Acumatica vs. JobBOSS²

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Acumatica
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Acumatica delivers a set of cloud-based business software applications with dashboards, reporting tools, integrated document management, centralized security, and customization tools.
$1,000
per year
JobBOSS²
Score 7.7 out of 10
N/A
JobBOSS² is the evolution of E2 Shop with the addition of features of the JobBOSS manufacturing software, since the acquisition of E2 Shop's developer Shoptech Industrial Software by ECI Software Solutions in 2020.N/A
Pricing
AcumaticaJobBOSS²
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AcumaticaJobBOSS²
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPricing is always consumption-based with no five-year lock-ins or termination penalties. The Acumatica ERP pricing structure allows adding casual users, suppliers, and customers without paying for additional licenses. The cost is based on the features and resources utilized, not on the number of users who access the system. An Acumatica partner works with users to understand specific requirements, determine the proper resources and modules for the company, and presents a price for the license.
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Community Pulse
AcumaticaJobBOSS²
Considered Both Products
Acumatica
Chose Acumatica
The functionality and user-friendliness won out over the other two.
Chose Acumatica
Cloud-based and highly customizable was the name of the game. Acumatica excels in both!
JobBOSS²

No answer on this topic

Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
AcumaticaJobBOSS²
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
7.9
108 Ratings
10% above category average
JobBOSS²
3.7
16 Ratings
64% below category average
Pay calculation6.894 Ratings5.716 Ratings
Benefit plan administration6.071 Ratings5.19 Ratings
Direct deposit files6.994 Ratings5.79 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.3
312 Ratings
9% above category average
JobBOSS²
5.6
20 Ratings
30% below category average
API for custom integration8.3293 Ratings5.420 Ratings
Plug-ins8.2266 Ratings5.816 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.4
386 Ratings
3% above category average
JobBOSS²
7.5
35 Ratings
8% below category average
Single sign-on capability8.7318 Ratings7.227 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.1379 Ratings7.733 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.0
394 Ratings
10% above category average
JobBOSS²
6.5
36 Ratings
10% below category average
Dashboards8.3369 Ratings6.436 Ratings
Standard reports7.7387 Ratings7.036 Ratings
Custom reports8.2377 Ratings6.136 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.7
659 Ratings
12% above category average
JobBOSS²
6.8
32 Ratings
12% below category average
Accounts payable8.6639 Ratings6.829 Ratings
Accounts receivable8.5529 Ratings6.628 Ratings
Global Financial Support7.9230 Ratings5.618 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.2318 Ratings5.620 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations8.5503 Ratings6.125 Ratings
Configurable Accounting8.2360 Ratings6.125 Ratings
Standardized Processes8.5401 Ratings6.827 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.3
415 Ratings
5% above category average
JobBOSS²
6.6
38 Ratings
18% below category average
Inventory tracking8.2407 Ratings6.138 Ratings
Automatic reordering7.5204 Ratings5.324 Ratings
Location management8.2271 Ratings6.032 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.6
424 Ratings
9% above category average
JobBOSS²
4.9
38 Ratings
46% below category average
Pricing7.9365 Ratings6.937 Ratings
Order entry8.5378 Ratings7.538 Ratings
Credit card processing8.0259 Ratings5.516 Ratings
Cost of goods sold7.9353 Ratings6.130 Ratings
Order Orchestration7.8194 Ratings6.326 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.8
493 Ratings
16% above category average
JobBOSS²
3.0
28 Ratings
85% below category average
Billing Management8.3332 Ratings6.828 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management8.3443 Ratings6.322 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management7.6238 Ratings5.416 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting8.2253 Ratings5.617 Ratings
Period Close8.6358 Ratings5.921 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
9.9
4 Ratings
26% above category average
JobBOSS²
9.4
3 Ratings
21% above category average
Budgeting and Forecasting9.64 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Project Costing9.93 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Cost Capture9.93 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Capital Project Management10.02 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance10.02 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition9.93 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
7.7
172 Ratings
11% above category average
JobBOSS²
5.8
26 Ratings
17% below category average
Project Planning and Scheduling7.2154 Ratings5.925 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers7.6151 Ratings6.819 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality7.4130 Ratings6.818 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools7.388 Ratings7.213 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.1
68 Ratings
9% above category average
JobBOSS²
3.7
10 Ratings
67% below category average
Award Lifecycle Management8.368 Ratings6.410 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
7.4
253 Ratings
