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About M1 is a subscription cloud-based or on-premise ERP software for discrete manufacturers, enabling you to tie your business operations together in one system to centralize your data. It lets you coordinate and share data across various functions within your business from estimating, purchasing, inventory management, scheduling, production, shipping, and more. The solution is suitable for small to midsize companies that manufacture via repetitive, make-to-stock, make-to-order and engineer-to-order processes. M1’s product configurator provides a multi-level, automated configuration that builds product configurations from a BOM. Users can also add additional rules and formulas after the wizard is complete. The system also offers features for inventory barcoding, shop floor control and customizable reporting through integration with Crystal Reports. Other key features include MRP, Alerts and Automation, BAM, "Smart Screen Technology", and the M1 Design Studio to customize M1	About aACE 6 is powerful business management software designed for small-to-midsized businesses to efficiently manage their operations in one comprehensive solution. For over 20 years we’ve worked hand in hand with our customers to refine the features that matter most to everyday users. aACE offers sophisticated tools to manage sales, operations, and accounting, providing 360-degree visibility into your organization while our robust segregation of duties allows you to control which data your employees can access. As a result, our customers have told us that aACE cuts the amount of time they spend searching for information or following up with other departments by up to 50% – and that adds up to hours per day that they can now spend on higher-level tasks focused on growing their business. aACE can also be affordably and easily customized to fit your company’s unique workflows, supporting the “secret sauce” that sets you apart from your competitors.
Platforms Supported Windows Mac Linux Cloud On-Premises iPhone iPad Android Chromebook	Platforms Supported Windows Mac Linux Cloud On-Premises iPhone iPad Android Chromebook
Audience Small and medium-sized discrete/mixed-mode manufacturers	Audience Small and mid-sized businesses.
Support Phone Support 24/7 Live Support Online	Support Phone Support 24/7 Live Support Online
API Offers API	API Offers API
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Pricing $30,000/starting Pricing dependent on number of users, complexity, and integrations. Free Version Free Trial	Pricing $99/month/user Unlimited transactions and records. Free Version Free Trial
Reviews/Ratings Overall 5.0 / 5 ease 4.0 / 5 features 5.0 / 5 design 5.0 / 5 support 4.0 / 5 Read all reviews	Reviews/Ratings Overall 5.0 / 5 ease 4.9 / 5 features 4.9 / 5 design 4.8 / 5 support 5.0 / 5 Read all reviews
Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros In my humble opinion, this software has some of the best drilldown capabilities I've ever seen in a Tier3/Tier2 level ERP. M1 has also solved the age old problem of custom SQL queries that tend to be daunting for standard system users. The software allows users to create custom grids simply by selecting from a list of available tables and then adding headers. Behind the scenes it automatically writes the SQL code. This ability empowers daily users to easily access the data they need. Cons No software is perfect, and unfortunately one of the areas where M1 falls down a bit is on Deposit Invoices. The software can detect when a customer has a deposit, and apply it towards the final A/R Invoice, but if the situation arises where the original Deposit Invoice has to be credited, and a new Deposit Invoice issued, it tends to duplicate the deposit lines on the final A/R Invoice. The duplicate lines can be deleted, but that is an extra step that can be missed by a careless A/R person. If ECi would nip this issue in the bud, I'd be hard pressed to find something to complain about.	Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros Ease of use, intuitive flow in all processes, responsive and thorough customer service, robust capabilities. I appreciate how easy this system is to look up orders and order details. Having a system that can look up customer's orders based off the customers information is a great advantage. aACE is also a very organized system leaving very little chance for processing errors. aACE is easy to learn and is very organized. I almost always know where to find the things I need and being able to have multiple orders/invoices open on different windows is very useful. Ease of use, great support team and documentation! It is great to be able to access through the desktop app and through a web browser with no issues! aAce has an unique approach to the discovery process. For a small fee, they give access to a full version of aAce; both desktop and web; and include weekly meetings with experts for 6 weeks. It is great opportunity to determine if aAce delivers as promised - and it does! This is far superior to an expensive installation process only to find out that the product does not deliver as promised. In addition to superior customer service, this is the best process for testing/implementation. Perfect for small to medium companies. Cons No cons I can name. We use the system daily and any issues are addressed immediately and remedied. I cannot find anything bad to say about this product. On rare occasions, the system will lock up but that is a simple fix of restarting the program. This is a very rare occurrence. Voiding invoices can sometimes lead to a rabbit hole without any direction on what to do next and how to fix the outstanding amount. I also wish there was a better process for recurring orders. I don’t have any cons to report about aACE software. None so far. All concerns answered promptly and courteously.
