# Aptean Distribution ERP Reviews **Vendor:** Aptean **Category:** [ERP Systems](https://www.g2.com/categories/erp-systems) **Average Rating:** 4.1/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 20 ## About Aptean Distribution ERP Aptean Distribution ERP is a comprehensive solution tailored for consumer goods importers and distributors to streamline every aspect of their business. From supply chain management and warehouse operations to financials and customer service, this ERP system helps businesses achieve greater efficiency, enhanced visibility, and increased profitability. Its fully integrated, with the tools needed to manage all key areas of the business financials, logistics, warehouse, compliance, EDI and sales with the analytics and reporting that enables solid business decisions. With powerful tools for inventory management, forecasting, and direct-to-consumer shipping, it enables seamless operations while maintaining retailer compliance. Designed to adapt to your business needs, Aptean Distribution ERP offers both cloud and on-premise deployment options. Supported by a team of industry experts, it empowers distributors to stay competitive in a fast-paced market through data-driven insights and integrated operations. Key Features -EDI and Chargeback Management: Simplify compliance and reduce chargebacks with full EDI support that centralizes data and helps maintain strong retailer relationships. -Direct-to-Consumer Shipping: Streamline fulfillment for high-volume shipments with features like "Pick by Label," ensuring efficient order processing for consumer sales. -Advanced Analytics and Reporting: Gain deep insights into profitability, chargebacks, and operational efficiency with integrated business intelligence and Power BI compatibility. -Industry-Specific Tools: Built for consumer goods distributors, it covers warehousing, import management, demand planning, and supplier production monitoring. -Flexible Deployment Options: Choose between cloud or on-premise solutions to meet your unique business requirements. Who Is This For? Aptean Distribution ERP is designed for consumer goods importers and distributors, whether small or large, seeking to streamline operations and foster growth. With customizable packages and scalable features, Aptean Distribution ERP adapts to the needs of businesses at any stage of growth, making it an ideal choice for expanding enterprises. Why Choose Aptean Distribution ERP? This ERP solution is perfect for businesses managing complex supply chains, meeting retailer compliance requirements, and fulfilling direct-to-consumer demands. By consolidating operations into one platform, Aptean Distribution ERP helps businesses improve efficiency, enhance profitability, and stay ahead in a competitive market. Contact us today for a free consultation or a no-obligation demo. ## Aptean Distribution ERP Pros & Cons **What users like:** - Users value the **intuitive design** of Aptean Distribution ERP, which simplifies operations for both beginners and experienced users. (4 reviews) - Users value the **efficiency of order management** in Aptean Distribution ERP, simplifying processes and ensuring smooth operations. (3 reviews) - Users find Aptean Distribution ERP to be very **user-friendly** , making it easy for non-IT professionals to navigate. (3 reviews) - Users find Aptean Distribution ERP to be **beginner-friendly** , making it easy for non-IT professionals to navigate. (2 reviews) - Users value the **comprehensive solutions** of Aptean Distribution ERP, enabling efficient management of diverse operational needs. (2 reviews) - Users praise the **easy access** of Aptean Distribution ERP, finding it intuitive for both beginners and advanced operations. (2 reviews) - Features (2 reviews) - Accessibility (1 reviews) - Business Management (1 reviews) - Comprehensive Usage (1 reviews) **What users dislike:** - Users find the **complexity of numerous screens** overwhelming, though the system ultimately meets their needs. (1 reviews) - Users report frequent **downtime issues** with Aptean Distribution ERP, affecting reliability despite quick recovery efforts by the team. (1 reviews) - Users find the **annual maintenance costs expensive** , which can be a barrier for some businesses to adopt the ERP. (1 reviews) - Users report frequent **uptime issues** with Aptean Distribution ERP since migrating to the cloud, impacting overall reliability. (1 reviews) - Users report that **integration with third-party applications** is challenging, impacting overall usability of Aptean Distribution ERP. (1 reviews) - Integration Issues (1 reviews) - Learning Curve (1 reviews) - Missing Features (1 reviews) - Users experience **performance issues** with Aptean Distribution ERP, citing frequent downtime and concerns about system reliability. (1 reviews) - Poor Integration (1 reviews) ## Aptean Distribution ERP Reviews ### 1. Apprise in the automotive industry **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Automotive | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 08, 2025 **What do you like best about Aptean Distribution ERP?** I do like the new portal, it makes submitting new support tickets a lot easier, as well as making it easier to manage them. The support team is also really responsive and great to work with. **What do you dislike about Aptean Distribution ERP?** We've had issues with uptime since moving to the cloud. While the team is quick getting us back in, we do struggle with how often we have problems. **What problems is Aptean Distribution ERP solving and how is that benefiting you?