Infor VISUAL vs. JobBOSS²

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Infor VISUAL
Score 7.4 out of 10
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Infor VISUAL is an ERP software focused on manufacturing companies with business intelligence, planning and scheduling, and pricing, quoting, and estimating capabilities, among others.N/A
JobBOSS²
Score 7.5 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
Infor VISUALJobBOSS²
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Infor VISUALJobBOSS²
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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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Infor VISUALJobBOSS²
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Infor VISUAL
1.0
1 Ratings
152% below category average
JobBOSS²
4.9
14 Ratings
39% below category average
API for custom integration1.01 Ratings5.114 Ratings
Plug-ins00 Ratings4.712 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Infor VISUAL
9.0
1 Ratings
10% above category average
JobBOSS²
7.3
21 Ratings
11% below category average
Single sign-on capability9.01 Ratings6.814 Ratings
Role-based user permissions9.01 Ratings7.720 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Infor VISUAL
4.0
3 Ratings
54% below category average
JobBOSS²
6.3
21 Ratings
10% below category average
Dashboards8.03 Ratings6.221 Ratings
Standard reports2.02 Ratings6.721 Ratings
Custom reports2.01 Ratings5.921 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Infor VISUAL
7.4
3 Ratings
3% below category average
JobBOSS²
6.7
20 Ratings
13% below category average
Accounts payable9.03 Ratings7.020 Ratings
Accounts receivable9.03 Ratings6.819 Ratings
Global Financial Support10.02 Ratings5.512 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.02 Ratings5.312 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations10.02 Ratings6.116 Ratings
Configurable Accounting7.02 Ratings5.515 Ratings
Standardized Processes9.02 Ratings6.115 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Infor VISUAL
8.0
4 Ratings
2% above category average
JobBOSS²
6.9
23 Ratings
13% below category average
Inventory tracking6.04 Ratings6.723 Ratings
Automatic reordering7.01 Ratings5.314 Ratings
Location management10.04 Ratings6.519 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Infor VISUAL
9.7
4 Ratings
22% above category average
JobBOSS²
4.8
23 Ratings
47% below category average
Pricing10.03 Ratings6.522 Ratings
Order entry10.03 Ratings7.323 Ratings
Cost of goods sold10.04 Ratings5.717 Ratings
Order Orchestration10.01 Ratings6.514 Ratings
Credit card processing00 Ratings5.412 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
Infor VISUAL
8.6
2 Ratings
15% above category average
JobBOSS²
2.7
16 Ratings
93% below category average
Billing Management8.01 Ratings6.516 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management10.01 Ratings5.514 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management10.01 Ratings3.99 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting10.01 Ratings4.09 Ratings
Period Close9.02 Ratings6.112 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
Infor VISUAL
7.2
1 Ratings
5% below category average
JobBOSS²
9.4
3 Ratings
21% above category average
Project Costing5.01 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Cost Capture8.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Budgeting and Forecasting00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Capital Project Management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
Infor VISUAL
3.2
2 Ratings
81% below category average
JobBOSS²
6.8
16 Ratings
10% below category average
Production Process Design2.02 Ratings6.410 Ratings
Production Management5.01 Ratings6.815 Ratings
Configuration Management5.01 Ratings6.810 Ratings
Work Execution2.01 Ratings6.712 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs2.02 Ratings6.516 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
Infor VISUAL
2.0
1 Ratings
113% below category average
JobBOSS²
6.6
15 Ratings
9% below category average
Inventory Planning2.01 Ratings6.315 Ratings
Forecasting00 Ratings5.614 Ratings
Performance Monitoring00 Ratings6.512 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
Infor VISUAL
2.0
1 Ratings
114% below category average
JobBOSS²
6.1
7 Ratings
17% below category average
Product Master Data Management2.01 Ratings6.45 Ratings
Proposal Management00 Ratings5.77 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Infor VISUAL
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Ratings
JobBOSS²
3.0
10 Ratings
82% below category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings5.710 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings2.74 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings4.55 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
Infor VISUAL
3.0
1 Ratings
78% below category average
JobBOSS²
5.6
16 Ratings
20% below category average
Project Planning and Scheduling00 Ratings6.116 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings6.112 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings6.011 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings6.18 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
Infor VISUAL
-
Ratings
JobBOSS²
3.3
7 Ratings
78% below category average
Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings5.77 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
Infor VISUAL
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Ratings
JobBOSS²
3.5
17 Ratings
66% below category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings6.611 Ratings
Contract Authoring00 Ratings7.98 Ratings
Contract Repository00 Ratings6.79 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings7.810 Ratings
Supplier Management00 Ratings6.416 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
Infor VISUAL
-
Ratings
JobBOSS²
4.1
9 Ratings
46% below category average
Risk Repository00 Ratings6.87 Ratings
Control Management00 Ratings6.78 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings7.57 Ratings
Issue Detection00 Ratings6.08 Ratings
Remediation and Certification00 Ratings6.38 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
Infor VISUAL
-
Ratings
JobBOSS²
4.3
8 Ratings
46% below category average
Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings5.05 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings5.53 Ratings
Fulfillment Management00 Ratings6.74 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings6.54 Ratings
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User Ratings
Infor VISUALJobBOSS²
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(5 ratings)
7.2
(23 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.0
(2 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(2 ratings)
6.5
(3 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(2 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Implementation Rating
2.0
(1 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Infor VISUALJobBOSS²
Likelihood to Recommend
Infor
I struggle to identify a scenario where VISUAL is an appropriate solution. We used VISUAL because it was a legacy system and the cost/complexity of changeover seemed daunting. The user interface is poor as is the interconnectedness of the various screens and menus. This might be an acceptable piece of software for a continuous manufacturing environment with little variation of basic design, but we have had to write multiple add-on macros in order to get VISUAL to work effectively for us.
