Ridder iQ vs. Sage 100

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Ridder iQ
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
Ridder iQ is a manufacturing ERP, from ECI Software Solutions. Ridder iQ includes customer relationship management functionality that is fully integrated, and includes an integration with Outlook for email.N/A
Sage 100cloud
Score 6.9 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Sage 100 (or Sage 100cloud is a business management software offering a broad range of modules designed to meet the many needs of virtually any business. It encompasses financial operations and accounting, payroll, business intelligence, CRM, eBusiness, manufacturing and distribution.N/A
Pricing
Ridder iQSage 100
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Sage 100 ERP Standard
Custom Pricing
Per Seat per Month
Sage 100 ERP Advanced
Custom Pricing
Per Seat per Month
Sage 100 ERP Premium
Custom Pricing
Per Seat per Month
Sage 100 ERP Online
$0
Per User per Month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Ridder iQSage 100cloud
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Ridder iQSage 100
Considered Both Products
Ridder iQ
Chose Ridder iQ
Ridder IQ is a system for production facilities. It is a good tool. However, there are not enough possibilities for CRM, finance, and MRP planning. At our company, we use Ridder as the main ERP package, and we do need further functionality in CRM and visibility in MRP planning.
Chose Ridder iQ
Ridder iQ is more suited for a company which operates in a production environment.

Dutch Translation: Ridder iQ is meer geschikt voor een bedrijf dat in een productieomgeving werkt.
Chose Ridder iQ
Odoo has broader functionality but its functionality is not deeper. The PLM functionality of Odoo is not really CAD PLM but only BOM management. Ridder iQ is very easy in small customizations and bigger customization is also possible but with programming. Ridder iQ has a good …
Chose Ridder iQ
We use scansys for automating the invoices and this works great.

Dutch Translation: Wij gebruiken Scansys om de facturen te automatiseren en dit werkt geweldig.
Chose Ridder iQ
CASH was only financial system and was repurposed as planning for us. But lacks alot of functionality Ridder iQ gives us now.

Dutch Translation: CASH was oorspronkelijk een financieel systeem en werd voor ons omgebouwd tot planningssysteem. Maar het mist veel van de …
Chose Ridder iQ
Ridder iQ is specialized for our business and has people who bring a lot of knowledge to the table, so Ridder iQ is far more suited than a ERP solution which is not specilized in the make-industry. Furthermore, the customizability of Ridder stands out compared to solutions like …
Chose Ridder iQ
I used unit4 in a previous organization, this system has far fewer options and I don't think it was suitable for Biron.

Dutch Translation: Ik heb Unit4 gebruikt in een vorige organisatie, dit systeem heeft veel minder opties en ik denk niet dat het geschikt was voor Biron
Chose Ridder iQ
Ridder iQ has better inventory module than Exact Globe+

Dutch Translation: Ridder iQ heeft een betere inventarismodule dan Exact Globe+
Chose Ridder iQ
Ridder iQ is good for small to midsize companies. The cost are way better than other ERP.

Dutch Translation: Ridder iQ is geschikt voor kleine tot middelgrote bedrijven. De kosten zijn veel gunstiger dan bij andere ERP-systemen.
Chose Ridder iQ
Ridder iQ was a better fit for our (production) company than Microsoft Dynamics.

Dutch Translation: Ridder iQ paste beter bij ons (productie)bedrijf dan Microsoft Dynamics.
Sage 100cloud
Chose Sage 100cloud
We have used Foundation and it did not work out well, so we selected Sage 100 because the implementation and functionality was much better. We didn't have to keep coming up with workarounds or complications on Sage 100. Also the data security is better.
Chose Sage 100cloud
The system i used prior was custom built & was named "UV" - It was a very base level system that allowed users to navigate by typing prompts / number codes. While it did what it needed to do, It wasn't efficient as you'd be referencing your code book directory all day to find …
Chose Sage 100cloud
In my 15 years at this company, we have only used Sage100. Prior to purchasing Sage100, JobBoss was partially used; however, JobBoss did not integrate well with the general ledger, accounts payable and inventory of Sage100. Sage100 offers seamless integration of those …
Chose Sage 100cloud
Sage 100cloud has taken some time to get used to. It is not a user-friendly as some of the other software, but you can get the hang of it by using it enough. It provides a lot of accounting, inventory and customer data management for our company.
Chose Sage 100cloud
I didn't choose Sage 100 ERP -- it was already in use when I started at the organization over five years ago. It has the same types of pros and cons as other big hulking software suites meant to power the infrastructure of corporations. It's slow, tough to customize, and …
Chose Sage 100cloud
Sage 100 is much more robust and has an impeccable audit trail when compared to Quickbooks. Sage 100 also provides real time inventory management and manufacturing capabilities not provided in QB.
Chose Sage 100cloud
For the cost of the software and implementation, we knew we were getting a more robust software that we could grow with. Other software offerings would have had to be piece-meal solutions and created more difficulty integrating.
Chose Sage 100cloud
Have not recently evaluated other systems. This was in use when I arrived. We have found no reason to change. It provides the information we need.
Chose Sage 100cloud

