ERP Software Comparison for the Chemical Industry on a Cloud Based (SaaS) platform.

A comprehensive independent review and ERP Software comparison for the Chemical Industry with a Cloud Based (SaaS) Platform. Below you will find an easy to navigate matrix comparing general data (e.g. price, financing options etc), materials management, sales order management, financial, production, supply chain, and customer management and any additional capabilities each vendor might provide. Click on the links to dive deeper into each vendor's software, or request a Free Demo to get more hands on experience.




General Data
Product Name	Microsoft Dynamics AX	S2K Enterprise	Sage X3 ERP	EnterpriseIQ	Enterprise 21 ERP	IFS Applications 10	Bizowie Cloud ERP	Datacor ERP
Version	AX 7 2016	6.0	7	15.2	8.1	Version 10	Always Up-To-Date (Cloud Service)
Price Range	$20K-750K	Please inquire-	-	$25K-	$30K-$750K	$300K-2M	$1,000 -$15,000 per month	$30K-$1M or $250 per mo.
Financing Options	Lease, Owner Financing, Financing	Lease, Financing	Owner Financing, Lease to own	Lease, Financing, Leasing Options, Subscription	Lease, Interest Free Financing	Lease, Subscription	Subscription
User Range	5-2,250	15+ unlimited	20-1000+	5-Unlimited	5-1000+	40+	5-250	5-1000
Multi Site	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Multi National	Yes	Yes ( UK, CA, Caribbean)	Yes	yes	English / Spanish	Yes	Limited -- No foreign language translations	Yes
Architecture	SOA, .NET, Cloud	SOA	SOA, SAFE	SOA, .NET	SOA	SOA		.NET
Database Platform	MS SQL Server, Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas), Microsoft Azure	IBM DB2, Cloud-Based (Saas), Premise	MS SQL Server, Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas)	MS SQL Server, Oracle, ODBC Compliant, Cloud-Based (Saas), Amazon Web services (Cloud)	MS SQL Server, Progress, IBM DB2, Other, Oracle, ODBC Compliant, Proprietary`, Customized per Client, Pervasive, Power, Sage ProvideX, Sybase, Cloud-Based (Saas), PostgreSQL, MS SQL Express, abas Open Object Oriented Database, MS Access, IBM UniData/UniVerse, Universally Compatible w/all Data Base Platforms, Quickbooks, Salesforce	Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas), MySQL	MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas)	Progress, Cloud-Based (Saas), MS SQL Express, Access
Server OS	Windows	Linux, Windows, IBM Power System, SaaS Web browser based	Linux, Windows, Unix	Linux, Windows, Unix, .NET	Mac OS, Linux, Windows, Unix	Compatible w/all Operating Systems	SaaS Web browser based	Windows
SAAS	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Materials Management
	Inventory Controls	Master Production Schedule (MPS)	Inventory Control	Inventory Control	Inventory Management	Demand Forecasting	Inventory Control	Batch and Lot Traceability
	Manufacturing	Material Requirement Planning		Vendor Managed Inventory	Procurement		Landed Cost	Inventory Control
	Material Planning			Wireless Warehouse Management System	Warehouse Management System		Location Management	Materials Resource Planning
	Warehouse Management						Lots, Serial Numbers & Expiration Dates	Warehouse Management
							Rebates
							Replenishment Management / Materials Planning
							Warehouse Management
Sales Order Management
	Sales & Marketing	Order Processing	Purchasing Management	Packing Slip & Shipping Management	Sales & Order Management	Customer Schedules	3PL Integration	Invoicing
	Sales Management	Work Order Processing	RF Warehousing	Quoting and Estimating		Product Estimate Management	B2B Customer Portal	Order Entry
			Sales Monitoring	Sales Orders		Sales Configurator	Credit Management	Pricing
						Sales Contract Management	Electronic Proof of Delivery (POD)
						Sales Orders	Estimation
							Order Entry & Quoting
							Order Management
							Purchase Orders
							Returns
							Service Work Orders
							Shipping & Fulfillment
Financial Management
