Global Shop Solutions ERP vs. IFS Applications

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Global Shop Solutions ERP
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Global Shop Solutions ERP software provides applications that help manufacturers to deliver quality parts on time, with applications that include Shop Management, Planning & Scheduling, Inventory, Accounting, Quality Control, and CRM.N/A
IFS Applications
Score 7.7 out of 10
N/A
IFS Applications is presented by the vendor as an agile application suite that offers enterprise resource planning (ERP), enterprise asset management (EAM) and enterprise project management, handling 4 core processes: Service & Asset Management Full Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) and Field Service Management (FSM) Manufacturing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) with support for process manufacturing, discrete manufacturing…N/A
Pricing
Global Shop Solutions ERPIFS Applications
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Global Shop Solutions ERPIFS Applications
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Global Shop Solutions ERPIFS Applications
Features
Global Shop Solutions ERPIFS Applications
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Global Shop Solutions ERP
6.2
3 Ratings
17% below category average
IFS Applications
4.3
3 Ratings
52% below category average
Pay calculation6.73 Ratings7.23 Ratings
Benefit plan administration5.62 Ratings6.63 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings5.63 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Global Shop Solutions ERP
6.5
7 Ratings
14% below category average
IFS Applications
8.7
5 Ratings
16% above category average
API for custom integration5.01 Ratings8.75 Ratings
Plug-ins8.07 Ratings8.75 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Global Shop Solutions ERP
6.6
11 Ratings
23% below category average
IFS Applications
9.8
5 Ratings
16% above category average
Single sign-on capability5.01 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.211 Ratings9.75 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Global Shop Solutions ERP
8.2
11 Ratings
11% above category average
IFS Applications
8.5
5 Ratings
15% above category average
Dashboards8.510 Ratings8.15 Ratings
Standard reports8.011 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Custom reports8.310 Ratings9.45 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Global Shop Solutions ERP
7.7
11 Ratings
0% above category average
IFS Applications
7.5
5 Ratings
2% below category average
Accounts payable7.710 Ratings9.45 Ratings
Accounts receivable7.710 Ratings9.45 Ratings
Global Financial Support8.17 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers7.05 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations7.79 Ratings8.74 Ratings
Configurable Accounting7.87 Ratings8.74 Ratings
Standardized Processes8.09 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Global Shop Solutions ERP
8.2
11 Ratings
3% above category average
IFS Applications
8.9
5 Ratings
12% above category average
Inventory tracking8.411 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Automatic reordering8.17 Ratings9.45 Ratings
Location management8.35 Ratings9.45 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Global Shop Solutions ERP
7.8
11 Ratings
0% below category average
IFS Applications
6.0
5 Ratings
26% below category average
Pricing8.310 Ratings8.75 Ratings
Order entry8.010 Ratings8.35 Ratings
Credit card processing6.14 Ratings8.14 Ratings
Cost of goods sold8.310 Ratings7.85 Ratings
Order Orchestration8.25 Ratings7.44 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
Global Shop Solutions ERP
7.9
10 Ratings
6% above category average
IFS Applications
3.8
4 Ratings
65% below category average
Billing Management8.09 Ratings7.84 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management7.48 Ratings8.44 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting6.54 Ratings7.44 Ratings
Period Close8.29 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings8.44 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
Global Shop Solutions ERP
8.0
3 Ratings
13% above category average
IFS Applications
3.5
4 Ratings
67% below category average
Project Planning and Scheduling8.03 Ratings9.64 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers8.03 Ratings8.64 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings7.64 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings8.44 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
Global Shop Solutions ERP
8.1
9 Ratings
8% above category average
IFS Applications
6.7
4 Ratings
10% below category average
Production Process Design8.06 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Production Management8.36 Ratings8.74 Ratings
Configuration Management8.07 Ratings8.44 Ratings
Work Execution8.28 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs8.18 Ratings9.44 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
Global Shop Solutions ERP
7.6
8 Ratings
6% above category average
IFS Applications
8.9
4 Ratings
21% above category average
Forecasting6.95 Ratings8.44 Ratings
Inventory Planning8.17 Ratings9.44 Ratings
Performance Monitoring8.08 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
Global Shop Solutions ERP
5.0
1 Ratings
41% below category average
IFS Applications
2.7
1 Ratings
95% below category average
Budgeting and Forecasting00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
Project Costing00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Cost Capture00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Capital Project Management00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
Global Shop Solutions ERP
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
9.5
2 Ratings
26% above category average
Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
Global Shop Solutions ERP
3.0
1 Ratings
80% below category average
IFS Applications
3.5
4 Ratings
67% below category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings9.13 Ratings
Contract Authoring00 Ratings8.13 Ratings
Contract Repository00 Ratings8.13 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings9.34 Ratings
Supplier Management00 Ratings9.34 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
Global Shop Solutions ERP
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
4.9
4 Ratings
30% below category average
Risk Repository00 Ratings8.44 Ratings
Control Management00 Ratings8.74 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings8.44 Ratings
Issue Detection00 Ratings7.14 Ratings
