Discrete Manufacturing ERP Software Comparison for the Cloud Based (SaaS) Platform

A comprehensive independent review of Discrete Manufacturing ERP software systems for the 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	Epicor ERP	Global Shop Solutions	NetSuite ERP	Infor CloudSuite Industrial (Syteline)	Plex Manufacturing Cloud	Sage X3 ERP	EnterpriseIQ	E2 Shop System	QAD Enterprise Applications	Expandable ERP	Cetec ERP	IFS Applications 10	Genius ERP	Bizowie Cloud ERP
Version	10.2.400	2019.1	Always Current	9.00.10	Always Current	7	15.2	always current	2018	9.3.0	Always Current	Version 10	11.0	Always Up-To-Date (Cloud Service)
Price Range	$4K -500K	$5K-500K	$10K-100K	$25K-500K	$50K -500K per year	-	$25K-	$3K-100K annually	$250/User-	$20K-200K or$250/User/Mo	$40/User/Month-	$300K-2M	$3000-$4000	$1,000 -$15,000 per month
Financing Options	Lease, Owner Financing, Lease to own	Financing, Leasing Options	Subscription	Lease, Owner Financing, Lease to own	Subscription	Owner Financing, Lease to own	Lease, Financing, Leasing Options, Subscription	Financing, Leasing Options, Monthly Credit Card Payments	Subscription	Subscription, Licensed	Subscription	Lease, Subscription	Lease, Financing	Subscription
User Range	10-2000+	3-1000	10+unlimited	5-1000	1-5900	20-1000+	5-Unlimited	1-300	10-10,000	1-Unlimited	5-Unlimited	40+	1-250	5-250
Multi Site	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Multi National	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Limited -- No foreign language translations
Architecture	SOA	SOA	SAAS, Multitenant	SOA	SaaS Multitenant SOA	SOA, SAFE	SOA, .NET	Client/Server	SOA, DA	Windows ClientServe	Saas, Multitenant	SOA	C#, .NET
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, Cloud-Based (Saas)	Cloud-Based (Saas)	MS SQL Server, Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas)	MS SQL Server, Oracle, ODBC Compliant, Cloud-Based (Saas), Amazon Web services (Cloud)	MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas)	Cloud-Based (Saas)	MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas)	Cloud-Based (Saas), MySQL	Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas), MySQL	MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas)	MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas)
Server OS	Linux, Windows	Windows	Mac OS, Windows, Unix, Novell Netware	Windows	Compatible w/all Operating Systems	Linux, Windows, Unix	Linux, Windows, Unix, .NET	Windows	Windows	Windows	Compatible w/all Operating Systems	Compatible w/all Operating Systems	Windows	SaaS Web browser based
SAAS	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Materials Management
	Advanced Material Mgmt.	Bar Coding	Multi-location Inventory for Distributor	Material Management Summary	Advanced Traceability Modules	Inventory Control	Inventory Control	Data Collection		Consignment Inventory	Barcoding & Labeling	Demand Forecasting	Inventory Management	Inventory Control
	Bar Coding	Bill of Materials	Advanced Shipping	Plant Maintenance	Barcoding Modules		Vendor Managed Inventory	Bar Coding		Inventory Accuracy	Bill Of Materials		Bill of Materials	Landed Cost
	Handheld	Inventory Control	Bin Management		Inventory Management		Wireless Warehouse Management System	Bill Of Materials		Inventory Control	Dimensional Inventory Control		Materials Purchasing	Location Management
	Material Handler Interface	Inventory Management	Order Promising		Lot Management Modules			Handheld / Pocketview		Inventory RESTful API	Inventory Management		Vendor Management	Lots, Serial Numbers & Expiration Dates
	Material Movement	Materials & Inventory	Real-Time Sustem		Shipping and Receiving Modules			Inventory Control		Lot Tracking	Lot & Serial Traceability			Rebates
	Prioritizing Orders	Materials Purchasing	Return Materials Authorization					Inventory Management		Materials Management	Mobile Warehousing			Replenishment Management / Materials Planning
	Reserving Inventory and Sales Order Allocation	Materials Solutions						Lot and Serial Control		Serial & Lot Production Control RESTful APIs	MRP & Inventory Forecast			Warehouse Management
		Physical Inventory						Material Management		Serial Number Tracking	Production Scheduling & Capacity Planning
		Wireless System
Sales Order Management
