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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Ridder iQ

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ARidder iQ is a manufacturing ERP, from ECI Software Solutions. Ridder iQ includes customer relationship management functionality that is fully integrated, and includes an integration with Outlook for email.N/A

    Epicor Kinetic

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AEpicor Kinetic is a customizable, scalable, product-centric cloud ERP designed specifically for manufacturers.N/A
    Pricing
    Ridder iQEpicor Kinetic
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Ridder iQEpicor Kinetic
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Ridder iQEpicor Kinetic
    Considered Both Products
    ECI Software Solutions
    No answer on this topic
    Epicor Software
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    83%
    Would buy again
    20 Answers
    92%
    Would buy again
    169 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    19 Answers
    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
    126 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    79%
    Happy with the feature set
    19 Answers
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    162 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    82%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    77%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    67 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    69%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    70%
    Implementation went as expected
    93 Answers
    Features
    Ridder iQEpicor Kinetic
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Ridder iQ and Epicor Kinetic
    Feature
    Ridder iQ
    6.0
    18 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Epicor Kinetic
    8.0
    151 Ratings
    6% above category average
    API for custom integration6.217 Ratings8.3145 Ratings
    Plug-ins5.915 Ratings7.7120 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Ridder iQ and Epicor Kinetic
    Feature
    Ridder iQ
    7.9
    20 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Epicor Kinetic
    8.4
    177 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Single sign-on capability7.717 Ratings8.8149 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.019 Ratings8.1174 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Ridder iQ and Epicor Kinetic
    Feature
    Ridder iQ
    7.3
    19 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Epicor Kinetic
    7.6
    186 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Dashboards7.017 Ratings7.2178 Ratings
    Standard reports6.318 Ratings7.4183 Ratings
    Custom reports8.418 Ratings8.1174 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Ridder iQ and Epicor Kinetic
    Feature
    Ridder iQ
    6.5
    18 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Epicor Kinetic
    7.3
    199 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Accounts payable6.818 Ratings8.7189 Ratings
    Accounts receivable6.918 Ratings8.6184 Ratings
    Global Financial Support5.912 Ratings7.8103 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers6.311 Ratings8.2126 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations6.714 Ratings7.6151 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting6.414 Ratings8.1136 Ratings
    Standardized Processes6.314 Ratings8.0159 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Ridder iQ and Epicor Kinetic
    Feature
    Ridder iQ
    6.3
    16 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Epicor Kinetic
    8.4
    186 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Inventory tracking6.416 Ratings8.0185 Ratings
    Automatic reordering7.114 Ratings7.9111 Ratings
    Location management5.513 Ratings7.7145 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Ridder iQ and Epicor Kinetic
    Feature
    Ridder iQ
    7.6
    20 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Epicor Kinetic
    8.3
    189 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Pricing7.820 Ratings8.4176 Ratings
    Order entry7.719 Ratings8.3187 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold7.320 Ratings8.1165 Ratings
    Order Orchestration7.518 Ratings7.8119 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings7.688 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Ridder iQ and Epicor Kinetic
    Feature
    Ridder iQ
    5.7
    16 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Epicor Kinetic
    8.5
    161 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Billing Management7.416 Ratings7.8142 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management6.114 Ratings7.7137 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management4.98 Ratings7.580 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting4.712 Ratings7.981 Ratings
    Period Close5.614 Ratings8.2144 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Ridder iQ and Epicor Kinetic
    Feature
    Ridder iQ
    5.4
    13 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Epicor Kinetic
    7.7
    74 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Project Planning and Scheduling5.013 Ratings7.767 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers6.012 Ratings7.154 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools5.312 Ratings7.051 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings7.244 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of Ridder iQ and Epicor Kinetic
    Feature
    Ridder iQ
    5.2
    16 Ratings
    31% below category average
    Epicor Kinetic
    8.0
    138 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Bids Analyzed and Compared4.810 Ratings7.559 Ratings
    Contract Authoring5.18 Ratings7.456 Ratings
    Contract Repository4.17 Ratings7.758 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated6.010 Ratings7.696 Ratings
    Supplier Management5.916 Ratings7.6130 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of Ridder iQ and Epicor Kinetic
    Feature
    Ridder iQ
    4.8
    7 Ratings
    34% below category average
    Epicor Kinetic
    7.8
    49 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Risk Repository4.55 Ratings8.139 Ratings
    Control Management5.35 Ratings7.744 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments4.84 Ratings7.440 Ratings
    Issue Detection4.87 Ratings8.545 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification00 Ratings7.739 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of Ridder iQ and Epicor Kinetic
    Feature
