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What is Brightpearl?

Brightpearl’s retail operations platform is designed to handle peak trading, integrates with the full retail tech ecosystem, and is omni-channel native. Additionally, the vendor says their solution is the system of record for key trading data, provides real-time trading…

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March 29, 2017
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Brightpearl’s retail operations platform is designed to handle peak trading, integrates with the full retail tech ecosystem, and is omni-channel native. Additionally, the vendor says their solution is the system of record for key trading data, provides real-time trading insights and is automated…

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What is Brightpearl?

Brightpearl’s retail operations platform is designed to handle peak trading, integrates with the full retail tech ecosystem, and is omni-channel native. Additionally, the vendor says their solution is the system of record for key trading data, provides real-time trading insights and is automated so users can stay in control and manage by exception.

According to the vendor key differentiators include:
  • Software and Service. Service is an integral part of Brightpearl's offer. The vendor says their retail consultants get users live three times faster than traditional ERP, always for a fixed cost. And the in-house team is available throughout, from tech support to ongoing business consulting.
  • Built for Retail. Brightpearl is built only for the retail sector. This means: configuration not coding, designed for use by merchants not IT staff, every new feature is relevant, and their integrations and ecosystem are 100% retail.
  • Designed to Scale. Whether it’s seasonal peaks, promotions or sustained growth, merchants need an ops platform that can handle the volume. The vendor says they stand by their numbers: orders, SKUs, channels, reporting and financials fit for multi-million dollar merchants.

Brightpearl Features

  • Supported: Sales Order Management
  • Supported: Inventory Management
  • Supported: Inventory Planning
  • Supported: Shipping & Fulfillment
  • Supported: Warehouse Management
  • Supported: Retail Accounting
  • Supported: Purchasing & Supplier Management
  • Supported: Workflow Automation
  • Supported: Reporting
  • Supported: Payments
  • Supported: Analytics

Brightpearl Screenshots

Screenshot of Customer timeline giving you insight into pending orders, previous purchases and potential marketing opportunitiesScreenshot of Deep insight in your customers, product and sales channel through Brightpearl's Minubo integrationScreenshot of Fully integrated POS for access to all product inventory information at the tillScreenshot of Managing suppliers and purchasing inventory is quick and easy, says the vendorScreenshot of Provide top-notch service by having access to your customers’ full interaction history and personalize your marketing communication with product-interest tagging.Screenshot of Brightpearl’s flexible inventory management has all of the features you need to stay in control of your inventory and make fast, effective business decisions. Redistribute your staff towards growth strategies and reduce the time spent on costly admin overheads.Screenshot of Inventory Planning. With Brightpearl’s integrated inventory demand planning solution, understand exactly how your inventory is performing so you can put your time and money into the most impactful areas of your business. Identify trends to ensure you have the right products at the right time.Screenshot of Intuitive and easy-to-use POS, access all inventory across multiple locations alongside full customer order and communication history.Screenshot of Brightpearl’s integrated accounting is built specifically for retail and wholesale businesses, providing real-time insight into sales performance, profitability and costs across all your channels, all from the same system you use to manage sales, purchasing, inventory, customers and suppliers. Make the right decisions for your business in order to manage cost, reduce risk and remain agile in an ever-changing trading environment.Screenshot of Brightpearl’s intelligent process automation has all of the features you need to speed up order processing, reduce fulfillment latency and costs, and automate your entire order-to-cash process.

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Brightpearl Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsWindows, Mac
Mobile ApplicationNo
Supported LanguagesEnglish

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Reviewers rate Support Rating highest, with a score of 8.1.

The most common users of Brightpearl are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Brightpearl is a versatile platform that is used by various departments within an organization to streamline their operations and improve efficiency. Users have imported their client databases and categorized clients based on their profession, allowing them to generate accurate target lists for mailings. The operations team relies on Brightpearl to fulfill orders, enter shipping information, and manage inventory levels. The product management team utilizes the platform to collect and analyze campaign data, determine popular products through sales data, and manage SKUs and technological functions.

Brightpearl serves as a comprehensive solution for sales, inventory, marketing, and contact management. It is particularly helpful in keeping track of inventory and customer information, allowing users to integrate with other platforms such as Amazon and Shopify. The platform fulfills the organization's needs for stock management and invoicing. However, some users have found the CRM and reporting functions to be lacking. Brightpearl provides valuable insights into daily financial reports, marketing strategies, and customer behavior, enabling users to log calls, send emails, and track spending trends. Furthermore, the software is praised for its ability to simplify inventory management, order processing, and customer service, helping businesses save time and improve shipping efficiency. Overall, Brightpearl offers a range of use cases that address accounting, inventory, sales tracking, and customer management needs across multiple departments within an organization.

