Engineer to Order (ETO) ERP Software Comparison for the Automotive Industry

A comprehensive, independent review of Engineer to Order (ETO) ERP software for the Automotive Industry. Below you will find an easy-to-navigate matrix comparing general data (e.g. price, financing options, etc.), materials management, sales order management, financial management, production management, supply chain management, and customer relationship management, plus any additional capabilities each vendor might provide. Click on the links to dive deeper into each vendor's software or request a free demo to get more hands-on experience.


General Data
Product Name	Epicor ERP	Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management	NetSuite ERP	SYSPRO	Cetec ERP	Plex Manufacturing Cloud	IFS Applications 9.0	Global Shop Solutions	abas ERP	Microsoft Dynamics AX	JOBSCOPE	Priority Software ERP	E2 Manufacturing
Version	10.2	7	Always Current	8.0	Always Current	Always Current	9.0	2018.1	2018	AX 7 2016	v16	17.3	8
Price Range	$4K -500K	$2600/ user-	$10K-100K	$25K-500K onsite	$40/User/Month-	$5K + per month-	$300K-2M	$5K-500K	$75K and up-	$20K-750K	$20K-$500K	$1,400-$3,000/license	$7,000+-$250,000
Financing Options	Lease, Owner Financing, Lease to own	Owner Financing, Lease to own	Subscription	Lease, Owner Financing, Subscription	Subscription	Subscription	Subscription	Financing, Leasing Options	Lease, Financing	Lease, Owner Financing, Financing	Lease, Financing	Subscription, Licensed	Financing, Leasing Options
User Range	10-2000+	20-1000+	10+unlimited	10-1000	5-Unlimited	20-1000+	40-5000	3-1000	10-250	5-2,250	5-1000	5-1,000	1-1000
Multi Site	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Multi National	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes, 60+ Countries	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	English	Yes	Yes
Architecture	SOA		SAAS, Multitenant	SOA, XML, Webservice	Saas, Multitenant	SaaS Multitenant SOA	SOA	SOA	SOA / Multi-tier	SOA, .NET, Cloud	SOA, On-Premise	All current Windows	.NET
Database Platform	MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas), MAC OS	MS SQL Server, Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas)	MS SQL Server, Progress, IBM DB2, Other, Oracle, ODBC Compliant, Proprietary`, Customized per Client, Pervasive, Power, Sage ProvideX, Sybase, Cloud-Based (Saas), PostgreSQL, MS SQL Express, abas Open Object Oriented Database, MS Access, IBM UniData/UniVerse, Universally Compatible w/all Data Base Platforms, Quickbooks, Salesforce, Multi-Tenant SAAS on the SalesForce Cloud	MS SQL Server, Other, Cloud-Based (Saas), Universally Compatible w/all Data Base Platforms	Cloud-Based (Saas), MySQL	Cloud-Based (Saas), Universally Compatible w/all Data Base Platforms	Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas), MySQL	MS SQL Server, ODBC Compliant, Cloud-Based (Saas)	Cloud-Based (Saas), abas Open Object Oriented Database, Universally Compatible w/all Data Base Platforms	MS SQL Server, Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas), Microsoft Azure	MS SQL Server	MS SQL Server, Oracle, MS SQL Express	MS SQL Server
Server OS	Linux, Windows, Unix	Linux, Windows, Unix	Mac OS, Windows, Unix, Novell Netware	Windows	Compatible w/all Operating Systems	Compatible w/all Operating Systems	Compatible w/all Operating Systems	Windows	Linux, Windows, Unix	Windows	Windows	Linux, Windows, Unix	Windows
SAAS	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Materials Management
	Advanced Material Mgmt.	Inventory Control	Multi-location Inventory for Distributor	Inventory Management	Barcoding & Labeling	Inventory Summary	Complex MRO	Bar Coding	Inventory Management	Inventory Controls	Material Control	Materials Management Overview	Bar Coding
	Bar Coding		Advanced Shipping	Lot Traceability	Bill Of Materials	Inventory Tracking	Costing	Bill of Materials	Material requirements planning (MRP)	Manufacturing		Mobile Devices, Barcode & RFID	Bill of Materials
	Handheld		Bin Management		Dimensional Inventory Control	Bill of Materials	Demand Forecasting	Data Collection	Material Cost Posting	Material Planning		Picking and Shipping	Data Collection
	Material Handler Interface		Order Promising		Inventory Management	Bar Coding	Inventory Replenishment	Inventory Control	Scheduling	Warehouse Management		Receiving & Put-Away	Inventory Control
	Material Movement		Real-Time Sustem		Lot & Serial Traceability	Job Tracking System	Project Budgeting	Inventory Management	Warehouse Management			Replenishment	Inventory Management
	Prioritize Orders		Return Materials Authorization		Mobile Warehousing	Material Requirements Planning	Project Reporting	Materials & Inventory				Traceability	Lot and Serial Control
	Sales Order Allocation				MRP & Inventory Forecast		Scheduling and Resourcing	Materials Purchasing					Mobile Shop
					Production Scheduling & Capacity Planning			Materials Solutions					Physical Inventory
								Physical Inventory					Sales Orders
								Wireless System
Sales Order Management
	Order Management	Purchasing Management	Automated Order Processing	Document Flow Mgmt.	Automatic Order Processing	Commission Tracking	Collaborative Solutions	Complete Order Management	Costing	Sales & Marketing	Configurator	Orders	Job Costing
