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	Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management	EnterpriseIQ	SYSPRO	IFS Applications 9.0	Enterprise 21 ERP	abas ERP	Microsoft Dynamics AX	S2K Enterprise
Version	7	15.2	8.0	9.0	8.1	2017	AX 7 2016	6.0
Price Range	$2600/ user-	$25K-	$25K-500K onsite	$300K-2M	$30K-$750K	$75K and up-	$20K-750K	Please inquire-
Financing Options	Owner Financing, Lease to own	Lease, Financing, Leasing Options, Subscription	Lease, Owner Financing, Subscription	Subscription	Lease, Interest Free Financing	Lease, Financing	Lease, Owner Financing, Financing	Lease, Financing
User Range	20-1000+	5-Unlimited	10-1000	40-5000	5-1000+	10-250	5-2,250	15+ unlimited
Multi Site	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Multi National	Yes	yes	Yes, 60+ Countries	Yes	English / Spanish	Yes	Yes	Yes ( UK, CA, Caribbean)
Architecture		SOA, .NET	SOA, XML, Webservice	SOA	SOA	SOA / Multi-tier	SOA, .NET, Cloud	SOA
Database Platform	MS SQL Server, Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas)	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	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	Cloud-Based (Saas), abas Open Object Oriented Database, Universally Compatible w/all Data Base Platforms	MS SQL Server, Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas), Microsoft Azure	IBM DB2, Cloud-Based (Saas), Premise
Server OS	Linux, Windows, Unix	Linux, Windows, Unix, .NET	Windows	Compatible w/all Operating Systems	Mac OS, Linux, Windows, Unix	Linux, Windows, Unix	Windows	Linux, Windows, IBM Power System, SaaS Web browser based
SAAS	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Materials Management
	Inventory Control	Inventory Control	Inventory Management	Complex MRO	Inventory Management	Inventory Management	Inventory Controls	Master Production Schedule (MPS)
		Vendor Managed Inventory	Lot Traceability	Costing	Procurement	Material requirements planning (MRP)	Manufacturing	Material Requirement Planning
		Wireless Warehouse Management System		Demand Forecasting	Warehouse Management System	Material Cost Posting	Material Planning
				Inventory Replenishment		Scheduling	Warehouse Management
				Project Budgeting		Warehouse Management
				Project Reporting
				Scheduling and Resourcing
Sales Order Management
	Purchasing Management	Packing Slip & Shipping Management	Document Flow Mgmt.	Collaborative Solutions	Sales & Order Management	Costing	Sales & Marketing	Order Processing
	RF Warehousing	Quoting and Estimating	Ecommerce Shopping Cart	Component Repair		Invoicing	Sales Management	Work Order Processing
	Sales Monitoring	Sales Orders	Point Of Sale	Coordinate Projects		Process History
			Report Writer	Customer Orders		Quotation Management
			Return Mgmt	Field Service		Sales Management Overview
			Sales Analysis	Sales		Shipping Order
			Sales Orders	Sales Quotes
Financial Management
	Business Intelligence	Financial Overview	Budget Management	Accounts Payable & Receivable	Financials Overview	“What if” Financial Scenarios	AP / AR	Accounts Payable
	Data Collection	General Ledger	Accounts Payable	Budget Management	Financial Reports	Cost Accounting	Financial Management Overview	Accounts Receivable
	Financial Overview	Finanacial Reporting	Accounts Receivable	Cash Flow		Financials and Accounting	Fixed Assets	Financial Highlights
		Accounts Payable	Activity Based Costing	Consolidate Accounts		Fixed Assets	General Ledger	General Ledger
		Accounts Receivable	Tax Management	Financial Summary		Liquidity Planning	International Capabilities
		Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)	Assests Register	Fixed Assets		Perpetual Inventory Costing	Project Accounting
			Payroll	General Ledger
			Analytics	Sales Contract Mgmt.
Production Management
	Discrete Manufacturing	Bill of Manufacture (BOM)	Bill of Materials	Asset Design	Manufacturing	CAD Integration	Bill of Materials	Capacity Requirements Planning
	Process Manufacturing	Engineering Change Order	Engineering Change Control	Batch Process		Production Summary	Key Production Features	Shop Floor Control
		Manufacturing & Production Reporting	Factory Documentation	Configure / Make / Assemble		Project Cost Accounting	Product Builder
		MES	Cost Tracking	Constraint-Based Scheduling		Project Management
		Material & Capacity Requirements Planning	Planning and Scheduling	Engineer to Order		Time Recording / Job Time
		Production Overview	Projects and Contracts	Make to Project		Work Order Management
		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	Distribution	Material Requirements Planning (MRP)	Purchasing	Key Supply Chain Features	Inventory Management
		Demand Planning	Freight Calculator	Equipment	Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP)	Requisitions
		Materials Ordering	Inventory Forecasting	Equipment Effectiveness		Sales Planning & Forecasting
		Outsource Central	Shipping Mgmt	Preventive Maintenance		Supplier Relationship Management
				Procurement
				Supply Chain
				Warehousing
Customer Relationship Management
	CRM	Customer Relationship Management (CRM)	Contact Management	CRM Features	Customer Relationship Management	Customer Relations Mgmt.	Marketing Automation	Customer Relationship Management
			CRM for Syspro	Customer Services		Customer Relationship Management Overview	Sales Force Automation	Marketing Automation
				Information Shring				Remote Sales Force Automation
				Mobility Features
				Sales Configurator
Additional Capabilities
	Multi-Channel Retail and Direct Marketing	Payroll Processing	Document Mgmt	B2B Contracting	Business Intelligence	Electronic data interchange (EDI)	Alert System	(EDI) Electronic Data Interchange
	Wholesale Distribution	Work Force Management	Espresso Mobile	Business Analytics	e-Commerce	Business Intelligence	Business Intelligence and Reporting	Distribution Management
				Employee Self-Service	Enterprise 21 Workbench Designer	Multi-Site	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	Implementation	Direct Developer Support	Upgrade Guarantee	Support Options
		IQMS Professional Services and Consulting	Support	Support
		IQMS Technical Support	Training and Education	Training
		Software Updates and Maintenance Program

General Data

Product Name

Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management

Microsoft Dynamics AX

S2K Enterprise

Version

15.2

8.0

9.0

8.1

2017

AX 7 2016

6.0

Price Range

$2600/ user-

$25K-

$25K-500K onsite

$300K-2M

$30K-$750K

$75K and up-

$20K-750K

Please inquire-

Financing Options

Owner Financing, Lease to own

Lease, Financing, Leasing Options, Subscription

Lease, Owner Financing, Subscription

Subscription

Lease, Interest Free Financing

Lease, Financing

Lease, Owner Financing, Financing

Lease, Financing

User Range

20-1000+

5-Unlimited

10-1000

40-5000

5-1000+

10-250

5-2,250

15+ unlimited

Multi Site

Yes

Multi National

Yes

yes

Yes, 60+ Countries

Yes

English / Spanish

Yes

Yes ( UK, CA, Caribbean)

Architecture

SOA, .NET

SOA, XML, Webservice

SOA

SOA / Multi-tier

SOA, .NET, Cloud

SOA

Database Platform

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

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

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

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

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

IBM DB2, Cloud-Based (Saas), Premise

Server OS

Linux, Windows, Unix

Linux, Windows, Unix, .NET

Windows

Compatible w/all Operating Systems

Mac OS, Linux, Windows, Unix

Linux, Windows, Unix

Windows

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