Positive Pros:

  1. User-Friendly Interface: Many reviewers have praised the user-friendly interface of the product, stating that it is easy to navigate and intuitive to use. Users have appreciated how quickly they can learn and adapt to the system, making their experience more enjoyable.
  2. Efficient Performance: Several customers have highlighted the efficient performance of the product. They have mentioned that it carries out tasks swiftly and effectively, saving them time and increasing their productivity. The smooth operation has been a key factor in users' satisfaction with the product.
  3. Helpful Customer Support: A notable number of reviewers have expressed appreciation for the helpfulness of the customer support team. Customers have felt supported throughout their journey with the product, as representatives promptly address their queries and provide valuable assistance when needed. This responsive support has contributed positively to users' overall experience.

Confusing User Interface: Many users have found Brightpearl's user interface to be confusing, leading to difficulties in completing tasks. The layout and organization of features are not intuitive, resulting in a steep learning curve for new users. Some reviewers have mentioned that certain functions are buried within multiple menus or tabs, making it time-consuming to find and access specific tools.

Poor Communication and Updates: Users have experienced issues with poor communication and updates from Brightpearl, resulting in functionality problems and the need for regular retraining. Timely information about system changes or bug fixes has been lacking, causing confusion and frustration among users who rely on accurate and up-to-date software functionality.

Lack of Integration Options: Several users have mentioned that the software has been overpromised in terms of integration with external systems, causing them to seek alternative, untested integrations. The limited integration options provided by Brightpearl fell short of expectations for some customers, requiring them to explore other solutions that may come with additional challenges and potential risks.

Users have provided several recommendations for Brightpearl based on their experiences with the platform. The most common recommendations are as follows:

  1. Gain a thorough understanding of how Brightpearl integrates and works with all channels: Users suggest taking the time to learn all the features of Brightpearl to maximize efficiency when using the platform. This includes understanding how it integrates with various channels, such as eBay and Amazon, to ensure smooth operations across multiple sales channels.

  2. Prepare and test data before implementing Brightpearl: It is advised to get data in order before implementing Brightpearl and to watch support videos on YouTube to better understand the product before going live. Users recommend properly preparing and testing external databases and consulting with Brightpearl about their capabilities, particularly when importing products.

  3. Take advantage of training resources and ask questions: Users recommend fully understanding the functions of Brightpearl before starting and ensuring that all products and transactions are added correctly. They also advise asking lots of questions about how Brightpearl integrates with current systems and meeting other companies currently using the system. In addition, involving all users in the training process can help avoid answering their questions later on.

Overall, users recommend investing time in learning and exploring Brightpearl's capabilities, preparing data thoroughly, and seeking support from both external resources and the company itself.

