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	SYSPRO	Cetec ERP	Sage Enterprise Management	Plex Manufacturing Cloud	NetSuite ERP	abas ERP	IFS Applications 9.0	Global Shop Solutions	Microsoft Dynamics AX	JOBSCOPE	E2 Manufacturing
Version	10.00	7.0	Always Current	7	Always Current	Always Current	2017	9.0	2017.1	AX 7 2016	v16	8
Price Range	$4K -500K	$25K-500K onsite	$40/User/Month-	$2600/ user-	$5K + per month-	$10K-100K	$75K and up-	$300K-2M	$5K-500K	$20K-750K	$20K-$500K	$7,000+-$250,000
Financing Options	Lease, Owner Financing, Lease to own	Lease, Owner Financing, Subscription	Subscription	Owner Financing, Lease to own	Subscription	Subscription	Lease, Financing	Subscription	Financing, Leasing Options	Lease, Owner Financing, Financing	Lease, Financing	Financing, Leasing Options
User Range	10-2000+	25-1000	5-Unlimited	20-1000+	20-1000+	10+unlimited	10-250	40-5000	3-1000	5-2,250	5-1000	1-1000
Multi Site	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Multi National	Yes	Yes, 60+ Countries	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	English	Yes
Architecture	SOA	SOA, XML, Webservice	Saas, Multitenant		SaaS Multitenant SOA	SAAS, Multitenant	SOA / Multi-tier	SOA	SOA	SOA, .NET, Cloud	SOA, On-Premise	.NET
Database Platform	MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas), MAC OS	MS SQL Server, Other, Cloud-Based (Saas), Universally Compatible w/all Data Base Platforms	Cloud-Based (Saas), MySQL	MS SQL Server, Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas)	Cloud-Based (Saas), Universally Compatible w/all Data Base Platforms	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	Cloud-Based (Saas), abas Open Object Oriented Database, Universally Compatible w/all Data Base Platforms	Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas), MySQL	MS SQL Server, ODBC Compliant, Cloud-Based (Saas)	MS SQL Server, Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas), Microsoft Azure	MS SQL Server	MS SQL Server
Server OS	Linux, Windows, Unix	Windows	Compatible w/all Operating Systems	Linux, Windows, Unix	Compatible w/all Operating Systems	Mac OS, Windows, Unix, Novell Netware	Linux, Windows, Unix	Compatible w/all Operating Systems	Windows	Windows	Windows	Windows
SAAS	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Materials Management
	Advanced Material Mgmt.	Inventory Management	Barcoding & Labeling	Inventory Control	Inventory Summary	Multi-location Inventory for Distributor	Inventory Management	Complex MRO	Bar Coding	Inventory Controls	Material Control	Bar Coding
	Bar Coding	Lot Traceability	Bill Of Materials		Inventory Tracking	Advanced Shipping	Material requirements planning (MRP)	Costing	Bill of Materials	Manufacturing		Bill of Materials
	Handheld		Dimensional Inventory Control		Bill of Materials	Bin Management	Material Cost Posting	Demand Forecasting	Data Collection	Material Planning		Data Collection
	Material Handler Interface		Inventory Management		Bar Coding	Order Promising	Scheduling	Inventory Replenishment	Inventory Control	Warehouse Management		Inventory Control
	Material Movement		Lot & Serial Traceability		Job Tracking System	Real-Time Sustem	Warehouse Management	Project Budgeting	Inventory Management			Inventory Management
	Prioritize Orders		Mobile Warehousing		Material Requirements Planning	Return Materials Authorization		Project Reporting	Materials & Inventory			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	Document Flow Mgmt.	Automatic Order Processing	Purchasing Management	Commission Tracking	Automated Order Processing	Costing	Collaborative Solutions	Complete Order Management	Sales & Marketing	Configurator	Job Costing
	Sales Management	Ecommerce Shopping Cart	Configurable Manufacturing Modes	RF Warehousing	Competitor Intelligence Database	Automated Payments	Invoicing	Component Repair	Demand Management	Sales Management	Estimating and Quoting	Job Travelers
	Demand Management	Point Of Sale	EDI / Ecommerce	Sales Monitoring	Customer Orders	One Click Purchase Orders	Process History	Coordinate Projects	Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)		Sales Management	Order Entry
	Electronic Data Interchange	Report Writer	Field Service & Projects		E D I	Order Management	Quotation Management	Customer Orders	Invoice Order History			Order History
	Estimate / Quote Mgmt.	Return Mgmt	Manufacturing Quoting		Order Entry & Tracking	Procure-to-Pay Purchasing	Sales Management Overview	Field Service	Order Enrty			Quoting / Estimating
	Storefront	Sales Analysis	Packing, Shipping, & RMAs		Quote Tracking	Real Time Order Status	Shipping Order	Sales	Quoting & Estimating			Sales Order Tracking
		Sales Orders	Sales Reporting & Analysis		Sales Order	Self-Service Vendor Center		Sales Quotes	Return Merchandise Authorization			Shipping
			Workflow & Routing			Shipping Integration			Sales & Service Management			Vendor Returns
						Streamlined Receiving			Sales Application
									Shipping Logistics
Financial Management
	General Ledger	Budget Management	Accounts Payable	Business Intelligence	accounting Overview	General Ledger, Payables & Receivables	“What if” Financial Scenarios	Accounts Payable & Receivable	Accounting Application	AP / AR	Financials	Accounts Payable
	Accounts Payable	Accounts Payable	Accounts Receivable	Data Collection	Accounts Receivable / Accounts Payable	Financial Summary	Cost Accounting	Budget Management	Accounts Payable	Financial Management Overview	Job Cost Accounting	Accounts Receivable
