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- Industry: Consumer Goods
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
We couldn't manage our business without Brightpearl
Reviewed on 14/03/2023
Pros
Brightpearl has significantly reduced our margin for error by giving us a centralized platform to manage all of our processes. We are a 2 person operations team managing a multi-thousand SKU catalog. Brightpearl's inventory management features have set us up to manage our catalog with ease. We have entirely automated our Order Management process as well. From the time an order is placed to the time and order is fulfilled and posted into Quickbooks, we don't have a single moment of manual intervention. This has saved us so much time and from so many errors. Our onboarding team ([sensitive content hidden] ) was AMAZING and set us up with some of the best processes we've ever had.
Cons
Most integrations and add-ons required completely custom development work which was time and resource intensive. We're accustomed to the "Shopify" model with our technology partners that have 1-2 click integrations that you can then customize to meet your business goals.
Response from Sage
Hi there Abigail,
Thank you very much for sparing the time to review us, we love hearing from our customers!
It's amazing to hear that Brightpearl has fully automated your thousands of SKUs, as a team of two I can definitely see why this is necessary! From single order touch-points to simplifying purchases too, it's wonderful to hear that Brightpearl is a great fit for you,
On your comment on custom development, while our integrations do allow out of the box 'plug and play' ability, we also allow our customers to tweak and customize how they work for them as we appreciate that not one size fits all. I'm glad to hear you have been able to find the perfect customization for you!
Thank you again,
Tom (Brightpearl by Sage)
- Industry: Leisure, Travel & Tourism
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
We moved from Sage
Reviewed on 28/09/2020
The relationship manager and technical response is now good and because we have had problems with...
The relationship manager and technical response is now good and because we have had problems with our supply change we have now bought Demand Planner and are confident that this will help greatly with our management of supplies and the amount of time taken in dealing with them.
Pros
We moved some years ago from Sage, which was causing us serious problems and although the original implementation was rather time consuming and the product cost very much more than Sage we have over the years been pleased we made the move.
We are mainly geared towards traditional rather than on-line sales but the interface with other apps is good, the accounting is solid and the sales/warehousing function substantially meets our needs.
Cons
All aspects are ok - does a good job for us
Response from Sage
Hi Martin,
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on Brightpearl, we love hearing from our customers!
Your feedback echoes a lot of concerns businesses come to us with when they're looking at upgrading their traditional back office systems. We build our implementation plans around the requirements of our customers, so while they can be time consuming, they're vital to ensure that you hit the ground running. Which is sounds like you did! So great to hear!
It's excellent to hear the great support that you're getting from our teams too. We've had rave feedback about Brightpearl Demand Planner so it's great that you've invested in that too.
Thank you again,
Tom
- Industry: Automotive
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10
An ERP that attempts to find a mid-market ecommerce niche but falls short in many ways
Reviewed on 25/11/2020
Overall, Brightpearl did not meet its promises. After just 6 months, we made a decision to start...
Overall, Brightpearl did not meet its promises. After just 6 months, we made a decision to start looking elsewhere and abandon the tremendous investment we had made in Brightpearl.
If your business has over $5 million in sales, and a dedicated full time bookkeeper who interacts daily with both purchasing staff and sales staff, Brightpearl may be a fit for you. If not, we do not recommend Brightpearl.
Pros
Brightpearl has a lot of features and can be powerful at automation in some areas.
Cons
Brightpearl is expecially weak in several essential areas: onboarding/training, user interface, purchasing automation. Brightpearl charges a hefty price (more than $10K) for onboarding data, setup and training and both are disappointing. Data migration is complex because Brightpearl keeps its data in an uncommon way. You will need a third party data consultant familiar with Brightpearl data to get the data in the right format. Training is inadequate. We were never trained in much of the system because the trainer ran out of time. We asked repeatedly for more training but were not given it. This created enormous extra work for our team throughout the first few months. In fact, the training was so incomplete that we never received any training on the general ledger of the ERP. ERPs are rooted in accounting. But we were not trained on it. The user interface is antiquated. We've never experienced a user experience that required so many clicks to do the most basic things. Data is not visible in context during purchasing or inventory management. Purchasing in general is clunky. Time consuming.
Reasons for Choosing Brightpearl
We left Volusion and moved to BigCommerce. Whereas Volusion had a native inventory management system, Bigcommerce does not. So we needed an inventory management system with automation for drop ships and in-house fulfillment. We thought Brightpearl would provide inventory management, sales automation and financial accounting that would provide transaction level insight into our purchasing and sales.Switched From
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It had promised to be robust and powerful.Response from Sage
Hi Steve,
Thank you for the feedback.
