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	Plex Manufacturing Cloud	Epicor ERP	SYSPRO	abas ERP	Sage ERP X3	NetSuite ERP	IFS Applications 9.0	Global Shop Solutions	ECi M1	Microsoft Dynamics AX	JobBOSS Shop Management Solution	JOBSCOPE	Cetec ERP	E2 Manufacturing
Version	Always Current	10.00	7.0	2016	7	Always Current	9.0	2016.2	8.0	AX 7 2016	12.0	v16	Always Current	8
Price Range	$5K + per month-	$4K -500K	$25K-500K onsite	$75K and up-	$2600/ user-	$10K-100K	$300K-2M	$5K-500K	$10K-250K	$20K-750K	$299-$200K	$20K-$500K	$40/User/Month-	$7,000+-$250,000
Financing Options	Subscription	Lease, Owner Financing, Lease to own	Lease, Owner Financing, Subscription	Lease, Financing	Owner Financing, Lease to own	Subscription	Subscription	Financing, Leasing Options	Lease, Owner Financing, Lease to own	Lease, Owner Financing, Financing	Financing	Lease, Financing	Subscription	Financing, Leasing Options
User Range	20-1000+	1-2000+	25-1000	10-250	20-1000+	10+unlimited	40-5000	3-1000	1-500	5-2,250	1-100	5-1000	5-Unlimited	1-1000
Multi Site	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Multi National	Yes	Yes	Yes, 60+ Countries	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	AU, NZ,US,CA,UK.	Yes	No	English	Yes	Yes
Architecture	SaaS Multitenant SOA	SOA	SOA, XML, Webservice	SOA / Multi-tier		SAAS, Multitenant	SOA	SOA	SOA, .NET	SOA, .NET, Cloud	Client/Server or Clo	SOA, On-Premise	Saas, Multitenant	.NET
Database Platform	Cloud-Based (Saas), Universally Compatible w/all Data Base Platforms	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), abas Open Object Oriented Database, Universally Compatible w/all Data Base Platforms	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	Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas), MySQL	MS SQL Server, ODBC Compliant, Cloud-Based (Saas)	MS SQL Server, IBM DB2, Other	MS SQL Server, Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas), Microsoft Azure	MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas), MS SQL Express	MS SQL Server	Cloud-Based (Saas), MySQL	MS SQL Server
Server OS	Compatible w/all Operating Systems	Linux, Windows, Unix	Windows	Linux, Windows, Unix	Linux, Windows, Unix	Mac OS, Windows, Unix, Novell Netware	Compatible w/all Operating Systems	Windows	Windows	Windows	Mac OS, Windows	Windows	Compatible w/all Operating Systems	Windows
SAAS	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Materials Management
	Inventory Summary	Advanced Material Mgmt.	Inventory Management	Inventory Management	Inventory Control	Multi-location Inventory for Distributor	Complex MRO	Bar Coding	Advanced Inventory Mgmt	Inventory Controls	Lot and Serial Control	Material Control	Barcoding & Labeling	Bar Coding
	Inventory Tracking	Bar Coding	Lot Traceability	Material requirements planning (MRP)		Advanced Shipping	Costing	Bill of Materials	Inventory Management	Manufacturing	Material Control		Bill Of Materials	Bill of Materials
	Bill of Materials	Handheld		Material Cost Posting		Bin Management	Demand Forecasting	Data Collection	M1 Calculators	Material Planning			Dimensional Inventory Control	Data Collection
	Bar Coding	Material Handler Interface		Scheduling		Order Promising	Inventory Replenishment	Inventory Control		Warehouse Management			Inventory Management	Inventory Control
	Job Tracking System	Material Movement		Warehouse Management		Real-Time Sustem	Project Budgeting	Inventory Management					Lot & Serial Traceability	Inventory Management
	Material Requirements Planning	Prioritize Orders				Return Materials Authorization	Project Reporting	Materials & Inventory					Mobile Warehousing	Lot and Serial Control
		Sales Order Allocation					Scheduling and Resourcing	Materials Purchasing					MRP & Inventory Forecast	Mobile Shop
								Materials Solutions					Production Scheduling & Capacity Planning	Physical Inventory
								Physical Inventory
								Wireless System
Sales Order Management
	Commission Tracking	Order Management	Document Flow Mgmt.	Costing	Purchasing Management	Automated Order Processing	Collaborative Solutions	Complete Order Management	Advanced Bill of Materials	Sales & Marketing	Job Entry	Configurator	Automatic Order Processing	Job Costing
	Competitor Intelligence Database	Sales Management	Ecommerce Shopping Cart	Invoicing	RF Warehousing	Automated Payments	Component Repair	Demand Management	Estimating & Quote Mgmt.	Sales Management	Sales Order Processing	Estimating and Quoting	Configurable Manufacturing Modes	Job Travelers
	Customer Orders	Demand Management	Point Of Sale	Process History	Sales Monitoring	One Click Purchase Orders	Coordinate Projects	Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)	Lead Management			Sales Management	EDI / Ecommerce	Order Entry
	E D I	Electronic Data Interchange	Report Writer	Quotation Management		Order Management	Customer Orders	Invoice Order History	Project Mgmt				Field Service & Projects	Order History
