Epicor Prophet 21--great for a midsize distributor
May 28, 2021

Epicor Prophet 21--great for a midsize distributor

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Epicor Prophet 21

Epicor Prophet 21 replaced our existing ERP software about one year ago. As a manufacturer and distributor of industrial products, we use Epicor Prophet 21 to enter order information along with inventory management, customer information, and purchasing information. The data from Epicor Prophet 21 is used mainly by our accounting and finance department but all other departments use it when needed.
  • It works well with Microsoft-based products, specifically SQL Server.
  • It is easy to view all inventory data and customer information down to specific detail.
  • The software is easy to customize based on our needs.
  • It is not as expensive as other competing products.
  • It can be complicated at first to understand how to use it.
  • The information stored in the database can be difficult to locate or understand.
  • The CRM system can be slow at times and hard to navigate.
  • Difficult to export data from the application.
  • It helped save time in tracking inventory or customer information.
  • It is not as expensive as similar products.
  • Saved time in generating data for reports and query.
It is very useful for a distributor that is handling inventory and customer data. Epicor Prophet 21 gives easy access to their database and it is reasonably priced.

Do you think Epicor Prophet 21 delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Epicor Prophet 21's feature set?

Yes

Did Epicor Prophet 21 live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Epicor Prophet 21 go as expected?

No

Would you buy Epicor Prophet 21 again?

Yes

It is a really good product but it can take time to learn how to use it.
Support for Epicor Prophet 21 has so far been useful and on time.
Epicor Prophet 21 is great for a midsize distributor. It is great for tracking sales and inventory data along with customer and user information. Because it connects well to Microsoft-based products, we can easily use SQL to generate reports and queries for our use.

However, learning to use and modify Epicor Prophet 21 takes time and may not be great for companies that want to implement it very quickly.

Epicor Prophet 21 Feature Ratings

Accounts payable
8
Accounts receivable
8
Global Financial Support
4
Primary and Secondary Ledgers
Not Rated
Journals and Reconciliations
Not Rated
Configurable Accounting
8
Standardized Processes
8
Billing Management
8
Cash and Asset Management
8
Travel & Expense Management
6
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting
Not Rated
Period Close
Not Rated
Inventory tracking
Not Rated
Automatic reordering
Not Rated
Location management
Not Rated
Pricing
8
Order entry
8
Credit card processing
7
Cost of goods sold
8
Order Orchestration
8
Pay calculation
8
Benefit plan administration
Not Rated
Direct deposit files
Not Rated
Dashboards
6
Standard reports
6
Custom reports
7
Not Rated
API for custom integration
Not Rated
Plug-ins
Not Rated
Role-based user permissions
8
Single sign-on capability
Not Rated
Award Lifecycle Management
Not Rated
Budgeting and Forecasting
Not Rated
Project Costing
Not Rated
Cost Capture
Not Rated
Capital Project Management
Not Rated
Customer Contract Compliance
Not Rated
Project Revenue Recognition
Not Rated
Project Planning and Scheduling
Not Rated
Task Insight for Project Managers
Not Rated
Project Mobile Functionality
Not Rated
Definable Resource Pools
Not Rated
Not Rated
Bids Analyzed and Compared
Not Rated
Contract Authoring
Not Rated
Contract Repository
Not Rated
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated
Not Rated
Supplier Management
Not Rated
Risk Repository
Not Rated
Control Management
Not Rated
Control Efficiency Assessments
Not Rated
Issue Detection
Not Rated
Remediation and Certification
Not Rated
Not Rated
Transportation Planning and Optimization
Not Rated
Transportation Execution Management
Not Rated
Trade and Customs Management
Not Rated
Fulfillment Management
Not Rated
Warehouse Workforce Management
Not Rated
Not Rated
Production Process Design
Not Rated
Production Management
Not Rated
Configuration Management
Not Rated
Work Execution
Not Rated
Manufacturing Costs
Not Rated
Not Rated
Forecasting
Not Rated
Inventory Planning
Not Rated
Performance Monitoring
Not Rated
Proposal Management
Not Rated
Product Master Data Management
Not Rated