	AP / AR	Accounts Payable	Business Intelligence	Financial Overview	Financials Overview	Accounts Payable	Accounts Payable	Accounts Payable
	Financial Management Overview	Accounts Receivable	Data Collection	General Ledger	Financial Reports	Accounts Receivable	Accounts Receivable	Accounts Receivable
	Fixed Assets	Financial Highlights	Financial Overview	Finanacial Reporting		Budget Management	Budgeting	Full Accounting
	General Ledger	General Ledger		Accounts Payable		Business Planning	Commissions
	International Capabilities			Accounts Receivable		Cash Flow	Fixed Assets
	Project Accounting			Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)		Consolidation	Foreign Currency
						Consolidation	General Ledger
						Financial Summary / Features	Multi-Entity / Multi-Company
						Fixed Assets	Royalties
						General Ledger	Sales Tax
						Project Finance	Treasury Management
Production Management
	Bill of Materials	Capacity Requirements Planning	Discrete Manufacturing	Bill of Manufacture (BOM)	Manufacturing	Batch Process Manufacturing	Bill of Materials	Formula-based Batch Manufacturing
	Key Production Features	Shop Floor Control	Process Manufacturing	Engineering Change Order		Component Repair	Job Costing
	Product Builder			Manufacturing & Production Reporting		Configure & Make to Order	Manufacturing Execution
				MES		Constraint Based Scheduling	Planning & Scheduling
				Material & Capacity Requirements Planning		Discrete Manufacturing	Process Manufacturing
				Production Overview		Manufacturing Summary	Time & Attendance
				Quality Management		Project Based Manufacturing
				Real Time Monitoring		Repetitive Manufacturing
						Shop Floor Reporting
						Visual Planning & Scheduling
Supply Chain Management
	Key Supply Chain Features	Inventory Management		Capable to Promise	Material Requirements Planning (MRP)	Export Control	Purchase Requisitions	Formula Management
				Demand Planning	Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP)	Rental Management	Purchase Requisitions	MRP
				Materials Ordering		Shipment Management	Vendor Management	Purchasing
				Outsource Central		SRM & Procurement
						Supplier Schedules
						Supply Chain Planning
						Supply Chain Summary
						Warehouse Data Collection
						Warehouse Management
Customer Relationship Management
	Marketing Automation	Customer Relationship Management	CRM	Customer Relationship Management (CRM)	Customer Relationship Management	CRM Overview / Features	Customer Management	CRM
	Sales Force Automation	Marketing Automation					Sales Lifecylce
		Remote Sales Force Automation
Additional Capabilities
	Alert System	(EDI) Electronic Data Interchange	Multi-Channel Retail and Direct Marketing	Payroll Processing	Business Intelligence	IFS Engineering Summary / Features	Correspondence	Customer Web Portal / eCommerce
	Business Intelligence and Reporting	Distribution Management	Wholesale Distribution	Work Force Management	e-Commerce	IFS General Summary / Features	Dashboard	Manufacturing Execution System
	Compliance Management	e Business Applications			Enterprise 21 Workbench Designer	IFS Human Capital Management Summary / Features	Database	Non-Conformance
	Human Resource Management	S2K Mobile				IFS Maintenance Summary / Features	e-Commerce Integrations	Quality Control
	Service Management					IFS Projects Summary / Features	EDI	Regulatory
							Human Resource Management	Shipping
							Knowledge Management
							Payment Processor Integrations
							Reporting
							Role-Based Controls
							Shipping Carrier Integrations
							Workflow
Services Support
	Support Options			IQMS EnterpriseIQ Training Programs	Direct Developer Support	Call Center	Customer Service & Support	Education & Training
				IQMS Professional Services and Consulting		Dynamic Scheduling	Implementation & Training	Implementation
				IQMS Technical Support		Mapping		Support
				Software Updates and Maintenance Program		Mobile Work Order
						Service Management

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