All Bellwether Purchasing Software Reviews
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Ilyssa
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2019
Great Program for Purchasing
Bellwether has helped our company tremendously. Over the last few years we have been able to utilize it to help us keep track of our spending like we were never able to before.
PROSThis software is very user friendly and simple to learn and use. My favorite thing about the program is the customer service that you get along with the product. They are always helpful and quick to answer any time I have a questions. They are improving all the time, which is actually a great thing because we've been able to make suggestions and express issues while having it fixed in a timely manner.
CONSI feel that this is a growing software, so we've encountered some issues, but it's always very minimal. It can sometimes be picky on how you enter information, but it's nothing terrible.
Vendor Response
Ilyssa, Thank you so much for the great endorsement of Bellwether! Kevin Chief
Replied November 2019
Kerry
Libraries, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2022
Long time user of user-friendly Bellwether
For our public library, this product is the right price and has the right functionality for us. It is fairly easy to use for an average user. On the administrative side, it is easy to figure out for the most part. Some things like reports and items entries and be a little difficult.
PROSBellwether is simple and easy to use. It is affordable for most small businesses.
CONSThe reporting function and search functions of Bellwether could use some improvement. The search function is not the easiest, and compared to other software programs on the market, I believe it could work better. The report function is clunky and has never been a key feature of Bellwether, so if your organization requires financial reports from your PO system, this is not the software for you.
Reason for choosing Bellwether Purchasing Software
The cost and live budget access for end users.
Elizabeth
Construction, 201-500 employees
Used weekly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
2
Reviewed June 2023
Purchasing Management is great/Inventory Management leaves a lot to be desired.
Purchasing system is an easy way to keep the whole team on the same page. Email notifications help to stay on top of order progress.
CONSWe have inventory at several locations and we were looking for a system that allowed us to manage inventory at all locations as well as track movement between locations. This system does not have those capabilities. It would be nice if you could repeat Requisitions.
Annessa
Non-Profit Organization Management, 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
5
Reviewed August 2022
We love Bellwether
We have loved our Bellwether experience. Customer service has been great and quickly responds if I've had an issue or question. This is our favorite product we use at the church.
PROSWe have loved the approval process and also the customization of the product. We use the product for more than just Purchases. We also use the product for reimbursements, credit card approvals, Check requests and petty cash requests. It has been great at holding people accountable with making purchases and getting the proper approvals before making purchases. It also has helped out tremendously with communication between departments when it comes to purchasing.
CONSI have no complaints we love Bellwether!
Sue
Religious Institutions, 501-1,000 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed January 2019
Great program and Great customer service
The Bellwether program really helped us to get a handle on our purchase approval process and followup on outstanding orders. It tracks everything from purchase requests to invoices to budgets. The customer service has been stellar - we haven't had to make very many requests but when we do, we get a response very quickly.
CONSA couple of minor things: I would like to see the progress bar for the status of an order on the Purchase Order screen instead of the Requisition. It would also be helpful to have the Add Item box a different color or somehow differentiate it from the Order Lines section. That has been a point of confusion for some of our users.
Jordan
Entertainment, 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
5
Reviewed September 2022
Fit perfectly into our workflow
Overall it works very well and brings a lot of tracking and reporting that we did not have before.
PROSWe needed software that could serve as the bridge between our rental software and our purchasing department. Not only do we purchase a lot of assets for rental but our warehouse inventory needed a more convenient way to be processed. BPM serves us in both capacities.
CONSThere is a little bit of a learning curve when using "filters" to hone in on finding items (this is a newer way of doing it that people with less technical prowess has probably never seen before).
Susan
Construction, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed August 2023
Good Bang for your Buck
I like the ease of using this program. I
CONSI do not like not being able to upload my own spreadsheets into the system and the inability to update codes without deleting the old ones. I sometimes get the same code or product in the system a couple times.
Vendor Response
Thank you for your review Susan. We appreciate your feedback!
Replied August 2023
Reid
Oil & Energy, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2022
Great tool for vendor payment management
Overall experience is great.
PROS-Simple receiving platform with drag and drop attachment capability -browser and mobile browser friendly interfaces - full approval matrix rules so the right people are approving the right spend.
CONS- When receiving, the rate of the purchase invoice /packing slip received is not presented on the receiving lines for confirmation before receiving - post invoicing and received credits cannot be applied to an existing PO since it locks as completed.
Reason for choosing Bellwether Purchasing Software
Capability to easily cut purchase orders and customize field entries. Better reporting on purchase order fields.
Kimbery
Textiles, 201-500 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2022
Bellwether makes our purchasing process easier.
Creating requisitions and purchase orders are intuitive and easy to explain to new users. I have trained many people in Bellwether and find that the help center is great for them and a wonderful tool.
CONSI feel that the reporting process could be made much more user-friendly. Once I find the correct set up, the reporting is great, but it takes a lot of work to figure out how to get the data that I'm looking for.
Joshua
Non-Profit Organization Management, 501-1,000 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed January 2019
Heavy Bellwether User
Lot's of problems are being solved. One centralized place for all purchases makes keeping track of budgets a lot easier.
PROSThe User Interface is one of the best I've seen. Very easy to navigate. Very quick and snappy for being a cloud based program. Great catalog and template that make requisitions very easy to submit.
CONSNot really any large cons. Easy to use and solves a lot of problems other software have.
James
Real Estate, 201-500 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed September 2022
Fairfield Properties
Easy to place and manage orders. Easy to train new employees. Purchasing features were customized well for our use.
