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| about:which_one_for_you [2023/11/15 20:45] – [Software costs] Mark Glover | about:which_one_for_you [2024/04/17 20:44] – [Synchronised Single-user (Single-user sync)] Mark Glover |
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| * A software license needs to be procured for each concurrent client for each server. The [[synchronisation:introduction#synchronisation_server|Synchronisation server Module]] and [[web_interface:using_the_web_server|Web Server Module]] are required on the central server. | * A software license needs to be procured for each concurrent client for each server. The [[synchronisation:introduction#synchronisation_server|Synchronisation server Module]] and [[web_interface:using_the_web_server|Web Server Module]] are required on the central server. |
| ==== Synchronised Single-user (Single-user sync) ==== | ==== Synchronised Single-user (Single-user sync) ==== |
| * There are situations where the remote sites (with poor internet access) are just single-operator stores needing to manage and report their stock using the fully featured mSupply client. Procuring the minimum multi-user satellite server configuration for each of these sites would be expensive. A solution has been developed that entails installing single-user clients machines (normally laptops) at these remote locations and then synchronising them to the primary server much like the Synchronised Multi-user configuration. | * There are situations where the remote sites (with poor internet access) are just single-operator stores needing to manage and report their stock using the fully featured mSupply client. Procuring the minimum multi-user satellite server configuration for each of these sites would be expensive. A solution has been developed that entails installing single-user client machines (normally laptops) at these remote locations and then synchronising them to the primary server much like the Synchronised Multi-user configuration. |
| * Lower cost than conventional synchronised multi-user as the single-user client license is less costly than multi-user client licenses. The [[synchronisation:introduction#synchronisation_server|Synchronisation server Module]] and [[web_interface:using_the_web_server|Web Server Module]] are required on the central server. | * Lower cost than conventional synchronised multi-user as the single-user client license is less costly than multi-user client licenses. The [[synchronisation:introduction#synchronisation_server|Synchronisation server Module]] and [[web_interface:using_the_web_server|Web Server Module]] are required on the central server. |
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| ==== mSupply Mobile (Android) ==== | ==== mSupply Mobile (Android) ==== |
| * [[mobile:|mSupply Mobile]] is similar to [[about:which_one_for_you#synchronised_single-user_single-user_sync|Synchronised Single-user (Single-user sync)]], but the users operate with mSupply Mobile (client) software on Android tablets. This app has a reduced feature set, but is more than adequate for most Last-Mile needs. Local stock details are synchronised back to the Central server, and can be monitored and reported on there. | * [[mobile:|mSupply Mobile]] is similar to [[about:which_one_for_you#synchronised_single-user_single-user_sync|Synchronised Single-user (Single-user sync)]], but the users operate with mSupply Mobile (client) software on Android tablets. This app has a reduced feature set, but is more than adequate for most Last-Mile needs. Local stock details are synchronised back to the Central server, and can be monitored and reported on there. |
| * Being Open Source, mSupply Mobile has zero license fees. The [[synchronisation:introduction#synchronisation_server|Synchronisation server Module]] and [[web_interface:using_the_web_server|Web Server Module]] are required on the central server. | * Being [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software|Open Source software]], mSupply Mobile has zero license fees. The [[synchronisation:introduction#synchronisation_server|Synchronisation server Module]] and [[web_interface:using_the_web_server|Web Server Module]] are required on the central server. |
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| ==== Open mSupply ==== | ==== Open mSupply ==== |
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| * [[https://docs.msupply.foundation/docs/introduction/introduction/|Open mSupply]] is the multi-platform mSupply software that has been under development by [[https://msupply.foundation/|the mSupply Foundation]] since 2020. Open mSupply has all of the flexibility of all of the other versions of mSupply with the benefit of being Open source. | * [[https://docs.msupply.foundation/docs/introduction/introduction/|Open mSupply]] is the multi-platform mSupply software that has been under development by [[https://msupply.foundation/|the mSupply Foundation]] since 2020. Open mSupply has all of the flexibility of all of the other versions of mSupply with the benefit of being Open source. |
| * Being Open Source, mSupply Mobile has zero license fees. The [[synchronisation:introduction#synchronisation_server|Synchronisation server Module]] and [[web_interface:using_the_web_server|Web Server Module]] are required on the central server. | * Being [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software|Open Source software]], mSupply Mobile has zero license fees. The [[synchronisation:introduction#synchronisation_server|Synchronisation server Module]] and [[web_interface:using_the_web_server|Web Server Module]] are required on the central server. |
| ==== Comparison table ==== | ==== Comparison table ==== |
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| ^ [[about:which_one_for_you#synchronised_multi-user|Synchronised Multi-user]] | If the internet connection to remote users in a Multi-user configuration is inadequate, then [[synchronisation:introduction|synchronisation]] allows a Primary - Satellite configuration to be deployed. 'Satellite' multi-user servers are installed at remote sites where users operate mSupply on their local store without worrying about the internet connection. In the background, these 'satellite' servers will synchronise their local store data with a 'Primary' server when the internet connection becomes adequate. | A software license needs to be procured for each concurrent client for each server. The [[synchronisation:introduction#synchronisation_server|Synchronisation server Module]] and [[web_interface:using_the_web_server|Web Server Module]] are required on the central server. | | ^ [[about:which_one_for_you#synchronised_multi-user|Synchronised Multi-user]] | If the internet connection to remote users in a Multi-user configuration is inadequate, then [[synchronisation:introduction|synchronisation]] allows a Primary - Satellite configuration to be deployed. 'Satellite' multi-user servers are installed at remote sites where users operate mSupply on their local store without worrying about the internet connection. In the background, these 'satellite' servers will synchronise their local store data with a 'Primary' server when the internet connection becomes adequate. | A software license needs to be procured for each concurrent client for each server. The [[synchronisation:introduction#synchronisation_server|Synchronisation server Module]] and [[web_interface:using_the_web_server|Web Server Module]] are required on the central server. | |
