Manufacturing ERP Software Comparison For Consumer Packaged Goods

Below you will find a comprehensive, independent comparison of top rated manufacturing ERP software systems for the Consumer Packaged Goods industry. Use the easy-to-navigate matrix to compare pricing and compatibility data, as well as materials management, sales order management, financial management, production management, supply chain management, and customer relationship management capabilities, plus any other features each vendor might provide. Click on the product links to dive deeper into product features or request a free demo to get more hands-on experience.




General Data
Product Name	SYSPRO	Epicor ERP	Infor VISUAL	SAP Business All-In-One	Global Shop Solutions	NetSuite ERP	Microsoft Dynamics NAV	Ross ERP	S2K Enterprise	Sage X3 ERP	SAP Business ByDesign	EnterpriseIQ	ProcessPro	Enterprise 21 ERP	BatchMaster Manufacturing	DEACOM ERP	Infor M3	BatchMaster ERP B1	Expandable ERP	Priority Software ERP	IFS Applications 10	Bizowie Cloud ERP	Sage 100cloud	Total ETO
Version	8.0	10.2.400	6.5.4	2010	2018.1	Always Current	2019	7.1	6.0	7	Cloud and Mobile Based (Always Current)	15.2	10.8	8.1	10.8	15.03	M3 13.2 (Feb 2014)	16.3	9.3.0	17.3	Version 10	Always Up-To-Date (Cloud Service)	2018.5	5
Price Range	$25K-500K onsite	$4K -500K	$12K-100K	$120K-2M	$5K-500K	$10K-100K	$8K-$250K	$175/User (Saas)-$50K-250K (License)	Please inquire-	-	$150/user/mo-	$25K-	$100K-750K	$30K-$750K	$70K + impl. vs-or cloud $200/user +	$400K-$2M	-	$25K + implement-per monthly avail	$20K-200K or$250/User/Mo	$1,400-$3,000/license	$300K-2M	$1,000 -$15,000 per month	$50-125/User/Mo	$85 mo. per user-
Financing Options	Lease, Owner Financing, Subscription	Lease, Owner Financing, Lease to own	Lease, Owner Financing, Lease to own	Lease, Owner Financing, Financing	Financing, Leasing Options	Subscription	Lease, Owner Financing, Financing	Lease, Financing, Subscription	Lease, Financing	Owner Financing, Lease to own	Lease, Owner Financing, Financing	Lease, Financing, Leasing Options, Subscription	Lease, Owner Financing, Financing	Lease, Interest Free Financing	Lease, Owner Financing, Financing	Financing	Lease, Financing	Lease, Financing, Subscription	Subscription, Licensed	Subscription, Licensed	Lease, Subscription	Subscription	Subscription
User Range	10-1000	10-2000+	5-500	50-5000	3-1000	10+unlimited	5-750	20-1000	15+ unlimited	20-1000+	10 to Unlimited	5-Unlimited	5-1000	5-1000+	5-150+	10-2000	20-2000	5-500	1-Unlimited	5-1,000	40+	5-250	5-100	5-250
Multi Site	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Multi National	Yes, 60+ Countries	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	40+ Countries	Yes	Yes ( UK, CA, Caribbean)	Yes	US, UK, France, Germany, India,& China	yes	Yes	English / Spanish	Yes	Yes	Yes (40+ languages)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Limited -- No foreign language translations	No	Yes -- Canada & U.S.