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Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
As a small business owner, we can confidently say that Inventory Planner has been an absolute game changer for our operations. Its ease of use and powerful features make it an essential tool in managing our inventory effectively. The integration with our e-commerce platform and softwares is seamless, streamlining our entire inventory management process. It has saved us countless hours of manual work, enabling us to focus on other important aspects of our business.
  • The integration with our e-commerce platform and softwares is seamless
  • The forecasting system is really good
  • The customer support at Inventory Planner is outstanding. They are there to help you out at each step
  • It's difficult to understand the software at first glance
  • It gets slow sometimes
  • Rest it's all good
I think it's well suited for the forecasting and warehouses integrations
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Since we have multiple e-commerce stores, both native and online marketplaces, it's next to impossible to manage them all without a central dashboard where I can view inventory, sales, analytics, and other data in one place. Brightpearl by Sage is that central dashboard, providing a one-stop shop, so to speak, for me and my staff when dealing with the day-to-day management of the business.
  • Centralizes our various sales platforms
  • Provides quick and easy inventory analytics
  • Effortless management and creation of purchase orders
  • I would like to have the fraudulent orders automatically integrated into our fraud platform.
  • Some integration with Google Docs and Shopify would save us from having to fill in details, like SKUs and prices, across multiple platforms.
If you have multiple sales platforms, like most successful e-commerce companies do, being able to have one place where you can see sales, returns, fraudulent orders, inventory, and more is no longer a luxury, it's a necessity. The time and energy we spent before having Brightpearl by Sage were not allowing us to scale at the rate our sales were predicting. If you're just starting out, or only sell on one platform, I'm not sure you'll necessarily benefit from Brightpearl by Sage, however, as you grow you will definitely need some centralized dashboard, and it might be worth getting it dialed in early, so you're ready to go as and when you scale.
Score 2 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We use Brightpearl for our order management, customer management, sending purchase orders to vendors, accounting, and warehouse/inventory management.
  • Inventory
  • In my opinion, I believe they should work on responding to the needs of their customers.
  • I believe the features are disappointing for the cost and I feel like feature requests or suggestions for improvement fall on deaf ears.
  • In my opinion, the integrations are basic. I find that the integration with Gmail (still) uses the outdated, less secure method that Gmail disables every so often.
  • When we report bugs, I feel like they are seldom acknowledged and never fixed. As an example during our use, Brightpearl's integration of one of the tax services is faulty and sends many more API calls than originally promised, which I believe is costing us a hefty sum and I feel like it has never been fixed after years.
  • In my opinion, the technical support is barely competent. I feel that tickets go unanswered, or are provided with responses that show they haven't read the ticket at all. In my experience, I find that there are regularly no support agents in their phone queue, even during their support hours, with no option to leave a voicemail either.
  • I believe that the logs and accountability could be improved. I believe there is practically no access or ability to edit trail logs, so I can't tell which users edited products, sales/purchase orders, customer/vendor profiles, etc.
In my opinion, Brightpearl contracts aren't worth the paper they're written on. In my experience, the pricing tiers based on number of sales were introduced mid-way through a contract and I believe we had to pay overages. I feel like the price has increased steadily by about £7000 per year. Based on my experience, if you don't like their changes, they are happy to terminate your services (paraphrased, but, yes, I believe they told me this). I feel like account managers change seemingly every year and I agree with another reviewer's mentioning of arrogance.
Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We joined Brightpearl in 2013 and left in November 2021 We left for 3 reasons 1. Lack of integrations. We all partner with at least one 3rd party platform these days but we could not get Brightpearl to work with these platforms in any meaningful way. 2. Price. In 2013 we paid £2500 per annum for 5k orders. In 2020 this was increased to £6000 and then this year our quote was over £8k. If we need to go up to 10k orders per annum this cost went up to almost £10k per annum. It's a decent system but in my opinion, it's not worth this amount of money. 3. I never ever want to talk to anyone in their customer service team again. Life is simply too short to have to endure that again
  • Bulk picking lists
  • reporting
  • price
  • customer service
  • integrations
It's a perfectly good system but if you have a company that is growing, that is working with partners and you like value for money then I'd advise you to look at other systems before committing to Brightpearl. Also if you like your customer service contact to be nice to you, then perhaps best to look somewhere else too!
Score 2 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
[I feel Brightpearl] is not up to scratch for 2021. We have been using Brightpearl for the last 8 years to manage all of our B2B and D2C order processing, supplier management, and financial management. It has been an integral T1 system in both a Magento and Shopify tech stack. We are a scaling e-commerce business with a robust, wholesale channel. We were originally drawn to Brightpearl with its integrated financial management and have 8 years of chart accounts within the system. Also, we previously had some exceptionally favourable discounts with them, based on being an original customer when they founded the platform. It has served us ok with order management, customer management, and finance. However, the platform is confusing and therefore lacks certain clarity in key functionality.
  • Channel Management - allows multiple sales channels.
  • Warehouse Management - some good functionality for warehouses.
  • Finance BOH - good financial controls and reporting.
  • Arrogance - [I feel] this business needs to recognize they have flaws and listen to customers when capability gaps are raised.
  • Shopify - integration seems ok but is exceptionally rigid for more diverse use of the Shopify platform.
  • Cost - It is not cheap. c.£15k per year for basic functionality plus addons for POS, demand, planning, etc.
  • Reporting - [In my experience] it is not at all customizable.
  • Support - [I feel] there is a lack of outside expertise in Brightpearl.
  • Foreward thinking - [I believe] this platform is not forward-thinking. Their release schedule is hardly in step with players like Shopify and Xero.
I say if you are an SME or scaling retailer you are better off integrating a separate set of tools such as Xero, Unleashed, Tradegeko, etc. These platforms have focused capability and development. [In my experience,] Brightpearl is a confusing platform that does not cover the depth of even the basics of businesses.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Brightpearl was installed as our WMS system last year as part of a wider migration from a bespoke platform to Shopify Plus. We wanted a system for stock accuracy across the business, with visibility for users on stock locations. It offers ease of use and a functional way for our buying team to upload PO's.