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ECi Software Solutions
Jobboss2 helps with creating routings, tracking hours towards those, and tracking inventory for discrete orders. It does not work well for blanket orders, consignment, or long-term agreements-type contracts with customers. Raw material tracking is completely ineffective with Jobboss2. Costing is quite ineffective with Joboss2. Production/lot planning & scheduling is ineffective and is a huge limiting factor. All of these items require manual tracking in spreadsheets. Jobboss2 has helped us get away from tracking routings with pen and paper and timesheets with pen and paper... but we're still having to use Excel to track consignment, blanket orders, job planning/when to launch new travelers, and costing/quoting. Going from pen and paper routings to digital has been a huge help overall, but the other limitations are incredibly concerning, which has led us to research & possibly switch ERP platforms.
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Pros
Infor
  • Infor Visual has a standard way of addressing business operations: sales orders, invoicing, reporting. It is easy to train operators used to using a manual or other ERP system.
  • Material control is easy for production runs, R&D material lists and repairs. The process of receiving, issuing and returning material to inventory is facilitated by standard interfaces that are easily learned by material control operators.
  • Engineering changes to bills of material are facilitated by the "engineering Master" flexible editing capability. The version control for the BOM's can be as detailed or vague as the process designed dictates. One item of a BOM or the entire BOM can be changed quickly and approved for production that day.
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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
Infor
  • VTA has been extremely unreliable. I would not recommend it. It is not customizable at all. There is no logical way to handle shift differentials which is a huge issue with a company that runs 24/7.
  • If you do not have a schedule set up, they cannot clock in. This poses a problem for anyone that gets called in on a shift they don't normally work on.
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ECi Software Solutions
  • Ability to "click-through" from module to module is somewhat quirky and not always do-able
  • Implementation process and initial learning is very independent, more assistance and direction from ECI would be appreciated.
  • Ability to set Product Code at Order level instead of Estimate level would be quite helpful
  • Ability to add WorkCode at Line Item Specification screen would be very useful
  • Ability to enter material quantities at decimal amounts instead of whole numbers. This is a huge disadvantage of JobBOSS²
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Likelihood to Renew
Infor
Good Technical and Customer Support during and after implementation tasks. Good Project Plan and Management support for implementation and post implementation. Financial functionality could be more comprehensive particularly with Budgeting and Cash Management. Inventory Management capability was adequate but could be more comprehensive as well. "Out of the Box" functionality was adequate but requested add-ons and enhancements seemed to be a bit pricey.
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ECi Software Solutions
It functions very well for us.
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Usability
Infor
Because of use cases and easy implementation and the vertical and horizontal scaling.
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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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Support Rating
Infor
As we have seen the live environment and the use cases where we implement.
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ECi Software Solutions
Ashlee Ware- Product Support Specialist. We had a wonderful experience with support from Ashlee Ware and she has since become a hero in our company. Ashlee helped us research and clear several open Purchase Orders from 2015 and beyond that were still showing on the open purchase orders report in 2023.
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Implementation Rating
Infor
Could have used more hands-on approach. There are multiple webinars and information sessions but until you actually use the system, these are not very helpful.
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ECi Software Solutions
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Alternatives Considered
Infor
We unfortunately did not evaluate any other ERP software. VISUAL was a legacy system and we determined that changing systems would be too difficult, and not cost effective. We reached out to our local VISUAL rep who knew how the software functioned, but not how to apply it more appropriately to our business model, so we continued on with what we had rather than looking elsewhere.
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ECi Software Solutions
We evaluated a few other ERP systems and chose JobBOSS² based on how similarly it functioned to our previous software but also wrapped all functions into one software instead of 3+. We were not at a place to go paperless, which made the decision not to utilize ProShop easy.
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Return on Investment
Infor
  • I cannot comment on business impact.
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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

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