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What do you like best about Phocas Software?

I love the versatility and insights that viewing the data at different angles affords. I also love that it's easy enough for our execs to use, but powerful enough to handle large volumes of data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Phocas Software?

Setup is a chore. Getting the numbers to match was kind of a pain. And combining data streams was difficult. However, our implementation specialist was a pleasure to deal with and we eventually got where we needed to be. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Phocas Software solving and how is that benefiting you?

Looking at sales numbers side by side is really useful. The visualizations and dashboards are extremely useful Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Harley Peddie of Phocas

Hi Alan,

thanks for taking the time to leave a review of Phocas. We appreciate your feedback!

Glad to hear that our implementations team got you setup and running, and your exec team can build their own reports and dashboards.

As always, if you require assistance or have any further suggestions, please send us an email at hello@phocassoftware.com

Warm regards,

on behalf of Mike Hills

Global Head of Customer

Phocas Software Overview

What is Phocas Software?

Phocas Software delivers cloud-based business intelligence (BI) and financial planning and analysis (FP&A) solutions for mid-market businesses in wholesale distribution, manufacturing, and retail. Phocas delivers an intuitive, accessible platform that simplifies data analysis and financial planning, empowering organizations to make confident, data-driven decisions. Seamlessly integrating with ERP systems and any other source, Phocas consolidates data into a centralized platform. Unlocking the potential of ERP data and delivering improvements at every business level. Its BI core enables users to explore data, spot trends, and find opportunities. FP&A tools support dynamic financial reporting, flexible budgeting, performance tracking and accurate forecasts. Plus, Phocas offers automated rebate management. Phocas Analytics A BI tool that connects businesses around one central data source. It’s fast, secure and designed to be self-serve for everyone. Up-to-date data is easy to access and explore empowering people to understand and improve the business at any level – by branch, division, sales, product, customer. • Data consolidation: ERP + other data sources automatically consolidated into a centralized platform • AI natural language: query data using Phocas AI and get instant answers • Drill down: Explore data from high-level overviews to transactional detail • Enhanced analysis: Flexible pivot tables enable custom data analysis • Ad hoc reporting: Build custom reports and dashboards in minutes and with ease • Visualizations & dashboards: Transform live data into custom dashboards, charts, graphs and sparklines Phocas Financial Statements Designed to help businesses easily and accurately report on their financial health and performance. ERP numbers are transformed into dynamic profit and loss (income statement), balance sheet and cashflow statements. Empowering users to quickly explore data in detail and to proactively solve problems. • Customize: Easily adjust statements to suit cross-functional teams • Fast: speed up month-end with automated financial data consolidation and reporting • Live actuals: work with reliable, up-to-date actuals with formulas and ratios baked into the tool • Drill down: slice, dice and drill down to transaction-level detail • Side-by-side analysis: compare statements across different periods, branches, divisions • User-based access: secure visibility and direction for end business users Phocas Budgets & Forecasts Consolidates planning across the business in one place – financial budgets, sales forecasts, headcount, demand planning. As easy to use as a spreadsheet, just faster and custom-built. • Automated: budgets and forecasts are populated with live ERP data so actuals are always reliable • Flexible: adapts to growing business needs; handles increased complexity, detailed planning • Easy tracking: use live actuals to regularly track performance, compare to budgets, quickly reforecast • Collaborative: assignment, submission and approval processes make cross-functional input quick and stress-free • Versatile: facilitates driver-based, multi-level, 3-statement budgeting, unlimited scenario planning Phocas Rebates Automated payable and receivable rebate management that improves accuracy and delivers more profitable outcomes. A self-serve tool that makes it easy to identify trends, spot near misses, and assess overall performance. With real-time updates, users can quickly optimize product offers, pricing, and purchasing decisions to align with emerging opportunities. Enabling businesses to maximize profitability and strengthen partnerships.

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Phocas Software is a business intelligence software firm

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

Phocas Software sets itself apart by delivering an intuitive, fully integrated BI and FP&A platform built specifically for mid-market distribution, manufacturing and retail businesses. Unlike generic tools, Phocas empowers every department with seamless access to actionable insights—without steep learning curves or hidden costs.

Our tailored approach begins with a thorough needs assessment, ensuring a precise fit with your goals and ERP system. With rapid implementation and global support, businesses eliminate manual data headaches and gain value quickly.

