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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM Sterling Order Management

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AIBM now owns and supports Sterling Commerce products (since August 2010), the most notable product being IBM Order Management. The platform emphasizes order promising and fulfillment and provides tools to adaptively complete orders specified to customer demands.N/A

    Pipeline Suite

    Score8 out of 10
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    Pricing
    IBM Sterling Order ManagementPipeline Suite
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM Sterling Order ManagementPipeline Suite
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    IBM Sterling Order ManagementPipeline Suite
    Construction Project & Field Management
    Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of IBM Sterling Order Management and Pipeline Suite
    Feature
    IBM Sterling Order Management
    -
    Ratings
    Pipeline Suite
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Plan distribution & viewing00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Plan markups & sharing00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Issue tracking & punchlists00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Photo documentation00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Jobsite reports00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Document sharing00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    RFI tools00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Collaboration & approvals00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    As-built drawings00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Mobile app00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Submittal design and management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Estimating
    Comparison of Estimating features of IBM Sterling Order Management and Pipeline Suite
    Feature
    IBM Sterling Order Management
    -
    Ratings
    Pipeline Suite
    8.2
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Takeoff tools00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Job costing00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Cost databases00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Cost calculator00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Bid creation00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    IBM Sterling Order ManagementPipeline Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.4
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM Sterling Order ManagementPipeline Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    It's perfect for medium to large retailers
    Incentivized
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    Pipeline Suite
    Pipeline Suite is a very niche product, but for anyone who has ever dealt with the construction bidding process, you can understand the need for it. With Pipeline Suite, it is so easy to request bids, share documents and plans, and coordinate schedules for submittals. We are able to prequalify sub contractors and vendors at a faster pace as well with the product
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    IBM
    • Centralizing data.
    • Instantaneously updated data.
    • Ad hoc reporting.
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    Pipeline Suite
    • Sharing documents and plans with project stakeholders is a piece of cake.
    • The product makes tracking the status of bids so much easier.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    IBM
    • RCP Based deployment
    • Wider variety of sourcing configuration
    • Product Documentation
    • COM Features need to better so that Customer case handling is facilitated
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    Pipeline Suite
    • The onboarding process was difficult for us just because we had some pretty disorganized databases.
    • The product is pricey for small to medium sized firms.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    The package of Sterling Order Management / Sterling Store / Sterling Call Center works very well and it supports the expansion to Geographies like US/EU/JP/China, some of hottest markets for e-commerce.
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    Pipeline Suite
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    Support Rating
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Pipeline Suite
    I have found that the customer support team has an understanding of the construction bidding process. They have been able to see issues through our eyes, so to speak, not just through the eyes of a software company. They have always been very timely in their responses and seem to go above and beyond to solve issues
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
    Warehouse Management System which is mainly focussed on warehouse fulfillment but not on the routing and availability tracking
    Incentivized
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    Pipeline Suite
    I don't have a lot of personal experience with SmartBid, but from what I hear from other colleagues, Pipeline Suite makes it easier for subcontractors to access documents/plans and to respond to bids. The interface and design of Pipeline Suite is more modern and the user experience is a major upgrade from SmartBid
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • Optimal inventory management resulted in more orders per minute and good ROI and customer experience
    Incentivized
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    Pipeline Suite
    • We have been able to respond to more bids using Pipeline Suite.
    • Our proposals are more accurate and organized, which has made our projects come under budget more often.
    Incentivized
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