	Accounts Receivable	Accounts Receivable	Bank Reconcile & Credit Card Import	Financial Overview	Costing	Advanced Billing	Financials and Accounting	Cash Flow	Accounts Receivable	Fixed Assets		Bank Reconciliation
	Multi-Cureancy / Company	Activity Based Costing	Configurable Costing Methods		Expense Project Tracking	Amortization Schedules	Fixed Assets	Consolidate Accounts	Business Intelligence	General Ledger		Cash Flow
	Financial Mgmt Overview	Tax Management	Financial Reporting (Multi Site / Company)		Inventory Valuation	Multi-currency Transactions	Liquidity Planning	Financial Summary	Business Intelligence Application	International Capabilities		Complete Accounting
	Tax Connect	Assests Register	General Accounting		Multi-Company Financial Consolidation	Project Accounting	Perpetual Inventory Costing	Fixed Assets	Cash Flow	Project Accounting		Executive Overview
	Cash / Asset Mgmt	Payroll	General Ledger			Revenue Recognition		General Ledger	Financial Management			FAQs
	Global Engines	Analytics	Project Accounting					Sales Contract Mgmt.	Fixed Assets			General Ledger
			Tax Management						General Ledger			Multi-Currency
									International Accounting			Payroll
									Multi-Currency Management			QuickBooks Integration
									Payroll Management
Production Management
	Production Mgmt	Bill of Materials	Bill Of Materials	Discrete Manufacturing	Barcode Labeling	Advanced Multi-location Inventory	CAD Integration	Asset Design	Advanced Production Scheduling	Bill of Materials	Barcode Labor Collection	Advanced Scheduling
	Advanced Production	Engineering Change Control	Configurable Manufacturing	Process Manufacturing	Capacity Planning	Aseembly Management	Production Summary	Batch Process	Cost Breakdown Application	Key Production Features	Engineering	Data Collection
	Advanced Quality Mgmt	Factory Documentation	Integrated QMS & ECO / ECR		Complex Assembly	Work Order Management	Project Cost Accounting	Configure / Make / Assemble	Engineer-to-Order	Product Builder	Production Planning and Scheduling	Job Costing
	Job Management	Cost Tracking	Mobile Shop Floor		Labor & Time Tracking		Project Management	Constraint-Based Scheduling	Lean Manufacturing		Shop Floor Control	Job Management
	Lean Manufacturing	Planning and Scheduling	Production & WIP Reporting		Multi-Plants		Time Recording / Job Time	Engineer to Order	Management Solutions			Job Tracking
	Manufacturing Execution Systm.	Projects and Contracts	Production Scheduling & Capacity Planning		Plant Floor Mobile Access		Work Order Management	Make to Project	Planning & Scheduling			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.	EDI Solution	Customer / Vendor Portals		Online Order & Tracking	Supply Chain Overview	Purchasing	Distribution	Advanced Planning and Scheduling	Key Supply Chain Features		Advanced Scheduling
	Inventory Management	Freight Calculator	Lot & Serial Traceability		Online Tool Release		Requisitions	Equipment	Forecasting Trust			Demand Forecasting
	Purchase Management	Inventory Forecasting	MRP / Kanban / Replenishment		Problem Control		Sales Planning & Forecasting	Equipment Effectiveness	Shipping & Receiving Management			Inventory Management
	Shipping & Receiving	Shipping Mgmt	Production Scheduling & Capacity Planning		Supplier Quality		Supplier Relationship Management	Preventive Maintenance	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	Contact Management	Built-in CRM	CRM	Configurator Pricing	Incentive Management	Customer Relations Mgmt.	CRM Features	CRM Application	Marketing Automation	CRM	CRM
	Campaign Connect	CRM for Syspro	Calendar Reminders / Follow-ups		Cost & Quote Estimating	Job and Project Tracking	Customer Relationship Management Overview	Customer Services	Customer & Prospect Management	Sales Force Automation	Field Service
	Case Management		Custom Lead Pipelines		Customer Master List	Partner Relationship		Information Shring	Customer Relationship Management
	Customer Relationship Management		Customer & Contact Management		Customer Relations Summary	Sales Order Management		Mobility Features	Sales Forecasting
	Information Worker		Customer Case Management		Field Service	Self Service Customer Portal		Sales Configurator	Sales Opportunity & Marketing Management
	Lead / Opportunity Mgmt		Integrated CRM		Opportunity Tracking	Website			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	Document Mgmt	Application Programming Interface	Multi-Channel Retail and Direct Marketing	Business Intelligence	Real Time Dashboards	Electronic data interchange (EDI)	B2B Contracting	Simplified Label Printing	Alert System	Business Intelligence	Crystal Reports
	Compliance Overview	Espresso Mobile	Cetec ERP Application Programming Interface (API)	Wholesale Distribution	Computer Aided Design	Security	Business Intelligence	Business Analytics	Business Web	Business Intelligence and Reporting	Crystal Reports	Data Conversion
	Composite Applications		Custom Report Writer		Document Control System		Multi-Site	Employee Self-Service	CAD Interface Application	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	STARS	Cetec ERP Lite, Standard & Gold Levels		Security	Customer Care	Upgrade Guarantee	Implementation	FastRESPONSE	Support Options		Chat Suport
	Epicor Consulting	Support	Custom Development & Integration		Training Strategies	NetSuite Central		Support	Global Shop Solutions Consulting			Classroom Training
	Hosting Services	Training and Education	Data Migration			Site Consultation		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

