Compare Epicor Prophet 21 and IFS Cloud 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (55.7% of reviews)
Mid-Market (63.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Epicor Prophet 21
Star Rating
(181)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (55.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Epicor Prophet 21IFS Cloud
Star Rating
(272)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (63.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about IFS CloudEpicor Prophet 21 vs IFS Cloud
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use. However, Epicor Prophet 21 is easier to set up, and do business with, while IFS Cloud is easier to administer.
- Epicor Prophet 21 and IFS Cloud both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Epicor Prophet 21 is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of IFS Cloud over Epicor Prophet 21.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Epicor Prophet 21
No pricing availableIFS Cloud
No pricing availableFree Trial
Epicor Prophet 21
No trial information availableIFS Cloud
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.2
86
8.2
223
Ease of Use
7.6
157
7.6
224
Ease of Setup
6.8
118
6.6
157
Ease of Admin
7.2
55
7.4
151
Quality of Support
7.0
79
6.4
217
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.4
55
7.2
151
Product Direction (% positive)
8.0
86
8.1
217
Features by Category
Accounting
Not enough data
8.4
30
Not enough data
8.0
25
Not enough data
7.9
25
Not enough data
8.1
26
Not enough data
7.8
24
Not enough data
8.2
25
Not enough data
7.9
28
Not enough data
8.1
24
Not enough data
8.0
23
Not enough data
7.9
25
Inventory & Warehouse
Not enough data
8.9
30
Not enough data
8.5
31
Not enough data
8.5
31
Not enough data
8.3
29
Not enough data
8.1
26
Not enough data
7.8
22
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
8.1
15
Purchasing
Not enough data
8.2
31
Not enough data
8.8
30
Not enough data
7.9
25
Not enough data
8.4
30
Sales & Marketing
Not enough data
8.5
26
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
8.6
28
Not enough data
7.8
27
Not enough data
8.3
24
Not enough data
7.7
23
Manufacturing
Not enough data
8.2
28
Not enough data
7.5
23
Not enough data
7.7
22
Not enough data
8.1
27
Not enough data
8.3
26
Not enough data
8.3
27
Not enough data
7.7
20
Not enough data
8.4
21
Quality Management
Not enough data
8.0
23
Not enough data
7.7
24
Not enough data
7.0
20
Not enough data
7.4
23
Not enough data
7.6
19
Not enough data
7.6
21
Not enough data
8.0
21
Distribution
Not enough data
8.4
27
Not enough data
8.5
22
Not enough data
7.6
25
Not enough data
8.6
26
Not enough data
8.3
24
HR
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
7.6
19
Not enough data
7.4
23
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Process ERP
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Accounting
Not enough data
9.8
8
Not enough data
7.2
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
7.6
7
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
7.6
7
Inventory & Warehouse
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
7.6
11
Not enough data
7.8
12
Purchasing
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
8.8
11
Sales & Marketing
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.3
10
Discrete Manufacturing
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
7.2
6
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.2
10
Process Manufacturing
Not enough data
7.2
6
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
7.2
6
ETO Manufacturing
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
7.0
5
Quality Management
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.8
8
Service
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.5
6
Distribution
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.7
10
HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.8
6
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Mixed Mode ERP
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Accounting
Not enough data
8.3
23
Not enough data
6.9
16
Not enough data
6.8
16
Not enough data
7.8
22
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.2
21
Not enough data
7.6
18
Not enough data
7.6
20
Not enough data
7.6
17
Not enough data
7.5
17
Inventory & Warehouse
Not enough data
8.0
22
Not enough data
7.6
21
Not enough data
7.7
21
Not enough data
7.4
18
Not enough data
6.8
18
Purchasing
Not enough data
7.6
19
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
8.0
20
Not enough data
8.1
20
Sales & Marketing
Not enough data
7.6
19
Not enough data
7.4
14
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
8.0
17
Not enough data
7.8
19
Not enough data
7.4
17
Manufacturing
Not enough data
8.0
20
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
7.6
19
Not enough data
7.9
19
Not enough data
7.2
15
Not enough data
7.6
18
Quality Management
Not enough data
7.5
16
Not enough data
7.4
16
Not enough data
6.4
15
Not enough data
7.5
16
Distribution
Not enough data
