IFS Applications vs. PairSoft

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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
PairSoft
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
PairSoft, the company formed from the March 2021 merger of PaperSave and Paramount Workplace, offers their eponymous procure-to-pay platform for the mid-market and enterprise, with close integration to Microsoft Dynamics, Blackbaud, Oracle, SAP, Acumatica, and Sage ERPs.N/A
Pricing
IFS ApplicationsPairSoft
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IFS ApplicationsPairSoft
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
IFS ApplicationsPairSoft
Considered Both Products
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
PairSoft
Chose PairSoft
PaperSave works well in part due to its database integration functionality. It allows our team to use Raiser's Edge (our main tool as it's our constituent database) without having to constantly switch back and forth between programs. It's simple enough for new staff members to …
Features
IFS ApplicationsPairSoft
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
2.6
Ratings
94% below category average
PairSoft
-
Ratings
Pay calculation4.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration4.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files3.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
8.5
Ratings
11% above category average
PairSoft
-
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API for custom integration8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Plug-ins8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
9.7
Ratings
17% above category average
PairSoft
-
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Single sign-on capability10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions9.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
7.8
Ratings
8% above category average
PairSoft
-
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Dashboards7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
7.4
Ratings
4% below category average
PairSoft
-
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Accounts payable9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Accounts receivable9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Global Financial Support9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Configurable Accounting8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Standardized Processes9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
8.6
Ratings
8% above category average
PairSoft
-
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Inventory tracking8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Automatic reordering9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Location management9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
5.4
Ratings
37% below category average
PairSoft
-
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Pricing8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Order entry8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Credit card processing6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost of goods sold6.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Orchestration6.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
3.4
Ratings
75% below category average
PairSoft
-
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Billing Management6.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting6.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Period Close8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
2.7
Ratings
95% below category average
PairSoft
-
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Budgeting and Forecasting3.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Costing6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost Capture5.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Capital Project Management2.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance2.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition2.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
3.6
Ratings
62% below category average
PairSoft
-
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Project Planning and Scheduling10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
10.0
Ratings
30% above category average
PairSoft
-
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Award Lifecycle Management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
3.3
Ratings
71% below category average
PairSoft
-
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Bids Analyzed and Compared8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Authoring7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Repository7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated9.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Supplier Management9.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
4.6
Ratings
35% below category average
PairSoft
-
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Risk Repository8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Management8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue Detection6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Remediation and Certification7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
6.3
Ratings
6% below category average
PairSoft
-
Ratings
Transportation Planning and Optimization7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Fulfillment Management5.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
6.2
Ratings
18% below category average
PairSoft
-
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Production Process Design8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Production Management8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Configuration Management7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Work Execution8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
8.5
Ratings
18% above category average
PairSoft
-
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Forecasting7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Planning9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Monitoring9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
4.2
Ratings
52% below category average
PairSoft
-
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Proposal Management7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Master Data Management7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
IFS ApplicationsPairSoft
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
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5.0
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Usability
8.0
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8.0
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Performance
-
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8.0
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Support Rating
1.0
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-
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Ease of integration
-
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10.0
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User Testimonials
IFS ApplicationsPairSoft
Likelihood to Recommend
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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It used to be a great total solution for document management - product, support, services and sales. Now it's just the product. But I can't expand it to additional transactions or fix an issue.
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Pros
  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • Complex Inventory
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  • Meta data assignment to documents
  • Easy UI
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Cons
  • 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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  • The interface could be updated.
  • The program sometimes will continue to run in the background after Raiser's Edge is closed.
  • Initial use can be a little confusing to learn.
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Usability
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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PaperSave is extremely easy to use and integrate into any fundraising office. If your company is using Blackbaud products, PaperSave will integrate seamlessly with Raiser's Edge and Raiser's Edge NXT. The ability to save documents to records seems like such a simple concept, but because Raiser's Edge doesn't offer this function in its own program, PaperSave is a life saver.
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Performance
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Similar to what I mentioned earlier in this review, the main pro of PaperSave for my company is its Raiser's Edge integration. The program loads immediately as soon as Raiser's Edge is launched so there's no need to open separate programs. The documents and queries loaded from PaperSave into Raiser's Edge were simple to upload and read.
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Support Rating
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
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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PaperSave works well in part due to its database integration functionality. It allows our team to use Raiser's Edge (our main tool as it's our constituent database) without having to constantly switch back and forth between programs. It's simple enough for new staff members to learn as part of their on-boarding process and hasn't caused any major issues for our team.
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Return on Investment
  • Positive impact in terms of global process alignment.
  • Positive impact in terms of a single system of truth and reporting.
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  • PaperSave allows for a more integrated look at our constituents, which in turn, allows us to develop more strategized asks.
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