Genius ERP

4.2 (122)
Enterprise resource planning for SME custom manufacturers

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4.2 /5
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Value for Money
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4.1/5
Ease of Use
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Masoud
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  • Industry: Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

convenient and flexible ERP

Reviewed on 17/8/2021

It is an strong ERP tool. It is capable of synchronizing all the departments, from accounting to...

It is an strong ERP tool. It is capable of synchronizing all the departments, from accounting to customer service. Even the smallest elements of the supply chain is featured by useful tools.
Moreover, it has a high capacity of customization. I am amazed by the flexibility in creating the forms and hard-copies.

Pros

flexibility for customization, convenient dashboards, quantitative demonstration, integration with accouting

Cons

shortage of formulating quantities, shortage of built-in analytical tools

Josh
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  • Industry: Machinery
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

A Genius Fit for Custom Manufacturers

Reviewed on 12/10/2022

The implementation process was shockingly smooth. We were expecting a lot of clean up and things to...

The implementation process was shockingly smooth. We were expecting a lot of clean up and things to fix and found that to be very little. Compared to our previous ERP, getting to data and having it available without the need to drill down several levels to find it is a major improvement. The ability to filter data using drag and drop headers makes data processing much faster. Overall it has improved our business functions dramatically and we are only getting started. There are many features we are bringing on board that will further improve the value to the business. The technical team has also been easy to work with and responsive.

Pros

The integration by far was the most seamless and easy process that we've gone through with an ERP implementation. Being a custom manufacturer, we needed an ERP designed for our type of business. From CAD to BOM capability, preliminary purchasing of long lead time parts, scheduling using the drum-buffer-rope method and the ability to access data for metrics and data driven process control, Genius had it all!

Cons

There are some features that are not customizable. If you can't adapt your process to fit then you've got to figure out ways to use other features in a different manner to achieve the goal. Luckily we've been able to do that for most processes and still maintain a high level of efficiency. The software has a Gantt chart feature but its not printable in a format that can be shared. That for us is the biggest omission for software focused on custom manufacturing.

Alternatives Considered

Dynamics 365

Reasons for Choosing Genius ERP

ABAS is a great ERP system but is geared towards "widget" manufacturers when it comes to scheduling. With our company growth it was becoming obvious that we could no longer keep scheduling disconnected from our processes that utilize the ERP system.

Switched From

abas ERP

Reasons for Switching to Genius ERP

Genius is built on the Theory of Constraints and the Drum-Buffer-Rope method of scheduling. It has been proven to be the best method for custom manufacturers who deal with long lead parts, changing priorities and many changing factors that a lot of scheduling packages can't handle. The ability to handle scheduling, provide an accessible database (SQL), not require bolt on packages to be fully functional (finance, CAD2BOM, service, etc.) and cost competitive all gave Genius the edge over the others.
Pascal
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  • Industry: Environmental Services
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10

Low cost tool that is "okay" for little businesses

Reviewed on 7/4/2020

Genius is not the best tool to follow inventory movements with custom reports (as SAP does it very...

Genius is not the best tool to follow inventory movements with custom reports (as SAP does it very well). It would be usefull to get features improved for that.

Pros

The low cost of annual license (compare to SAP or ORACLE) is the best argument to use Genius as we Don't have budget to use more expensive Tools like SAP or ORACLE.

Cons

It's very hard in Genius to follow inventory movements with custom reports with all relevant information in exportable format (Excel). For exemple, in SAP there is a transaction MB51 that is so usefull to produce custom reports to follow items with many parameters.

Response from Genius Solutions

Thanks for leaving us a review I want you to know that we take customer feedback seriously, especially when it shows us where we have room for improvement. I understand your concerns about the lack of custom reports to track inventory movements, and if you would like to get in touch with me at [email protected] we can talk more about these limitations.

I am glad to see that you find our customer support to be very helpful, and I really do appreciate you taking the time to help us improve our product. - Jesse Linklater, Director of Marketing

chris
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  • Industry: Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Genius Review

Reviewed on 11/7/2023

Overall good experience, very customizable within custom reporting or adding custom fields to be...

Overall good experience, very customizable within custom reporting or adding custom fields to be used.

Pros

Ease of use, Customer service and responsiveness to needs.

Cons

Can be clunky on modules needing to open for information that may link from one transaction.

Response from Genius Solutions

Hi Chris, I'm glad to hear our Customer Success team has been helpful and you're getting what you need out of our software. Thanks for the review.

Greg
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  • Industry: Warehousing
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great Software and Functionality at a fraction of Big ERP Cost!