Architecture	SOA, XML, Webservice	SOA	SOA		SOA	SAAS, Multitenant	.NET	SOA, N-Tier	SOA	SOA, SAFE	Model-driven "Cloud"	SOA, .NET	.NET, ClientServer	SOA	.NET	Microsoft .NET	Infor 3 tier	.NET	Windows ClientServe	All current Windows	SOA		Thin Client	Client Server
Database Platform	MS SQL Server, Other, Cloud-Based (Saas), Universally Compatible w/all Data Base Platforms, Premise	MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas)	MS SQL Server, Progress, IBM DB2, Other, Oracle, Proprietary`	MS SQL Server, Oracle	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, Cloud-Based (Saas), MS SQL Express, MS Access, Microsoft Azure	MS SQL Server, Oracle	IBM DB2, Cloud-Based (Saas), Premise	MS SQL Server, Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas)	Cloud-Based (Saas), Quickbooks	MS SQL Server, Oracle, ODBC Compliant, Cloud-Based (Saas), Amazon Web services (Cloud)	MS SQL Server, MS SQL Express	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, MS SQL Express	MS SQL Server	MS SQL Server, IBM DB2, Oracle	MS SQL Server	MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas)	MS SQL Server, Oracle, MS SQL Express	Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas), MySQL	MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas)	MS SQL Server, File Server	MS SQL Server
Server OS	Windows	Linux, Windows	Linux, Windows, Unix	Windows	Windows	Mac OS, Windows, Unix, Novell Netware	Mac OS, Windows, Compatible w/all Operating Systems	Windows, Unix	Linux, Windows, IBM Power System, SaaS Web browser based	Linux, Windows, Unix	Windows	Linux, Windows, Unix, .NET	Windows	Mac OS, Linux, Windows, Unix	Windows	Windows	Windows, IBM OS, System l	Windows	Windows	Linux, Windows, Unix	Compatible w/all Operating Systems	SaaS Web browser based	Windows	Windows
SAAS	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Materials Management
	Inventory Management	Advanced Material Mgmt.	Enterprise Resource Planning	Inventory Management	Bar Coding	Multi-location Inventory for Distributor		Data Collection	Master Production Schedule (MPS)	Inventory Control		Inventory Control	Manufacturing Modules Overview	Inventory Management	Compliance	Inventory	M3 Procurement	Inventory Management	Consignment Inventory	Materials Management Overview	Demand Forecasting	Inventory Control	Bill of Materials	Materials Management
	Lot Traceability	Bar Coding	Product Lifecycle Mgmt	Purchasing Processes	Bill of Materials	Advanced Shipping		Inventory Control	Material Requirement Planning			Vendor Managed Inventory		Procurement	Inventory Control	MRP		Master Requirements Planning	Inventory Accuracy	Mobile Devices, Barcode & RFID		Landed Cost
		Handheld	Quality Management		Inventory Control	Bin Management		Purchase Order Processing				Wireless Warehouse Management System		Warehouse Management System	Master Requirements Planning (MRP)	Warehouse Management Systems		Mobile	Inventory Control	Picking and Shipping		Location Management
		Material Handler Interface			Inventory Management	Order Promising		Trace Express							Mobile Data Collection			Regulatory Compliance	Inventory RESTful API	Receiving & Put-Away		Lots, Serial Numbers & Expiration Dates
		Material Movement			Materials & Inventory	Real-Time Sustem													Lot Tracking	Replenishment		Rebates
		Prioritizing Orders			Materials Purchasing	Return Materials Authorization													Materials Management	Traceability		Replenishment Management / Materials Planning
		Reserving Inventory and Sales Order Allocation			Materials Solutions														Serial & Lot Production Control RESTful APIs			Warehouse Management
					Physical Inventory														Serial Number Tracking
					Wireless System
Sales Order Management
	Document Flow Mgmt.	Order Management	Sales Management	Sales Processes	Complete Order Management	Automated Order Processing	Service Management	Customer Portal	Order Processing	Purchasing Management		Packing Slip & Shipping Management	Distribution / Inventory Modules	Sales & Order Management	Enhanced Order Entry for Sage & QuickBooks	E-COMMERCE	M3 Sales Management	Sales Management	Configuration Control	Orders	Customer Schedules	3PL Integration	Purchase Order	Sales and Order Management
	Ecommerce Shopping Cart	Sales Management			Demand Management	Automated Payments		Pricing and Promotions Management	Work Order Processing	RF Warehousing		Quoting and Estimating	Sales Management Modules		Sales Orders	Sales Overview			Electronic Data Transmission	Price Quotes	Product Estimate Management	B2B Customer Portal	Return Merchandise Authorization