    Ridder iQ
    6.3
    13 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Epicor Kinetic
    7.6
    103 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Transportation Execution Management6.412 Ratings7.965 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management6.212 Ratings7.556 Ratings
    Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings7.971 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management00 Ratings8.086 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings7.973 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of Ridder iQ and Epicor Kinetic
    Feature
    Ridder iQ
    7.5
    19 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Epicor Kinetic
    7.9
    148 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Production Process Design7.916 Ratings7.9119 Ratings
    Production Management7.317 Ratings8.2139 Ratings
    Configuration Management7.717 Ratings7.6106 Ratings
    Work Execution7.417 Ratings7.6109 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs7.217 Ratings7.7132 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of Ridder iQ and Epicor Kinetic
    Feature
    Ridder iQ
    6.2
    16 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Epicor Kinetic
    8.1
    134 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Forecasting6.213 Ratings7.1107 Ratings
    Inventory Planning6.516 Ratings7.7131 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring5.915 Ratings7.8104 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Ridder iQ and Epicor Kinetic
    Feature
    Ridder iQ
    6.2
    11 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Epicor Kinetic
    7.9
    67 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Proposal Management5.810 Ratings8.254 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management6.511 Ratings8.063 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Ridder iQ and Epicor Kinetic
    Feature
    Ridder iQ
    -
    Ratings
    Epicor Kinetic
    7.9
    52 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings8.250 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.129 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings7.537 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Ridder iQ and Epicor Kinetic
    Feature
    Ridder iQ
    -
    Ratings
    Epicor Kinetic
    9.2
    19 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Budgeting and Forecasting00 Ratings9.015 Ratings
    Project Costing00 Ratings8.016 Ratings
    Cost Capture00 Ratings10.017 Ratings
    Capital Project Management00 Ratings9.011 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance00 Ratings9.09 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition00 Ratings9.012 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of Ridder iQ and Epicor Kinetic
    Feature
    Ridder iQ
    -
    Ratings
    Epicor Kinetic
    7.9
    33 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings8.529 Ratings
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    User Ratings
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (24 ratings)
    8.1
    (222 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    8.8
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (8 ratings)
    8.1
    (182 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (15 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.6
    (14 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Ridder iQEpicor Kinetic
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ECI Software Solutions
    The best in the complete production process. It provides the correct info in a very usable way. It is pretty good in sales, but the lack of discounts for sales goods and sales production is not ideal. On the other hand, ECI provides an excellent service for looking for custom solutions where we need them. Dutch Translation: De beste in het complete productieproces. Het biedt de juiste informatie op een zeer bruikbare manier. Het is redelijk goed in de verkoop, maar het gebrek aan kortingen op verkoopartikelen en verkoopproductie is niet ideaal. Aan de andere kant biedt ECI een uitstekende service bij het zoeken naar maatwerkoplossingen waar we die nodig hebben. This review was originally written in English and has been translated into Dutch using a third-party translation tool. While we strive for accuracy, some nuances or meanings may not be perfectly captured.
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    Epicor Software
    I think it depends on the industry and complexity of the company. In our situation, we primarily use Epicor for financials, in a relatively simple manner. I don't think that Epicor is the most intuitive or simple to set up for our situation. I think Epicor is better suited for its target industry of manufacturing, where building out the multiple layers let's Epicor's strengths come to bear.
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    Pros
    ECI Software Solutions
    • Customization of layouts
    • Reporting module, create Custom Reports for all use cases and if needed relation specific
    • Item factor conversion for purchase/sales/WIP using Weight and Length in all directions
    • Aanpassing van lay-outs
    • Rapportagemodule, maak aangepaste rapporten voor alle use cases en indien nodig relatiespecifieke rapporten
    • Conversie van artikelfactoren voor aankoop/verkoop/WIP met gebruik van gewicht en lengte in alle richtingen
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    Epicor Software
    • MRP Processing, PO Suggestion processing and maintaining Inventory/Accounting cost consistency.
    • Freighting with speed and precision allows us to ship on time with over 10 shipping stations they all run seamlessly.
    • Using ECM, we've streamlined our AP Invoicing process and increased our teams throughput at least 2x with more speed projected.
    • Using Co-Parts with Advanced Production, we've increased inventory accuracy and accounting for parts cost in a more transparent way.
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    Cons
    ECI Software Solutions
    • Ridder iQ misses graphical workflow and blocks designer
    • Adaptions to rights in iQ can be difficult and time consuming
    • Ridder iQ is unfortunately still not webbased
    • Ridder iQ is fortunately developping api endpoints but this is still not completed.
    • The no/low code functionality can be extended
    • Ridder iQ mist grafische workflow en blokkeert ontwerper
    • Aanpassingen aan rechten in iQ kunnen moeilijk en tijdrovend zijn
    • Ridder iQ is helaas nog steeds niet webgebaseerd
