Genius Solutions vs. IFS Applications

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Genius Solutions
Score 6.4 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Genius Solutions delivers a complete enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution, including software, implementation services, and field expertise for small to mid-sized custom manufacturers across the US and Canada. Genius ERP is built for SME manufacturers handling make-to-order, engineer-to-order, custom-to-order, and assemble-to-order manufacturing. Genius ERP provides custom manufacturers with the tools they need to reduce costs, increase productivity, and improve the performance…
$1,500
per user for one year
IFS Applications
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
IFS Applications is presented by the vendor as an agile application suite that offers enterprise resource planning (ERP), enterprise asset management (EAM) and enterprise project management, handling 4 core processes: Service & Asset Management Full Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) and Field Service Management (FSM) Manufacturing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) with support for process manufacturing, discrete manufacturing…N/A
Pricing
Genius SolutionsIFS Applications
Editions & Modules
SAAS
$1500.00
per user for one year
On Premise
$3000.00
per user for one year
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Genius SolutionsIFS Applications
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup Fee$1,500 per user per yearNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Genius SolutionsIFS Applications
Considered Both Products
Genius Solutions
Chose Genius Solutions
I am using above mentioned software on different clients. As for manufacturing client Genius Solutions ERP is good easy to maintain inventory, For BOM Creation its help. As per our need this software provides us valuable information and helps the business growing smoothly. …
Chose Genius Solutions
Genius had a far better implementation team and had everything we were looking for without having to super customize a product. The implementation was also far easier than expected due to their ability to manipulate spreadsheets and import them in. We are glad we went with …
Chose Genius Solutions
A lot of reports or filters to suit all needs and the possibility to customize them. You can export a whole, make changes and import the whole. For example, making changes in some BOMs, etc. Have automatic reports every morning with the necessary information.
IFS Applications
Chose IFS Applications
IFS Applications have a very UI rich interface compared to other systems. IFS Applications can be easily and quickly learned with the very good documentation, e learning portals and other learning platforms. The technical implementation of the IFS Applications is very …
Chose IFS Applications
IFS Applications is based on Agile Technology which allows organizations to reconfigure user interface as per user requirements and make it user-friendly. Other applications are lagging on many fronts like User Interface, Online help document availability, Implementation …
Chose IFS Applications
Microsoft AX, QAD (in continuation of our previous ERP), Sage X3 was an out of the box ERP that was part of initial RFP.

