MAX Manufacturing Review - why 2.8 stars?

Shlomi Lavi / updated: Mar 19, 2022

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What is MAX Manufacturing?

Exact MAX ERP offers a complete enterprise resource planning solution featuring smooth integration with Microsoft Dynamics and QuickBooks. The software can find out problems like inaccurate inventory, duplicate data entry, and too many spreadsheets and offers solution to finish all the manufacturing operations properly. There are also add-on modules offering materials management, front office solution, customer support and other features which makes Exact Max more than just a ERP solution.

Exact, the makers of Exact MAX, is a popular ERP solutions supplier founded back in 1984. The Netherlands-based company offers SaaS and on-premise software for small to medium-sized enterprises and is currently providing services to 100,000 enterprises in more than 120 countries.

Who is it best for?

Exact MAX ERP is designed for small and medium-sized businesses related to electronics manufacturing, capital equipment manufacturing, food and beverage manufacturing and medical device manufacturing. The software can help manufacturing companies to manage inventry, compliance and increase efficiency by offering full ERP manufacturing solutions. Cirtronics, Cybersonics and Systel are some of the clients of Exact MAX ERP.

Main features and functionalities

Exact MAX offers two different editions with different functions to offer effective manufacturing operations management. It can detect duplicate data entries and remove information entered more than once, create what if scenarios to help making important decisions quickly, helps managing your entire business starting from taking order to shipping goods to the customers and offers a centralized bill cover system for costing, manufacturing and engineering needs.

The material management system offers inventory control, lot and serial tracking, master scheduling, material requirement planning and repetitive manufacturing. The sales order management offers advanced forecast, quoting and estimating and sales order and processing. The production management offers lean tools, engineering change order, labor tracking, lean tools, MAX visual shop scheduler and shop floor control. Moreover, the implementation and training services can be customized according to the client’s needs to make sure each client get their desired level of support.

What is the actual cost?

The cost of license starts at $115 per user/month. ITQlick pricing score is 2 out of 10 (10 is most expensive). Access ITQlick pricing guide for MAX Manufacturing.

Pros

• Exact MAX ERP offers seamless integration with Microsoft Dynamics GP and QuickBooks
• Exact MAX ERP offers two different editions that are tailor made for small and medium-sized businesses
• The dashboard is highly customizable and the interface of Exact MAX ERP is user-friendly and intuitive
• The tool supports requesting for 1 on 1 demo with one of their experts
• The customer support of this software offers customer portal, posting questions and immediate help system

Cons

• Exact MAX ERP is only compatible with Windows and doesn’t support Mac or Linux
• Exact MAX ERP doesn’t have any mobile dedicated app for iOS or Android
• Update services and managed services of Exact MAX ERP are not included in the pricing plans and requires additional cost
• The enterprise resource planning software doesn’t offer any 24/7 available customer support and the consultation service requires extra cost
• Health checking and business process assessment service of this software is not included in the pricing plans

How it stacks up?

Access a head to head analysis of MAX Manufacturing vs alternative software solutions.

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