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Epicor ERP vs Infor VISUAL comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Epicor ERP
Ranking in ERP
15th
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Infor VISUAL
Ranking in ERP
28th
Average Rating
0.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Resource Planning for Manufacturing (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the ERP category, the mindshare of Epicor ERP is 3.8%, up from 2.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Infor VISUAL is 0.9%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Khalid Jalal - PeerSpot reviewer
Requires extensive customization and fails to meet manufacturing needs
My overall experience with Epicor ERP is extremely bad. I just finished a call with the team, and the experience is really unsatisfactory. I will not recommend it to anyone. There's extensive customization required for Epicor ERP, and the standard process is not suitable. Though it is meant for manufacturing, it is not performing the manufacturing job effectively. Regarding the installation process, the implementation is not the problem as the installation is fine. The issue lies with configuration. Although it's supposed to be configurable, it requires customization for everything we need to do. When comparing to JD Edwards and in-house applications, a process that takes one minute in those systems takes ten minutes in Epicor ERP because users have to navigate through different screens constantly. If a user forgets to switch to one screen, the process remains incomplete, making end-user training extremely difficult. There's no automation and workflow feature that can be used without customization. Everything requires changes, making it similar to developing a new platform from scratch. Initially, we anticipated some benefits from using Epicor ERP, but based on the current outcome, it has been completely unsuccessful. The main issue is that everything requires customization rather than configuration. Unless they change their whole approach from customization to configuration, this product should not be used anywhere.
Carlos  Cardona - PeerSpot reviewer
Powerful accounting functionality, easy to implement, and same day support response
There is a tool in Infor VISUAL that is called Costing Utilities, they should make the functionality more flexible. In a future release, if they could add a CRM incorporated into the core of the solution that would be awesome. Additionally, a more flexible project model. They have a project model, but it's very challenging to set up values.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The ability to deploy a generic implementation without advanced customization."
"Epicor ERP has harmonized our processes and provides significant visibility in reporting."
"With Epicor, we can call a pitch between Epicor and the PLM database, which is a significant advantage."
"Epicor ERP paid for itself in the first year and a half, and continued to make the company lean and more profitable by providing tools to manage business operations better, such as production scheduling, finance, and estimating products."
"Dashboards and Business Activity Query are very useful."
"Real-time results make for faster decision making."
"The solution is great for production planning because everything is out of the box. It smoothly handles the process from engineering to ERP, including version management and subcontracting. These features aren't in NetSuite."
"I find the job management features of Epicor ERP most useful, especially for material planning. The ERP gives a perfect overview of many aspects. The scheduling is also helpful. It lets us see what we're planning and try different scenarios. For real-time analytics, I use it mostly for planning and "what if" scenarios."
"The most valuable features of Infor VISUAL are its powerful accounting, multicurrency functionality, and production aspects. We implement the manufacturing for many customers. These are the main goals of the solution."
 

Cons

"There's a new version of the solution that has some bugginess. They're cleaning that up. The user interface is an area that needs improvement and they're improving."
"The UI is quite logical, but it needs time to train users because some functions are complex to understand. As for cons, some calculation logic is difficult to grasp and requires time to test and try out. Creating dashboards or reports needs some technical IT knowledge."
"In the newer version of Epicor ERP, it's very difficult to find out that tracing."
"Epicor didn't care about user level and software applications. So, it's not so user-friendly for nontechnical people."
"There are some glitches in Epicor ERP."
"A number of bugs in 9.05 were only fixed in 10."
"The tool should provide a better user interface."
"I would like to see a better reporting tool."
"There is a tool in Infor VISUAL that is called Costing Utilities, they should make the functionality more flexible."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Epicor ERP is an expensive solution."
"When comparing Epicor ERP to the other related products, the pricing, additional enhancements, as well as implementation, are better."
"We bought an on-premise version of the solution. The cloud version is different. I've looked into it, but it's very competitive on the low end of the market."
"User support could be improved as well, as the consultant charges are very high."
"Pricing isn't a big problem for the solution - I haven't seen them lose deals because of it."
"The initial cost may be a bit high, but the maintenance cost is lower."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
20%
Computer Software Company
9%
Healthcare Company
8%
Construction Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
16%
Computer Software Company
12%
Transportation Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Epicor ERP?
The licensing cost for Epicor ERP is a concern. The licensing becomes cheap, which leads people to opt for it, but then they encounter troubles similar to ours. The licensing was reasonable when we...
What needs improvement with Epicor ERP?
My overall experience with Epicor ERP is extremely bad. I just finished a call with the team, and the experience is really unsatisfactory. I will not recommend it to anyone. There's extensive custo...
What is your primary use case for Epicor ERP?
I have been using Epicor ERP, and it's still in implementation. We decided not to proceed because it is not workable for us. Anything we want to use requires complete customization. It's not a matt...
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Comparisons

 

Also Known As

Epicor SaaS ERP
Infor Visual Enterprise
 

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Sample Customers

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Skills Inc, Darmex, Eberhard Manufacturing, Bluegame, ENERTECH fabricaciones, L&H Industrial, Geophysical Survey Systems, Computer Designs, Essen, Graphicast, Instrument Technology, J&E Manufacturing
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