Epicor Kinetic vs Sequence CPQ

Epicor Kinetic is a cloud ERP for manufacturers, focused on discrete and make-to-order production. Its functions cover manufacturing operations and finance, including production, scheduling, supply chain, purchasing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and general ledger. Planning tools address forecasting, material requirements, advanced planning and scheduling, and sourcing. Production data collection and IoT-enabled MES capabilities support monitoring of equipment, efficiency, and quality metrics. Application Studio provides no-code and low-code tools for configuring interfaces and workflows. Kinetic offers a responsive browser-based experience for access across devices, alongside REST APIs, EDI, B2B integrations, and partner connections using JSON and XML. Its REST services follow OData v4 and can connect with Excel and Power BI. Deployment is described as hybrid, and listed platforms include Android, iOS, web, Windows, API, and self-hosted. The Select cloud package includes daily backups retained for 30 days, in-region disaster recovery, monthly updates, and a historic 99.98% SLA. Pricing is available on request; concurrent user licenses are not tied to a device or named user.

Sequence CPQ creates web-based proposals for B2B deals with custom terms, negotiated pricing and contracts that do not fit standard templates. Quotes can use linear, volume, graduated, packaged or percentage-based pricing, along with usage tiers, ramp pricing, fee thresholds and credit burndowns. The editor supports templates, flexible content blocks, smart variables and attachments. After a quote is signed, Sequence creates a billing schedule and generates invoices that can account for usage, seats, proration, mid-cycle changes and overages. Quotes support Dropbox Sign, configurable signers and signing order, passwordless magic links and prospect activity tracking. Teams can set approval rules, receive Slack alerts, apply quote guardrails and review a timestamped audit trail. Listed integrations include Salesforce, HubSpot, Attio, accounting and payment services; API access and webhooks are also included connector features. Sequence CPQ runs on web and through an API. Growth costs $799 a month; Core and Scale have bespoke pricing. There is no free plan, though a free trial is listed.