# Page 3 | Bellwether Purchasing Software Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 3 - 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 3 - Reviews of Bellwether Purchasing Software ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 51-75 of 78 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use RO Ronald O. Director of Purchasing and Receiving Hospitality Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "review" August 7, 2023 5.0 setting up new centrallized purchasing for our organization that previously did not exist Pros Punchout to vendors, GL tracking, budget tracking, approval flow throughout organizational users Cons Not applicable, just in set up process............ Reason for choosing Bellwether Purchasing Software had the features of functionality I was looking for Review Source Response from Bellwether Software August 8, 2023 Hi Ron, Thanks so much for the review. We value your feedback! Regina ST Summer T. Manager Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great Purchasing System" October 31, 2019 5.0 Pros I really like the search function of this program. It is so easy to search through all of our purchases for an item that we have ordered. Cons I don't really have any complaints, this program does everything we need. Review Source Angel F. Front Office Manager Hospitality Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Bellwether rings my bell!" October 26, 2018 5.0 We love Bellwether! Pros The navigation throughout the program and it's ease of use is extremely beneficial when preparing a requisition. Cons The only "con" that I've experience is the time out feature. If it takes me longer than 10 minutes to prepare a requisition it will not submit and I must start over. This is very rare and I have made sure to promptly enter my items as to not encounter this set back. Review Source Response from Bellwether Software November 1, 2018 Angel, Thank you for the positive endorsement. You may want to ask your admin to extend the time out duration in the system. Thank you, Kevin CEO PL Phil L. Purchasing Specialist Used the software for: ### "This product fit our needs well both from capability and price point perspectives" December 16, 2015 4.0 Our organization was looking for a purchasing software package to replace an antiquated and cumbersome excel routine. After viewing a number of available packages at various price points we felt that ePMX would best meet our needs. Our set up included the institution of a part numbering system for repetitive needs and inventory management purposes. We also needed a custom bridge to output from the invoice system in ePMX to another acct'g system we use. Working with ePMX to understand master file setup was easy. Setting up each module took some time but there were no real hitches. Loading data into ePMX went very smoothly. Overall the implementation was done within our time frame. I found ePMX trainers responsive and knowledgeable. The custom bridge we needed worked properly with just a slight bit of tweaking up front. I feel one negative was the length of time it took to develop a punchout for one of our large vendors. This was not just an ePMX issue but also involved that vendor's input. But I felt as though ePMX should have been driving this harder when things got bogged down. Overall I would recommend ePMX to anyone looking for a package with the advertised features. Reporting is easy and quick. Finding information is easy and quick. We are able to manage our purchases and inventory much more effectively using ePMX. Review Source SM Stephanie M. Finance Director Utilities Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Ease of paperless tracking" September 27, 2022 5.0 Its good to know where items are sitting in the approvers que at a glance prior to the actual purchase. Orders are not getting lost on someone's desk. Pros I like that I can track a purchase all the way to receipt of the items all through my computer screen, that I don't have to go and find a piece of paper in a file cabinet. Cons Its not so much this software but being internet based, sometimes our internet is spotty which affects usability. Review Source HG Heidi G. Operations Director Furniture Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Bellwether PO and Inventory review" August 29, 2022 4.0 I am able to set up PO's to multiple vendors. Pros The product is easy to use and there are videos and a good help desk to review any areas for how to use, customize, etc. Cons It would be helpful to have a "duplicate and edit" feature for item set up. Review Source TT Theresa T. Executive Office Administrator Hospitality Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Bellwether is a great product!" October 26, 2018 5.0 Pros Bellwether is very easy to navigate. This software has helped me easily keep track of orders/PO's. I would recommend this software to anyone looking for a great product with great customer service! Cons The canned reports were not that easy to navigate in the beginning but when you take some time to read the help section you can figure out what report will satisfy your needs. Review Source Response from Bellwether Software November 1, 2018 Theresa, Thank you for the great endorsement for Bellwether! AK Ashley K. Safety Coordinator Oil & Energy Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Simple, easy to use software" October 31, 2019 5.0 Pros Very easy and simple to use. Status updates after submitting requisitions. Cons There was nothing I did not like about this software. Review Source KW Kelly W. Used the software for: ### "Customer service is outstanding" April 11, 2016 5.0 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. Review Source TB Toni B. Purchasing Supervisor Used the software for: ### "Bellwether Epmx software" January 21, 2010 4.0 I would recommend this to companies that want to get their spending under control. Pros works great for purchasing controls. Great Support staff that are willing to find a way to make a good fit. This is a great tool to help managers realize their budgets. Cons Time realization when you are going from no system to utilizing a system...education and ongoing addition time required to make it work. Computer adverse staff will resist. Review Source Response from Bellwether Software May 3, 2010 Bellwether Corp appreciates the challenge for some to convert from their paper purchasing system to a fully integrated SaaS model. Bellwether continues to strive to develop intuitive, user-friendly solutions for those of varying software/computer comfort levels while providing the capabilities needed by its customers. RM Ryan M. Facilities Director Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Bellwether was easy to set up and easy to use." January 25, 2018 5.0 Pros Customer service for Bellwether has been amazing. They were available to help any time we had questions while implementing the software. Cons Sometimes I'll place a requisition for something that has already been requested, but since I can't see other people's orders I can't see that I'm duplicating a request that's already been made. Review Source Response from Bellwether Software January 31, 2018 Ryan, Thank you for the perfect rating for Bellwether! Please contact your admin for permission to see requisitions submitted by other users. Kevin MH MiKayla H. Principal Quality