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What do you like best about Flex?

Although the program is just starting in my company, I like the upgraded differences I see already. The integration of Flex with some programs we are already using is bound to prove useful and hopefully make my job safer for everyone. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Flex?

As any new program comes into play, the first few times takes a lot of adjustment. I only have concerns about the massive amount of options Flex offers. Sometimes too much can be bad, although I don't believe it will be the case here, I still worry we may get lost within. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Flex:

The program is still in its infancy with our company but I like the way Flex is adapting to our needs. I hope they come through with all of its promises to make the adjustments we need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Flex solving and how is that benefiting you?

The greatest benefit Flex offers us now is the integration of programs and its mapping features are superb. The biggest problem we had was with duplication of names with the AS400 and its not so user friendly appearance. Flex has shown it can resolve those issues and its overall modern appearance and user friendliness will benefit us greatly I am hoping. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What is Flex?

Spillman Flex is an on-premises public safety software solution designed to meet the needs of police departments, sheriff offices, dispatch centers, correctional facilities, and fire departments across the country. Flex provides agencies with the advantages of unparalleled integration, multi-jurisdictional data sharing capabilities, affordable site-licensing, and ongoing innovations, all built around a central Integrated Hub and backed by reliable customer service and support.

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For more than 35 years, Spillman Flex has provided public safety professionals with innovative software solutions and reliable customer service. Flex is now a part of Motorola Solutions' end to end Command Center Software suite, providing a complete software solution for agencies nationwide.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

Spillman is one single vendor for core public safety software components and complete customer service. Spillman provides a unique, single-source database that enables users to input, store, and retrieve data from once central location. This allows agencies to share live, accurate data and reduce duplicate entries. Spillman is also a leader in establishing successful multi-jurisdictional data sharing systems, with nearly 85 percent of our customer base using the software to share data in multi-jurisdictional environment. Our largest multi-jurisdictional project includes 51 agencies. Additionally, Spillman uses site license pricing instead of individual user licenses, improving an agency’s return on investment as it grows. Finally, Spillman invests millions of dollars annually in researching and designing features, functionality, and interfaces to give public safety agencies up-to-date technology. Through user-defined enhancements based on customer feedback, approximately 80 percent of annual product enhancements come directly from user suggestions.


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Recent Flex Reviews

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Verified UserMid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.0 out of 5
"reliable robust RMS and CAD system"
Best attributes: Ability to integrate with numerous other applications, customizable to agency needs, reliable uptime, support
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5.0 out of 5
"Spillman has changed the face of the county"
I love how all of the shortcuts, how user friendly it is and that it links with surrounding agency users for best response
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Flex Demo - Spillman Analytics
Personnel can use Spillman Analytics to visualize crime patterns with easy-to-use menus, customizable date ranges, and multiple data layers.
Flex Demo - Visual Involvements
Flex's system-wide Visual Involvements® intuitively creates links between key pieces of information, allowing agencies to see connections between related data.
Flex Demo - Jail
Corrections officers can use Spillman’s Jail Management to quickly and accurately book inmates using a unique, agency-customizable checklist feature.
Flex Demo - Spillman Mobile
Flex Mobile software solutions allows field personnel to stay up-to-date on dispatch activities without tying up radio lines.
Flex Demo - Records Management
Spillman Touch provides agencies with instant access to Spillman’s RMS from mobile devices and tablets to manage the entry, use, and extraction of names, property, vehicles, and incidents records.
Flex Demo - Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD)
Spillman’s Flex CAD software allows dispatchers the ability to choose to dispatch calls by typing quick commands or with a mouse.
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Verified User in Public Safety
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Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Flex?

Best attributes: Ability to integrate with numerous other applications, customizable to agency needs, reliable uptime, support Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Flex?

Only dislike is the Interface. Feels a little antiquated, but this is changing in next release. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Flex solving and how is that benefiting you?

Flex provides a complete solution for Records Management, 911 CAD, and alerting Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Law Enforcement
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What do you like best about Flex?

I love how all of the shortcuts, how user friendly it is and that it links with surrounding agency users for best response Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Flex?

I do not dislike it, it was a total upgrade from the former CAD used Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Flex:

I recommend to any and all agencies, smoothest transition for any software and even the officers enjoy it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Flex solving and how is that benefiting you?

No issues, but I love the shortcuts. Makes logging and entering data a breeze Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Elizabeth Z.
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Police Dispatcher
Law Enforcement
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What do you like best about Flex?

Spillman Flex is easy to use and to teach someone to use. I like that I can change the font style and size and also the colors on my screen. I can also move the screens around. I like being able to turn a traffic stop into a traffic call and to be able to put more than one officer on the same traffic stop. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Flex?