	Order Management	Complete Order Management	Automated Order Processing	Advanced Forcasting	Accounting (AR / AP / GL) Modules	Purchasing Management	Packing Slip & Shipping Management	Order Entry		Configuration Control	Automatic Order Processing	Customer Schedules	Sales & Order Management	3PL Integration
	Sales Management	Demand Management	Automated Payments	Estimating / Quoting	Actual Costing Modules	RF Warehousing	Quoting and Estimating	Quoting / Estimating		Electronic Data Transmission	Configurable Manufacturing Modes	Product Estimate Management	Quoting and Estimating	B2B Customer Portal
	Commerce Connect	Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)	One Click Purchase Orders	Request for Quote	Advanced Accounting Options Modules	Sales Monitoring	Sales Orders	Vender Returns		Pack-Out Ship	EDI / Ecommerce	Sales Configurator	Sales Dashboard and Directory	Credit Management
	Dealer Network Portal	Invoice Order History	Order Management		Cost Accounting Modules					Quick Sales Order Entry	Field Service & Projects	Sales Contract Management	Sales Management and CRM	Electronic Proof of Delivery (POD)
	Demand Management	Order Enrty	Procure-to-Pay Purchasing							Return Material Authorization	Manufacturing Quoting	Sales Orders		Estimation
	EDI / Demand Management	Quoting & Estimating	Real Time Order Status							Sales Order Credit Card Validation	Packing, Shipping, & RMAs			Order Entry & Quoting
	Electronic Data Interchange	Return Merchandise Authorization	Self-Service Vendor Center							Sales Order Management	Sales Reporting & Analysis			Order Management
	Estimate / Quote Mgmt.	Sales & Service Management	Shipping Integration							Shipping RESTful API	Workflow & Routing			Purchase Orders
	Estimating Management	Sales Application	Streamlined Receiving							Volume Pricing				Returns
	Point of Sale	Shipping Logistics												Service Work Orders
	Storefront													Shipping & Fulfillment
Financial Management
	General Ledger	Accounting	Upgrading from Quickbooks	Financial Management	Enterprise Financials Modules	Business Intelligence	Financial Overview	Accounts Payable	Financial Overview	Accounting RESTful APIs	Accounts Payable	Accounts Payable	Financial Management	Accounts Payable
	Accounts Payable	Business Intelligence	General Ledger, Payables & Receivables		Financial Performance Management Data Connector	Data Collection	General Ledger	Accounts Receivable	Governance, Risk & Compliance	Accounts Payable	Accounts Receivable	Accounts Receivable	Accounts Payable	Accounts Receivable
	Accounts Receivable	Cash Flow	Financial Summary		Financial Reporting Modules	Financial Overview	Finanacial Reporting	Budgeting / Cashflow	Management Reporting	Accounts Receivable	Bank Reconcile & Credit Card Import	Budget Management	Accounts Receivable	Budgeting
	Multi-Cureancy / Company	Financial Management	Advanced Billing		IntelliPlex Analytic Applications		Accounts Payable	Executive Overview	Multi-GAAP	Bank Reconciliation	Configurable Costing Methods	Business Planning	Business Intelligence	Commissions
	Financial Mgmt Overview	Fixed Assets	Amortization Schedules		Sales and Use Tax Compliance Modules		Accounts Receivable	General Ledger	Banking / Cash Mgmt.	Business Intelligence & Analytics	Financial Reporting (Multi Site / Company)	Cash Flow	Financial Reporting	Fixed Assets
	Tax Connect	General Ledger	Multi-currency Transactions				Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)	Payroll	Accounts Receivable	Financial Reporting	General Accounting	Consolidation	General Ledger	Foreign Currency
	Asset Management	International Accounting	Project Accounting					QuickBooks	Budgeting	Foreign Currency	General Ledger	Consolidation	Multi-currency Management	General Ledger
	Cash Management	Multi-Currency Management	Revenue Recognition						Accounts Payable	General Ledger	Project Accounting	Financial Summary / Features		Multi-Entity / Multi-Company
	Cash / Asset Mgmt	Payroll Management							Financial Analysis	Multiple Company	Tax Management	Fixed Assets		Royalties
	Credit and Collections											General Ledger		Sales Tax
	Credit Card Processing											Project Finance		Treasury Management
	Financial Management
	Financial Planning
	Global Engines
	Rebates
	Tax Global Connect
Production Management
	Production Management	Advanced Production Scheduling	Advanced Multi-location Inventory	Engineering	Advanced Quality Management Modules	Discrete Manufacturing	Bill of Manufacture (BOM)	Advanced Scheduling	Lean Manufacturing	Integration For Finite Capacity	Bill Of Materials	Batch Process Manufacturing	Production Management	Bill of Materials
