A

0 Ratings

3.8

38%

2 Ratings

Logistics

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

4.9

Epicor Eclipse

49%

Epicor Eclipse ranks higher in 11/11 features

Transportation Planning and Optimization

N/A

0 Ratings

4.3

43%

6 Ratings

Transportation Sourcing Management

N/A

0 Ratings

4.9

49%

5 Ratings

Transportation Process Integration

N/A

0 Ratings

4.8

48%

4 Ratings

Transportation Execution Management

N/A

0 Ratings

4.2

42%

6 Ratings

Freight Payment Automation

N/A

0 Ratings

5.5

55%

8 Ratings

Trade Management

N/A

0 Ratings

4.1

41%

2 Ratings

Trade Regulatory Compliance Management

N/A

0 Ratings

6.4

64%

1 Rating

Customs Document Collaboration

N/A

0 Ratings

1.0

10%

1 Rating

Fulfillment Management

N/A

0 Ratings

6.3

63%

2 Ratings

Inventory Visibility

N/A

0 Ratings

6.1

61%

9 Ratings

Warehouse Workforce Management

N/A

0 Ratings

6.3

63%

4 Ratings

Attribute Ratings

ABB Ability Solution Suite is rated higher in 3 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Usability, Support Rating

ABB Ability Solution Suite

100%

1 Rating

4.7

Epicor Eclipse

47%

17 Ratings

ABB Ability Solution Suite

N/A

0 Ratings

4.3

Epicor Eclipse

43%

3 Ratings

ABB Ability Solution Suite

100%

1 Rating

7.3

Epicor Eclipse

73%

1 Rating

ABB Ability Solution Suite

N/A

0 Ratings

9.1

Epicor Eclipse

91%

2 Ratings

ABB Ability Solution Suite

N/A

0 Ratings

9.1

Epicor Eclipse

91%

2 Ratings

ABB Ability Solution Suite

100%

1 Rating

5.5

Epicor Eclipse

55%

2 Ratings

ABB Ability Solution Suite

N/A

0 Ratings

9.1

Epicor Eclipse

91%

1 Rating

ABB Ability Solution Suite

N/A

0 Ratings

8.2

Epicor Eclipse

82%

1 Rating

ABB Ability Solution Suite

N/A

0 Ratings

4.5

Epicor Eclipse

45%

2 Ratings

ABB Ability Solution Suite

N/A

0 Ratings

4.5

Epicor Eclipse

45%

1 Rating

Pros

Computation of data.
Presentation to right person.
Ability to perform critical task and sending to users.
Multiple control system connectivity.

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employees

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Sales Order tracking, even returns are strengths of Epicor Eclipse. It can be set up to match returns to previous orders so that the correct credits are applied. It is capable of setting up contract pricing as well as matrix level pricing according to sales velocity or individual customer buyer programs.
Purchasing can be set up to work by full line buys or short buys while still maintaining a balanced inventory level of vendor line product.
Vendor Invoices and purchase orders are easily matched up for payment and the diverse reporting features are able to provide multi-faceted views of Product Sales, Items with No Sales, or Sales or Purchasing trends, just to name a few.
It is also tracking warehouse operation in both RF and non-RF environments, or a combination of the two.

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Bob McFarland

Inventory Controls Manager

Wsm IndustriesWholesale, 51-200 employees

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Cons

May be for smaller PLCs this can't be implemented.
Cost may an area ABB can look in to.
Improvement in GUI

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employees

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The version we use is a non-windows based version, we chose this due to pricing since we are a small company.
Their Tier 1 level tech support leaves a little to be desired.
It would be nice to switch between open windows/screens.

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Erik Hall

Office Manager

City Supply CorporationWholesale, 11-50 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

—

Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

Starting Price

—

General

Free Trial

—

Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

Starting Price

—

Likelihood to Renew

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

Epicor Eclipse 4.3

Based on 3 answers

I use it every day and can't see a reason why I would stop unless I started a new job. If I were to leave my present position, the new job would be much more attractive if they were Eclipse users.

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Gabriel Llull

Pricing & Product Strategist

US SupplyWholesale, 51-200 employees

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Usability

ABB Ability Solution Suite 10.0

Based on 1 answer

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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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employees

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Epicor Eclipse 7.3

Based on 1 answer

This is very easy to use for someone that hasn't ever used the system before. Despite any preconceived notions about how a system should function they can learn this and become efficient with really not a lot of effort. I have used many systems and this is probably one of the easiest I have ever had to learn to navigate and use.

