Compare Flowlens vs. Gatewise

Built by a small business for small businesses, Flowlens delivers end-to-end business management software designed specifically to meet the needs of SME manufacturers. Use Flowlens to support your growth as you add customers, suppliers, stock and scale to your manufacturing business, From purchasing to sales to stock management, production and quality control, Flowlens integrates seamlessly with cloud accounting applications, ends data entry duplication and empowers you with full supply chain visibility across your manufacturing business.  Optimise productivity. Whether you’re looking to replace paper and Excel based processes or older legacy systems, implementing Flowlens provides you with a proven pathway to boosting profitability and establishing data integration across your business functions.  Deliver financial visibility across your supply chain. Connect Flowlens with your accounting applications, and you’ll remove data double entry between functions and establish full online reporting visibility across all your operations.  Enhance stock control. Pinpoint your near and long term materials requirements through Flowlens capacity planning and multi-level BOM management.  Drive supplier management. Move your supplier management processes online with Flowlens. Simplify and streamline supplier negotiations and maximise your cost and quality position through Flowlens RFQ management functionality.  Engage online with your customers and secure more business. Use Flowlens CRM functionality to ensure you remain ahead of the competition when engaging with your customers. Miss nothing and follow up on all sales opportunities in real time.

Manufacturers and their suppliers are increasingly collaborating, with vital information regarding orders, confirmations, delivery schedules, and invoicing at the forefront of this partnership. Gatewise serves as the pivotal platform that unifies various IT technologies by streamlining processes among diverse applications. In the manufacturing sector, companies often rely on a multitude of software systems, leading to challenges in information exchange due to each system's distinct "language." This complexity can hinder integration efforts, creating obstacles for efficient communication. However, Gatewise leverages the Smart Connected Supplier Network, which facilitates quick and easy connections between different IT systems through a single platform. This innovative approach ensures that translation occurs within the platform rather than locally, allowing seamless and scalable integration for every supplier connected to customers utilizing ECI's ERP systems. Ultimately, this enhances collaboration and efficiency across the manufacturing supply chain.