** It creates a nice centralized platform the allows us to manage every aspect of our business in one place, rather than having to use multiple different programs. ### 2. User Friendly Solution **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Steve B. | CFO, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 08, 2025 **What do you like best about Aptean Distribution ERP?** It is very intuitive. Easy for non-IT professionals. **What do you dislike about Aptean Distribution ERP?** I feel like the annual maintenance is expensive. **What problems is Aptean Distribution ERP solving and how is that benefiting you?** We deal with large retailers in a distribution setting. It makes our administration easy. ### 3. VP of IT **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Wholesale | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 07, 2025 **What do you like best about Aptean Distribution ERP?** This ERP is both easy to use and powerful. It's accessible for beginners, yet robust enough to manage complex, large-scale, multi-company operations. **What do you dislike about Aptean Distribution ERP?** There are a lot of screens to keep track of, which can be a bit overwhelming, but in the end, it still accomplishes what I need. **What problems is Aptean Distribution ERP solving and how is that benefiting you?** This software manages every aspect of our company, eliminating the need for any additional third-party tools. ### 4. Aptean Distribution ERP **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Apparel & Fashion | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 28, 2022 **What do you like best about Aptean Distribution ERP?** It includes all necessary modules/functions, from Order entry to shipment. **What do you dislike about Aptean Distribution ERP?** Integration with third-party applications is difficult. i.e. Proship, Paypal. **Recommendations to others considering Aptean Distribution ERP:** Can't wait to try the cloud-based version... **What problems is Aptean Distribution ERP solving and how is that benefiting you?** Warehouse shipping issue, order total discrepancy. ### 5. Continous Improvement Enabled by Apprise ERP **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Raymond S. | Sr Director of IT, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 25, 2022 **What do you like best about Aptean Distribution ERP?** Since our initial installation six years ago, we have implemented several improvements to Apprise, and our list of proposed improvements continues to grow! We have successfully upgraded to the latest version three times in six years, and the upgrades were smooth and easy. This level of continuous improvement was not possible with our previous ERP. **What do you dislike about Aptean Distribution ERP?** After initially being purchased by Aptean, their service levels suffered. Service levels have improved dramatically since then, but they are still not at pre-purchase levels, in my opinion. **What problems is Aptean Distribution ERP solving and how is that benefiting you?** Our direct vendor shipment (DVS) business has taken off in the last few years. Between the upgraded functionality in Apprise and the integration with ProShip, we've easily kept up with this growing demand. ### 6. Using Version 8.2 **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Apparel & Fashion | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 10, 2022 **What do you like best about Aptean Distribution ERP?** Apprise is comprehensive software that does a good job of meeting most needs a company has for ERP software. It is nice to have a complete one-stop software package. **What do you dislike about Aptean Distribution ERP?** Since moving to version 8.2 we have experienced a large number of bugs and problems that we did not see in version 7.6. I believe the jump to the WebUI was done before the UI was fully tested. We were and still are unable to use the WebUI due to missing functionality we rely on every day. We just installed SP26 and some of the issues are fixed but some still remain. Using the desktop MSI is a far better experience than the WebUI. Support services have also slipped from prior years. We have cases that linger in the queue for weeks if not longer. Anything that goes to programming for review or to be fixed is like dropping into a black hole. We have had cases drag on for months when in programming. Overall, the system is reasonably good and we certainly run our business using it. We have found work-arounds for the things that don't work correctly for the most part. I will say that since we moved to version 8.2 many of our users have lost confidence in Apprise. Update 10/27/2022 Some of the bugs we identified in 8.2 have been addressed and the software is working well for us. It is my understanding that the current version of the MSI will not be updated, eventually pushing everyone to the WebUI. This was expected. It is my hope that version 8.3 has signficant improvments to the WebUI. We are planning a move to 8.3 early in 2023. Case response times have been improving somewhat. I believe Aptean is making an effort to address this issue. **What problems is Aptean Distribution ERP solving and how is that benefiting you?** We use Apprise as our exclusive ERP software, so it "solves" most of our problems one way or the other. It is flexible and comprehensive. Most of our benefits have come in the WMS area as we have been able to further automate our warehouse tasks. ### 7. 