I'm sorry to hear that you're reporting such issues with our onboarding. Our implementation team match training plans with against a defined list of the modules our customers tell us they're looking to adopt when they go live with us. In short, if something will be used, training on it will be provided.
We have been aware you feel that training has fell short in some areas and in response, your Project Manager and our VP of Global Professional Services have both attempted to get in touch with you to schedule additional training, but have not received any response.
We would really like to discuss these issues 1:1, so please get in contact with us ASAP so we can work on a way forward together.
Tom (Brightpearl)
- Industry: Food & Beverages
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Brightpearl made things so much easier to track
Reviewed on 07/07/2021
Before Brightpearl we were using various systems to track stock, fulfill orders, deal with...
Before Brightpearl we were using various systems to track stock, fulfill orders, deal with accounts, manage our suppliers — which was all a bit crazy and really time-consuming.
This was the first time using software like this, but Brightpearl ran several training sessions and gave an open floor to discuss how to utilize Brightpearl best for us. Their support has been exceptional and they've been on hand to help clarify issues we encountered quickly.
Pros
We’ve used Brightpearl for several years now, and I can confidently say that adopting it has made things way more efficient, saved us a significant amount of time, and helped us understand the business better. We’ve got several departments working together through a unified hub to manage sales, stock, and reporting across all our different sales channels.
Brightpearl has allowed us to focus more of our time on growth rather than being swamped under a load of different systems that didn’t give us an up-to-date picture of where we were.
Cons
There is a bit of a learning curve with understanding everything that the software can do.
Response from Sage
Hi Alex,
Thank you very much for leaving us your review.
It's wonderful to hear about the huge positive impact that switching to Brightpearl has been for you all.
It's also great to hear about the great experience you had with being trained and setup on our platform - and it sounds like that great experience continues to this day.
Thank you again,
Tom (Brightpearl)
- Industry: Retail
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Brightpearl ERP system is a comprehensive and user-friendly solution
Reviewed on 27/01/2023
The system is great for order management, and stock tracking. It gives us the ability to accurately...
The system is great for order management, and stock tracking. It gives us the ability to accurately forecast customer demand, and with the help of real-time inventory tracking, we can ensure that we always have the right products in stock to meet customer demand. The system also integrates seamlessly with our e-commerce platform.Brightpearl has been instrumental in helping our business maintain operational efficiencies during a period of high growth.
Pros
Brightpearl ERP system is a comprehensive and user-friendly solution for businesses looking to streamline their operations during periods of growth. One of the standout features of this system is its ease of use. The interface is intuitive, making it easy for employees at all levels to navigate and utilise the various tools and features. This has been particularly helpful for our business as it has allowed us to efficiently manage and track our inventory, sales, and financials during a period of high growth.
Cons
Some complex functions require 3rd party solutions
Response from Sage
Hi there Andy,
Thank you so much for your review, it's so great to hear how well Brightpearl is meeting your needs and how easy you find it to use.
From day one, we've been committed to both, which underpins our goal of providing merchants such as yourselves the tools to grow.
Thank you again for your recommendation.
Tom (Brightpearl by Sage)
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10
Mixed Bag with Areas of Opportunity
Reviewed on 10/01/2018
It's nice to have all your records in one place, but being able to make meaningful use of said data...
It's nice to have all your records in one place, but being able to make meaningful use of said data is a large area of opportunity, and it can be done with some substantial elbow grease.
It's good for smaller companies, but larger companies would be better with different ERP solutions.
Pros
BP has made some improvements in key areas, such as the removal of purchasing of user slots. (e.g. if you had 10 users, only 4 could sign in at any one time).
But there are still areas of opportunity, in terms of better facilitation of accounting, order, and inventory control.
That said, it is probably still the most economical, if you want to really put in some elbow grease vs. other ERPs.
Cons
Needs substantial improvements in reporting inventory and accurately pulling proper reports for tax accounting and other accounting, as well as aiding in projecting units to order per quarter/season. Basic functionality is fine, but could also be improved, as much of the panel is very Web 1.5. Really meant for smaller companies, and not larger complex ones.
Response from Sage
Hi there,
Thank you for taking the time to review us. We're always pleased to get feedback from one of our customers. I'm pleased you're enjoying our updates to the platform. We're always looking to improve and feedback from users such as yourself is invaluable in assessing this.
