Business World is very customizable. More times than not, you can tailor the software to meet your business process, rather than changing your processes to match the software. Business World has a wide array of modules including core financials, payroll, hr and more. Since first purchasing Business World in 2005, the product has been able to grow with us and we have purchased many additional modules to fit our needs.

Because the software is so customizable, we run into issues when performing upgrades as we're not always running things in "default" mode.

My overall experience with UNIT 4 ERP that its an excellent choice if you are looking for comprehensive software with wide range features

I like most about Unit4 ERP is that it has a user-friendly interface, it’s easy to work on it even if you don’t have prior experience in ERP software’s.Likewise, it’s tailored to our organization needs where we in Finance department enter invoices, extract purchase orders, and generate detailed reports, Also the posting mechanism have multi layers for approval depending on our organization authorization table . Additionally, it connects multi departments into one platform like finance, HR & logistics, which makes our work easier and more reliable.

The system get slow and unresponsive sometimes, especially during updates. Also there is no built in tutorials for complex features e.g (ERP Smart Client)

Absolutely nothing, using Agresso is a complete nightmare and wastes my time whenever I have to use it.

Glitches, grinds to a halt and gives error messages when using via Chrome - colleagues tell me it's slightly better with IE. The welcome screen retains an old password instead of updating it so you always have to put the new password in once you've changed it. Completely counter-intuitive; one small but representative example is that you have to hit the "search" button instead of the return key to search. Weird, meaningless terminology in error messages; eg Costc: Direct relation-connection not retrievable since parent field dim_2 is not filled in! Value for field dim_1 is fixed. Project: Direct relation-connection not retrievable since parent field dim_4 is not filled in! Value for field dim_2 is fixed Impossible to find eg. requisitions for PO numbers that you've made previously. Impossible to find a way to get a list of outstanding requisitions or PO numbers.

Automated large journal entry processes, automated investment allocation procedures, gave web-based access to end users minimizing calls and questions, improved state and federal reporting using attributes assigned at payables level. Would recommend highly to a mid-size or larger organization.

Powerful inquiry options both instant and report-based; flexible setup able to capture multiple unique attributes needed for our reporting; importing and exporting to/from excel very straightforward.

Could be more flexible from a display standpoint (changing display size/colors). Only a few other clients in the University Foundation field so few peers to network with.

We needed a mid-market full ERP product with a strong payroll module. We process our own payroll internally. We are one of the largest professional services staffing companies in the United States. Agresso is a truly modern ERP package, because it's based upon modern object-oriented code, not based upon COBOL, like most other mid-market offerings. Agresso can be hosted in the cloud or run on premise, but most important, Agresso can be extended and customized unlike purely cloud based solutions, which do not offer customization features, since all customers run on the same cloud version (that makes upgrades easy, but you cannot handle complex situations with one-size-fits all solutions). With Agresso, you can add user-defined objects, not merely user-defined fields using the Agresso Flexi-Field Groups feature. This is the most elegant ERP design in the world today.

The only downside with Agresso is that it is just starting to catch on in the United States, so even though it is the number 1 mid-market ERP in the U.K. and other parts of Europe, there are not yet that many consultants working with it here. That's unfortunate, since it's such a great software for large people centered organizations, like not-for-profit, professional services, education, etc. I believe that Agresso will continue to rapidly expand its customer base in the United States over the next decade.

With reliable access to all of our data, we have been able to harmonize projects, departments and service delivery.

We chose Business World because it enables us to modify the system quickly and easily as needed to meet our changing needs. It has improved our overall accountability with accurate budgeting, simply by enabling staff to access the information they need when they need it. It also gives us the flexibility we need to meet our unique needs.

For new hires, Business World comes with a learning curve but the Unit4 support team is always there to help us.

The City has had a very good overall experience with Unit4 Business World providing the core financial systems for the city along with supporting products such as Inventory, Purchasing, Project Costing and Payroll.

Very configurable solution which can easily match most business processes and requirements. Easy and intuitive to use for many end users. Reporting is easy and straight forward. Cloud upgrades are much easier and cheaper than on premise solutions compared to many other ERP software solutions.

Some functionality is only available in a 'fat" client and not in a web browser.

Not too sure about many pros with this one. I don't like it very much. The only pro I can think of is that I don't have to use it that much.

This program is kind of confusing. I'm not sure if its the way we have it set up or what. It in not very straight forward and requires extensive training.

I looked at Unit 4 when evaluating ERP solutions for and educational institution. I think it is worth a look especially for smaller organizations. I think the price point is good and will work for a company that doesn't have a lot of exceptions.

I don't think the product was ready for bigger companies. It didn't seem like it could make many adjustments without modifications. Which are doable, I just didn't want to take the resources or money to do so.

The interface is easy to use and full of good functions.

Its implementation in a workplace promotes a work philosophy that is neither productive nor inspiring for employees.

It is flexible and can be built to suite any business need. It has a robust data model and can easily interface with other applications.

Because the application is so flexible it can come across as complex when it is initially introduced.

Actually, none.

Hard to say, the intro page design? There is hardly anything one can like.

Using the software is extremely complex. For example, the drop-down menu will never indicate, what to select or how to find the keywords, the page would collapse in the middle of work and one loose everything, no recovery, no automatic saving, the errors reporting will not give you clue what can be wrong, and if something is wrong one cannot save the page and again, everything is lost.

The one thing that this product has going for it is that is is cloud-based - albeit extremely slow and unreponsive

Slow, inflexible, un-intuitive and generally clunky. It might cost lest than tier-one systems but is definitely not value for money

Good for basic daily timesheet and workflow management

It's user friendly. Grouping and sorting in each Portlets are really good

Sometimes session got expire with in certain quick period time. If I didn't save I have to do it again