Sometimes it freezes or runs slow and upgrades often seem to take longer than expected. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Flex:

It handles our needs as call takers/dispatchers. We do not use pre-arrival instructions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Flex solving and how is that benefiting you?

Spillman Flex allows us to have precise dispatch times for police, fire and rescue. We are able to time stamp everything and then look up specific times at a later date., Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Legal Services
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What do you like best about Flex?

I like that the interface is visual & not a drastic change from the pre ious version Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Flex?

The appearance has softened and things aren’t as crisp and clean as they were make g it sometimes hard to determine what the icon really is Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Flex:

It’s worth using because it really can do a lot Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Flex solving and how is that benefiting you?

Data procrssing & info management Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Flex?

Attaching pictures to cases and CAD is helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Flex?

Flex reminds me of MS DOS. It feels like old tech. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Flex:

None Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Flex solving and how is that benefiting you?

The workflow feature tracks to the last person to work on a case was. If it's not finished, we know which user needs to finish their project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Flex?

The interface of the software and the ease of getting around Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Flex?

Bugs and flow from one database to another Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Flex solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is a good piece of software for housing many different databases so you can access a lot of information in one place Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Tammy S.
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Communications Supervisor
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What do you like best about Flex?

As an administrator for this product for 10 years, I like that Spillman makes you feel like you are part of their family, not just a customer. They have taken the time to teach me how to fix issues I may encounter and encourage me to learn more. Every interaction I have had with a member of Spillman has been positive whether it's a member of the sales team, our account manager or support. Everyone is so friendly and willing to help. If they don't have the answer for you, they find it and get back to you quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Flex?

I don't really have any dislikes at this point. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Flex:

Spillman is the complete package. They make sure they keep up to date with security issues and needs of the ever changing job. They are very proactive in making sure they develop partnerships with companies to improve the product offering to the end user. They request and take in to consideration users suggestions or ideas on enhancements to the sytem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Flex solving and how is that benefiting you?

Currently our Civil Deputies have been doing their job in an antiquated way. They do everything on paper using 3 part forms for billing and tracking of their services. We are in the process of purchasing the civil module which should help them work more efficiently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Bob A.
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Application Administrator
Information Technology and Services
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What do you like best about Flex?

Spillman's strongest selling point is their customer service. They assign a dedicated account manager who acts as a liaison between their company and the customer. It makes me feel as though I have a direct line to them and that they are sincerely interested in my overall satisfaction. Their product is top-notch and is incredibly stable. We've used it for over ten years and have been extremely happy with it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Flex?

My only complaint would be development time for new products or product enhancements. It's a double edge sword in that their product is thoroughly tested and thought through before release, which makes it great, but it also requires a lot of time to develop. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Flex:

You will not find a more stable comprehensive product on the market. This company is one of the best and considers their customer base to be their number one asset. They listen, respond, and follow through when needed. As a system administrator I have incredible peace of mind knowing their server, and end user clients are incredibly stable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Flex solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are providing a software solution to the officers in the field which enables them rapid access to critical information. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

JL
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Law Enforcement
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What do you like best about Flex?

The software is modular and expandable to meet any of our needs. If we need something new out of the software, Spillman listens to their customers and builds everything around what we are wanting the software to do. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Flex?

The price of the modules can be a bit out of reach for immediate purchase for smaller agencies. We have to budget a year or sometimes more in advance to be able to add to the software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Flex:

Make sure you ask lots of questions and cover all the needs you are seeking. They usually have a solution available or in the works that will be available soon. If they don't, there is a good chance they will get it into development soon. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Flex solving and how is that benefiting you?

The software is an all around solution for Emergency Services. It brings integrity to the operation from the call coming into the dispatch center all the way through to the end process of year end reports or prosecuting that big case.

Spillman also allows us to integrate to other systems that we deal with in a Detention Center or Dispatch Center. It helps to streamline our processes.

The ability to pull data and build custom reports or integrate with software such as Crystal Reports is a major benefit to this agency. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Eli E.
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CAD/RMS Administrator
Government Administration
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What do you like best about Flex?

Modifications are easily done within the backside of Spillman. The many logs within the software make it very easy to track down issues that arise and who the user was that was responsible. Support is very helpful in diagnosing any issues that arise and they want to teach you how to fix the problem yourself instead of constantly relying on their help. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Flex?

I can't contact support until 10:00 am EDT. It would be nice if they would open up their support department for those customers in the Eastern time zone, so we don't have to wait a couple of hours to phone in any questions or issues that might come up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Flex:

There is a lot of set up involved, but once it is in place Spillman is a great software for any public safety agency. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Flex solving and how is that benefiting you?

Making dispatch run smoothly. The software is helping make the police department more efficient. Once we have the software fully implemented and everyone has a handle on how things work the department expects to use the software for many years. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.