Ability 585 ERP vs. IFS Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Ability 585 ERP
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
N/A
$611
per month
IFS Cloud
Score 8.0 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
Ability 585 ERPIFS Cloud
Editions & Modules
Basic
$611
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Ability 585 ERPIFS Cloud
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
Ability 585 ERPIFS Cloud
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Ability 585 ERP
-
Ratings
IFS Cloud
6.2
4 Ratings
17% below category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings5.54 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings5.04 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings5.04 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Ability 585 ERP
-
Ratings
IFS Cloud
8.0
5 Ratings
8% above category average
API for custom integration00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Plug-ins00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Ability 585 ERP
-
Ratings
IFS Cloud
8.5
5 Ratings
2% above category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.75 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.35 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Ability 585 ERP
-
Ratings
IFS Cloud
8.1
5 Ratings
10% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings8.45 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Ability 585 ERP
-
Ratings
IFS Cloud
8.7
5 Ratings
13% above category average
Accounts payable00 Ratings9.54 Ratings
Accounts receivable00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Global Financial Support00 Ratings8.75 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings9.54 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
Configurable Accounting00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Standardized Processes00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Ability 585 ERP
-
Ratings
IFS Cloud
8.7
5 Ratings
9% above category average
Inventory tracking00 Ratings8.35 Ratings
Automatic reordering00 Ratings8.35 Ratings
Location management00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Ability 585 ERP
-
Ratings
IFS Cloud
8.1
5 Ratings
3% above category average
Pricing00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Order entry00 Ratings8.35 Ratings
Credit card processing00 Ratings5.54 Ratings
Cost of goods sold00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
Order Orchestration00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
Ability 585 ERP
-
Ratings
IFS Cloud
8.3
4 Ratings
10% above category average
Billing Management00 Ratings6.54 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Period Close00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
Ability 585 ERP
-
Ratings
IFS Cloud
8.8
2 Ratings
15% above category average
Budgeting and Forecasting00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Project Costing00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Cost Capture00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Capital Project Management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
Ability 585 ERP
-
Ratings
IFS Cloud
8.9
5 Ratings
24% above category average
Project Planning and Scheduling00 Ratings8.35 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings8.35 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings7.74 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
Ability 585 ERP
-
Ratings
IFS Cloud
8.9
4 Ratings
18% above category average
Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
Ability 585 ERP
-
Ratings
IFS Cloud
8.9
5 Ratings
24% above category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Contract Authoring00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Contract Repository00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
Supplier Management00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
Ability 585 ERP
-
Ratings
IFS Cloud
8.5
4 Ratings
25% above category average
Risk Repository00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Control Management00 Ratings8.44 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings7.44 Ratings
Issue Detection00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Remediation and Certification00 Ratings5.74 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
Ability 585 ERP
-
Ratings
IFS Cloud
7.8
4 Ratings
13% above category average
Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings6.54 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings6.54 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
Fulfillment Management00 Ratings5.53 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
Ability 585 ERP
-
Ratings
IFS Cloud
8.8
4 Ratings
17% above category average
Production Process Design00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Production Management00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
Configuration Management00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Work Execution00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
Ability 585 ERP
-
Ratings
IFS Cloud
7.6
4 Ratings
6% above category average
Forecasting00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Inventory Planning00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Performance Monitoring00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
Ability 585 ERP
-
Ratings
IFS Cloud
8.9
4 Ratings
20% above category average
Proposal Management00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Product Master Data Management00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
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User Ratings
Ability 585 ERPIFS Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(3 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(3 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Ability 585 ERPIFS Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
Ability
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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
Ability
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IFS
  • Store data from different domains
  • Integrates efficiently with other systems
  • Easy to migrate data from different systems. Provides good API Documentation.
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Cons
Ability
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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
Ability
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IFS
The overall functionality, the feature set that the IFS Cloud offeres is really good (even though it has some flaws / cons), which reduces the time / administrative effort in managing multiple systems to achieve the same goal / to store the required data.
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Support Rating
Ability
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IFS
The overall support is perfect and efficient.
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Alternatives Considered
Ability
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IFS
IFS Cloud is an upgrade of IFS Applications. IFS Applications solution is under extended support and would eventually be replaced by cloud solution in coming years.
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Return on Investment
Ability
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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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