Cetec ERP vs Sage X3 | TrustRadius

Likelihood to Recommend

For our business, Cetec ERP works very well because of all the capabilities it has with traceability, restrictions, and access, and having the data live for any user to see at the same time. The way the system is set up for order processing is more strict which is better for us since it helps with accuracy and traceability. For the production side, since our company is not a manufacturing site, it can be a little overwhelming since there are a lot of fields/data that we do not use, simply because it does not apply to us. Other than that module being a little too advanced for our company, all of the features included "out of the box" are well worth the affordable price that they have for this ERP system.

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Alan Galvan

Supply Chain Manager

Neurovision Medical Products, Inc.Medical Device, 11-50 employees

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I wouldn't suggest this ERP for small organizations, especially if there is no IT staff. While they do offer support packages, they can be costly as certain packages limit the number of times you can call in. Hiring an outside consulting firm to support is another route, however that could become costly as well. Medium to large businesses with savvy tech staff would be a good fit for this ERP.

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Wholesale Company, 11-50 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Cetec ERP

Sage X3

Single sign-on capability

Role-based user permissions

Cetec ERP

Sage X3

Dashboards

Standard reports

Custom reports

Cetec ERP

Sage X3

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Journals and Reconciliations

Standardized Processes

Localizations

Configurable Accounting

Cetec ERP

Sage X3

Inventory tracking

Location management

Manufacturing module

Cetec ERP

Sage X3

Pricing

Order entry

Credit card processing

Cost of goods sold

Order Orchestration

End-to-end order visibility

Cetec ERP

Sage X3

Shared Services Payments

Billings Management

Transactions Tax

Customer Collections

Cash Management

Asset Management

Travel & Expense Management

Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting

Period Close

Subledger Reconciliations

Cetec ERP

Sage X3

Customer Invoicing

Real-time Financial Reporting

Cetec ERP

Sage X3

Supply Chain Business Flows

Production Management

Configuration Management

Work Definition

Work Execution

Advanced Fulfillment

Cetec ERP

Sage X3

Forecasting

Inventory Planning

Multi-tier Supply Chain Planning

Performance Monitoring

Cetec ERP

Sage X3

Plug-ins

Cetec ERP

Sage X3

Transportation Planning and Optimization

Transportation Sourcing Management

Transportation Process Integration

Transportation Execution Management

Freight Payment Automation

Trade Management

Trade Regulatory Compliance Management

Customs Entry Management

Customs Document Management

Customs Document Collaboration

Fulfillment Management

Inventory Visibility

Warehouse Workforce Management

Pros

Training and Implementation.
Support is great.

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Vice-President in Other

Industrial Automation Company, 11-50 employees

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The user interface has everything you would expect and in practical locations so you do not have to hunt and peck for the items you are looking for
Drill-down from GL to submodules works seamlessly
Easy import and export of data
The software is relatively easy to manage

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Cons

Role Descriptions: There are default roles that Cetec ERP has already created for you. However, these roles are not detailed as to what access each role has and it makes it difficult to assign these default roles.
Reporting: While Cetec ERP's default reports are detailed, there is only minimal customization of reports allowed out of the box. They do have an add-on available for purchase where you can freely customize reports, but our company isn't at that point to purchase this add-on as we only need a small bit of customization beyond what comes out of the box.

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Alan Galvan

Supply Chain Manager

Neurovision Medical Products, Inc.Medical Device, 11-50 employees

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Complications in configuration. Had to use a third party vendor to help us customize the system so we could better use it within the organization. This added additional expense
Some error messages are in French. If you aren't French, or can't speak French, this makes it pretty hard to troubleshoot
If you want to customize reports, you need to know Crystal Reporting (at least for the version I am using)

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Alternatives Considered

We had been a customer of Cetec on their Legacy system for 20+ years and were always satisfied with their product and support.

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Vice-President in Other

Industrial Automation Company, 11-50 employees

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Unfortunately, the product was purchased before I began working at the organization. I am unsure what other products they may have reviewed before purchasing Sage ERP X3.

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Wholesale Company, 11-50 employees

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Return on Investment

Accuracy: Now that we can restrict access to approved users, our accuracy of inventory has improved.
Financial Cleanup: Importing financials that were not yet balanced from previous system caused a ripple and we now have to clean up in this new system.

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Alan Galvan

Supply Chain Manager

Neurovision Medical Products, Inc.Medical Device, 11-50 employees

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Created efficiencies within the organization.
Centralized data input and retrieval.
Can be an expensive undertaking for an SMB.

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Wholesale Company, 11-50 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Rating Summary

Cetec ERP

Sage X3