IFS Applications vs. Infor M3

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IFS Applications
Score 6.0 out of 10
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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
Infor M3
Score 6.5 out of 10
N/A
Infor M3 is designed for medium to large global manufacturers, distributors, and after-sales service providers—delivering flexibility to manage mixed-mode and complex value chains. M3 is designed with industry-specific functionality and flexible deployment options, and presents a multi-company, multi-country, and multi-site enterprise resource planning (ERP) cloud solution platform. M3 was originally developed by Intentia, which merged with Lawson (2005), and which in turn was acquired by…N/A
Pricing
IFS ApplicationsInfor M3
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IFS ApplicationsInfor M3
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
IFS ApplicationsInfor M3
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
1.0
1 Ratings
151% below category average
Infor M3
8.6
4 Ratings
18% above category average
Pay calculation1.01 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Benefit plan administration1.01 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Direct deposit files1.01 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
1.0
2 Ratings
152% below category average
Infor M3
8.0
4 Ratings
10% above category average
API for custom integration1.02 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Plug-ins1.02 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
5.5
2 Ratings
39% below category average
Infor M3
8.0
4 Ratings
2% below category average
Single sign-on capability5.02 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Role-based user permissions6.02 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
1.3
2 Ratings
137% below category average
Infor M3
8.7
6 Ratings
22% above category average
Dashboards2.02 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Standard reports1.02 Ratings9.06 Ratings
Custom reports1.02 Ratings9.06 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
Infor M3
8.4
6 Ratings
10% above category average
Accounts payable8.02 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Accounts receivable8.02 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Global Financial Support6.01 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers6.01 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations6.01 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Configurable Accounting3.01 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Standardized Processes3.01 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
4.3
2 Ratings
58% below category average
Infor M3
8.8
2 Ratings
11% above category average
Inventory tracking1.02 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Automatic reordering7.02 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Location management1.02 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
1.0
2 Ratings
154% below category average
Infor M3
8.6
2 Ratings
10% above category average
Pricing1.02 Ratings8.92 Ratings
Order entry1.02 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Credit card processing1.02 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Cost of goods sold1.02 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Order Orchestration1.01 Ratings8.02 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
Infor M3
8.1
4 Ratings
9% above category average
Billing Management1.01 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management1.01 Ratings8.94 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management1.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting1.01 Ratings8.93 Ratings
Period Close1.01 Ratings8.02 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
Infor M3
8.4
2 Ratings
10% above category average
Budgeting and Forecasting3.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Project Costing6.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Cost Capture5.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Capital Project Management2.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance2.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition2.01 Ratings9.02 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
Infor M3
8.3
2 Ratings
19% above category average
Project Planning and Scheduling1.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers1.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality1.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools1.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
1.2
1 Ratings
141% below category average
Infor M3
8.4
2 Ratings
19% above category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared2.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Contract Authoring1.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Contract Repository1.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated1.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Supplier Management1.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
1.0
1 Ratings
147% below category average
Infor M3
8.7
2 Ratings
29% above category average
Risk Repository1.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Control Management1.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments1.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Issue Detection1.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Remediation and Certification1.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
5.0
1 Ratings
31% below category average
Infor M3
8.3
2 Ratings
19% above category average
Fulfillment Management5.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management5.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
1.0
1 Ratings
153% below category average
Infor M3
8.6
2 Ratings
13% above category average
Production Management1.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Configuration Management1.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Work Execution1.01 Ratings8.92 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs1.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Production Process Design00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
5.0
1 Ratings
37% below category average
Infor M3
9.0
2 Ratings
22% above category average
Forecasting5.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Inventory Planning5.01 Ratings9.02 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
Infor M3
8.3
2 Ratings
9% above category average
Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings8.02 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
Infor M3
7.9
2 Ratings
9% above category average
Proposal Management00 Ratings7.12 Ratings
Product Master Data Management00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
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User Ratings
IFS ApplicationsInfor M3
Likelihood to Recommend
2.0
(2 ratings)
8.0
(7 ratings)
Usability
1.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Support Rating
1.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
IFS ApplicationsInfor M3
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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Infor
Manufacturing: Infor M3 is designed specifically for manufacturers and provides robust production planning and supply chain management features. The software can help optimize production processes, improve inventory management, and automate purchasing and order fulfillment.Distribution: Infor M3 offers advanced supply chain management capabilities, including inventory management and order tracking, making it an ideal solution for distribution companies.Large Organizations: Infor M3 is a scalable solution that can accommodate the needs of large organizations with complex supply chain and production requirements. The software's modular design allows organizations to customize their implementation to their specific needs.Global Operations: Infor M3 provides multi-language and multi-currency support, making it a suitable solution for organizations with global operations.
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Pros
IFS
  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • Complex Inventory
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Infor
  • Very stable product. Some of its weaknesses are also its strengths. The lack of web services seems to actually increase stability.
  • No software vendor in this space is perfect. Lawson does perform as advertised.
  • Again, a weakness of this (limited functionality) is a hidden strength as well. In software there is a complexity/feature tradeoff. Where Lawson lacks in features, it does give you a more simple setup for your organization.
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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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Infor
  • Not intuitive at all, difficult to learn.
  • System is archaic, seems to be largely unchanged since the early 2000's.
  • Reports are all in PDF form, which for financial reporting purposes is tedious to turn back into Excel sheets.
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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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Infor
This is a highly configurable product. Where all available support provided by [Information] is very good and exceeds our expectations! The investment in this product by Infor continues to be significant and is showing results! Infor is going a long way and is here to stay! No doubt about that!
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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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Infor
The support is satisfactory, given the large user base of the product. We had no issues to meet our reporting deadlines with Lawson. The organizational support team internally are well trained and hence only on exceptional basis issues are escalated to Lawson support team. We had no negative experience so far with the support of Lawson.
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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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Infor
Lawson is comparable to the other ERP's I have used. Similar functionality and interface. Usability is comparable.
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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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Infor
  • I wish Infor M3 (formerly Lawson Intentia) were more detailed. But, this actually may be a weakness of my employer and not Infor M3 (formerly Lawson Intentia).
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