Phocas’ self-service capabilities make it easy for non-technical users to generate custom reports, dashboards, and forecasts, fostering organization-wide accountability and collaboration. As businesses scale, Phocas handles complex data and operations effortlessly, connecting financial and operational insights for smarter decisions.

With integrated FP&A tools for budgeting, forecasting, and scenario planning, Phocas provides a comprehensive, user-friendly solution that drives growth, maximizes ROI, and delivers a smarter way to plan, analyze, and grow.


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Phocas Software is a business intelligence (BI) platform designed to help organizations transform data into actionable insights. With user-friendly tools for data visualization, reporting, and analytics, Phocas enables businesses to make data-driven decisions and improve performance across various departments, including sales, finance, and operations. The platform integrates seamlessly with ERP and accounting systems, providing real-time access to key metrics and trends. Phocas is ideal for businesses looking to simplify their data analysis and drive smarter decision-making.


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Phocas Software Demo - Phocas Platform
With centralized data, everyone can do more. Phocas pulls data from your ERP and any other source into one easily accessible platform, empowering everyone with deep-dive analytics, reporting and planning.
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Phocas is an intuitive business intelligence solution. Simpler than data analysis in Excel because we‘ve done all of the hard work for you with pre-built solutions! Data shouldn’t be an enigma… dig deeper and analyze your data inside the simplified Phocas Grid. Customize reports and dashboards th...
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With Phocas Financial Statements analysis and reporting software’ powerful capabilities, you can close month-end in minutes instead of days! If consolidating financial statements has you worried about accuracy, forget about it! You can consolidate and integrate 3rd party data quickly and safely.
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Accelerate and simplify budgeting with Phocas’ driver-based budgeting and forecasting software. Building a budget doesn’t have to be a lonely task! With Phocas’s secure and auditable workflow, you can collaborate with other key stakeholders directly into the budgeting process.
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Streamlines rebate management by automating calculations for payable and receivable rebates, ensuring accuracy and delivering more profitable outcomes. Built on a BI foundation, this self-serve tool makes it easy to identify trends, spot near misses, and assess overall performance. Enabling busin...
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Trade Supply Group uses Phocas to get faster, automated financial reporting everyone in their business can use, cutting down the time their IT Team used to spend building static ad-hoc reports.
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What do you like best about Phocas Software?

It is my pleasure to write this letter of recommendation for Phocas, a Business Intelligence (BI) software that has been instrumental in enhancing our operations at Dixie Plywood & Lumber Company. As an early adopter of Phocas, we have experienced firsthand the benefits it offers in deepening our insight into critical business analytics.

Phocas has provided our management team and sales force with a better understanding of the overall business relationships between Dixie Plywood and our diverse customer base. The software's ability to present historical data in a variety of ways has allowed us to meet our customers’ needs more effectively by identifying buying patterns and suggesting complementary products. This strategic approach has helped us build stronger, more reliable partnerships with our customers.

What we have found particularly valuable is how Phocas empowers our salespeople. With direct access to data, they can make informed decisions and provide quick responses to customer inquiries. This has significantly reduced the need for our Information Systems department to generate reports, enabling us to work more efficiently and focus on customer service.

Phocas is both intuitive and user-friendly, allowing our team to utilize it effectively without the need for extensive training. At the same time, it delivers powerful, strategic insights that have contributed to Dixie Plywood’s success as not only a valued vendor but also a trusted partner in the eyes of our customers.

We highly recommend Phocas to any organization seeking to optimize its business analytics and build stronger relationships with customers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Phocas Software?

It's extremely difficult to say anything negative about a software product that has contributed to making our job easier and our users happy. Our experienced with Phocas has been a success from day one and continues to improve with each new release. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Phocas Software:

The best way to determine the value of PHOCAS is to 'Try it .... You'll Like it" .... sounds corny but is the truth. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Phocas Software solving and how is that benefiting you?

As the Director of Information systems I am always looking for ways to improve how our Management and Salespeople can have better access to the sata they need while meeting with our customers in the field.

Finding a product that was easy touse and fast enough to be used was a difficult task for me .I was extremely skeptical of Phocas or any other BI tool with all the promises made but from my experience 'poor delivery' .... But Phocas not only met our needs ... it exceeded our exspectations. So far, Phocas can given us results. Can't complain about that.

Fast access to information .... when our Salespeople want it and need it. No longer having to wait to explain it to an I.T. person and wait. ... Need information on a customer. Got It. Need information on product availability. Got It. Need Results. Got It. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Harley Peddie of Phocas

Hi Bobby, thank you so much for taking the time to revisit this review from 9(!) years ago.