Remediation and Certification00 Ratings7.74 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
Global Shop Solutions ERP
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
7.5
4 Ratings
9% above category average
Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings8.12 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings7.62 Ratings
Fulfillment Management00 Ratings7.13 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings8.44 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
Global Shop Solutions ERP
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
4.6
4 Ratings
45% below category average
Proposal Management00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Product Master Data Management00 Ratings8.43 Ratings
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User Ratings
Global Shop Solutions ERPIFS Applications
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(2 ratings)
8.4
(5 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.4
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Global Shop Solutions ERPIFS Applications
Likelihood to Recommend
Global Shop Solutions
We have already met with three companies in our region and hosted them for several hours to see how we utilize Global Shop Solutions ERP in our daily work. This speaks to our satisfaction with the software, as well as our ongoing commitment to the notion that if you want to learn something well, learn to teach it. We have a great group of users here who participate in the weekly Friday Features and who try to utilize all of the modules to their full effect to benefit not only individual workflows, but to help the entire company output. It is well suited in our experience for manufacturing. That is the only scenario where we have experience or where we feel we can make a judgement call.
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IFS
Order to cash processes and scenario are implemented natively in IFS. An HR module exists for career management also (objectives, comportments, training, mobility) but may be improved in terms of workflow validation (e.g. training to validate by a manager) or reporting.
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Pros
Global Shop Solutions
  • The CRM has really advanced and allows us to track the efforts of our sales staff, as well as identify trends. We are heavily using this system to track our sales team's progress and utilize the events, opportunities and to-do tasks as well as identifying the customer history all in one spot.
  • Supply and Demand section is used by pretty much everyone. This allows us to identify what is on-hand and the history of the parts' use. It is easy to follow and make changes.
  • Order Entry allows us to track all orders in an easy fashion. This is very straightforward and simple to use.
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IFS
  • It supports the web version in most later versions.
  • It provides various mobile versions of the applications as mobile apps to cater various areas.
  • IFS Applications allows easy configurations of the application without going for costly customization.
  • It covers almost every areas of an industrial company so any other third party applications are minimum.
  • It allows safer and easier built-in options for integrations capabilities.
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Cons
Global Shop Solutions
  • When releasing new screens, they are not complete and you end up using the legacy screens instead of fully integrating to a new screen
  • when they release hot patches, we usually end up with more things to fix and were fixed in the hot patch.
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IFS
  • Handling massive volumes of data can be improved.
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Usability
Global Shop Solutions
I would rate Global Shop Solutions ERP’s overall usability an 8 out of 10. The system is very capable and flexible once properly configured, but it does have a learning curve and some parts of the interface and navigation can feel a bit dated or complex for new users. Overall, after initial training and setup, it supports daily work efficiently and reliably, which is why it deserves a high score
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IFS
The system is very difficult to use, overly complex, and difficult to learn. It also has limitations that are hard to overcome.
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Support Rating
Global Shop Solutions
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IFS
We have been unable to get answers to our questions, solutions to our problems, and they don't seem interested in working in the construction industry.
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Alternatives Considered
Global Shop Solutions
This works the best for a manufacturing business. Any other type of business, I would look to other products.
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IFS
IFS Applications is based on Agile Technology which allows organizations to reconfigure user interface as per user requirements and make it user-friendly. Other applications are lagging on many fronts like User Interface, Online help document availability, Implementation methodology, and post-implementation expenses.
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Return on Investment
Global Shop Solutions
  • See instantly all information for part number, sales history, customer info, makes phone calls easy instead of having to say, let me look into that and get back to you
  • Save money on purchasing goods, see history, now inventory levels, helps make sure we don't run out of items
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IFS
  • Reporting is now centralized and managed. Previously, reports were outside the information systems and there was a risk of incoherence.
  • Accounting controls are now in place on the overall processes, including production, which helped the company to reduce closing periods or to produce more easily official mandatory accounting files yearly.
  • Interfaces between the CRM forecast tool and IFS helped to keep the tools in sync, and to decrease the processing times prior to production launch.
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ScreenShots

Global Shop Solutions ERP Screenshots

Screenshot of the Main Menu screenScreenshot of the Supply & Demand screen in the Inventory moduleScreenshot of the Shop Floor Data Collection screenScreenshot of the Dashboard DesignerScreenshot of the AI AP Automation screen

IFS Applications Screenshots

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