# EFACS E/8 Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

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 EFACS E/8 Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on March 13, 2026

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EFACS E/8

## What is EFACS E/8?

A part of the EFACS E/8 suite of ERP business software, Exel's Material Requirements Planning (MRP) is a production planning and scheduling system that supports manufacturing companies with these three key objectives: • Ensure materials are available for production, and end products are available for customers. • Maintain the lowest achievable material and product levels in stock. • Plan your manufacturing activities, purchasing and delivery schedules.

## What is EFACS E/8 used for?

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Starting price

£38000

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Pricing Options

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Ease Of Use

4.0 (15)

Ease Of Use

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Value For Money

4.0 (13)

Value For Money

3.8 (69)

Customer Service

4.0 (14)

Customer Service

3.8 (69)

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## Features

Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically.

Bills of Material

3.3 (3)

33.33% of 3 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Material list of manufacturing parts and associated costs

Inventory Management

3.3 (3)

66.67% of 3 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Track and manage inventory levels to maintain proper supply

Financial Management

3.0 (2)

0.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Plan, manage, and track the financial activities of an individual or organization

Inventory Tracking

2.5 (2)

0.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Track and monitor inventory items, such as raw materials, unfinished goods, and ready-to-sell items

Production Management

3.0 (2)

0.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Manage the end-to-end production process for manufacturing operations

Purchase Order Management

2.0 (2)

0.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Create, send, and track purchase orders and their statuses

EFACS E/8 67 features

Built-in accounting to manage ledger, accounts payable/receivable, financial reports, etc.

Integrate with a third-party accounting system

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Plan, schedule, and execute organization's accounts and assets to ensure compliance with policies and laws

A record of all activities within the system, including user access, changes made, etc.

Automatically create schedules based on business needs or employee availability and qualifications

Scan barcodes to ensure accurate pricing and label tracking

Create, manage, and send invoices or bills to customers

Material list of manufacturing parts and associated costs

Provides a channel for team members to share media files, communicate, and work together

Track and manage adherence to policies for any service, product, process, or supplier

Process to track, record, and analyze expenses that occurred over the entire duration of a given project

Built-in customer relationship management (CRM) capabilities or integration with a third-party CRM system

A collection of customer information such as contact details, demographics, previous interactions, etc.

Alter the layout and content of reports

Forecast customer demand using historical insights and simulations

Financial management for all distribution-related activities, including inventory, warehouse, purchasing, sales, etc.

Store, manage, and track all electronic documents in a centralized location

Transfer of data from one computer system to another

Helps users manage the maintenance of assets; offers reporting to identify areas for improvement

Estimate expected cost based on various factors before a project begins

Plan, manage, and track the financial activities of an individual or organization

Form predictions based on past and present data/trends

Management of inbound and outbound shipments in the context of international trade

Integrated suite of industry-specific operations management applications (Supply Chain, HR, Project Management, Manufacturing, etc.)

Track and manage inventory levels to maintain proper supply

Maintain and control the stock level of inventory

Track and monitor inventory items, such as raw materials, unfinished goods, and ready-to-sell items

Captures invoice data and maintains comprehensive records for auditing and reporting purposes

Calculate total itemized costs, including initial costs and any changes

Manage, maintain and track the performance of assets and equipment

Supports the effective planning of manufacturing production based on materials, labor, and machinery.

Observe and track the demand, usage, progress or quality of a system, product, or user

Manage inventory, communication, marketing, orders & more across warehouses, stores and online channels

Manage and handle various international currencies

Manage and support multiple locations

Manage the process of receiving, preparing, and delivering orders for goods/products

Manage and track customer orders for goods, investments, or any other purchases

Organize and manage all processes/procedures involved in purchasing goods and/or services

Manage the end-to-end production process for manufacturing operations

Plan and schedule the use of production resources

Track the production of materials and items over certain periods or seasons

Plan and coordinate all the resources, costs and time needed to execute assignments

Create, send, and track purchase orders and their statuses

Workflows that help acquire inventory, issue purchase orders and receive and store items in required quantity

Ensure that quality requirements and standards are met across production processes

Focuses on improving processes by collecting data and spotting bottlenecks or other challenges.

