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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinued

    Score6.9 out of 10
    N/AJenzabar Internet Campus Solution was a cloud-based ERP solution for university process management. Jenzabar now offers Jenzabar ONE as their higher ed solution.N/A

    Microsoft Dynamics GP

    Score5.4 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Dynamics GP is an ERP software with accounting capabilities. It includes various packs for customizability and features tailored to specific industries’ needs. GP is offered as a perpetual license or subscription.N/A
    Pricing
    Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinuedMicrosoft Dynamics GP
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinuedMicrosoft Dynamics GP
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinuedMicrosoft Dynamics GP
    Considered Both Products
    Jenzabar, Inc.
    No answer on this topic
    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    33%
    Would buy again
    2 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinuedMicrosoft Dynamics GP
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinued and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinued
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    6.4
    20 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Pay calculation6.01 Ratings6.219 Ratings
    Direct deposit files7.01 Ratings7.518 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings5.815 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings6.517 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings6.016 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinued and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinued
    3.5
    1 Ratings
    74% below category average
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    4.3
    27 Ratings
    55% below category average
    API for custom integration6.01 Ratings2.526 Ratings
    Plug-ins1.01 Ratings6.021 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinued and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinued
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    6.8
    40 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Single sign-on capability8.02 Ratings5.532 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.02 Ratings8.140 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinued and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinued
    6.0
    2 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    5.3
    41 Ratings
    38% below category average
    Dashboards1.01 Ratings3.429 Ratings
    Standard reports8.02 Ratings6.139 Ratings
    Custom reports9.02 Ratings6.439 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinued and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinued
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    5.0
    48 Ratings
    42% below category average
    Accounts payable8.01 Ratings6.345 Ratings
    Accounts receivable8.01 Ratings5.736 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations8.01 Ratings4.526 Ratings
    Cash management00 Ratings6.336 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation00 Ratings5.541 Ratings
    Expense management00 Ratings4.431 Ratings
    Time tracking00 Ratings8.014 Ratings
    Fixed asset management00 Ratings4.428 Ratings
    Multi-currency support00 Ratings2.619 Ratings
    Multi-division support00 Ratings3.026 Ratings
    Regulations compliance00 Ratings3.214 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing00 Ratings9.012 Ratings
    Self-service portal00 Ratings7.012 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings6.07 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings4.721 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings3.618 Ratings
    Localizations00 Ratings4.513 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings2.616 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings3.517 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings3.214 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings6.119 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinued and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinued
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    4.2
    26 Ratings
    54% below category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings5.524 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings1.013 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings4.018 Ratings
    Manufacturing module00 Ratings3.415 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinued and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinued
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    3.6
    25 Ratings
    69% below category average
    Pricing00 Ratings3.718 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings3.721 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings1.012 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings4.925 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings4.99 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings3.312 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution00 Ratings3.37 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinuedMicrosoft Dynamics GP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    4.0
    (54 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.9
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.4
    (10 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinuedMicrosoft Dynamics GP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Jenzabar, Inc.
    JICS is well suited for schools that have long-used Jenzabar products or are looking for a stripped down, direct data management system. If someone is seeking innovation or the latest in features and technology, I do not believe they would be as pleased with JICS. It's a bare bones system alternative.
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft Dynamics GP is well-suited for our environment, as we pay a diverse group of employees, including on-the-road drivers, shop employees (some in other locations), and office employees. It easily tracks time off, taxes, pay, etc. The reporting allows us to verify with our drivers how they are paid each week, whether it be through mileage or stop-offs.
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    Pros
    Jenzabar, Inc.
    • Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS) is good at interacting with the Jenzabar database.
    • Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS) can integrate with Active Directory to allow for one set of credentials and also has its own credential management system for local accounts to be created.
    • Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS) will display grades as soon as they are entered into the Jenzabar database.