SYSPRO

Cetec ERP

Sage Enterprise Management

Plex Manufacturing Cloud

NetSuite ERP

abas ERP

IFS Applications 9.0

Global Shop Solutions

Microsoft Dynamics AX

JOBSCOPE

E2 Manufacturing

Version

10.00

7.0

Always Current

2017

9.0

2017.1

AX 7 2016

v16

Price Range

$4K -500K

$25K-500K onsite

$40/User/Month-

$2600/ user-

$5K + per month-

$10K-100K

$75K and up-

$300K-2M

$5K-500K

$20K-750K

$20K-$500K

$7,000+-$250,000

Financing Options

Lease, Owner Financing, Lease to own

Lease, Owner Financing, Subscription

Subscription

Owner Financing, Lease to own

Subscription

Lease, Financing

Subscription

Financing, Leasing Options

Lease, Owner Financing, Financing

Lease, Financing

Financing, Leasing Options

User Range

10-2000+

25-1000

5-Unlimited

20-1000+

10+unlimited

10-250

40-5000

3-1000

5-2,250

5-1000

1-1000

Multi Site

Yes

Multi National

Yes

Yes, 60+ Countries

Yes

English

Yes

Architecture

SOA

SOA, XML, Webservice

Saas, Multitenant

SaaS Multitenant SOA

SAAS, Multitenant

SOA / Multi-tier

SOA

SOA, .NET, Cloud

SOA, On-Premise

.NET

Database Platform

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

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

Cloud-Based (Saas), MySQL

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

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

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

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

Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas), MySQL

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

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

MS SQL Server

Server OS

Linux, Windows, Unix

Windows

Compatible w/all Operating Systems

Linux, Windows, Unix

Compatible w/all Operating Systems

Mac OS, Windows, Unix, Novell Netware