	Order Entry & Tracking	Estimate / Quote Mgmt.	Return Mgmt	Sales Management Overview		Procure-to-Pay Purchasing	Field Service	Order Enrty					Manufacturing Quoting	Quoting / Estimating
	Quote Tracking	Storefront	Sales Analysis	Shipping Order		Real Time Order Status	Sales	Quoting & Estimating					Packing, Shipping, & RMAs	Shipping
	Sales Order		Sales Orders			Self-Service Vendor Center	Sales Quotes	Return Merchandise Authorization					Sales Reporting & Analysis	Vendor Returns
						Shipping Integration		Sales & Service Management					Workflow & Routing
						Streamlined Receiving		Sales Application
								Shipping Logistics
Financial Management
	accounting Overview	General Ledger	Budget Management	“What if” Financial Scenarios	Business Intelligence	General Ledger, Payables & Receivables	Accounts Payable & Receivable	Accounting Application	General Ledger	AP / AR	Accounts Payable	Financials	Accounts Payable	Accounts Payable
	Accounts Receivable / Accounts Payable	Accounts Payable	Accounts Payable	Cost Accounting	Data Collection	Financial Summary	Budget Management	Accounts Payable	Accounts Payable	Financial Management Overview	Accounts Receivable	Job Cost Accounting	Accounts Receivable	Accounts Receivable
	Costing	Accounts Receivable	Accounts Receivable	Financials and Accounting	Financial Overview	Advanced Billing	Cash Flow	Accounts Receivable	Accounts Receivable	Fixed Assets	General Ledger		Bank Reconcile & Credit Card Import	Bank Reconciliation
	Expense Project Tracking	Multi-Cureancy / Company	Activity Based Costing	Fixed Assets		Amortization Schedules	Consolidate Accounts	Business Intelligence	Multi-Currency	General Ledger	Payroll		Configurable Costing Methods	Cash Flow
	Inventory Valuation	Financial Mgmt Overview	Tax Management	Liquidity Planning		Multi-currency Transactions	Financial Summary	Business Intelligence Application	Payroll	International Capabilities			Financial Reporting (Multi Site / Company)	Complete Accounting
	Multi-Company Financial Consolidation	Tax Connect	Assests Register	Perpetual Inventory Costing		Project Accounting	Fixed Assets	Cash Flow		Project Accounting			General Accounting	Executive Overview
		Cash / Asset Mgmt	Payroll			Revenue Recognition	General Ledger	Financial Management					General Ledger	FAQs
		Global Engines	Analytics				Sales Contract Mgmt.	Fixed Assets					Project Accounting	General Ledger
								General Ledger					Tax Management	Multi-Currency
								International Accounting						Multi-Currency
								Multi-Currency Management						Payroll
								Payroll Management						QuickBooks Integration
Production Management
	Barcode Labeling	Production Mgmt	Bill of Materials	CAD Integration	Discrete Manufacturing	Advanced Multi-location Inventory	Asset Design	Advanced Production Scheduling	Job Management	Bill of Materials	Quality Management	Barcode Labor Collection	Bill Of Materials	Advanced Scheduling
	Capacity Planning	Advanced Production	Engineering Change Control	Production Summary	Process Manufacturing	Aseembly Management	Batch Process	Cost Breakdown Application	M1 SFE Shop floor Entry	Key Production Features	Shop Floor Control	Engineering	Configurable Manufacturing	Data Collection
	Complex Assembly	Advanced Quality Mgmt	Factory Documentation	Project Cost Accounting		Work Order Management	Configure / Make / Assemble	Engineer-to-Order	Order Managent	Product Builder		Production Planning and Scheduling	Integrated QMS & ECO / ECR	Job Costing
	Labor & Time Tracking	Job Management	Cost Tracking	Project Management			Constraint-Based Scheduling	Lean Manufacturing	Product Configurator			Shop Floor Control	Mobile Shop Floor	Job Management
	Multi-Plants	Lean Manufacturing	Planning and Scheduling	Time Recording / Job Time			Engineer to Order	Management Solutions	Quality / Warranty				Production & WIP Reporting	Job Tracking
	Plant Floor Mobile Access	Manufacturing Execution Systm.	Projects and Contracts	Work Order Management			Make to Project	Planning & Scheduling	Scheduling				Production Scheduling & Capacity Planning	Order Costing
	PLC Machine Integration	Planning & Scheduling	Quality Mgmt				Multisite Planning	Production Configurator					Time Tracking, Job Costing, & Outsourcing	Quality Management
	Preventative Maintenance	Planning and Scheduling	Quotations				Project Management	Project Management Application					Work Order Documents	Rapid Documentation
	Production Scheduling Overview	Product Data Management	Requirements Planning				Repetitive Manufacturing	Quality Control Application						Receiving
	Shop Floor Control		Shop Clock				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
	Online Order & Tracking	Supply Chain Mgmt.	EDI Solution	Purchasing		Supply Chain Overview	Distribution	Advanced Planning and Scheduling	Purchasing Mgmt.	Key Supply Chain Features	ShopView		Customer / Vendor Portals	Advanced Scheduling
