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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    M1

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/AM1, from ECI Software Solutions headquartered in Ft. Worth, is an all-in-one manufacturing ERP software solution, built for small and medium-sized discrete manufacturers.N/A
    Pricing
    Epicor BisTrackM1
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Epicor BisTrackM1
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Epicor BisTrackM1
    Considered Both Products
    Epicor Software
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    ECI Software Solutions
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    80%
    Would buy again
    24 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    24 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    87%
    Happy with the feature set
    26 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    62%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    50%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    Features
    Epicor BisTrackM1
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Epicor BisTrack and M1
    Feature
    Epicor BisTrack
    7.8
    2 Ratings
    8% below category average
    M1
    8.1
    27 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Single sign-on capability7.52 Ratings8.615 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.12 Ratings7.727 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Epicor BisTrack and M1
    Feature
    Epicor BisTrack
    7.3
    3 Ratings
    3% below category average
    M1
    7.2
    28 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Dashboards7.03 Ratings7.326 Ratings
    Standard reports7.92 Ratings7.228 Ratings
    Custom reports6.92 Ratings7.127 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Epicor BisTrack and M1
    Feature
    Epicor BisTrack
    6.3
    1 Ratings
    20% below category average
    M1
    7.5
    26 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Accounts payable7.01 Ratings7.825 Ratings
    Accounts receivable6.01 Ratings7.526 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations6.01 Ratings6.821 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings7.59 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings7.716 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings7.618 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings7.819 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Epicor BisTrack and M1
    Feature
    Epicor BisTrack
    7.6
    2 Ratings
    5% below category average
    M1
    8.2
    26 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Inventory tracking8.82 Ratings8.326 Ratings
    Automatic reordering6.12 Ratings8.715 Ratings
    Location management8.01 Ratings7.521 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Epicor BisTrack and M1
    Feature
    Epicor BisTrack
    7.6
    2 Ratings
    4% below category average
    M1
    7.8
    26 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Pricing7.01 Ratings7.726 Ratings
    Order entry8.01 Ratings8.326 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold7.92 Ratings7.917 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings7.310 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings7.913 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Epicor BisTrack and M1
    Feature
    Epicor BisTrack
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    41% below category average
    M1
    7.3
    18 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Plug-ins5.01 Ratings7.111 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings7.415 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Epicor BisTrack and M1
    Feature
    Epicor BisTrack
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    7% below category average
    M1
    7.4
    21 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Billing Management6.92 Ratings8.420 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management7.01 Ratings5.09 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting7.01 Ratings7.213 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings8.217 Ratings
    Period Close00 Ratings7.921 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Epicor BisTrack and M1
    Feature
    Epicor BisTrack
    7.3
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    M1
    6.3
    16 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Project Planning and Scheduling7.01 Ratings7.916 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers8.01 Ratings7.810 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality7.01 Ratings4.67 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools7.01 Ratings4.89 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of Epicor BisTrack and M1
    Feature
    Epicor BisTrack
    7.6
    1 Ratings
    7% above category average
    M1
    7.1
    18 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Bids Analyzed and Compared8.01 Ratings6.27 Ratings
    Contract Authoring8.01 Ratings7.64 Ratings
    Contract Repository8.01 Ratings6.46 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated7.01 Ratings7.710 Ratings
    Supplier Management7.01 Ratings7.518 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of Epicor BisTrack and M1
    Feature
    Epicor BisTrack
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    17% above category average
    M1
    5.2
    4 Ratings
    26% below category average
    Issue Detection8.01 Ratings4.13 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification8.01 Ratings4.33 Ratings
    Risk Repository00 Ratings6.52 Ratings
    Control Management00 Ratings6.14 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings4.94 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of Epicor BisTrack and M1
    Feature
    Epicor BisTrack
    7.2
    2 Ratings
    3% above category average
    M1
    4.0
    10 Ratings
    55% below category average
    Transportation Planning and Optimization7.82 Ratings2.24 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management7.01 Ratings2.54 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management7.01 Ratings4.73 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management7.01 Ratings4.98 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management7.01 Ratings5.58 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of Epicor BisTrack and M1
    Feature
    Epicor BisTrack
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    7% below category average
    M1
    7.1
    27 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Production Process Design7.01 Ratings5.519 Ratings
    Production Management7.01 Ratings7.422 Ratings
    Configuration Management7.01 Ratings7.119 Ratings
    Work Execution7.01 Ratings7.720 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs7.01 Ratings7.626 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of Epicor BisTrack and M1
    Feature
    Epicor BisTrack
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    5% below category average
    M1
    8.1
    20 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Forecasting6.52 Ratings7.814 Ratings
    Inventory Planning7.01 Ratings7.720 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring7.52 Ratings8.715 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Epicor BisTrack and M1
    Feature
    Epicor BisTrack
    -
    Ratings
    M1
    6.3
    8 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings6.58 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings4.83 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings7.55 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of Epicor BisTrack and M1
    Feature
    Epicor BisTrack
    -
    Ratings
    M1
    2.7
    2 Ratings
    94% below category average
    Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings2.72 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Epicor BisTrack and M1
    Feature
    Epicor BisTrack
    -
    Ratings
    M1
    5.9
    9 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Proposal Management00 Ratings4.96 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management00 Ratings7.09 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Epicor BisTrackM1
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (3 ratings)
    7.7
    (30 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.0
    (30 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Epicor BisTrackM1
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    ECI Software Solutions
    The M1 ERP is tailored for small to medium organizations, offering good features at least in the components utilized by my organization such as customizable workflows, user-friendly dashboards, ability to process orders, and track the entire orders lifecycle. It also has good customer interaction features in the CRM part. It provides robust data security, and offers scalable modules to grow with your business. Implementation is not challenging if you don't have so many customizations in the software.
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    Pros
    Epicor Software
    • Inventory Management
    • Pricing and Quoting Features
    • Sales and Order Processing
    • Business Analytics
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    ECI Software Solutions
    • Allows for component parts to be scheduled independently through the plant
    • Once parts are built, it is easy to duplicate/reuse parts across they quoting and ordering modules and customers
    • If used properly and consistently, M1 will provide accurate job cost analysis to determine estimating, training, efficiency and other issues.
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    Cons
    Epicor Software
    • Support takes too much time
    • Cannot make certain changes, must contact support
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    ECI Software Solutions
    • Some of the functions are pretty detailed - and so they take a while to generate screens and pages in reports.
    • We actually use it for 2 companies we own - and it would be nice if the inter company communication was a little smoother. It's hard to share some data, and not everything is possible to be shared.
    • Customized reports need to backed up before any updates to M1 or they're lost. It seems M1 overwrites the report folders everytime you run an update - so you have to keep track of what you've changed in Crystal Reports and restore it.
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    Usability
    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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    ECI Software Solutions
    Because it would be helpful if ECI would provide better documentation, communication and workflows to understand how each field interacts within the system and how each of those touch other areas within M1. It would also be useful if ECI would provide prescheduled training for how to customize things with M1 through Design Studio
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    Support Rating
    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
    Support has been great and timely
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    Alternatives Considered
    Epicor Software
    Epicor BisTrack helps keep track of things better and it in fact much easier to use.
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    ECI Software Solutions
    M1 is light years ahead in overall cost and proficiency. It allows so much more control and flexibility as compared to its competitors. When choosing M1 we went through many demos and M1 was the only ERP that met our needs and still does. We also control our own data which is a big plus for us.
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    Return on Investment
    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
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    ECI Software Solutions
    • Time savings having to only enter certain information once and have it follow through the entire order process from quote to cash
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