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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

    Zoho Projects

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AZoho Project is online project management and planning software that provides project teams with a web-based collaborative environment. Zoho Projects can also include a bug tracking module specifically design to support software development project. It is integrated with other Zoho products including Zoho CRM.

    $5

    per month per user

    Pricing
    M1Zoho Projects
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Free
    $0
    Premium
    $5
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    $10
    per month per user
    Project Plus
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    M1Zoho Projects
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—Discount offered for annual billing.
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    Community Pulse
    M1Zoho Projects
    Considered Both Products
    ECI Software Solutions
    No answer on this topic
    Zoho
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    80%
    Would buy again
    24 Answers
    75%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    24 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    87%
    Happy with the feature set
    26 Answers
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    62%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
    71%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    50%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    57%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    Features
    M1Zoho Projects
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of M1 and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    M1
    6.3
    8 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    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 Zoho Projects
    Feature
    M1
    7.3
    18 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration7.415 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins7.111 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of M1 and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    M1
    8.1
    27 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    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 Zoho Projects
    Feature
    M1
    7.2
    28 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    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 Zoho Projects
    Feature
    M1
    7.5
    26 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    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 Zoho Projects
    Feature
    M1
    8.2
    26 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    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 Zoho Projects
    Feature
    M1
    7.8
    26 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    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 Zoho Projects
    Feature
    M1
    7.4
    21 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    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 Zoho Projects
    Feature
    M1
    6.3
    16 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    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 Zoho Projects
    Feature
    M1
    2.7
    2 Ratings
    94% below category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    Ratings
    Award Lifecycle Management2.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of M1 and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    M1
    7.1
    18 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    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 Zoho Projects
    Feature
    M1
    5.2
    4 Ratings
    26% below category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    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 Zoho Projects
    Feature
    M1
    4.0
    10 Ratings
    55% below category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    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 Zoho Projects
    Feature
    M1
    7.1
    27 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    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 Zoho Projects
    Feature
    M1
    8.1
    20 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    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 Zoho Projects
    Feature
    M1
    5.9
    9 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    Ratings
    Proposal Management4.96 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management7.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of M1 and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    M1
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Projects
    6.6
    20 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Task Management00 Ratings7.520 Ratings
    Resource Management00 Ratings7.019 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings6.517 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings5.518 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings6.014 Ratings
    Team Collaboration00 Ratings7.520 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings6.35 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings8.011 Ratings
    Document Management00 Ratings6.016 Ratings
    Email integration00 Ratings6.016 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings5.018 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings7.519 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management00 Ratings6.96 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings6.014 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of M1 and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    M1
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Projects
    5.0
    13 Ratings
    42% below category average
    Quotes/estimates00 Ratings5.55 Ratings
    Invoicing00 Ratings5.012 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting00 Ratings6.55 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software00 Ratings3.013 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    M1Zoho Projects
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.7
    (30 ratings)
    6.5
    (24 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.9
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    6.0
    (30 ratings)
    5.6
    (4 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.4
    (9 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    M1Zoho Projects
    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.
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    Zoho
    My work involves projects of 5-15 people with numerous projects running simultaneously. Prior to Zoho, I did not have a central location from which to view all project statuses at once. Zoho looks to provide this and also looks like it will deliver. I am anxious to see how our organization's use of it develops. At this time, I feel I am likely to recommend Zoho Projects because my organization has made great software decisions in the past so I have a level of trust already that the research has been done that Zoho is the best solution for our line of work.
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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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    Zoho
    • We use it to manage our sales orders as there are lots of moving parts which are necessary to get client orders done properly.
    • I use it anytime I have a new idea I want to put into motion. As I can create a list for brainstorming, feedback, specific actions necessary in order to test and or implement the idea.
    • Unrelated to business, it's a great way to plan travel in order to make sure you don't forget those important things like passport, flight arrangement, client meeting confirmation, and meeting prep as far as what specific documents or things do you need to bring with you.
    • And since everyone is on the go and expected to keep up with work, the mobile/tablet app makes it a breeze to keep up, work on, and create new projects.
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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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    Zoho
    • There is no ability to add custom fields in the "Bugs" module - for example, if we want to add fields such as Version Number.
    • Reporting is not integrated - its a fairly expensive add-on.
    • There is no easy way to track actual and completed dates for tasks - so historical variance analysis is not easy.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ECI Software Solutions
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    I've reviewed about 8 other project management solutions and Zoho Projects is the best I've seen without being overly complicated. Zoho Projects keeps getting better! Recent new enhancements makes it even easier to navigate. There are new keyboard shortcuts that cut my time way down. The tools are very easy to use.
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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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    Zoho
    Zoho Projects is an easy project management tool to use. It provides all the functionality that we required for handling projects. We can easily create personal forms for projects and tasks, allowing us to add and report on our own desire. Apart from this we can create and edit documents in real time which saves our time. This allows us to share text docs, presentations, tables with the whole team and we can work on them together
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    Reliability and Availability
    ECI Software Solutions
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    Has not been down to my knowledge.
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    Performance
    ECI Software Solutions
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    Speed meets my expectations.
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    Support Rating
    ECI Software Solutions
    Support has been great and timely
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    Zoho
    Although it might lack intuitiveness, once you get a hang of how Zoho Projects works, you can do a LOT. The impact good project management has on profitability is huge, and it has helped not only improve communication and coordination when working on a project, but more importantly have adequate tracking of time, due dates and potential bottle necks
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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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    Zoho
    Zoho Projects provides a more limited set of functionality and customization options than other task/bug trackers on the market, but what it lacks in functionality it makes up for in ease of use. It probably has 80-90% of the features of its competitors but takes about a third of the time to get up and running and realizing value.
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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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    Zoho
    • We needed a system to organize our growing business, so anything was better than what we had, which was nothing.
    • Recording time spend is a huge reason for using project software. It has made me aware of the tasks that are taking too long and where we are not being profitable as a company.
    • It has kept our team accountable for what needs to get completed and when projects are not in motion or completed timely. It's helpful to know in order to get billing out faster.
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    ScreenShots

    M1 Screenshots

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    Zoho Projects Screenshots

    Screenshot of Task Automation with Blueprint - Map out your entire workflow with no code as flowcharts. Automate your tasks and notifications and set approval criteria with blueprint.Screenshot of Intuitive Gantt Charts - Say what, say who, say when. And done. Zoho Projects' Gantt chart comes feature loaded with advanced operations such as Critical path and Baseline.Screenshot of Inbuilt Issue Tracker - You can log, organize, track, and fix any problems. Features such as status and workflow, can be customized to suit the exact needs of your project.Screenshot of Drag, Drop and Done - A view of your tasks as cards placed along columns. Helps you identify bottlenecks and reorganize quickly using drag and drop.Screenshot of A quick pulse of all your work - The Portfolio dashboard, is a compact overview of all the work that's been happening across projects with widgets that address the project level timeline, status, ownership, budget health, and clients.Screenshot of Looks that matter - A refreshing UI that supports multiple themes, including an eye-catching dark mode.