Reviewed on 12/10/2022

Very good. From signing the contract to go live with a small trailer manufacturer in NC was 2...

Very good. From signing the contract to go live with a small trailer manufacturer in NC was 2 months! Good training and experience in ERP helped that, but even if we added more complexity, we could have accomplished it in 4 months, tops.

Pros

Having been in ERP space for 30+ years in Manufacturing Environments, I can attest that Genius ERP provides very robust functionality at a very competitive price. From BOM to Engineering Lifecycle to MRP and MPS, it really does it all. Their training is straightforward and their support is excellent! They also have scheduled "talk with an expert" sessions (~2x week) that enable you to get quick responses on issues of functionality.

Being Cloud hosted means you don't have to invest in the infrastructure and sleep at night knowing your data is safe. Their security is as robust or simple as you'd like it to be. Lastly, if you're familiar with SQL databases, they have a very nice interface through their own Analytics Product and Power BI.

Other nice features: Downloads of views of data to excel, Export/Import of major data sources; Robust custom fields; Report export to Excel, PDF, etc..; REST API to enable web based integrations.

Cons

Being cloud hosted, we have to RDP into Azure (as opposed to a full-fledged html version) to get to a desktop (I believe this is on their roadmap). They do, however, have a Web Shop Floor interface that eliminates the need of the Remote Desktop for shop floor reporting. Lastly, because of the RDP, we have to rely on local default printers for printing (but there are many option for preview->pdf/excel).

No OBC data access, but they do have a nice Power BI connector.

Their General Ledger is servicable, but they tell you that from the outset. And I would never make a manufacturing ERP decision with the quality of the G/L being a major factor. Besides, you can get the data out of Genius via Analytics and/or PowerBI and cut/paste into Excel.

File exchange (through Azure connectors) is accomplished by creating a share on Azure and local company and syncing the two. It's not immediate, but it is relatively timely.

No local admin rights on the desktop, requiring a help desk ticket for any software install or upgrade.

These are all relatively minor inconveniences, when you look at the core functionality of Genius.

Alternatives Considered

SYSPRO and NetSuite

Reasons for Choosing Genius ERP

Disparate systems didn't talk to each other. Needed integrated solution to eliminate redundant tasks.

Reasons for Switching to Genius ERP

Cost, better fit, better interface, sales relationship.
Jeffrey
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  • Industry: Wholesale
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Genius ERP Review

Reviewed on 30/9/2020

The implementation team has been very helpful and informative in getting the system configured to...

The implementation team has been very helpful and informative in getting the system configured to go live.

Pros

We like the ability of this software to be able to handle custom BOM's that we use in our manufacturing processes. This allows us to load BOM's to the system and manage our manufacturing for each course.

Cons

Nothing at this time. The software is meeting the requirements that we anticipated.

Alternatives Considered

SYSPRO

Reasons for Choosing Genius ERP

We needed a more robust system to handle our custom BOM's

Reasons for Switching to Genius ERP

Syspro used outside consultants to implement the system while Genius consultants were in house. We wanted to deal with the Company not a third party.
Frédéric
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  • Industry: Machinery
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

KISS principle

Reviewed on 3/7/2019

Overall, we are happy to be working with Genius ERP.
It provide use with all the informations...

Overall, we are happy to be working with Genius ERP.
It provide use with all the informations necessary to make decision regarding production and purchassing.
Today we feel in control of our production cost and our inventory and can focus most of our time on product devellopment and in our continus improvement process.

Pros

I really like the simplicity of the software, it's simple and clear with the right amount of information on screen for the need of a small to mid-size business, it makes it easy to use for new employee. The UI is pleasant to use, and make it simple for user to find an option or to understand where to click.

Technical support is quick to repond when you have a major issue.

The transfert from engineering to manufacturing is fast and easy, the integration with Solidwork is simple tu use and makes it really .

Cons

I really don't like the fact that they make changes to the software and force sometime a way of working instead of adding a configuration option to let the user choose how he prefere the software to repond.

They choose simplicity, but sometime it makes it diffcult to twaek the software to your need when it could have been achieved with a simple control box in the configuration menu.

Response from Genius Solutions

Hi Frederic,
We're really happy to hear that you find our software simple to use, that it provides you with all the information you need, and that you find the transfer between engineering and manufacturing fast and easy. I understand your concerns about wanting to configure the software to your needsI will pass this on to our product team. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review! - Jesse Linklater, Director of Marketing

James
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  • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

The real enterprise planning application

Reviewed on 19/7/2023

Marketing with the right planning platform has advanced our customer reach plans. This platform has...

