Genius ERP Reviews

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.

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.

My client purchased two new operations and was looking to get out of a patchwork system that included Quickbooks and E2 Manufacturing. We were also looking for Business Intelligence and job cost accounting.

Genius allows us to fully customize our product BOMs by using the Engineering Lifecycle features. We can customize in Genius from preloaded parts or upload them from a CAD2BOM interface. Time and effort have been reduced and keying errors virtually eliminated.

We also like the feature tied to the engineering lifecycle that allows us to load preliminary parts to purchasing which the design team knows will be long lead. Previously we would have to track long lead parts outside of the BOM and wait for the BOM to be fully loaded to show the parts bought for the job.

We are using the integrated genius accounting package. It is not as user friendly as what we used in the past (QB), but it give us the opportunity to fully link our costs to the product/job, something not possible in QB.

We have eliminated the need for many separate spreadsheets and various individual planning tools. Now at a glance, the production team can see what is coming down the pipe as well as what stage each job on the floor is at. Reduction in redundancy has helped free up time for other tasks.

flexibility of customization

convenient dashboards

quantitative demonstration

shortage of built-in analytical tools

shortage of capacity to formulize quantities

We have integrated all the company departments, accounting, manufacturing, inventory, supply chain, purchasing, shipping, customer service, quality control, etc.

We like the fact that Genius allows us to load our custom BOM's into the system. This process allows us to the schedule manufacturing, purchase materials and keep track of our inventory.

Nothing at this time. The system is meeting our expectations that we set when we decided to go with Genius.

Genius is a great system to use for a custom manufacturer that creates custom BOMs.

The ability to load custom BOM's directly from our engineering system is huge. It allows us to then plan and schedule manufacturing and to track our inventory so much more easy that our previous system.

Genius allows us to fully customize our product BOMs by using the Engineering Lifecycle features. We can customize in Genius from preloaded parts or upload them from a CAD2BOM interface. Time and effort have been reduced and keying errors virtually eliminated.

We also like the feature tied to the engineering lifecycle that allows us to load preliminary parts to purchasing which the design team knows will be long lead. Previously we would have to track long lead parts outside of the BOM and wait for the BOM to be fully loaded to show the parts bought for the job.

We are using the integrated genius accounting package. It is not as user friendly as what we used in the past (QB), but it give us the opportunity to fully link our costs to the product/job, something not possible in QB.

What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?

Having one unified system that is capable of so much has been a huge benefit to us.

Clean modern UI

Very Intuitive and training new users was a breeze

Modules tie together nicely linking documents together

Stable Performance with very good up time.

Importing information is easy

During Implementation the Genius team assigned to us was very knowledgeable and pleasant to work with

The system didn't meld well with our current processes and resources. We have spent a lot more time than anticipated customizing and getting creative with the system.

The system helps promote good documentation. Are old systems were very messy and Genius helps us keep up with good house keeping. We have seen improvements in tracking open sales orders and following up on outstanding invoices. Information is easy to get to and understand. This system really helped us improve our parts warehouse. We were able to cut back how much unnecessary inventory was stored and inventory accuracy increased dramatically.

Having one unified system that is capable of so much has been a huge benefit to us.

Clean modern UI

Very Intuitive and training new users was a breeze

Modules tie together nicely linking documents together

Stable Performance with very good up time.

Importing information is easy

During Implementation the Genius team assigned to us was very knowledgeable and pleasant to work with

The system didn't meld well with our current processes and resources. We have spent a lot more time than anticipated customizing and getting creative with the system.

What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?

Being in custom manufacturing, I really enjoy the ease of WIP, labor and cost tracking in Genius. We have been using it for a few years now and cannot imagine going back to other softwares. The ability to accurately track labor, material and time is paramount for us to quote future projects. Genius make this process very easy, we can look at predecessors and use that for quoting future projects.

Like all softwares we have used I wish there were buttons I could move, and screens I could consolidate.

They have a very through implementation process, and will help you get the most out of the software. They are also very quick to respond to support requests, and seem very interested in improving future versions to make the software better for you.

We have been targeting our lead times, and maintaining original quote dates.

Genius ERP helped us consolidate modules of information into a single user friendly platform. It integrates our time keeping on the production floor with Accounting, quotations, scheduling, Invoicing, production planning, CRM and Estimates to have a single portal to view all info.

The out of the box solution is very good but we did require customized reports to be developed. If you are to manage customization internally, you will need to learn the use of Microsoft Power BI.

Highly recommend the software and support

Genius has dramatically decreased the time it takes for us to estimate, quote and produce projects. As well we have live views of project costs and a client history. We are more efficient in the production process and manage the data electronically from a single platform.

I like the userfriendly interface that support a powerfull planification and MRP system. We saw a big increase in material consumption control.

The only down side is there are very few customisation that can be done in the system. There is a helpfull tool called GTA (Genius task automation) that palliate this but it does not show in user interface.

I would highly recommend Genius for any manufacturing facility. their support during integration is way beyond what we expected.

It helped to control inventory and optimize production planification