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Laura
Verified reviewer
Events Services, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed April 2018
We have been users of Flex from almost the very beginning. We love the customer support!
We are able to do all of our quoting, invoicing and warehouse management in one software.
PROSEase of use, Flex is very intuitive. It works well for what we need it to do. The financial side of quoting and invoicing is an especially great feature.
CONSWish there were more labor timekeeping/crewing/scheduling features. A one stop shop product would be great.
Vendor Response
Laura, thanks for your thorough review and for your loyalty through the years. We pride ourselves in having a lot of long term Flex users and we work hard to make sure we keep them. I'm so glad to hear our support team has been good to you!
Replied April 2018
Matt
Events Services, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed April 2018
Love the software. Very easy to use and grows with the company. Great Tech Support.
Compared to our previous software this is tremendously beneficial. This makes inventory management and writing quotes much easier.
PROSOnce its set up, its very fast and easy to write quotes and manage inventory. That process takes a long time to get to, but the tech support is unrivaled. Its incredibly flexible in allowing individual customization which allows us to make our documents look the way we want. We're still learning and tweaking our forms and its great that we can continue to change.
CONSSometimes the open format and flexibility is TOO much flexibility. Once in a while we'd like to just have a standard way to fix a problem but can't because the issue is unique to the way we've structured our individual set-up. (Fortunately tech support is a life saver here) Also, there are some strange bugs still working out with regards to inventory- items that are scanned out today will show as unavailable for a job in the future simply because FLEX recognizes they aren't currently in the system. Also, there are some strange issues where you have to reload the page once you write notes. Also you have to work around unserialized items or expendables that we would like to track: we have a known quantity that go out and come back (like mic clips) but cannot scan them out without barcoding them.
Vendor Response
Matt, we're definitely a Flex-ible software and we made it that way intentionally to make sure our users can customize their system for their particular needs. That being said, if there is something not working how you expect, contact support! We're glad you love our software, our software loves you too!
Replied April 2018
Aaron
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
2
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
2
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed April 2018
Daily user, many areas need further development, cannot trust the results presented many times.
Allows us to schedule our gear without creating major conflicts on the calendar. Accessible on the web without a special local installation.
CONSWhere to start? Depending on where or how you start a query, you can receive different results for counts of the same inventory items at the same time. This is just one of many examples that the software seems to be working the same calculations in multiple locations. Overall, it seems like the initial project was poorly planned and implemented by people with low programming experience. The system can be very sluggish, which tech support likes to push off on your internet access. However, Speed Test regularly rates our access very highly, and as a company we do not have trouble with any other software we use on any other site, just Flex. Often when you contact tech support, you get interaction but not a solution. When a gap in the software is discovered, the answer is always that it is a known problem and is "in development." But the improvements never come. Just check the user blog to see the lack of improvement. I also dislike that it uses Flash. Time to get modern!
Edward
Entertainment, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed October 2018
Great product! Slow platform !!! STAY AWAY!
Everything about flex rental solutions is absolutely awesome with the HUGE exception of how slow their system gets when you build a half way descent size price quote.
PROSIt is a very simple intuitive system. Doesn't take a long time to learn it and they have plenty of tutorials on line to help. They also do a descent job responding to customer support emails within 24 hours.
CONSIT IS INCREDIBLY SLOW!!! Building quotes is like pulling teeth. What should take 2 to 3 hours takes about 7 hours to build. We regret using flex every day. They use a flash based system that is outdated and we are told that they will go to a new faster platform when flash is no longer supported. Duh! I guess they will go away from Flash when they are forced to. We were also told that a plan to move away from Flash was in place years ago when we first looked at them and their competition. I'm not here to promote competition but I do regret going down the flex route. It is so slow that we are having serious meeting on what costs we are looking at to transfer to a different rental software!
Vickie
Events Services, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2018
overall it is a good program
We have only been using this software for about 3 years so we are still learning the ins and outs and all the things that this system can do.
PROSFlex has many good features, live inventory, easy to maneuver. Customer support has always been great. The webcasts are extremely helpful. Love the work tree to keep everything in order.
