We performed a comparison between IFS Cloud Platform and Microsoft Dynamics AX based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two ERP solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."IFS Applications' best feature is the user-friendly interface that has a .NET Framework application in the front end and an Oracle database and WebLogic middleware."
"The most valuable feature is the distribution module."
"All the modules are valuable in their own right, but everything has to go through the ERP. IFS has done an excellent job integrating the various modules to complete these processes. My expertise is in the finance module, but I have used the other verticals. It's an all-around good product."
"The financial posting controls are quite handy. The user interface is really friendly, highly flexible, and pretty intuitive for end users."
"A high level of ERP can be handled in IFS."
"Feature-wise, I like the way it provides inventory details...It is a stable solution."
"Having a young talented programmer, during the six years of use, we were able to save around 75 000 EUR preparing simple modifications using customization rather than ordering them in IFS / Partner."
"There tends not to be a massive weakness in the product itself, as weaknesses can quickly be resolved in the next patch or the next release."
"Dynamics AX provides a lot of functionality."
"It was an okay solution when we delivered hardware and we had to do maintenance."
"The most valuable features of Microsoft Dynamics AX are ease of use and performance."
"One of the valuable features of the solution is how easy it is to use."
"Supply Chain Management is an excellent feature."
"A valuable feature of Microsoft Dynamics AX is that it is stable."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Dynamics AX is that it fulfills our requirements. We haven't had any issues with performance."
"There's a moderate amount of scalability available."
"I have seen that one of the areas that my company has identified for improvement might be the rental management capabilities within the solution."
"IFS uses Crystal Report mostly, which isn't too user-friendly. Developing reports isn't easy and requires a lot of dev time. Since SAP bought it, Crystal Report has become more complicated to use on IFS. You have a dashboard for reporting that is good, but it's incomplete. Most of our clients use Power BI or some additional tooling for BI."
"The next version has already been released, and some of the technical things are a little bit behind the curve in development. This is specifically security, maintenance, security role maintenance, and creation. This is in their new product, called IFS Cloud."
"The support provided by IFS Applications has room for improvement. I'm based in Poland, and when my company had an issue, finding people from IFS to give my company the support it needed was difficult."
"It would be ideal if, in the future, the product could incorporate IoT and blockchain elements. We'd like to explore more of these types of features going forward."
"Customization needs to be improved."
"Aspects of HR and payroll could be better."
"We would like to see AI-driven CSI functions built into the tool that would allow us to quickly tie our improvement goals to metrics and activities, so Assyst will suggest the next steps to help us get closer to our goals."
"Microsoft needs more presence in our region to help with management and maintenance."
"The older version of Microsoft Dynamics AX that we are using is not as scalable as the newer version."
"The product needs better admin control. There is room for improvement in flexibility, reporting, and dashboards. Artificial intelligence should be incorporated. I have concerns regarding partners, specifically in the implementation and deployment of Microsoft Dynamics."
"It needs better financials and reporting from the system, not through Excel."
"It could be more scalable and stable. It would also be better if the interface were more integrated with the Microsoft ecosystem because 2012 is not really integrated."
"The product is standardised across industries so it is not a good fit for all types of sectors."
"The product takes some training to get up to speed on all functionality and modules in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 ERP system."
"There is no Arabic interface in Microsoft Business Central, which is a big weak point."
IFS Cloud Platform is ranked 9th in ERP with 29 reviews while Microsoft Dynamics AX is ranked 6th in ERP with 51 reviews. IFS Cloud Platform is rated 7.8, while Microsoft Dynamics AX is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of IFS Cloud Platform writes "Robust, customizable, and modern". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Dynamics AX writes "A stable product that offers excellent ROI and reliable technical support". IFS Cloud Platform is most compared with SAP ERP, SAP S/4HANA, Oracle E-Business Suite, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, whereas Microsoft Dynamics AX is most compared with SAP ERP, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, SAP S/4HANA, Oracle E-Business Suite and Epicor ERP. See our IFS Cloud Platform vs. Microsoft Dynamics AX report.
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