Sage 100 is far more user-friendly, easier smoother installation than Epicor. More robust and versatile than Quick Books. Does not require the technical overhead needed to run MD Great Plains.


Chose Sage 100cloud
I have used Blackbaud and MIP. Blackbaud is excellent for private schools and universities due to their tuition module. MIP is a strong nonprofit software product. Sage 100 ERP meets the organization's needs and made the transition less costly.
Chose Sage 100cloud
I didn't select Sage and wouldn't have selected it if given the opportunity. It was here when I came on board. We are currently in the process of migrating to Financial Edge.
Chose Sage 100cloud
The last 20 years I worked as a Sage consultant implementing Sage 100 for customers. Other systems I dealt with were: Quickbooks, MS Great Plains, Expandable, Accpac (now sage). Downgrades from Oracle and SAP
Chose Sage 100cloud
Sage is a great product with it's own niche. We are happy with selecting Sage for our accounting department.
Chose Sage 100cloud
All three products are very good, but at some point reach their limits and Sage 100 ERP becomes a very good, easy to use, cost effective solutions. It is also more secure than QuickBooks or Sage 50.
Chose Sage 100cloud
We preferred the cost point and overall value we felt we got as opposed to the competition
Chose Sage 100cloud
I'm a VAR for multiple ERP packages and for the money Sage 100 can't be beat for distribution. For project accounting and advanced manufacturing I would go with another solution.
Chose Sage 100cloud
I've reviewed Accpac, Syspro, SAP Business 1 and Platinum. Sage is far easier to use and setup than Syspro and SAP Business 1. Generally speaking, most accounting software does the same thing, at the end of the day, how easy is it to modify data inside the system and review to …
Features
Ridder iQSage 100
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Ridder iQ
6.0
Ratings
23% below category average
Sage 100
6.5
Ratings
15% below category average
API for custom integration6.10 Ratings3.00 Ratings
Plug-ins5.80 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Ridder iQ
7.9
Ratings
3% below category average
Sage 100
5.0
Ratings
48% below category average
Single sign-on capability7.70 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.10 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Ridder iQ
7.3
Ratings
1% above category average
Sage 100
7.0
Ratings
3% below category average
Dashboards7.00 Ratings2.00 Ratings
Standard reports6.40 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Custom reports8.40 Ratings10.00 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Ridder iQ
6.4
Ratings
19% below category average
Sage 100
7.6
Ratings
2% below category average
Accounts payable6.70 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Accounts receivable6.80 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Global Financial Support5.90 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers6.20 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations6.70 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Configurable Accounting6.40 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Standardized Processes6.20 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Ridder iQ
6.2
Ratings
24% below category average
Sage 100
6.8
Ratings
15% below category average
Inventory tracking6.30 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Automatic reordering7.10 Ratings6.70 Ratings
Location management5.30 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Ridder iQ
7.6
Ratings
3% below category average
Sage 100
7.8
Ratings
1% below category average
Pricing7.90 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Order entry7.70 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Cost of goods sold7.30 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Order Orchestration7.60 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Credit card processing00 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
Ridder iQ
5.7
Ratings
27% below category average
Sage 100
7.7
Ratings
3% above category average
Billing Management7.40 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management6.10 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management4.70 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting4.70 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Period Close5.60 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
Ridder iQ
5.5
Ratings
23% below category average
Sage 100
5.0
Ratings
32% below category average
Project Planning and Scheduling5.00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers6.10 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools5.40 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
Ridder iQ
5.2
Ratings
29% below category average
Sage 100
5.0
Ratings
33% below category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared4.90 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Contract Authoring5.10 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Contract Repository4.20 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated5.90 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Supplier Management6.00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
Ridder iQ
4.8
Ratings
30% below category average
Sage 100
4.4
Ratings
39% below category average
Risk Repository4.50 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Control Management5.30 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments4.80 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Issue Detection4.70 Ratings3.00 Ratings
Remediation and Certification00 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