6% above category average
JobBOSS²
3.5
27 Ratings
66% below category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared7.896 Ratings6.416 Ratings
Contract Authoring7.472 Ratings7.811 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated7.9207 Ratings7.515 Ratings
Supplier Management7.7143 Ratings6.325 Ratings
Contract Repository00 Ratings7.112 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
7.9
106 Ratings
18% above category average
JobBOSS²
4.2
17 Ratings
44% below category average
Risk Repository8.074 Ratings6.915 Ratings
Control Management8.094 Ratings6.915 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments8.079 Ratings6.813 Ratings
Issue Detection7.981 Ratings6.313 Ratings
Remediation and Certification7.565 Ratings7.015 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.6
131 Ratings
25% above category average
JobBOSS²
4.8
13 Ratings
33% below category average
Transportation Planning and Optimization7.197 Ratings7.08 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management7.894 Ratings7.67 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management6.971 Ratings6.67 Ratings
Fulfillment Management8.0104 Ratings7.29 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management7.3100 Ratings7.59 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.8
150 Ratings
17% above category average
JobBOSS²
6.7
28 Ratings
10% below category average
Production Process Design7.6126 Ratings6.518 Ratings
Production Management8.0138 Ratings6.625 Ratings
Configuration Management7.9124 Ratings6.419 Ratings
Work Execution8.0116 Ratings6.822 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs8.0132 Ratings6.427 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.1
177 Ratings
13% above category average
JobBOSS²
6.6
26 Ratings
7% below category average
Forecasting7.2148 Ratings5.920 Ratings
Inventory Planning7.4166 Ratings5.925 Ratings
Performance Monitoring7.7145 Ratings6.521 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.4
100 Ratings
16% above category average
JobBOSS²
6.9
12 Ratings
3% below category average
Proposal Management7.884 Ratings6.711 Ratings
Product Master Data Management7.895 Ratings7.010 Ratings
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User Ratings
AcumaticaJobBOSS²
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(743 ratings)
7.7
(42 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.2
(61 ratings)
8.5
(5 ratings)
Usability
7.8
(35 ratings)
7.3
(4 ratings)
Availability
8.5
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
7.9
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.1
(27 ratings)
8.6
(5 ratings)
In-Person Training
7.5
(4 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
8.5
(3 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.0
(17 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Configurability
8.0
(2 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
7.2
(3 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
6.3
(2 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
7.7
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
6.3
(4 ratings)
6.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.1
(3 ratings)
6.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
AcumaticaJobBOSS²
Likelihood to Recommend
Acumatica
It is well suited because it appears to have been designed to work across multiple industries, and we've kind of seen that it works well for the construction industry. Still, we've been here at the Acumatica Summit and have seen a lot of other industries being able to use the same product, so they have designed it well.
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ECI Software Solutions
I would recommend JobBoss to any colleague in small—to medium-sized manufacturing firms. Although I am not convinced that it will be able to handle advanced data from larger firms, it should be able to handle everything small—to medium-sized businesses require. JobBoss is great.
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Pros
Acumatica
  • Banking reconciliation: Quick, easy to understand and easy to follow to see where you left off
  • Clearly displaying just enough data to answer questions without forcing us to work through copious amounts of detail or extracting data into other programs to get answers
  • Billing and payment receipt is particularly helpful in the way that the data transfers into the banking section and is exported
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ECI Software Solutions
  • Estimating is great once you learn how to use it, and it makes repeat estimates easier than ever.
  • Time tracking is amazing for us. It has taken some time to figure out exactly how we want to use the tracking parts, but it's only because it has multiple ways to do the same thing and finding out what works best for us took some time.
  • Billing and Purchasing are a breeze. The full package is worth the money to fully integrate the entire business into JobBOSS² since it can handle it all.
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Cons
Acumatica
  • Remittance advices don't work.
  • NACHA file to bank doesn't include vendor reference # which is the vendor invoice number.
  • You can't do offsets between AR & AP when vendors are also customers to net the balances due to/from if agreed upon with the vendor/customer.
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ECI Software Solutions
  • quoting - limited functionality currently