  • Stock accuracy and stock movement
  • Clear pricing for products across multiple currencies
  • Ability to enrich data
  • Search is a little clunky
  • Difficult to update or change information on single items when they're part of a larger group of products
  • Not being able to create Parent/child variants across sizes
As a manager of the Ecommerce team, it is vital that the data in Brightpearl is enriched and clear to allow the front end of the site to showcase the correct information for the end consumer. Brightpearl allows for this as well as being able to track product movement and sales.
Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Brightpearl has run my company's online sales for the last 6 years but I am now leaving them. I was initially attracted to Brightpearl because it had accounting built in, but that turns out to have been a big mistake as there are other companies with more marketplace integrations and much more functionality that have integrations with accounting software that simply exports all the necessary data into relatively low cost accounting software such as Xero or QuickBooks or Sage. So in fact there is no need to have built-in accounting software at all. You get far more by using software that does a better job of handling all your online sales and of facilitating more sales by making it super-easy to list on even more marketplaces.
  • Support is very good.
  • Supports only a small number of marketplaces and in a limited way only. When I signed up with Brightpearl they claimed that you could list directly onto eBay from within Brightpearl but this turned out to be untrue as Brightpearl did not support eBay postage policies (eBay's semi literate way of saying shipping tables).
  • Not only can you not list directly onto eBay, you cannot list directly from within Brightpearl to any marketplaces whatsoever. With other software you can list directly to all the marketplaces they integrate with.
  • Brightpearl is abysmal at VAT. Brightpearl calculates VAT on Channel Islands and Canary Islands orders even though there is no Vat in either of them. So when you pay HMRC you will be paying them a bit extra unless you check all your orders which makes the software somewhat redundant.
  • When I signed up they advertised Brightpearl as the software to automate your online selling. But it didn't really do that. A couple of years later at considerable extra cost they released an add-on app called Brightpearl Automation that does seem to deliver on automation. However other software offers that at no extra cost.
  • Brightpearl claims that it integrates with Amazon, but this is only partially true as they have completely ignored the new marketplaces that Amazon have opened. If you list on those marketplaces you have to input the orders manually and Brightpearl will not update the stock, putting you at risk of negative feedback. Other software integrates fully with all Amazon marketplaces.
  • Now that I am leaving it was suggested that I might benefit from read-only access so that we could easily double check things like warranty claims. They offered me a year's read-only access for £10,080 which is more than double my yearly contract for full use of the software. Now, if that isn't taking the mickey, I don't know what is!!!
I left Brightpearl negative feedback 3 or 4 years ago. They then contacted me by phone and offered me a deal if I would remove my feedback. I did remove it.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Brightpearl across our company for POS, purchasing, customer service, and order and customer management. We use Brightpearl to manage our warehouse inventory and to create barcodes and purchase orders. Additionally, we use Brightpearl to for our Point of Sale (POS) system, for our phone orders and general order management system from all incoming sales channels. Brightpearl is essentially the hub or brain of our operations. It is helpful in managing our incoming product orders, creating new purchase orders and managing outgoing customer orders.
  • Product Management: Brightpearl keeps track of our inventory from the purchase order to the outgoing order, to the customer.
  • Customer Orders: Brightpearl can auto-fulfill your incoming orders from different sales channels so the orders can be picked and packed.
  • Vendors: Brightpearl is very useful in managing your vendors and creating purchase orders.
  • Product Variants: If you sell similar products in a group and each product has its own size, color, etc. once you create the variant it can only be edited via spreadsheet import which is not the easiest solution for most people.
  • Sales Channels: There is room for improvement on the connectors to Big Commerce, eBay, etc. for more features and options. Also, Brightpearl needs to add a connector for Etsy.
  • Cross-browser compatibility: We have had various issues with Brightpearl and Google Chrome, which maybe Chrome related, but Brightpearl reply is typically and only "try another browser" which is not always possible if we are using Chrome only browser-related extensions.
Brightpearl is well suited for product and order management. You can create your own product SKUs or use Brightpearl product IDs for barcodes and the SKU will follow the product within Brightpearl making it good for tracking inventory levels, purchase orders, customer orders, fulfillment, etc. Brightpearl needs some more development on its integration with other software, including sales channels like Big Commerce, Amazon, eBay, etc. to add more features and options for the mapping between the connected sites.
Ariana Medina | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Brightpearl is used by the whole organization. It has helped maintain organization and keeps all records in one place. It can be accessed anywhere and it is extremely user-friendly. It helped extensively with inventory control and invoicing. It also offers a great report system.
  • Great way to organize everything in one location.
  • Offers a good report system.
  • Easily accessible.
  • Customer support is confusing.
  • Not much public knowledge about the software.
  • Takes awhile to train employees.
Brightpearl is well suited for all small and large businesses. It helps with organization and with placing information all on one platform for easy access and review. It is not appropriate for non-business related purposes.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Brightpearl is used by a couple of departments across the organization that are very focused on sales. Something that we had struggled with in the past was that we used a few different systems to manage things like accounting, inventory, and keeping track of orders. We couldn't keep track of certain things and Brightpearl has addressed the lack of efficiency and awareness in some of these fields.
  • Accounting
  • Interface
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Hard to train new people at first
  • Price point is good but could be slightly better :)
Something that it has done really well is help streamline internal functions that we used to have organized by a variety of software vendors. For example, we had a different provider for accounting and inventory, which led to confusion, lack of clarity on certain inventory, and a general sense of disorganization. Now we are in a lot better shape!
Ranjit Longani | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Our company is broadly divided into 4 departments and Brightpearl (BP) is used by all of these to perform their tasks as detailed below:

  • As a database of suppliers and products are on BP, purchase orders are prepared and emailed to suppliers by the purchasing department based in London, who also do inventory management on BP.
  • Goods are GRN'd on receipt by the warehouse team based in Norfolk. They pick and pack orders from BP once processed.
  • Customer service (CS) department is based abroad and processes orders from multiple sales channels like Ebay and Amazon (fully integrated), wholesale, web site and phone orders. CS also deals with post and pre-sales issues as BP has a full time line and customers database.
  • Accounts department reconciles payments, manages credit control, prepares accounts and VAT returns.
  • Finally the management team has access to all the above activities via various report to keep control and evaluate performances of the entire team.
  • As it has all the functionality in one software like inventory, sales, accounting etc., it saves a lot of time as compared to managing different systems for all business functions.
  • Automatic order download from all marketplaces.
  • Need more comprehensive reporting. Could add more filters, i.e. it takes time to calculate which sales channel is making more profits, which geographical area is giving more orders etc.
Tracy Cooksey | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Brightpearl is primarily being used for its inventory capabilities. The sales invoicing and other accounting functions, along with the multiple currency facilities makes this software a comprehensive package - only limited by the lack of payroll processing.

Importing bank transactions via CSV files is very easy, making the reconciliation process relatively simple; the only issue we have experienced is that of making corrections or adjustments on sales invoices - being a double entry accounting system makes this more complicated than other accounting software that I have used.