6 of 10 **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Michal S. | Global Software Analyst, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 04, 2022 **What do you like best about Aptean Distribution ERP?** The ERP is great at working with data - ease of reporting and also importing data. **What do you dislike about Aptean Distribution ERP?** It's difficult to get good support or fix a bug. The system can be inconsistent in terminology. In some cases the Help docs are not helpful at all. API's are difficult to use which limits the integration options with other platforms. The system is very USA-centric. **Recommendations to others considering Aptean Distribution ERP:** Make sure the system is a good fit to your business model out-of-the box. If it is then it's a great tool. If it isn't then it's very difficult to work around it. **What problems is Aptean Distribution ERP solving and how is that benefiting you?** Mainly B2B side of the business - inventory management, accounting. We got better visibility in orders and inventory. ### 8. Great fit for our industry. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Kurtis B. | IT Manager, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 29, 2022 **What do you like best about Aptean Distribution ERP?** Manufacturing and the API's are very complete. BOMs are very accurate. Reporting for sales is good. **What do you dislike about Aptean Distribution ERP?** Support sometimes takes a little longer than I would like. Wish the BOMs had an import update to change many BOMs it takes a very long time. Reporting for written business is lacking with it had the same reporting as shipped reports. **What problems is Aptean Distribution ERP solving and how is that benefiting you?** We have increased our efficiency in manufacturing we have very little waste. Our customer service department and A/R both enjoy working with Apprise. It has made they jobs easier. ### 9. Aptean ERP Review for OG **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** tom w. | Customer service analyst, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 13, 2022 **What do you like best about Aptean Distribution ERP?** It is very user-friendly and customizable. **What do you dislike about Aptean Distribution ERP?** Support is very unprofessional and it is only available via the portal. **Recommendations to others considering Aptean Distribution ERP:** If you can provide phone support then it is the best ERP. **What problems is Aptean Distribution ERP solving and how is that benefiting you?** It does the job. ### 10. Apprise Distribution ERP **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Michael G. | I, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 20, 2022 **What do you like best about Aptean Distribution ERP?** Perfect for import and distribution. Has excellent order processing and warehouse features. **What do you dislike about Aptean Distribution ERP?** It can be a bit complex in some areas due to the advanced feature sets available. support tickets can take a while to get resolved although this is improving. **Recommendations to others considering Aptean Distribution ERP:** Very helpful team and extremely flexible and a full suite of features. **What problems is Aptean Distribution ERP solving and how is that benefiting you?** We ensure optimal warehouse processing and an overview of our entire logistics operations. We have greater control of all aspects of the business and can see what's going on within the system. ### 11. Aptean Distribution ERP software is a stable platform that allows us to run our business. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Wine and Spirits | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 28, 2022 **What do you like best about Aptean Distribution ERP?** ERP Integration to run our complete business. Ability to host the server on our premises is very helpful **What do you dislike about Aptean Distribution ERP?** Still room to improve. CRM is very basic and would be great to see that portion enhanced. User interface is much improved from past, but could still use some improvement to make it easier and more intuitive. **What problems is Aptean Distribution ERP solving and how is that benefiting you?** Able to pull reports to see real time data especially of inventory and sales. ### 12. The product has been easy to use. I would say the support has some issues. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Retail | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 28, 2022 **What do you like best about Aptean Distribution ERP?** Everything is easy to find. Menus are easily accesble. It is a user based system which makes it easy to maintain. **What do you dislike about Aptean Distribution ERP?** The support at times is lacking. Getting data out of the system is not easy in some instances. **What problems is Aptean Distribution ERP solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is definitely helping us manage the chaotic supply chain issues that are currently plaguing the world. ### 13. The Aptean is well developed ERP **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer & Network Security | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 03, 2022 **What do you like best about Aptean Distribution ERP?** The GUI of Aptean ERP is very good and user-friendly. **What do you dislike about Aptean Distribution ERP?