	Advanced Production	Cost Breakdown Application	Aseembly Management	Planning & Scheduling	Plant and Equipment Maintenance Modules	Process Manufacturing	Engineering Change Order	Job Management	Manufacturing Execution	Job Scheduling & Costing	Configurable Manufacturing	Component Repair	Production Planning	Job Costing
	Advanced Quality Management	Engineer-to-Order	Work Order Management	Production Management	Plant Floor Control Modules		Manufacturing & Production Reporting	Order Costing	Manufacturing Overview	Master Scheduling & Planning	Integrated QMS & ECO / ECR	Configure & Make to Order	Project Management	Manufacturing Execution
	Enhanced Quality Assurance	Lean Manufacturing		Project Control	Plant Floor Mobile Access		MES	Quality Management	Manufacturing Planning	Shop Floor Routing	Mobile Shop Floor	Constraint Based Scheduling	Quality Control	Planning & Scheduling
	Job Management	Planning & Scheduling		Shop Floor Data	Quality Management Modules		Material & Capacity Requirements Planning	Rapid Documentation	Manufacturing Scheduling		Production & WIP Reporting	Discrete Manufacturing	Scheduling	Process Manufacturing
	Kanban Lean Production	Project Management		Workflow	Tool Management Modules		Production Overview	Shipping	Product Data Management		Production Scheduling & Capacity Planning	Manufacturing Summary		Time & Attendance
	Lean Manufacturing	Quality Control					Quality Management	Shop Floor Control	Product Data Management		Time Tracking, Job Costing, & Outsourcing	Project Based Manufacturing
	Manufacturing Execution System	Shop Floor Control					Real Time Monitoring		Quality Management		Work Order Documents	Repetitive Manufacturing
	Planning & Scheduling	Shop Floor Data Collection Application										Shop Floor Reporting
	Product Data Management	Shop Management										Visual Planning & Scheduling
	Quality Assurance
Supply Chain Management
	Supply Chain Management	Advanced Planning and Scheduling	Supply Chain Overview	Shipping / Receiving	Centralized Purchasing Modules		Capable to Promise	Advanced Scheduling	Consignment	e-Purchase Order Requisitions	Customer / Vendor Portals	Export Control	Supply Chain Management	Purchase Requisitions
	Handheld	Forecasting Trust			Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP)		Demand Planning	Demand Forecasting	Demand Management	Electronic Data Transmission	Lot & Serial Traceability	Rental Management	Inventory Management	Purchase Requisitions
	Inventory Management	Shipping & Receiving Management			Master Scheduling		Materials Ordering	Executive Overview	Purchasing	Lot Tracking	MRP / Kanban / Replenishment	Shipment Management	Purchasing Management	Vendor Management
	Manifesting & Freight Management	Supplier Relationship Management			Purchasing Modules		Outsource Central	Inventory Management	Release Management	PO From SO Create Workbench	Production Scheduling & Capacity Planning	SRM & Procurement	Shipping and Receiving
	Purchase Management	Supply Chain Manager			Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)			Purchasing / Receiving	Supply Chain Overview	Purchasing	Receiving / Picking / Packing / Shipping	Supplier Schedules
	Shipping & Receiving				Supplier Portal Modules				Supply Chain Planning	Purchasing RESTful API	Requisitions & Purchase Orders	Supply Chain Planning
	Sourcing								Supply Chain Portal	Serial & Lot Product Control	Supply Chain Management	Supply Chain Summary
	Supplier Relationship Mgmt.								Transportation Management	Serial Number Product Tracking	Supply Demand Forecasting	Warehouse Data Collection
	Warehouse Management								Warehousing			Warehouse Management
Customer Relationship Management
	Customer Relations Overview	Customer Relationship Management	Incentive Management	Customer Relations Management	Centralized Sales Modules	CRM	Customer Relationship Management (CRM)	CRM	Configurator	Customer Support	Built-in CRM	CRM Overview / Features	Customer Relationship Management	Customer Management
	Campaign Connect	Sales	Job and Project Tracking	Field Service Management	Customer Order Management Modules			Sales Forecasting	Customer Relationship Management	Expandable CRM	Calendar Reminders / Follow-ups		Customer Management	Sales Lifecylce