	Sales Management	RF Warehousing	Automated Payments	Ecommerce Shopping Cart	Configurable Manufacturing Modes	Competitor Intelligence Database	Component Repair	Demand Management	Invoicing	Sales Management	Estimating and Quoting	Price Quotes	Job Travelers
	Demand Management	Sales Monitoring	One Click Purchase Orders	Point Of Sale	EDI / Ecommerce	Customer Orders	Coordinate Projects	Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)	Process History		Sales Management	Tasks	Order Entry
	Electronic Data Interchange		Order Management	Report Writer	Field Service & Projects	E D I	Customer Orders	Invoice Order History	Quotation Management				Order History
	Estimate / Quote Mgmt.		Procure-to-Pay Purchasing	Return Mgmt	Manufacturing Quoting	Order Entry & Tracking	Field Service	Order Enrty	Sales Management Overview				Quoting / Estimating
	Storefront		Real Time Order Status	Sales Analysis	Packing, Shipping, & RMAs	Quote Tracking	Sales	Quoting & Estimating	Shipping Order				Sales Order Tracking
			Self-Service Vendor Center	Sales Orders	Sales Reporting & Analysis	Sales Order	Sales Quotes	Return Merchandise Authorization					Shipping
			Shipping Integration		Workflow & Routing			Sales & Service Management					Vendor Returns
			Streamlined Receiving					Sales Application
								Shipping Logistics
Financial Management
	General Ledger	Business Intelligence	General Ledger, Payables & Receivables	Budget Management	Accounts Payable	accounting Overview	Accounts Payable & Receivable	Accounting Application	“What if” Financial Scenarios	AP / AR	Financials	Billing	Accounts Payable
	Accounts Payable	Data Collection	Financial Summary	Accounts Payable	Accounts Receivable	Accounts Receivable / Accounts Payable	Budget Management	Accounts Payable	Cost Accounting	Financial Management Overview	Job Cost Accounting	Budget Control	Accounts Receivable
	Accounts Receivable	Financial Overview	Advanced Billing	Accounts Receivable	Bank Reconcile & Credit Card Import	Costing	Cash Flow	Accounts Receivable	Financials and Accounting	Fixed Assets		Cash Management	Bank Reconciliation
	Multi-Cureancy / Company		Amortization Schedules	Activity Based Costing	Configurable Costing Methods	Expense Project Tracking	Consolidate Accounts	Business Intelligence	Fixed Assets	General Ledger		Cost Control	Cash Flow
	Financial Mgmt Overview		Multi-currency Transactions	Tax Management	Financial Reporting (Multi Site / Company)	Inventory Valuation	Financial Summary	Business Intelligence Application	Liquidity Planning	International Capabilities		Financial Management Overview	Complete Accounting
	Tax Connect		Project Accounting	Assests Register	General Accounting	Multi-Company Financial Consolidation	Fixed Assets	Cash Flow	Perpetual Inventory Costing	Project Accounting		Financial Statement Generator	Executive Overview
	Cash / Asset Mgmt		Revenue Recognition	Payroll	General Ledger		General Ledger	Financial Management				Fixed Assets	FAQs
	Global Engines			Analytics	Project Accounting		Sales Contract Mgmt.	Fixed Assets				Regulatory Compliance	General Ledger
					Tax Management			General Ledger					Multi-Currency
								International Accounting					Payroll
								Multi-Currency Management					QuickBooks Integration
								Payroll Management
Production Management
	Production Mgmt	Discrete Manufacturing	Advanced Multi-location Inventory	Bill of Materials	Bill Of Materials	Barcode Labeling	Asset Design	Advanced Production Scheduling	CAD Integration	Bill of Materials	Barcode Labor Collection	Production Management Overview	Advanced Scheduling
	Advanced Production	Process Manufacturing	Aseembly Management	Engineering Change Control	Configurable Manufacturing	Capacity Planning	Batch Process	Cost Breakdown Application	Production Summary	Key Production Features	Engineering		Data Collection
	Advanced Quality Mgmt		Work Order Management	Factory Documentation	Integrated QMS & ECO / ECR	Complex Assembly	Configure / Make / Assemble	Engineer-to-Order	Project Cost Accounting	Product Builder	Production Planning and Scheduling		Job Costing
	Job Management			Cost Tracking	Mobile Shop Floor	Labor & Time Tracking	Constraint-Based Scheduling	Lean Manufacturing	Project Management		Shop Floor Control		Job Management
	Lean Manufacturing			Planning and Scheduling	Production & WIP Reporting	Multi-Plants	Engineer to Order	Management Solutions	Time Recording / Job Time				Job Tracking
	Manufacturing Execution Systm.			Projects and Contracts	Production Scheduling & Capacity Planning	Plant Floor Mobile Access	Make to Project	Planning & Scheduling	Work Order Management				Order Costing
	Planning & Scheduling			Quality Mgmt	Time Tracking, Job Costing, & Outsourcing	PLC Machine Integration	Multisite Planning	Production Configurator					Quality Management
	Product Data Management			Quotations	Work Order Documents	Preventative Maintenance	Project Management	Project Management Application					Rapid Documentation
				Requirements Planning		Production Scheduling Overview	Repetitive Manufacturing	Quality Control Application					Receiving
				Shop Clock		Shop Floor Control	Shop Floor Reporting	Quality Tracking					Reports
						Statistical Process Controls	Shop Order	Shop Floor Control					Reworks / Returns
							Sub-Contract Management	Shop Floor Data Collection Application					Shipping
								Shop Management					Shop Floor Control
								Software Preventative Maintenance Application