Having said that though, Brightpearl have provided the best support service that I have experienced in a software provider, to help with any corrections.
  • Tracking Inventory, Sales Order and Invoice Creation
  • Importing bank transactions for accounting purposes is fairly easy
  • Tracking customer activity, and ability to store all communications with customers in the Time Line is very good
  • Sending monthly statements is very easy
  • The Timeline that tracks activity for the customer is a fantastic tool for allowing all users to see exactly what is happening with the Customer's account, and the notes facility with the event reminder for follow up is very useful for chasing up debtors or using as a reminder to action an outstanding issue for the customer; especially when the event list is used as your home page.
  • The double entry accounting for Sales Credits creates an entry on the Statement that Customers can find confusing.
  • Inability to order large volumes of stock on one purchase order is a big problem; the limitation on lines for an order is also very restrictive and causes the system to crash too often when close to being reached. The supplier invoice has to be split across multiple orders as a result.
  • Adjusting payment terms manually all the time is annoying, as the default is 30 days and required you to over write the full date when inputting purchases with different terms.
Brightpearl suits businesses with an inventory system where stock is not ordered well in advance (such as from overseas), and where purchase orders are greater in volume and not large in size.
It is very well priced compared to similiar products, and the new pricing structure offering unlimited users is a huge advantage over competitors.
The support team at Brightpearl is fantastic and are so accommodating and easy to understand.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Brightpearl has revolutionised how we generate quotes, place orders and invoice within MJ Visual. The quotation procedure is now straightforward with minimal effort. Invoicing is also very straightforward too. No guesswork is needed now as all the "special" pricing information is on the system and you don't have to rely on one experienced individual any more. You have accurate pricing, simple templates, easy to operate software, significant savings in time and customers surprised at the turnaround time of a quotation. It has had the added benefit of making our employees understand our business better and become more involved in it too.
  • Consistant look to all documentation.
  • You create your document templates to suit your business. The consistency across all documents is very much addressing the "corporate" look.
  • Ease of invoicing.
  • All staff are able to invoice directly - even on site at the completion of the job.
  • This makes your staff realise they are responsible for making the business work better together.
  • Saving time.
  • [Previously] Shouting across the office for the latest price for a widget [would] usually return 2-3 differing values. [Now] Hunting for the correct price is as simple as pressing a button.
  • The biggest issue with Brightpearl is the lack of ability to create options within a quotation.
  • Sometimes we need to quote alternative products and there is no easy way to do this and make the quotation look good.
Brightpearl is very well suited to a mobile workforce as well as a large office based one. Being cloud based it allows your direct sales guys instant access to the same information as your internal guys. Technical sales teams will benefit from instantly accessing relevant data and rapidly building quotations on site.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
At CGPhones there are at least 15 employees who use Brightpearl. I personally use Brightpearl to process returns. I search the name of the customer in sales, then I find their order number and open the order. I then check off the purchases that the customer is returning and clone them to sales credits. Then I check the cost to make sure it's correct, save it, credit the customer and accept the product back into inventory. Sometimes I may start a new line and accept the product back into PTG so that it can be checked and repaired before being placed back into active inventory. I also use it to look up contact information for customers; either addresses if I need to request a prepaid shipping label from the shipping department or the phone number and email if I need to send contact info to one of our wholesale representatives or email a customer myself. I also use it to allocate products for an order when someone sends back a return and wants a replacement. The sales department uses it to allocate products for large orders. The inventory department uses it to accept in the inventory. In addition, it is connected to our eBay account so that when a customer places an order, the product is automatically allocated under their name with their contact info. The issues that we have with brightpearl are that it doesn't always save the bin number or cost when we are changing the information for a product. It doesn't always allocate products which means sometimes we oversell. And if you try to search for a name and it is slightly misspelled or you need to include a middle name, you receive no results. One of the major issues we have is that we can't find a way to figure out how much credit a wholesale customer currently has in their account. Those are all of the current issues I can think of that would helpful if they were addressed.
  • It's very easy to learn and pretty self explanatory.
  • It connects many different departments so that we can all view each other's work and not have to repeat processes.
  • It allows me to look up information in many different ways.
  • It doesn't always save our work, like prices, bins and amounts.
  • It doesn't always allocate properly which causes us to oversell.
  • It won't allow more than 10 people to sign in at a time which prevents all of the employees that need it from being able to access it at the same time.
As a database overall, I think it is very well suited for our business. I only wish that it was easier to learn the more in depth aspects of the program so that we can put it to even further good use. Like we can't figure out how much credit our wholesale customers have in order to tell them how much they can spend on their next wholesale order.
March 29, 2017

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Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Shopify for our back-end inventory solution and integrate with Shopify for web sales and Shipstation for shipping. It used by one department that needs it the most. We were going to manage all department merchandise inventory with one system, but there have been serious issues with Brightpearl for us, and the way that Sales assured us would work for us did not turn out to be true, so we halted our org-wide implementation.
  • It tracks inventory.
  • We have experienced many errors and have not been satisfied with the product or support.
  • There were specific requirements that we had for our inventory solution. We were assured by the salesperson and sale engineer that BrightPearl would meet those requirements, but we found after the fact that it did not.
  • The implementation was troubled. The Brightpearl implementer did not complete the implementation, there were many errors, and the implementation closer had to re-do many things in a rush to get us online.
  • We've has serious issues with the Shopify integration from flat out service failure to inventory sync. Issues that we were told by sales would work a certain way but they do not.
  • Support for picking from specific inventory location or change default inventory location rather than FIFO model.
December 29, 2016

