Epicor Kinetic vs. JobBOSS

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
JobBOSS
Score 5.9 out of 10
N/A
JobBOSS is a cloud or on-premise manufacturing ERP developed by global, Dutch headquartered software company Exact and acquired by ECI Software in 2017.N/A
Pricing
Epicor KineticJobBOSS
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Epicor KineticJobBOSS
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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Features
Epicor KineticJobBOSS
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
7.4
13 Ratings
3% above category average
JobBOSS
10.0
1 Ratings
32% above category average
Pay calculation7.713 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.79 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Direct deposit files6.39 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
6.0
26 Ratings
19% below category average
JobBOSS
9.0
1 Ratings
22% above category average
API for custom integration6.124 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Plug-ins6.022 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
7.5
37 Ratings
8% below category average
JobBOSS
7.0
4 Ratings
15% below category average
Single sign-on capability8.030 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Role-based user permissions7.037 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
8.4
37 Ratings
19% above category average
JobBOSS
4.8
4 Ratings
37% below category average
Dashboards7.936 Ratings5.04 Ratings
Standard reports9.036 Ratings5.04 Ratings
Custom reports8.332 Ratings4.54 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
JobBOSS
7.6
4 Ratings
0% below category average
Accounts payable7.334 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Accounts receivable7.235 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Global Financial Support9.016 Ratings1.02 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers6.316 Ratings5.54 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations7.319 Ratings7.54 Ratings
Configurable Accounting7.917 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Standardized Processes8.018 Ratings5.54 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
9.9
36 Ratings
23% above category average
JobBOSS
7.0
4 Ratings
11% below category average
Inventory tracking9.935 Ratings5.54 Ratings
Automatic reordering9.921 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Location management9.928 Ratings5.53 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
8.7
39 Ratings
11% above category average
JobBOSS
6.6
4 Ratings
16% below category average
Pricing9.036 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Order entry8.039 Ratings6.54 Ratings
Credit card processing7.219 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Cost of goods sold8.938 Ratings6.04 Ratings
Order Orchestration9.916 Ratings5.54 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
JobBOSS
7.8
4 Ratings
5% above category average
Billing Management9.917 Ratings7.54 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management9.918 Ratings5.54 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management5.713 Ratings1.03 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting8.914 Ratings5.04 Ratings
Period Close8.218 Ratings5.52 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
JobBOSS
7.8
2 Ratings
3% above category average
Budgeting and Forecasting9.015 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Project Costing8.016 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Cost Capture10.017 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Capital Project Management9.011 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance9.09 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition9.012 Ratings8.02 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
JobBOSS
8.4
2 Ratings
20% above category average
Project Planning and Scheduling7.612 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers5.47 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality7.25 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools7.36 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
7.8
7 Ratings
3% above category average
JobBOSS
8.0
1 Ratings
6% above category average
Award Lifecycle Management8.03 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
8.2
13 Ratings
16% above category average
JobBOSS
9.4
3 Ratings
30% above category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared8.75 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Contract Authoring9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Repository7.75 Ratings00 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated8.87 Ratings00 Ratings
Supplier Management7.910 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
7.9
3 Ratings
19% above category average
JobBOSS
6.0
1 Ratings
8% below category average
Risk Repository8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Management8.03 Ratings6.01 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
JobBOSS
7.0
1 Ratings
2% above category average
Transportation Planning and Optimization7.75 Ratings00 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Fulfillment Management5.18 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management7.76 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
8.1
20 Ratings
7% above category average
JobBOSS
4.3
3 Ratings
55% below category average
Production Process Design7.915 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Production Management7.619 Ratings1.03 Ratings
Configuration Management8.113 Ratings1.03 Ratings
Work Execution7.715 Ratings1.03 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs9.319 Ratings1.03 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
9.4
21 Ratings
26% above category average
JobBOSS
4.0
2 Ratings
58% below category average
Forecasting8.917 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Inventory Planning8.920 Ratings1.02 Ratings
Performance Monitoring9.915 Ratings3.02 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
JobBOSS
6.0
1 Ratings
19% below category average
Proposal Management7.44 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Master Data Management7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Epicor KineticJobBOSS
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
(39 ratings)
5.0
(4 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.5
(15 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
7.6
(14 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Epicor KineticJobBOSS
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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ECi Software Solutions
Job Shops that have outgrown Quickbooks/Peachtree are a good fit and small to medium run shops are a good fit for JobBOSS. If you're still in the grey area between Quickbooks and a fully fledged ERP system, you can connect it with Quickbooks for your accounting which is a good medium for companies who would like to slowly roll, kind of upgrade out.
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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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ECi Software Solutions
  • Timekeeping. Clocking in and out.
  • Inventory control.
  • Travelers or job sheets that keep track of operations.
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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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ECi Software Solutions
  • The reporting is through Crystal Reports which is cumbersome to work with and requires someone who knows what they are doing. If you're moving from something like Quickbooks with built in report editing, you're going to be frustrated with creating custom reports.
  • If you run mutliple jobs on a single machine or use multi-pallet machines scheduling can get frustrating, and you will have to come up with your own solutions to schedule those machines. (This is not unique to JobBOSS scheduling. We tested several ERP systems in this range and most were lacking in this area).
  • Even with the 12.0 update, the interface is still rather dated for the onsite version. The online version looks much better.
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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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ECi Software Solutions
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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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ECi Software Solutions
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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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ECi Software Solutions
We did not evaluate any other products/solutions before choosing JobBOSS.
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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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ECi Software Solutions
No answers on this topic
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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ECi Software Solutions
  • Paid for itself over and again with our complete shop management.
  • Payroll couldn't get any easier.
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