CONSThe updating as you go. Sometimes things take a long time to load, and when you change a line in a large quote it takes awhile to load the info. Sometimes it feels like it would be easier to make the quote and then have it save. Also closing POs so that the items come out of the how many ordered column only to have the purchase orders disappear. In the work tree I wish the item you were working on would be highlighted or something to show which one you were working on.
Vendor Response
Vickie, thanks for the shoutout to our webinars and support. We think they're great, too!
Replied April 2018
Danika
Events Services, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed April 2018
Used this software while working at a lighting/video company, now using it at an Event Decor company
The current company i'm working for had no inventory system at all, this is a big step up for them and I'm confident that Flex can adapt to the company's needs as the company grows.
PROSI like having a database where anyone an go to find out information about a specific show, inventory questions, and being able to track assets easily. It's offers a lot of customization options for each business.
CONSQuickbooks online integration is not complete. Header titles don't update across all documents if you change the name of a quote. Cannot edit the layout of reports very easily. I can't wait for the HTML5 version to be released, i'm hoping a lot will be fixed in that version.
Vendor Response
Danika, thank you for wonderful review. It's one thing we keep hearing about how customizable our software is for our customers and I'm glad you trust Flex to meet your needs.
Replied April 2018
Anonymous
11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed April 2018
Overall positive, very in depth software that takes getting used to.
Puts pretty much everything I need on a day to day basis in one place
PROSAbility to track inventory, sales, customers, and costs. Support has also been great and quick to respond with solutions or to look into problems. The user support forum is also filled with people willing to help.
CONSRuns on flash and is hosted in the cloud so the software runs pretty slowly. They are currently working towards HMTL5 but it's still slow. There are other specific functionality flaws that I hope will be addressed with the new release but they are very specific and only relevant to someone currently working with the software day to day.
Anonymous
11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2019
Solid solution for AV rental companies
Great overall solution for AV rental companies with multiple locations/warehouses. Full service for lifecycle of a project (from quotation to invoicing/ shipping)
PROSFlex takes a bit of time to get used to it (the interface), but once you familiarize yourself with daily workflow, it's features and functionality are pretty exceptional for rental AV companies. Smooth flow between quote creation, confirmation, packing list and invoicing between team members.
CONSTheir mobile support for a few years was poor (only an iPad application). More recently, an iPhone iOS version has become available which is very useful.
Anonymous
51-200 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed April 2018
Fairly straightforward cloud based inventory control system.
Increased accuracy and efficiency.
PROSI like the amount of data you can input into the system (pics of the gear, model Number, dimensions, part Number, etc.) Ease of use in the prep screen, along with the percentage of order left to fill and the ability to hide equipment already scanned out. Warehouse tab that shows all upcoming Events, Orders, PO's, TPO's, etc. and that it is editable.
CONSUser interface could be streamlined to make it more intuitive. Occasionally you can do a function out of order, that makes it time consuming to fix a mistake. That it locks you out of an order once the Pullsheet is created. I'd still like to see when changes were made to the order and I can't see that once it's locked.
Jason
Verified reviewer
Architecture & Planning, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed April 2018
Great tool for rental houses. Processes are easy to follow and learn.
It is the best product that I know of for rental management. The limitations of it are justified by the affordable price.
PROSInventory management makes sense; there are more features than I'm aware of. The process from Quote to Invoice Collection is quite fluid and natural.
CONSFilters are not always the most helpful and it takes time to find an accurate history at times (but I may be doing it wrong). I truly wish our crew could use this software on their mobile devices rather than always having to haul their computers around.
Michael
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2018
We have worked with numerous software and nothing compares to this system. Flex has done a Great Job
We like the freedom of having a web base system that we can take where ever we go. That all departments are integrated to work in a perfect harmony. It keeps track on where everything is and gives us the tools to facilitate quotes to our clients in a fast timely matter. This system has help us spend less time building forms and waisting time in implementing procedures when all you have to do in input all the assets and thats it. It keeps the entire team integrated and aware of all the moving parts to make a successful event.
CONSWe would like to see a better mobile version of the system. With now a days we try to travel light sometimes we are on the run but the need information on the hand to execute a last minute request and let all the department know what they need to do to make it happen. Other than that we are set with Flex for life!
Vendor Response
Michael, we're elated with your positive review. We're so happy you're able to use Flex to streamline and optimize the way you do business.