Ridder iQ
6.3
Ratings
6% below category average
Sage 100
7.1
Ratings
6% above category average
Transportation Execution Management6.40 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management6.30 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Fulfillment Management00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
Ridder iQ
7.6
Ratings
2% above category average
Sage 100
8.2
Ratings
10% above category average
Production Process Design8.00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Production Management7.40 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Configuration Management7.80 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Work Execution7.50 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs7.20 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
Ridder iQ
6.2
Ratings
14% below category average
Sage 100
7.8
Ratings
9% above category average
Forecasting6.20 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Inventory Planning6.50 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Performance Monitoring5.90 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
Ridder iQ
6.0
Ratings
17% below category average
Sage 100
1.4
Ratings
134% below category average
Proposal Management5.70 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Product Master Data Management6.40 Ratings2.00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Ridder iQ
-
Ratings
Sage 100
8.5
Ratings
17% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
Ridder iQ
-
Ratings
Sage 100
8.0
Ratings
5% above category average
Budgeting and Forecasting00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Project Costing00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Cost Capture00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Capital Project Management00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance00 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition00 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
Ridder iQ
-
Ratings
Sage 100
7.0
Ratings
7% below category average
Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Ridder iQSage 100
Likelihood to Recommend
7.8
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8.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
6.4
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7.6
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Usability
7.0
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
6.0
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
5.0
(0 ratings)
6.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Ridder iQSage 100
Likelihood to Recommend
The best in the complete production process. It provides the correct info in a very usable way. It is pretty good in sales, but the lack of discounts for sales goods and sales production is not ideal. On the other hand, ECI provides an excellent service for looking for custom solutions where we need them. Dutch Translation: De beste in het complete productieproces. Het biedt de juiste informatie op een zeer bruikbare manier. Het is redelijk goed in de verkoop, maar het gebrek aan kortingen op verkoopartikelen en verkoopproductie is niet ideaal. Aan de andere kant biedt ECI een uitstekende service bij het zoeken naar maatwerkoplossingen waar we die nodig hebben. This review was originally written in English and has been translated into Dutch using a third-party translation tool. While we strive for accuracy, some nuances or meanings may not be perfectly captured.
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For small and medium business in the distribution and light manufacturing space, Sage 100 is probably the best bang for your buck. As a very scaleable system, you can modify the system to meet the needs of a growing business without making gross changes to the core of the system
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Pros
  • Flexibility in setting budgets for specific parts of a project
  • Insight in costs (journaldetails)(bookkeeping, however not Ridder financials)
  • Sending out offers and order confirmation
  • sending out purchase orders
  • Flexibiliteit bij het vaststellen van budgetten voor specifieke onderdelen van een project
  • Inzicht in kosten (journaalgegevens) (boekhouding, echter geen Ridder financials)
  • Het versturen van offertes en orderbevestigingen
  • het versturen van inkooporders
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  • Simple to implement and use. Operation very intuitive so new employees are quickly trained.
  • It is very flexible with many modules and many features allows for easy customization to suit particular needs of any department or company.
  • Context sensitive help, training and support make it easy for a company to operate with out a lot of additional outside tech support.
  • Scalable plenty of room to grow as the business grows without being bloated.
  • Pricing is very reasonable.
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Cons
  • The ability to copy item lines from receipts to a BOM
  • Adding photos to comment blocks in quotes makes the system slow. The photos are added in full size instead of asking for a small version.
  • De mogelijkheid om artikelregels van ontvangsten naar een stuklijst te kopiëren
  • Het toevoegen van foto's aan commentaarblokken tussen aanhalingstekens maakt het systeem traag. De foto's worden op volledige grootte toegevoegd in plaats van dat er om een ​​kleine versie wordt gevraagd.
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  • Database backend, Sage 100 relies on the ProvideX database, which has limited ODBC functionality
  • Document management. Paperless Office is not a robust solution for Sage 100 and feels like an add-on.