Training Documentation Webinars Live Online In Person	Training Documentation Webinars Live Online In Person
Company Information ECI Software Solutions Founded: 1999 United States www.ecisolutions.com/manufacturers-and-job-shops/m1/	Company Information aACE Software Founded: 2002 United States aacesoft.com
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Categories Capacity Planning Discrete ERP Electronics Manufacturing Engineer to Order (ETO) ERP Inventory Management Job Shop Manufacturing Manufacturing ERP Manufacturing Execution Mixed Mode ERP MRP Production Scheduling Shop Floor Management	Categories Accounting Business Management CRM Distribution Distribution Accounting ERP General Ledger Inventory Management Job Shop Manufacturing Manufacturing ERP Manufacturing Inventory Management
ERP Features Accounting Integration Accounting Management CRM Dashboard Distribution Management Enterprise Asset Management Financial Management HR Management Inventory Management Order Management Project Management Purchase Order Management Purchasing Reporting/Analytics Sales Management Supply Chain Management Warehouse Management Inventory Management Features Alerts/Notifications Barcoding / RFID Forecasting Inventory Optimization Kitting Manufacturing Inventory Management Mobile Access Multi-Channel Management Product Identification Reorder Management Reporting/Analytics Retail Inventory Management Supplier Management Warehouse Management Job Shop Features Billing & Invoicing Capacity Management Job Costing Job Tracking Order Management Purchasing Quality Control Quotes / Estimates Scheduling Shipping Management Traceability Work Order Management Manufacturing Features Accounting Integration ERP Maintenance Management MES MRP Purchase Order Management Quality Management Quotes/Estimates Reporting/Analytics Safety Management Shipping Management Show More Features MRP Features Bills of Material Compliance Management Document Management Forecasting Formula Management Inventory Management Order Management Process Manufacturing Product Configurator Production Scheduling Quality Control Quality Management Quote Management Reporting/Analytics Resource Management Safety Management Supplier Management Supply Chain Management Manufacturing Execution Features Document Management Forecasting Quality Control Quote Management Resource Management Supplier Management Supply Chain Management Traceability Production Scheduling Features "What If" Scenarios Automated Scheduling Bottleneck Optimization Capacity Planning Constraint Scheduling Job Scheduling Material Planning Priority-Based Scheduling Quality Control	ERP Features Accounting Integration Accounting Management CRM Dashboard Distribution Management Enterprise Asset Management Financial Management HR Management Inventory Management Order Management Project Management Purchase Order Management Purchasing Reporting/Analytics Sales Management Supply Chain Management Warehouse Management Inventory Management Features Alerts/Notifications Barcoding / RFID Forecasting Inventory Optimization Kitting Manufacturing Inventory Management Mobile Access Multi-Channel Management Product Identification Reorder Management Reporting/Analytics Retail Inventory Management Supplier Management Warehouse Management Job Shop Features Billing & Invoicing Capacity Management Job Costing Job Tracking Order Management Purchasing Quality Control Quotes / Estimates Scheduling Shipping Management Traceability Work Order Management Manufacturing Features Accounting Integration ERP Maintenance Management MES MRP Purchase Order Management Quality Management Quotes/Estimates Reporting/Analytics Safety Management Shipping Management Show More Features Accounting Features Accounts Payable Accounts Receivable Bank Reconciliation Billing & Invoicing Cash Management CPA Firms Cryptocurrency Support Expense Tracking Fixed Asset Management Fund Accounting General Ledger Government Multi-Currency Nonprofits Payroll Management Project Accounting Purchase Orders Tax Management Business Management Features Billing & Invoicing CRM Employee Management Financial Management Inventory Management Marketing Management Order Management Point of Sale (POS) Project Management Purchasing Scheduling Time & Expense Tracking Training Management Vendor Management CRM Features Calendar/Reminder System Call Logging Document Storage Email Marketing Internal Chat Integration Lead Scoring Marketing Automation Integration Mobile Access Quotes / Proposals Segmentation Social Media Integration Task Management Territory Management Distribution Features Barcoding / RFID Import / Export Management Inventory Management Order Management Purchasing Returns Management Sales Forecasting Shipping Management Warehouse Management
Integrations Avalara Adobe Commerce Amazon EDI/HQ Extensiv Integration Manager Global Payments KnowledgeSync Mailgun NRGShip Net1 Protected Flow Manufacturing QuickBooks Accountants SPS Commerce ShipStation Shopify Spreadsheet Server Tableau TrueCommerce VerticalResponse uniPoint Quality Management Software Show More Integrations View All 9 Integrations	Integrations Avalara Adobe Commerce Amazon EDI/HQ Extensiv Integration Manager Global Payments KnowledgeSync Mailgun NRGShip Net1 Protected Flow Manufacturing QuickBooks Accountants SPS Commerce ShipStation Shopify Spreadsheet Server Tableau TrueCommerce VerticalResponse uniPoint Quality Management Software Show More Integrations View All 19 Integrations
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