  • costing of jobs and parts - there is very limited information on how their calculations work and limited customization of costing. Most of the job costing or margin reports are inaccurate. Costing is a black box with Jobboss2 that doesn't allow you to better understand how they are calculating nor the ability to tweak the variables of those calculations to align their reports and models with the way your organization costs and prices jobs.
  • Raw material inventory and resource tracking for jobs - we don't even use the raw material function because it's inflexible. When you quote raw material, oftentimes you ask for one size diameter of raw material...but the vendor may not have it and often the next best size instead. When/if this happens, you'd have to delete or re-add the raw material to jobboss2 and re-assign that size to every part that's used. You'd, in theory, have to have every possible size of raw material and every spec of raw material that you use in Jobboss2, and you'd still have to re-assign it all of the time to different parts when you couldn't find the ideal size of material. This is a huge gap.
  • Automatically logs you out while using the platform, even with only one tab open. We'll be actively using jobboss2, and even within a minute of login, you click on a module of jobboss2, and it will ask you to log in again. Very frustrating.
  • Inability to open multiple tabs in Jobboss2. We need to crossreference information all of the time, comparing inventory, last jobs routings & dates, and costs which we try to pull up multiple tabs in jobboss2, but it does not effectively allow you to do this. It's slightly possible, but oftentimes will log you out of your session as soon as you open a new tab.
  • Blanket orders and consignment - Jobboss2 is ineffective at allowing efficient tracking of blanket orders or parts on consignment. There's no functionality for consignment tracking of parts as you try to track replenishment buckets.
  • Customizable reports with more field and table selections - reports can be customized but only with the fields that Jobboss2 provides for that specific report. We need to link other tables from the database to be able to see the information that we need, and jobboss2 does not easily allow you to link a new table into reports to add additional fields that you want or need to see. For example, in Salesforce...you can pick specific tables that you want to link together and pull any field that you need. Jobboss2 only allows you to see the specific tables that they pre-built for reports. If you need another field that's missing on the report, you'd have to know SQL in order to add it vs. a user-friendly report builder that anyone non-technical would be able to use, which is standard in most other software platforms for ERP or CRM.
  • material/inventory forecasting to plan when you need the next job - this is incredibly limited. We typically look out for 2-12 months to plan when we'll need the next lot for a particular part. Jobboss2 material forecast will only let you look at the next 4 months as 4 columns and then it groups any months beyond that into one 5th column. You should be able to set a specific time horizon (i.e. from today to 12 months out and see the stock level and orders needed for each of those next 12 months. As a result, we still have to use manual spreadsheets to plan our production and scheduling jobs.
  • jobboss2 upcharges for most new features or modules that you want to add. For example, they've built reports that would be incredibly useful for the majority of their customers, but they charge to add one simple report because it's considered a customization.
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Likelihood to Renew
Acumatica
I gave this 10 rating because Acumatica ERP is the backbone of the organization, next to the IT Team. We use this software for many different parts of our business. For example our Retail service stations that utilize the inventory, billing, and financials. Our Distribution company that uses it for Field services, CRM, Sales, Accounts and Financial consolidation of all company financials.
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ECI Software Solutions
Jobboss tends to have a very steep learning curve and isnt always useable for a lot of manufacturing staff. Buy-in to utilize the software was and continues to be a challenge as staff needs to track & input components so that info on Jobboss is up to date and reliable
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Usability
Acumatica
I give it an 8 because it is very intuitive and easy to use for day to day work. I find it more difficult to create general inquiries and financial statements than it seems that it should be. It's not very intuitive in those areas.
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ECI Software Solutions
It is extremely easy to learn and use E2 Shop System. It provides everything a manufacturing company might be looking for, starting from entering a new PO to shipping parts. Routers that get created from E2 Shop System also help track parts on the shop floor and is accessible from every where. E2 Shop System also now has an app, which is great when it comes to scanning router steps directly from your phone.
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Reliability and Availability
Acumatica
It's always available.
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ECI Software Solutions
Have had no issues with availability
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Performance
Acumatica
there have been some performance issues
