Compare Blue Yonder and Camstar - Dec 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Blue Yonder or Camstar?

Blue Yonder is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Camstar, and Camstar is rated higher (90/100) than Blue Yonder (83/100). Blue Yonder offers users more features (11) than Camstar (0).

Looking for the right Inventory Management 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:

JDA Software Group, Inc. Vs. Camstar

JDA Software Group, Inc.: JDA Software is a leader in global supply chain management, offering a broad portfolio of integrated planning and execution solutions and services to help firms manage the entire supply chain — from raw materials to finished products and into customers’ hands — through any channel. JDA’s recent merger with RedPrairie creates a company uniquely p...

Camstar: The Camstar Enterprise Platform is a global-ready, growth-ready enterprise manufacturing execution system (MES) for control, visibility and continuous improvement. As part of the Siemens MOM portfolio within the Siemens PLM Software group, Camstar’s Industry leading Medical Device and Semiconductor suites help manufacturers rapidly realize innovati...

Who is more expensive? Blue Yonder or Camstar?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Inventory Management 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 Blue Yonder and Camstar.

Blue Yonder accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 JDA software is rated 10, which is much higher than the average cost of Inventory Management software. Camstar accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 JDA software is rated 10, which is much higher than the average cost of Inventory Management software.

Bottom line: Blue Yonder is more expensive than Camstar.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Blue Yonder Vs. Camstar based on some of the most important and required Inventory Management features.

Blue Yonder: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Accounting Integration, ERP Integration, Inventory Optimization, Multi-Language, Product Substitutions, Purchasing, Quality Control, Stock Inquiries.

Camstar: We are still working to collect the list of features for Camstar.

Target customer size

The supply chain and inventory management services of Blue Yonder are most suitable for small and medium sized businesses. and Camstar's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.