IFS Applications vs. Sage 300

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IFS Applications
Score 7.6 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
Sage 300
Score 6.8 out of 10
N/A
Sage 300 (formerly Sage 300 ERP) is a business management solution that includes strong accounting and financials, as well as multi-currency and multi-language capabilities. Built on accounting best practices, users will be able to track, control, and plan the financial health of their business.
$1,655
Lifetime License per Seat
Pricing
IFS ApplicationsSage 300
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Sage 300 ERP Standard
$1,655
Lifetime License per Seat
Sage 300 ERP Advanced
$1,665
Lifetime License per Seat
Sage 300 ERP Premium
$1,665
Lifetime License (unlimited seats)
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IFS ApplicationsSage 300
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsOur pricing is by module and by license and can range depending on what the customers requirements are. Most of our financial and operational modules are $1655.00 each, plus user license, plus an annual business care of 24%.
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Community Pulse
IFS ApplicationsSage 300
Features
IFS ApplicationsSage 300
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
4.5
3 Ratings
49% below category average
Sage 300
9.1
11 Ratings
18% above category average
Pay calculation7.63 Ratings9.211 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.03 Ratings9.26 Ratings
Direct deposit files6.03 Ratings9.011 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.09 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
8.7
5 Ratings
15% above category average
Sage 300
6.0
11 Ratings
23% below category average
API for custom integration8.75 Ratings9.09 Ratings
Plug-ins8.75 Ratings3.010 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
9.9
5 Ratings
16% above category average
Sage 300
9.3
18 Ratings
12% above category average
Single sign-on capability10.05 Ratings9.314 Ratings
Role-based user permissions9.75 Ratings9.418 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
8.6
5 Ratings
15% above category average
Sage 300
9.0
20 Ratings
14% above category average
Dashboards8.35 Ratings9.09 Ratings
Standard reports8.25 Ratings9.020 Ratings
Custom reports9.45 Ratings9.018 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
7.5
5 Ratings
3% below category average
Sage 300
6.9
21 Ratings
10% below category average
Accounts payable9.45 Ratings9.421 Ratings
Accounts receivable9.45 Ratings9.420 Ratings
Global Financial Support9.04 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers9.24 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations8.94 Ratings9.49 Ratings
Configurable Accounting8.74 Ratings9.07 Ratings
Standardized Processes9.04 Ratings9.07 Ratings
Cash management00 Ratings9.013 Ratings
Bank reconciliation00 Ratings6.520 Ratings
Expense management00 Ratings9.012 Ratings
Time tracking00 Ratings1.05 Ratings
Fixed asset management00 Ratings3.06 Ratings
Multi-currency support00 Ratings1.010 Ratings
Multi-division support00 Ratings9.310 Ratings
Regulations compliance00 Ratings9.09 Ratings
Electronic tax filing00 Ratings4.07 Ratings
Self-service portal00 Ratings1.07 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings9.27 Ratings
Localizations00 Ratings1.04 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings9.06 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
9.0
5 Ratings
12% above category average
Sage 300
5.0
13 Ratings
38% below category average
Inventory tracking9.15 Ratings1.012 Ratings
Automatic reordering9.45 Ratings9.07 Ratings
Location management9.45 Ratings9.011 Ratings
Manufacturing module00 Ratings1.07 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
6.2
5 Ratings
24% below category average
Sage 300
1.0
12 Ratings
153% below category average
Pricing8.95 Ratings1.010 Ratings
Order entry8.35 Ratings1.012 Ratings
Credit card processing8.44 Ratings1.07 Ratings
Cost of goods sold8.05 Ratings1.011 Ratings
Order Orchestration7.64 Ratings1.02 Ratings
End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings1.03 Ratings
Order exception Resolution00 Ratings1.03 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
3.8
4 Ratings
66% below category average
Sage 300
-
Ratings
Billing Management8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management8.64 Ratings00 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management8.64 Ratings00 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting7.64 Ratings00 Ratings
Period Close9.24 Ratings00 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
Sage 300
-
Ratings
Budgeting and Forecasting3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Costing6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost Capture5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Capital Project Management2.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance2.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition2.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
3.5
4 Ratings
67% below category average
Sage 300
-
Ratings
Project Planning and Scheduling9.64 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers8.64 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality7.64 Ratings00 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools8.44 Ratings00 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
9.4
2 Ratings
23% above category average
Sage 300
-
Ratings
Award Lifecycle Management9.42 Ratings00 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
3.5
4 Ratings
67% below category average
Sage 300
-
Ratings
Bids Analyzed and Compared9.23 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Authoring8.23 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Repository8.23 Ratings00 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated9.34 Ratings00 Ratings
Supplier Management9.34 Ratings00 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
5.0
