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DMSi Agility

DMSi Agility at a glance
VendorDMSi Software
HeadquartersOmaha, Nebraska, USA
OwnershipIndependent, privately held (founded 1976; no private equity ownership)
DeploymentCloud-hosted or on-premises (web-based application with mobile apps)
Target marketMidsize to large lumber and building materials distributors, pro dealers, and remanufacturers in the US and Canada
IndustriesLumber, hardwood, millwork, doors and windows, roofing and siding, drywall, laminates; industrial distribution (electrical, HVAC, plumbing)
PricingNot published; quote-based per project
Websitedmsi.com/products/agility-erp

The short version

DMSi Agility is an enterprise resource planning system built for dealers, distributors, and remanufacturers of lumber and building materials. Order management, inventory control, purchasing, in-house production, and accounting sit in one system. What separates it from horizontal ERP platforms adapted to distribution is that the units of measure, tally handling, and date logic of the building products trade were in the design from the start.

The vendor is unusual as well. DMSi Software was founded in 1976 in Omaha, Nebraska by Cal German and Jim Hassenstab and has stayed independent and privately held for five decades, while most vertical competitors were absorbed into private equity portfolios. Agility is the flagship. Around it the company sells Frameworks, a point-of-sale ERP for lumber and building materials dealers, DMSi Log for hardwood operations, and TallyExpress for photo-based end tallies. Customers range from single production facilities to national distributors with locations across the United States and Canada.

Core functionality

Inventory and warehouse management run in real time with lumber-specific units of measure (pieces, board feet, MBF, linear feet, cubic meters), cycle counting, and mobile warehouse tools. Order management covers quote through invoicing to proof-of-delivery tracking. Purchasing adds demand forecasting and automated reorder suggestions across locations. A production scheduler with bill-of-materials support handles remanufacturing and millwork, which is the area where general distribution systems most often fall short. Integrated accounting, customizable reporting, EDI, e-commerce, and CRM complete the suite.

Typical customers

Distributors and pro dealers of lumber, hardwood, doors and windows, millwork, roofing and siding, drywall, and laminates form the core, with industrial distribution lines such as electrical, HVAC, and plumbing alongside them. The customer base is concentrated in the United States and Canada. In competitive deals Agility usually meets Epicor BisTrack, and at the smaller end of the market ECI Spruce.

Deployment and pricing

Buyers choose between DMSi-managed cloud hosting and their own servers. The application is web-based either way, with companion mobile apps for warehouse, sales, delivery, and customer billing. DMSi publishes no prices; quotes are scoped per project, and implementation plus data conversion belong in the budget next to license or subscription fees.

Editorial verdict

Depth is the argument here. Lumber tallies, reman scheduling, and building-products purchasing logic are native rather than configured in after the fact, which is why midsize to large LBM distributors, particularly those running remanufacturing operations, should put Agility on the shortlist. Independent ownership cuts both ways: Omaha-based support has been unusually stable for a market this consolidated, but the partner and integration ecosystem stays smaller than what large-vendor alternatives can field. Companies outside building materials and adjacent industrial distribution have no reason to evaluate it at all. And if your group carries complex multi-entity financial requirements, treat that as the make-or-break test during selection, not a detail to sort out after signature.

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Frequently asked questions

What types of companies use DMSi Agility?

The target is dealers, distributors, and remanufacturers of lumber and building materials: hardwood, millwork, doors and windows, roofing, siding, and drywall businesses. Industrial distribution lines such as electrical, HVAC, and plumbing supply are served as well. Customers range from single-site operations to national distributors with locations across the United States and Canada.

Is DMSi Agility cloud-based or on-premises?

Both are on the table. Agility can run as a cloud-hosted system managed by DMSi or be installed on a company's own servers, and the application is web-based in either case, with mobile apps for warehouse work, sales, delivery tracking, and customer billing. The decision usually comes down to IT staffing and infrastructure preference, so discuss both routes with the vendor during evaluation.

How much does DMSi Agility cost?

DMSi does not publish pricing. Costs are quoted individually based on user counts, modules, and deployment model, and implementation services, training, and data conversion can account for a substantial share of a distribution ERP project. A structured total cost estimate lets you compare Agility against alternatives on equal terms instead of on license headline numbers.

Who owns DMSi Software?

Nobody but the founders' company itself. DMSi Software is independent and privately held, founded in 1976 in Omaha, Nebraska, and has not been acquired by a larger software group or a private equity firm, which is rare in the building materials software market. It runs its own Omaha-based support organization and continues to develop Agility alongside Frameworks, TallyExpress, and DMSi Log.

How does Agility handle remanufacturing and millwork production?

Through a production scheduler with bill-of-materials support designed for reman and millwork operations inside a distribution business. It tracks raw material consumption, schedules machine and labor resources, and ties finished output back into inventory with barcode tracking. Distributors that plane, rip, prime, or otherwise process lumber can therefore manage production and distribution in one system instead of bolting a separate manufacturing tool onto their ERP.

Does Agility support lumber-specific units of measure?

Yes, and this is one of the reasons the product exists. Inventory works natively in pieces, board feet, MBF, linear feet, and cubic meters, with real-time stock, cycle counting, and mobile warehouse tools on top. The companion product TallyExpress adds photo-based end tallies for operations that count packs of lumber by hand today.

Which systems is Agility usually compared with?

In the lumber and building materials segment, Agility is most often evaluated alongside Epicor BisTrack, with ECI Spruce appearing at the smaller end of the market. The useful comparison points are reman and millwork scheduling depth, unit-of-measure handling, and how much of the vendor's ecosystem and integration network you actually need.