Epicor Kinetic vs Pointly Comparison

Why choose Epicor Kinetic

• Higher Analytics score (6/10 vs 5/10)

Why choose Pointly

• Has a free plan (Epicor Kinetic does not)
• Higher Cost score (7/10 vs 3/10)
• Higher Security score (8/10 vs 6/10)

Epicor Kinetic

Pros

• Combines manufacturing operations and finance in one system, so production costs flow straight to the ledger.
• Multi-company setup handles intercompany transactions, eliminations and consolidated group reports.
• Multiple books, currencies and languages with automatic currency conversion, which suits global plants.
• Highly configurable, which reviewers on Gartner single out as a strength.
• Choice of cloud, hybrid or on-premise deployment.

Cons

• No public pricing, and reviewers report frequent price increases and high consultant costs during implementation.
• Upgrades become hard once a system has been heavily customised.
• Reviewers call the BAQ report builder too complicated and describe a steep learning curve.
• Support and partner quality vary by region, and some reviewers complain of slow support.
• Payroll and expense management depend on separate modules or third-party tools.

Pointly

Pros

• Monthly prices are published, from 99 euros for 500 million points, and there is a free tier for testing
• Pointly Box allows on-premise and air-gapped processing for data-sensitive operators
• It holds ISO 27001 certification, and cloud processing defaults to EU data centers on Azure
• Custom classifiers can be trained on a customer's own class catalog
• There are extensions for Esri ArcGIS and Bentley MicroStation, and it exports in many formats

Cons

• It only covers classification, with no asset management, work orders or maintenance tools
• Vectorization and custom classifier training are quoted per project, not list-price items
• There are few independent user reviews on G2, Capterra or Reddit
• The pricing page has a yearly billing toggle but shows no annual prices