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# CIS-Companion Route

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> Proven software for your DSD operations and route accounting
A complete route accounting solution that enables automated and efficient management of direct store delivery activities.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **4.1/5** by 10 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Overview

### Key benefits of CIS-Companion Route

Route delivery management (visit sequence, visit schedule,
pickups, Scan IN-OUT, etc.).
Fast and accurate order taking (regular orders, samples and
promotional orders).
Personalized algorithm (quantities proposed as a
function of the day/product/customer/time of year, and of
previous sales and orders).
Fast returns processing (key-in, selection, bar coding)
and credit note production.
Inventory management: vehicle and POS (back store, shelf,
warehouse and display).
Supports invoicing: management of invoicing to
distributor clients (truck loading).
Supports collection (cash, check and credit card).
Evaluation of the competition (data gathering on
pricing, surveys, facings, etc.).
Management of promotions.
Route balancing and easy end-of-day reporting.
Trays, cases and pallets tracking.
Automatic calculations and conversions (units, boxes, weight,
pallets, etc.).
Surveys, electronic smart messaging and bidirectional wireless
\& wired communication.
Electronic signature, stamp and proof of delivery capture.
Supports several types of invoices and reports.
Invoices and orders emailed to customers.
GPS Tracking Module.
Distributor’s customers, products and prices entries.

## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.1/5** | 10 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 3.4/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: CIS Group

## Commercial Context

- **Pricing Details**: Contact CIS Group for pricing details.
- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based
- **Supported Languages**: English, French, Spanish
- **Available Countries**: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Grenada and 20 more

## Features

- Accounting
- Distribution Management
- GPS
- Inventory Management

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- Phone Support
- 24/7 (Live rep)

## Category

- [Distribution Software](https://www.getapp.com.au/directory/538/distributor/software)

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3. [Fishbowl](https://www.getapp.com.au/software/101989/fishbowl) — 4.2/5 (1101 reviews)
4. [Sage Intacct](https://www.getapp.com.au/software/10360/intacct) — 4.3/5 (610 reviews)
5. [Acumatica Cloud ERP](https://www.getapp.com.au/software/44/acumatica-cloud-erp) — 4.4/5 (243 reviews)

## Reviews

### "Data for our sales team" — 5.0/5

> **Cecil** | *17 July 2022* | Food & Beverages | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: It helps us to gain insights from the data gathered from Route and office Companion
> 
> **Cons**: It does not have a business intelligence tool built in but can be intergrated with power bi

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### "Directeur Général" — 4.0/5

> **Jimmy** | *9 June 2022* | Food Production | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: le logiciel est efficace et instinctif.
> 
> **Cons**: quelques bug
une fois installé le logiciel ne peut pas se permettre de "bugger" 
délai de livraison des commandes de Honeywell assez long

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### "Easy to use" — 3.0/5

> **Monica** | *22 June 2022* | Food Production | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Entering customers, price list and keeping list organized  is easy to do.
> 
> **Cons**: Creating reports is not easy or you have to have them create them for you at an additional cost. Each additional feature has a cost to it.
> 
> The new handhelds are easier to use and I like that they can connect remotely and see what the issues are that a driver is having and resolve the problems remotely.

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### "CIS-Companion Route Review" — 4.0/5

> **Guylaine** | *23 June 2022* | Food Production | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Facile d'utilisation pour les utilisateurs / livreurs
> 
> **Cons**: pas adaptés pour une grande entreprises. beaucoup de paramètres à gérer manuellement pour des centaines de routes.  Beaucoup de place pour l'automatisation et une meilleure gestion de changement de masse.
> 
> Développement du logiciel ardu, coûteux et long processus

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### "Transformed our Sales Department" — 4.0/5

> **Stephen** | *10 June 2022* | Wholesale | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Ease of use and integration with our Sage 300
> 
> **Cons**: The annual fee and the last of ios support
> 
> The abundance of data for analysis. It allows us to make informed decisions

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