CONSI wish the requisition feature were more flexible to meet our needs.
Sheri
Individual & Family Services, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed August 2022
Bellwether PO and Inventory Review
Love it.
PROSThe digital aspect is used across the organization.
CONSNot everyone within the department can see their own department.
Megan
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, 51-200 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2019
Review
Sending internal notes to our purchaser to let her know specifics without needing it to be on the actual Purchase Order itself helps when setting up welder's to test at a lab and also for having Subcontractors com to perform work. Extra emails are not necessary because of this feature.
CONSN/A -- This program is far beyond what we were using before (excel spreadsheets) for purchasing.
Kelly
Used free trial
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
Reviewed April 2016
Customer service is outstanding
I was looking for PO generation software and came upon Bellwether. I scheduled a demo and went through the program with Travis Neville during which time we discussed our needs and how their program would need to be altered to fit those needs. Travis informed me he would speak to his development team and get back to me with changes that would need to be made. A few days later I received an email informing me that, while they could accomplish what I was looking for, perhaps it would be easier and more cost-efficient to try another company he recommended. He was right, the other company is a perfect fit and well within our budget. I really appreciated the candor and wonderful recommendation I received from this company. It appears they have a great system with many really good ideas and it looks very easy to use, it just wasn't exactly what we needed. Travis recognized that and got us on our way. I would count us among very happy customers even though we didn't end up going with their software.
Dana
Hospitality, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2018
Easy to Use Product
This software has given us a streamlined approval process. It has also allowed us to monitor how much of a particular item we are purchasing and track cost increases.
PROSThe requisition and purchasing pieces of this software is very easy for the end user. The administrative side is also easy to navigate. I like that the menu items could be tailor for each user group and only see what is necessary.
CONSI wish that the window size with in the program could be larger. At times the items descriptions could be difficult see.
Ashley
Oil & Energy, 51-200 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2019
Simple, easy to use software
Very easy and simple to use. Status updates after submitting requisitions.
CONSThere was nothing I did not like about this software.
MiKayla
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed January 2018
Bellwether saves me tons of time every single day.
Bellwether is much easier to navigate than our old system. I used to spend hours on ordering every week and now I find myself only spending minutes out of every day.
CONSI would like to see a custom notification feature added so I can control alerts about what items need to be approved.
Vendor Response
MiKayla Thank you for your comments on how much time Bellwether saves you! Our support team reached out to you to walk you through how you can be notified of pending approvals. Kevin
Replied February 2018
Nic
Biotechnology, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed January 2018
Excellent customer service, quick response time, easy software to navigate.
Easy transition from our old software, easy to add new vendors and items. Receiving orders is easy and uploading packing slips is very quick.
CONSI can't see requisitions by other users which sometimes makes it hard to see if something I need to order has already been requested by someone else.
Vendor Response
Nic, Thank you for the great endorsement! Please contact your admin. They can change your personal setting to see all requisitions submitted. Kevin
Replied January 2018
Kayla
Civil Engineering, 51-200 employees
Used monthly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2022
Purchasing Agent
It is helping us to get order to vendor and clients in a timely fashion that is clear and without issues.
PROSI like that creating a purchase order in the system is easy to do even if you do not know the software so well.
CONSI do not have cons to this software. I like using this software.
Reason for choosing Bellwether Purchasing Software
I was not apart of the selection process
Alexei
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed January 2018
Bellwether has sped up our ordering and receiving process tremendously.
Any time we need something ordered quickly, Bellwether helps us order it immediately without any issues.
CONSI would like to see a feature added that notes a requisition as high priority, thus alerting those in charge of approving it that such a requisition has been placed.
Vendor Response
Alexei! Thank you very much for the praise for Bellwether! Kevin
Replied January 2018
Heidi
Furniture, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed August 2022
Bellwether PO and Inventory review
I am able to set up PO's to multiple vendors.
PROSThe product is easy to use and there are videos and a good help desk to review any areas for how to use, customize, etc.
CONSIt would be helpful to have a "duplicate and edit" feature for item set up.
Wade
Used free trial
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed October 2016
Overall - good
Great CS and response. Great on willingness to hear and work on improvements. Lots of opportunity for further improvement in functionality and use. Decent value for the money however some missing functions keep to close
Vendor Response
Bellwether appreciates your comments on BPM. Thank you for your high reviews for Ease of Use and Customer Support!!!! BPM is our light basic product that provides a lot of functionality for the low price we offer it for. We realize it may lack some features that is why we offer EPMX as our robust full featured heavy duty purchasing software. If you need more functionality please check out EPMX.
Replied October 2016
Jenna
Hospitality, 51-200 employees
Used monthly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2018
Easy to use
As a person who does not use this software every day (I am a secondary user who uses it to occasionally place orders for office supplies and uniforms), I can honestly say that it is very user-friendly.
CONSThere isn't anything that I do not like about this software.
Vendor Response
Jenna, Great to hear that you like how user friendly our software is! Thank you, Kevin CEO
Replied November 2018
Jodie
Used free trial
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
Reviewed July 2009
ePMX works for us
it's low cost, reliable, and works well.
PROShas punch-out capability reliable runs on UNIX and Windows
CONSno ability to cut cheques to vendors
Vendor Response
Bellwether's convenient SaaS model integrates with many AP applications enabling you to pay your vendors while working through the ePmx system.
Replied May 2010
Tee
Used free trial
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
Reviewed December 2015
The software is perfect for our needs, meeting all of our desires.
We are going live in the new year. The product meets all the requirements we were looking for. The customer service has been outstanding!