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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    M1

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/AM1, 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

    ProShop ERP

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AProShop ERP is presented as a comprehensive web-based and 100% paperless shop management system for small to medium manufacturing companies. The vendor states it's built to manage complex manufacturing environments, a system to give users insight into every detail of a manufacturing company. ProShop is a 100% paperless ERP/MES and QMS software. Designed to replace 3-6 other disparate software systems, ProShop brings managing the whole company into a single system.N/A
    Pricing
    M1ProShop ERP
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    M1ProShop ERP
    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
    M1ProShop ERP
    Considered Both Products
    ECI Software Solutions
    No answer on this topic
    ProShop ERP
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    80%
    Would buy again
    24 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    24 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    87%
    Happy with the feature set
    26 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    62%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    50%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    M1ProShop ERP
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of M1 and ProShop ERP
    Feature
    M1
    6.3
    8 Ratings
    18% below category average
    ProShop ERP
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation6.58 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration4.83 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files7.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of M1 and ProShop ERP
    Feature
    M1
    7.3
    18 Ratings
    4% below category average
    ProShop ERP
    6.2
    5 Ratings
    20% below category average
    API for custom integration7.415 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins7.111 Ratings6.25 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of M1 and ProShop ERP
    Feature
    M1
    8.1
    27 Ratings
    4% below category average
    ProShop ERP
    9.2
    5 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Single sign-on capability8.615 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions7.727 Ratings9.25 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of M1 and ProShop ERP
    Feature
    M1
    7.2
    28 Ratings
    5% below category average
    ProShop ERP
    8.0
    5 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Dashboards7.326 Ratings7.75 Ratings
    Standard reports7.228 Ratings8.15 Ratings
    Custom reports7.127 Ratings8.35 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of M1 and ProShop ERP
    Feature
    M1
    7.5
    26 Ratings
    3% below category average
    ProShop ERP
    -
    Ratings
    Accounts payable7.825 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts receivable7.526 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support7.59 Ratings00 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers7.716 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations6.821 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting7.618 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes7.819 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of M1 and ProShop ERP
    Feature
    M1
    8.2
    26 Ratings
    3% above category average
    ProShop ERP
    8.4
    5 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Inventory tracking8.326 Ratings8.95 Ratings
    Automatic reordering8.715 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location management7.521 Ratings7.85 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of M1 and ProShop ERP
    Feature
    M1
    7.8
    26 Ratings
    2% below category average
    ProShop ERP
    8.4
    5 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Pricing7.726 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order entry8.326 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Credit card processing7.310 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold7.917 Ratings8.75 Ratings
    Order Orchestration7.913 Ratings8.35 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of M1 and ProShop ERP
    Feature
    M1
    7.4
    21 Ratings
    2% below category average
    ProShop ERP
    -
    Ratings
    Billing Management8.420 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management8.217 Ratings00 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management5.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting7.213 Ratings00 Ratings
    Period Close7.921 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of M1 and ProShop ERP
    Feature
    M1
    6.3
    16 Ratings
    11% below category average
    ProShop ERP
    8.0
    5 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Project Planning and Scheduling7.916 Ratings7.95 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers7.810 Ratings8.45 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality4.67 Ratings8.45 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools4.89 Ratings00 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of M1 and ProShop ERP
    Feature
    M1
    2.7
    2 Ratings
    93% below category average
    ProShop ERP
    -
    Ratings
    Award Lifecycle Management2.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of M1 and ProShop ERP
    Feature
    M1
    7.1
    18 Ratings
    0% above category average
    ProShop ERP
    8.2
    5 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Bids Analyzed and Compared6.27 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Authoring7.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Repository6.46 Ratings00 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated7.710 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supplier Management7.518 Ratings7.94 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of M1 and ProShop ERP
    Feature
    M1
    5.2
    4 Ratings
    26% below category average
    ProShop ERP
    7.7
    4 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Risk Repository6.52 Ratings7.24 Ratings
    Control Management6.14 Ratings7.94 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments4.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue Detection4.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification4.33 Ratings7.93 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of M1 and ProShop ERP
    Feature
    M1
    4.0
    10 Ratings
    54% below category average
    ProShop ERP
    -
    Ratings
    Transportation Planning and Optimization2.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management2.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management4.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management4.98 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management5.58 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of M1 and ProShop ERP
    Feature
    M1
    7.1
    27 Ratings
    5% below category average
    ProShop ERP
    8.6
    5 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Production Process Design5.519 Ratings7.95 Ratings
    Production Management7.422 Ratings8.75 Ratings
    Configuration Management7.119 Ratings8.85 Ratings
    Work Execution7.720 Ratings8.45 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs7.626 Ratings9.25 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of M1 and ProShop ERP
    Feature
    M1
    8.1
    20 Ratings
    10% above category average
    ProShop ERP
    7.2
    5 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Forecasting7.814 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Planning7.720 Ratings7.25 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring8.715 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of M1 and ProShop ERP
    Feature
    M1
    5.9
    9 Ratings
    22% below category average
    ProShop ERP
    7.7
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Proposal Management4.96 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management7.09 Ratings7.74 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of M1 and ProShop ERP
    Feature
    M1
    -
    Ratings
    ProShop ERP
    8.2
    5 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Project Costing00 Ratings8.45 Ratings
    Cost Capture00 Ratings8.85 Ratings
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    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    M1ProShop ERP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.7
    (30 ratings)
    9.2
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    6.0
    (30 ratings)
    8.7
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.7
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    M1ProShop ERP
    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
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    ProShop ERP
    I can't talk highly enough about ProShop ERP. Their team is never satisfied with how it performs and the features it has in place. ProShop has made our company more efficient in every aspect of how we run a business. We shopped around and we couldn't find a system that does everything that ProShop does. It is the most complete robust system on the market in my opinion.
    Incentivized
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    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.
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    ProShop ERP
    • ProShop knows how machine shops run and what is required information for all levels of the company.
    • Quoting and costing is both quick and thorough. We have confidence in our numbers!
    • The support is timely and friendly. They consider all new ideas and explain how to use best use features very well.
    • Traceability is above and beyond. We know where everything is, where it came from and where it is going.
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    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.
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    ProShop ERP
    • Can be slightly overwhelming at first.
    • Unless you have a good understanding of how to write script and code the customization pages can be confusing.
    • Some of the system notifications can be a little confusing, such as the new rev flag that pops up when the rev for the part changes. We've had some issues with this causing problems to the parts later down the line when trying to transfer duplicate parts to a remake job.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ECI Software Solutions
    No answers on this topic
    ProShop ERP
    They continue to make the most affordable and complete ERP on the market for our company size and industry
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    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
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    ProShop ERP
    It was built by people who ran a job shop and it shows
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    Support Rating
    ECI Software Solutions
    Support has been great and timely
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    ProShop ERP
    Amazing support. Weather small bugs a large feature requests. ProShop's team is always there willing to help assist with any problems.
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    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.
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    ProShop ERP
    I have used E2 Shoptech for years and evaluated numerous products. For advanced manufacturing, nothing comes close to being as complete as ProShop ERP.
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    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
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    ProShop ERP
    • Increased Profitability on repeat products
    • Ease of review at end of projects
    • Ability to requote for customers with changing quantity needs
    Incentivized
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