Replied April 2018
Jeremy
Broadcast Media, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed April 2018
Flex is a deep program that aggregates and organizes a lot of info. It functions but is not optimal.
It keeps track of our Barcode Systems and our gear.
PROSI like how detailed you can be and how most of the functions that a rental house might need are accessible and available. Almost anything you want to do you can get it to do to some degree. Flex has a deep base of tutorials that are very helpful.
CONSSpeed. It is slow and adds hours to every week while I wait for things to load and/or populate. The availability of crew and equipment is often inaccurate and it's hard to tell why. The crew lists are barely usable and a whole seperate program is probably a better tool for crew communications. Flex makes it seem like they have the functionality to manage crew but it is not functional on any real scale or complexity.
Vendor Response
Jeremy, we appreciate your well though out and honest review. Please feel free to reach out to our support team if availability is not working how you expect, they can troubleshoot that issue for you. Thank you!
Replied April 2018
Chad
Entertainment, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2018
A very powerfull program that we don't utilize to its fullest all the time, but wish we could/did!
The ability to easily keep track of available inventory for when we are quoting several shows going on at the same time. Also the ability to do quoting, pull sheets, and invoicing all within one program is a nice feature as well!
PROSThere is a ton that you can do with the software if you dive into it enough and can learn it all! It helps organize all the inventory in a away that makes it simple to see what is available and what is not to be able to cover each job as needed.
CONSThere are things in the software that I wish it would do that it currently cannot, and things that I know it can do, but cant find and just havn't been able to find the time and recall things that have been gone thru in previous Flex Trainging seminars that we have been too etc.
Eddie
Events Services, 51-200 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2018
Using Flex on a daily basis to create quote
The software allows us to have everything in a central cloud based location that is easy to use and access from anywhere and easy for anyone with the proper permissions to view the information they need to from wherever they are at.
PROSWe love that Flex has allowed us to create quotes that have a professional look, especially with the custom report options. We are looking forward to being able to take the quotes and start pushing them to the logistics team sooon to see how we
CONSThe program in Flash is laggy and sometimes takes a very long time to load, especially on larger documents. It would be great to see the program work better and even better if it moved away from Flash all together.
Vendor Response
Eddie, thanks for the detailed and honest review. I'm glad the quotes, functionality, and custom reports are allowing you to run your business and deliver service how you want it.
Replied April 2018
Erik
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed April 2018
a platform that truly changed our workflow, and helped us cut a few steps in the process
Scalability, inventory management with all its benefits. Suggestions when adding products. It helps our Project managers that don't have all the technician knowledge.
CONSThe GUI is abit plotty. Designs on reports. We cannot use the default invoice or qoute templates due to lack of design. Would be great to be able to lock a final price in the qoute, even if someone elses start Messing around in the system. Still a few bugs.
Vendor Response
Erik, thanks for the detailed review. We love hearing when clients optimize their workflows using our system and that it helps them manage projects. Scalability is definitely a value we strive for. Thank you.
Replied April 2018
Eric
Entertainment, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed April 2018
Verfy unique and flexible.
the ability to organize our entire staff and inventory as we need.
PROSI like that we can have everything in one organized system that we can use at our own pace and as we our needs increase we can rely on the versatility of the system to help us grow and transform as we need.
CONSThe learning curve is a bit steep and we are limited by flash to have it run only through a computer web browser and not a mobile phone or tablet.
Vendor Response
Eric, thanks for the great review. Versatility and flexibility is definitely what sets our software apart. Many of our customers have stayed with is because as their companies grow, Flex can grow with it.
Replied April 2018
Monica
Events Services, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed April 2018
Mostly positive, with periods of frustration with the system/quote re-setting.
Saves time in prepping quotes for clients.
PROSEasy to customize quote to meet different departments needs. Fairly intuitive systems for creating new project elements. Child elements for the most part inherit proper characteristics from the parent file reducing the work load. Greater communication between Project Managers, Calling Steward and Warehouse staff allows for fewer errors in prepping a job.
CONSUse of flash player can bog down the process when multiple people are using the system in our office - up to 15 computers/users at any given time. Re-setting and refreshing of the system when dragging inventory items in to the quote will hopefully be resolved when the Beta testing for Flex 5 is complete.
