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M1

Overview

What is M1?

M1, 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.

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Recent Reviews

M1 ERP System Review

8 out of 10
March 26, 2024
Incentivized
We use M1 as our ERP system to run our company. We use it for accounting and finance, quotes, sales orders, production jobs, bills of …
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M1 Software Review

8 out of 10
February 26, 2024
Incentivized
We use M1 as our full enterprise planning resource business system. It is critical in every aspect of our business from Sales, Purchasing, …
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M1 for Machinery

8 out of 10
November 06, 2023
Incentivized
I use M1 to monitor all users and activity. I utilize the KPIs and Reports in M1 to do this. Costing has been an issue for us, but we have …
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Popular Features

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  • Role-based user permissions (13)
    8.9
    89%
  • Dashboards (12)
    7.9
    79%
  • Custom reports (12)
    7.6
    76%
  • Standard reports (13)
    7.2
    72%

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Pricing

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What is M1?

M1, 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.

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  • No setup fee

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Product Demos

Uncover Hidden Manufacturing Costs and Boost Profitability with M1 Job Costing

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Features

Payroll Management

Provides for pay calculation and benefit plan administration, in addition to managing direct deposit, salary revisions and payroll tracking.

9.3
Avg 7.2

Customization

This addresses a company’s ability to configure the software to fit its specific use case and workflow.

8.6
Avg 7.3

Security

This component helps a company minimize the security risks by controlling access to the software and its data, and encouraging best practices among users.

9.2
Avg 8.1

Reporting & Analytics

Users can report on and analyze usage, performance, ROI, and/or other metrics of success.

7.6
Avg 7.0

General Ledger and Configurable Accounting

Financial management solution, including capabilities for general ledger and configurable accounting

8
Avg 7.6

Inventory Management

The ability to track and manage the flow of goods or materials into and out of an inventory.

7.9
Avg 7.9

Order Management

The ability to process orders, and track them from quote to cash.

8.2
Avg 7.8

Subledger and Financial Process

Revenue management solution including capabilities for subledgers and financial processes

7.8
Avg 7.4

Project Execution Management

Project execution management solution including capabilities for project scheduling, resource management, and team member task management.

6.9
Avg 6.8

Procurement

Procurement management solution with capabilities for sourcing, contracting, procure-to-pay and supplier management

8.3
Avg 7.0

Risk Management

Risk management solution with capabilities for managing controls, assessing control effectiveness, certifying controls, and addressing deficiencies

10
Avg 6.5

Logistics

Logistics solution with capabilities for transportation planning, transportation execution, trade compliance, customs management, warehouse management and warehouse workforce management.

8.6
Avg 6.9

Manufacturing

Manufacturing solution for managing manufacturing processes and costs.

7.5
Avg 7.5

Supply Chain

Supply Chain Planning solution with capabilities for planning, performance monitoring, change responses and execution.

6.8
Avg 7.2

Product Lifecycle Management

Product Lifecycle Management solution with capabilities for innovation management, product development

8.1
Avg 7.3
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Product Details

What is M1?

Specifically built for small and medium-sized discrete manufacturers, M1® software is designed to bring critical business processes together within a single ERP system. From quoting to shipping and everything in between, M1 offers real-time visibility into every facet of the business to help streamline processes to reduce costs and boost profitability.

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M1 Technical Details

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Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

M1, 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.

Acumatica, Global Shop Solutions ERP Software, and Epicor CMS are common alternatives for M1.

Reviewers rate Single sign-on capability highest, with a score of 9.4.

The most common users of M1 are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Reviews

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March 01, 2024

ECI M1 System Review.

Eric A. Brown | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
The software is naturally fairly user-friendly but can be overwhelming to a new user. The open customization is fantastic, and you can really do anything you want, but it just depends on the complexity of the change and whether this can be done yourself or needs a consultant.
Score 3 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
A full-time system administrator would be my recommendation. There are substantial rules and table-based intricacies that cannot be managed off the side of a busy production manager's desk. Crystal Reports and Configurators require more MIS/Programming expertise than most shops will have on hand. Data quality management and active data analysis are paramount to deriving the full benefit of implementing the M1 system. This role could be combined with a Quality Management position if the resource has sufficient data management experience.
February 27, 2024

M1 works

Ted Bill | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Once you get used to it the interface is very straight forward. Very "Outlook like". I find it very intuitive to use the dashboards and grids to really understand what is happening inside my business.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
There are some areas of customizing that are difficult for anyone who does not understand SQL or coding in any way. However, tech support has been very helpful whenever we have had an issue with any customizing.
February 26, 2024

M1 Software Review

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
M1 is highly customizable in my experience. The grids are very easy to customize as long as the user has a basic understanding of relational databases. The reports are also very customizable but are a little more difficult without being a heavy Crystal Report user. Also, the field names, input forms, etc. can be customized as well, but this requires advanced programming knowledge. I would recommend using M1's professional support staff to make any of these types of customizations.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It's intimidating when you first start it. The screens have a lot of information on it - and it does take some training to be able to get a handle on it's use. That being said, once you do have a handle on the information it's requesting from you and the way the data flows thru the application - it's pretty solid compared with similar systems.
November 06, 2023

M1 for Machinery

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I do not have big issues with user friendliness, but I have had multiple users complain that they cannot get the system to work correctly. The team at ECI has been helpful in getting everyone the help they need. The purchase planner is the main are that I believe actually needs updates in order to be more user friendly.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
There is a massive learning curve that can be extremely hard to tackle if you are not totally dedicated. Building the software can be very timely and tricky. Similar to learning a new language. Its very hard to have new employees pick up the software
Score 5 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
In my opinion, a well-trained individual can use M1 to its full potential if they have the proper training and the tools to learn it. It is an easy system to learn, but there are so many areas that you can go wrong if you don't fully understand M1 functions and usability.
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