Regarding your comment on Brightpearl being primarily suited to smaller companies, many of our customers are large businesses who have grown on Brightpearl and find our platform scales with them. Others join us as such as are impressed with the flexibility.
We would really like to explore the areas for development you mention. I would recommend dropping an email to your Customer Success Manager and we can get the ball rolling.
Thank you again.
Brightpearl
- Industry: Cosmetics
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Great for internet sellers
Reviewed on 13/07/2022
Pros
I have been using Brightpearl for the past 10 years which is a sign I am a very happy customer. We find it very user friendly, convenient for the entire team to access data and work on relevant processes and we like the fact it is totally integrated so no systems issues.
Cons
I don’t have any dislikes but I have requested features such as batch processing and fractional units
Response from Sage
Hi there Laura,
Thank you so much for your review, we really appreciate it - especially from one of customers who has been with us for so long!
It's great to hear that you're so happy using Brightpearl and how user friendly, convenient, and how well it integrates with all your systems.
We appreciate your feature requests too - we're reviewing those as I type! :)
Thank you again, here's to another 10 years!
Tom (Brightpearl)
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Excellent for multichannel businesses
Reviewed on 24/05/2021
Pros
Brightpearl is a great tool to sell products via lots of channels. It is easy to use and has powerful APIs which we've used successfully for our own integrations. It has kept up with our rapid growth over the past 5+ years and we'd recommend it to a business in a similar situation.
Cons
The accounting section of Brightpearl meets the minimum requirements but has not really progressed for some time and is behind other tools. It does the job but if you have complex accounting needs you may need a separate accounting tool.
Response from Sage
Hi James,
Really appreciate you taking the time to review us, thank you.
I'm really pleased to hear that you're growing so well with Brightpearl and it's great to hear that you're making use of our open API with your bespoke requirements.
Just on your feedback on our accounting functionality, our in-built accounting functionality does the essentials, however for our customers who want something extra, or prefer to keep their existing relationships with other accounting specialty services, we offer direct integrations into Quickbooks, Xero, and Avalara, plus more to come! You can see them here: https://www.brightpearl.com/integrations/accounting. Please let us know if you'd like more information on how these are setup.
Thank you again,
Tom (Brightpearl)
- Industry: Apparel & Fashion
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Brightpearl Review
Reviewed on 25/11/2016
As a business, we have been using Brightpearl for a few years now and have had an incredibly...
As a business, we have been using Brightpearl for a few years now and have had an incredibly positive experience. On the customer service level - both in person and online - we have had an incredibly effective and personable response rate, especially of recent, which has made our usage a whole lot easier. We have therefore learnt a lot more about our business and its direct Brightpearl relationship, giving us more insight into weaknesses, improvements and areas of strength. High praise to the financial side of Brightpearl as this is easy to use and navigate. We are looking forward to our close working relationship in the future as we are expanding our business and therefore constantly looking to refining our Brightpearl usage.
Pros
Effective software, enabling access of the entire company to view and work as a team to work as a chain from start to finish in different parts of the UK in order to complete the entire part of the supply chain. Therefore leading to effective business management.
Cons
Uninformed from the beginning about certain aspects (not down to Brightpearl directly) and therefore the small team need enlightening and training regarding certain elements that can be so easily taught and answers. Because Brightpearl can do so much, there is just so much to learn that perhaps we are not taking advantage of as a business.
- Industry: Retail
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Would Recommend Brightpearl
Reviewed on 26/04/2022
Overall the experience is very good. With the Automation App, orders are fulfilled direct to the...
Overall the experience is very good. With the Automation App, orders are fulfilled direct to the warehouse by-passing customer services, and invoicing is completed automatically at the end of each day.
Pros
Easy to use. Gives a full view of the business with order management, stock and accounting all together in the one product
Cons
Revenue reporting on sales of products sold within bundles. Revenue is attributed to the bundled product and not to the individual product. Therefore manual manipulation of the exported data is needed.
Response from Sage
Hi Nikki,
Thank you so much for your review, we love receiving feedback from our customers!
I'm really pleased you find Brightpearl easy to use and our functionality meets the majority of your business goals. It's particularly great to hear that you're fulfilling orders swiftly by actioning the exceptions rather than each order.
On your comment on revenue reporting, have you raised this with your Success team or Brightpearl Support? I'll do this for you and get them to follow-up with you directly.
