ERP Software Comparison for the Chemical Industry on a Cloud Based (SaaS) platform.

A comprehensive independent review and ERP Software comparison for the Chemical Industry with a Cloud Based (SaaS) Platform. Below you will find an easy to navigate matrix comparing general data (e.g. price, financing options etc), materials management, sales order management, financial, production, supply chain, and customer management and 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	EnterpriseIQ	SYSPRO	Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management	abas ERP	IFS Applications 9.0	Enterprise 21 ERP	ProcessPro	Microsoft Dynamics AX	S2K Enterprise
Version	15.2	7.0	7	2017	9.0	8.1	10.7/11	AX 7 2016	6.0
Price Range	$25K-	$25K-500K onsite	$2600/ user-	$75K and up-	$300K-2M	$30K-$750K	$100K-750K	$20K-750K	Please inquire-
Financing Options	Lease, Financing, Leasing Options, Subscription	Lease, Owner Financing, Subscription	Owner Financing, Lease to own	Lease, Financing	Subscription	Lease, Interest Free Financing	Lease, Owner Financing, Lease to own, Financing, Leasing Options, Subscription, Annual Payments up front for the year	Lease, Owner Financing, Financing	Lease, Financing
User Range	5-Unlimited	25-1000	20-1000+	10-250	40-5000	5-1000+	5-1000	5-2,250	15+ unlimited
Multi Site	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Multi National	yes	Yes, 60+ Countries	Yes	Yes	Yes	English / Spanish	Yes	Yes	Yes ( UK, CA, Caribbean)
Architecture	SOA, .NET	SOA, XML, Webservice		SOA / Multi-tier	SOA	SOA	.NET, ClientServer	SOA, .NET, Cloud	SOA
Database Platform	MS SQL Server, Oracle, ODBC Compliant, Cloud-Based (Saas), Amazon Web services (Cloud)	MS SQL Server, Other, Cloud-Based (Saas), Universally Compatible w/all Data Base Platforms	MS SQL Server, Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas)	Cloud-Based (Saas), abas Open Object Oriented Database, Universally Compatible w/all Data Base Platforms	Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas), MySQL	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	MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas)	MS SQL Server, Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas), Microsoft Azure	IBM DB2, Cloud-Based (Saas), Premise
Server OS	Linux, Windows, Unix, .NET	Windows	Linux, Windows, Unix	Linux, Windows, Unix	Compatible w/all Operating Systems	Mac OS, Linux, Windows, Unix	Mac OS, Windows	Windows	Linux, Windows, IBM Power System, SaaS Web browser based
SAAS	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Materials Management
	Inventory Control	Inventory Management	Inventory Control	Inventory Management	Complex MRO	Inventory Management	Manufacturing Modules Overview	Inventory Controls	Master Production Schedule (MPS)
	Vendor Managed Inventory	Lot Traceability		Material requirements planning (MRP)	Costing	Procurement		Manufacturing	Material Requirement Planning
	Wireless Warehouse Management System			Material Cost Posting	Demand Forecasting	Warehouse Management System		Material Planning
				Scheduling	Inventory Replenishment			Warehouse Management
				Warehouse Management	Project Budgeting
					Project Reporting
					Scheduling and Resourcing
Sales Order Management
	Packing Slip & Shipping Management	Document Flow Mgmt.	Purchasing Management	Costing	Collaborative Solutions	Sales & Order Management	Distribution / Inventory Modules	Sales & Marketing	Order Processing
	Quoting and Estimating	Ecommerce Shopping Cart	RF Warehousing	Invoicing	Component Repair		Sales Management Modules	Sales Management	Work Order Processing
	Sales Orders	Point Of Sale	Sales Monitoring	Process History	Coordinate Projects
		Report Writer		Quotation Management	Customer Orders
		Return Mgmt		Sales Management Overview	Field Service
		Sales Analysis		Shipping Order	Sales
		Sales Orders			Sales Quotes
Financial Management
	Financial Overview	Budget Management	Business Intelligence	“What if” Financial Scenarios	Accounts Payable & Receivable	Financials Overview	Financial Accounting Modules	AP / AR	Accounts Payable
	General Ledger	Accounts Payable	Data Collection	Cost Accounting	Budget Management	Financial Reports		Financial Management Overview	Accounts Receivable
	Finanacial Reporting	Accounts Receivable	Financial Overview	Financials and Accounting	Cash Flow			Fixed Assets	Financial Highlights
	Accounts Payable	Activity Based Costing		Fixed Assets	Consolidate Accounts			General Ledger	General Ledger
	Accounts Receivable	Tax Management		Liquidity Planning	Financial Summary			International Capabilities
	Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)	Assests Register		Perpetual Inventory Costing	Fixed Assets			Project Accounting
		Payroll			General Ledger
		Analytics			Sales Contract Mgmt.
Production Management
	Bill of Manufacture (BOM)	Bill of Materials	Discrete Manufacturing	CAD Integration	Asset Design	Manufacturing	Quality Management Modules	Bill of Materials	Capacity Requirements Planning
	Engineering Change Order	Engineering Change Control	Process Manufacturing	Production Summary	Batch Process			Key Production Features	Shop Floor Control
	Manufacturing & Production Reporting	Factory Documentation		Project Cost Accounting	Configure / Make / Assemble			Product Builder
	MES	Cost Tracking		Project Management	Constraint-Based Scheduling
	Material & Capacity Requirements Planning	Planning and Scheduling		Time Recording / Job Time	Engineer to Order
	Production Overview	Projects and Contracts		Work Order Management	Make to Project
	Quality Management	Quality Mgmt			Multisite Planning
	Real Time Monitoring	Quotations			Project Management
		Requirements Planning			Repetitive Manufacturing
		Shop Clock			Shop Floor Reporting
					Shop Order
					Sub-Contract Management
Supply Chain Management
	Capable to Promise	EDI Solution		Purchasing	Distribution	Material Requirements Planning (MRP)	Dock Scheduling	Key Supply Chain Features	Inventory Management
	Demand Planning	Freight Calculator		Requisitions	Equipment	Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP)	Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
	Materials Ordering	Inventory Forecasting		Sales Planning & Forecasting	Equipment Effectiveness		Master Production Scheduler
	Outsource Central	Shipping Mgmt		Supplier Relationship Management	Preventive Maintenance		Purchase Orders (PO)
					Procurement
					Supply Chain
					Warehousing
Customer Relationship Management
	Customer Relationship Management (CRM)	Contact Management	CRM	Customer Relations Mgmt.	CRM Features	Customer Relationship Management	CRM	Marketing Automation	Customer Relationship Management
		CRM for Syspro		Customer Relationship Management Overview	Customer Services			Sales Force Automation	Marketing Automation
					Information Shring				Remote Sales Force Automation
					Mobility Features
					Sales Configurator
Additional Capabilities
	Payroll Processing	Document Mgmt	Multi-Channel Retail and Direct Marketing	Electronic data interchange (EDI)	B2B Contracting	Business Intelligence	Analytics & Reporting Modules	Alert System	(EDI) Electronic Data Interchange
	Work Force Management	Espresso Mobile	Wholesale Distribution	Business Intelligence	Business Analytics	e-Commerce		Business Intelligence and Reporting	Distribution Management
				Multi-Site	Employee Self-Service	Enterprise 21 Workbench Designer		Compliance Management	e Business Applications
					Expense Management			Human Resource Management	S2K Mobile
					Human Resources			Service Managment
					Mobile Solutions
					Payroll, Time & Attendance
					Recruitment, Training & Developemnt
Services Support
	IQMS EnterpriseIQ Training Programs	STARS		Upgrade Guarantee	Implementation	Direct Developer Support	Implementation Methodology	Support Options
	IQMS Professional Services and Consulting	Support			Support		IT Offerings
	IQMS Technical Support	Training and Education			Training		Maintenance and Support Plans
	Software Updates and Maintenance Program

