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    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

    SugarSync

    Score3.6 out of 10
    N/ASugarSync is a cloud storage and backup solution designed for small businesses.

    $7.50

    per month

    Pricing
    M1SugarSync
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    100 GB
    $7.49
    per month
    250 GB
    $9.99
    per month
    500 GB
    $18.95
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    M1SugarSync
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
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    Community Pulse
    M1SugarSync
    Considered Both Products
    ECI Software Solutions
    No answer on this topic
    Ziff Davis Inc
    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
    M1SugarSync
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of M1 and SugarSync
    Feature
    M1
    6.3
    8 Ratings
    18% below category average
    SugarSync
    -
    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 SugarSync
    Feature
    M1
    7.3
    18 Ratings
    3% below category average
    SugarSync
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration7.415 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins7.111 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of M1 and SugarSync
    Feature
    M1
    8.1
    27 Ratings
    4% below category average
    SugarSync
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability8.615 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions7.727 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of M1 and SugarSync
    Feature
    M1
    7.2
    28 Ratings
    4% below category average
    SugarSync
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards7.326 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports7.228 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports7.127 Ratings00 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of M1 and SugarSync
    Feature
    M1
    7.5
    26 Ratings
    3% below category average
    SugarSync
    -
    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 SugarSync
    Feature
    M1
    8.2
    26 Ratings
    3% above category average
    SugarSync
    -
    Ratings
    Inventory tracking8.326 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic reordering8.715 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location management7.521 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of M1 and SugarSync
    Feature
    M1
    7.8
    26 Ratings
    2% below category average
    SugarSync
    -
    Ratings
    Pricing7.726 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order entry8.326 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit card processing7.310 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold7.917 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Orchestration7.913 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of M1 and SugarSync
    Feature
    M1
    7.4
    21 Ratings
    2% below category average
    SugarSync
    -
    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 SugarSync
    Feature
    M1
    6.3
    16 Ratings
    11% below category average
    SugarSync
    -
    Ratings
    Project Planning and Scheduling7.916 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers7.810 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality4.67 Ratings00 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools4.89 Ratings00 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of M1 and SugarSync
    Feature
    M1
    2.7
    2 Ratings
    94% below category average
    SugarSync
    -
    Ratings
    Award Lifecycle Management2.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of M1 and SugarSync
    Feature
    M1
    7.1
    18 Ratings
    0% above category average
    SugarSync
    -
    Ratings
    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 Ratings00 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of M1 and SugarSync
    Feature
    M1
    5.2
    4 Ratings
    26% below category average
    SugarSync
    -
    Ratings
    Risk Repository6.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Management6.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments4.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue Detection4.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification4.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of M1 and SugarSync
    Feature
    M1
    4.0
    10 Ratings
    55% below category average
    SugarSync
    -
    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 SugarSync
    Feature
    M1
    7.1
    27 Ratings
    5% below category average
    SugarSync
    -
    Ratings
    Production Process Design5.519 Ratings00 Ratings
    Production Management7.422 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configuration Management7.119 Ratings00 Ratings
    Work Execution7.720 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs7.626 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of M1 and SugarSync
    Feature
    M1
    8.1
    20 Ratings
    10% above category average
    SugarSync
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting7.814 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Planning7.720 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring8.715 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of M1 and SugarSync
    Feature
    M1
    5.9
    9 Ratings
    22% below category average
    SugarSync
    -
    Ratings
    Proposal Management4.96 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management7.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of M1 and SugarSync
    Feature
    M1
    -
    Ratings
    SugarSync
    9.4
    8 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Versioning00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    File search00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Security & Administration
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of M1 and SugarSync
    Feature
    M1
    -
    Ratings
    SugarSync
    9.7
    8 Ratings
    11% above category average
    User and role management00 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    File organization00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Device management00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Platform
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of M1 and SugarSync
    Feature
    M1
    -
    Ratings
    SugarSync
    10.0
    8 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Performance00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    Reliability00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    Storage Reports00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    M1SugarSync
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.7
    (30 ratings)
    10.0
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    6.0
    (30 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    M1SugarSync
    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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    Ziff Davis Inc
    When doing daily jobs, if you’re sharing large files, I think Dropbox works a lot better but if you have a system where you’re working within that system and you want to be able to work with that system and have certain folders that you have access to all the time then SugarSync might be just the ticket.
    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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    Ziff Davis Inc
    • Sync files in any folder - rather than forcing you to store them in a certain place (Although this can be confusing too)
    • Works in the background - although this is true for all
    • You can share with others - including those who do not use SugarSync
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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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    Ziff Davis Inc
    • Can only think of one thing. I have helped others to get going with SugarSync and they if they have problems it is understanding the cloud.... So maybe (if it dosen't exist already) I would like to have a animation of the proces with "flying" folders between desktops, clouds etc. Otherwise SugarSync is just great.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ECI Software Solutions
    No answers on this topic
    Ziff Davis Inc
    1. Freemium model is the ideal marketing for an app like this. 2. Now their sync methods with Android are worse
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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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    Ziff Davis Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    ECI Software Solutions
    Support has been great and timely
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    Ziff Davis Inc
    Customer service is amazing, they are always fast to respond and very helpful.
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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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    Ziff Davis Inc
    SugarSync, like all solutions, has its place in the data storage stack within a company. The main reason SugarSync is better than the other solutions is that it enables me to leave my hard drive organized and keep my existing file trees. I don't have to constantly move or copy files to a specific folder if I want them backed up.
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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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    Ziff Davis Inc
    • There were some opensource alternatives but we wanted something with better support which SugarSync offers.
    • We achieved faster project collaboration with SugarSync.
    Incentivized
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