ERP Software Comparison for Engineer to Order (ETO) Manufacturing on a Cloud Based (SaaS) Platform

A comprehensive independent review of ERP software systems in Engineer to Order (ETO) Manufacturing 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

Plex Manufacturing Cloud

Global Shop Solutions

Infor CloudSuite Industrial (Syteline)

Microsoft Dynamics AX

Epicor Express

JobBOSS Shop Management Solution

Cetec ERP

Version

Always Current

10.00

7.0

2016

Always Current

9.0

2016.2

9.00.10

AX 7 2016

Always current

12.0

Always Current

Price Range

$5K + per month-

$4K -500K

$25K-500K onsite

$75K and up-

$2600/ user-

$10K-100K

$300K-2M

$5K-500K

$25K-500K

$20K-750K

$400-$5K/Mo.

$299-$200K

$40/User/Month-

Financing Options

Subscription

Lease, Owner Financing, Lease to own

Lease, Owner Financing, Subscription

Lease, Financing

Owner Financing, Lease to own

Subscription

Financing, Leasing Options

Lease, Owner Financing, Lease to own

Lease, Owner Financing, Financing

Subscription

Financing

Subscription

User Range

20-1000+

1-2000+

25-1000

10-250

20-1000+

10+unlimited

40-5000

3-1000

5-1000

5-2,250

1-50

1-100

5-Unlimited

Multi Site

Yes

Multi National

Yes

Yes, 60+ Countries

Yes

Architecture

SaaS Multitenant SOA

SOA

SOA, XML, Webservice

SOA / Multi-tier

SAAS, Multitenant

SOA

SOA, .NET, Cloud

SaaS Multitenant SOA

Client/Server or Clo

Saas, Multitenant

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, Cloud-Based (Saas)

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

MS SQL Server, Progress, Customized per Client, Cloud-Based (Saas), MS SQL Express, MS Access, Universally Compatible w/all Data Base Platforms, Quickbooks, Salesforce

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

Cloud-Based (Saas), MySQL

Server OS

Compatible w/all Operating Systems

Linux, Windows, Unix

Windows

Linux, Windows, Unix

Mac OS, Windows, Unix, Novell Netware

Compatible w/all Operating Systems

Windows

Mac OS, Linux, Windows, Unix

Mac OS, Windows