# Page 2 | Bellwether Purchasing Software Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 2 - Is Bellwether Purchasing Software the right Purchasing solution for you? Explore 78 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/134316/Bellwether-Purchasing-and-Inventory/reviews --- Bellwether Purchasing Software 4.7 (78) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/134316/Bellwether-Purchasing-and-Inventory/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 2 - Reviews of Bellwether Purchasing Software ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 26-50 of 78 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use KN Kimbery N. Purchasing Manager Textiles Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Bellwether makes our purchasing process easier." July 28, 2022 5.0 Pros 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. Cons I 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. Review Source AA Annessa A. Business Administrator Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "We love Bellwether" August 4, 2022 5.0 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. Pros We 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. Cons I have no complaints we love Bellwether! Review Source MH Melody H. Administrative Manager Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Bellwether Purchase Order Review" August 8, 2022 5.0 No inventory tracking from my end Pros User Friendly easy to navigate. Easy to understand how to follow and track your purchases. Cons Auto population of email address upon send & save Reason for choosing Bellwether Purchasing Software the digital format Review Source LK Leanne K. Office Administrator Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Fabulous Program" August 3, 2023 5.0 I love this program! Pros The ease of the use of the program and the assistance of the employees of Bellwether Cons I have not found any cons to this program Review Source Response from Bellwether Software August 4, 2023 Hi Leanne, Thank you so much for taking the time to do a review and sharing your feedback. It's great to hear Bellwether staff are supporting your business well as our goal is to have the best support team in the industry! RT Reid T. Operations Manager Oil & Energy Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great tool for vendor payment management" September 15, 2022 5.0 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. Review Source JB Jordan B. Director of Technology Entertainment Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Fit perfectly into our workflow" September 2, 2022 5.0 Overall it works very well and brings a lot of tracking and reporting that we did not have before. Pros We 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. Cons There 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). Review Source SQ Susan Q. Office Manager Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Good Bang for your Buck" August 9, 2023 4.0 Pros I like the ease of using this program. I Cons I 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. Review Source Response from Bellwether Software August 11, 2023 Thank you for your review Susan. We appreciate your feedback! MM Michael M. Chief of Police Law Enforcement Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great Product and Great Customer Service" August 10, 2023 5.0 Pros It streamlined our current way of completing purchase orders and keeping track of our budget. It's great to have everything all in one program. Cons That we could not set our purchase orders format exactly the way our Town wants it. Bellwether did everything they could to make it work though. Review Source Response from Bellwether Software August 11, 2023 Thank you for your review, Michael. We are glad to hear we have helped streamline your purchasing and tracking. We look forward to working with you! IR Ilyssa R. Purchasing Manager Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great Program for Purchasing" October 24, 2019 5.0 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. Pros This 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. Cons I 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. Review Source Response from Bellwether Software November 1, 2019 Ilyssa, Thank you so much for the great endorsement of Bellwether! Kevin Chief JB Joel B. Live Prodcution Administrator Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Bellwether BPM is an incredible software!" August 10, 2022 5.0 Pros We really enjoy using Bellwether BPM to track our teams purchases and expenses. BW makes it easy to see how much budget we have left in each category and shows where we need to focus on in the upcoming budget. Cons Honestly for what we use Bellwether BPM for, we have not found a downside yet. Review Source ER Elizabeth R. Sales Support Manager Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Purchasing Management is great/Inventory Management leaves a lot to be desired. " June 16, 2023 3.0 Pros 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. Cons We 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. Review Source CF Charlotte F. Administrative Assistant Civic & Social Organization Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Easy to use" August 3, 2023 5.0 So far it has been easy to use. I'm very new to the software. Keeping track of orders has been great. I have less manual procedures now. Pros It's efficient. We now have eliminated many manual steps. Cons I haven't found any negatives so far. I'm very new to using this software. Review Source Response from Bellwether Software August 8, 2023 Thank you so much for your review, Charlotte. We are glad to hear Bellwether has helped eliminate your manual process and streamline your business! KP Kevin P. Purchasing Manager Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Exacore