IFS Applications vs. IFS Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IFS Applications
Score 6.0 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
IFS Cloud
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
IFS is a low-code / no-code approach to IFS solution suite, supporting various industries including aerospace & defense, construction, energy & utilities, and manufacturing with ERP, EAM and field service management functionality. IFS Cloud can be run as a service from IFS, or in a location of choice including on-premise as a containerized application.N/A
Pricing
IFS ApplicationsIFS Cloud
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IFS ApplicationsIFS Cloud
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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IFS ApplicationsIFS Cloud
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IFS Applications

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IFS Cloud
Chose IFS Cloud
User documentation of IFS Cloud is very well organized, and easy to follow. So, the time taken for the key business users to be trained is comparatively less. The integration with other well-suited third-party applications for HR and Payroll has been standardized and easy to …
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Features
IFS ApplicationsIFS Cloud
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
1.0
1 Ratings
151% below category average
IFS Cloud
8.0
2 Ratings
10% above category average
Pay calculation1.01 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Benefit plan administration1.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Direct deposit files1.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
1.0
2 Ratings
152% below category average
IFS Cloud
9.3
2 Ratings
25% above category average
API for custom integration1.02 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Plug-ins1.02 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
5.5
2 Ratings
39% below category average
IFS Cloud
9.3
2 Ratings
13% above category average
Single sign-on capability5.02 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Role-based user permissions6.02 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
1.3
2 Ratings
137% below category average
IFS Cloud
9.7
2 Ratings
33% above category average
Dashboards2.02 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Standard reports1.02 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Custom reports1.02 Ratings10.02 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
6.4
2 Ratings
17% below category average
IFS Cloud
9.0
2 Ratings
17% above category average
Accounts payable8.02 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Accounts receivable8.02 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Global Financial Support6.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers6.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations6.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Configurable Accounting3.01 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Standardized Processes3.01 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
4.3
2 Ratings
59% below category average
IFS Cloud
9.9
2 Ratings
23% above category average
Inventory tracking1.02 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Automatic reordering7.02 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Location management1.02 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
1.0
2 Ratings
154% below category average
IFS Cloud
9.3
2 Ratings
18% above category average
Pricing1.02 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Order entry1.02 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Credit card processing1.02 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Cost of goods sold1.02 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Order Orchestration1.01 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
1.0
1 Ratings
152% below category average
IFS Cloud
8.9
2 Ratings
18% above category average
Billing Management1.01 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management1.01 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management1.01 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting1.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Period Close1.01 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
2.7
1 Ratings
95% below category average
IFS Cloud
8.8
2 Ratings
15% above category average
Budgeting and Forecasting3.01 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Project Costing6.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Cost Capture5.01 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Capital Project Management2.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance2.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition2.01 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
1.0
1 Ratings
149% below category average
IFS Cloud
9.3
2 Ratings
30% above category average
Project Planning and Scheduling1.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers1.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality1.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools1.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
1.2
1 Ratings
141% below category average
IFS Cloud
9.4
2 Ratings
30% above category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared2.01 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Contract Authoring1.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Contract Repository1.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated1.01 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Supplier Management1.01 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
1.0
1 Ratings
147% below category average
IFS Cloud
10.0
1 Ratings
42% above category average
Risk Repository1.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Control Management1.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments1.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Issue Detection1.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Remediation and Certification1.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
5.0
1 Ratings
31% below category average
IFS Cloud
8.9
2 Ratings
26% above category average
Fulfillment Management5.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management5.01 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
1.0
1 Ratings
153% below category average
IFS Cloud
9.7
2 Ratings
25% above category average
Production Management1.01 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Configuration Management1.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Work Execution1.01 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs1.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Production Process Design00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
5.0
1 Ratings
37% below category average
IFS Cloud
9.4
2 Ratings
26% above category average
Forecasting5.01 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Inventory Planning5.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Performance Monitoring00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
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Ratings
IFS Cloud
8.9
2 Ratings
16% above category average
Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
1.0
1 Ratings
152% below category average
IFS Cloud
9.6
1 Ratings
28% above category average
Proposal Management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Product Master Data Management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
IFS ApplicationsIFS Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
2.0
(2 ratings)
8.5
(2 ratings)
Usability
1.0
(1 ratings)
9.5
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
1.0
(1 ratings)
9.5
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
IFS ApplicationsIFS Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
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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IFS
The IFS Cloud has well suited to keeping track from beginning to end and engages from the internal team to the external team very well. It takes everything with them and helps them to grow at a wide pace. It creates a systematic workflow process which helps in achieving the goal more fast and friendly environment
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Pros
IFS
  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • Complex Inventory
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IFS
  • Integration with other third-party application is easy and reliable
  • Product documentation is easy to follow for the new users
  • Web-based product
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Cons
IFS
  • The speed of bug fixes should be improved by the IFS after sales teams. We saw the difference of responsiveness prior to Go Live and after Go Live, with a change of teams. IFS France is working on that point, and strategically wants to innovate by acting now with two other third-party companies in early 2017, to improve the after sales experience for customers.
  • There is no license model between the full licenses, which gives access to all IFS features, and the light licenses, to get access to a specific module like expense sheet. As a consequence, you must acquire a full access license for one team working only with a dedicated module (e.g. general ledger). Maybe an intermediate type license would be welcome to balance the budget. IFS tries to make prices competitive but you have to consider full upgrades of the product too, where requiring full licenses can be hard on the budget.
  • When you have an Active Directory ecosystem with a trust relationship, users from domain B can't natively access IFS, even if AD sync is in place with domain A. It's important to improve that functionality because many companies have a merge and acquisition context, with SOX constraints sometimes, and avoiding maintaining contacts or local accounts simplifies SOX compliance, or to management of accounts within the company.
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IFS
  • Rich look of user experience of the web-based interface
  • Some areas like HR and Payroll are not fully-suited within the solution
  • Error and issue handling/debugging is difficult
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Usability
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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IFS
I will give a full rating to this software as it has helped me in achieving the Goal faster than expected and has created a systematic work flow that helps us to increase our work productivity and have track of each and every section. It has one product that changes your organization's environment better to perfect.
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Support Rating
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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IFS
The overall support is perfect and efficient.
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Alternatives Considered
IFS
Microsoft AX, QAD (in continuation of our previous ERP), Sage X3 was an out of the box ERP that was part of initial RFP. We have chosen IFS based on the compromise between costs & budget, functionality, technical features, and feedback from similar customers that gave their feedback. The project manager team and qualification level of technical or consultant teams were differentiating factors too. Finally IFS application was named in the Gartner’s mid-market ERP Magic Quadrant, along with SAP, and helped us to finalize our choice
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IFS
User documentation of IFS Cloud is very well organized, and easy to follow. So, the time taken for the key business users to be trained is comparatively less. The integration with other well-suited third-party applications for HR and Payroll has been standardized and easy to setup, because of the REST APIs.
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Return on Investment
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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IFS
  • Reduced the time taken for the users to prepare and generate reports since most are automatic with IFS Cloud
  • Increased the reliability and visibility of the inventory of the products from procurement of raw materials through the manufacturing of final product to delivering to customer's place
  • Took a considerable time configuring the roles and access of the users while implementation
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