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Cin7 Core vs. IBM Sterling Order Management vs. POSIC

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cin7 Core

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ACin7 Core replaces the former DEAR Systems, which became part of Cin7 in the early 2021 acquisition. The solution offers multi-channel order and inventory management oriented around the needs of retailers, that scales to support warehouse operations, point of sale solutions, as well as accounting and ecommerce integrations.

    $325

    per month

    IBM Sterling Order Management

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AIBM now owns and supports Sterling Commerce products (since August 2010), the most notable product being IBM Order Management. The platform emphasizes order promising and fulfillment and provides tools to adaptively complete orders specified to customer demands.N/A

    POSIC

    N/AN/APOSIC is an inventory management software offering from Grensoft. It includes features such as easy one-time-setup procedure and choice of date format.N/A
    Pricing
    Cin7 CoreIBM Sterling Order ManagementPOSIC
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $325
    per month
    Retailing
    $475
    per month
    Manufacturing
    $525
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cin7 CoreIBM Sterling Order ManagementPOSIC
    Free Trial
    YesNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual subscription and billing (equal to one month free).
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    Features
    Cin7 CoreIBM Sterling Order ManagementPOSIC
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Cin7 Core and IBM Sterling Order Management and POSIC
    Feature
    Cin7 Core
    7.3
    1 Ratings
    3% below category average
    IBM Sterling Order Management
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    POSIC
    -
    Ratings
    Inventory tracking8.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic reordering6.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Serial number and batch tracking8.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automation rules8.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting and analytics9.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fulfillment5.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Backorder management2.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Returns management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bill of materials management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Item kitting7.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Invoicing9.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Forecasting9.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounting integration10.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Cin7 CoreIBM Sterling Order ManagementPOSIC
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (4 ratings)
    7.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.4
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
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    7.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Cin7 CoreIBM Sterling Order ManagementPOSIC
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cin7
    The production module systems that is offered by DEAR Systems is very good but a criticism is that it is tailored to non-variable production e.g., assembling a bike. If the output is variable e.g., dehydrating then the system is a bit challenging to use and can lead to inaccurate stock levels.
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    IBM
    It's perfect for medium to large retailers
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    Grensoft
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    Pros
    Cin7
    • Xero Online Accounting Integration - 100% reliable
    • Drop Shipment combined with Own Warehouse Shipment Processing is a dream
    • Support - Really efficient dealing with technical issues and more generic issues equally well
    • Financial control of delivery notes and purchase invoices provides excellent data integrity
    • Easily add new cost variables such as shipping costs, managed easily
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    IBM
    • Centralizing data.
    • Instantaneously updated data.
    • Ad hoc reporting.
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    Grensoft
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    Cons
    Cin7
    • Support
    • Bugs
    • Website Functionality
    • Down-time
    • Glitchiness
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    IBM
    • RCP Based deployment
    • Wider variety of sourcing configuration
    • Product Documentation
    • COM Features need to better so that Customer case handling is facilitated
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    Grensoft
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cin7
    It does what it says on the tin.
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    IBM
    The package of Sterling Order Management / Sterling Store / Sterling Call Center works very well and it supports the expansion to Geographies like US/EU/JP/China, some of hottest markets for e-commerce.
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    Grensoft
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    Support Rating
    Cin7
    Terrible support, absolutely useless for anything more major than a simple navigational problem. They always provide meaningless responses that don't really address the issue such as, "our engineering department is working on the issue" or "we're working on some optimisation". These responses would be fine if anything actually resulted from them, but the same errors and problems have existed for 4 years so I don't believe they really amount to anything. In addition, they're quite pushy for me to "close your ticket" so it can be marked as resolved, but my issue hasn't been resolved. I don't exactly want to leave my ticket open for several months, but they send me consistent reminders to close the ticket which is obnoxious especially since their resolution was "our engineering department will work on it".
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    IBM
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    Grensoft
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cin7
    DEAR Systems is much better software compared to Xero. The inventory tracking within Xero doesn't record batch dates and isn't really capable of production modules. Additionally, Xero doesn't have pricing tiers within invoicing, which is a very helpful feature offered by DEAR Systems. If a business has any level of complexity than DEAR Systems is a significantly more capable software.
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    IBM
    Warehouse Management System which is mainly focussed on warehouse fulfillment but not on the routing and availability tracking
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    Grensoft
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    Return on Investment
    Cin7
    • Improved reporting for production
    • Reduced invoicing admin
    • Better cogs reporting
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    IBM
    • Optimal inventory management resulted in more orders per minute and good ROI and customer experience
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    Grensoft
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