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IFS vs Epicor

IFS logo

IFS

ERP & Business Operations

ERP for project-centric and asset-centric businesses

From
$1000/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Epicor logo

Epicor

ERP & Business Operations

Cloud ERP for manufacturing and distribution companies

From
$750/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: IFS no price, per user rate, minimum commitment or contract term is published on the site; the only route to a figure is a demo booking; Epicor listed on UK G-Cloud at £65.82 per user per month for Epicor Kinetic, via supplier Epaccsys Ltd
  • They diverge on capability: IFS covers Project management, Epicor covers Financial management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which IFS and Epicor actually diverge.

Attributes where IFS and Epicor differ
AttributeIFSEpicor
Starting price$1000/month$750/month
PlatformsCloud, HybridCloud, On-premise, Hybrid
CategoryERP & Business OperationsUnknown
Founded19831972

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in IFS

  • Project management
  • Field service
  • Asset management
  • IoT sensors
  • Mobile workforce
  • Third-party systems
  • Data protection
  • User management

Only in Epicor

  • Financial management
  • CRM
  • Quality management
  • Production planning
  • Demand forecasting
  • E-commerce
  • User access control
  • Data encryption

Both cover

  • Supply chain
  • Manufacturing
  • Analytics
  • Cloud support
  • Hybrid support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

IFS

  • Enterprise resource planning for asset intensive industries such as aerospace, energy and manufacturingnot Epicor
  • Enterprise asset management and predictive maintenancenot Epicor
  • Field service management and workforce schedulingnot Epicor

Epicor

  • Production schedulingnot IFS
  • Inventory managementnot IFS
  • Order fulfillmentnot IFS
  • Multi-plant managementnot IFS

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

IFS

  • No price, per user rate, minimum commitment or contract term is published on the site; the only route to a figure is a demo booking
  • IFS Cloud is sold as an industry specific composable suite rather than as a priced product with published editions

Epicor

  • Listed on UK G-Cloud at £65.82 per user per month for Epicor Kinetic, via supplier Epaccsys Ltd

Pricing, plan by plan

IFS

$1000/month
  • Standard$1000/month
    • Core ERP
    • Project management
    • Field service
  • Premium$3000/month
    • Advanced features
    • Extensive integrations
    • AI capabilities

Epicor

$750/month
  • Starter$750/month
    • Core ERP
    • Manufacturing
    • Financial management
  • Professional$1500/month
    • Advanced ERP
    • Advanced CRM
    • Analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose IFS if

  • You need project management.
  • You work on Cloud, Hybrid.
  • You also want field service.
IFS review

Choose Epicor if

  • You need financial management.
  • You work on Cloud, On-premise, Hybrid.
  • You also want crm.
Epicor review

Questions people ask

Is IFS or Epicor better?
Neither clearly leads. IFS starts at $1000/month and Epicor at $750/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, IFS or Epicor?
IFS starts at $1000/month and Epicor at $750/month.
Does IFS or Epicor run on more platforms?
IFS runs on Cloud, Hybrid. Epicor runs on Cloud, On-premise, Hybrid.
What is IFS best used for?
IFS is most often used for enterprise resource planning for asset intensive industries such as aerospace, energy and manufacturing, enterprise asset management and predictive maintenance, field service management and workforce scheduling. Of those, enterprise resource planning for asset intensive industries such as aerospace, energy and manufacturing and enterprise asset management and predictive maintenance are not what Epicor is typically brought in for.
What can IFS do that Epicor cannot?
IFS covers Project management, Field service, Asset management, IoT sensors. Epicor covers Financial management, CRM, Quality management, Production planning. Both handle Supply chain, Manufacturing, Analytics, Cloud support.
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