	Case Management		Partner Relationship		Customer Portal Modules			WebView	Customer Self Service	Integration for Salesforce CRM	Custom Lead Pipelines		Customer Service
	Contact Management		Sales Order Management		Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Modules				Demand Management		Customer & Contact Management
	Customer Connect		Self Service Customer Portal		Quoting and Estimating Modules				Pricing		Customer Case Management
	Customer Relationship Management		Website		Release Accounting Modules				Sales Analysis		Integrated CRM
	Epicor ERP Integration to Salesforce.com				Sales Management Modules				Sales Orders		Last Touch Reporting
	Information Worker				Service and Warranty Modules				Sales Quotes & Orders		Mobile Access & Field Service
	Lead and Opportunity Management				Vendor Managed Inventory Modules				Trade Management		Sales Management & Quote Tracking
	Marketing Management
	Mobile Connect
	Mobile CRM
	Service Management
Additional Capabilities
	Business Architecture	Simplified Label Printing	Real Time Dashboards	Human Resources	Advanced Analytics	Multi-Channel Retail and Direct Marketing	Payroll Processing	Time and Attendance	Analytics	Additional Capabilities Overview	Application Programming Interface	IFS Engineering Summary / Features	Additional Capabilities	Correspondence
	Business Intelligence and Analytics	Business Web	Security	Internationalization	Human Capital	Wholesale Distribution	Work Force Management	Crystal Reports	Enterprise Asset Management	Business Intelligence Products	Cetec ERP Application Programming Interface (API)	IFS General Summary / Features		Dashboard
	Cloud Deployment	CAD Interface Application		Intuitive User Interface	Industrial IoT			Data Conversions	Interoperability Solutions	Engineering Products	Custom Report Writer	IFS Human Capital Management Summary / Features		Database
	Compliance Overview	Crystal Reports		Multi-Site, Multi-Plant				Document Control		High Technology Package	Custom Workflow & Alerting	IFS Maintenance Summary / Features		e-Commerce Integrations
	Composite Applications	Data Conversion		Quality Control (Supplier)				QuickView		Integration Programming Interfaces	Ecommerce, EDI, & Credit Card Processing	IFS Projects Summary / Features		EDI
	Composite Applications	Document Control		Report & Analysis						Medical Technology Package	Email Interfacing with Customers & Vendors			Human Resource Management
	Document Mgmt	Document Control Application		Sytline Data Collection						Product Management	Enterprise Document Management			Knowledge Management
	Enterprise Content Mgmt	Electronic Data Exchange								Quality & Regulatory	Pulse Report			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
	Business Process Outsourcing	FastRESPONSE	Customer Care		Customer Care		IQMS EnterpriseIQ Training Programs	Account Manager	QAD Service and Support	Client Support & Training Overview	Cetec ERP Lite, Standard & Gold Levels	Call Center	Services & Support	Customer Service & Support
	Documentation	Global Shop Solutions Consulting	NetSuite Central		Educational Services		IQMS Professional Services and Consulting	Classroom Training		Customer Support Module	Custom Development & Integration	Dynamic Scheduling		Implementation & Training
	Embedded Education	Global Shop Solutions University	Site Consultation		Expert Implementation		IQMS Technical Support	Consulting		Direct Implementation Services	Data Migration	Mapping
	Epicor Consulting	Learning & Educational Services			Optimization Services		Software Updates and Maintenance Program	Customer Community		Meditech Validation Products & Services	Local / Resident Hosting	Mobile Work Order
	Epicor Education and Content Delivery	Training Strategies			Technical Services			Data Conversion		Support & Professional Services	On-Site Implementation Consulting	Service Management
	Epicor Learning Center							Data Entry Services		User Product & Process Training	Project Discovery & Gap Analysis
	Epicor Service Connect							E-Learning			Services User Training Programs
	Hosting Services							Implementation Specialist
	Learning & Educational Services							ISO Consulting
	Managed Services							Phone Support
	Professional Services							Virtual Training
	REST Services
	Security
	Subscription Services
	Support

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