	Online Tool Release	Inventory Management	Freight Calculator	Requisitions			Equipment	Forecasting Trust	Purchasing RFQ				Lot & Serial Traceability	Demand Forecasting
	Problem Control	Purchase Management	Inventory Forecasting	Sales Planning & Forecasting			Equipment Effectiveness	Shipping & Receiving Management	Shipping Mgmt.				MRP / Kanban / Replenishment	Inventory Management
	Supplier Quality	Shipping & Receiving	Shipping Mgmt	Supplier Relationship Management			Preventive Maintenance	Supplier Relationship Management					Production Scheduling & Capacity Planning	Purchasing
	Supply Chain Overview	Sourcing					Procurement	Supply Chain Manager					Receiving / Picking / Packing / Shipping	RFQ
		Supplier Relationship Mgmt.					Supply Chain						Requisitions & Purchase Orders	Shipping
		Warehouse Management					Warehousing						Supply Chain Management
													Supply / Demand Forecasting
Customer Relationship Management
	Configurator Pricing	Customer Relations Overview	Contact Management	Customer Relations Mgmt.	CRM	Incentive Management	CRM Features	CRM Application	Call Management	Marketing Automation	Customer Relationship Management	CRM	Built-in CRM	CRM
	Cost & Quote Estimating	Campaign Connect	CRM for Syspro	Customer Relationship Management Overview		Job and Project Tracking	Customer Services	Customer & Prospect Management	Contact Manager	Sales Force Automation		Field Service	Calendar Reminders / Follow-ups
	Customer Master List	Case Management				Partner Relationship	Information Shring	Customer Relationship Management					Custom Lead Pipelines
	Customer Relations Summary	Customer Relationship Management				Sales Order Management	Mobility Features	Sales Forecasting					Customer & Contact Management
	Field Service	Information Worker				Self Service Customer Portal	Sales Configurator	Sales Opportunity & Marketing Management					Customer Case Management
	Opportunity Tracking	Lead / Opportunity Mgmt				Website		Service Management					Integrated CRM
	Quick Quoter	Mobile Connect											Last Touch Reporting
	Quote Tracking	Service Management											Mobile Access & Field Service
													Sales Management & Quote Tracking
Additional Capabilities
	Business Intelligence	Cloud Deployment	Document Mgmt	Electronic data interchange (EDI)	Multi-Channel Retail and Direct Marketing	Real Time Dashboards	B2B Contracting	Simplified Label Printing	Document Mgmt	Alert System	Automated Workflow	Business Intelligence	Application Programming Interface	Crystal Reports
	Computer Aided Design	Compliance Overview	Espresso Mobile	Business Intelligence	Wholesale Distribution	Security	Business Analytics	Business Web	Human Resources	Business Intelligence and Reporting		Crystal Reports	Cetec ERP Application Programming Interface (API)	Data Conversion
	Document Control System	Composite Applications		Multi-Site			Employee Self-Service	CAD Interface Application	M1 WebGear Interface	Compliance Management		DCAA	Custom Report Writer	Document Control
	E-Commerce	Composite Applications					Expense Management	Crystal Reports	System Security	Human Resource Management		Jobscope Mobile	Custom Workflow & Alerting	MobileShop Suite
	Electronic Data Interchange	Document Mgmt					Human Resources	Data Conversion	Unlimited View	Service Managment		Quality Assurance	Ecommerce, EDI, & Credit Card Processing	Quickview
	Groupware Communication	Enterprise Content Mgmt					Mobile Solutions	Document Control					Email Interfacing with Customers & Vendors	Rapid Documentation
	Human Resources Overview	Enterprise Performance Mgmt					Payroll, Time & Attendance	Document Control Application					Enterprise Document Management	Time and Attendance
	SmartPlex Mobile Access	Epicor Everywhere FrameworkEpicor Everywhere Frame					Recruitment, Training & Developemnt	Electronic Data Exchange					Pulse Report
		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
	Security	Business Process Outsourcing	STARS	Upgrade Guarantee		Customer Care	Implementation	FastRESPONSE	Services & Support	Support Options	Customer Portal		Cetec ERP Lite, Standard & Gold Levels	Chat Suport
	Training Strategies	Epicor Consulting	Support			NetSuite Central	Support	Global Shop Solutions Consulting			Customization		Custom Development & Integration	Classroom Training
		Hosting Services	Training and Education			Site Consultation	Training	Global Shop Solutions University			Training and Education		Data Migration	E-Learning
		Learning & Educational Services						Learning & Educational Services					Local / Resident Hosting	Hardwars Support
		Managed Services						Training Strategies					On-Site Implementation Consulting	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

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