Thank you again,
Tom (Brightpearl)
- Industry: Retail
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Brightpearl is a big help!
Reviewed on 08/02/2018
Pros
What I like about this software is that it has centralized system, we do not need to log in into several accounts with our partners' channels. This system is more efficient compared to others because it requires less operation from the ordering of goods to supplier up to the delivery to the stores. Our items reach the stores with less lead time. It will really help to reduce/eliminate stock outs and opportunity loss.
Cons
One thing which I think this system needs to improve is about the report/data it generates. We, as an Inventory Analyst, we rely so much to the data that the system is giving us, for us to do our function and data analysis.
Response from Sage
Hi Loreto,
Firstly, thank you for taking the time to review us. Direct, honest feedback is very important to us. I'm really pleased that you find Brightpearl to be a big help and you like the centralised approach. Having everything under one roof is core to what we do and will keep doing. I'm also really pleased to hear that it's helped with reducing your lead times - our automation was built to do that and it's great to hear individual cases when that fruit comes to bear. Thank you for your feedback on our reporting. It's been a point of focus for us and I'm pleased to say that we've improved the capabilities of several of our report in our suite and will continue to do so. To catch up with our latest improvements, be sure to stay tuned to our release notes: https://help.brightpearl.com/hc/en-us/categories/201499746-Release-Notes-Notifications.
Thank you again,
Tom
Brightpearl
- Industry: Retail
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Inventory Planner
Reviewed on 27/07/2023
Pros
Inventory Planner is a great tool to help with forecasting. It tells you what to purchase and when to purchase using its advanced forecasting tool. This really helps our team to never over or understock. It’s easy to import and export purchase orders and then forecast using the tool. It makes it easy to track inventory and lets us know how much to stock of each bundle. The product is so user friendly and easy to understand.
Cons
Would've liked quicker issue resolution with customer support
Response from Sage
Hi there Danielle,
Thank you so much for taking out the time to review our sister product and forecasting app, Inventory Planner, we really appreciate it!
It's great to hear how well Inventory Planner is helping you keep control of your stock and forecast, and how user-friendly you find it. Amazing!
Thank you again,
Tom (Brightpearl by Sage)
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A Good Move - Improving All The Time
Reviewed on 07/02/2017
We carried out quite a bit of research and Brightpearl simply covered more of our requirements than...
We carried out quite a bit of research and Brightpearl simply covered more of our requirements than anything else we came across. We setup Brightpearl aided by their installation service in Feb 2016 and its been a good stable platform since with very few problems along the way.
We use Brightpearl for our accounting and inventory managment which syncs with our Magento and Ebay stores, it also leaves the door open to Amazon if we choose.
For us, there are a few things that could be better to suit our needs, this mainly due to the limited stock update import size from CSV, limited size of updates over the Brightpearl to Magento API. Certain EPOS functions such as easier returns/credits and ability to utilise product custom options in EPOS could be improved / included. It is also crying out for easier options to integrate a decent customer account/loyalty system. Brightpearl however, did still provide more than other systems we looked at.
Taking above in to account, Brightpearl without doubt has been a good move for us and we have learned to work around most of our issues which are most likely specific to us. We as a company could never go back to what we had before and I would say compared to the previous system, Brightpearl saves us around 6 hours per day in staff time but has also added much improved reliability to stock levels on the website and Ebay.
A year on and we do feel positive about being on board with Brightpearl. Support (Free) is pretty good and the system is improving all the time, with what seems like quarterly updates including extra features and better usability. I understand that a brand new EPOS app is on the way soon and they are following that with a new Brightpearl to Magento API connector which will vastly improve performance with large inventory/product data updates, unfortunately this does not include extended functionality to cover our particular requirement - : (
My advice to anyone thinking about going ahead is spend the time prior to installation and get your product data, sku's etc spot on first. As long as you get your data correct and in sync with your website you should not run in to any problems.
- Industry: Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
Cracks showing but nothing is perfect.
Reviewed on 03/12/2016
I have developed my business starting in 2011 with 1 staff member going to 10 staff today....
I have developed my business starting in 2011 with 1 staff member going to 10 staff today. Brightpearl overall is fantastic value for money given the extent of what it can offer an eccomerce company. However small unpolished aspects and glitches are now starting to cause real and serious problems for the efficiency of the business with the level of sales we are processing. Missing payments and orders which disappear and important details in the multi channel offerings which are missing paint the picture of a job not quite finished by the developers. Immensely frustrating when the supprt team offer no fixes to our problems. The bigger we grow the more severe the consequences of their bugs and issues. The support teams needs massive investment to keep up with brightpearl growth. Overall I would rate it 3 stars but it sounds like there isn't much that's better out there.