Generate quotes or estimates for customers

Analyze and gain insights into data in real-time

Receive data and information in real time

Active reporting of data and metrics

Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns

View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data

Track and facilitate returns of products sold

Oversee various functions of the organization while balancing and optimizing supply and demand

An order generated by a seller to a customer, containing details about products or services

Track the status over time for a request, process, asset, or transaction

Manage all supplier data and operations

Manage the planning and execution of supply chain activities

Create, manage and track all task activities and progression

Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes

Log and record hours worked and costs spent to assist in billing and invoicing

Track and document the history, application, or location of an item or activity

Manage and track operations and inventory within warehouses

Creating, assign, and track jobs and/or tasks for work orders

Create, design and manage workflows for repetitive tasks

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Features

4.1 (15)

4.1

Based on 15 reviews

## Pricing

Value for money

4.0 (13)

Basic

£38,000

Per User,One Time

Value for money

4.0 (13)

4.0

Based on 13 reviews

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## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

4.0 (14)

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

Deployment

-   Web
-   Android
-   iPhone/iPad

Typical users

-   Freelancers
-   Small businesses
-   Mid size businesses
-   Enterprises

Customer Service

4.0 (14)

4.0

Based on 14 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

4.0

Based on 15 reviews

Filter by rating

5(5)

4(8)

3(0)

2(1)

1(1)

Mentioned topic

Sorted by most recent

PH

Pieter hendrik K.

CEO

Computer Software

### "GRAND TITLE RECOMMENDED"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

January 3, 2025

Pros

The best in-app navigation platform and easy and manageable interface system

Cons

No complaints @ all. Pretty near to perfect platform. Faultless

Review source

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JC

Juan Carlos C.

Digital Marketing

Design

### "Administrative on one hand"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

1.0

1.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

November 1, 2023

Pros

I really like how this program completes what we need in just one thing

Cons

the unification with excel, and the versatility of it use

Review source

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AU

Anonymous User

Analyst

Chemicals

### "Clunky and incomprehensible. "

1.0

Overall Rating

1.0

1.0

Ease of Use

1.0

1.0

Features

1.0

1.0

Customer Service

1.0

1.0

Likelihood to Recommend

0/10

September 28, 2023

If I could replace it I would. Designing a bespoke system from the ground up would be cheaper, easier and more cost effective in the long term. Heavily bespoking Efacs is a costly mistake.

Pros

It has no redeeming features. I honestly can't think of anything good to say about it.

Cons

It's virtually unsupported, documentation is poor, it's buggy, slow, very difficult to customise, the architecture is poor and bloated, debugging and coding is slow and cumbersome, navigation is difficult. Tiresome to work with.

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Response from Vendor

April 11, 2025

Exel are sorry to hear about your negative experience, if you wish to contact your account manager, we will endeavour to make every effort to resolving your issues.

PS

Paul S.

Maintenance Engineer

Plastics

### "Good bit of Software"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

July 22, 2022

Pros

Easily find job cards to print ready for production on our injection moulding machines .

Cons

Not so easy to change incorrect data so could be better

Review source

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RH

Ryan H.

Engineer

Warehousing

### "Great Piece of Software!"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

7/10

July 11, 2022

Pros

Easy to use for every day check up on stock

Cons

Not so easy to change details of running jobs

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Adam B.

Technical Director

Furniture

### "Excellent ERP Partner"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

April 28, 2020

Pros

The main factors in our decision to implement Efacs E/8 ERP were the reliability, flexibility, and ability to handle multi-company setups out of the box. We have been using the software for over 10 years now and the decision to implement Efacs is not one that we regret.

Cons

While almost anything is possible, it can take a while to understand the software well enough to customise it yourself. However the team are very helpful via the support desk and can normally point you in the right direction.

Review source

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SD

steven d.

director

Automotive

### "Sd exel review"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

April 21, 2020

Very professional and friendly staff

Pros

Ease of use and flexibility in managing bespoke functionality

Cons

Some limited functionality around kit issue

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AG

Antony G.

Systems Manager

Furniture

### "Feedback on EFACS"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

April 21, 2020

Pros

We have been using EFACS through many releases for over 22 years. The two main reasons we use EFACS, is the flexibility we have with modifying the standard programs to suit our ever changing business requirements, and the total professionalism at any touch point of their business to provide support and advice in abundance.

Cons

Minor one - It takes a little while to get your head around the modifying of programs, but they have a solid group of consultants to provide training and support. We basically plug into these guys to show us the first time, and then replicate after that.

Review source

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SF

Scott F.

IT manager

Construction

### "EFACS Functionality"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

May 15, 2019

Good

Pros

Intuitive to use. Very flexible and customisable Workflow toolset enables plenty of automation and control

Cons

MR33 and below requires IE. Recent builds have rectified this

Review source

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MG

Malcolm G.

Head of Business Systems

Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing

### "Excellent ERP System"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

May 13, 2019

Covers all our business system needs. Most recently, "Making Tax Digital". Couple of years ago, moved all of our Quality Assurance requirements into the ready-made module on EFACS

Pros

Easy to use Live development Easy to extend functionality Built-in and open source report writers

Cons

Limited to IE Need to limit JAVA updates

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Response from Vendor

June 14, 2019

Exel appreciate your positive review. You'll be glad to hear that with the latest version of EFACS E/8 - Released in June 2019 EFACS now includes multi-browser support, allowing you to choose your preferred browser to access EFACS E/8. Supported browsers include: Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft IE, Opera and Safara.

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