M1

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
M1	Score 7.6 out of 10	N/A	M1, from ECI Software Solutions headquartered in Ft. Worth, is an all-in-one manufacturing ERP software solution, built for small and medium-sized discrete manufacturers.	N/A

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M1
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Community Pulse
	M1
Considered Both Products	M1 Verified User Administrator Chose M1 We replaced Open Systems with M1 7 years ago. Our Open Systems software seemed to be more user-friendly and was not overburdened by reports and processes that were not needed for daily functions. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose M1 M1 is light years ahead in overall cost and proficiency. It allows so much more control and flexibility as compared to its competitors. When choosing M1 we went through many demos and M1 was the only ERP that met our needs and still does. We also control our own data which is a … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Vice-President Chose M1 M1 seemed more expandable as we grow. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Manager Chose M1 M1 is better with the manufacturing side of software whereas Sage 100 is better at the financial side. Which is frustrating that M1 implementation people are not accountants, so they got us up and running but did not do a good job of making sure the GL accounts were setup … Incentivized Helpful? CM Connor Mulvey Engineer Chose M1 Much more expensive but has a better bill of materials feature Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Manager Chose M1 Our customization requirements were not that high and based on a price/cost benefit M1 was the winner. SAP was considered but the upfront costs and challenging learning curve together with the lack of flexibility in the SAP HANA public cloud version made the M1 choice more … Incentivized Helpful? AG Amy Garland Office Manager Chose M1 I still love Spruce better than M1! Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Consultant Chose M1 We considered several other option but M1 was presented as the most flexible and robust option that could handle our custom manufacturing. Incentivized Helpful? Ted Bill CEO Chose M1 We tried to implement Abas, complete failure. M1 works, period. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Administrative Assistant Chose M1 We looked at a couple of other software programs, but none of them could compare to M1 and the ease of using the software. Incentivized Helpful? DK Daniel Kinn IT Director Chose M1 M1 does a good job of being able to handle our requirements. Some of our assemblies and sub-assemblies require a significant amount of detail and different levels in order to complete - and M1 handles that. Some of the other products I've used, or implemented else where fall … Incentivized Helpful? AG Anthony Greenberg Inventory Specialist Chose M1 No comparison. But we are still in the initial install phase. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Executive Chose M1 This has been very similar to SYSPRO bit the team at ECI has been far more helpful. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Analyst Chose M1 N/A Incentivized Helpful?

Features

Payroll Management

Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
	M1 6.5 8 Ratings 12% below category average
Pay calculation	6.88 Ratings
Benefit plan administration	5.03 Ratings
Direct deposit files	7.75 Ratings

Customization

Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
	M1 7.3 18 Ratings 2% below category average
API for custom integration	7.315 Ratings
Plug-ins	7.311 Ratings

Security

Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
	M1 8.3 27 Ratings 1% below category average
Single sign-on capability	8.615 Ratings
Role-based user permissions	7.927 Ratings

Reporting & Analytics

Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
	M1 7.3 28 Ratings 0% below category average
Dashboards	7.526 Ratings
Standard reports	7.328 Ratings
Custom reports	7.227 Ratings

General Ledger and Configurable Accounting

Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
	M1 7.6 26 Ratings 1% below category average
Accounts payable	7.925 Ratings
Accounts receivable	7.726 Ratings
Global Financial Support	7.69 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers	7.816 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations	7.121 Ratings
Configurable Accounting	7.518 Ratings
Standardized Processes	7.919 Ratings

Inventory Management

Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
	M1 8.2 26 Ratings 3% above category average
Inventory tracking	8.426 Ratings
Automatic reordering	8.615 Ratings
Location management	7.721 Ratings

Order Management

Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
	M1 8.0 26 Ratings 2% above category average
Pricing	7.926 Ratings
Order entry	8.326 Ratings
Credit card processing	7.610 Ratings
Cost of goods sold	8.017 Ratings
Order Orchestration	8.013 Ratings

