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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    e-automate

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AECI Software Solutions offers e-automate, an ERP for office technology companies to automate business workflows and increase contract profitability.N/A

    Infor CloudSuite ERP

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/AInfor CloudSuite ERP is the company's cloud-based ERP suite for medium to large global manufacturers, distributors, and after-sales service providers—delivering flexibility to manage mixed-mode and complex value chains.N/A
    Pricing
    e-automateInfor CloudSuite ERP
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    e-automateInfor CloudSuite ERP
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    e-automateInfor CloudSuite ERP
    Considered Both Products
    ECI Software Solutions
    No answer on this topic
    Infor
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    91%
    Would buy again
    48 Answers
    86%
    Would buy again
    18 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    40 Answers
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    17 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    47 Answers
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    19 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    81%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    22 Answers
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    29 Answers
    81%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    Features
    e-automateInfor CloudSuite ERP
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of e-automate and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    e-automate
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    6.3
    6 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings4.16 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings3.76 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings6.96 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of e-automate and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    e-automate
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    6.0
    25 Ratings
    23% below category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings6.423 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings5.723 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of e-automate and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    e-automate
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    8.2
    27 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.824 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings7.626 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of e-automate and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    e-automate
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    7.3
    32 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings7.925 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings7.430 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings6.530 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of e-automate and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    e-automate
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    6.2
    30 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings7.627 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings8.527 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings4.917 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings6.715 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings4.818 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings6.419 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings7.122 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of e-automate and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    e-automate
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    8.2
    25 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings7.924 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings7.417 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings8.123 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of e-automate and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    e-automate
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    8.3
    26 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Pricing00 Ratings7.424 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings8.025 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings8.411 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings8.124 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings8.414 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of e-automate and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    e-automate
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    8.0
    21 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Billing Management00 Ratings6.417 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings8.519 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings4.914 Ratings
    Period Close00 Ratings8.518 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of e-automate and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    e-automate
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    8.4
    6 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Budgeting and Forecasting00 Ratings7.35 Ratings
    Project Costing00 Ratings8.45 Ratings
    Cost Capture00 Ratings9.25 Ratings
    Capital Project Management00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of e-automate and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    e-automate
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    8.4
    10 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Project Planning and Scheduling00 Ratings8.09 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings9.010 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of e-automate and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    e-automate
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    7.9
    7 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings7.34 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of e-automate and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    e-automate
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    8.1
    16 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings6.19 Ratings
    Contract Authoring00 Ratings6.18 Ratings
    Contract Repository00 Ratings6.18 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings8.014 Ratings
    Supplier Management00 Ratings7.614 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of e-automate and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    e-automate
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    6.5
    9 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Risk Repository00 Ratings7.67 Ratings
    Control Management00 Ratings5.19 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings5.08 Ratings
    Issue Detection00 Ratings3.28 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification00 Ratings5.18 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of e-automate and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    e-automate
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    7.1
    15 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings5.111 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings5.110 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings5.19 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management00 Ratings5.111 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings6.710 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of e-automate and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    e-automate
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    7.1
    18 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Production Process Design00 Ratings5.816 Ratings
    Production Management00 Ratings5.817 Ratings
    Configuration Management00 Ratings6.217 Ratings
    Work Execution00 Ratings5.813 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings6.017 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of e-automate and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    e-automate
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    8.2
    18 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings7.312 Ratings
    Inventory Planning00 Ratings8.418 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring00 Ratings8.514 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of e-automate and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    e-automate
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    7.8
    12 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Proposal Management00 Ratings6.810 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management00 Ratings6.812 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    e-automateInfor CloudSuite ERP
    Small Businesses
    Kickserv
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Zoho One
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho One
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    Score4.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    e-automateInfor CloudSuite ERP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (54 ratings)
    7.1
    (38 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.7
    (8 ratings)
    5.9
    (8 ratings)
    Usability
