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	Global Shop Solutions	NetSuite ERP	Microsoft Dynamics AX	abas ERP	JOBSCOPE	Cetec ERP	Priority Software ERP	E2 Manufacturing	IFS Applications 10	Genius ERP	Total ETO
Version	10.2.400	2019.1	Always Current	AX 7 2016	2018	v16	Always Current	17.3	8	Version 10	11.0	5
Price Range	$4K -500K	$5K-500K	$10K-100K	$20K-750K	$75K and up-	$20K-$500K	$40/User/Month-	$1,400-$3,000/license	$7,000+-$250,000	$300K-2M	$3000-$4000	$85 mo. per user-
Financing Options	Lease, Owner Financing, Lease to own	Financing, Leasing Options	Subscription	Lease, Owner Financing, Financing	Lease, Financing	Lease, Financing	Subscription	Subscription, Licensed	Financing, Leasing Options	Lease, Subscription	Lease, Financing
User Range	10-2000+	3-1000	10+unlimited	5-2,250	15-75	5-1000	5-Unlimited	5-1,000	1-1000	40+	1-250	5-250
Multi Site	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Multi National	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	English	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes -- Canada & U.S.
Architecture	SOA	SOA	SAAS, Multitenant	SOA, .NET, Cloud	SOA / Multi-tier	SOA, On-Premise	Saas, Multitenant	All current Windows	.NET	SOA	C#, .NET	Client Server
Database Platform	MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas)	MS SQL Server, ODBC Compliant, 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, Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas), Microsoft Azure	abas Open Object Oriented Database, Premise	MS SQL Server	Cloud-Based (Saas), MySQL	MS SQL Server, Oracle, MS SQL Express	MS SQL Server, Premise	Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas), MySQL	MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas)	MS SQL Server
Server OS	Linux, Windows	Windows	Mac OS, Windows, Unix, Novell Netware	Windows	Linux, Windows, Unix	Windows	Compatible w/all Operating Systems	Linux, Windows, Unix	Windows	Compatible w/all Operating Systems	Windows	Windows
SAAS	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Materials Management
	Advanced Material Mgmt.	Bar Coding	Multi-location Inventory for Distributor	Inventory Controls	Inventory Management	Material Control	Barcoding & Labeling	Materials Management Overview	Bar Coding	Demand Forecasting	Inventory Management	Materials Management
	Bar Coding	Bill of Materials	Advanced Shipping	Manufacturing	Material requirements planning (MRP)		Bill Of Materials	Mobile Devices, Barcode & RFID	Bill of Materials		Bill of Materials
	Handheld	Inventory Control	Bin Management	Material Planning	Material Cost Posting		Dimensional Inventory Control	Picking and Shipping	Data Collection		Materials Purchasing
	Material Handler Interface	Inventory Management	Order Promising	Warehouse Management	Scheduling		Inventory Management	Receiving & Put-Away	Inventory Control		Vendor Management
	Material Movement	Materials & Inventory	Real-Time Sustem		Warehouse Management		Lot & Serial Traceability	Replenishment	Inventory Management
	Prioritizing Orders	Materials Purchasing	Return Materials Authorization				Mobile Warehousing	Traceability	Lot and Serial Control
	Reserving Inventory and Sales Order Allocation	Materials Solutions					MRP & Inventory Forecast		Mobile Shop
		Physical Inventory					Production Scheduling & Capacity Planning		Physical Inventory
		Wireless System							Sales Orders
Sales Order Management
	Order Management	Complete Order Management	Automated Order Processing	Sales & Marketing	Costing	Configurator	Automatic Order Processing	Orders	Job Costing	Customer Schedules	Sales & Order Management	Sales and Order Management
	Sales Management	Demand Management	Automated Payments	Sales Management	Invoicing	Estimating and Quoting	Configurable Manufacturing Modes	Price Quotes	Job Travelers	Product Estimate Management	Quoting and Estimating
	Commerce Connect	Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)	One Click Purchase Orders		Process History	Sales Management	EDI / Ecommerce	Tasks	Order Entry	Sales Configurator	Sales Dashboard and Directory
	Dealer Network Portal	Invoice Order History	Order Management		Quotation Management		Field Service & Projects		Order History	Sales Contract Management	Sales Management and CRM
	Demand Management	Order Enrty	Procure-to-Pay Purchasing		Sales Management Overview		Manufacturing Quoting		Quoting / Estimating	Sales Orders
	EDI / Demand Management	Quoting & Estimating	Real Time Order Status		Shipping Order		Packing, Shipping, & RMAs		Sales Order Tracking
	Electronic Data Interchange	Return Merchandise Authorization	Self-Service Vendor Center				Sales Reporting & Analysis		Shipping