Subledger and Financial Process

Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
	M1 7.2 21 Ratings 4% below category average
Billing Management	8.420 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management	8.017 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management	5.09 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting	6.913 Ratings
Period Close	7.921 Ratings

Project Execution Management

Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
	M1 6.3 16 Ratings 11% below category average
Project Planning and Scheduling	7.816 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers	7.910 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality	4.67 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools	4.99 Ratings

Grants Management

Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
	M1 2.7 2 Ratings 92% below category average
Award Lifecycle Management	2.72 Ratings

Procurement

Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
	M1 7.2 18 Ratings 3% above category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared	6.47 Ratings
Contract Authoring	7.74 Ratings
Contract Repository	6.66 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated	7.810 Ratings
Supplier Management	7.418 Ratings

Risk Management

Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
	M1 5.5 4 Ratings 18% below category average
Risk Repository	6.62 Ratings
Control Management	6.44 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments	5.14 Ratings
Issue Detection	4.53 Ratings
Remediation and Certification	5.03 Ratings

Logistics

Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
	M1 4.1 10 Ratings 50% below category average
Transportation Planning and Optimization	2.34 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management	2.64 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management	4.93 Ratings
Fulfillment Management	5.18 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management	5.68 Ratings

Manufacturing

Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
	M1 7.1 27 Ratings 5% below category average
Production Process Design	5.819 Ratings
Production Management	7.322 Ratings
Configuration Management	7.119 Ratings
Work Execution	7.720 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs	7.626 Ratings

Supply Chain

Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
	M1 7.8 20 Ratings 8% above category average
Forecasting	7.314 Ratings
Inventory Planning	7.720 Ratings
Performance Monitoring	8.315 Ratings

Product Lifecycle Management

Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
	M1 6.1 9 Ratings 17% below category average
Proposal Management	5.16 Ratings
Product Master Data Management	7.29 Ratings

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User Ratings
	M1
Likelihood to Recommend	7.7 (30 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (1 ratings)
Usability	6.2 (30 ratings)
Support Rating	10.0 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	M1
Likelihood to Recommend	ECI Software Solutions The M1 ERP is tailored for small to medium organizations, offering good features at least in the components utilized by my organization such as customizable workflows, user-friendly dashboards, ability to process orders, and track the entire orders lifecycle. It also has good customer interaction features in the CRM part. It provides robust data security, and offers scalable modules to grow with your business. Implementation is not challenging if you don't have so many customizations in the software. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	ECI Software Solutions Allows for component parts to be scheduled independently through the plant Once parts are built, it is easy to duplicate/reuse parts across they quoting and ordering modules and customers If used properly and consistently, M1 will provide accurate job cost analysis to determine estimating, training, efficiency and other issues. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	ECI Software Solutions Some of the functions are pretty detailed - and so they take a while to generate screens and pages in reports. We actually use it for 2 companies we own - and it would be nice if the inter company communication was a little smoother. It's hard to share some data, and not everything is possible to be shared. Customized reports need to backed up before any updates to M1 or they're lost. It seems M1 overwrites the report folders everytime you run an update - so you have to keep track of what you've changed in Crystal Reports and restore it. Incentivized DK Daniel Kinn IT Director Read full review
Usability	ECI Software Solutions Because it would be helpful if ECI would provide better documentation, communication and workflows to understand how each field interacts within the system and how each of those touch other areas within M1. It would also be useful if ECI would provide prescheduled training for how to customize things with M1 through Design Studio Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Support Rating	ECI Software Solutions Support has been great and timely Incentivized AG Anthony G Inventory Specialist Read full review
Alternatives Considered	ECI Software Solutions M1 is light years ahead in overall cost and proficiency. It allows so much more control and flexibility as compared to its competitors. When choosing M1 we went through many demos and M1 was the only ERP that met our needs and still does. We also control our own data which is a big plus for us. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	ECI Software Solutions Time savings having to only enter certain information once and have it follow through the entire order process from quote to cash Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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