  • Support. Getting support is tricky, and you will usually have to work with your reseller/support partner.
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Likelihood to Renew
Its nice software but it is very, very slow in webification and integration possibilities by using api's. Untill now the programm has client-server technology unfortunately. And there are far too less no code adjustments possible.
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I would put this out to bid, if I were at the same organization. There have been a lot of improvements and changes in enterprise software and my preference would be to find a good web-based or cloud-based tool. Lower overall cost of ownership and improved efficiency would be my target criteria for a rebid of this.
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Usability
Ridder iQ is friendly to use. With the use of roles we can give a very good user experience to our employees; they are more in control of their tasks. Since we use Ridder iQ, the right information is available for everybody in our organization, all on demand. Dutch Translation: Ridder iQ is gebruiksvriendelijk. Door rollen te gebruiken, kunnen we onze medewerkers een zeer goede gebruikerservaring bieden; ze hebben meer controle over hun taken. Sinds we Ridder iQ gebruiken, is de juiste informatie voor iedereen binnen onze organisatie beschikbaar, direct beschikbaar.
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Overall Sage 100 has been pretty user friendly. If we have a question on anything, we are able to contact our implementation rep who helps us right away. Some of the Sage Field Operations may not be as intuitive for our field personnel to use. I wish the reports ran faster so that we could run and put together many reports quickly at once.
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Support Rating
Expert level of the support engineers is adequate. However in our opinion it does take a fair amount of time to respond
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We use a local software technology partner to help support our Sage100 needs. We do not need much assistance with Sage100. There are very few issues or questions.
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Implementation Rating
I didn't work here yet at the time of the implementation
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We had an advantage in implementing the tool in that our director of Ops had been part of the team implementing the ERP for other users so we knew what to expect and were able to avoid a lot of the challenges people sometimes face with implementations. However, the process still took far longer than desired.
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Alternatives Considered
Ridder iQ is specialized for our business and has people who bring a lot of knowledge to the table, so Ridder iQ is far more suited than a ERP solution which is not specilized in the make-industry. Furthermore, the customizability of Ridder stands out compared to solutions like ISAH. Therefore, the choice was an easy one, because knowledge and customizability are important criteria. Dutch Translation: Ridder iQ is gespecialiseerd in onze branche en heeft mensen met veel kennis in huis. Ridder iQ is daarom veel geschikter dan een ERP-oplossing, die niet gespecialiseerd is in de maakindustrie. Bovendien onderscheidt Ridder iQ zich qua aanpasbaarheid ten opzichte van oplossingen zoals ISAH. De keuze was dan ook snel gemaakt, want kennis en aanpasbaarheid zijn belangrijke criteria.
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We have used Foundation and it did not work out well, so we selected Sage 100 because the implementation and functionality was much better. We didn't have to keep coming up with workarounds or complications on Sage 100. Also the data security is better.
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Return on Investment
  • Implement the business rules and forces them to be applied
  • SDK is used 90% for managing all order inputs and product BOM
  • The software tends to come to an halt for changes for on premise which is required of you have software/machines communicating to/from the ERP
  • Implementeer de bedrijfsregels en zorg ervoor dat ze worden toegepast
  • SDK wordt voor 90% gebruikt voor het beheren van alle orderinputs en product-BOM
  • De software loopt vaak vast bij wijzigingen voor on-premises, wat vereist dat u software/machines hebt die met het ERP communiceren
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  • Sage 100 has allowed us to better serve & manage our customers since we integrated it into our system in 1996. Since then, we have seen a lot of changes but, the consistent, simple layout has kept us re-newing our contract year after year.
  • Ordering inventory has been easier than ever since we integrated inventory tracking. No more ordering too much or too little.
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ScreenShots

Ridder iQ Screenshots

Screenshot of Ridder IQ combines the knowledge and practical experience gained since 1982 and is built on the latest software techniques such as .NET, C# and Microsoft SQL.Screenshot of Ridder IQ includes a complete CRM system with integration to Exchange and Outlook, purchase, sales, stock and time administration, as well as document management systems, integrated report designer and an authorization system.

Sage 100cloud Screenshots

Screenshot of General Ledger uses our exclusive dual grid entry for quick, efficient, and accurate data entry. The grid entry format allows you to easily customize the data entry screens.