Infor VISUAL vs. SOFI

I struggle to identify a scenario where VISUAL is an appropriate solution. We used VISUAL because it was a legacy system and the cost/complexity of changeover seemed daunting. The user interface is poor as is the interconnectedness of the various screens and menus. This might be an acceptable piece of software for a continuous manufacturing environment with little variation of basic design, but we have had to write multiple add-on macros in order to get VISUAL to work effectively for us.

Incentivized

They honestly do everything. From their APY to monthly payments to ease of transfer to fee free ATMs, and an app that allows to you to solve nearly anything and I mean anything and everything on your own on your own personal cell phone. I love SOFI and their stadium.

• Infor Visual has a standard way of addressing business operations: sales orders, invoicing, reporting. It is easy to train operators used to using a manual or other ERP system.
• Material control is easy for production runs, R&D material lists and repairs. The process of receiving, issuing and returning material to inventory is facilitated by standard interfaces that are easily learned by material control operators.
• Engineering changes to bills of material are facilitated by the "engineering Master" flexible editing capability. The version control for the BOM's can be as detailed or vague as the process designed dictates. One item of a BOM or the entire BOM can be changed quickly and approved for production that day.

Incentivized

• High APY
• Ability to do your Roth IRA Yearly
• Good cash back credit card

• VTA has been extremely unreliable. I would not recommend it. It is not customizable at all. There is no logical way to handle shift differentials which is a huge issue with a company that runs 24/7.
• If you do not have a schedule set up, they cannot clock in. This poses a problem for anyone that gets called in on a shift they don't normally work on.

Incentivized

• I wish there were stock charts with #s on x and y axis. So cheap looking
• Get a full ZACKS rating into every stock
• Predict future stock price with ai

Good Technical and Customer Support during and after implementation tasks. Good Project Plan and Management support for implementation and post implementation. Financial functionality could be more comprehensive particularly with Budgeting and Cash Management. Inventory Management capability was adequate but could be more comprehensive as well. "Out of the Box" functionality was adequate but requested add-ons and enhancements seemed to be a bit pricey.

Because of use cases and easy implementation and the vertical and horizontal scaling.

Incentivized

It is So Easy to use and understand that worst case l, I gotta text with somebody. Big whoop!

As we have seen the live environment and the use cases where we implement.

Incentivized

Could have used more hands-on approach. There are multiple webinars and information sessions but until you actually use the system, these are not very helpful.

Incentivized

We unfortunately did not evaluate any other ERP software. VISUAL was a legacy system and we determined that changing systems would be too difficult, and not cost effective. We reached out to our local VISUAL rep who knew how the software functioned, but not how to apply it more appropriately to our business model, so we continued on with what we had rather than looking elsewhere.

Incentivized

Hatch had a great APY, but nothing to invest towards my IRA. Then, they lost their APY so I got SOFI. I'm not sure if Hatch is in business anymore, but I'd stick with SOFI for an online bank over nearly all others. PayPal and Cash app don't come close either.

• I cannot comment on business impact.

Incentivized

• It gave me a 1% back on my Roth IRA
• It gives me back 3.8% APY on my Savings Account
• Allows me to accurately know my net worth