								TrueView Data Display Application
Supply Chain Management
	Supply Chain Mgmt.		Supply Chain Overview	EDI Solution	Customer / Vendor Portals	Online Order & Tracking	Distribution	Advanced Planning and Scheduling	Purchasing	Key Supply Chain Features			Advanced Scheduling
	Inventory Management			Freight Calculator	Lot & Serial Traceability	Online Tool Release	Equipment	Forecasting Trust	Requisitions				Demand Forecasting
	Purchase Management			Inventory Forecasting	MRP / Kanban / Replenishment	Problem Control	Equipment Effectiveness	Shipping & Receiving Management	Sales Planning & Forecasting				Inventory Management
	Shipping & Receiving			Shipping Mgmt	Production Scheduling & Capacity Planning	Supplier Quality	Preventive Maintenance	Supplier Relationship Management	Supplier Relationship Management				Purchasing
	Sourcing				Receiving / Picking / Packing / Shipping	Supply Chain Overview	Procurement	Supply Chain Manager					RFQ
	Supplier Relationship Mgmt.				Requisitions & Purchase Orders		Supply Chain						Shipping
	Warehouse Management				Supply Chain Management		Warehousing
					Supply / Demand Forecasting
Customer Relationship Management
	Customer Relations Overview	CRM	Incentive Management	Contact Management	Built-in CRM	Configurator Pricing	CRM Features	CRM Application	Customer Relations Mgmt.	Marketing Automation	CRM	CRM Overview	CRM
	Campaign Connect		Job and Project Tracking	CRM for Syspro	Calendar Reminders / Follow-ups	Cost & Quote Estimating	Customer Services	Customer & Prospect Management	Customer Relationship Management Overview	Sales Force Automation	Field Service
	Case Management		Partner Relationship		Custom Lead Pipelines	Customer Master List	Information Shring	Customer Relationship Management
	Customer Relationship Management		Sales Order Management		Customer & Contact Management	Customer Relations Summary	Mobility Features	Sales Forecasting
	Information Worker		Self Service Customer Portal		Customer Case Management	Field Service	Sales Configurator	Sales Opportunity & Marketing Management
	Lead / Opportunity Mgmt		Website		Integrated CRM	Opportunity Tracking		Service Management
	Mobile Connect				Last Touch Reporting	Quick Quoter
	Service Management				Mobile Access & Field Service	Quote Tracking
					Sales Management & Quote Tracking
Additional Capabilities
	Cloud Deployment	Multi-Channel Retail and Direct Marketing	Real Time Dashboards	Document Mgmt	Application Programming Interface	Business Intelligence	B2B Contracting	Simplified Label Printing	Electronic data interchange (EDI)	Alert System	Business Intelligence	Mobile Solutions	Crystal Reports
	Compliance Overview	Wholesale Distribution	Security	Espresso Mobile	Cetec ERP Application Programming Interface (API)	Computer Aided Design	Business Analytics	Business Web	Business Intelligence	Business Intelligence and Reporting	Crystal Reports		Data Conversion
	Composite Applications				Custom Report Writer	Document Control System	Employee Self-Service	CAD Interface Application	Multi-Site	Compliance Management	DCAA		Document Control
	Composite Applications				Custom Workflow & Alerting	E-Commerce	Expense Management	Crystal Reports		Human Resource Management	Jobscope Mobile		MobileShop Suite
	Document Mgmt				Ecommerce, EDI, & Credit Card Processing	Electronic Data Interchange	Human Resources	Data Conversion		Service Managment	Quality Assurance		Quickview
	Enterprise Content Mgmt				Email Interfacing with Customers & Vendors	Groupware Communication	Mobile Solutions	Document Control					Rapid Documentation
	Enterprise Performance Mgmt				Enterprise Document Management	Human Resources Overview	Payroll, Time & Attendance	Document Control Application					Time and Attendance
	Epicor Everywhere FrameworkEpicor Everywhere Frame				Pulse Report	SmartPlex Mobile Access	Recruitment, Training & Developemnt	Electronic Data Exchange
	Global Business Mgmt							Global Application Builder
	Human Capital Mgmt.							Key Performance Indicators Application
	ICE Business Architecture							Messaging System Application
	Mobile							Mobile Wireless Application
	Product Data Mgmt							Online System / Time and Attendance
	Service Mgmt. Overview							Process Documentation & Training
	Social Enterprise							RFID Technology Application
	Subscription Services
	Web 2.0
Services Support
	Business Process Outsourcing		Customer Care	STARS	Cetec ERP Lite, Standard & Gold Levels	Security	Implementation	FastRESPONSE	Upgrade Guarantee	Support Options		Customer Service & Support Overview	Chat Suport
	Epicor Consulting		NetSuite Central	Support	Custom Development & Integration	Training Strategies	Support	Global Shop Solutions Consulting					Classroom Training
	Hosting Services		Site Consultation	Training and Education	Data Migration		Training	Global Shop Solutions University					E-Learning
	Learning & Educational Services				Local / Resident Hosting			Learning & Educational Services					Hardwars Support
	Managed Services				On-Site Implementation Consulting			Training Strategies					ISO Consulting
	Professional Services				Project Discovery & Gap Analysis								Onsite Consulting
	Subscription Services				Services User Training Programs								Phone Support
	Support												Six Training Facilities
													Tech Support
													Virtual Training

