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	Epicor ERP	Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management	NetSuite ERP	SYSPRO	Cetec ERP	Plex Manufacturing Cloud	Global Shop Solutions	abas ERP	Infor CloudSuite Industrial (Syteline)	Microsoft Dynamics AX	Genius ERP	WorkWise ERP
Version	10.2.300	7	Always Current	8.0	Always Current	Always Current	2018.1	2018	9.00.10	AX 7 2016	11.0	10
Price Range	$4K -500K	$2600/ user-	$10K-100K	$25K-500K onsite	$40/User/Month-	$5K + per month-	$5K-500K	$75K and up-	$25K-500K	$20K-750K	$3000-$4000	$20K-$500K
Financing Options	Lease, Owner Financing, Lease to own	Owner Financing, Lease to own	Subscription	Lease, Owner Financing, Subscription	Subscription	Subscription	Financing, Leasing Options	Lease, Financing	Lease, Owner Financing, Lease to own	Lease, Owner Financing, Financing	Lease, Financing	Lease, Leasing Options
User Range	10-2000+	20-1000+	10+unlimited	10-1000	5-Unlimited	20-1000+	3-1000	10-250	5-1000	5-2,250	1-250	5-500
Multi Site	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Multi National	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes, 60+ Countries	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes, multi-currency; no multi-language.
Architecture	SOA, .NET		SAAS, Multitenant	SOA, XML, Webservice	Saas, Multitenant	SaaS Multitenant SOA	SOA	SOA / Multi-tier	SOA	SOA, .NET, Cloud	C#, .NET	SQL, .NET, C+
Database Platform	MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas), MAC OS	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	MS SQL Server, Other, Cloud-Based (Saas), Universally Compatible w/all Data Base Platforms	Cloud-Based (Saas), MySQL	Cloud-Based (Saas), Universally Compatible w/all Data Base Platforms	MS SQL Server, ODBC Compliant, Cloud-Based (Saas)	Cloud-Based (Saas), abas Open Object Oriented Database, Universally Compatible w/all Data Base Platforms	MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas)	MS SQL Server, Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas), Microsoft Azure	MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas)	MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas)
Server OS	Linux, Windows, Unix	Linux, Windows, Unix	Mac OS, Windows, Unix, Novell Netware	Windows	Compatible w/all Operating Systems	Compatible w/all Operating Systems	Windows	Linux, Windows, Unix	Windows	Windows	Windows	Windows, SaaS Web browser based
SAAS	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Materials Management
	Advanced Material Mgmt.	Inventory Control	Multi-location Inventory for Distributor	Inventory Management	Barcoding & Labeling	Inventory Summary	Bar Coding	Inventory Management	Material Management Summary	Inventory Controls	Inventory Management	Bill of Materials
	Bar Coding		Advanced Shipping	Lot Traceability	Bill Of Materials	Inventory Tracking	Bill of Materials	Material requirements planning (MRP)	Plant Maintenance	Manufacturing	Bill of Materials	CADlink
	Handheld		Bin Management		Dimensional Inventory Control	Bill of Materials	Inventory Control	Material Cost Posting		Material Planning	Materials Purchasing	Inventory Management
	Material Handler Interface		Order Promising		Inventory Management	Bar Coding	Inventory Management	Scheduling		Warehouse Management	Vendor Management	Material Control Management
	Material Movement		Real-Time Sustem		Lot & Serial Traceability	Job Tracking System	Materials & Inventory	Warehouse Management				Mobile Inventory Control
	Prioritize Orders		Return Materials Authorization		Mobile Warehousing	Material Requirements Planning	Materials Purchasing					Multi-Carrier Shipment Processing
	Sales Order Allocation				MRP & Inventory Forecast		Materials Solutions					Product Configurator
					Production Scheduling & Capacity Planning		Physical Inventory					Purchasing and Requisitions
							Wireless System					Routing
												SOLIDWORKS CAD Connect
												UPS / FedEx Integration
Sales Order Management
	Order Management	Purchasing Management	Automated Order Processing	Document Flow Mgmt.	Automatic Order Processing	Commission Tracking	Complete Order Management	Costing	Advanced Forcasting	Sales & Marketing	Sales & Order Management	Customer Order Estimates
	Sales Management	RF Warehousing	Automated Payments	Ecommerce Shopping Cart	Configurable Manufacturing Modes	Competitor Intelligence Database	Demand Management	Invoicing	Estimating / Quoting	Sales Management	Quoting and Estimating	eCommerce Gateway
	Demand Management	Sales Monitoring	One Click Purchase Orders	Point Of Sale	EDI / Ecommerce	Customer Orders	Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)	Process History	Request for Quote		Sales Dashboard and Directory	Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
	Electronic Data Interchange		Order Management	Report Writer	Field Service & Projects	E D I	Invoice Order History	Quotation Management			Sales Management and CRM	Estimating
	Estimate / Quote Mgmt.		Procure-to-Pay Purchasing	Return Mgmt	Manufacturing Quoting	Order Entry & Tracking	Order Enrty	Sales Management Overview				Quotations
	Storefront		Real Time Order Status	Sales Analysis	Packing, Shipping, & RMAs	Quote Tracking	Quoting & Estimating	Shipping Order				Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA)
			Self-Service Vendor Center	Sales Orders	Sales Reporting & Analysis	Sales Order	Return Merchandise Authorization					Serial & Warranty Control
			Shipping Integration		Workflow & Routing		Sales & Service Management
			Streamlined Receiving				Sales Application
							Shipping Logistics
Financial Management
	General Ledger	Business Intelligence	General Ledger, Payables & Receivables	Budget Management	Accounts Payable	accounting Overview	Accounting	“What if” Financial Scenarios	Financial Management	AP / AR	Financial Management
