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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Spruce

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/ASpruce is an end-to-end business management software that allows lumber, home, and building supply businesses to manage purchasing, inventory, ecommerce, documentation, delivery, accounting, and sales analytics all within a single system for increased efficiency and profitability.N/A

    Epicor BisTrack

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AEpicor BisTrack is business management software for lumber and building materials (LBM) dealers and distributors based on technology acquired with SolarSoft Business Systems in 2012. It covers inventory optimization, delivery dispatch, financial management, customer relationship management, and more recently warehouse management, as well as supplying business analytics.N/A
    Pricing
    SpruceEpicor BisTrack
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SpruceEpicor BisTrack
    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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    Community Pulse
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    Considered Both Products
    ECI Software Solutions
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    Epicor Software
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    80%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    SpruceEpicor BisTrack
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Spruce and Epicor BisTrack
    Feature
    Spruce
    9.4
    4 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Epicor BisTrack
    7.8
    2 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Role-based user permissions9.44 Ratings8.12 Ratings
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Spruce and Epicor BisTrack
    Feature
    Spruce
    6.8
    4 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Epicor BisTrack
    7.3
    3 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Dashboards6.12 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Standard reports7.14 Ratings7.92 Ratings
    Custom reports7.14 Ratings6.92 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Spruce and Epicor BisTrack
    Feature
    Spruce
    8.2
    5 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Epicor BisTrack
    6.3
    1 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Accounts payable8.54 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Accounts receivable8.15 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations7.95 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes7.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Spruce and Epicor BisTrack
    Feature
    Spruce
    5.8
    4 Ratings
    32% below category average
    Epicor BisTrack
    7.6
    2 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Inventory tracking8.54 Ratings8.82 Ratings
    Automatic reordering3.92 Ratings6.12 Ratings
    Location management5.22 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Spruce and Epicor BisTrack
    Feature
    Spruce
    8.4
    4 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Epicor BisTrack
    7.6
    2 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Pricing7.74 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Order entry8.64 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Credit card processing7.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold7.63 Ratings7.92 Ratings
    Order Orchestration10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Spruce and Epicor BisTrack
    Feature
    Spruce
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Epicor BisTrack
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Billing Management7.54 Ratings6.92 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting8.02 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Period Close8.63 Ratings00 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Spruce and Epicor BisTrack
    Feature
    Spruce
    7.5
    1 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Epicor BisTrack
    7.3
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Task Insight for Project Managers8.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality7.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Project Planning and Scheduling00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of Spruce and Epicor BisTrack
    Feature
    Spruce
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    35% below category average
    Epicor BisTrack
    7.6
    1 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Bids Analyzed and Compared6.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated4.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Contract Authoring00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Contract Repository00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Supplier Management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of Spruce and Epicor BisTrack
    Feature
    Spruce
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Epicor BisTrack
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Configuration Management7.52 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Work Execution6.52 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Production Process Design00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Production Management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of Spruce and Epicor BisTrack
    Feature
    Spruce
    5.4
    2 Ratings
    30% below category average
    Epicor BisTrack
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Inventory Planning5.42 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Forecasting00 Ratings6.52 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Spruce and Epicor BisTrack
    Feature
    Spruce
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Epicor BisTrack
    -
    Ratings
    Product Master Data Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Spruce and Epicor BisTrack
    Feature
    Spruce
    -
    Ratings
    Epicor BisTrack
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    41% below category average
    Plug-ins00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of Spruce and Epicor BisTrack
    Feature
    Spruce
    -
    Ratings
    Epicor BisTrack
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Issue Detection00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of Spruce and Epicor BisTrack
    Feature
    Spruce
    -
    Ratings
    Epicor BisTrack
    7.2
    2 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings7.82 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
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    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score4.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SpruceEpicor BisTrack
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (5 ratings)
    8.1
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    8.4
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SpruceEpicor BisTrack
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ECI Software Solutions
    I think my single most surprising and satisfying experience with ECI and its RockSolid Maxx and then Spruce products was the ease of implementation and rollout -- both on the hardware and software side. ECI seems to have mastered the idea of using an integrated team along with robust tutorials to make that process easy.
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    Epicor Software
    Specifically Eipcor comes in handy daily by easily tracking manpower, deliveries, inspections, and other daily tracked items. It is well suited for day to day operations where others can fill in or pick up if somewhere were out of the office. Epicor is less appropriate in providing weekly updates to teams and customers. It is easier to extract the necessary information off of the software to generate your own reports then try to procure one using the software itself.
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    Pros
    ECI Software Solutions
    • lumber management.
    • purchasing and receiving.
    • Cloud based.
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    Epicor Software
    • Inventory Management
    • Pricing and Quoting Features
    • Sales and Order Processing
    • Business Analytics
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    Cons
    ECI Software Solutions
    • Point of sales
    • P&L usability
    Incentivized
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    Epicor Software
    • Support takes too much time
    • Cannot make certain changes, must contact support
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    Usability
    ECI Software Solutions
    No answers on this topic
    Epicor Software
    Epicor BisTrack is essential for those in the lumber and building materials industry, especially if they are in the wholesale/distribution side of things. I provided the rating because I feel that BisTrack has contributed a lot for my company and provided with essential information for decision-making on a day-to-day basis. The score also reflects that while BisTrack is an essential software for my business, there is also room for improvement so that the end users will be able to obtain what they need from the software.
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    Reliability and Availability
    ECI Software Solutions
    For the most part when there is internet, we are able to log in and proceed to do our daily tasks which is very helpful, but we have also encountered a glitch on our laptop that we use to do inventory that switches to the last branch that was used. This, in combination with Spruce logging out of the remote connection daily, can cause issues if the person accessing Spruce does not have the remote connection password.
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    Epicor Software
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    ECI Software Solutions
    No answers on this topic
    Epicor Software
    Apologies, our company's IT department contacts support on our behalf. I have never contacted Epicor BisTrack's support myself; only through my company's IT team.
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    ECI Software Solutions
    Spruce is possibly just above average. Not super impressed with usability and especially not impressed with tech support who is rarely able to answer questions on the first call.
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    Epicor Software
    Epicor BisTrack helps keep track of things better and it in fact much easier to use.
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    Return on Investment
    ECI Software Solutions
    • With $13 million in gross and 40 employees I'm able to run a full back office with a staff of two. In today's tight labor market that is invaluable.
    • Being able to implement Spruce with almost no upgrading or replacement of existing computer hardware represented a huge cost savings to us. I'm not even sure what dollar amount I could attach to that.
    • Dealing with both a wholesale and retail customers requires that we provide different levels and kinds of reporting and documentation. Spruce has made it easy to respond to the different demands that those customers place upon us.
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    Epicor Software
    • Epicor allows any team player to step into a project and have everything at their fingertips that is well trained in the software
    • Epicor seamlessly allows cross communication between teams on RFI's, meetings and subcontractors
    Incentivized
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