	Point Of Sale	Commerce Connect			Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)	One Click Purchase Orders		Sales Order Processing		Sales Monitoring		Sales Orders							Pack-Out Ship	Tasks	Sales Configurator	Credit Management	Sales Order
	Report Writer	Dealer Network Portal			Invoice Order History	Order Management													Quick Sales Order Entry		Sales Contract Management	Electronic Proof of Delivery (POD)
	Return Mgmt	Demand Management			Order Enrty	Procure-to-Pay Purchasing													Return Material Authorization		Sales Orders	Estimation
	Sales Analysis	EDI / Demand Management			Quoting & Estimating	Real Time Order Status													Sales Order Credit Card Validation			Order Entry & Quoting
	Sales Orders	Electronic Data Interchange			Return Merchandise Authorization	Self-Service Vendor Center													Sales Order Management			Order Management
		Estimate / Quote Mgmt.			Sales & Service Management	Shipping Integration													Shipping RESTful API			Purchase Orders
		Estimating Management			Sales Application	Streamlined Receiving													Volume Pricing			Returns
		Point of Sale			Shipping Logistics																	Service Work Orders
		Storefront																				Shipping & Fulfillment
Financial Management
	Budget Management	General Ledger	Financial Management	Analytical Peporting	Accounting	General Ledger, Payables & Receivables	Business Intelligence	Accounts Receivable / Payable	Accounts Payable	Business Intelligence	Accounts Payable	Financial Overview	Financial Accounting Modules	Financials Overview		Accounting	M3 Financial Accounting	Accounting and Financials	Accounting RESTful APIs	Billing	Accounts Payable	Accounts Payable	Accounts Payable	Financial Management
	Accounts Payable	Accounts Payable		Financial Business Processes	Business Intelligence	Financial Summary	Financial Management	Advanced Reporting and Budgeting	Accounts Receivable	Data Collection	Accounts Receivable	General Ledger		Financial Reports				Financial Reporting	Accounts Payable	Budget Control	Accounts Receivable	Accounts Receivable	Accounts Receivable
	Accounts Receivable	Accounts Receivable			Cash Flow	Advanced Billing		Financial Management Overview	Financial Highlights	Financial Overview	Cash Flow	Finanacial Reporting							Accounts Receivable	Cash Management	Budget Management	Budgeting	Bank Reconciliation
	Activity Based Costing	Multi-Cureancy / Company			Financial Management	Amortization Schedules		Fixed Assets	General Ledger		Financial Management	Accounts Payable							Bank Reconciliation	Cost Control	Business Planning	Commissions	Business Insights
	Tax Management	Financial Mgmt Overview			Fixed Assets	Multi-currency Transactions		General Ledger			Financial Statements	Accounts Receivable							Business Intelligence & Analytics	Financial Management Overview	Cash Flow	Fixed Assets	General Ledger
	Assests Register	Tax Connect			General Ledger	Project Accounting		Project Accounting			Foreign Currency	Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)							Financial Reporting	Financial Statement Generator	Consolidation	Foreign Currency	Sage 100 Payroll
	Payroll	Asset Management			International Accounting	Revenue Recognition													Foreign Currency	Fixed Assets	Consolidation	General Ledger	Sage Budgeting and Planning
	Analytics	Cash Management			Multi-Currency Management														General Ledger	Regulatory Compliance	Financial Summary / Features	Multi-Entity / Multi-Company	Sage Fixed Assets
		Cash / Asset Mgmt			Payroll Management														Multiple Company		Fixed Assets	Royalties	Sage Intelligence
		Credit and Collections																			General Ledger	Sales Tax	Sage Sales Tax
		Credit Card Processing																			Project Finance	Treasury Management	TimeCard
		Financial Management
		Financial Planning
		Global Engines
		Rebates
		Tax Global Connect
Production Management
	Bill of Materials	Production Management			Advanced Production Scheduling	Advanced Multi-location Inventory	Project Management	Maintenance Management The Maintenance Management	Capacity Requirements Planning	Discrete Manufacturing	Production Planning & Scheduling	Bill of Manufacture (BOM)	Quality Management Modules	Manufacturing	Batch Production	Formula Management	M3 Manufacturing	Costing	Integration For Finite Capacity	Production Management Overview	Batch Process Manufacturing	Bill of Materials	Job Cost	Production Management