8.1
19
Not enough data
8.0
19
Not enough data
7.9
19
HR
Not enough data
6.3
10
Not enough data
7.4
12
Not enough data
7.3
11
Generative AI
Not enough data
4.3
5
Not enough data
4.7
5
Agentic AI - Discrete ERP
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Accounting
8.3
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
7.7
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.9
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.0
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
Inventory
8.2
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.8
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.4
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
Warehousing
8.2
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
Purchasing
6.8
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
16
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
16
|
Verified
Not enough data
Sales & Marketing
7.9
15
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
16
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
15
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
15
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
Assembly
8.3
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Logistics
8.1
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
8.1
15
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.3
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Distribution ERP
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Accounting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Inventory & Warehouse
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Purchasing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Sales & Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Service
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Manufacturing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Quality Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Distribution
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - ETO ERP
Not enough data
Not enough data
Accounting
8.9
9
|
Verified
6.9
47
8.9
9
|
Verified
6.8
47
8.5
10
|
Verified
6.9
52
6.3
5
7.2
59
8.3
6
|
Verified
6.5
35
8.5
8
|
Verified
7.6
65
7.8
10
|
Verified
7.5
67
8.1
9
|
Verified
7.6
60
7.8
6
|
Verified
7.3
52
9.0
5
|
Verified
7.1
52
8.3
8
|
Verified
7.5
73
Not enough data
7.0
49
8.8
8
|
Verified
7.5
53
Not enough data
7.1
45
Not enough data
7.7
49
Feature Not Available
7.7
56
Not enough data
7.5
52
Not enough data
7.4
63
Back Office
8.5
11
|
Verified
7.4
54
8.6
6
|
Verified
7.7
47
Feature Not Available
6.9
26
8.3
7
|
Verified
7.2
44
7.6
7
|
Verified
7.6
53
Feature Not Available
7.3
30
Feature Not Available
6.4
25
8.6
11
|
Verified
8.3
73
9.1
9
|
Verified
8.2
66
Not enough data
7.0
36
8.6
7
|
Verified
7.3
45
8.6
6
|
Verified
7.5
40
Feature Not Available
7.6
44
9.3
5
|
Verified
7.1
29
Front Office
8.9
6
|
Verified
6.8
31
8.8
7
|
Verified
6.0
24
Feature Not Available
7.2
39
8.3
8
|
Verified
7.6
36
Feature Not Available
6.8
29
Feature Not Available
6.8
20
Not enough data
6.7
22
8.7
9
|
Verified
7.4
48
7.8
6
|
Verified
7.4
42
Not enough data
6.6
29
9.3
7
|
Verified
7.2
50
8.1
9
|
Verified
7.0
41
Not enough data
6.4
20
Not enough data
6.3
21
Feature Not Available
6.7
22
Feature Not Available
6.8
31
Integration
8.7
5
|
Verified
6.7
33
7.0
10
|
Verified
7.2
62
8.3
5
|
Verified
7.3
59
Logistics
9.0
8
|
Verified
7.7
62
Not enough data
7.2
51
7.7
8
|
Verified
7.3
52
8.0
9
|
Verified
7.4
67
8.1
9
|
Verified
7.5
66
8.9
9
|
Verified
8.0
65
9.1
9
|
Verified
7.5
58
8.8
8
|
Verified
7.2
56
8.9
9
|
Verified
7.8
64
8.1
6
|
Verified
7.8
59
Platform
7.9
8
|
Verified
7.6
66
8.3
6
|
Verified
7.0
47
Not enough data
7.2
55
7.7
8
|
Verified
7.5
61
9.2
8
|
Verified
7.4
70
8.3
8
|
Verified
7.1
56
Production
8.5
8
|
Verified
7.7
61
Not enough data
6.5
41
7.7
5
|
Verified
7.1
48
Feature Not Available
6.9
47
Not enough data
7.2
44
Not enough data
6.7
36
Not enough data
7.6
58
Not enough data
7.3
51
Not enough data
7.1
38
Not enough data
7.6
54
Not enough data
6.9
35
9.0
5
|
Verified
7.4
48
Reporting & Analytics
8.8
8
|
Verified
7.3
62
9.0
8
|
Verified
7.5
66
8.5
9
|
Verified
7.3
57
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
5.9
9
Feature Not Available
6.2
11
Agentic AI - ERP Systems
Not enough data
Not enough data
Asset Definition
Not enough data
8.1
13
Not enough data
7.6
12
Not enough data
7.8
13
Not enough data
7.8
12
Asset Tracking
Not enough data
6.5
13
Not enough data
8.1
13
Not enough data
7.9
14
Inventory
Not enough data
7.8
13
Not enough data
6.7
12
Not enough data
7.1
13
Depreciation
Not enough data
7.4
12
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
7.2
12
Not enough data
6.5
13
Maintenance
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
7.5
12
Not enough data
7.5
10
Not enough data
7.7
11
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
7.9
12
Field Service
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
7.5
8
Monitoring
Not enough data
7.4
12