General Data

Product Name

EnterpriseIQ

SYSPRO

Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management

Microsoft Dynamics AX

S2K Enterprise

Version

15.2

7.0

2017

9.0

8.1

10.7/11

AX 7 2016

6.0

Price Range

$25K-

$25K-500K onsite

$2600/ user-

$75K and up-

$300K-2M

$30K-$750K

$100K-750K

$20K-750K

Please inquire-

Financing Options

Lease, Financing, Leasing Options, Subscription

Lease, Owner Financing, Subscription

Owner Financing, Lease to own

Lease, Financing

Subscription

Lease, Interest Free Financing

Lease, Owner Financing, Lease to own, Financing, Leasing Options, Subscription, Annual Payments up front for the year

Lease, Owner Financing, Financing

Lease, Financing

User Range

5-Unlimited

25-1000

20-1000+

10-250

40-5000

5-1000+

5-1000

5-2,250

15+ unlimited

Multi Site

Yes

Multi National

yes

Yes, 60+ Countries

Yes

English / Spanish

Yes

Yes ( UK, CA, Caribbean)

Architecture

SOA, .NET

SOA, XML, Webservice

SOA / Multi-tier

SOA

.NET, ClientServer

SOA, .NET, Cloud

SOA

Database Platform

MS SQL Server, Oracle, ODBC Compliant, Cloud-Based (Saas), Amazon Web services (Cloud)

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

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

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

Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas), MySQL

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

MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas)

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

IBM DB2, Cloud-Based (Saas), Premise

Server OS

Linux, Windows, Unix, .NET

Windows

Linux, Windows, Unix

Compatible w/all Operating Systems

Mac OS, Linux, Windows, Unix

Mac OS, Windows

Windows

Linux, Windows, IBM Power System, SaaS Web browser based