ToolsGroup Vs NetSuite Order Management (Aug 2020)

ToolsGroup Vs. NetSuite Order Management: Which is better?

Shlomi Lavi / Aug 17, 2020

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Looking for the right Supply Chain solution for your business? buyers like you are primarily concerned about the real total implementation cost (TCO), full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, pros and cons. in this article we compare between the 2 software products:

Vendor comparison

ToolsGroup: ToolsGroup is the world’s most experienced provider of demand analytics and supply chain planning and optimization software. For more than 20 years, we have partnered with companies who want to break through their supply chain and business performance barriers. Our single-model supply chain planning solution includes capabilities such as demand planning, demand sensing, sales and operations planning (S&OP), inventory optimization and promotion forecasting. Our software models the demand signal so that our customers master demand volatility and achieve excellent service levels. Our “Powerfully Simple” approach supports highly intelligent decision-making, combined with ease-of-use. It makes planners more productive, because the system is able to do more of the work on its own. We are successfully deployed at more than 250 customers worldwide and in more than 31 countries and we have one of the highest customer retention rates in our industry. Our experience includes manufacturers, wholesale distributors and retailers in a wide range of demand and inventory-driven industries. Our North American headquarters is in Boston, Massachusetts and our European headquarters is in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. We also have offices in major cities throughout Europe and distribution partners around the world.

NetSuite: NetSuite is the world's leading provider of cloud-based business management software. NetSuite helps companies manage core business processes with a single, fully integrated system covering ERP/financials, CRM, ecommerce, inventory and more.   More than 12,000 high-growth and midsized companies and divisions of large enterprises use NetSuite to run more effectively without the high costs and inefficiency of on-premise systems. By using NetSuite to automate operations, streamline processes and access real-time business information anytime, anywhere, growing businesses realize breakthrough performance improvements.

Pricing/cost comparison

The real cost of Supply Chain software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training cost, customization cost, required hardware, and the cost of maintenance & support and other related services. It's critical that you account for all of these costs to gain an understanding of the system's "total cost of ownership". We prepared a total cost calculator for ToolsGroup TCO and NetSuite Order Management System total cost to help with the total cost of ownership calculation.

ToolsGroup price Starting from $0.01 per license , on a scale between 1 to 10 ToolsGroup is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Supply Chain software. NetSuite Order Management System price Starting from $99 per month , when comparing NetSuite Order Management System to their competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Supply Chain software cost.

Bottom line: ToolsGroup is more expensive than NetSuite Order Management System.

Features and functionality

As with any business software solutions, it’s important to consider the features & functionality. The tool should support the processes, workflows, reports and needs that matter to your team. To help you evaluate this, we've compared ToolsGroup Vs. NetSuite Order Management based on some of the most important and required Supply Chain features.
ToolsGroup: We are still working to collect the list of features of ToolsGroup. .
NetSuite Order Management System list of features include the following: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support, .

Target customer size

Customers of the software include businesses of all sizes and a variety of types all over the world. NetSuite Order Management System is best for small to large business in the industries of retail, manufacturing, marketing, consumer products, customer service, department stores, and industries in the non-profit department.