That's awesome that you're experience has continued to improve as we release new features. And that your sales team still has all the data they need at their fingertips.

We are constantly innovating and releasing new features so we can continue to meet your needs – we're always keen to hear your feedback on new and upcoming releases: hello@phocassoftware.com

Warm regards,

On behalf of Mike Hills

Global Head of Customer

Verified User in Wholesale
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What do you like best about Phocas Software?

Now we have Phocas up and running and I understand how it works getting the neccessary data quickly is so easy. The Financial statements module is excellent and allows us to achieve our Monthly Management Accounts by day 3!

Once the intergration is set up it's seamless. We use Phocas every minute of everyday so we know where we are at.

Tim our Account Manager is fantastic too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Phocas Software?

The system is fairly easy to use, if you want to get to admin level is does take a bit longer to understand all the working parts and how they affect each other.

No phone helpline or live chat, this would be so useful. The benefit of Phocas is you can access data quickly, however if the system returns a load of 0's you need to be able to call someone to understand what you are getting wrong. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Phocas Software solving and how is that benefiting you?

Ability to access data quickly and do reports. Business is managed by reports and Phocas enables us to manage effectively by access numbers so quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Phocas Software?

Fantastic Data Consolidation bringing various sources together to enable the creation of insightful dashboards and reports, automated and ready to go for future use. Great for group reporting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Phocas Software?

A few glitches from time to time but the upside makes these well worth putting up with and you can find ways around the glitches if you try hard enough, strengthening your skills with the software. Support tickets are very helpful and timely if needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Phocas Software solving and how is that benefiting you?

Allows us to consolidate various group entities for quick and efficient "slice and dice" reporting over all, some, or one Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Phocas Software?

that our sales and inventory data is automatically uploaded into Phcoas every night makes looking at our data from the day before stress-free. it is so easy to manipulate and download if we want to use it for our own reporting as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Phocas Software?

Nothing major. I think one downfall is the cost of getting small features added into Phocas if they aren't already there. there should be discussions or voting for what gets developed with all of the user's fees. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Phocas Software solving and how is that benefiting you?

it saves us so much time in creating reports as it's all there for you with a click of a button and you can manipulate the reports however you like. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Phocas Software?

- Easy to use, navigate and understand comared to Microsoft Power BI which I also know.

- Easy to design and create reports

- Customer support are professional and quick to respond and solve issues.

- Our ERP doesn't have an open API available so the websynch tool is a plus.

- Easy to import from other data sources and export data for distribution Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Phocas Software?

- It becomes very expensive to get all the modules.

- CRM is very basic Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Phocas Software solving and how is that benefiting you?

Our Visuals Streamline reports are standard linear reports, which are composed of list in tabular form. It's also limited reports and hard to customize from the built-in custom report writer included in our ERP. Also hard to export if user is non-technical.

Phocas has made reports more 3-dimensional displaying graphs and charts. KPI is easily reported and seen on Phocas reports. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Harley Peddie of Phocas

Hi there, thank you for taking the time to leave a review of Phocas.

That's great that you and your team are able to customize reports beyond what's available in your ERP, and benefiting from a proper data cube you can slice and dice as needed. And finding Phocas easier to use than Power BI!

We'd be keen to hear more about how you're using the CRM and what you think it could be doing better, please email us at hello@phocassoftware.com with more detail if you get a chance.

Warm regards,

on behalf of Mike Hills

Global Head of Customer

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What do you like best about Phocas Software?

I appreciate how much data it extracts from our system every night and the way we can thoroughly analyze and dissect that data. It's impressive to see the depth of insights we can gain from this comprehensive data collection process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Phocas Software?

I'm feeling uncertain about where to begin because we have an overwhelming number of options. Choosing just one is proving to be quite difficult. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Phocas Software solving and how is that benefiting you?

It assists us in identifying not only our top-selling products but also what items customers are purchasing or avoiding. Additionally, it provides insights into market trends and helps us pinpoint areas where we can capitalize on emerging opportunities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Harley Peddie of Phocas

Hi Adnan, thanks for taking the time to leave a review of Phocas.

That's great that you're finding it easy to drill down from market trends right down individual sales.

Now you have everything setup, we have some great intro videos that step through some basic reports and dashboards that should help you get more familiar with the Phocas Grid: https://www.phocassoftware.com/academy

If you require further assistance, please don't hesitate to send us an email at hello@phocassoftware.com

Warm regards,

on behalf of Mike Hills

Global Head of Customer

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What do you like best about Phocas Software?