	Engineering Change Control	Advanced Production			Cost Breakdown Application	Aseembly Management		Process Manufacturing	Shop Floor Control	Process Manufacturing	Project Management	Engineering Change Order			Bill of Materials Management	Labor Tracking System	M3 Product Data Management	Product Development	Job Scheduling & Costing		Component Repair	Job Costing	Production Management
	Factory Documentation	Advanced Quality Management			Engineer-to-Order	Work Order Management		Process Planning				Manufacturing & Production Reporting			Formulation Management	Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO)	M3 Project Management	Production Management	Master Scheduling & Planning		Configure & Make to Order	Manufacturing Execution
	Cost Tracking	Enhanced Quality Assurance			Lean Manufacturing			Product Costing				MES			Product Costing	Production Overview		Quality Management	Shop Floor Routing		Constraint Based Scheduling	Planning & Scheduling
	Planning and Scheduling	Job Management			Planning & Scheduling			Quality & Compliance Management				Material & Capacity Requirements Planning			Production Management	Serialization and Catch weight					Discrete Manufacturing	Process Manufacturing
	Projects and Contracts	Kanban Lean Production			Project Management			Ross Production Manager				Production Overview			Quality Control						Manufacturing Summary	Time & Attendance
	Quality Mgmt	Lean Manufacturing			Quality Control			Ross Quality Manager				Quality Management			Samples Management						Project Based Manufacturing
	Quotations	Manufacturing Execution System			Shop Floor Control							Real Time Monitoring									Repetitive Manufacturing
	Requirements Planning	Planning & Scheduling			Shop Floor Data Collection Application																Shop Floor Reporting
	Shop Clock	Product Data Management			Shop Management																Visual Planning & Scheduling
		Quality Assurance
Supply Chain Management
	EDI Solution	Supply Chain Management	Enterprise Asset Mgmt	Operational Planning	Advanced Planning and Scheduling	Supply Chain Overview	Supply Chain Management	Advanced Planning and Scheduling	Inventory Management		Supplier Relationship Management	Capable to Promise	Dock Scheduling	Material Requirements Planning (MRP)	Master Production Scheduling (MPS)	Purchasing	M3 Supply Chain Execution	Master Production Scheduling (MPS)	e-Purchase Order Requisitions		Export Control	Purchase Requisitions	Bar Code	Supply Chain Management
	Freight Calculator	Handheld	Supply Chain Management	Parts Demand Planning	Forecasting Trust			Demand Planning and Sales Forecasting			Supply Chain Management	Demand Planning	Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)	Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP)	Purchasing for Sage and Quickbooks		M3 Supply Chain Planning	Procurement	Electronic Data Transmission		Rental Management	Purchase Requisitions	Inventory Management
	Inventory Forecasting	Inventory Management			Shipping & Receiving Management			Inventory and Replenishment Planning				Materials Ordering	Master Production Scheduler						Lot Tracking		Shipment Management	Vendor Management	Sage CRM
	Shipping Mgmt	Manifesting & Freight Management			Supplier Relationship Management							Outsource Central	Purchase Orders (PO)						PO From SO Create Workbench		SRM & Procurement		Sage Inventory Advisor
		Purchase Management			Supply Chain Manager														Purchasing		Supplier Schedules		Sage Mobility for Barcode
		Shipping & Receiving																	Purchasing RESTful API		Supply Chain Planning
		Sourcing																	Serial & Lot Product Control		Supply Chain Summary
		Supplier Relationship Mgmt.																	Serial Number Product Tracking		Warehouse Data Collection
		Warehouse Management																			Warehouse Management
Customer Relationship Management
	Contact Management	Customer Relations Overview	Customer Relations Mgmt	Customer Relationship Management	Customer Relationship Management	Incentive Management	Sales & Marketing	Aptean Sales for Process Manufacturing	Customer Relationship Management	CRM	Customer Relationship Management	Customer Relationship Management (CRM)	CRM	Customer Relationship Management		Customer Realations Management	M3 Customer Lifecycle Mgmt	Customer Relationship Management	Customer Support	CRM Overview	CRM Overview / Features	Customer Management
	CRM for Syspro	Campaign Connect			Sales	Job and Project Tracking			Marketing Automation										Expandable CRM			Sales Lifecylce
		Case Management				Partner Relationship			Remote Sales Force Automation										Integration for Salesforce CRM
