Verified User in Consumer Goods
IC
Verified User in Consumer Goods
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Would recommend the Brightpearl team and system to any small-medium business!"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Brightpearl?

The full support that you receive from the team. Your whole implementation/Go Live schedule is mapped out and presented to you and regular calls and check ins are booked in straight away meaning that you can get all your questions answered really quickly.

In terms of using the system, the back end settings are extensive meaning 9 times out of 10 there is a way that Brightpearl can be tweaked to suit your requirements perfectly. The stock and inventory reporting was the massive bonus for us and the main motivation for getting it. It works great for our ecommerce business. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Brightpearl?

Not a complaint towards Brightpearl whatsoever as they made it very clear from the get go but implementation is hard work and you will face lots of hurdles to get your account ready to go live. The Brightpearl team are always on hand to assist and problem solve with you but it's not a walk in the park!

Our only downside using the system was the inability to list Bill of Materials / break down stock into halves etc. But we found ways around it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Richard H.
RH
Richard H.
Owner
Retail
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Brightpearl has helped massively in growing my business"
5/5
What do you like best about Brightpearl?

Since I have been using Brightpearl for almost 8 years a review is long overdue.

My business has grown hugely over the last three years with turnover up 400% and profit up 500%. I can honestly say this would not have been possible without Brightpearl. By streamlining almost all of our business processes I have been able to keep staff to an absolute minimum as turnover has grown.

Brightpearl has also allowed me to add sales channels which we simply would not otherwise be able to manage without more staff, which would make these channels loss making.

The most important thing about Brghtpearl is that it brings my whole business together into one place. I spend 9 hours a day looking at Brightpearl, it manages several sales channels, my accounting and inventory management. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Brightpearl?

I am actually struggling to find things I don't like with the current version of Brightpearl.

I can see however that as a new user it may be intimidating. The system is complex. If it were not however it would be missing features, so this is a necessary evil.

The worst thing about Brightpearl is that for it to be any use you most embrace it completely. This will mean a complicated setup and steep learning curve. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nick O.
NO
Nick O.
E-Commerce at Katie Kerr
Retail
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Using Brightpearl for our Multi-Channel Retail Business"
5/5
What do you like best about Brightpearl?

Its an Integrated system helping us run most aspects of our business - accounts, customers, products, sales fulfilment etc... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Brightpearl?

minor issues like not being able to save the options of a report for next time or set defaults for screens. This would save a lot of time. The magento integration does not allow configurable products to be created which again is time consuming. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Fields of Glory M.
FM
Fields of Glory M.
Model shop
Retail
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Partnering with Brightpearl is like being able to buy yourself more hours in the day."
3.5/5
What do you like best about Brightpearl?

The mulit channel stock management and inventory control is first class. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Brightpearl?

The integration with EKM has some issues with a few orders coming down incorrect and and some marked as unpaid due to the 1p order difference as a result of the way VAT is calculated. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
UE
Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Easy to use & Multichannel linked "
4/5
What do you like best about Brightpearl?

The simplicity & user Friendliness . Extreamly easy package to use . Everything link quiet well. Everything flow properly . API are extremely helpful .

Easy user interface.

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What do you dislike about Brightpearl?

Preventing access to certain area . Allowing some to view customer Financial history without see the income statement and trail balance .

Bank reconciliations when upload CVS file its should automatically allocation 100% transactions.

Call tags and tickets are annoying as it seem to going around in circle before you get a answer.

landing cost feature is very expensive .

Bespoke reports should be allowed to be used . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Alternative Medicine
UA
Verified User in Alternative Medicine
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Brightpearl software review"
2/5
What do you like best about Brightpearl?

The inventory management is easy to use.

It is easy to edit general journal entries. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Brightpearl?

The system does not figure Sales Tax properly and may never becasue they keep telling us it supposed to work the way it does. (wrong for US businesses). So the sales tax reporting is always wrong at the end of the month and requires endless corrections to invoices to fix.

The Sales analysis reporting is terrible. There is no easy way to see how much money you actually collected during a month. and the values on the report do not give with income statements. There is no way to see how the values are being calculated.

Checking writing is awful. They don't put the invoice date on the stub. Instead they show all the invoice dates as the date the bill is paid. And the unbold print barely shows up on colored checks.

It is easy to edit general journal entries, which is a good thing because you have to daily, because the system does not allow you to have access to all of the ledger codes all of the time.

There is not a multi step process for receiving money from sales, so it is really difficult to see the income sources.

They do not separate customer deposits into a liability category so the receivable values is always incorrect.

List like accounts receivable are not sorted alphabetically by customer last name. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Apparel & Fashion
AA
Verified User in Apparel & Fashion
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"A programme designed to help manage all aspects of your brand"
4/5
What do you like best about Brightpearl?

Brightpearls positives are numerous, From the stock tracking, the news feed for each retailer, the search systems to aid sales and even the simplistic nature so that new users are fast to pick up how to use the system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Brightpearl?

The main dislike would be the fact that Brightpearl does not have the ability to pre allocate stock. Dealing with huge intakes would be made far easier if pre allocation was a possibility. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Retail
UR
Verified User in Retail
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Review"
1/5
What do you like best about Brightpearl?

This is extremely hard to answer as I don't find it very user friendly and am struggling to find things I like about it! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Brightpearl?

The reporting tools are not detailed enough and it is hard to find or trailer reports to specif requirements Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

FS
Faisal S.
Finance Director
Apparel & Fashion
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Good Software that needs some work"
3.5/5
What do you like best about Brightpearl?

Fairly Decent accounting software with some real good possibilities. The Bank feeds function is so useful and the overall design of the software is suitable for small businesses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Brightpearl?

The system is not geared for specialised accounting work. There should be advanced modules available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Erik B.
EB
Erik B.
Director | VP
Farming
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Good but more development is needed. "
3.5/5
What do you like best about Brightpearl?

Cloud based, its speed and reliability. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Brightpearl?

Accounting features, invoicing and unconvincing. Doesn't acknowledge varying costs correctly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.