DMSi Agility
dmsi.com
What it is
DMSi Agility is an ERP system for building materials and industrial distributors. It manages order processing, inventory, accounting, and in-house production, with business areas covering inventory control, sales, purchasing, production, and accounting and reporting. Inventory tools cover multi-warehouse stock by storage location, cycle counts, physical inventory, and mobile warehouse work. Order management extends from online quotes and point of sale to proof of delivery and invoicing, with customer, group, and job pricing rules. Purchasing includes demand forecasting, customizable reorder calculations, centralized purchasing across locations, and split purchase orders. Production features include resource scheduling, bills of materials, cost allocation, an item configurator, and barcode tally and tagging. DMSi lists configurations for lumber, millwork, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, roofing and siding, and industrial and safety distribution. Related mobile and web tools cover warehouse work, CRM, sales, eCommerce, delivery, and billing. EDI and vendor interfaces support electronic transactions; the API offers web-service access for customer and third-party applications. Pricing is not published; DMSi directs prospective customers to contact the company.
Spec sheet
- What it does
- Agility is an ERP for building-material and industrial distributors covering order management, inventory, accounting and production.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dmsi.com
- Deployment
- Agility supports hosted SaaS and locally hosted installations with Windows or Unix/Linux database servers.Read 15 Oct 2026 · documentation.dmsi.com
- API
- DMSi publishes REST APIs using JSON and RPC; login returns a context ID and branch, and API calls must use HTTPS with TLS encryption in transit.Read 15 Oct 2026 · restdoc.dmsi.com
- Integrations
- The product page says EDI and vendor interfaces support electronic business transactions, and the Agility API documentation describes web-service access for customer and third-party applications.Read 2 Oct 2026 · dmsi.com
- Support
- DMSi directs existing customers with support questions to (800) 347-6720, option 1, and says its support includes on-site employee training.Read 2 Oct 2026 · dmsi.com
- Headquarters
- Omaha, Nebraska, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · dmsi.com
- Founded
- 1976Read 28 Sep 2026 · dmsi.com
- Accounting
- Agility provides configurable financial statements, detailed account drill-down, payment options, ACH processing and automated closing.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dmsi.com
- API limits
- The public API exposes only operations selected by DMSi and access can be restricted by network, database and system administrators.Read 15 Oct 2026 · restdoc.dmsi.com
- API security
- DMSi's API reference says API calls use HTTPS, reject HTTP, and deliver payloads encrypted in transit via TLS.Read 2 Oct 2026 · restdoc.dmsi.com
- Commerce Cloud
- Agility Commerce Cloud lets customers browse catalogs, place orders, review and pay invoices, initiate returns and use self-service pricing and quoting.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dmsi.com
- Company facts
- LinkedIn lists DMSi Software as privately held, headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, founded in 1976, with 201–500 employees.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
- Company founded
- DMSi says it began in 1976 after Baum Iron hired its founders to build an inventory-management system.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dmsi.com
- Company ownership
- DMSi describes itself as an independent, family-owned business focused on building-material suppliers.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dmsi.com
- Core functions
- Its listed business areas include inventory control, sales, purchasing, production, and accounting/reporting.Read 2 Oct 2026 · dmsi.com
- Documentation
- DMSi documentation includes implementation guides for hosted and local deployments, system setup, profiles and customer support.Read 15 Oct 2026 · documentation.dmsi.com
- Industries served
- DMSi lists industry configurations including lumber, millwork, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, roofing/siding, and industrial and safety distribution.Read 2 Oct 2026 · dmsi.com
- Industry coverage
- The product has dedicated functions for drywall, electrical, hardwood, HVAC, lumber, millwork, plumbing, roofing and other building-material sectors.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dmsi.com
- Inventory
- Inventory features include multi-warehouse stock by storage location, cycle counts, physical inventory, and mobile warehouse tools.Read 2 Oct 2026 · dmsi.com
- Inventory control
- The system tracks stock by warehouse and storage location, supports cycle counts and physical inventory, and provides inventory reports.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dmsi.com
- Legal name
- Google Play identifies the developer as Distribution Management Systems, Inc., at 11650 Miracle Hills Drive, Omaha, Nebraska.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
- Limit: Agility POD reliability
- Google Play reviewers report authentication errors, crashes, forced logouts and scan failures when capturing delivery evidence.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