Marketing with the right planning platform has advanced our customer reach plans. This platform has stimulated marketing growth and enhanced accountability for marketing resources. It is easy to work with this software and measure the impact on general business outcomes.

Pros

It helps sales and marketing team to plan and implement programs that are suitable with available resources. This software has auditing and budgeting tools that improves transparency and reduces resource mismanagement.

Cons

The results have been positive for the period we have been using Genius ERP.

Brandon
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  • Industry: Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Genius ERP in a Manufacturing Environment

Reviewed on 12/10/2022

Overall I am very happy with Genius, the help from their team resulted in a successful deployment...

Overall I am very happy with Genius, the help from their team resulted in a successful deployment and

Pros

The integration between Engineering (Solidworks) and ERP. It makes it seamless to keep both ERP and the 3D model metadata in sync.

Cons

It is very cumbersome to adjust work orders that have been already released.

Steve
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  • Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10

Genius ERP user

Reviewed on 16/7/2023

Pros

Structure and layout is similar between different modules making it easier to navigate through

Cons

Appears simple information is not easily found or you need to go through several clicks to find information required.

Response from Genius Solutions

Hi Steve,

I'll pass on your feedback to our development team. Thanks for leaving a review.

Gowtham
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  • Industry: Machinery
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Genius Impacts your whole company!

Reviewed on 14/9/2020

Genius ERP was meant to solve our COGS, BOM and Inventory issues. So far, we have not been using...

Genius ERP was meant to solve our COGS, BOM and Inventory issues. So far, we have not been using their financial module; which may put a damper on the cost of inventory. However, we have seen drastic changes and are optimistic about POSS' ERP system and its features going forward because of the implementation of Genius.

Pros

Genius ERP system is a user-friendly and customizable ERP system. We had many customizations that had to be done to fit our company, and Genius was able to fulfill and exceed expectations. The modules are easy to follow and it was a breeze to implement it within our team.

Cons

There are some technical issues which pop up that tend to take some time to fix. However, when they do fix it, they tend to go away and there is never repeating issues.

Response from Genius Solutions

It's great to hear that making the switch to Genius ERP has not only met but exceeded your expectations! Thanks for taking the time to leave us this review!

Michael
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  • Industry: Maritime
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10

From spread sheets to ERP

Reviewed on 23/8/2021

Overall, it has been satisfactory. We are excited about some new improvements coming out. They have

Overall, it has been satisfactory. We are excited about some new improvements coming out. They have

Pros

The sales staff did a very good job. After struggling through the initial set up. My team has adapted and we use it company wide. It has been a great tool and has a lot of potential for us.

Cons

The accounting is not as easy or as flexible as our previous accounting system. We do everything from manufacturing to retail sales, including having a dealers and distributor network. We have monthly fees due to customers and have service teams in the field. We have had to create several work arounds but overall it has been continually improving.

Kristen
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  • Industry: Automotive
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

A User Friendly ERP System

Reviewed on 24/9/2020

They offer many different avenues for training; Genius E-class, Genius Academy and an in depth help...

They offer many different avenues for training; Genius E-class, Genius Academy and an in depth help section within the software for each module. Genius has a strong desire to have a satisfied customer.

Pros

Genius is used across our whole organization. It is easy to navigate and learn. It has helped us streamline processes, reduce costs and increase customer responsiveness.

Cons

Genius is not yet entirely web based. We have run into situations where the software is not advanced enough to support us on automation projects that we would like to implement. Customization of reports can be costly.

Response from Genius Solutions

Hi Kristen, I'm glad to hear that Genius has streamlined your processes and reduced your costs that's what we strive to do for our customers! Thanks for leaving a review!

François
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  • Industry: Railroad Manufacture
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Genius ERP in Small Manufacturing Business

Reviewed on 2/9/2020

Pros

We were operating without any form of ERP or similar software, so the switch was not such an easy task! Genius made it easy for us by visiting and analyzing our needs and capabilities from the start. The training sessions before our Go Live date were well organized and tailored to our needs and methodologies.

Cons

With less than a year in, we are now at the point of using the data that has been recorded in Genius for forecasting and reporting purposes, and this part may be a little less intuitive. Anybody with SQL experience could easily find their way, but not our case at the moment.

Response from Genius Solutions

Hi Francois, I'm really glad that you found our implementation process to go well for you getting a new ERP is no easy task! I know some of our reporting modules are harder to learn, I can pass your name along to our Customer Success team, as they will have some training that can help you out. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review.

Stuart
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  • Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Engineering Manager

Reviewed on 13/12/2018

We have had an excellent experience with Genius. Their personnel are very knowledgeable and...