Bright PEARL review

Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Used as a business wide ERP. Worst ERP I have used. It is difficult to perform stock transfers. Cost of stock not valued properly. Orders on hand not showing correctly. Difficult to upload orders.
  • Communications.
  • Basic reports.
  • Stock accuracy.
  • Detailed reports.
  • No API link.
[Brightpearl is well suited for] Really small basic companies. Not suitable for multi channel, multi currency, growing companies. Not user friendly. Customer service are OK, though, when there is a problem. I wouldn't recommend for a large company over 5m. We are moving across to SAP as soon as possible.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Brightpearl is being used across the entire company. We use it to process our online orders, in store orders, phone orders, and manage our inventory. We don't currently use the accounting modules, but we do use the reports it generates to do our own accounting with it. Brightpearl solves the problem of tracking orders from multiple platforms. It does it all in one spot and makes keeping track of orders much easier. In particular, it really has helped us gain better control of our Amazon orders. We've cut down the time spent on Seller Central orders by over 50%.
  • Organizing orders from multiple platforms.
  • Keeping track of customer orders and interactions with the customers.
  • Batch printing and processing of orders.
  • The integration with Ship Station is very good.
  • Management of goods notes, having to go to different spots to do different things with the GN is time consuming. Particularly if you have to delete one, there is no way to do it within the order.
  • Fixing payments and the allocation of payments when something was changed is clunky.
  • Finding information can be difficult, not all of the reports are intuitive.
  • Exchanges are difficult in the Brightpearl system. There is no way to do a negative quantity on a sales invoice.
Brightpearl has really cut down our order picking and processing time which is a big plus. The ability to scan items in comparison to the Goods Note has really cut down on our errors. That makes for more satisfied customers! It's also much easier to track orders that come in from different sources all in one place. That had been a very time consuming process for us before we started using Brightpearl.
The ordering system has been a challenge to get to work the way we model our business. This has a lot to do with the limited availability of some of our products. We work with many small vendors and craftsman in a niche market and many of our items are made to order or custom made. Our ordering lead times can change dramatically in a short period of time. It makes setting ordering points difficult. It's also not as intuitive to generate POs for items we need as our prior system was.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Brightpearl for bookkeeping, analysis, and monthly reporting for the entire business. We use reports to assess sales and margin data by product and product category. Also we use the system to compare to budgeted and prior year financial and other metrics. We typically export reports into Microsoft Excel and then manipulate and format the data further in the MS Office suite.
  • Simple sales reporting
  • Simple financial and accounting reporting
  • The ability to do forensic ad hoc analysis for specific business problems/questions.
  • Scenario analysis would be a helpful addition
Simple small businesses, particularly retail business, are well suited for this product.

