Epicor Kinetic vs. Microsoft Dynamics GP

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Epicor Kinetic
Score 7.4 out of 10
N/A
Epicor Kinetic (the name of the former Epicor ERP) presents a wide feature breadth, customizability, and scalability, typical product-centric cloud ERP offerings. It is meant as a single, end-to-end software solution for businesses, and is available on-premise, hosted, or in the cloud as a software as a service (SaaS) solution.N/A
Microsoft Dynamics GP
Score 7.4 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft Dynamics GP is an ERP software with accounting capabilities. It includes various packs for customizability and features tailored to specific industries’ needs. GP is offered as a perpetual license or subscription.N/A
Pricing
Epicor KineticMicrosoft Dynamics GP
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Epicor KineticMicrosoft Dynamics GP
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsMust contact sales team for pricing.
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Community Pulse
Epicor KineticMicrosoft Dynamics GP
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Epicor KineticMicrosoft Dynamics GP
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
7.4
13 Ratings
3% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics GP
6.7
17 Ratings
11% below category average
Pay calculation7.713 Ratings6.116 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.79 Ratings7.012 Ratings
Direct deposit files6.39 Ratings7.016 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings7.015 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings6.114 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
6.0
26 Ratings
19% below category average
Microsoft Dynamics GP
7.0
25 Ratings
1% below category average
API for custom integration6.124 Ratings7.024 Ratings
Plug-ins6.022 Ratings7.119 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
7.5
37 Ratings
8% below category average
Microsoft Dynamics GP
6.6
36 Ratings
17% below category average
Single sign-on capability8.030 Ratings6.129 Ratings
Role-based user permissions7.037 Ratings7.136 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
8.4
37 Ratings
19% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics GP
6.7
37 Ratings
12% below category average
Dashboards7.936 Ratings7.125 Ratings
Standard reports9.036 Ratings7.135 Ratings
Custom reports8.332 Ratings5.935 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
7.1
36 Ratings
7% below category average
Microsoft Dynamics GP
6.7
44 Ratings
10% below category average
Accounts payable7.334 Ratings6.041 Ratings
Accounts receivable7.235 Ratings7.032 Ratings
Global Financial Support9.016 Ratings6.07 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers6.316 Ratings7.018 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations7.319 Ratings7.122 Ratings
Configurable Accounting7.917 Ratings7.114 Ratings
Standardized Processes8.018 Ratings7.015 Ratings
Cash management00 Ratings6.132 Ratings
Bank reconciliation00 Ratings6.137 Ratings
Expense management00 Ratings7.027 Ratings
Time tracking00 Ratings7.013 Ratings
Fixed asset management00 Ratings6.125 Ratings
Multi-currency support00 Ratings8.017 Ratings
Multi-division support00 Ratings7.125 Ratings
Regulations compliance00 Ratings6.111 Ratings
Electronic tax filing00 Ratings7.111 Ratings
Self-service portal00 Ratings7.012 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings6.116 Ratings
Localizations00 Ratings8.011 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings6.114 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings6.112 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
9.9
36 Ratings
23% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics GP
6.8
24 Ratings
3% below category average
Inventory tracking9.935 Ratings7.022 Ratings
Automatic reordering9.921 Ratings6.112 Ratings
Location management9.928 Ratings8.017 Ratings
Manufacturing module00 Ratings6.013 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
8.7
39 Ratings
11% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics GP
6.7
22 Ratings
10% below category average
Pricing9.036 Ratings6.016 Ratings
Order entry8.039 Ratings7.019 Ratings
Credit card processing7.219 Ratings7.011 Ratings
Cost of goods sold8.938 Ratings6.022 Ratings
Order Orchestration9.916 Ratings8.07 Ratings
End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings7.09 Ratings
Order exception Resolution00 Ratings6.05 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
8.8
22 Ratings
17% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics GP
-
Ratings
Billing Management9.917 Ratings00 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management9.918 Ratings00 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management5.713 Ratings00 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting8.914 Ratings00 Ratings
Period Close8.218 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
9.2
19 Ratings
19% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics GP
-
Ratings
Budgeting and Forecasting9.015 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Costing8.016 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost Capture10.017 Ratings00 Ratings
Capital Project Management9.011 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance9.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition9.012 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
7.6
14 Ratings
11% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics GP
-
Ratings
Project Planning and Scheduling7.612 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers5.47 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality7.25 Ratings00 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools7.36 Ratings00 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
7.8
7 Ratings
3% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics GP
-
Ratings
Award Lifecycle Management8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
8.2
13 Ratings
16% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics GP
-
Ratings
Bids Analyzed and Compared8.75 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Authoring9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Repository7.75 Ratings00 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated8.87 Ratings00 Ratings
Supplier Management7.910 Ratings00 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
7.9
3 Ratings
19% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics GP
-
Ratings
Risk Repository8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Management8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue Detection8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Remediation and Certification8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
7.3
11 Ratings
6% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics GP
-
Ratings
Transportation Planning and Optimization7.75 Ratings00 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Fulfillment Management5.18 Ratings00 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management7.76 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
8.1
20 Ratings
7% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics GP
-
Ratings
Production Process Design7.915 Ratings00 Ratings
Production Management7.619 Ratings00 Ratings
Configuration Management8.113 Ratings00 Ratings
Work Execution7.715 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs9.319 Ratings00 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
9.4
21 Ratings
26% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics GP
-
Ratings
Forecasting8.917 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Planning8.920 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Monitoring9.915 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
7.6
7 Ratings
5% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics GP
-
Ratings
Proposal Management7.44 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Master Data Management7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Epicor KineticMicrosoft Dynamics GP
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
(39 ratings)
7.0
(50 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.9
(7 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(6 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(2 ratings)
6.9
(5 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(3 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.5
(15 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
7.6
(14 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Epicor KineticMicrosoft Dynamics GP
Likelihood to Recommend
Epicor Software
Epicor is an excellent system for most manufacturing customers and offers several features previously only offered on the very large (e.g. Oracle, PeopleSoft, etc) level platforms. Yet the pricing is mid-level, and the expandability through additional modules provides a great opportunity for future business growth. The architecture is easily scalable, fast, and offers great options for both on premise and hosted systems. Epicor is flexible, and large enough that regular updates and enhancements continue to be adopted to improve functionality and effectiveness. It is however, not for everyone. Competition in this sector is very good, with several mid-level systems being available at a similar price point. If you are considering adopting a new ERP system and are in the plastics space, you also owe it to yourself and your team to consider IQMS, which is becoming a de-facto standard in this segment. Also, for specific medical sectors, you will find that Epicor software validation for CFR Part 11 compliance can be quite costly-- although the software is capable of supporting this with modification. Overall, Epicor is a solid choice. Ultimately, it will be up to your team to determine what works best for your needs. You won't be disappointed with Epicor if you do the due diligence and take the time needed to properly review and demo the product. Remember though, demos are typically "best case" staged, so be sure to throw several curveballs at your vendor and bring out the unique requirements of your business.
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Microsoft
A large company where users have one function- for instance, where someone only receives or works in payables. That minimizes the number of windows they need. A smaller company where one user does multiple functions will require a lot more training and user knowledge to navigate, and it makes it harder to secure users. You also have to understand that GP started life as Great Plains, designed for accountants. The other modules were added on after Microsoft bought Great Plains, which means that modules like Manufacturing are red-headed step children with much smaller support ecosystems. So, if you're starting fresh, you may want to look at something built for the mobile world. D365 and Business Central are a lot more money, buggy, and hard to customize and essentially still vaporware. Microsoft is heavily investing there, leading to the previously mentioned question about the future of GP. If I was starting today I would be hard pressed to justify jumping into GP in a world where Salesforce ties in with so many programs. GP has MRP but it is limited so it's hard to justify a manufacturer starting with GP today.
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Pros
Epicor Software
  • Epicor has the best product configurator that I have seen on the market. This was one of the main reasons we went with Epicor, and have not been disappointed at all.
  • Epicor is also one of the easiest ERP system to learn, and has many ways for users to get training. Epicor University, on-line courses, or class room settings, also user conference every year, and user support groups.
  • The Enterprise search ability in Epicor is great, can find parts, customers, suppliers, etc. so easily. And if you can't remember where a report or task that you want to do is on the menu, you can search for that also.