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Erik Hall

Office Manager

City Supply CorporationWholesale, 11-50 employees

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Reliability and Availability

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

Epicor Eclipse 9.1

Based on 2 answers

I haven't experienced any outages in the two years I have been using the system. It is always available as long as the computer is up. The only time I have seen it not be available was on occasions where we lost internet, or power and then we lost access to everything, not just Epicor Eclipse.

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Erik Hall

Office Manager

City Supply CorporationWholesale, 11-50 employees

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Performance

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

Epicor Eclipse 9.1

Based on 2 answers

Everything in this system moves fairly quickly, that may be in part because we are a small company with only 21 users on the system at a time, or it may just be a the way the Epicor Eclipse works for any size company with any number of users. I can only speak for what I know and say that it is fast for our purposes.

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Erik Hall

Office Manager

City Supply CorporationWholesale, 11-50 employees

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Support Rating

ABB Ability Solution Suite 10.0

Based on 1 answer

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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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employees

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Epicor Eclipse 5.5

Based on 2 answers

The tier 1 support is trying, and sometimes they are successful. Sometimes they aren't. This topic isn't as black and white as the questions might suggest. Currently their Tier 1 support team is over seas, all items automatically go to Tier 1 and then when they can't help they either escalate it or tell me they need to check with someone else and they will get back to me. If they escalate me to Tier 2, then the issue comes back to the States and the support is usually at a higher knowledge/experience level and it can get resolved fairly quickly. If they don't escalate, then it might take weeks and multiple follow ups on my part before I either get a satisfactory resolution or finally get escalated.

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Erik Hall

Office Manager

City Supply CorporationWholesale, 11-50 employees

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In-Person Training

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

Epicor Eclipse 9.1

Based on 1 answer

The training classes that I have attended have been top notch. The presenters are extremely knowledgeable on their subject matter, including real-world application of the system. They aren't just software techs training end users, they seem to be end users that have become experts in the over functionality and capabilities of the system.

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Erik Hall

Office Manager

City Supply CorporationWholesale, 11-50 employees

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Online Training

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

Epicor Eclipse 8.2

Based on 1 answer

The on-line training is very good, and it is taught by the same people that do the live in-person training sessions. The difficult part of it is, asking questions about your specific company's nuances or special circumstances. I don't remember if you can access the on-line training sessions after you have taken them for reminders purposes, but if so that is a great asset.

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Erik Hall

Office Manager

City Supply CorporationWholesale, 11-50 employees

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Implementation Rating

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

Epicor Eclipse 4.5

Based on 2 answers

I don't really know about the implementation, it was back in 1998 and I didn't start here until 2016. By the time I started here they had been running it for a number of years and most of the people that were here when it was implemented are no longer here, and the ones that are don't really have much to say about how the implementation went either bad or good.

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Erik Hall

Office Manager

City Supply CorporationWholesale, 11-50 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Better suited for the ABB System as Microsoft is a third party for ABB Control System.

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employees

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Most of my experience has been with Epicor's Prophet 21. For most distribution verticals, Prophet 21 is the only way to go. The comparison I've drawn is this: Prophet 21 is like a ferrari. Epicor Eclipse is like a reliable donkey. Both get you from point A to point B but Prophet 21 is going to get you there much quicker and with the kind of insight into your business that will help you thrive.

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Verified User

Manager in Corporate

Wholesale Company, 201-500 employees

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Scalability

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

Epicor Eclipse 4.5

Based on 1 answer

I don't really know about the scalability. It's the same as it was when I started, I do know that you can buy more user licenses, but I think they come in packs of 5, which can be a problem if you only need 1 and will never use the other 4. But, again I'm not sure on that.

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Erik Hall

Office Manager

City Supply CorporationWholesale, 11-50 employees

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Return on Investment

Positive is definitely ROI since manual intervention is minimized and the process is automated.
Cost wise, ABB has been looked upon considering the small industry.
Overall, a good solution for a large companies.

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employees

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One of the main positive ROI impacts has been the constant upgrading and adding of new features to keep the software user friendly, relative, and robust.
Our credit manager has said it has made their job easier with daily reports to catch pricing discrepancies and straighten out before they go to invoice makes us look better.
With the addition of sale analytics it has given our sales force tools and new approaches to our customer base which has raised profitability.

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Glen Ritter

Software & Support

ParamontEO Electrical SupplyRetail, 51-200 employees

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