		Contact Management				Sales Order Management
		Customer Connect				Self Service Customer Portal
		Customer Relationship Management				Website
		Epicor ERP Integration to Salesforce.com
		Information Worker
		Lead and Opportunity Management
		Marketing Management
		Mobile Connect
		Mobile CRM
		Service Management
Additional Capabilities
	Document Mgmt	Business Architecture	Human Capital Mgmt	Groupware Integration	Simplified Label Printing	Real Time Dashboards	Human Resources	Business Process Management	(EDI) Electronic Data Interchange	Multi-Channel Retail and Direct Marketing	Business Analytics and Collaboration	Payroll Processing	Analytics & Reporting Modules	Business Intelligence	Microsoft Dynamics GP Manufacturing	Business Intelligence	M3 Business Intelligence	e-Commerce	Additional Capabilities Overview	Mobile Solutions	IFS Engineering Summary / Features	Correspondence	Paperless Office	Additional Capabilities
	Espresso Mobile	Business Intelligence and Analytics		Human Capital Management	Business Web	Security		Document Connect	Distribution Management	Wholesale Distribution	Compliance Management	Work Force Management		e-Commerce	Quickbooks Manufacturing	Direct Store Delivery	M3 Product Lifecycle		Business Intelligence Products		IFS General Summary / Features	Dashboard	Visual Integrator
		Cloud Deployment		Intuitive Navagation	CAD Interface Application			Event Management Framework	e Business Applications		Executive Management			Enterprise 21 Workbench Designer	Sage ERP Manufacturing	Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)			Engineering Products		IFS Human Capital Management Summary / Features	Database
		Compliance Overview			Crystal Reports			Process Analytics	S2K Mobile		Human Resource Management				SAP Business One Manufacturing	Formula Management			High Technology Package		IFS Maintenance Summary / Features	e-Commerce Integrations
		Composite Applications			Data Conversion			Ross Data Manager								Labor Tracking System			Integration Programming Interfaces		IFS Projects Summary / Features	EDI
		Composite Applications			Document Control			Ross Insight								Mobile			Medical Technology Package			Human Resource Management
		Document Mgmt			Document Control Application											Point-of-Sale System			Product Management			Knowledge Management
		Enterprise Content Mgmt			Electronic Data Exchange											Regulatory / Environmental Reporting			Quality & Regulatory			Payment Processor Integrations
		Enterprise Performance Mgmt			Global Application Builder														Security & Business Monitoring Products			Reporting
		Epicor Everywhere FrameworkEpicor Everywhere Frame			Key Performance Indicators Application														Usability & Data Collection Utilities			Role-Based Controls
		Epicor ICE			Messaging System Application																	Shipping Carrier Integrations
		Global Business Management			Mobile Wireless Application																	Workflow
		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
	STARS	Business Process Outsourcing			FastRESPONSE	Customer Care	Support Options	Customer Service & Support			Built in Services and Support	IQMS EnterpriseIQ Training Programs	Implementation Methodology	Direct Developer Support		Consulting	M3 Rental Management		Client Support & Training Overview	Customer Service & Support Overview	Call Center	Customer Service & Support	Mobile Sales	Services & Support
	Support	Documentation			Global Shop Solutions Consulting	NetSuite Central		Managed Services				IQMS Professional Services and Consulting	IT Offerings			Implementation	M3 Services Management		Customer Support Module		Dynamic Scheduling	Implementation & Training	Sage Contacts
	Training and Education	Embedded Education			Global Shop Solutions University	Site Consultation		Professional Services				IQMS Technical Support	Maintenance and Support Plans			Support			Direct Implementation Services		Mapping
		Epicor Consulting			Learning & Educational Services							Software Updates and Maintenance Program							Meditech Validation Products & Services		Mobile Work Order
		Epicor Education and Content Delivery			Training Strategies														Support & Professional Services		Service Management
		Epicor Learning Center																	User Product & Process Training
		Epicor Service Connect
		Hosting Services
		Learning & Educational Services
		Managed Services
		Professional Services
		REST Services
		Security
		Subscription Services
		Support

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