** It would be great if there is detailed documentation available within the app for its functions. **Recommendations to others considering Aptean Distribution ERP:** Aptean needs to improve its support for the ERP and provide phone support. **What problems is Aptean Distribution ERP solving and how is that benefiting you?** It's good and easy to use. ### 14. Intuitive and easy to use. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Executive Office | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 02, 2022 **What do you like best about Aptean Distribution ERP?** Being able to customize it to our needs. **What do you dislike about Aptean Distribution ERP?** Not a lot of other support systems can talk to the system. **Recommendations to others considering Aptean Distribution ERP:** It's a very solid system that has worked well for us. **What problems is Aptean Distribution ERP solving and how is that benefiting you?** We can have one comprehensive system to handle all of our needs. ### 15. Director of IT **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Kurtis B. | ERP Implementation Mananger, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 14, 2021 **What do you like best about Aptean Distribution ERP?** It fits our business model very well. The support staff is very helpful . We use the API's to talk to our WMS system. We also have over 10,000 BOM's. We are very happy with Apprise. **What do you dislike about Aptean Distribution ERP?** When we went Live on Apprise 6 years ago we could do simple modifications and pay for time and material. Now you have to reach a minimum time before they will do the modifications. **What problems is Aptean Distribution ERP solving and how is that benefiting you?** We have eliminated staff needs which have reduced our overall expenses over the time using Apprise. People are much more productive using Apprise. We are meeting our customers needs much better. ### 16. Recommendations **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Wholesale | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 19, 2022 **What do you like best about Aptean Distribution ERP?** Easy to run reports and understand data. **What do you dislike about Aptean Distribution ERP?** the ticket process and time to get answers. **What problems is Aptean Distribution ERP solving and how is that benefiting you?** DRP and inventory management ### 17. Need better training **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jeff P. | CFO **Reviewed Date:** May 02, 2022 **What do you like best about Aptean Distribution ERP?** Engagement of Arow Systems. Industry conversion **What do you dislike about Aptean Distribution ERP?** Poor Accounting adaptation Spending on credit cards **What problems is Aptean Distribution ERP solving and how is that benefiting you?** Spending on credit cards. benefits = <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<, trying to use financials. Not more productive ### 18. Good Distribution ERP system for medium size company. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Consumer Goods | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 29, 2022 **What do you like best about Aptean Distribution ERP?** User Friendly, tools for user access and manipulation of data **What do you dislike about Aptean Distribution ERP?** Scalability of the system for growing companies. **What problems is Aptean Distribution ERP solving and how is that benefiting you?** Gathering information from different business processes for management and control of the business operations ### 19. Great software **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Sporting Goods | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 02, 2018 **What do you like best about Aptean Distribution ERP?** Really easy to use. Apprise has manuals and support team to help **What do you dislike about Aptean Distribution ERP?** The versions are always updating and which that are new features **What problems is Aptean Distribution ERP solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are able to track and set up items using apprise ### 20. I love the simplicity of using Apprise software to manage our products & sales. **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Wholesale | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 18, 2017 **What do you like best about Aptean Distribution ERP?** I love that we have the ability to upload data from excel & store the data in a user friendly place. I also like the ease of setting up & running easy to read reports. **What do you dislike about Aptean Distribution ERP?** There is not much that I dislike, however one thing would be that the modules were complicated to use at first glance. **Recommendations to others considering Aptean Distribution ERP:** I would recommend this product to other companies as it is, in my experience, a better solution than other PMS's. It has much more to offer in regards to reporting abilities & ease of use. **What problems is Aptean Distribution ERP solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are able to cut our time setting up products down entirely as we are able to upload our data from Microsoft Excel, which we were using anyway. This is a huge time saver & benefit for my team. - [View Aptean Distribution ERP pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/aptean-distribution-erp/reviews?section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-05-19+03%3A57%3A55+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=7d457b29-fa78-46ac-a05b-f5aa24c8cc6d&secure%5Btoken%5D=6fe300cfee42462e9c6ca37958974ec4910e5d5dea790a9aa8b61cab6dc552de&format=llm_user) ## Aptean