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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

    TripIt

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ATripIt is a travel management app offered by Concur, which allows users to organize and coordinate travel plans. Editions include a free version, TripIt Pro, and TripIt for Teams.N/A
    Pricing
    e-automateTripIt
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    e-automateTripIt
    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-automateTripIt
    Considered Both Products
    ECI Software Solutions
    No answer on this topic
    SAP Concur
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    91%
    Would buy again
    48 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    12 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    40 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    47 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    12 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    81%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    22 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    29 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    Features
    e-automateTripIt
    Travel Management
    Comparison of Travel Management features of e-automate and TripIt
    Feature
    e-automate
    -
    Ratings
    TripIt
    7.6
    1 Ratings
    32% above category average
    Customizable Approval Workflows00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Extensive Inventory00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Readily Available Support00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Easy Travel Booking00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Mobile Travel Application00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Centralized Itinerary Management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Collaborative Booking00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Reuses Traveler Information00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    User-friendly Interface00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Travel Alerts00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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    e-automateTripIt
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    User Ratings
    e-automateTripIt
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (54 ratings)
    8.0
    (14 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.7
    (8 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    7.7
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.3
    (6 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    2.3
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    e-automateTripIt
    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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    SAP Concur
    TripIt is great for anyone who has multiple trips at any given time. It is also very good at tracking multiple reservations automatically on individual trips. It's not appropriate for low volume trips or only short trips. It is also good for sharing itineraries with others. It's not good for calendar views.
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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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    SAP Concur
    • Itinerary Management - TripIt does a great job collecting all of your travel information, including your flight and hotel information all in one location, so that you don't have to deal with multiple vendor apps, emails, or even printouts of that info. It also handles multiple upcoming trips for even easier management and organization
    • Notifications - TripIt notifies you of changes to your itinerary, such as delays or gate changes, which is great to have that information pushed to you rather than having to constantly look at flight boards for updates.
    • Apple Watch integration - As an Apple Watch user, TripIt has gone the extra mile to provide a useful watch app for travelers, making your travel information available on your wrist. This makes it even easier to catch changes to your itinerary, and not have to juggle a phone while you already have a passport and luggage to worry about!
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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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    SAP Concur
    • Some addresses sometimes do not load (But this is becoming rare these days)
    • Add some color to the icons (again minor improvement)
    • Ability to create cross destination group trips with different cities to have a full overview of the trip and crossover points
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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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    SAP Concur
    I have been using it for a while now and I did renew it every year because it is the best way for me to keep my travel plans in one place with easy visualization
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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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    SAP Concur
    For me- Tripit was super easy right out of the gate. Initially, using Concur required a little bit of training.
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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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    SAP Concur
    Ive only had the receipt scan feature crash 1 time; no other issues- in fact the app is more on top of details than I am!!
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    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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    SAP Concur
    pages load fast, notifications are great. up to minute. after deboarding- my next steps are displayed. Syncs with the hotel & frequent flyer rewards programs too.
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    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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    SAP Concur
    I have never called their support. That is a great question especially when rolling out into a medium to large organization. Concur is a well-respected company, so I can only suppose their Support is reasonable. I have not experienced their support.
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    Implementation Rating
    ECI Software Solutions
    I did not participate in implementation
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    SAP Concur
    Set up clear workflows & processes for the masses! No problems with software, only end users...haha
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    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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    SAP Concur
    TripIt is designed specifically to help individuals manage their travel info in one place. Before I used TripIt, I had to manually save my travel info in a Google Drive folder, add flights to my personal calendar, then manage multiple airline apps to get flight alerts. TripIt has made my travel much easier.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    ECI Software Solutions
    I was not involved in the sales process
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    SAP Concur
    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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    SAP Concur
    Tripit is working great for everyone, each department meeting both company and individual needs.
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    Professional Services
    ECI Software Solutions
    I was not involved in the sales process
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    SAP Concur
    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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    SAP Concur
    • It makes it easy to see if your are missing a hotel stay.
    • It makes it easy to see if you are missing a flight.
    • It makes it easy to send reservations to someone's email and have it added to their TripIt.
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