Compare pc/MRP and Planvisage SCM - Jul 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - pc/MRP or Planvisage SCM?

Planvisage SCM is more expensive to implement (TCO) than pc/MRP, and Planvisage SCM is rated higher (82/100) than pc/MRP (77/100). pc/MRP offers users more features (9) than Planvisage SCM (3).

Looking for the right Production planning 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:

Software Arts Vs. Planvisage

Software Arts: Software Arts was a software company founded by Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston in 1979 to develop VisiCalc, which was published by a separate company, Personal Software Inc. (later named VisiCorp).Software Arts also developed TK!Solver, a numeric equation solving system originally developed by Milos Konopasek.Software Arts was bought by Lotus in 19...

Planvisage: Planvisage is provider of Supply Chain Management (SCM) Solutions which helps manufacturing businesses to proactively respond to real-time supply chain problems, thus providing a sustainable competitive advantage to its customers. Our SCM suite of products is a scalable, cost-effective solution that increases both top line revenue and bottom line ...

Who is more expensive? pc/MRP or Planvisage SCM?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Production planning 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 pc/MRP and Planvisage SCM.

pc/MRP price starts at $730 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 pc/MRP is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Production planning software. Planvisage SCM price starts at $10,000 per license , When comparing Planvisage SCM to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Production planning software cost.

Bottom line: Planvisage SCM is more expensive than pc/MRP.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared pc/MRP Vs. Planvisage SCM based on some of the most important and required Production planning features.

pc/MRP: Accounting Module, Business Intelligence Module, CRM Module, Human Resources Module, Inventory Management Module, Manufacturing Module, Procurement Module, Project Management Module.

Planvisage SCM: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

pc/MRP's typical customers include: Small businesses and start ups, and Planvisage SCM's target customer size include: Medium and large size businesses.