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Microsoft
  • User friendly interface
  • Able to be extended into multiple areas of your business
  • One feature we have been using for a few years is EFT for payables - it has significantly reduced the time spent paying vendors and reduced our check printing and mailing costs. It is very easy to setup and use.
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Cons
Epicor Software
  • Consultants should be very well trained to make sure program integrity is maintained during challenging implementations.
  • There should be an improvement on answering questions raised, especially upon migration issues.
  • When is Epicor aware of improper/incorrect implementation they might proactively offer improvement support?
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Microsoft
  • With respect to the allocations, once the expense is entered into the allocation account, you lose the ability to run any detail on just the total of the expense. It would be nice if you could run a trial balance on the allocation accounts the same way you can with regular accounts.
  • I've always thought security set up could be a bit simpler. It actually has gotten better through the years. Specifically, with eight separate entities, it would be nice to have a "master" setup where you could call up one group entity, assign the users rights, and then be finished. Currently, whenever I have a new user, I have to call up each individual entity and select all of the features I want the user to have. That means I have to do eight steps for each user.
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Likelihood to Renew
Epicor Software
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
Due the economic challenges that Puerto Rico is having, the company has had to merge some companies in order to be more efficient. It has been easy in GP to process those merges, even thought we had to spend days to accomplish that the process was smooth and accurate. In addition we were able to streamline the purchasing and sales process and the organization is confident to keep renewing GP for the future versions.
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Usability
Epicor Software
It is a good service to have people update and collaborate with I also like the ease of it. It keeps the stock of materials accountable
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Microsoft
Though it is a basic accounting package, I believe some users do not find the old style menus and navigation options intuitive. There is also a great lack of training resources in the market, so users have to learn the product without guidance a lot, resulting in inefficient workflows and misuse or misunderstanding of many features.
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Support Rating
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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Microsoft
The rating is directed to the thrid party serive provider that we use. I do not now how good the Microsoft direct support is.
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Implementation Rating
Epicor Software
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Microsoft
Basically the challenge with this implementation was the Business Portal, too many errors and even the aplication is up and running the users are still having issues. We will start planning the migraton to GP 2015 soon.
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Alternatives Considered
Epicor Software
Everyone at our organization really appreciated "made 2 manage" because of all of the quick access and some of the capabilities in accounting. So far, Epicor is much more advanced but the two can stand side by side. These two programs cannot really be compared just because it's just not fair to compare an on-site server ERP system to a cloud-based one.
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Microsoft
I come from a strong background of using SAP. SAP doesn't have the flexibility of GP, an example would be SAP doesn't allow core mods, if they catch you, you lose support. Microsoft doesn't really care about mods, but they will be quick to have the vendor you used support your issue if it is caused by those mods. With SAP your company adapts to the software, where with GP you adapt the software to you.
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Scalability
Epicor Software
The software is pretty easy to use. Things are pretty clear on how to do them and if you don't know how to do something they have instructions on how to do them or you get an error code telling you exactly what to do. I have been satisfied with my overall experience.
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Microsoft
The functionality that GP and related ISV solutions offer and the ease of integration of GP to other systems makes it an extremely scalable solution
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Return on Investment
Epicor Software
  • The ROI can be hard to quantify. We spend more time setting up and entering information up front, but we spend less time than before trying to track project costs so that evens out. Purchasing the system and implementing it was very expensive, but the benefit is the the better information can save money on projects as we know where best to spend our time and identify potential problems earlier on a project. We believe it will have a positive impact, but I'd say it will take a few years (3-4) to be worth it.
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Microsoft
  • Microsoft Dynamics GP allows my clients to move from a paper or spreadsheet based company to an integrated, electronic, streamlined business. I love being able to help clients gain efficiencies through the use of Microsoft Dynamics GP.
  • Microsoft Dynamics GP allows for better customer service because everything is at our fingertips. If someone calls questioning an invoice, we can easily look it up. If someone calls stating they paid an invoice with a certain check number, we can quickly run a query to find that particular check number to see where it was applied.
  • Having everything on a single platform provides ease of use for upgrades, backups and end user training. There is only one software to learn!
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