Epicor Vista [EOL] vs Penta comparison

Epicor Vista is a world-class, integrated manufacturing and accounting solution for emerging manufacturers, job shops or make-to-order departments of large enterprises. Vista employs an intuitive user interface with tree navigation, grid entry, drill down capabilities and icons for point and click simplicity.

Vista is loaded with innovative tools that will help you take control of estimating, orders, scheduling, costing, inventory, quality and much more. It also has the power to assist key business initiatives such as lean manufacturing and quality performance management.

Epicor Vista is a next-generation manufacturing and accounting solution based on the Microsoft .NET Framework and using a true service-oriented architecture (SOA). Vista, as the emerging market version of Epicor Vantage, achieves unparalleled flexibility. You have access to the information you want, in the format you want, when you want it, to make informed business decisions. As your business grows, the system will adapt to both planned and unplanned changes in your business and is a tool to help you rapidly employ new business strategies.

PENTA is construction ERP software, which is short for construction enterprise resource planning software. It combines advanced enterprise technologies with decades of construction industry experience into one, integrated system. Going beyond traditional construction management software, PENTA also incorporates document, content, and business process management capabilities, empowering contractors to:

• Unify management of construction accounting, financial management, payroll, projects, and service operations into one database.
• Capture all business content electronically. Eliminate paper and manual process inefficiencies.
• Mobilize labor, equipment, and material field reporting by crews and technicians with mobile field technology.
• Analyze historical performance for planning, identify exceptions for action, and trend current performance for forecasting, while "drilling down" to critical supporting detail.
• Automate multi-location, multi-company, and inter-company accounting.