- Limit: G2 interface and process gaps
- G2 reviewers describe the interface as dated and say some business processes still require manual tracking.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
- Limit: independent business complaint
- A Birdeye reviewer alleges the software is slow, lacks a web portal and is not ready for serious business use despite subscription charges.Read 15 Oct 2026 · reviews.birdeye.com
- Limit: Mobile Warehouse performance
- Google Play reviewers report very slow item moves, hanging or freezing and heavy battery usage.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
- Limit: Software Advice navigation
- A reviewer wants easier switching between screens, such as moving from accounts payable to a sales order.Read 15 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com
- Mobile and web tools
- DMSi describes mobile warehouse, CRM, mobile sales, eCommerce, delivery, and billing tools connected with Agility.Read 2 Oct 2026 · dmsi.com
- Mobile sales
- Agility Mobile Sales lets outside representatives check stock and receivables, view job pricing, create quotes and submit orders.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dmsi.com
- Mobile warehouse
- Agility Mobile Warehouse Tools supports receiving, picking, work orders, inventory control and physical inventory from mobile devices.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dmsi.com
- Notable limit
- The public Agility page provides a contact form rather than a listed price, and does not state trial terms.Read 2 Oct 2026 · dmsi.com
- Notable news
- DMSi announced Agility Mobile P.O.D. on December 8, 2021, describing iOS and Android availability and automatic signature and photo uploads.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dmsi.com
- Order management
- Order management covers online quotes and point of sale through proof of delivery and invoicing, with customer, group, and job pricing rules.Read 2 Oct 2026 · dmsi.com
- Praise: G2 usability
- G2 reviewers praise end-to-end process coverage, ease of use, customization and third-party integration.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
- Praise: Software Advice accounting
- A reviewer says Agility makes accounts-payable, accounts-receivable and inventory reconciliation easier and more user-friendly.Read 15 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com
- Production
- Production tools provide resource scheduling, bills of materials, cost allocation, branch transfers, bar-coded output and remanufacturing workflows.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dmsi.com
- Proof of delivery
- The proof-of-delivery app provides route shipments, status updates, signatures, delivery photos, quantity changes and automatic customer notifications.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dmsi.com
- Purchasing
- Purchasing includes demand forecasting, configurable reorder calculations, centralized multi-location buying and split purchase orders.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dmsi.com
- Rating on G2
- 5 out of 5 from 2 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
- Rating on GetApp
- 4.8 out of 5 from 4 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
- Rating on Google Play Agility POD
- 3.2 out of 5 from 13 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
- Rating on Google Play Mobile Warehouse
- 3.9 out of 5 from 7 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
- Rating on Software Advice
- 4.8 out of 5 from 4 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com
- Sales and orders
- Sales functions run from quotes and point of sale through proof of delivery, invoicing, pricing rules, EDI and an online service portal.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dmsi.com
- Support access
- Customers receive separate access points for Agility, the Wedge support and training portal, Zoom meetings and the DMSi community.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dmsi.com
- System requirement
- The documented minimum client display resolution is 1024×768, with 1920×1080 recommended.Read 15 Oct 2026 · documentation.dmsi.com
- Technology stack
- The locally hosted product uses Progress RDBMS and Progress ABL, with OpenEdge, Cyberquery and Optio components.Read 15 Oct 2026 · documentation.dmsi.com
Plans and prices
Strong points and limits
Strong points
- Tracks inventory across warehouses and storage locations
- Order tools extend through proof of delivery and invoicing
- Purchasing includes forecasting and centralized purchasing
- Production tools include scheduling and bills of materials
- API supports customer and third-party applications
Limits
- Pricing is available on request
- No trial terms are stated on the public page
Who it suits
Agility suits building materials and industrial distributors managing inventory, orders, purchasing, accounting, and production. Its listed industry configurations span lumber, millwork, building trades, and industrial and safety distribution.
Verdict
Agility brings distribution, warehouse, purchasing, and production functions into an ERP for specified industries. Buyers need to contact DMSi for pricing, and the public page does not state trial terms.
Where Specifiction places it
- Distribution Management Software#1 of 268.8
- Distribution Accounting#2 of 198.7