Sage ERP X3 Review

Product Snapshot

Product Pricing

Pricing starts at $2,160 for a full-user license
Monthly subscription pricing available

Technology

Sage ERP X3 is an on-premise ERP solution that leverages a flexible and open architecture and can support 10 to thousands of concurrent users within an organization. The platform is compatible with both Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle databases. Sage ERP X3 may be configured to run in a hosted environment. However, Sage does not provide a hosting platform for Sage ERP X3 at this time.

Customer Focus

Sage ERP X3 is ideal for organizations with 50 to 500 employees, subsidiaries of global businesses and companies with an emphasis in distribution, manufacturing and services.

Select Customers

Aronson Security Group, Dyna Electric Company, Fatboy Construction, The Minardos Group

Customer Case Studies

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About Sage ERP X3

Sage ERP X3 is the most powerful and flexible business management solution offered by Sage. This ERP software empowers mid-sized companies within the manufacturing and distribution industries with the ability to grow a competitive business with limited IT resources.

The Sage ERP X3 design supports industry‐specific processes and provides end‐to‐end visibility across finance, sales, customer service, purchasing, inventory and manufacturing operations. Sage ERP X3 delivers the advantages of large-scale ERP tools without the soaring costs and long implementation ─ allowing companies to spend less time managing their ERP software and more time focusing on their business.

About the Company

Sage North America provide small and medium-sized organizations with a range of easy-to-use, secure and efficient business management software and services, from accounting and payroll to ERP, CRM and payments. Sage customers receive continuous advice and support through their global network of local experts to help customer solve their business problems, giving them the confidence to achieve their business ambitions. Formed in 1981, Sage was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1989 and entered the FTSE 100 in 1999. Sage has over 6 million customers and more than 12,700 employees in 24 countries covering the UK & Ireland, mainland Europe, North America, South Africa, Australia, Asia and Brazil.

Sage ERP X3 Key Features

Financial Management

Cash management
Bank Management
Cost accounting
Analytical dimensions
Budgets, commitments, fixed assets and employee expense management

Reporting and Business Intelligence

User-defined dashboards and configurable KPIs
Inquiries and reports
Advanced data warehouse and pre-configured data cubes
MS Office integration

Sales Management

Product configurator
Order entry
Quotes and contracts
Invoicing and reminders
Pricing and discounts
Inventory inquiry and allocations
Delivery and shipping
Sales commissions
Loans
Customer returns
Credit checking
Inter-company and inter-site sales
Export declarations

Customer Service

Marketing campaigns
Contact management
Customer support
Marketing
Sales and after-sales workbench
MS Outlook integration

Purchasing

Supplier and product category management
Pricing and discounts
Purchase delivery and scheduling
Purchase requests
Requests for proposal
Purchase orders (POs)
Contracts
Encumbrance accounting
Multi-level signature management
Supplier invoice entry
Supplier returns
Inter-company and inter-site transactions
Sub-contracting
Import declarations

Inventory Management

Product data
Multiple units of measure
Location management
Inventory balances
Quality control and sampling
Replenishment and inter-site transfers
Stock movements
Inventory costing
RFID support
Physical counting

Manufacturing Management

Configurator
Bill of material
Formula and recipes
Work and cost center management
Routings
Forward and backward scheduling
Replenishment and inter-site transfers
Order release
Quality control and manufacturing analysis
Production analytical accounting

Collaborative Workspace

Collaborative web user portal
Role-based visual process flows
Document management
System-wide search

Compliance

Handles multi-legislation, multi-language, multi-audit and multiple manufacturing modes, including ATO, MTO, CTO, MTS, process, discrete or mixed-mode manufacturing.

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Pros

Sage ERP X3 is an ideal solution for businesses with a global presence, thanks to its multilingual, multicurrency, and multi-legislative features.
Built with many of the features needed by process manufacturers, Sage ERP X3 also providers functions in warehouse management that are needed by businesses involved in the distribution industry.
If you are a midsized company, Sage ERP X3 is especially designed for your needs, giving you a powerful yet affordable solution that is quick to implement.

Cons

The human resources module in Sage ERP X3 is relatively weak and lacking in several areas of functionality.

Overall

Sage ERP X3 is an integrated management system built with the functionality to help your business enhance performance and reduce costs. With comprehensive features, customizable tools, and an intuitive interface, Sage ERP X3 can answer the needs of your midsized company, helping you to meet business challenges and improve your bottom line.

White Papers and Demos

Focus Experts’ Briefing: ERP in the Age of Mobility
White Paper provided by Sage
Managing massive volumes of information requires time and resources—two luxuries that most lean-and-mean businesses simply don’t have enough of today. A cost-efficient solution to this challenge is an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system that allows you to integrate all your management processes into a single, coherent information system.

A Guide to Hybrid ERP Solutions
White Paper provided by Sage
When evaluating ERP systems for purchase, one important criterion lies in whether customers are looking for an on-premise ERP solution, a cloud-based ERP system, or a hybrid combination of the two.

Solving Real Business Issues During the ERP Selection Process
White Paper provided by Sage
The search for the right Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) provider can be stressful, particularly when both the buyer and the vendor get stuck in the features or technical requirements and forget about the bigger picture—what the main business issues are that you actually trying to solve and whether this new investment will actually help you resolve these specific challenges.