Item: Quadient Inspire
Rating: 8
Author: Eric Langer

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Quadient Inspire to create highly personalized color and b/w pieces for our clients. These become part of larger campaigns providing information to consumers. Their software works with all major inkjet and digital printers. It supports all major formats with the flexibility to complete everything we ask of it. The feature set within the software has no comparison within the direct mail and fulfillment industry.

Pros and Cons

Handles massive quantities of data
Endless coding possibilities and variable options
Quickly and efficiently creates production files
Awesome end user development and training options
Support group knows the software. Frequently answers requests same day

As they are the best and they know it, the software is pricey
Software is complex. That is both good and bad, without training you cannot use it.

Most Important Features

Ease of usage
Custom coding / Variable options within workflow
Ability to customize basically every pixel on a page.

Return on Investment

Ongoing product development keeps us on top of technology
No exact numbers, but it's hard to imaging how we could operate without Quadient

Alternatives Considered

Its been years since I've formally evaluated competing products. At my last look, again if you in need of a full variable print solution to drive volumes of production, there is no other software which comes close.

Key Insights

Do you think Quadient Inspire delivers good value for the price?

Not sure

Are you happy with Quadient Inspire's feature set?

Yes

Did Quadient Inspire live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Quadient Inspire go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Quadient Inspire again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Microsoft SharePoint, Atlassian Jira Product Discovery

Likelihood to Recommend

Quadient Inspire is well suited to complex processes and requests. It is very well designed software which includes numerous plug in options for ease of use with other software. They have built in security functions to protect intellectual property and prohibit unauthorized changes. This software is great for people who need control and large feature sets or work with quantities in the millions. Of course, it also works fine on smaller projects.

Where it would be overkill is for environments which only need simple variable pieces. Just setting up an address block? If this is your regular job, this software is excessive.

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Overall Satisfaction with Quadient Inspire