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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    inFlow Inventory

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AinFlow Inventory is an inventory management software offering from Archon Systems.

    $186

    per month 2 members, and 100 orders per month

    MasterControl Manufacturing Excellence

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AMasterControl Manufacturing Excellence (Mx) is a digital manufacturing platform made to help life sciences manufacturers eliminate errors and deliver products to market taster. Mx enables paperless manufacturing with production records (EBR/eDHR) to MES features like electronic logbooks and asset management.N/A
    Pricing
    inFlow InventoryMasterControl Manufacturing Excellence
    Editions & Modules
    inFlow Inventory - Entrepreneur
    $186
    per month 2 team members
    inFlow Inventory - Small Business
    $436
    per month 5 team members
    inFlow Inventory - Mid-Size
    $999
    per month 10 team members
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    inFlow InventoryMasterControl Manufacturing Excellence
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup Fee$499 one-time feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsinFlow helps solve inventory issues through two offerings: inFlow Inventory and inFlow Manufacturing. inFlow Inventory is used to track stock or manage orders. inFlow Manufacturing is for companies that assemble products or sell kits. Both products offer: - all the required features to manage inventory and orders - reorder points to help restock ahead of time - Built-in B2B Showroom to simplify sales - Built-in document, label, and email designers - Great mobile apps for getting work done on the go And all inFlow plans include: - technical support - a dedicated customer success manager There's a 20% discount available for annual pricing.—
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    inFlow InventoryMasterControl Manufacturing Excellence
    Considered Both Products
    Archon Systems
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    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    inFlow InventoryMasterControl Manufacturing Excellence
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    8.3
    (38 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    7.8
    (38 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    inFlow InventoryMasterControl Manufacturing Excellence
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Archon Systems
    inFlow Inventory is a very useful tool for any and every e-commerce business that wishes to have a more efficient and seamless means of managing their inventory. It is particularly well suited to small businesses such as mine who need the extra hand and a products-based business that has goods to track.
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    MasterControl
    MasterControl Manufacturing Excellence is excellent for creating batch records to track a specific regulated process. It helps us keep our data in line and make sure we are following our procedures. there are some difficulties with more customizable products. The more variable that are in the product the fewer features that MasterControl Manufacturing Excellence can apply to assist
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    Pros
    Archon Systems
    • The ease of use is phenomenal. Unlike other software where the dealer comes and sets up the whole system, you can do this all by yourself.
    • You can upload multiple items detail in inventory via CSV file rather than enter each item detail.
    • It gives you features to which you can change the virtual location of any item.
    • We are an eCommerce Business. Therefore, we want the status for each item which is available in our stock, whether it was returned from a customer or rejected by the vendor. In addition, inFlow gives you all these functionalities on a single platform.
    • It's a user-friendly application which doesn't require an expert to configure it.
    • You can integrate InFlow with eCommerce solution i.e. Magento & Shopify.
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    MasterControl
    • Coding is not needed to build production records
    • All data input types are highly configurable from getting data collected from integrated systems all the way to simple text entries.
    • Customer service is outstanding to keep our cases resolved in a timely manner.
    • The updates continue to improve end user experiences and better functionality
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    Cons
    Archon Systems
    • Lag - The software lags a bit while communicating with server. It causes a little delay and frustration for certain features
    • Reporting - Although the reporting is good enough it lacks a certain amount of customization for reports
    • Integrations - While the software integrates smoothly with a lot of accounting softwares, it sometimes creates issues with certain l2c erp systems
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    MasterControl
    • Collaboration within a document on MasterControl Manufacturing Excellence could be improved
    • I would like to be able to put more than 1 prerequisite on a training task in MasterControl Manufacturing Excellence
    • It would be nice if training aids from MasterControl Manufacturing Excellence were accessible within the application and not just their site.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Archon Systems
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    MasterControl
    The quality service and the strong production versatility has helped us develop a great solution for our batch records. These improvements are much better than the legacy batch records and provide immediate access at multiple points across the organization. Would definitely purchase again.
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    Usability
    Archon Systems
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    MasterControl
    I receive positive feedback from manufacturing personnel about how easy it is to use when manufacturing and I also receive positive feedback from quality personnel for review batch records. We have had some deviations where operators are inputting data under other operators accounts which is really bad good documentation practices and is a compliance risk
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    Support Rating
    Archon Systems
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    MasterControl
    During a few early templates, a configuration for product family had not been removed and it created an error. The subject matter expert and support desk was able to help me understand the error was builder generated and how to resolve it very quickly. This is now a non-existent occurrence.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Archon Systems
    I haven’t used any other inventory management system before using inFlow Inventory, I feel very lucky to have found a software that does what I need it to do without the need to try any other software prior. It meets my eCommerce small business needs and I’m very satisfied with the customer service I receive from this app.
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    MasterControl
    We choose Mx to try and get rid of the paper trail, assist with the improvement for GDP, ease of access and review of the production records to try and get better on releasing batches to meet demand. Having our documents, training and production records in one general area makes it easier for end user
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    Return on Investment
    Archon Systems
    • inFlow has a lot of important inventory management features, but I like the easy import tool that adds stock to the database in less than a minute.
    • You can keep track of inventory, purchase orders, modify items, and generate reports of sales, salesperson, product, statistics. The possibilities are endless with this tool.
    • The software is very easy to work with and see real-time updates. Everything from transferring stock to pulling stock and inputting new products is done with ease.
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    MasterControl
    • We have been able to reduce the amount of production records variability had based on product families.
    • New user uptake is very high and they can learn the solution quickly.
    • The ability to add formula parameters and production record linking has helped traceability.
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    ScreenShots

    inFlow Inventory Screenshots

    Screenshot of inFlow's homepage in the web app.Screenshot of the product list in the web app.Screenshot of the sales order tab for managing, picking, and shipping sales.Screenshot of the purchase order tab for reordering and receiving products.Screenshot of an example of one of's inFlow over 30 different reports.