| ^ [[about:which_one_for_you#synchronised_single-user_single-user_sync|Synchronised Single-user\\ (Single-user sync)]] | There are situations where the remote sites (with poor internet access) are just single-operator stores needing to manage and report their stock using the fully featured mSupply client. Procuring the minimum multi-user satellite server configuration for each of these sites would be expensive. A solution has been developed that entails installing single-user clients machines (normally laptops) at these remote locations and then synchronising them to the primary server much like the Synchronised Multi-user configuration. | Lower cost than conventional synchronised multi-user as the single-user client license is less costly than multi-user client licenses. The [[synchronisation:introduction#synchronisation_server|Synchronisation server Module]] and [[web_interface:using_the_web_server|Web Server Module]] are required on the central server.| | ^ [[about:which_one_for_you#synchronised_single-user_single-user_sync|Synchronised Single-user\\ (Single-user sync)]] | There are situations where the remote sites (with poor internet access) are just single-operator stores needing to manage and report their stock using the fully featured mSupply client. Procuring the minimum multi-user satellite server configuration for each of these sites would be expensive. A solution has been developed that entails installing single-user clients machines (normally laptops) at these remote locations and then synchronising them to the primary server much like the Synchronised Multi-user configuration. | Lower cost than conventional synchronised multi-user as the single-user client license is less costly than multi-user client licenses. The [[synchronisation:introduction#synchronisation_server|Synchronisation server Module]] and [[web_interface:using_the_web_server|Web Server Module]] are required on the central server.| |
| ^ [[mobile:|mSupply Mobile]] | This is a Synchronised Single-user configuration, but the users operate with mSupply Mobile (client) software on Android tablets. This app has a reduced feature set, but is more than adequate for most Last-Mile needs. Local stock details are synchronised back to the Central server, and can be monitored and reported on there. | Pricing is even lower than for Synchronised Single-User. This //was// the way forward for the medical supply chain in small and remote facilities - until [[https://docs.msupply.foundation/docs/introduction/introduction/|Open mSupply]] (see below) took that honour! The [[synchronisation:introduction#synchronisation_server|Synchronisation server Module]] and [[web_interface:using_the_web_server|Web Server Module]] are required on the central server. | | ^ [[mobile:|mSupply Mobile]] | [[mobile:|mSupply Mobile]] is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software|Open Source software]] that is similar to the synchronised Single-user configuration, but the users operates the software app on an Android tablets. This app has a reduced feature set, but is more than adequate for most Last-Mile needs. Local stock details are synchronised back to the Central server, and can be monitored and reported on there. | Pricing is even lower than for Synchronised Single-User. This //was// the way forward for the medical supply chain in small and remote facilities - until [[https://docs.msupply.foundation/docs/introduction/introduction/|Open mSupply]] (see below) took that honour! The [[synchronisation:introduction#synchronisation_server|Synchronisation server Module]] and [[web_interface:using_the_web_server|Web Server Module]] are required on the central server. | |
| ^ [[about:which_one_for_you#open_msupply/|Open mSupply]] | [[about:which_one_for_you#open_msupply/|Open mSupply]] is the multi-platform mSupply software that has been under development by [[https://msupply.foundation/|the mSupply Foundation]] since 2020. Open mSupply has all of the flexibility of all of the other versions of mSupply with the benefit of being Open source. Local stock details are synchronised back to the Central server, and can be monitored and reported on there. | Pricing for smaller facilities (single-user stores) is the same as [[mobile:|mSupply Mobile]]. We see this as the way forward for the medical supply chain in both small and remote facilities and in large multi-user facilities. The [[synchronisation:introduction#synchronisation_server|Synchronisation server Module]] and [[web_interface:using_the_web_server|Web Server Module]] are required on the central server. | | ^ [[about:which_one_for_you#open_msupply/|Open mSupply]] | [[about:which_one_for_you#open_msupply/|Open mSupply]] is the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software|Open Source software]] multi-platform mSupply software that has been under development by [[https://msupply.foundation/|the mSupply Foundation]] since 2020. Open mSupply has all of the flexibility of all of the other versions of mSupply with the benefit of being Open source. Local stock details are synchronised back to the Central server, and can be monitored and reported on there. | Pricing for smaller facilities (single-user stores) is the same as [[mobile:|mSupply Mobile]]. We see this as the way forward for the medical supply chain in both small and remote facilities and in large multi-user facilities. The [[synchronisation:introduction#synchronisation_server|Synchronisation server Module]] and [[web_interface:using_the_web_server|Web Server Module]] are required on the central server. | |
| ^ [[web_interface:msupply_customer_setup|mSupply Customer | ^ [[web_interface:msupply_customer_setup|mSupply Customer |
| Web Interface]] | Allows staff of Customers in your mSupply system order stock on-line. It runs on a browser on any device: tablet, smartphone, net-book, desktop computer etc. It's a little hard to see why this should be chosen over [[about:which_one_for_you#open_msupply/|Open mSupply]], as the costs are very similar, without the benefit of being able to operate a store... | Depends on your situation - contact us. The [[web_interface:using_the_web_server|Web Server Module]] is required on the central server.| | Web Interface]] | Allows staff of Customers in your mSupply system order stock on-line. It runs on a browser on any device: tablet, smartphone, net-book, desktop computer etc. It's a little hard to see why this should be chosen over [[about:which_one_for_you#open_msupply/|Open mSupply]], as the costs are very similar, without the benefit of being able to operate a store... | Depends on your situation - contact us. The [[web_interface:using_the_web_server|Web Server Module]] is required on the central server.| |