IFS Applications vs. SIX ERP

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
SIX ERP
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
SIX ERP is an enterprise solution used to manage a company with a single solution incl. It includes modules like CRM, HRM, Project Management, Warehousing, Sales Management, Invoicing, Accounting, and Payroll. Every SIX ERP module is fully integrated, so data is centrally…
$1,500
per year per installation
Pricing
IFS ApplicationsSIX ERP
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IFS ApplicationsSIX ERP
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 ApplicationsSIX ERP
Features
IFS ApplicationsSIX ERP
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
2.6
2 Ratings
94% below category average
SIX ERP
-
Ratings
Pay calculation4.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration4.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files3.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
8.5
4 Ratings
11% above category average
SIX ERP
-
Ratings
API for custom integration8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
Plug-ins8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
9.7
4 Ratings
17% above category average
SIX ERP
-
Ratings
Single sign-on capability10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions9.54 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
7.8
4 Ratings
8% above category average
SIX ERP
9.1
1 Ratings
23% above category average
Dashboards7.04 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Standard reports7.54 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Custom reports9.04 Ratings9.11 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
7.4
4 Ratings
4% below category average
SIX ERP
-
Ratings
Accounts payable9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Accounts receivable9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Global Financial Support9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Configurable Accounting8.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Standardized Processes9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
8.6
4 Ratings
8% above category average
SIX ERP
9.1
1 Ratings
14% above category average
Inventory tracking8.54 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Automatic reordering9.04 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Location management9.04 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
5.4
4 Ratings
37% below category average
SIX ERP
9.1
1 Ratings
15% above category average
Pricing8.04 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Order entry8.54 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Credit card processing6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost of goods sold6.54 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Order Orchestration6.53 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
3.4
3 Ratings
75% below category average
SIX ERP
-
Ratings
Billing Management6.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management7.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management7.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting6.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Period Close8.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
2.7
1 Ratings
95% below category average
SIX ERP
9.1
1 Ratings
18% above category average
Budgeting and Forecasting3.01 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Project Costing6.01 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Cost Capture5.01 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Capital Project Management2.01 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance2.01 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition2.01 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
3.6
3 Ratings
63% below category average
SIX ERP
8.8
1 Ratings
24% above category average
Project Planning and Scheduling10.03 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers9.03 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality8.03 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
10.0
1 Ratings
29% above category average
SIX ERP
9.1
1 Ratings
20% above category average
Award Lifecycle Management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
3.3
3 Ratings
71% below category average
SIX ERP
9.1
1 Ratings
27% above category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Authoring7.02 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Contract Repository7.02 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Supplier Management9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
4.6
3 Ratings
35% below category average
SIX ERP
-
Ratings
Risk Repository8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Management8.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue Detection6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Remediation and Certification7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
6.3
3 Ratings
6% below category average
SIX ERP
-
Ratings
Transportation Planning and Optimization7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Fulfillment Management5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
6.2
3 Ratings
18% below category average
SIX ERP
-
Ratings
Production Process Design8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Production Management8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Configuration Management7.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Work Execution8.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
8.5
3 Ratings
18% above category average
SIX ERP
-
Ratings
Forecasting7.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Planning9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Monitoring9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
4.2
3 Ratings
52% below category average
SIX ERP
-
Ratings
Proposal Management7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Master Data Management7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
User Ratings
IFS ApplicationsSIX ERP
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(4 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(3 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
1.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
IFS ApplicationsSIX ERP
Likelihood to Recommend
IFS
Order to cash processes and scenario are implemented natively in IFS. An HR module exists for career management also (objectives, comportments, training, mobility) but may be improved in terms of workflow validation (e.g. training to validate by a manager) or reporting.
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SIX MS
I can really encourage every start-up that is a little further to explore SIX ERP. With the pricing it might be also the best solution on the market right now for SMEs (we did extensive comparisons and SIX was by far superior to other choices, paid and open-source). But also considering the vast modules and the extensive features with warehousing, project management etc. it is great for large corporations as only those can really make use of the extensive features. I guess also bigger corporations will love how easy it is to integrate systems, which could save a lot of money. Especially in comparison to Microsoft, Oracle or SAP the integration costs what I have seen as a consultant are ridiculously high in comparison of the SIX costs. So highly reccomended for every business owner to at least have SIX on the short list and check it out. We love it!
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Pros
IFS
  • It supports the web version in most later versions.
  • It provides various mobile versions of the applications as mobile apps to cater various areas.
  • IFS Applications allows easy configurations of the application without going for costly customization.
  • It covers almost every areas of an industrial company so any other third party applications are minimum.
  • It allows safer and easier built-in options for integrations capabilities.
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SIX MS
  • Very easy to use
  • Super fast
  • Affordable (great transparent pricing)
  • Super easy to expand and integrate other systems
  • Offers more modules and functionalities as many other ERPs
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Cons
IFS
  • Handling massive volumes of data can be improved.
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SIX MS
  • We would love to see automatic integration with taxes ... but also many others don't have this
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Likelihood to Renew
IFS
No answers on this topic
SIX MS
We don't just want to renew it, we are just in the process of evaluating a second license for the new platform MoreThanDigital Insights. So we will definitely stay with SIX ERP and we are looking forward to also seeing the evolution of the system plus grow ourselves with the system as it has unlimited users.
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Usability
IFS
The system is very difficult to use, overly complex, and difficult to learn. It also has limitations that are hard to overcome.
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SIX MS
It was one of the best ERP interfaces we have seen so far. Fast, easy, love the shortcuts, and also web-first, with not much resource usage. So highly reccomended to make a demo there and just see it for yourself. We also love the custom dashboards, quick shortcuts in many areas and pages and that it was fast to onboard our employees and all of our volunteers quickly. (more work, less explaining)
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Support Rating
IFS
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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SIX MS
The founder Dr. Andreas Maier was super helpful and tried to really help us as a start-up to get up and running fast as well as implementing our new platform with the ERP. Great work of him and his team! Especially the many updates every months are also a great plus; fascinating how much is being integrated - just like Marketing Automation
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Alternatives Considered
IFS
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 methodology, and post-implementation expenses.
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SIX MS
We screened over 20 different solutions from local and international ERP providers. Especially the costs to scale, the easy integration and the vast functionalities were unbeatable at the price it offers. Another big plus-point was the nice interface and that it really works fast and frictionless. Some of the other systems were really slow and tedious to handle. So our team was quite happy with how easy SIX was to use.
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Return on Investment
IFS
  • Reporting is now centralized and managed. Previously, reports were outside the information systems and there was a risk of incoherence.
  • Accounting controls are now in place on the overall processes, including production, which helped the company to reduce closing periods or to produce more easily official mandatory accounting files yearly.
  • Interfaces between the CRM forecast tool and IFS helped to keep the tools in sync, and to decrease the processing times prior to production launch.
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SIX MS
  • SIX saved a significant cost for Backend
  • We could cancel other subscriptions in order to streamline
  • Till now the ROI Break-Even was achieved already after 4 Months
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