Compare E2 Shop and TACTIC APS - Jul 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - E2 Shop or TACTIC APS?

TACTIC APS is more expensive to implement (TCO) than E2 Shop, and E2 Shop is rated higher (87/100) than TACTIC APS (81/100). E2 Shop offers users more features (6) than TACTIC APS (3). There is a clear winner in this case and it is E2 Shop!

Looking for the right ERP solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Shoptech Vs. Waterloo Manufacturing Software

Shoptech: Greg Ehemann and Rich Ehemann, the founding partners - and the two Es - of the E2 Shop System, have been around job shops their entire lives. While working in a job shop in the 1980’s, they realized the most important foundation of a make to order manufacturer is to determine if you are making or losing money on a job by job basis. Determining pr...

Waterloo Manufacturing Software: Waterloo Manufacturing Software develops, markets, sells and supports TACTIC Production Scheduling and Advanced Planning and Scheduling Software. TACTIC explicitly and simultaneously considers limited capacity and limited material. The software both generates detailed shop floor dispatches and plans multiple locations throughout the supply chain. T...

Who is more expensive? E2 Shop or TACTIC Advanced Planning and Scheduling software?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of ERP software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for E2 Shop and TACTIC Advanced Planning and Scheduling software.

E2 Shop price starts at $4,995 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 E2 Shop System is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of ERP software. TACTIC Advanced Planning and Scheduling software accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 E2 Shop System is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of ERP software.

Bottom line: TACTIC Advanced Planning and Scheduling software is more expensive than E2 Shop.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared E2 Shop Vs. TACTIC APS based on some of the most important and required ERP features.

E2 Shop: Advanced Shipment Notification, Order Processing Management, Accounting Module, CRM Module, Inventory Management Module, Manufacturing Module.

TACTIC Advanced Planning and Scheduling software: Production, Production planning, Automated Scheduling.

Target customer size

E2 Shop System is specifically designed for small size job shops. and TACTIC Advanced Planning and Scheduling software's target customer size include: Small businesses and start ups.