4 Ratings
29% below category average
Sage 300
-
Ratings
Risk Repository8.44 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Management8.74 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments8.44 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue Detection7.34 Ratings00 Ratings
Remediation and Certification7.94 Ratings00 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
7.6
4 Ratings
9% above category average
Sage 300
-
Ratings
Transportation Planning and Optimization8.22 Ratings00 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management8.82 Ratings00 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management7.82 Ratings00 Ratings
Fulfillment Management7.43 Ratings00 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management8.44 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
6.7
4 Ratings
11% below category average
Sage 300
-
Ratings
Production Process Design9.23 Ratings00 Ratings
Production Management8.94 Ratings00 Ratings
Configuration Management8.64 Ratings00 Ratings
Work Execution9.24 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs9.44 Ratings00 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
9.0
4 Ratings
21% above category average
Sage 300
-
Ratings
Forecasting8.64 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Planning9.44 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Monitoring9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
4.7
4 Ratings
44% below category average
Sage 300
-
Ratings
Proposal Management8.23 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Master Data Management8.63 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
IFS ApplicationsSage 300
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(5 ratings)
7.6
(21 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(2 ratings)
Usability
8.4
(4 ratings)
8.0
(5 ratings)
Support Rating
1.0
(1 ratings)
8.6
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
IFS ApplicationsSage 300
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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Sage
Sage 300cloud is a great option when it comes to cloud accounting/tracking software. In comparison to Sage's other products, Sage 300cloud is the only cloud/web based option with modern UI's and more intuitive interfaces. Additionally, Sage 300cloud offers an entire system of customer integrations that become available dependent on subscription level. Sage 300cloud also offers integrations between other Sage products (AP, CRM, etc) that allows for better automation and efficiency
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Pros
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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Sage
  • Overall ease of use and intuitive navigation - minimal training has been required to use the system efficiently and effectively
  • Customer Inquiry - quickly see outstanding documents and drill down on any item (open or paid) to find the information you need
  • Most reports are easy to export into a workable Excel format using the Excel - data only or csv file format.
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Cons
IFS
  • Handling massive volumes of data can be improved.
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Sage
  • Little things, like changing the company name - are more difficult than we would like (We used to be MSDSSAB but legally shortened it to MSDSB).
  • A management financial reporting tool with live access - to premade reports - without paying an arm and a leg would be appreciated.
  • More training opportunities in local areas - or nearby - would be appreciated...
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Likelihood to Renew
IFS
No answers on this topic
Sage
It is a solid stable product with a large user community and large ISV community. Support and Training are easy to access and obtain and there is larger reseller channel to ensure the firm you work with is honest. It is scalable and there are multiple deployment and payment options.
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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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Sage
Sage 300cloud is intuitive and user friendly after some training. It does require implementation and training but once that's done, this software is easy to use and navigate. Support for Sage 300cloud is spot on and offers assistance over the simplest to [the] most complex of tasks. Finding information or learning new tasks within Sage 300cloud is relatively easy and educational.
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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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Sage
Turnover is high in the Sage Support department so sometimes it is difficult to get a rep who knows the issue well. Reps are good and getting assistance when they need it. Sometimes support is more interested in closing issue than actually solving problem. It can be difficult at times to have issues escalated but overall the support is good.
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Alternatives Considered
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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Sage
Sage 300 cloud is much more detailed than the other. About the same in being user friendly A better layout Saves time for doing the schedules for Audits Mobile Access Sage 300cloud can manage all different industries
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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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Sage
  • It allows our company to efficiently and effectively maintain and track our job cost.
  • Its reliable performance allows us to function continually.
  • It also provides our division managers with reports that they can use to determine where we are experiencing problems.
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