    • Ridder iQ is gelukkig bezig met de ontwikkeling van API-eindpunten, maar deze zijn nog niet afgerond.
    • De no/low-code functionaliteit kan worden uitgebreid
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    Epicor Software
    • In Application Studio, there are quite a few things that you just have to know in order to really get it to work right. Such as when you are updating a dataview you have to save them refresh and then go back to the wizard to get the added fields that you may have added from a BAQ.
    • When running MRP it has a tendency to stall or not finish on occasion. This is a problem as we do not get any PO Suggestions when this happens.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ECI Software Solutions
    Its nice software but it is very, very slow in webification and integration possibilities by using api's. Untill now the programm has client-server technology unfortunately. And there are far too less no code adjustments possible.
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    Epicor Software
    Easy to use, reliable, known product, best product configurator, Epicor continues to offer improvements every year.
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    Usability
    ECI Software Solutions
    The working environment can be perfectly designed for every user and department, which makes the user-friendliness very good. Adding columns, formatting tables can all be customized to the user. Dutch Translation: De werkomgeving is perfect in te richten voor elke gebruiker en afdeling, wat de gebruiksvriendelijkheid zeer hoog maakt. Het toevoegen van kolommen en het opmaken van tabellen is allemaal aanpasbaar aan de gebruiker.
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    Epicor Software
    There is always room for improvement! I've used Great Plains ERP/MS Dynamics and Epicor my entire career. both do some things really well. Both could learn from each other. The KInetic user interface is much better than the classic windows overall. Please keep adding more functionality to the core financials!!! You need the accountants to be on your side.
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    Support Rating
    ECI Software Solutions
    Expert level of the support engineers is adequate. However in our opinion it does take a fair amount of time to respond
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    Epicor Software
    If the answer to your problem is not readily available in an answer book, your response or solution will take months, if you get one at all. Problems need to be sent to support and duplicated by them before they try to fix it. This is extremely frustrating because you have to prove to Epicor that you are having an issue. If by some miracle you get by this barrier, your problem is submitted to development for review. You can't speak to them or communicate in any way directly. This group appears to be completely unconcerned about user issues or customer service. Our experiences have been negative across the board.
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    Implementation Rating
    ECI Software Solutions
    I didn't work here yet at the time of the implementation
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    Epicor Software
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    Alternatives Considered
    ECI Software Solutions
    Ridder iQ is specialized for our business and has people who bring a lot of knowledge to the table, so Ridder iQ is far more suited than a ERP solution which is not specilized in the make-industry. Furthermore, the customizability of Ridder stands out compared to solutions like ISAH. Therefore, the choice was an easy one, because knowledge and customizability are important criteria. Dutch Translation: Ridder iQ is gespecialiseerd in onze branche en heeft mensen met veel kennis in huis. Ridder iQ is daarom veel geschikter dan een ERP-oplossing, die niet gespecialiseerd is in de maakindustrie. Bovendien onderscheidt Ridder iQ zich qua aanpasbaarheid ten opzichte van oplossingen zoals ISAH. De keuze was dan ook snel gemaakt, want kennis en aanpasbaarheid zijn belangrijke criteria.
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    Epicor Software
    Most of my histories with SAP directly. I didn't really have any negative experiences. The only thing I could say is that I always had to go to somebody else to solve the problem that I can solve first person now with Epicor Kinetic.
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    Scalability
    ECI Software Solutions
    No answers on this topic
    Epicor Software
    Using the word Scalability usually implies an increase of use, or adding the use of other features. Making the product put to good/proper use for small companies without the need for full-time support, whilst integrity is maintained it is an entirely different topic. In my view, the current company may have acquired a full truck with options, where initially a small pick-up may have been better suited.
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    Return on Investment
    ECI Software Solutions
    • The implementation process is well managed by Ridder iQ employees.
    • After going live, our main processes were just slightly affected, no significant delays occurred.
    • Het implementatieproces wordt goed begeleid door de medewerkers van Ridder iQ.
    • Nadat we live gingen, ondervonden onze belangrijkste processen slechts lichte hinder; er deden zich geen noemenswaardige vertragingen voor.
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    Epicor Software
    • We have increased our lead time of orders by about a week.
    • We have increased our output of product by 10% with the same amount of staff.
    • We were able to leverage Kinetic to optimize our business while moving two facilities.
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    ScreenShots

    Ridder iQ Screenshots

    Screenshot of Ridder IQ combines the knowledge and practical experience gained since 1982 and is built on the latest software techniques such as .NET, C# and Microsoft SQL.Screenshot of Ridder IQ includes a complete CRM system with integration to Exchange and Outlook, purchase, sales, stock and time administration, as well as document management systems, integrated report designer and an authorization system.

    Epicor Kinetic Screenshots

    Screenshot of Production ManagementScreenshot of Role-Based Analytics and Business IntelligenceScreenshot of Planning and SchedulingScreenshot of Shipping and ReceivingScreenshot of the General LedgerScreenshot of Training and Development