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Genius ERP is a complete enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution that includes software, implementation services and field expertise for small to mid-sized custom manufacturers. For over 30 years, Genius ERP has been the...
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- Industry: Defense & Space
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Long time partners
We have been with Genius since 2008! We are a medium sized flex manufacturing company. It's been an exciting journey for us as our resources were limited during implementation, so we had a rough start, however, over the last 5 years, we have been working with Genius to get the most out of our software and the team has been great to work with. I love the canteens! we have been able to get Realtime support from the team as well as other customers of Genius. We all share our best practices. The webinars are wonderful as well. We are getting ready to transition to V15 and our whole team has been excited about this.
Pros
There are a few features that I love about the software so far: 1. very flexible. There are so many fields to add as much or as little data as you need to each module.2. For the exception of shop floor and data collection, all their modules are included in the price for the license.3. Existing reports such as the open order report, have so much information to be able to manage at a higher level with all the critical details available at your fingertips, so you don't have to go digging around to find info.4. The customer support and especially the canteens that they host are wonderful. They are able to work with you to help resolve issues you're having with the software and sometimes just the method or process. The Genius team is knowledgeable, so they are able to give solutions based on industry standards as well.
Cons
There are some fields that don't actually connect to anything sometimes. These get fixed during upgrades, but without having someone on staff that really understands how a database works and can go look at the background structure to find the links, you are having to rely heavily on the Genius team.
Response from Genius Solutions
Hi Nada, Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We're happy to hear you find the product flexible to fit your needs. Glad to hear that you are having the most out of the Canteens.
- Industry: Industrial Automation
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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A long transition
Transitioning was a very difficult process for us. Using language and tools we'd been using for over 50 years and trying to sync it up with a general manufacturing software was quite a challenge. We are still making progress and within the first year we started to see financial benefits to the transition. Switching to an ERP is never easy, but Genius was and is with us along the way.
Pros
* User Friendly
* Little difficulty to wrap your head around how things work and why they work that way.
* Customizable
* Quick customer support
* Easily visible information
* Saw financial benefits within first year
Cons
* Difficult to transition from 50+ years of another way
* The French to English translations
* Long transition process for our company
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Genius was more focused on Manufacturers.- Industry: Telecommunications
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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A genuine EPR software
Genius EPR has made easy for us to track all financial performance of our various business without beating around the bush.
Pros
The software has enabled us to seamlessly manage all our daily operations with alot of accuracy and error free.
Cons
The product is very user-friendly and customizable. No dislike
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- Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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Genius ERP user
Pros
Structure and layout is similar between different modules making it easier to navigate through
Cons
Appears simple information is not easily found or you need to go through several clicks to find information required.
Response from Genius Solutions
Hi Steve,
I'll pass on your feedback to our development team. Thanks for leaving a review.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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GENIUS ERP REVIEW
OVERALL AN A+ FOR GENIUS ERP. I WOULD RECOMMEND TO ANYONE IN THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY FOR SURE
Pros
ABILITY TO DO ESTIMATING, SCHEDULING AND PRODUCTION PLANNING ALL ON ONE PROGRAM
Cons
NOT TOO MANY DISLIKES JUST HAD TO GET USED TO USING THIS WITH PROGRAM
- Industry: Oil & Energy
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Custom Manufacturing ERP
Positive experience and happy with the service.
Pros
The broad scope of features that fit for our business.
Cons
Implementation did not go as smoothly as expected, but Genius ERP stayed with us to make sure we were operational and helped us get to where we needed to be.
Reasons for Switching to Genius ERP
Genius ERP had easier use and understanding of our unique requirements.- Industry: Machinery
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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GREAT PROGRAM
FROM THE ACCOUNTING ASPECT, THIS PROGRAM WAS VERY EASY TO LEARN AND TO USE. OVERALL VERY SATISFIED.
Pros
PROGRAM IS VERY EASY TO NAVIGATE AND OFFERS MANY TRAINING VIDEOS FOR QUESTIONS.
Cons
LESS TABS TO CLICK ON TO GET TO A CERTAIN SCREEN OR TO OBTAIN CERTAIN INFORMATION.