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    Microsoft
    • Great Plains started as back office/accounting, and that is still it's strong suit.
    • SQL and the GP programming language, Dexterity, provide a robust, scalable, and stable platform with well documented maintenance and repair procedures. Relatively easy to manage, tune, and support.
    • Microsoft support for GP verges on "particularly well". Doesn't quite get there but good enough once you know what you're doing
    • Strong partner network, including the GP User Group (GPUG)
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    Cons
    Jenzabar, Inc.
    • Jenzabar is unwilling to work with other companies to integrate information across multiple platforms.
    • The quality of JICS is contingent upon appropriate use and entry by those on campus. While not a limitation to JICS itself, there seems to be more problems with JICS in this regard than I have noticed on other campuses with other platforms.
    • JICS is typically behind on the times. Features it adds today were commonplace for others much earlier.
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    Microsoft
    • With respect to the allocations, once the expense is entered into the allocation account, you lose the ability to run any detail on just the total of the expense. It would be nice if you could run a trial balance on the allocation accounts the same way you can with regular accounts.
    • I've always thought security set up could be a bit simpler. It actually has gotten better through the years. Specifically, with eight separate entities, it would be nice to have a "master" setup where you could call up one group entity, assign the users rights, and then be finished. Currently, whenever I have a new user, I have to call up each individual entity and select all of the features I want the user to have. That means I have to do eight steps for each user.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Jenzabar, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Due the economic challenges that Puerto Rico is having, the company has had to merge some companies in order to be more efficient. It has been easy in GP to process those merges, even thought we had to spend days to accomplish that the process was smooth and accurate. In addition we were able to streamline the purchasing and sales process and the organization is confident to keep renewing GP for the future versions.
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    Usability
    Jenzabar, Inc.
    Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS) is very usable and easy to maintain. With us having students log in with their AD credentials, they don't have to remember an extra username and password. Also, I have been able to update and customize some of the coding, which has allowed us to make sure the site works just the way we want it to.
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    Microsoft
    Though it is a basic accounting package, I believe some users do not find the old style menus and navigation options intuitive. There is also a great lack of training resources in the market, so users have to learn the product without guidance a lot, resulting in inefficient workflows and misuse or misunderstanding of many features.
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    Support Rating
    Jenzabar, Inc.
    Support is generally very helpful. There are some support staff that really try to go the extra mile and help with solving the problem you have, not just answering your initial question. If you don't understand a feature that is offered in the Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS) environment, they also have a portal with on-demand webinars/courses that you can watch to get a better idea of offerings at your own base.
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    Microsoft
    The rating is directed to the thrid party serive provider that we use. I do not now how good the Microsoft direct support is.
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    Implementation Rating
    Jenzabar, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Basically the challenge with this implementation was the Business Portal, too many errors and even the aplication is up and running the users are still having issues. We will start planning the migraton to GP 2015 soon.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Jenzabar, Inc.
    We selected JICS many years ago as it was a cost-effective option that was streamlined and straight-forward. Today, no one is ever thrilled with their SIS, and I can anticipate major difficulties if we attempted to move from JICS. However, from a features and revolutionary standpoint, I do feel we will always be a step behind if we continue with Jenzabar.
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    Microsoft
    I come from a strong background of using SAP. SAP doesn't have the flexibility of GP, an example would be SAP doesn't allow core mods, if they catch you, you lose support. Microsoft doesn't really care about mods, but they will be quick to have the vendor you used support your issue if it is caused by those mods. With SAP your company adapts to the software, where with GP you adapt the software to you.
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    Scalability
    Jenzabar, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    The functionality that GP and related ISV solutions offer and the ease of integration of GP to other systems makes it an extremely scalable solution
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    Return on Investment
    Jenzabar, Inc.
    • Jenzabar has allowed us to house all data in one system, which was badly needed.
    • Jenzabar allows us to speak one language across campus, although many offices still work outside of Jenzabar due to limitations within JICS.
    • Jenzabar has not been effective in being a leader in new features or developments. I always feel like we are a step behind.
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    Microsoft
    • Microsoft Dynamics GP allows my clients to move from a paper or spreadsheet based company to an integrated, electronic, streamlined business. I love being able to help clients gain efficiencies through the use of Microsoft Dynamics GP.
    • Microsoft Dynamics GP allows for better customer service because everything is at our fingertips. If someone calls questioning an invoice, we can easily look it up. If someone calls stating they paid an invoice with a certain check number, we can quickly run a query to find that particular check number to see where it was applied.
    • Having everything on a single platform provides ease of use for upgrades, backups and end user training. There is only one software to learn!
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