If you need complex accounting software, Brightpearl probably isn't your best option.
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
The entire organization uses it - accounting department, sales department, lab, and shipping department. Orders are entered and then they are sent to the lab for production, once completed they go to the shipping department and the products are shipped to customers. Then the accounting department reconciles when payment is made by the customers.
  • It enables having the complete process available at a click of a button
  • It gives unlimited possibilities
  • It is very user-friendly
  • Very simple search options
  • Allows for sales, shipping, customer service and accounting info all in one system
  • System does not notify you if an order was already entered, it doesn't recognize duplication which can cause serious mistakes to be made.
  • System does not have enough searching options for my use.
  • System is limited in no. of records it holds for viewing.
  • System does not allow making changes in one place and having it reflect in another place, need to make the change in two places.
It is suited for small companies where the number of users is not too big. It is suited for a company that produces products and ships them out to customers.
Guy Wall | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Brightpearl as our ERP system to manage our multiple online brands. We find the system is comprehensive and efficient and there is usually minimal downtime. Our whole business is built on the back of Brightpearl as the supporting system and it copes with our demands with ease. While every system can be improved, Brightpearl seems to be continually striving for improvement and deals with any issues swiftly and efficiently.
  • Order processing
  • Customer contact management
  • Invoicing and cash control
  • Improvements to CRM functionality
  • Integration with Outlook
  • Better use of product catalogue
Brightpearl is fantastic to use particularly for online companies with multiple brands and sales channels as you can accurately keep track of the success of one particular brand. I find it to be a well designed and intelligent piece of software which very rarely lets itself down. We will continue to use Brightpearl for years to come.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It is being used across the whole business by all staff members as it prevents double selling in different online and e-pos channels as well as for managing inventory, and doing all the behind the scenes accounting.
  • Live inventory management
  • Banking information importing
  • VAT calculation
  • Resolving input errors
  • No offline capability
  • No mobile app
[It is] well suited to our business that sells online, in-store and [via] telesales.
Joel Graham | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
At Spikeball Inc., we use Brightpearl in our operations department, as a the go-between for our online sales systems and our shipping and fulfillment systems. It also serves as an inventory and accounting tool, and is used by roughly half of our employees. Brightpearl helps us to bridge the gap between several systems and keep track of numerous sales and SKUs in a simple and intuitive way.
  • Brightpearl allows you to create filters and set favorites, which enables us to view orders in different categories easily, and avoid having to scroll through numerous orders to find the ones we're looking for.
  • Brightpearl gives you the option of adding pertinent product details such as weight, dimensions, and cost to our company, which is helpful both for accounting and as an internal resource for customer support.
  • Brightpearl has great dashboards showing charts and graphs of sales sorted by channels, which is helpful for monitoring progress.
  • The processes for canceling and modifying orders can be a bit tedious, and it seems like the multi-click processes could be consolidated in a more user friendly way.
  • The order filtering feature is great, but I personally work with our international orders, and the fact that you can't create favorites for multiple countries is somewhat inconvenient.
  • Some of the connection features between Brightpearl and Amazon stores seem to have some glitches, as I've experienced while trying to link them up recently.
Brightpearl is very well suited for small-medium companies that are growing quickly and need a way to improve their operational systems and functionality to handle increasing volume of orders. Particularly if you use multiple SKUs, sales channels, and/or warehouses, the features offered by Brightpearl are excellently well suited to handle these types of needs. I don't believe Brightpearl would be very applicable for very small companies with a small number of SKUs, as many of the features offered would be unnecessary and underutilized.
James Ewens | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use BrightPearl as our main CRM/Accounting package. Our sales team uses it to sell and our warehouse team uses it to manage stock and pick/pack. We use Brightpearl to 110% of its abilities.
  • Amazing Warehouse and Dispatch process.
  • Easy to use and quick to master.
  • Simple Staff Management.
  • Accurate reporting and at-a-glance PnL.
  • Reporting! It is so much better than previous updates, but could still use a bit of extra help to manage teams.
  • Accuracy of accounting, especially VAT. It's usually accurate, but occasionally it gets things wrong.
  • Lack of Sales pipeline, although strictly speaking Brightpearl isn't designed to do this in the first place! It would just be a nice add on.
If you run a Multi-Channel business then BrightPearl is an absolute no brainer. It will save you hours and hours of time. It is well suited in any small to mid size business scenario.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Brightpearl to help send orders out to customers both B2B and B2C. We have Brightpearl connected to Amazon and eBay so that it connects to our inventory levels. Brightpearl has been extremely helpful and user-friendly when it comes to looking up products vs. customers vs. sales. Having the "tagging" system is extremely helpful as well when it comes to marketing. I can use the tag "samples" and "bloggers" so it does not interfere with sales.
  • Can create different "tags" that will not interfere with the sales goals. Such as "bloggers", "giveaways", or "samples".
  • You can then use those tags to see how many people you have given "samples" to or how many "bloggers" we have reached out to.
  • The fact that you can just run sales reports in a user friendly manner.
  • Sometimes, it is a little hard to load some of the sales reports. Not sure if this is on my end due to internet connection but sometimes I will have to log in and then log back out.
  • At one point we were not able to search my store names which caused quite a hassle but that ended up being fixed.
  • My Brightpearl account will not load on some occasions.
Brightpearl is well suited for smaller to medium businesses. Our company has only the 4 user plan but we should defintely be adding more onto the plan as we are adding more employees as our business grows. It may not be a great thing for large corporations just due to communication.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Our company uses brightpearl to organize its sales and inventory. We sell from many market places and it is very hard to follow inventory and sales for all of them, brightpearl is one of the best at making this possible. Brightpearl is very helpful and easy to use.
  • Easy for user
  • Many functions, user can do adjustments to almost everything he or she desires
  • None so far
If you are selling from only your website as a small company, that means you are not really ready for brightpearl. Brightpearl is good for managing huge quantities and a variety of market places at once. Brightpearl is easy to manage and useful for its users. I do reccomend brightpearl for companies that are trying to take the next step.
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