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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Epicor Grow

    Score6.3 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Grow, from Epicor since the March 2022 acquisition, is a business intelligence software that is designed to empower businesses to become data-driven and accelerate growth by aligning team objectives and inspiring strategic decisions.N/A

    Phocas Business Intelligence

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/APhocas helps users discover data and provides results in real time.  It is designed for non-technical users and delivers a simple yet powerful analytical capability that quickly turns data into a chart, graph or map.  It brings up data on local, regional or global sales, inventory, forecasts, prices, profit margins, budgets and more. Phocas, based in the United Kingdom, is a business intelligence firm with offices in…N/A
    Pricing
    Epicor GrowPhocas Business Intelligence
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Epicor GrowPhocas Business Intelligence
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Phocas has built its business model on exceeding customer expectations. We’ve operated on a subscription basis from the start and in the words of Phocas Group chairman and co-founder Paul Magee: ‘That puts the onus on us to perform’. And we like that. In fact, our whole company ecosystem is built around that ‘light bulb moment’ when customers achieve a breakthrough by seeing their business through fresh eyes.
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    Community Pulse
    Epicor GrowPhocas Business Intelligence
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    Epicor Software
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    Phocas
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
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    Features
    Epicor GrowPhocas Business Intelligence
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Epicor Grow and Phocas Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Epicor Grow
    8.0
    32 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Phocas Business Intelligence
    9.0
    4 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Customizable dashboards9.032 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.025 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Epicor Grow and Phocas Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Epicor Grow
    7.7
    31 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Phocas Business Intelligence
    9.6
    4 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Drill-down analysis7.027 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities7.028 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.030 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Epicor Grow and Phocas Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Epicor Grow
    6.7
    29 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Phocas Business Intelligence
    9.3
    4 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Publish to Web7.025 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to PDF7.025 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling6.025 Ratings9.94 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Epicor Grow and Phocas Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Epicor Grow
    7.0
    26 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Phocas Business Intelligence
    8.3
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.024 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.023 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Epicor Grow and Phocas Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Epicor Grow
    7.0
    31 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Phocas Business Intelligence
    9.9
    4 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)7.031 Ratings9.94 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model7.025 Ratings9.94 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)7.025 Ratings9.93 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)7.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Epicor Grow and Phocas Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Epicor Grow
    7.7
    26 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Phocas Business Intelligence
    9.5
    3 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access8.026 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Mobile Application7.513 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile8.018 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Epicor Grow and Phocas Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Epicor Grow
    7.0
    20 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Phocas Business Intelligence
    -
    Ratings
    REST API7.020 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Jaspersoft Community Edition
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    User Ratings
    Epicor GrowPhocas Business Intelligence
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (32 ratings)
    8.1
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    7.1
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.4
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    10.0
    (26 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Data Sources
    7.1
    (26 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Epicor GrowPhocas Business Intelligence
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Epicor Software
    Grow.com is well suited if you have a lot of data or client data to manage. If you do not have tons of data, there are other options out there that are a bit more simple and easy to use and a better price.
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    Phocas
    If you would like your data in one place with easy access, this is the software for you. You can have data from multiple systems and bring it into one view so that you have a quick and easily visible dashboard for the data you wish to see.
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    Pros
    Epicor Software
    • I love the fact that you have a team of developers who can help me build metrics or fix metrics that I do not create properly. I had to learn SQL in order to really build the metrics that mattered, which was a lot of fun, but resulted in many broken metrics. The vendor's team was great in responding to me requests for help!
    • Really, really appreciate the fact that Grow has SQL formulas to reference when building metrics. Again, as a novice, this accelerated my ability to learn and not have to leave your site and resources and stay within the Grow web properties.
    • Great account managers who check in regularly and are willing to help out whenever needed.
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    Phocas
    • Custom reports are simple to create.
    • The ability to manage users and their dashboards is solid.
    • Easy to navigate web interface makes the software accessible from anywhere.
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    Cons
    Epicor Software
    • There are basic labeling issues with some of the graph types. Wish there was more customizability here, especially on complex graphs.
    • Could help more with analysis of data and trends, but that's going into full-fledged BI territory.
    • The functionality of being able to snapshot data isn't quite there.
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    Phocas
    • Phocas needs to make it easier to connect to different types of databases.
    • The data in Phocas needs to be updated faster in some cases.
    • It needs to provide functions to create better charts and graphs.
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    Usability
    Epicor Software
    This tool is definitely a little bit difficult to be able to figure out at first, but after some time of learning you can definitely pick it up. I do wish there were more resources online that would be able to help speed up the learning process
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    Phocas
    It is a very user-friendly product and is easy to understand. You can get your data from just a quick click and the dashboard loads. You can take the data and drill down easy to find what you are looking for.
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    Support Rating
    Epicor Software
    The support team is very helpful and in every situation we have needed help in, they have been able to assist. So I have had a good experience with them
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    Phocas
    Support is responsive. You log a call and they will respond quickly and resolve your issues. We have only had great experiences with the support team.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Epicor Software
    Grow doesn't have as many advanced analytics features and other capabilities as some other 'dashboard' platforms on the market. Simply, if you want a tool for internal use only that has high-level analytics capabilities (regressions, completely custom visualizations, modeling), Grow probably isn't the platform for you. To put it another way, if you have a team of data engineers and scientists doing complex analysis, Grow might not make the most sense. However, if you understand the value of data/visualization/dashboards, but lack some of those skillsets in your company, Grow might be the perfect fit. Not only is it incredibly scalable and reasonably priced compared to other market solutions, but their transform capabilities really stand out. They have many native data transformations that mimic SQL coding of a dataset, without requiring any knowledge of SQL. They've converted these transformations to easy-to-use tools in the platform, which are perfect for the less-technical user.
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    Phocas
    Phocas is easy to use for end users and can be used on desktops, laptops, and phones.
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    Return on Investment
    Epicor Software
    • Made it so much easier and faster to access data across tools
    • Lessened the time exporting and uploading data to excel/sheets for analysis
    • Made data and metrics more easily accessible to others in our orgs
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    Phocas
    • It has given our business a view on data
    • We can access it from anywhere
    • You can have multiple dashboards for different information
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Epicor Grow Screenshots

    Screenshot of Marketing desktop dashboard in dark-mode.Screenshot of TV, desktop, and mobile dashboards.Screenshot of KPI desktop dashboard in light-mode.Screenshot of Chart builder and data visualization.

    Phocas Business Intelligence Screenshots

    Screenshot of Phocas Dashboard on iPadScreenshot of Phocas Dashboard on Laptop