Ted
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed April 2018
Flex is an essential tool for our business, allowing us to streamline and automate our operations.
Flex is very reliable, feature-rich, and highly customizable. Most functionalities are fairly straightforward and the user interface is top notch. Free training videos and forum are very helpful.
CONSA few features have a learning curve and the transition to mobile has been slow, but it is clear the Flex team is dedicated to constantly improving their product.
Vendor Response
Ted, thank you so much for the wonderful and positive review and that you're finding Flex an essential tool for your business. Also, thank you for taking the time to learn how Flex works.
Replied April 2018
molly
Leisure, Travel & Tourism, 51-200 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed April 2018
I am a user not purchaser;
it seems flexible and customizable in terms of adding new products. I like that it is online based and I don't have to be at work to utilize it.
CONSit updates so frequently that it is very slow. I also wish I had more access to training and tutorials. Maybe online tutorials would be great. I feel like flex offers so many more things than we are using it for. I also wish I could receive an email everytime my orders are set to tentative. I wish in calendar/search view you can search by date or month. Like jump to date instead of clicking back by month. I wish it had an app atleast to view things.
Brian
Events Services, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
2
VALUE FOR MONEY
2
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
2
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed April 2018
Complicated. Made by a programmer for a programmer.
It allows us to put everything online for our employees to view our quotes and then use their own systems to implement (rather than the supplied methodology of the program).
PROSThat we can put our quotes online. Honestly we do not even use the inventory feature. We just make everything a virtual item. The checking-in and checking-out is not useful for us.
CONSComplexity of user interface. It just seems like it is not designed for the end user. I feel like I'm ordering car parts.
Geoffrey
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed April 2018
Has everything we need but feels buggy
Organization of quotes, invoices and inventory.
PROSIt's easy to keep track of everything we're looking for. From quotes and invoices to inventory and everything in between, it keeps us organized.
CONSThe software feels slow and buggy and is difficult to compare information quickly. Sometimes I'll scroll down a quote, open up some sections, and many times it'll either freeze for a moment or crash and start over. It was also difficult to use Flex to book crew as what was needed was not easy to see at a glance. It always served as a duplicate for us until we decided to stop using Flex for this purpose.
Mitch
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed April 2018
Overall experience is not great. You have to rely on good intnert sports for the program to work wel
The ability to be custom. I like the data tracking for equipment and rooms. And the ability to create custom PDFs
CONSThe lagging and having error messages pop up daily. Sometimes is have to request a restart for our entire company daily. This impact productivity
Vendor Response
Hi Mitch, thank you for your review. We take your customer experience quite seriously. I will reach out to you directly to see how we can improve your particular situation.
Replied April 2018
brent
Entertainment, 51-200 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2018
Flex is very powerful, and does almost everything we want and need it to do
It solved a lot of problems for us in managing and tracking our inventory and maintenance on our inventory
PROSThere is a lot of customization available through flex, it works great off the shelf but you can add a lot of additional functionality for advanced and complex uses through configuring settings and custom reports
CONSThe biggest con I have is that the system doesn't track bin location for serialized items by the serialized item number, you can track it for the item model(or type) but not for individual items. You can create custom fields to do this, but it's not a convient as if it were natively able to handle bin locations
Vendor Response
Brent, thank you for the detailed review and for investing time customizing Flex to meet your needs.
Replied April 2018
Alysha
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed April 2018
Overall, the system is very helpful in our daily workflow
The most useful aspect of the Flex Rental Solutions software is the ability to customize the products and features.
CONSI feel like a lot of great information is included in the system, but is difficult to get the reports
Vendor Response
Alysha, I'm so glad you find our software helpful to perform your work and daily workflow as do the customizability. I will find out more information for you about the reports.
Replied April 2018
James
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2018
decent inventory system
Flex does a good job of keeping track of inventory, subrentals, purchase orders and rental orders. The user interface is easy to learn.
CONSI strongly dislike that the system is all flash based and 100% internet reliant. If we could have a server on site the software would be a lot faster.
Vendor Response
Hey James, thanks for a great review. We're glad you're finding value in how our software improves the way you do your work and that the UI is easy to learn. Thanks for sticking with us as we make the transition away from Flash. We're happy you're part of the Flex family.
Replied April 2018