We have chosen IFS based on the compromise between costs & budget, functionality, technical features, and feedback from similar customers that gave their …
Chose IFS Applications
IFS Cloud, IFS Applications and IFS Field Service Management
Features
Genius SolutionsIFS Applications
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Genius Solutions
4.5
Ratings
51% below category average
IFS Applications
8.5
Ratings
11% above category average
API for custom integration4.50 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Plug-ins00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Genius Solutions
4.6
Ratings
56% below category average
IFS Applications
9.7
Ratings
17% above category average
Role-based user permissions4.60 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Genius Solutions
4.6
Ratings
44% below category average
IFS Applications
7.8
Ratings
8% above category average
Dashboards4.60 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Standard reports4.60 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Custom reports4.60 Ratings9.00 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Genius Solutions
4.5
Ratings
53% below category average
IFS Applications
7.4
Ratings
4% below category average
Accounts payable4.50 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Accounts receivable4.50 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Global Financial Support4.50 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers4.50 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Configurable Accounting00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Standardized Processes00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Genius Solutions
4.6
Ratings
53% below category average
IFS Applications
8.6
Ratings
8% above category average
Inventory tracking4.60 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Automatic reordering00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Location management00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
Genius Solutions
8.5
Ratings
11% above category average
IFS Applications
2.7
Ratings
95% below category average
Budgeting and Forecasting8.50 Ratings3.00 Ratings
Project Costing00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Cost Capture00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Capital Project Management00 Ratings2.00 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance00 Ratings2.00 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition00 Ratings2.00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Genius Solutions
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
2.6
Ratings
94% below category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings3.00 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Genius Solutions
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
5.4
Ratings
37% below category average
Pricing00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Order entry00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Credit card processing00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Cost of goods sold00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Order Orchestration00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
Genius Solutions
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
3.4
Ratings
75% below category average
Billing Management00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Period Close00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
Genius Solutions
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
3.6
Ratings
62% below category average
Project Planning and Scheduling00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
Genius Solutions
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
10.0
Ratings
30% above category average
Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
Genius Solutions
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
3.3
Ratings
71% below category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Contract Authoring00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Contract Repository00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Supplier Management00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
Genius Solutions
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
4.6
Ratings
35% below category average
Risk Repository00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Control Management00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Issue Detection00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Remediation and Certification00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
Genius Solutions
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
6.3
Ratings
6% below category average
Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Fulfillment Management00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
Genius Solutions
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
6.2
Ratings
18% below category average
Production Process Design00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Production Management00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Configuration Management00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Work Execution00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
Genius Solutions
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
8.5
Ratings
18% above category average
Forecasting00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Inventory Planning00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Performance Monitoring00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
Genius Solutions
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
4.2
Ratings
52% below category average
Proposal Management00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Product Master Data Management00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
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User Ratings
Genius SolutionsIFS Applications
Likelihood to Recommend
6.4
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
6.4
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.6
(0 ratings)
1.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Genius SolutionsIFS Applications
Likelihood to Recommend
Genius is well suited to our fabrication business as it covers all sections that need to be addressed in one program e.g. shipping, receiving, Sales orders, Purchase orders, invoicing, Employee clocking times from the scanning machine. easy to navigate between modules where needed once you know how.
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Not every Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System does not cover all the industry verticals and all the functionalities and requirements for a specific industry as built-in features. Although IFS Applications does not completely cover all the requirements and all the industry verticals, it can be implemented for any industrial company with minimum configurations and customization, which is very good when implementing an ERP system. Since it supports web and mobile versions of the application as well, the users ind it easy to use.
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Pros
  • It has a variety of modules and can customize reports or filters to suit all our needs.
  • I appreciate that we can export and import from Excel.
  • This freed us from certain tasks, automate certain processes and be more efficient in our work.
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  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • Complex Inventory
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Cons
  • Customization of reports can be costly.
  • In my opinion the Quality section is not as good as we expected.
  • For Customization we need Power BI knowledge
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  • Project Budget control other than Procurement
  • Customer Advance settlement process should be Manual rather then Auto Adjustment
  • IFS GSO Support should be more proactive
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Usability
Genius is easy to use but you have to male sure it's set up properly. You also have to make sure you understand what an ERP should do to know the right questions to ask when you contact customer support.
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In overall, the companies get many advantages, where we can forget most of the things which can be considered for room for improvement. The user interface is good. It supports mobile versions an has several mobile applications for specific areas with Android, IOS and Windows versions. It allows several deployment options such as remote hosting, IFS Cloud hosting and on-premise hosting of the servers. IFS Applications can be easily and safely integrated with other systems.
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Support Rating
patient, friendly and clear explanations
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We have been unable to get answers to our questions, solutions to our problems, and they don't seem interested in working in the construction industry.
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Alternatives Considered
Genius had a far better implementation team and had everything we were looking for without having to super customize a product. The implementation was also far easier than expected due to their ability to manipulate spreadsheets and import them in. We are glad we went with Genius due to the flow of the software and the syncable database. The main thing missed about Quickbooks is the ability to easily fix mistakes by deleting transactions or edit them even after they posted. This however made financials less reliable
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Microsoft AX, QAD (in continuation of our previous ERP), Sage X3 was an out of the box ERP that was part of initial RFP. We have chosen IFS based on the compromise between costs & budget, functionality, technical features, and feedback from similar customers that gave their feedback. The project manager team and qualification level of technical or consultant teams were differentiating factors too. Finally IFS application was named in the Gartner’s mid-market ERP Magic Quadrant, along with SAP, and helped us to finalize our choice
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Return on Investment
  • Tracking job costs makes it easy to see where we are in the projects.
  • We save a lot of time for the production of "repeat" jobs.
  • With job tracking from start to finish, we can easily schedule deliveries.
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  • Positive impact in terms of global process alignment.
  • Positive impact in terms of a single system of truth and reporting.
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ScreenShots

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IFS Applications Screenshots

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