General Data

Product Name

Epicor ERP

Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management

NetSuite ERP

SYSPRO

Cetec ERP

Plex Manufacturing Cloud

IFS Applications 9.0

Global Shop Solutions

abas ERP

Microsoft Dynamics AX

JOBSCOPE

Priority Software ERP

E2 Manufacturing

Version

10.2

Always Current

8.0

Always Current

9.0

2018.1

2018

AX 7 2016

v16

17.3

Price Range

$4K -500K

$2600/ user-

$10K-100K

$25K-500K onsite

$40/User/Month-

$5K + per month-

$300K-2M

$5K-500K

$75K and up-

$20K-750K

$20K-$500K

$1,400-$3,000/license

$7,000+-$250,000

Financing Options

Lease, Owner Financing, Lease to own

Owner Financing, Lease to own

Subscription

Lease, Owner Financing, Subscription

Subscription

Financing, Leasing Options

Lease, Financing

Lease, Owner Financing, Financing

Lease, Financing

Subscription, Licensed

Financing, Leasing Options

User Range

10-2000+

20-1000+

10+unlimited

10-1000

5-Unlimited

20-1000+

40-5000

3-1000

10-250

5-2,250

5-1000

5-1,000

1-1000

Multi Site

Yes

Multi National

Yes

Yes, 60+ Countries

Yes

English

Yes

Architecture

SOA

SAAS, Multitenant

SOA, XML, Webservice

Saas, Multitenant

SaaS Multitenant SOA

SOA

SOA / Multi-tier

SOA, .NET, Cloud

SOA, On-Premise

All current Windows

.NET

Database Platform

MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas), MAC OS

MS SQL Server, Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas)

MS SQL Server, Progress, IBM DB2, Other, Oracle, ODBC Compliant, Proprietary`, Customized per Client, Pervasive, Power, Sage ProvideX, Sybase, Cloud-Based (Saas), PostgreSQL, MS SQL Express, abas Open Object Oriented Database, MS Access, IBM UniData/UniVerse, Universally Compatible w/all Data Base Platforms, Quickbooks, Salesforce, Multi-Tenant SAAS on the SalesForce Cloud

MS SQL Server, Other, Cloud-Based (Saas), Universally Compatible w/all Data Base Platforms

Cloud-Based (Saas), MySQL

Cloud-Based (Saas), Universally Compatible w/all Data Base Platforms

Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas), MySQL

MS SQL Server, ODBC Compliant, Cloud-Based (Saas)

Cloud-Based (Saas), abas Open Object Oriented Database, Universally Compatible w/all Data Base Platforms

MS SQL Server, Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas), Microsoft Azure

MS SQL Server

MS SQL Server, Oracle, MS SQL Express

MS SQL Server

Server OS

Linux, Windows, Unix