Pros
Value for money. Versatile easy
Cons
Support needs investment. They need to take responsibility for their bugs and issues
- Industry: Printing
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Excellent integrated software with solid support
Reviewed on 05/12/2018
We have used it for several years and on the whole it is a very good system.
We have used it for several years and on the whole it is a very good system.
Pros
Ease of use, the integrated accounts package
Cons
It is only suited to drop shippers, its not really designed for bespoke manufacturers as a standalone software
Response from Sage
Hi Jack,
Thank you so much for taking the time to review us. We love hearing our customers feedback!
It's great to hear from your review title that you're a fan of our Support team. They thrive on great feedback like this so I'll be sure to pass it on. It's also fantastic to hear that you enjoy our real-time accounting too.
On your point on manufacturing, we understood that we could do more to support manufacturers like yourself so we developed our own bill of materials app. You can find out more about it here: https://www.brightpearl.com/integrations-bom/bom-module. Get in touch if you'd like to discuss it further.
Thanks again for your feedback.
Speak soon,
Tom
- Industry: Business Supplies & Equipment
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Broghtpearl the New ERP!
Reviewed on 20/04/2021
I have used Brightpearl for over 1 year and one thing is evident. Effectiveness, its very light and...
I have used Brightpearl for over 1 year and one thing is evident. Effectiveness, its very light and tabs load quickly, I can say for those who need a proper Enterprise management system, BP it is.
Pros
It's intuitive and very easy to integrate with other eCommerce platforms like Shopify.
Cons
It requires a bit of training to get started.
Response from Sage
Hi there Dickens,
Thank you very much for your review, it's great to hear that you're getting on so well with Brightpearl and it's connection to our partner, Shopify.
On your comment on training, Brightpearl is a broad system so it could be seen as daunting without the right training - this is why we ensure that our implementation team set you properly trained before you go live, and afterwards you have access to our learning platform, Brightpearl Training, and also our Help Centre and Community where you can pose questions to other users. If you'd like any help with these, please contact your Success team who will be happy to send you in the right direction.
Thanks again for your review,
Tom (Brightpearl)
- Industry: Retail
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Brightpearl - I couldn't sell on multi-channels without this piece of software
Reviewed on 21/03/2017
I knew from the outset that I would be selling across multiple channels including Amazon, eBay and...
I knew from the outset that I would be selling across multiple channels including Amazon, eBay and our own website and so wanted software that could cope with the stock changes across each channel in live time. But as I was starting a new business wanted some accounting software too, well Brightpearl offers both and the accounting side of things is similar to Sage so is easy to get to grips with and our accountants were more than happy too.
Pros
Ease of use
Account package integrated into their core system
Inventory readjusted automatically across all channels as items are sold
Cons
Some aspects of the accounting could be more automated rather than relying on manual intervention
Some areas when selling on ebay internationally need manual intervention, will be better when this is not required
- Industry: Consumer Goods
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Excellent system and service
Reviewed on 06/05/2021
Pros
Integrates seamlessly with our e-commerce site and syncs inventory levels perfectly. We use the system to manage our sales orders and fulfilment, purchasing, inventory and demand forecasting. The Customer support Team are knowledgeable and always quick to respond.
Cons
What like some more customisable features and the ability to change certain layouts. New features can take a little while.
Response from Sage
Hi Toby,
Thank you so much for sparing the time to review us, we love hearing from our customers!
It's great to hear that Brightpearl plugs so well into your existing tech stack and provides you with so much insights and control. Also fantastic to hear that you've been getting so much great service from our Support team.
I'll get your Technical Account Manager to reach out to you on the features on layouts. Do you check out out release notes? They come out every two months and cover all the latest releases and bug fixes. We also have quarterly webinars with our Product team where they discuss our roadmap.
Thank you again for your review,
Tom (Brightpearl)
- Industry: Automotive
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Excellent software for growing E-Commerce business
Reviewed on 27/01/2023
Pros
As our company grew we needed a better system for inventory management and sales orders processing across multiple channels. Brightpearl was the perfect solution for us. Now we're able to easily track everything live in our warehouse and efficiently handle orders, POs, and returns all through one system. Without Brightpearl our company wouldn't have been able to expand to multiple warehouses across different states.Additionally, the Brightpearl implementation team was extremely helpful in getting us up and running with lots of training and fine tuning of the data to fit our needs.I'd definitely recommend Brightpearl to any company looking to expand and have a higher level of organization for their team.