	Estimate / Quote Mgmt.	Sales & Service Management	Shipping Integration				Workflow & Routing		Vendor Returns
	Estimating Management	Sales Application	Streamlined Receiving
	Point of Sale	Shipping Logistics
	Storefront
Financial Management
	General Ledger	Accounting	Upgrading from Quickbooks	AP / AR	“What if” Financial Scenarios	Financials	Accounts Payable	Billing	Accounts Payable	Accounts Payable	Financial Management	Financial Management
	Accounts Payable	Business Intelligence	General Ledger, Payables & Receivables	Financial Management Overview	Cost Accounting	Job Cost Accounting	Accounts Receivable	Budget Control	Accounts Receivable	Accounts Receivable	Accounts Payable
	Accounts Receivable	Cash Flow	Financial Summary	Fixed Assets	Financials and Accounting		Bank Reconcile & Credit Card Import	Cash Management	Bank Reconciliation	Budget Management	Accounts Receivable
	Multi-Cureancy / Company	Financial Management	Advanced Billing	General Ledger	Fixed Assets		Configurable Costing Methods	Cost Control	Cash Flow	Business Planning	Business Intelligence
	Financial Mgmt Overview	Fixed Assets	Amortization Schedules	International Capabilities	Liquidity Planning		Financial Reporting (Multi Site / Company)	Financial Management Overview	Complete Accounting	Cash Flow	Financial Reporting
	Tax Connect	General Ledger	Multi-currency Transactions	Project Accounting	Perpetual Inventory Costing		General Accounting	Financial Statement Generator	Executive Overview	Consolidation	General Ledger
	Asset Management	International Accounting	Project Accounting				General Ledger	Fixed Assets	FAQs	Consolidation	Multi-currency Management
	Cash Management	Multi-Currency Management	Revenue Recognition				Project Accounting	Regulatory Compliance	General Ledger	Financial Summary / Features
	Cash / Asset Mgmt	Payroll Management					Tax Management		Multi-Currency	Fixed Assets
	Credit and Collections								Payroll	General Ledger
	Credit Card Processing								QuickBooks Integration	Project Finance
	Financial Management
	Financial Planning
	Global Engines
	Rebates
	Tax Global Connect
Production Management
	Production Management	Advanced Production Scheduling	Advanced Multi-location Inventory	Bill of Materials	CAD Integration	Barcode Labor Collection	Bill Of Materials	Production Management Overview	Advanced Scheduling	Batch Process Manufacturing	Production Management	Production Management
	Advanced Production	Cost Breakdown Application	Aseembly Management	Key Production Features	Production Summary	Engineering	Configurable Manufacturing		Data Collection	Component Repair	Production Planning
	Advanced Quality Management	Engineer-to-Order	Work Order Management	Product Builder	Project Cost Accounting	Production Planning and Scheduling	Integrated QMS & ECO / ECR		Job Costing	Configure & Make to Order	Project Management
	Enhanced Quality Assurance	Lean Manufacturing			Project Management	Shop Floor Control	Mobile Shop Floor		Job Management	Constraint Based Scheduling	Quality Control
	Job Management	Planning & Scheduling			Time Recording / Job Time		Production & WIP Reporting		Job Tracking	Discrete Manufacturing	Scheduling
	Kanban Lean Production	Project Management			Work Order Management		Production Scheduling & Capacity Planning		Order Costing	Manufacturing Summary
	Lean Manufacturing	Quality Control					Time Tracking, Job Costing, & Outsourcing		Quality Management	Project Based Manufacturing
	Manufacturing Execution System	Shop Floor Control					Work Order Documents		Rapid Documentation	Repetitive Manufacturing
	Planning & Scheduling	Shop Floor Data Collection Application							Receiving	Shop Floor Reporting
	Product Data Management	Shop Management							Reports	Visual Planning & Scheduling
	Quality Assurance								Reworks / Returns
									Shipping
									Shop Floor Control
Supply Chain Management
	Supply Chain Management	Advanced Planning and Scheduling	Supply Chain Overview	Key Supply Chain Features	Purchasing		Customer / Vendor Portals		Advanced Scheduling	Export Control	Supply Chain Management	Supply Chain Management
	Handheld	Forecasting Trust			Requisitions		Lot & Serial Traceability		Demand Forecasting	Rental Management	Inventory Management
	Inventory Management	Shipping & Receiving Management			Sales Planning & Forecasting		MRP / Kanban / Replenishment		Inventory Management	Shipment Management	Purchasing Management
	Manifesting & Freight Management	Supplier Relationship Management			Supplier Relationship Management		Production Scheduling & Capacity Planning		Purchasing	SRM & Procurement	Shipping and Receiving
