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Agvance (Software Solutions Integrated)

Agvance (Software Solutions Integrated) at a glance
VendorSoftware Solutions Integrated, LLC (SSI)
HeadquartersShelbyville, Illinois
OwnershipIndependent, founder-led private company (founded 1981 by Pam Rincker)
DeploymentInstalled/hosted core with cloud components (Grower360 portal, mobile apps)
Target marketUS ag retailers and cooperatives, from single-location co-ops to national distributors
IndustriesAgricultural retail, agronomy, grain, energy/propane
PricingNot published; quote-based
Websiteagvance.net

What Agvance is

Agvance is an ERP suite for US agricultural retailers and cooperatives, developed by Software Solutions Integrated, LLC (SSI) of Shelbyville, Illinois. Accounting, agronomy, grain, and energy operations run in one system, with a grower-facing web portal called Grower360 on top. The financial core is native, which is why SSI can market it explicitly as an ag retail ERP rather than an operations package. Scale is respectable for a vertical this narrow: the vendor reports more than 3,800 ag retail locations and 23,000 users, and states that roughly half of the CropLife Top 100 ag retailers run SSI software.

Where Agvance comes from

Pam Rincker founded SSI in 1981 and still serves as president. The product grew out of a single cooperative that needed a more usable system, and it expanded from there. The company remains independent and founder-led, with headquarters in Shelbyville and a second office in Avon, Indiana. In a vertical software market where most products of this age have been absorbed by consolidators, that is a notable exception. SSI also develops Energy Force, a related product for propane and fuel delivery businesses.

Core functionality

Accounting is the hub: general ledger, receivables, payables, inventory valuation, and financial reporting, with the operational modules feeding into it. Agronomy covers field records, blending, and precision-ag data flows. Grain handles scale tickets, commodity contracts, settlements, and positions. Energy manages fuel and propane sales and delivery. Grower360 gives farm customers self-service access to statements, invoices, bookings, prepay balances, and field information, while role-specific mobile apps put the system in the hands of applicators, blenders, and sales agronomists. An API program supports integrations with precision-ag and industry platforms, including the AgGateway standards community.

Typical customers

Crop-input dealers, full-service cooperatives, agronomy centers, grain-handling retailers, and fuel or propane operations, all in the United States. Reference customers range from single-location co-ops to diversified regional cooperatives and national distributors. SSI also emphasizes support for mergers and acquisitions, a recurring reality in a consolidating co-op landscape.

Licensing, hosting, cost

The core has traditionally been installed Windows software. Hosted options exist, and the cloud share is growing, since Grower360 and the mobile apps are web-delivered. How much of a working day can happen in a browser is a question worth putting to SSI directly, together with which deployment model suits your infrastructure. Pricing is not published, and quotes turn on modules, locations, and user counts.

Editorial verdict

US ag retail has effectively two established ERP choices, and Agvance is one of them; AGRIS is the other. The native accounting core is what separates it from operations tools that hand the books to another system, and for a co-op running agronomy, grain, and energy under one roof, that integration is the whole argument. Independent, founder-led ownership will appeal to buyers who have watched a roadmap stall after an acquisition, though it also means no large parent balance sheet standing behind the product. Anyone outside US agricultural retail should stop reading here, because the suite is vertical and domestic by design and stretching it elsewhere is not a project worth starting. For everyone else: run a structured selection process against your actual mix of agronomy, grain, and energy volume, and budget realistically for conversion out of legacy co-op systems.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of business is Agvance designed for?

Agricultural retailers and cooperatives in the United States that sell crop inputs, agronomy services, grain handling, and fuel or propane. The suite spans accounting, agronomy, grain, and energy operations along with the Grower360 customer portal. It is a strictly vertical product, so companies outside ag retail are not the intended audience.

Does Agvance include its own accounting, or does it rely on QuickBooks?

It ships with its own accounting module, and that module is the financial core of the suite: general ledger, receivables, payables, and inventory valuation. That distinguishes it from lighter operations tools which push transactions into an external package such as QuickBooks. The agronomy, grain, and energy modules report into accounting, which is what qualifies Agvance as an ERP in the full sense.

Who owns Software Solutions Integrated?

SSI is independent and privately held, based in Shelbyville, Illinois, with a second office in Avon, Indiana. Pam Rincker founded the company in 1981 and still serves as president. Staying out of a consolidator portfolio is uncommon for a vertical software vendor of that age, and buyers who value roadmap continuity tend to weigh it.

Is Agvance cloud-based or installed on-premises?

The core system has traditionally run as installed software, with hosted options and a growing set of cloud components. Grower360 gives growers a web portal, and role-specific mobile apps extend the suite into the field. Ask SSI which deployment model fits your infrastructure and how much of the daily workflow can run in a browser today.

What is Grower360?

A web portal for farm customers. It gives growers self-service access to statements, invoices, bookings, prepay balances, and field information instead of phoning the office.

What is Energy Force?

A separate SSI product for propane and fuel delivery businesses. It sits next to Agvance in the vendor portfolio rather than inside the suite.

How much does Agvance cost?

SSI does not publish pricing for the Agvance suite. Costs are quoted per company and depend on the modules selected, the number of locations, and user counts. Budget for data conversion and training on top of the license, because ag retail implementations carry grain contracts, prepay balances, and years of customer history, and moving all of that cleanly is rarely cheap.