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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Sage Inventory Advisor

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ASage Inventory Advisor is a cloud-based inventory management solution designed to help manufacturers, distributors, and retailers that takes as little as 30 minutes to implement, and is accessible on a mobile device.N/A

    VAI ERP

    Score8.4 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    VAI ERP (or S2K Enterprise) is a cloud-based ERP solution for durable goods distributors and manufacturers, offering multiple order processing options, inventory and purchase management, warehouse management, and customer relationship management features.

    $5,100

    per month

    Pricing
    Sage Inventory AdvisorVAI ERP
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    VAI ERP
    $255.00
    per month per user
    VAI ERP
    $2,200
    one-time fee per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Sage Inventory AdvisorVAI ERP
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee-$50,000,250,000 one-time fee
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    Community Pulse
    Sage Inventory AdvisorVAI ERP
    Considered Both Products
    Sage
    No answer on this topic
    VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    11 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    11 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    11 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    Features
    Sage Inventory AdvisorVAI ERP
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Sage Inventory Advisor and VAI ERP
    Feature
    Sage Inventory Advisor
    7.7
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    VAI ERP
    7.8
    11 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Inventory tracking10.01 Ratings7.914 Ratings
    Automatic reordering2.01 Ratings7.711 Ratings
    Location management10.01 Ratings7.713 Ratings
    Serial number and batch tracking7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automation rules8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting and analytics7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bill of materials management5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Item kitting8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Invoicing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Forecasting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounting integration8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Sage Inventory Advisor and VAI ERP
    Feature
    Sage Inventory Advisor
    -
    Ratings
    VAI ERP
    6.5
    9 Ratings
    15% below category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings6.412 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings6.59 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Sage Inventory Advisor and VAI ERP
    Feature
    Sage Inventory Advisor
    -
    Ratings
    VAI ERP
    7.1
    10 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings6.59 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings7.813 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Sage Inventory Advisor and VAI ERP
    Feature
    Sage Inventory Advisor
    -
    Ratings
    VAI ERP
    6.9
    11 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings7.111 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings6.514 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings7.213 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Sage Inventory Advisor and VAI ERP
    Feature
    Sage Inventory Advisor
    -
    Ratings
    VAI ERP
    7.4
    11 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings7.714 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings7.714 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings7.17 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings7.48 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings7.512 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings7.110 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings7.611 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Sage Inventory Advisor and VAI ERP
    Feature
    Sage Inventory Advisor
    -
    Ratings
    VAI ERP
    7.7
    11 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Pricing00 Ratings8.114 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings8.114 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings7.06 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings8.113 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings7.210 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Sage Inventory Advisor and VAI ERP
    Feature
    Sage Inventory Advisor
    -
    Ratings
    VAI ERP
    6.8
    11 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Billing Management00 Ratings7.37 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings7.29 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings5.54 Ratings
    Period Close00 Ratings7.313 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of Sage Inventory Advisor and VAI ERP
    Feature
    Sage Inventory Advisor
    -
    Ratings
    VAI ERP
    7.1
    9 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings7.510 Ratings
    Supplier Management00 Ratings6.710 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of Sage Inventory Advisor and VAI ERP
    Feature
    Sage Inventory Advisor
    -
    Ratings
    VAI ERP
    6.1
    6 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings5.23 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings5.54 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management00 Ratings7.06 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings6.89 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of Sage Inventory Advisor and VAI ERP
    Feature
    Sage Inventory Advisor
    -
    Ratings
    VAI ERP
    6.9
    5 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Production Management00 Ratings6.56 Ratings
    Configuration Management00 Ratings7.47 Ratings
    Work Execution00 Ratings6.55 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings7.38 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of Sage Inventory Advisor and VAI ERP
    Feature
    Sage Inventory Advisor
    -
    Ratings
    VAI ERP
    7.5
    7 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings7.37 Ratings
    Inventory Planning00 Ratings7.610 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring00 Ratings7.68 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Sage Inventory AdvisorVAI ERP
    Small Businesses
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho One
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho One
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    Score4.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Sage Inventory AdvisorVAI ERP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.4
    (15 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.7
    (15 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Sage Inventory AdvisorVAI ERP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Sage