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ECI Software Solutions
Have only had minimal issues with slow processing
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Support Rating
Acumatica
We used Acumatica Support directly for the first year or so. Overall it's pretty good, but sometimes the support staff wasn't educated on the customizations we had, nor was I as the Customer as I couldn't remember which things were customized and which things were out of the box, so when there was an error, there were some misunderstandings.
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ECI Software Solutions
The initial training leaves a little to be desired because it's done by people who know the generalities of the system. However, once you get into one-on-one trainings and tech support calls, they do a tremendous job in these aspects. They go above and beyond to make sure you get what you need.
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In-Person Training
Acumatica
It was on General Inquiries and it's just a complex topic.
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ECI Software Solutions
Our trainer was very knowledgeable and helpful.
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Online Training
Acumatica
Most of the trainers are amazing, but there were a couple who simply read the training guide
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ECI Software Solutions
The videos and live seminars were helpful but not all were as in-depth as needed.
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Implementation Rating
Acumatica
I'd say the partner selection is critically important. I think the software is very easy to implement. It's very customizable to your business. Finding a partner that will work with you to understand your business and your needs is the critical piece to make sure that the system goes along with it.
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ECI Software Solutions
I assumed there would be more assistance from JobBoss for implementation of the software. I felt it was very independent on my part and I felt unsure a lot of the time
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Alternatives Considered
Acumatica
Acumatica's sales process was much better than that of NetSuites. The NetAtWork team spent much more time with us and showed us how Acumatica really could do everything that we needed it to do, with examples using our data.
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ECI Software Solutions
We really didn't compare too many other ERP systems. Unfortunately, I was not involved in the decision at the time it was made. We used to have E2 but we were kind of forced into upgrading because E2 would no longer do software updates. Very fluent transition from E2 to JobBOSS².
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Acumatica
No, annual invoices are fine. I do like that unlimited users are included.
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ECI Software Solutions
Ability to add individual data collection seats instead of purchasing in bundles
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Scalability
Acumatica
From my understanding, the P.O. module is not very robust, at least the last time I inquired about it. At the time, it had a one-to-one match, with one invoice for one P.O. and that isn't practical for many businesses. I don't believe it would be an easy system to use for sending out invoices, if we had thousands of retail utility customers. We do a small number of invoices because we sell wholesale power, not retail, so we only Invoice the municipality. Not each utility customer.
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ECI Software Solutions
No answers on this topic
Professional Services
Acumatica
They are very responsive and knowledgeable about the product. If the rep doesn't have the ability to solve the issue, they quickly get someone else involved to assist us.
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ECI Software Solutions
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Return on Investment
Acumatica
  • We were able to work in one system with customizations we needed in inventory and add all our grants in the same system
  • Direct mail invoices was moved to an automated PO system saving time and allowing better financial tracking
  • The grant module can be cumbersome requiring flip flopping to program partners etc during set up
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ECI Software Solutions
  • We have seen improved visibility of our jobs and on how we quote our products to our customers.
  • It is nice to be able to see what is running on each station, who is running it and what part of the process the job is currently at.
  • I also like the Data Collection module as I can see in real time what all the employees are currently doing.
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ScreenShots

Acumatica Screenshots

Screenshot of Acumatica Cloud ERP - Device SupportScreenshot of Acumatica Cloud ERP - Production Manager DashboardScreenshot of Acumatica Cloud ERP - Production Schedule BoardScreenshot of Acumatica Cloud ERP -Warehouse Manager DashboardScreenshot of Acumatica Cloud ERP - Purchasing Manager DashboardScreenshot of Acumatica Cloud ERP - Sales Manager Dashboard

JobBOSS² Screenshots

Screenshot of the management interface for the daily demands of job shops and machine shopsScreenshot of analytics that provide real-time visibility into job profitability