ETQ FAQs

  • Who is ETQ best for - their role(s) within what kind of companies.

    ETQ Reliance quality management software is for companies in a range of industries who are committed to deliver safe, high-quality products and services as a means of boosting customer trust, brand loyalty and creating a measurable business advantage for themselves. ETQ serves companies from SMBs to global leaders in industries such as medical devices, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, heavy industry and electronics/appliance manufacturing. We work with variety of titles in customer organizations from quality managers, to supply chain and manufacturing leaders, to CIO and IT leadership. We are here to help you become a quality champion.

  • How does ETQ benefit them?

    ETQ Reliance allows companies to solve quality and EHS problems — from the common to the complex. Users can fine-tune Reliance to create workflows that work, advancing process excellence across their organizations. ETQ core applications include Document Control, ETQ Insights, Training Management, Corrective Action (CAPA), Audit Management, Release Risk Register, Suppliers, Materials and Chemicals, Change Management.

  • How technical do users need to be to use ETQ's software?

    ETQ Reliance is renowned for its ease of use and flexibility. It can be used by the least technical individuals, and it can be configured to match customers’ needs without coding.

  • What makes ETQ a leader in this space?

    We are one of the pioneers in the industry, with great depth of knowledge about the critical issues in quality management, compliance and EHS and how those effect customers. Our product is renowned for its ease of use and simple configurability, so it easily conforms to customers’ workflows, not the other way around.

  • Who are ETQ's biggest competitors (3-5 companies)?

    MasterControl, Intelex, Sparta, Veeva, Compliance Quest

  • How/why is ETQ better than those competitors (or most others in their market)? What about ETQ is unique, stronger, easier, etc.?

    ETQ Reliance is the most powerful, flexible and easy to use QMS solution available on the market. ETQ enables customers to optimize the critical quality processes that drive product and service excellence and deliver a clear business advantage for their organization through:
    -Product flexibility: configurable forms, fields, workflows; product adapts to your needs
    -40 easy-to-use applications with built-in best practices that shorten your organization’s time to value
    -Cross-industry, not focused on a single industry from mid- to enterprise-sized customers
    -Broad set of capabilities that draw on experience from multiple industries, including life sciences, manufacturing, electronics, food & beverage, etc.
    -Cloud-native technologies provide innovative capabilities and future-proofs the solution for customers
    -No code/low code for configuring existing applications and creating new applications
    -Meets the most complex customer requirements
    -Security is managed at the user, role and location levels
    -Supplier quality management
    -ETQ Academy and its extensive training

  • What kind of features can customers expect ETQ to release in the near future? And longer term?

    Because Reliance is a SaaS product, we deploy continuous updates to deliver incremental upgrades and changes to the system that match – and anticipate – the needs of a dynamic regulatory environment and a fast-moving quality.

  • Which popular or common software does ETQ integrate with?

    ETQ Reliance features proven integration technologies that allows integration with most any enterprise business software, such as SAP (ETQ is a SAP certified integration partner), Oracle, Microsoft and other third-party solutions.

  • Software pricing can often be complex. If it's pretty straightforward, list tiers, pricing (per year, seat, etc) and limits for ETQ. If it's not simple, use broad estimates or ranges for typical setups.

    Pricing depends on which solution sets are chosen by customers and the number of monthly average users (MAUs) in the system.

  • Does ETQ offer a trial or free download available?

    No.

  • Does ETQ offer any kind of training/education for their product?

    ETQ Academy delivers ETQ Reliance training with comprehensive certification, rich eLearning curricula, and “bite-sized” hints and tips (microlearning). Customer training options are abundant and can be tailored to precise customer needs. With ETQ Academy, customers benefit from training options that allow teams to quickly become productive and get the most out of their ETQ Reliance application.

    In addition, ETQ peer-to-peer community allows you to connect with users around to world. Learn from fellow quality champions and share information and ideas to get the most out of your Reliance QMS.

  • Describe the implementation process and timeline for ETQ software.

    Implementation is a highly consultative and structured process that works to accommodate customers’ specific needs and schedule, which varies between customers.

  • What are the ETQ support options? List all.

    ETQ offers Silver, Gold and Platinum levels of support.
    Silver:
    --Live support 8/5
    --3 named callers
    --Self-service portal access 24/7/365
    --Guaranteed response in 24 hours or less
    --Access to new releases, patches and hot-fixes
    --ETQ Academy: certifications, eLearning, and microlearning (for SaaS customers only)
    Gold:
    --Live support 24/7/365
    --5 named callers
    --Self-service portal access 24/7/365
    --Guaranteed response in 8 hours or less
    --Access to new releases, patches and hot-fixes
    --ETQ Academy: certifications, eLearning, and microlearning
    --10% discount to the annual user conference
    Platinum:
    --Live support 24/7/365
    --10 named callers
    --Self-service portal access 24/7/365
    --Guaranteed response in 4 hours or less
    --Dedicated support coordinator
    --Priority access to new releases, patches and hot-fixes
    --ETQ Academy: certifications, eLearning, and microlearning
    --20% discount to the annual user conference