- Industry: Mining & Metals
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Genius ERP for Mid Size Manufacturing
We have had excellent service and support since implementation. We have evolved and grown the user base, and Genius has been with us throughout the growth journey.
Pros
Genius provides a multi module platform that is entirely integrated. It gives visibility through reports and dashboards, of performance metrics resulting for clocked hours, production costs, inventory management, accounting, estimating, quoting, and billing. It is fantastic for manufacturing environments.
Cons
To have customized internally developed report, Microsoft Power BI is a requirement.
Reasons for Switching to Genius ERP
The Canadian support, experience in manufacturing, comprehensive suite of modules, and value for the investment.- Industry: Machinery
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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Staff Accountant
Overall it is fairly straight forward, but issues can occur when an entire team isn't fluent with the system.
Pros
The quick service we receive when there is an issue.
Cons
The inability to reverse certain actions.
- Industry: Industrial Automation
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Genius ERP is a Great Tool For Our Growing Business.
It has helped our purchasing and invoicing with organization and ability to easily recall documentation. Overall, this has helped this section of the company greatly.
Pros
I appreciate the ability to filter most menus & the search options are smart.
Cons
It can be difficult to understand what processes can be edited and which will be permanent. Sometimes it is too late and you are stuck with an un-editable item, job, etc.
- Industry: Machinery
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Perfect ERP for Custom Manufacturer
Pros
My favorite part about the software is how adaptable it is to our changing organization and the integration opportunities it offers us with our processes, such as the integration with our nesting software.
Cons
My least favorite part about working with Genius ERP is that I don't have a direct line to dial if I need immediate assistance or support. I do, however, utilize their email system, which is typically OK, but in certain situations it would be nice to have a dedicated support to contact to address immediate needs.
- Industry: Farming
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Reliable Project Governance Application
We have been able to track and manage most of our customer data. It has enabled the organization to plan and implement critical decisions on production life cycle.
Pros
I was able to customize most of data entry fields. It is easy to use and set up across the enterprise. The customer support team was proactive and ready to offer any assistance when contacted.
Cons
I have not experienced any operational challenges after deployment.
- Industry: Online Media
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Weekly for Free Trial
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Genius ERP Review: Elevating Manufacturing Standards with Smart Solutions
My time with Genius ERP was really good. It helped us plan production smoothly and get quick updates on how things were going. The CAPA feature was a hero, fixing problems and keeping our products top-notch.
Pros
The user-friendly interface adds to its appeal, creating a well-orchestrated manufacturing environment that boosts efficiency and adaptability.
Cons
Genius ERP's learning curve during implementation and the resource intensity required can be initial challenges.
- Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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Great Program and Customer Service
My experience has been a positive one. When I email and ask for help, I receive the help promptly and efficiently
Pros
I like the Accounting portion of Genius because it has the capability of gathering all of the reports that I need in my position. It is easy to learn and use
Cons
There isnt a capability to print a GL Listing

- Industry: Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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convenient and flexible ERP
It is an strong ERP tool. It is capable of synchronizing all the departments, from accounting to customer service. Even the smallest elements of the supply chain is featured by useful tools.
Moreover, it has a high capacity of customization. I am amazed by the flexibility in creating the forms and hard-copies.
Pros
flexibility for customization, convenient dashboards, quantitative demonstration, integration with accouting
Cons
shortage of formulating quantities, shortage of built-in analytical tools
- Industry: Machinery
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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KISS principle
Overall, we are happy to be working with Genius ERP.
It provide use with all the informations necessary to make decision regarding production and purchassing.
Today we feel in control of our production cost and our inventory and can focus most of our time on product devellopment and in our continus improvement process.
Pros
I really like the simplicity of the software, it's simple and clear with the right amount of information on screen for the need of a small to mid-size business, it makes it easy to use for new employee. The UI is pleasant to use, and make it simple for user to find an option or to understand where to click.
Technical support is quick to repond when you have a major issue.
The transfert from engineering to manufacturing is fast and easy, the integration with Solidwork is simple tu use and makes it really .
Cons
I really don't like the fact that they make changes to the software and force sometime a way of working instead of adding a configuration option to let the user choose how he prefere the software to repond.
They choose simplicity, but sometime it makes it diffcult to twaek the software to your need when it could have been achieved with a simple control box in the configuration menu.