    7.7
    (4 ratings)
    7.3
    (23 ratings)
    Availability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.3
    (6 ratings)
    5.0
    (7 ratings)
    Configurability
    2.3
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    e-automateInfor CloudSuite ERP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ECI Software Solutions
    If you need a system to place and track sales quotes, sales orders, purchase orders, and service calls then E-Automate is perfect. However, if you want to be able to easily bulk upload customers and contracts or if you want to be able to quickly and easily track contract profitability, customer costs, etc, then you'll likely want/need a secondary or different system to do so.
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    Infor
    We have had great success with inventory management and production planning/execution. Also, data and system integrity have been key to our overall solution satisfaction. We struggle when it comes to reporting and analytics. The base product leaves room for improvement as much of the core reporting is not easily configurable and lacks the ability to scale forcing us to build a reporting model outside the solution
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    Pros
    ECI Software Solutions
    • Sending Invoices out to customers via email or printing.
    • Keep track of ordering and inventory.
    • Sales Tax reporting.
    • Monitoring customer payment activity/setting up and removing credit holds.
    • Calculating payments to process each cycle.
    • Excellent aging reports.
    • I like the fact that when I am looking at one item, such as an invoice, I have the capability to switch to the customer menu rather than having to exit out of invoices and then enter into customers.
    • I love the flexibility of the search menus - being able to sort on several factors at once.
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    Infor
    • Very stable product. Some of its weaknesses are also its strengths. The lack of web services seems to actually increase stability.
    • No software vendor in this space is perfect. Lawson does perform as advertised.
    • Again, a weakness of this (limited functionality) is a hidden strength as well. In software there is a complexity/feature tradeoff. Where Lawson lacks in features, it does give you a more simple setup for your organization.
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    Cons
    ECI Software Solutions
    • Make sales invoices not require serial numbers, or be more flexible with it.
    • Make contract invoices have some sort of flexibility in terms of editing. Our end users complain that QuickBooks made it very easy to edit invoices, and in e-automate, for them, it is practically impossible. (I do personally understand why it has to be as it is myself, I'm just forwarding their observation.)
    • Make the API actually useful. I spent days looking at the functions and the functions available are not really useful.
    Incentivized
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    Infor
    • Trying to locate forms that you haven't used before is not very user friendly
    • overall view and navigation is very old style and could use an update
    • Reports are built in and not very customizable, could also use an easy report reference guide.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ECI Software Solutions
    Its really the only option for the industry that does enough of what we need for it to function . I'm not sure if there were better options out there if we would have to renew our subscription. With the addition of AI, hopefully something will be able to become more useful.
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    Infor
    The main problem with it is the support provided and the support available on the market. Both are limited. Plus, it is a nightmare from a connectivity point of view, which is obvious, since the off-the-shelf tools usually include built-in connectors to Oracle and SAP, specifically S-4Hana. Retrieving data is also not easy, and specifically, to get behind the logic of special reports without direct StreamServe knowledge, which is the rarest of all, is almost impossible
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    Usability
    ECI Software Solutions
    The user interface may be slightly outdated, but it is very intuitive and easy to navigate. Once you have learned one module within the system it is very easy to apply that knowledge to any other module. It makes using the system much easier, and it makes training another person on the system quick and efficient.
    Incentivized
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    Infor
    Industry fit: Infor M3 is designed for specific industries, such as manufacturing, distribution, and food and beverage. If your organization operates in one of these industries, Infor M3 may be a good fit.Functionality: Consider the specific features and functionality that your organization requires from an ERP system, such as financial management, supply chain management, manufacturing, and sales and marketing. Review Infor M3's capabilities in these areas to determine if it meets your needs.
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    Reliability and Availability
    ECI Software Solutions
    Mostly available, sometimes down for issues but usually there when we need it
    Incentivized
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    Infor
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    ECI Software Solutions
    Reports are the struggle the most with the information being extracted in a way that you need to copy and paste it into a new document so some of the information is not covered
    Incentivized
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    Infor
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    ECI Software Solutions
    Sometimes when you need answers quickly, a voice on the phone is far better than having to wait for email support or a callback. I have found this to have delays and feel ECI e-automate should invest more in its support infrastructure.
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    Infor
    The overall support of Inform M3 is simply the best! There isn't a single flaw that I can detect or think of about this software! I can't possibly express the greatness of the availability and all of the possibilities achieved. The ease of use and a lot of functionalities such as flexibility [allows in] configuration to add new functionalities fast.
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    Implementation Rating
    ECI Software Solutions
    I did not participate in implementation
    Incentivized
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    Infor
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    ECI Software Solutions
    E-automate is much better at understanding the needs of the office equipment industry and provide the necessary tools. SAP Business One has limited features specific to the office equipment industry and includes things that are not useful. E-automate is also priced much better and provides the best value for your investment.
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    Infor
    One of the products I have used is an Oracle accounting product. I feel that Infor stands up well when comparing to the Oracle product especially for the accounting functions. In comparing it to Microsoft Dynamics I feel that Infor is easier to use in some accounting tasks. The one thing the Dynamics has going for it is the ease of use with other Microsoft Products.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    ECI Software Solutions
    I was not involved in the sales process
    Incentivized
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    Infor
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    ECI Software Solutions
    Every department we have does use e-automate to some degree with most being successful.
    Incentivized
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    Infor
    No answers on this topic
    Professional Services
    ECI Software Solutions
    I was not involved in the sales process
    Incentivized
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    Infor
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    ECI Software Solutions
    • The e-automate will stop working if we stop paying each year. We chose not to go to the cloud and buy the software. QuickBooks and other software are a one-time fee.
    • E-automate has very few outside vendors for add-on modules.
    • The vendors that do have modules are costly.
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    Infor
    • Reduced period close processing by more than a day
    • Allowed the creation and adoption of shared services organization leading to improved performance and headcount allocations
    • Created more consistent business processes driving efficiency
    • Greatly improved security and reliability through cloud platform, granular security groups and SSO functionality
    • Improving customer experience through integrated customer and partner portals
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    ScreenShots

    e-automate Screenshots

    Screenshot of an item search, in e-automate

    Infor CloudSuite ERP Screenshots

    Screenshot of a CloudSuite dashboard exampleScreenshot of a view of CloudSuite IndustrialScreenshot of a view of CloudSuite Distribution