DDI System vs. IFS Applications

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
DDI System
Score 5.3 out of 10
N/A
DDI System’s connected ERP technology and industry-specific functionality provide distributors with the ability to drive operational excellence, offering a distribution management system meets the needs of the wholesale distribution industry.N/A
IFS Applications
Score 7.7 out of 10
N/A
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…N/A
Pricing
DDI SystemIFS Applications
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DDI SystemIFS Applications
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
DDI SystemIFS Applications
Features
DDI SystemIFS Applications
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
DDI System
1.0
1 Ratings
152% below category average
IFS Applications
8.7
5 Ratings
16% above category average
API for custom integration1.01 Ratings8.75 Ratings
Plug-ins00 Ratings8.75 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
DDI System
8.5
1 Ratings
2% above category average
IFS Applications
9.8
5 Ratings
16% above category average
Single sign-on capability9.01 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.01 Ratings9.75 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
DDI System
6.3
2 Ratings
15% below category average
IFS Applications
8.5
5 Ratings
15% above category average
Dashboards8.02 Ratings8.15 Ratings
Standard reports8.02 Ratings8.15 Ratings
Custom reports3.02 Ratings9.45 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
DDI System
7.0
1 Ratings
9% below category average
IFS Applications
7.5
5 Ratings
2% below category average
Accounts payable7.01 Ratings9.45 Ratings
Accounts receivable6.01 Ratings9.45 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations7.01 Ratings8.84 Ratings
Standardized Processes8.01 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Global Financial Support00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings9.14 Ratings
Configurable Accounting00 Ratings8.74 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
DDI System
7.7
1 Ratings
3% below category average
IFS Applications
9.0
5 Ratings
13% above category average
Inventory tracking8.01 Ratings9.15 Ratings
Automatic reordering7.01 Ratings9.45 Ratings
Location management8.01 Ratings9.45 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
DDI System
6.6
1 Ratings
17% below category average
IFS Applications
6.1
5 Ratings
25% below category average
Pricing5.01 Ratings8.85 Ratings
Order entry8.01 Ratings8.35 Ratings
Credit card processing5.01 Ratings8.24 Ratings
Cost of goods sold7.01 Ratings7.85 Ratings
Order Orchestration8.01 Ratings7.44 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
DDI System
7.5
1 Ratings
0% above category average
IFS Applications
3.8
4 Ratings
65% below category average
Billing Management7.01 Ratings7.84 Ratings
Period Close8.01 Ratings9.14 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings8.44 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings8.44 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings7.44 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
DDI System
6.6
1 Ratings
12% below category average
IFS Applications
6.7
4 Ratings
10% below category average
Production Process Design7.01 Ratings9.13 Ratings
Production Management7.01 Ratings8.84 Ratings
Configuration Management7.01 Ratings8.44 Ratings
Work Execution7.01 Ratings9.14 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs5.01 Ratings9.44 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
DDI System
7.3
1 Ratings
2% above category average
IFS Applications
8.9
4 Ratings
22% above category average
Forecasting7.01 Ratings8.44 Ratings
Inventory Planning7.01 Ratings9.44 Ratings
Performance Monitoring8.01 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
DDI System
5.0
1 Ratings
36% below category average
IFS Applications
4.6
4 Ratings
44% below category average
Product Master Data Management5.01 Ratings8.43 Ratings
Proposal Management00 Ratings8.13 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
DDI System
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
4.4
3 Ratings
50% below category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings7.33 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings6.73 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings5.73 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
DDI System
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
2.7
1 Ratings
95% below category average
Budgeting and Forecasting00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
Project Costing00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Cost Capture00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Capital Project Management00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
DDI System
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
3.5
4 Ratings
67% below category average
Project Planning and Scheduling00 Ratings9.64 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings8.64 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings7.64 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings8.44 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
DDI System
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
9.4
2 Ratings
24% above category average
Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings9.42 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
DDI System
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
3.5
4 Ratings
67% below category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings9.13 Ratings
Contract Authoring00 Ratings8.13 Ratings
Contract Repository00 Ratings8.13 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings9.34 Ratings
Supplier Management00 Ratings9.34 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
DDI System
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
4.9
4 Ratings
30% below category average
Risk Repository00 Ratings8.44 Ratings
Control Management00 Ratings8.74 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings8.44 Ratings
Issue Detection00 Ratings7.14 Ratings
Remediation and Certification00 Ratings7.84 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
DDI System
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
7.5
4 Ratings
9% above category average
Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings8.12 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings7.62 Ratings
Fulfillment Management00 Ratings7.23 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings8.44 Ratings
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User Ratings
DDI SystemIFS Applications
Likelihood to Recommend
3.0
(2 ratings)
8.4
(5 ratings)
Usability
6.0
(1 ratings)
8.4
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
DDI SystemIFS Applications
Likelihood to Recommend
Advantive
DDI Inform is well-suited for flexible solutions (cloud/on-premise) and simple scenarios for distributors. It also helps to be on a relaxed timeline as support if very slow if things go wrong. It's less appropriate if you need things done now, want to go deeper into data or customization, or don't have a knowledgeable IT resource that can help you with various software quirks/deploys.
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IFS
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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Pros
Advantive
  • Calendar for the entire company to view
  • Customer search by account number
  • Sales order entry
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IFS
  • It supports the web version in most later versions.
  • It provides various mobile versions of the applications as mobile apps to cater various areas.
  • IFS Applications allows easy configurations of the application without going for costly customization.
  • It covers almost every areas of an industrial company so any other third party applications are minimum.
  • It allows safer and easier built-in options for integrations capabilities.
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Cons
Advantive
  • support is slow
  • customized reports are limited
  • the search feature is quirky
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IFS
  • Handling massive volumes of data can be improved.
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Usability
Advantive
It gets the job done most of the time. Customization and support bring the score down
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IFS
The system is very difficult to use, overly complex, and difficult to learn. It also has limitations that are hard to overcome.
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Support Rating
Advantive
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IFS
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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Alternatives Considered
Advantive
My company had already been using DDI when I began working here a couple years ago
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IFS
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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Return on Investment
Advantive
  • Not sure, management would know.
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IFS
  • 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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