Response from Genius Solutions
Hi Frederic,
We're really happy to hear that you find our software simple to use, that it provides you with all the information you need, and that you find the transfer between engineering and manufacturing fast and easy. I understand your concerns about wanting to configure the software to your needsI will pass this on to our product team. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review! - Jesse Linklater, Director of Marketing

- Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Great ERP for manufacturing
We have replace our Epicor ERP with GENIUS ERP and we are very happy with the change. Genius is way faster than Epicor and is easier to learn and operate. I highly recommend Genius ERP.
Pros
This is a very effective ERP. The software is easy to learn and easy to operate. It can by automated to a certain degree with it's GTA (Genius Task Automation) system. Every major updates comes with many new features, so it get better and better with every updates.
Cons
Customization is very limited with Genius. You cannot change or alter the behavior or the look of the software. You may lose some needed functionality when the software is updated. Somme bugs can take many updates before they get fixed.
Response from Genius Solutions
Hi Eric, We're so glad to hear that you are happy you made the switch to Genius ERP! We want to make our software the absolute best and are always trying to work out the kinks, so thank you for the feedback. I'm pleased to hear that you think we are always improving and that you would highly recommend us. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review! - Jesse Linklater, Director of Marketing
- Industry: Automotive
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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A User Friendly ERP System
They offer many different avenues for training; Genius E-class, Genius Academy and an in depth help section within the software for each module. Genius has a strong desire to have a satisfied customer.
Pros
Genius is used across our whole organization. It is easy to navigate and learn. It has helped us streamline processes, reduce costs and increase customer responsiveness.
Cons
Genius is not yet entirely web based. We have run into situations where the software is not advanced enough to support us on automation projects that we would like to implement. Customization of reports can be costly.
Response from Genius Solutions
Hi Kristen, I'm glad to hear that Genius has streamlined your processes and reduced your costs that's what we strive to do for our customers! Thanks for leaving a review!
- Industry: Maritime
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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From spread sheets to ERP
Overall, it has been satisfactory. We are excited about some new improvements coming out. They have
Pros
The sales staff did a very good job. After struggling through the initial set up. My team has adapted and we use it company wide. It has been a great tool and has a lot of potential for us.
Cons
The accounting is not as easy or as flexible as our previous accounting system. We do everything from manufacturing to retail sales, including having a dealers and distributor network. We have monthly fees due to customers and have service teams in the field. We have had to create several work arounds but overall it has been continually improving.
- Industry: Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Pros
technical support, several option and feature
Cons
a full instruction manuel, we cannot delete item
- Industry: Mining & Metals
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Genius ERP is an effective solution, well build
Genius is an effective resource for planning and monitoring the stocks to be produced. It's easy to use and is a complete management solution.
Pros
Easy to use, very effective to create Job-Lot, very easy to follow the production
Cons
The modification of job-lot brings difficulties, Some job-lot remains empty even if their production is complete
- Industry: Textiles
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Responsable of Engineering
I can get a lot from the data base and use pivot tables and get all the analysis needed.
Pros
Genius is a excellent product which is intuitive and quite easy to use
Cons
In my opinion the Quality (non-conformities) section is not as we should expect for such good ERP
- Industry: Consumer Goods
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Genius fits well
We are manufacturing charging station for electrical vehicle; Our BOM are complex because they are including many parts. Genius MRP help us to plan and organize our production floor and controlling our inventory. It help us for traceability of products and component that have been use in the manufacture it. We're using Genius MRP for 2 years when we decided to integrate the financial suite. Since all our data are grouped in a single system, it is easier to find information; to possibility of drilling down greatly improves financial analysis.
Pros
The software meets our needs; interfaces are intuitive, easy to use. People who work at Genius are competent and are able to understand our needs.
Cons
Documentation and user guide are not always up-to-date; I knew that a new customer service department was now in place. This surely will help get answers quickly to questions of use.
- Industry: Automotive
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Good erp in general
Pros
Easy-to-use and very powerful if used properly
Cons
Lack of import from PLM, we need to import BOMs manually
- Industry: Mining & Metals
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Very nice, depending of what you need!
Pros
Userfriendly for empoyees who use it....
Cons
If you have a lot of daily's transactions, system could be slow...