Review" January 9, 2023 4.0 I enjoyed working with Tammy and the Bellwether team. Very responsive and understood what we needed to work asap and it was a great support for our company. Pros We started our company when we had almost no processes in place and Bellwether was a critical component for issuing purchase orders for our projects. We did not utilize all of the features that were available, but the software was very helpful. Cons Our company decided to go with another ERP system rather than Bellwether for reasons related to familiarity of another system with our finance team. There was not much from a purchasing side of things that was not meeting our needs. Reason for choosing Bellwether Purchasing Software Pricing, ease of use and efficiency. Review Source JJ James J. Director of Purchasing Real Estate Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Fairfield Properties " September 9, 2022 4.0 Pros Easy to place and manage orders. Easy to train new employees. Purchasing features were customized well for our use. Cons I wish the requisition feature were more flexible to meet our needs. Review Source JS Judy S. Admin Asst Oil & Energy Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Very functional and meets all of our needs" August 11, 2022 5.0 Pros Easy to use. Levels of users. All the invoice information in one entry. Cons Numerous steps in some of the set ups. Can be complicated to add new items. Review Source SR Sheri R. Administrative Associate Individual & Family Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Bellwether PO and Inventory Review" August 17, 2022 4.0 Love it. Pros The digital aspect is used across the organization. Cons Not everyone within the department can see their own department. Review Source SL Sue L. Administrative Coordinator, Live Production Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great program and Great customer service" January 8, 2019 5.0 Pros 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. Cons A 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. Review Source MS Michael S. Tooling Coordinator Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great Product" June 12, 2023 5.0 Pros It is a great way to track your spending on consumables. It also allows you to create a library of frequently ordered items for easier reordering. Cons I haven't found any reasons to dislike the product yet. Review Source IM Inna M. Accounting Manager Packaging and Containers Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Review" August 5, 2022 4.0 Pros Sends reminders when PO's need approval. Cons Filtering functionality is not as robust as it could be. Review Source HB Holly B. Purchasing Furniture Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Closets by Design - Bellwether Review" September 23, 2022 5.0 Pros The implementation process was very easy and the associates at Bellwether have always been amazing at responding and answering any questions we've had or issues we run into. The software is pretty straight forward and easy to understand. We were a fairly small company that was just delving into purchase order systems and I am glad we picked this one. Cons There are still things that we are learning about the system, but I can't say I have any complaints so far. Review Source DW Darnell W. IT Manager Automotive Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Cloud PO " November 1, 2022 5.0 do not use this Pros this product is easy to use and manage. As an IT Manager having this based in cloud with security and less maintenance on also managing a local server helps me get more done by not worrying about anything but logging in and using the software. Cons No account to be able to go in and approve any PO. Super user Review Source SW Steve W. VP Finance Industrial Automation Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "This was a good choice for our company" September 17, 2019 4.0 Very good experience with Bellwether, and the support has been effective and timely. The cost of the system kept me in budget. Pros The software is intuitive, and training employees was very easy. The set up and implementation process was very straight forward, and the Bellwether team very supportive. The automatic approval process from email is helpful, and means you don't have to log in to approve requisitions. Cons The report writer is chunky, and finding the right fields can be a challenge Review Source Response from Bellwether Software September 18, 2019 Steve, Thank for the great endorsement of BPM. We have our new reporting module coming out in the next two months that will make your life easier. Kevin CEO AR Adam R. Senior Accountant Financial Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Adam" August 29, 2022 5.0 I have only six weeks with using the system. Pros Easy to navigate, setup was very easy, generating reports was easy, and super quick response from the help desk support Cons Still learning what those Cons are. Allow me another six weeks and I should have something for you. Review Source AC Ashley C. Service Coordinator Machinery Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Bellwether Review" October 30, 2019 5.0 It keeps our business running smoothly and allows us to get things purchased in a timely manner. Pros I like how easy it is to use this software. Cons When you have to add a new item when ordering, it gets kinda confusing. Review Source JM Joshua M. Assistant Project Manager Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Heavy Bellwether User" January 8, 2019 5.0 Lot's of problems are being solved. One centralized place for all purchases makes keeping track of budgets a lot easier. Pros The 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. Cons Not really any large cons. Easy to use and solves a lot of problems other software have. 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