Engineer Biotechnology Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Bellwether has streamlined our entire purchasing process" August 21, 2018 4.0 Overall it has streamlined our purchasing procedures. Pros Easy to keep things organized from requistion to approval to ordering. When we can use punchouts, they are awesome. Cons It would be nice to be able to upload a packing list/recipt after an item as been received in the system. Sometimes the "Receive" button gets pushed and there's no way to add a packing slip later. It's also a bit confusing at first to have the REQ numbers not match up with PO numbers - they should be different formats or something, otherwise a requisiton of 010530 might become a PO number of 010555 while a prior requisition becomes PO number 010530. It would also be handy to be able to search the list of POs for a certain vendor or item - as it is, you can sort the columns by vendor and find it that way but a search feature would be great. Review Source KB Kevin B. Director of Engineering Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "The Bellwether software is the most complete inventory software I've ever used." January 25, 2018 5.0 Pros I just started my job at Sharklet and Bellwether has made the transition into my role a lot smoother than I would have imagined. Learning Bellwether was very easy. Cons I want to be able to see what everyone at the company has put into the system from the time the requisition is made until it's been received. Review Source Response from Bellwether Software February 1, 2018 Kevin Thank you for very much for the 5 star ratings. Please contact you admin to gain permission to see all requisitions, PO's, and received items. Kevin AP Axel P. Electroforming Technician Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "The bellwether software is the best!" January 25, 2018 5.0 Pros We order from the same vendors most of the time, and bellwether stores all of their information for us so it only takes me a couple minutes to request many items. Cons I would like to be able to see what other requisitions have been made by people at my company, rather than just my own requisitions. Review Source Response from Bellwether Software January 31, 2018 Axel, Thank your for the great review for Bellwether. Please contact you admin for permission to see requisitions submitted by other users. Kevin BR Brian R. Used the software for: ### "Awesome Program" October 21, 2016 5.0 This software has been a solid addition to our company. It has taken the place of two to three other programs I was using for various reasons. The customer support has been top notch. The only reason I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars on features & functionality is because of the inventory nod that is still in development. Once they have added more features to it I would change my 4 to 5 stars with ease. Review Source Response from Bellwether Software October 21, 2016 Bellwether appreciates your comments on BPM. Thank you for your high reviews for Overall Quality, Ease of Use, Customer Support, Feature Functionality, and Value for Money!!!! BPM is our light basic product that provides a lot of functionality for the low price we offer it for. Thanks your for the recommendation! KW KAYLA W. ESTIMATOR Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "REVIEW" October 30, 2019 5.0 Pros What I enjoy most about this software is how easily I can navigate throughout it. Cons I have absolutely no negative comments to make. Review Source Response from Bellwether Software November 1, 2019 Kayla, Thank you so much for the praise for Bellwether. Kevin Bellwether Chief AF Alexei F. Process Engineer Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Bellwether has sped up our ordering and receiving process tremendously." January 25, 2018 5.0 Pros Any time we need something ordered quickly, Bellwether helps us order it immediately without any issues. Cons I 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. Review Source Response from Bellwether Software January 31, 2018 Alexei! Thank you very much for the praise for Bellwether! Kevin PZ Preston Z. Mechanical Engineer Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Our ordering process is a lot smoother since we started using Bellwether." January 25, 2018 5.0 It's much easier to use than our old software and saves me time every day. Pros I test a lot of different materials in our lab, so I'm constantly speaking with new vendors looking for the right product. Adding vendors in Bellwether who we've never worked with is really easy. Review Source Response from Bellwether Software January 31, 2018 Preston, Thank you for the awesome review of Bellwether! Kevin WK Wade K. Used the software for: ### "Overall - good" October 21, 2016 5.0 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 Review Source Response from Bellwether Software October 21, 2016 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. GH Gina H. Used the software for: ### "My 2 Cents" November 8, 2016 4.0 I think this is a good product overall, I haven't ever used customer support and don't know how much it costs so I can't really rate those, I gave them an average. I gave Features and Functionality only 2 stars as certain fields dropping out (all the time) can be frustrating and time-consuming. I often have to re-enter the supplier name or net terms, not sure why. I also wish the catalog search feature was a little more intuitive. Review Source JS Jodie S. CEO Used the software for: ### "ePMX works for us" July 21, 2009 5.0 it's low cost, reliable, and works well. Pros has punch-out capability reliable runs on UNIX and Windows Cons no ability to cut cheques to vendors Review Source Response from Bellwether Software May 3, 2010 Bellwether's convenient SaaS model integrates with many AP applications enabling you to pay your vendors while working through the ePmx system. RO Richard O. Used the software for: ### "Great software and Service" December 24, 2016 5.0 I would say this is the best PO and purchasing software I've used. It's great for any size business and I highly recommend it! Support and setup are a breeze and support staff is helpful, knowledgeable and very professional. Review Source Response from Bellwether Software December 27, 2017 Thank you for the kind endorsement of Bellwether! LP Lance P. Project Manager Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Bellwether Review" October 30, 2019 5.0 Pros Easy to navigate. Can usually find items in under a minute Cons The interactive tour automatically pops up and doesn't go away when i click the "x" or "close" button. Review Source SM Sean M. President Used the software for: ### "This product overwhelmingly should be rated "Best in the Industry" for what it provides for its cost" February 19, 2009 4.0 This product overwhelmingly should be rated "Best in the Industry" for what it provides for its costs. Pros Easy to use and navigate. Robust data warehouse. Cons I have not come across any cons to the product as of yet. Review Source TB Tee B. Support Services Assistant Used the software for: ### "The software is perfect for our needs, meeting all of our desires. " December 17, 2015 4.0 We are going live in the new year. The product meets all the requirements we were looking for. The customer service has been outstanding! Review Source Similar Products Featured