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
7.3
11
Contract & Warranty
Not enough data
7.7
11
Not enough data
7.4
9
Not enough data
6.8
10
Analytics
Not enough data
8.3
15
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
7.8
12
Integration
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
6.3
8
Not enough data
8.3
14
Agentic AI - Enterprise Asset Management (EAM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Warehouse Definition
8.3
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.7
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
Analytics
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
4.7
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Inventory Management
6.9
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
Inventory Management Platform Features
8.6
47
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
42
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
44
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
38
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
38
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.2
26
Not enough data
7.2
39
Not enough data
6.1
29
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
41
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
45
|
Verified
Not enough data
Logistics and Operations
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
7.4
9
Not enough data
6.1
9
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
7.9
8
Nonconformance
Not enough data
7.0
18
Not enough data
6.9
18
Not enough data
7.5
16
Quality system
Not enough data
7.6
20
Not enough data
7.3
17
Not enough data
7.3
19
Risk Management
Not enough data
6.3
15
Not enough data
6.3
13
Not enough data
6.7
18
Inspection Management
Not enough data
6.3
17
Not enough data
7.1
18
Not enough data
7.0
17
Compliance
Not enough data
7.0
15
Not enough data
6.8
13
Not enough data
6.8
14
Platform
Not enough data
6.5
21
Not enough data
7.4
23
Not enough data
6.3
15
Not enough data
6.8
23
Services
Not enough data
7.3
22
Not enough data
6.4
24
Not enough data
6.4
23
Not enough data
6.1
20
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Before the Job
Not enough data
7.5
31
Not enough data
8.1
36
Not enough data
8.2
32
Not enough data
8.0
33
On the Job
Not enough data
7.9
39
Not enough data
7.8
38
Not enough data
7.7
31
Not enough data
7.4
32
Not enough data
7.3
11
After the Job
Not enough data
7.8
44
Not enough data
7.4
38
Not enough data
7.8
32
Not enough data
7.8
25
Agentic AI - Field Service Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Financial Management - Government ERP
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Procurement - Government ERP
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Human Resources - Government ERP
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Citizen Services - Government ERP
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Asset Management - Government ERP
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance & Audit - Government ERP
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data & Analytics - Government ERP
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Capabilities - Government ERP
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Epicor Prophet 21 and IFS Cloud are categorized as ERP Systems
Unique Categories
Epicor Prophet 21 is categorized as Warehouse Management and Distribution ERP
IFS Cloud is categorized as Field Service Management, Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), Aviation MRO, Mixed Mode ERP, Discrete ERP, Construction ERP, Process ERP, ETO ERP, Government ERP, and Quality Management (QMS)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Epicor Prophet 21
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
IFS Cloud
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Wholesale
29.0%
Industrial Automation
9.7%
Building Materials
6.3%
Warehousing
5.1%
Machinery
4.5%
Other
45.5%
Automotive
8.6%
Oil & Energy
8.3%
Information Technology and Services
7.1%
Manufacturing
5.3%
Construction
4.5%
Other
66.2%
Alternatives
Discussions
Why do the expected, required and promise dates differ between order, production and purchasing screens?
1 Comment
AP
Generally, these dates are driven by lead time information from the inventory supplier information. Often, the expected and required dates are the same. The...Read more
Why does the expected, required and promise dates differ between order, production and purchasing screens?
1 Comment
E
Hello Taylor, Thanks so much for your query.
Production orders have a required date, which is different from an order date as a production order is...Read more
Epicor Prophet 21 has no more discussions with answers
What is IFS FSM?
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It’s IFS’s Field Service Module. This is a module developed by IFS to support field agents wherein they can key in requirements/service reports from remote...Read more
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