	Purchase Management	Supply Chain Manager					Receiving / Picking / Packing / Shipping		RFQ	Supplier Schedules
	Shipping & Receiving						Requisitions & Purchase Orders		Shipping	Supply Chain Planning
	Sourcing						Supply Chain Management			Supply Chain Summary
	Supplier Relationship Mgmt.						Supply Demand Forecasting			Warehouse Data Collection
	Warehouse Management									Warehouse Management
Customer Relationship Management
	Customer Relations Overview	Customer Relationship Management	Incentive Management	Marketing Automation	Customer Relations Mgmt.	CRM	Built-in CRM	CRM Overview	CRM	CRM Overview / Features	Customer Relationship Management
	Campaign Connect	Sales	Job and Project Tracking	Sales Force Automation	Customer Relationship Management Overview	Field Service	Calendar Reminders / Follow-ups				Customer Management
	Case Management		Partner Relationship				Custom Lead Pipelines				Customer Service
	Contact Management		Sales Order Management				Customer & Contact Management
	Customer Connect		Self Service Customer Portal				Customer Case Management
	Customer Relationship Management		Website				Integrated CRM
	Epicor ERP Integration to Salesforce.com						Last Touch Reporting
	Information Worker						Mobile Access & Field Service
	Lead and Opportunity Management						Sales Management & Quote Tracking
	Marketing Management
	Mobile Connect
	Mobile CRM
	Service Management
Additional Capabilities
	Business Architecture	Simplified Label Printing	Real Time Dashboards	Alert System	Electronic data interchange (EDI)	Business Intelligence	Application Programming Interface	Mobile Solutions	Crystal Reports	IFS Engineering Summary / Features	Additional Capabilities	Additional Capabilities
	Business Intelligence and Analytics	Business Web	Security	Business Intelligence and Reporting	Business Intelligence	Crystal Reports	Cetec ERP Application Programming Interface (API)		Data Conversion	IFS General Summary / Features
	Cloud Deployment	CAD Interface Application		Compliance Management	Multi-Site	DCAA	Custom Report Writer		Document Control	IFS Human Capital Management Summary / Features
	Compliance Overview	Crystal Reports		Human Resource Management		Jobscope Mobile	Custom Workflow & Alerting		MobileShop Suite	IFS Maintenance Summary / Features
	Composite Applications	Data Conversion		Service Management		Quality Assurance	Ecommerce, EDI, & Credit Card Processing		Quickview	IFS Projects Summary / Features
	Composite Applications	Document Control					Email Interfacing with Customers & Vendors		Rapid Documentation
	Document Mgmt	Document Control Application					Enterprise Document Management		Time and Attendance
	Enterprise Content Mgmt	Electronic Data Exchange					Pulse Report
	Enterprise Performance Mgmt	Global Application Builder
	Epicor Everywhere FrameworkEpicor Everywhere Frame	Key Performance Indicators Application
	Epicor ICE	Messaging System Application
	Global Business Management	Mobile Wireless Application
	Governance, Risk, and Compliance	Online System / Time and Attendance
	Human Capital Management	Process Documentation & Training
	ICE Business Architecture	RFID Technology Application
	Mobile
	Planning and Scheduling
	Product Data Mgmt
	Product Management
	Service and Asset Management
	Service Mgmt. Overview
	Social Enterprise
	Subscription Services
	Web 2.0
Services Support
	Business Process Outsourcing	FastRESPONSE	Customer Care	Support Options	Upgrade Guarantee		Cetec ERP Lite, Standard & Gold Levels	Customer Service & Support Overview	Chat Support	Call Center	Services & Support	Services & Support
	Documentation	Global Shop Solutions Consulting	NetSuite Central				Custom Development & Integration		Classroom Training	Dynamic Scheduling
	Embedded Education	Global Shop Solutions University	Site Consultation				Data Migration		E-Learning	Mapping
	Epicor Consulting	Learning & Educational Services					Local / Resident Hosting		Hardwars Support	Mobile Work Order
	Epicor Education and Content Delivery	Training Strategies					On-Site Implementation Consulting		ISO Consulting	Service Management
	Epicor Learning Center						Project Discovery & Gap Analysis		Onsite Consulting
	Epicor Service Connect						Services User Training Programs		Phone Support
	Hosting Services								Six Training Facilities
	Learning & Educational Services								Tech Support
	Managed Services								Virtual Training
	Professional Services
	REST Services
	Security
	Subscription Services
	Support

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