    As we are selling products in multiple countries, we need multiple warehouses. Many apps out there is very much limited to one warehouse per account, but here we can track multi-warehouses so its really suited for our company and future scalability. It gives us clear advantage on forecasting, we can now prepare well for stockouts, and safety stock levels, it reduce cost for us from overstocking, thus giving us real ROI
    Incentivized
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    VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)
    VAI base package software has a lot of productive tools that can be used for a lot of different types of businesses. At first I was taken back by this saying it would just be more efficient if they would just build it more specific to a certain business type, but now stepping back i see why they don't. They are able to customize it more to my needs
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Sage
    • It gives us detailed metrics of product sales performance
    • It gives us graph of sales forecast too
    • It provides table with multiple customizable columns to activate for us to see important details
    • It also gives a lot of filter options for us to be able to see priority items for attention
    • It helped us create weekly and monthly reports that give us chance to plan ahead
    Incentivized
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    VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)
    • Design and ease of entering data into screens.
    • Drill downs provided as you move around screens.
    • Help Text for each screen.
    • Back end programming easy to follow - good documentation.
    • Interfaces to third party software - ex. Mark Magic Forms.
    • Great Help Desk.
    • Training Videos.
    • Workflows and Triggers.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Sage
    • It still has some room for improvement, there's no option for custom formula
    • We cannot also create a product barcode within the webapp
    • Although PO label is possible, its just CSS and HTML, which is not friendly for team mates who usually manage it
    Incentivized
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    VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)
    • There will most likely be customizations made for a particular niche site to integrate with their system.
    • Product reviews, up sells, and cross sells are not built into the website functionality. Customization to the offerings would be needed.
    • Very little documentation or open source resources on instructions or development in regards to the website design and integration with the ERP.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Sage
    No answers on this topic
    VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)
    S2K is easy to use, has room for growth, and serves the company's needs as a whole
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    Usability
    Sage
    Although it helped us to reduce cost, and help our company to save time and money in making sure we are monitoring all of our products, avoid overstocking and avoiding stockouts, just like other apps out there, there is some room for improvements for the app - first, its too expensive for small teams, second, there are times some glitch in SKUs that are on both warehouses, it has less flexibility in custom reports, and customized barcode creation
    Incentivized
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    VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)
    Often times it seems people want to learn a platform in seconds and if they can't they say it is not "user friendly." There are some platforms that can do so much that it is just going to take time to learn it all. To me that is a good thing. S2K takes time to learn but it is worth it. It can transform your organization.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Sage
    No answers on this topic
    VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)
    Great support. The staff is very knowledgeable about the platform and the capabilities within the IBM framework
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    Implementation Rating
    Sage
    No answers on this topic
    VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)
    If this is someone's first ERP implementation, I strongly suggest you ask for services to help implement. Ask for training on every aspect of the implementation. Make sure this is put into the overall ERP quote
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    Alternatives Considered
    Sage
    We used Prediko before for few months to a year, and its visual is stunning, but its a startup company by that time and the development is slow. The integration is also barely limited at that time. Although in terms of prediction - its cheap alternative is already great for accurate forecasting of stockouts, how many and how much to order for replenishment, colorful warnings and notifications and simple reports. Its more cheaper than Sage Inventory Advisor, but we still chosen Sage Inventory Advisor because of how many functions Sage Inventory Advisor could offer, namely customizable reports, multi-warehouse options (not possible on Prediko) and easy integration to our apps for warehouses.
    Incentivized
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    VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)
    S2K offered a system that could be used by various departments. There were modules for accounting, customer service, order entry, and web development. The ability to customize the website integration was a plus. S2K allows the option to have products in different warehouse locations. This allowed us to better manage inventory and see in real time what the stock status was
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    Return on Investment
    Sage
    • It reduced our warehouse storage cost as we can now plan ahead more accurately only buying what is needed
    • It helps us save time in organizing our datasets, thus our time is now revolving more on product sourcing rather than too much time in forecasting
    • We can now have a 3D view of our historical records and future scales, thus we can now more atleast near accurately predict future sales giving us data driven decision making easier
    Incentivized
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    VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)
    • Sales - since all screens are real-time, S2K helps keep our salespeople up to date with customer sales and their overall sales for each period/year.
    • CSR - tracking of customer orders from point of entry to invoicing, being able to give the customer current information on their order by viewing a single screen.
    • Purchasing - with multiple locations, tracking, and having inventory in the correct location to meet the customer demands that are shipped from their home location.
    • Warehouse bin/item management makes picking orders a fast, accurate process, with the addition of order verification.
    • Accounting - being able to see real-time information across all applications. A/R, A/P, and G/L.
    Incentivized
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    VAI ERP Screenshots

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