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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

    Microsoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft R Open and Revolution R Enterprise are big data R distribution for servers, Hadoop clusters, and data warehouses. Microsoft acquired original developer Revolution Analytics in 2016. Microsoft R is available in two editions: Microsoft R Open (formerly Revolution R Open) and Revolution R Enterprise.N/A
    Pricing
    e-automateMicrosoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    e-automateMicrosoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    e-automateMicrosoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
    Considered Both Products
    ECI Software Solutions
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    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    91%
    Would buy again
    48 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    40 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    47 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    81%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    22 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    29 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    e-automateMicrosoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
    Platform Connectivity
    Comparison of Platform Connectivity features of e-automate and Microsoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
    Feature
    e-automate
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
    5.3
    3 Ratings
    45% below category average
    Connect to Multiple Data Sources00 Ratings6.13 Ratings
    Extend Existing Data Sources00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Automatic Data Format Detection00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    MDM Integration00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Data Exploration
    Comparison of Data Exploration features of e-automate and Microsoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
    Feature
    e-automate
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
    7.0
    3 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Visualization00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Interactive Data Analysis00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Data Preparation
    Comparison of Data Preparation features of e-automate and Microsoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
    Feature
    e-automate
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
    4.8
    3 Ratings
    52% below category average
    Interactive Data Cleaning and Enrichment00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
    Data Transformations00 Ratings5.03 Ratings
    Data Encryption00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Built-in Processors00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Platform Data Modeling
    Comparison of Platform Data Modeling features of e-automate and Microsoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
    Feature
    e-automate
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
    6.0
    3 Ratings
    34% below category average
    Multiple Model Development Languages and Tools00 Ratings5.03 Ratings
    Automated Machine Learning00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Single platform for multiple model development00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Self-Service Model Delivery00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Model Deployment
    Comparison of Model Deployment features of e-automate and Microsoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
    Feature
    e-automate
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
    6.5
    2 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Flexible Model Publishing Options00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Security, Governance, and Cost Controls00 Ratings6.92 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    e-automateMicrosoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (54 ratings)
    6.0
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.7
    (8 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.7
    (4 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.3
    (6 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    2.3
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    e-automateMicrosoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
    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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    Microsoft
    If you are a MS shop specifically, or have more generic data requirement needs from Microsoft sourced data this will work well. If you have a lot of disparate data across a number of unique platforms/cloud systems/3rd party hosted data warehouses then this product will have issues or a lack of documentation on the net. Performance-wise this product is equal to other R platforms out there.
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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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    Microsoft
    • It allows distributed algorithm runs on Hadoop HDFS cluster
    • It allows using different file formats such as SAS7BAT files or complex files in tab or comma delimited making data munging easier
    • It provides scalable solutions by allowing users to re-use R scripts and distributing the computing over nodes through RHadoop
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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.
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    Microsoft
    • Very steep learning curve... for such a quick and useful tool the learning curve is unacceptable.
    • Very dangerous in the wrong hands. Because most add-ons are pre-written, you have to trust the community that malicious script is not used.
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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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    Microsoft
    In general, Revolution Analytics brings a lot of value to the organization. The renewal decision would be based on return on investment in terms of quantified actionable insights that are getting generated against the cost of the product. Additionally, market brand of the tool and reputation risk in terms of possible acquisition and its impact to overall organizational analytic strategy would be considered as well.
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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.
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    Microsoft
    It is good, easy to use, improvements are being made to the product and more info being shared in the community. It just needs some more time to become more integrated to other platforms and tools/data out there.
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    Reliability and Availability
    ECI Software Solutions
    Mostly available, sometimes down for issues but usually there when we need it
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    Microsoft
    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
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    Microsoft
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    Generally support comes through the forums and user generated channels which are helpful, easy to access, quickly turned around and provided by knowledgeable users. However the support channels are not employees and the channels are often used as a way to learn quick difficult elements of R. Better design, users interface and tutorial options would alleviate the need for this sort of interaction.
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    Implementation Rating
    ECI Software Solutions
    I did not participate in implementation
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    Microsoft
    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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    Microsoft
    The two are different products for different purposes. But for someone who has little or no experience in R programming, Power BI would be better for starting with. Having said that, Microsoft R is built on R, thus allowing for customization of complex calculations not typically available otherwise.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    ECI Software Solutions
    I was not involved in the sales process
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    ECI Software Solutions
    Every department we have does use e-automate to some degree with most being successful.
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Professional Services
    ECI Software Solutions
    I was not involved in the sales process
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    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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    Microsoft
    • Helped save company money versus buying other stat software
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