The software is so easy to use, intuitive and really helps us get insights from our data.

The implemention was very easy and moulding the database to our needs adhoc has been such a benefit to our business.

Integrating the tool into the business has been easy, with people being able to go with a quick 30 minute training session and people are now using it daily.

Support get back to you quick on any issues and follow up promptly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Phocas Software?

Lack of Excel multi sheet and scheduling to emails outside of Phocas is annoying. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Phocas Software solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are now able to slice and dice out data efficiently, before we used Business Objects and it was so slow in comparison Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Harley Peddie of Phocas

Hi Oliver, thank you so much for your review of Phocas.

It's fantastic to hear that your implementation went smoothly and you've been able to get your team using Phocas daily with our self service training materials. We're constantly rolling out new features and training that can be found at https://www.phocassoftware.com/academy.

We'd love to hear more about the issues your having around scheduling emails - please drop us a line at hello@phocassoftware.com and we'll see how we can make that easier for you.

Warm regards,

on behalf of Mike Hills

Global Head of Customer

David K.
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What do you like best about Phocas Software?

Easy of use is a highlight to using Phocas BI, linking our sales and financial data we can easily and quickly get the results we need.

Phocas is linked to NetSuite ERP and if Phocas is not displaying the data exaclty to our requirements we can amend the Phocas saved searches in NetSuite.

The customer support is excellent as any questions on the data and results is clearly explained. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Phocas Software?

Any future integreation to other data sources can only be done by Phocas.

However implementation prices are reasonable Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Phocas Software solving and how is that benefiting you?

Phocas is allowing us fix data issues with in our ERP to make the reporting in Phocas more accurate.

NetSuite ERP does not diplay data visually great so to see our sales and financial data in visual forms is great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Harley Peddie of Phocas

We like to build new data integrations in a way that is a stable as possible so it can be 'set-and-forget' for our users, a process that ultimately leaves you feeling great about your data.

If you require assistance or have any further suggestions, please send us an email at hello@phocassoftware.com

Warm regards,

on behalf of Mike Hills

Global Head of Customer

Verified User in Paper & Forest Products
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What do you like best about Phocas Software?

Phocas Software has been a game-changer for our organization. What I like best is its user-friendly interface and powerful data visualization capabilities. It has significantly improved our decision-making process by providing trend visibility and customizable dashboards that update regularly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Phocas Software?

It would be helpful to have more customization abilities on charts and graphs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Phocas Software solving and how is that benefiting you?

Phocas allows our sales teams to empower themselves by generating their own custom reports. This saves time and resources for our reporting team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Harley Peddie of Phocas

Hi there, thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review.

That's great that your sales team are creating their own custom reports as they need to. That's where we think our strength is, and it sounds like it's making your company much more agile too!

We're always keen to get feedback on things you think could be improved. If you have got some specific improvements to charts and graphs you'd like to see, please send us an email at hello@phocassoftware.com or via the 'Give Feedback' button at the bottom left of the Phocas web app.

Warm regards,

On behalf of Mike Hills

Global Head of Customer

Verified User in Logistics and Supply Chain
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What do you like best about Phocas Software?

Love that it's fully customisable and easy to create custom dashboards. Data manipulation is much easier and simpler with Phocas. The data feeds from our internal systems also make getting various data points simpler. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Phocas Software?

The one drawback is being unable to export custom views from dashboards. This then becomes a view that is only available on Phocas, taking away the ability to export to excel etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Phocas Software solving and how is that benefiting you?

Large scale data on customer sales to help with forecasting. These are able ot be sliced and diced to fit the needs of views the business would like to see- product hierarchy, customer hieracy, time etc, Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Harley Peddie of Phocas

Hi there, thank you for taking the time to leave a review of Phocas.

It's great to hear that you're able to get to all your data easier with Phocas - that's what aim to improve for all our customers.

Exporting data can be set a user level so if you're having trouble, please check that you have the appropriate permissions set. And if you've filtered a dashboard just right, you can export the data behind each widget with just 2 clicks. Here's some more info about exporting data and charts: https://helpphocassoftware.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/userdoc/pages/590051/Export+data#Export-file-types & https://helpphocassoftware.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/userdoc/pages/590095/Export+a+chart+as+an+image

If you require further assistance or have any other suggestions, please send us an email at hello@phocassoftware.com

Warm regards,

on behalf of Mike Hills

Global Head of Customer