Distribution ERP Features **Analytics** - Forecasting - Supply Chain Planning - Asset Tracking - Supply Chain Planning - Data Collection - Supply Chain Planning - Business Reporting - Supply Chain Planning **Management** - Approval - Communication - Documents **Product Sales** - Product Search - Product Reviews - Product Filters - Product Page Customization **Accounting ** - Chart of Accounts - AP Automation - AR Automation - Journal Entries - Tags & Dimensions - Cash Management - Payment Batches - Payments Scheduling - Payment Settlements - Payment Methods **Accounting** - AP Automation - AR Automation - Audit Trail - Budgeting / Forecasting - Collections Automation - Financial Statements - Invoice Customization - Journal Entries - Monitor Cash Positions - Multi-Entity / Consolidation - Payment Processing - Recognition Rules - Reconciliations - Tags / Dimensions - Payments Scheduling - Payment Batches - Payment Settlements - Payment Methods **Analytics** - Reporting - Segmentation analysis - Product lifecycle - Simulation - Historical Forecast **Warehouse Definition** - Locations - Visualization - Warehouse Slotting **Order Entry** - Entry - Register - Notifications **Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance** - Autonomous Task Execution **Warehouse Management ** - Sales and Operations Planning - Supply Chain Planning - Production Planning - Supply Chain Planning - Workforce Management - Supply Chain Planning - Process Automation - Supply Chain Planning **Performance** - Evaluation - Selection - Risk Management **Administration** - Reports & Analytics - Order Tracking - Pricing Automation - E-commerce Platform Integration - Process Automation **Inventory** - Inventory Tracking - Inventory Costing - Product Master - Inventory Forecasting - Integrations **Back Office** - Allocation - Asset Register - Lean Management - Maintenance - Organization Management - Payroll - Portfolio Mix - Purchase Orders - Requisition - Shift Scheduling - Sourcing - Status - Time & Attendance Tracking - Warranty Management **Collaboration** - Integrations - Multiple users - Forecast collaboration - Inventory collaboration **Logistics** - Cross Docking - Receiving - Pick & Pack **Order Tracking** - Shipping - Tracking - Backorder **Supplier Information** - Profiles - Qualifications - History **Warehousing** - Locations - Multi-Warehouse - Third-Party **Front Office** - ATP - Checkout Process - Configuration Rules - Contact & Account Management - Customer Portal - Field Service Booking - Field Service Dispatch - Product & Price List Management - Product Catalog - Promotions and Discounts - Quote & Order Management - Returns / Refunds - Storefront Design Tools - Territory & Quota Management - Tickets - Visual Configuration **Planning** - Planning dashboard - Capacity Planning - Assortment Planning - Business functions - Goal planning - Comprehensive Planning - Workflow **Analytics** - Worker performance - Error Tracking - Procurement analytics **Inventory Management** - Stock Levels - Flow Of Goods - Reserving Goods **Purchasing** - Demand - Purchase Orders - In Transit - Receiving **Integration** - Breadth of Partner Applications - Data Import and Export Tools - Integration APIs **Inventory Management** - Customer Portal - Cycle Counting **Customer Management** - Order Status - Information Access - Email Notifications **Sales & Marketing** - Customer Master - ATP - Order History - Returns - Credit Limits - Pricing & Discounts **Logistics** - Centralized Inventory Database - In Transit - Inventory Forecasting - Inventory Pricing and Costing - Inventory Reporting - Inventory Tracking / Ordering - Picking Methods - Picking Planning - Receiving - Shipping Options **Subscription Management** - Payment Data - Payment Gateway - Billing - Automatic Payments **Assembly** - BOM - Kitting - Disassembly **Platform** - Customization - Internationalization - Output Document Generation - Performance and Reliability - User, Role, and Access Management - Workflow Capability **Agentic AI - Order Management** - Adaptive Learning - Natural Language Interaction **Logistics ** - Picking & Packing - Packaging - Shipping - Routing - Tracking **Production** - BOM - Defects - Identify Demand - Inspections - Manage Resources - MPS - MRP - Production Plans - Rework - Shop Floor - Waste - WIP **HR** - Payroll - Workforce Management - Time & Attendance **Reporting & Analytics** - Custom Reporting - Dashboards - Integration **Generative AI** - AI Text Generation - AI Text Summarization **Generative AI** - AI Text Generation - AI Text Summarization **Inventory Management Platform Features** - Centralized Inventory Database - Inventory Level Dashboards - Stock History Reporting - Low Stock Notifications - Bundles, Kits, & Variants - Asset Tracking - Inventory Forecasting - eCommerce Integrations - Accounting Integrations - Data Exporting / Importing **Agentic AI - ERP Systems** - Decision Making **Agentic AI - Distribution ERP** - Autonomous Task Execution - Cross-system Integration - Adaptive Learning ## Top Aptean Distribution ERP Alternatives - [Acumatica](https://www.g2.com/products/acumatica/reviews) - 4.4/5.0 (1,905 reviews) - [NetSuite](https://www.g2.com/products/netsuite/reviews) - 4.1/5.0 (4,611 reviews) - [Sage Intacct](https://www.g2.com/products/sage-intacct/reviews) - 4.3/5.0 (3,844 reviews)