We have had an excellent experience with Genius. Their personnel are very knowledgeable and professional. The software can be implemented to suit many different types of businesses.

Pros

Flexible reports allow you to easily customized format and included the data you want in your report

Cons

Operation of modules is not customizable, but new features are added regularly in new releases

Response from Genius Solutions

Hi Stuart, Thanks so much for sharing your excellent experience with Genius ERP! I am glad to hear that our reporting feature is working well for you. Thanks for the feedback, we really appreciate hearing from our customers! - Jesse Linklater, Director of Marketing

Jeff
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  • Industry: Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

FR

Reviewed on 29/9/2020

good so far , still implementing

good so far , still implementing

Pros

best fit for our manufacturing business for FR

Cons

not sure yet? Unable to handle piece work labor as preferred

Alternatives Considered

NetSuite

Reasons for Choosing Genius ERP

Reporting not good on E-2

Switched From

M1 ERP

Reasons for Switching to Genius ERP

best value for our company
joel
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  • Industry: Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Genius review

Reviewed on 2/7/2019

Its a good ERP easy to implement and to friendly user.

Its a good ERP easy to implement and to friendly user.

Pros

The fact that it have a complet treatment from the bid to the invoicing.

Cons

Planning feature

Response from Genius Solutions

Hi Joel,
Thanks so much for leaving us a great review! We're glad to hear that you find our software user-friendly and are able to use it for your entire businessthat's what we strive for! - Jesse Linklater, Director of Marketing

Jonathan
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  • Industry: Renewables & Environment
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Strong ERP tool

Reviewed on 12/10/2022

Pros

We have been using Genius ERP now for over 4 years and are very happy with our choice. Very thorough and customizable. As there is plenty of features, we are still learning all there is to offer in Genius.

Cons

I don't have any other experiences in implementation and training of ERP but we had to spend a lot of time with employees before the go live.

Phillip
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  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Using Genius ERP as a custom manufacturer

Reviewed on 12/10/2022

Pros

Genius was the only product I saw that had the built in capabilities of configurating BOM's in a way that worked for our product line. It was cost efficient and the Genius team brought lots of expertise to the table.

Cons

It is a lot of work to get your team onboard with a new ERP like Genius. Patience is a key factor for implementation.

Daniel
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  • Industry: Automotive
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10

We consider that we are only using Genius at 50-60% of its capacity.

Reviewed on 3/9/2020

Pros

Production planning and allocation of raw materials to jobs

Cons

Not being able to charge the time and cost of our production employees to jobs.

Response from Genius Solutions

Hi Daniel, Thanks for the review. Good to know our production planning module is working for you! I'll pass your concerns about not being able to charge time to jobs to our development team.

Allan
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  • Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Genius ERP

Reviewed on 17/7/2023

Pros

Out of the box this was suited for a high mix low volume manufacturing business. The API provides excellent functionality for integrating with our internal applications .

Cons

The lack of documentation for the API endpoints

Claude
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  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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Customizable ERP Software

Reviewed on 20/7/2018

Pros

Genius ERP software developpers really helped us by programming custom macros.
There is no limit to customization.

Cons

Unresolved bugs and enhancement request about speed slows down the workflow.
Sometimes they should test more new features before launching.

Valérie
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  • Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Genius ERP

Reviewed on 30/9/2020

Pros

Helpful for cost per project analysis. A lot of features so we can adapt to our own business.

Cons

Not friendly user. Need more training. The help guide is not really helpful when we do research on it.

Adam
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  • Industry: Automotive
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10

Genius ERP Saves Time

Reviewed on 12/10/2022

Every time we progress past an obstacle in our initial setup stages, we have learned how to use...

Every time we progress past an obstacle in our initial setup stages, we have learned how to use Genius to strengthen our project tracking abilities. Overall, the software has helped organize our work effectively and the transition to the system has been positive.

Pros

Our company has gained an appreciation for the Recommended Reorder function to increase productivity and organization of purchasing materials.

Cons

Integration of our business into Genius has been difficult because it has been unclear how to properly set up our custom projects as 'jobs' in the system. Because of this we have run into instances where jobs need to be closed, and then re-created due to being made incorrectly. For example, an irreversible mistake was when a job was created within Engineering Lifestyle whereas it should have been launched directly into production from Sales Orders for our use case.

Huguens
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  • Industry: Machinery
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Old make good wine

Reviewed on 24/8/2021

have good relation with service and support when needed.

have good relation with service and support when needed.

Pros

easy to use, quick for new user learning curved.

Cons

hard to debug, cannot upgrade without support.