Cons
There were no major cons for us with this software.
Response from Sage
Hi there Anthony,
Thank you so much for your review, we love hearing from our customers!
It's fantastic to hear how well Brightpearl is meeting your needs particularly being able to have visibility of your orders, purchases, and returns.
Your feedback on your implementation team is also wonderful to hear. Being able to hit the ground running is such an important consideration for other e-commerce brands so your endorsement is so valuable for them.
Thank you again,
Tom (Brightpearl by Sage)
- Industry: Consumer Goods
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Good company with great support
Reviewed on 15/06/2021
Brightpearl helps us manage our business and deal with managing stock and customer orders effectivel...
Brightpearl helps us manage our business and deal with managing stock and customer orders effectively.
Pros
The support we are provided is really good and the staff is always knowledgeable.
Cons
Sometimes it is lacking functionality and is limited in off the shelf api connections.
Response from Sage
Hi Stan,
Thank you for your review!
It's great to hear how Brightpearl has helped you manage your back office operations so well and how we support you too! Great to hear!
In terms of the functionality and API connections, it would be great to drill into this further. I'll ask your Success team to reach out.
Thank you again,
Tom (Brightpearl)
- Industry: Accounting
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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Manage your whole business from one system
Reviewed on 21/01/2017
Brightpearl is one of the few systems that allows multi-channel retailers/ wholesalers to manage...
Brightpearl is one of the few systems that allows multi-channel retailers/ wholesalers to manage everything - Customers, Marketing, Inventory and Accounting. An integrated system brings many benefits.
Pros
Integrated system - marketing, sales, purchasing, inventory and accounting are all working on the same database
Can deal with complex product ranges, seasons, sales channels and so on
Strong links to the most popular ecommerce platforms
Cons
Compared to Xero, Brightpearl's accounting functionality is weak. Accounting and related functions are cumbersome for non-financial staff to work with
If you need to "assemble" your products - i.e. build up a product from a group of inputs - Brightpearl can only deal with this at a rudimentary level and then some of the usability starts to weaken
- Industry: Sporting Goods
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Everything in one place
Reviewed on 10/02/2017
Brightpearl really helped us consolidate many functions of our business in one place. Stock...
Brightpearl really helped us consolidate many functions of our business in one place. Stock management, invoicing, accounts. Also f you want an online solution that can easily tie into your online store (we use Shopify) then i would recommend this.
Pros
Mostly the fact that it's online and is generally pretty easy to use
Cons
When things go wrong it's not always easy to find out how to fix the problem
- Industry: Wholesale
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Brightpearl Review
Reviewed on 18/11/2016
I've now been using Brightpearl (BP) for just under a year and I have found the system slick and...
I've now been using Brightpearl (BP) for just under a year and I have found the system slick and modern. The ease in which you can import and export data from excel is amazing and saves so much time.
Entering sales orders is quick and easy as we are able to run Shiptheory through BP and link to our carriers. We are also able to link our website to BP allowing sales orders to be placed on line and go straight onto the system.
What I particularly like about BP it is never standing still and new ideas are always emerging, the new multi currency feature will be really useful for our company.
The support system is good and the personnel are helpful, efficient and reliable.
We have just renewed our package for next year. Great system.
Pros
Importing and exporting via excel
- Industry: Wholesale
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Brightpearl keeps us on track
Reviewed on 07/02/2017
We have been with Brightpearl for a couple of years now, and the recent upgrades have seen some...
We have been with Brightpearl for a couple of years now, and the recent upgrades have seen some very useful features making it an easy software to use and increasing its value to our company. The bank feed allows for ease of matching transactions, while there are many inventory options, including multiple currencies. We wouldn't use any other software.
Pros
Ease of entry and customability
Cons
Am still learning much about the software, its a shame that the support is in a different timezone
- Industry: Retail
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
We use brightpearl inventory management software
Reviewed on 29/11/2016
We have used brightpearl inventory management software for a few years, and find it very useful to...
We have used brightpearl inventory management software for a few years, and find it very useful to manage our sales and dispatch. The reporting is very useful. Great customer support too.
Pros
ease of use
Cons
make a mobile app version