Ridder iQ vs. Sage 100

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Ridder iQ
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Ridder 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
Sage 100cloud
Score 8.0 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Sage 100 (or Sage 100cloud is a business management software offering a broad range of modules designed to meet the many needs of virtually any business. It encompasses financial operations and accounting, payroll, business intelligence, CRM, eBusiness, manufacturing and distribution.
$0
Per User per Month
Pricing
Ridder iQSage 100
Editions & Modules
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Sage 100 ERP Standard
Custom Pricing
Per Seat per Month
Sage 100 ERP Advanced
Custom Pricing
Per Seat per Month
Sage 100 ERP Premium
Custom Pricing
Per Seat per Month
Sage 100 ERP Online
Per User per Month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Ridder iQSage 100cloud
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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Ridder iQSage 100
Features
Ridder iQSage 100
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Ridder iQ
6.0
18 Ratings
21% below category average
Sage 100
4.7
11 Ratings
45% below category average
API for custom integration6.117 Ratings4.28 Ratings
Plug-ins5.915 Ratings5.111 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Ridder iQ
8.1
20 Ratings
3% below category average
Sage 100
8.6
18 Ratings
3% above category average
Single sign-on capability7.817 Ratings8.817 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.319 Ratings8.317 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Ridder iQ
7.4
19 Ratings
1% above category average
Sage 100
7.1
20 Ratings
3% below category average
Dashboards7.117 Ratings7.213 Ratings
Standard reports6.618 Ratings7.219 Ratings
Custom reports8.518 Ratings6.818 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Ridder iQ
6.5
18 Ratings
16% below category average
Sage 100
7.4
20 Ratings
3% below category average
Accounts payable6.818 Ratings8.420 Ratings
Accounts receivable6.918 Ratings8.716 Ratings
Global Financial Support6.012 Ratings5.06 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers6.211 Ratings7.89 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations6.714 Ratings8.410 Ratings
Configurable Accounting6.414 Ratings8.18 Ratings
Standardized Processes6.314 Ratings8.18 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Ridder iQ
6.2
16 Ratings
24% below category average
Sage 100
8.3
14 Ratings
5% above category average
Inventory tracking6.316 Ratings8.014 Ratings
Automatic reordering7.214 Ratings8.510 Ratings
Location management5.313 Ratings8.08 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Ridder iQ
7.7
20 Ratings
1% below category average
Sage 100
7.9
13 Ratings
1% above category average
Pricing8.020 Ratings8.413 Ratings
Order entry7.819 Ratings8.113 Ratings
Cost of goods sold7.320 Ratings8.713 Ratings
Order Orchestration7.618 Ratings6.66 Ratings
Credit card processing00 Ratings8.012 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
Ridder iQ
5.6
16 Ratings
29% below category average
Sage 100
8.0
10 Ratings
7% above category average
Billing Management7.516 Ratings7.38 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management6.114 Ratings8.19 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management4.28 Ratings8.07 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting4.712 Ratings8.56 Ratings
Period Close5.614 Ratings8.19 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
Ridder iQ
5.6
13 Ratings
22% below category average
Sage 100
5.3
2 Ratings
27% below category average
Project Planning and Scheduling5.013 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers6.112 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools5.612 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
Ridder iQ
5.3
16 Ratings
28% below category average
Sage 100
5.4
3 Ratings
26% below category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared5.210 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Contract Authoring5.08 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Contract Repository4.87 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated5.810 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Supplier Management6.016 Ratings8.53 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
Ridder iQ
5.0
7 Ratings
28% below category average
Sage 100
4.4
1 Ratings
40% below category average
Risk Repository4.85 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Control Management5.35 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments5.44 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Issue Detection4.67 Ratings3.01 Ratings
Remediation and Certification00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
Ridder iQ
6.4
13 Ratings
7% below category average
Sage 100
7.8
4 Ratings
13% above category average
Transportation Execution Management6.412 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management6.312 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Fulfillment Management00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings7.63 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
Ridder iQ
7.7
19 Ratings
4% above category average
Sage 100
8.3
5 Ratings
12% above category average
Production Process Design8.116 Ratings8.42 Ratings
Production Management7.517 Ratings8.43 Ratings
Configuration Management8.017 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Work Execution7.617 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs7.317 Ratings5.03 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
Ridder iQ
6.2
16 Ratings
14% below category average
Sage 100
7.3
5 Ratings
2% above category average
Forecasting6.213 Ratings6.04 Ratings
Inventory Planning6.516 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Performance Monitoring6.015 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
Ridder iQ
5.4
11 Ratings
29% below category average
Sage 100
2.6
2 Ratings
94% below category average
Proposal Management5.210 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Product Master Data Management5.711 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Ridder iQ
-
Ratings
Sage 100
8.0
10 Ratings
8% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings7.210 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings6.48 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.610 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
Ridder iQ
-
Ratings
Sage 100
8.0
5 Ratings
5% above category average
Budgeting and Forecasting00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Project Costing00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Cost Capture00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Capital Project Management00 Ratings8.63 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance00 Ratings7.83 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition00 Ratings7.83 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
Ridder iQ
-
Ratings
Sage 100
7.0
2 Ratings
5% below category average
Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
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User Ratings
Ridder iQSage 100
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
(24 ratings)
7.7
(24 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
6.4
(1 ratings)
7.6
(5 ratings)
Usability
7.0
(8 ratings)
8.0
(8 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
6.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Implementation Rating
5.0
(1 ratings)
6.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Ridder iQSage 100
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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Sage
Sage 100 has been well suited for running the monthly accounts receivable and accounts payable aging reports. This helps us track our accounts that need to be collected and payments that need to be made. Our field operations team has been slow and unwanting to adopt the Sage Field Ops just because they're resistant to change and technology. It's less appropriate for really detailed accounting reports spanning for long periods of time with all accounts because it takes a very long time to run and process.
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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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Sage
  • Simple to implement and use. Operation very intuitive so new employees are quickly trained.
  • It is very flexible with many modules and many features allows for easy customization to suit particular needs of any department or company.
  • Context sensitive help, training and support make it easy for a company to operate with out a lot of additional outside tech support.
  • Scalable plenty of room to grow as the business grows without being bloated.
  • Pricing is very reasonable.
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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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Sage
  • Sage 100 at times will simply not connect to our server, we get remote support & all is well but, that issue tends to happen 2-3X a year.
  • Other than the above, I really can't complain. Coming from a more custom U.V. type database that used a whole bunch of codes to navigate, I think Sage 100 is 10x easier to use.
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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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Sage
I would put this out to bid, if I were at the same organization. There have been a lot of improvements and changes in enterprise software and my preference would be to find a good web-based or cloud-based tool. Lower overall cost of ownership and improved efficiency would be my target criteria for a rebid of this.
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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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Sage
Overall Sage 100 has been pretty user friendly. If we have a question on anything, we are able to contact our implementation rep who helps us right away. Some of the Sage Field Operations may not be as intuitive for our field personnel to use. I wish the reports ran faster so that we could run and put together many reports quickly at once.
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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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Sage
Sage Support is very good. I usually get a person on the phone in a short time frame and usually get my issues fixed in one called.
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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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Sage
We had an advantage in implementing the tool in that our director of Ops had been part of the team implementing the ERP for other users so we knew what to expect and were able to avoid a lot of the challenges people sometimes face with implementations. However, the process still took far longer than desired.
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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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Sage
I didn't choose Sage 100 ERP -- it was already in use when I started at the organization over five years ago. It has the same types of pros and cons as other big hulking software suites meant to power the infrastructure of corporations. It's slow, tough to customize, and doesn't connect well with other software. It does bring all the information into one place, which is great
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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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Sage
  • Sage 100 overall had a very positive overall ROI for the business. All users were making decisions based on the same information and valuable time was no longer spent trying to analyze data from a number of sources.
  • Moving the warehouses to using Sage 100 reduced the operating expense of the distribution side of the business by 5% on an annual basis (~$100K).
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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.

Sage 100cloud Screenshots

Screenshot of General Ledger uses our exclusive dual grid entry for quick, efficient, and accurate data entry. The grid entry format allows you to easily customize the data entry screens.