	Accounts Payable	Data Collection	Financial Summary	Accounts Payable	Accounts Receivable	Accounts Receivable / Accounts Payable	Business Intelligence	Cost Accounting		Financial Management Overview	Accounts Payable
	Accounts Receivable	Financial Overview	Advanced Billing	Accounts Receivable	Bank Reconcile & Credit Card Import	Costing	Cash Flow	Financials and Accounting		Fixed Assets	Accounts Receivable
	Multi-Cureancy / Company		Amortization Schedules	Activity Based Costing	Configurable Costing Methods	Expense Project Tracking	Financial Management	Fixed Assets		General Ledger	Business Intelligence
	Financial Mgmt Overview		Multi-currency Transactions	Tax Management	Financial Reporting (Multi Site / Company)	Inventory Valuation	Fixed Assets	Liquidity Planning		International Capabilities	Financial Reporting
	Tax Connect		Project Accounting	Assests Register	General Accounting	Multi-Company Financial Consolidation	General Ledger	Perpetual Inventory Costing		Project Accounting	General Ledger
	Cash / Asset Mgmt		Revenue Recognition	Payroll	General Ledger		International Accounting				Multi-currency Management
	Global Engines			Analytics	Project Accounting		Multi-Currency Management
					Tax Management		Payroll Management
Production Management
	Production Mgmt	Discrete Manufacturing	Advanced Multi-location Inventory	Bill of Materials	Bill Of Materials	Barcode Labeling	Advanced Production Scheduling	CAD Integration	Engineering	Bill of Materials	Production Management	Advanced Forecasting
	Advanced Production	Process Manufacturing	Aseembly Management	Engineering Change Control	Configurable Manufacturing	Capacity Planning	Cost Breakdown Application	Production Summary	Planning & Scheduling	Key Production Features	Production Planning	Capacity Requirements Planning (CRP)
	Advanced Quality Mgmt		Work Order Management	Factory Documentation	Integrated QMS & ECO / ECR	Complex Assembly	Engineer-to-Order	Project Cost Accounting	Production Management	Product Builder	Project Management	Master Production Scheduling (MPS)
	Job Management			Cost Tracking	Mobile Shop Floor	Labor & Time Tracking	Lean Manufacturing	Project Management	Project Control		Quality Control	Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
	Lean Manufacturing			Planning and Scheduling	Production & WIP Reporting	Multi-Plants	Planning & Scheduling	Time Recording / Job Time	Shop Floor Data		Scheduling
	Manufacturing Execution Systm.			Projects and Contracts	Production Scheduling & Capacity Planning	Plant Floor Mobile Access	Project Management	Work Order Management	Workflow
	Planning & Scheduling			Quality Mgmt	Time Tracking, Job Costing, & Outsourcing	PLC Machine Integration	Quality Control
	Product Data Management			Quotations	Work Order Documents	Preventative Maintenance	Shop Floor Control
				Requirements Planning		Production Scheduling Overview	Shop Floor Data Collection Application
				Shop Clock		Shop Floor Control	Shop Management
						Statistical Process Controls
Supply Chain Management
	Supply Chain Mgmt.		Supply Chain Overview	EDI Solution	Customer / Vendor Portals	Online Order & Tracking	Advanced Planning and Scheduling	Purchasing	Shipping / Receiving	Key Supply Chain Features	Supply Chain Management
	Inventory Management			Freight Calculator	Lot & Serial Traceability	Online Tool Release	Forecasting Trust	Requisitions			Inventory Management
	Purchase Management			Inventory Forecasting	MRP / Kanban / Replenishment	Problem Control	Shipping & Receiving Management	Sales Planning & Forecasting			Purchasing Management
	Shipping & Receiving			Shipping Mgmt	Production Scheduling & Capacity Planning	Supplier Quality	Supplier Relationship Management	Supplier Relationship Management			Shipping and Receiving
	Sourcing				Receiving / Picking / Packing / Shipping	Supply Chain Overview	Supply Chain Manager
	Supplier Relationship Mgmt.				Requisitions & Purchase Orders
	Warehouse Management				Supply Chain Management
					Supply / Demand Forecasting
Customer Relationship Management
	Customer Relations Overview	CRM	Incentive Management	Contact Management	Built-in CRM	Configurator Pricing	Customer Relationship Management	Customer Relations Mgmt.	Customer Relations Management	Marketing Automation	Customer Relationship Management	Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
	Campaign Connect		Job and Project Tracking	CRM for Syspro	Calendar Reminders / Follow-ups	Cost & Quote Estimating	Sales	Customer Relationship Management Overview	Field Service Management	Sales Force Automation	Customer Management
	Case Management		Partner Relationship		Custom Lead Pipelines	Customer Master List					Customer Service
	Customer Relationship Management		Sales Order Management		Customer & Contact Management	Customer Relations Summary
	Information Worker		Self Service Customer Portal		Customer Case Management	Field Service
	Lead / Opportunity Mgmt		Website		Integrated CRM	Opportunity Tracking
	Mobile Connect				Last Touch Reporting	Quick Quoter
	Service Management				Mobile Access & Field Service	Quote Tracking
					Sales Management & Quote Tracking
Additional Capabilities
	Cloud Deployment	Multi-Channel Retail and Direct Marketing	Real Time Dashboards	Document Mgmt	Application Programming Interface	Business Intelligence	Simplified Label Printing	Electronic data interchange (EDI)	Human Resources	Alert System	Additional Capabilities
	Compliance Overview	Wholesale Distribution	Security	Espresso Mobile	Cetec ERP Application Programming Interface (API)	Computer Aided Design	Business Web	Business Intelligence	Internationalization	Business Intelligence and Reporting
	Composite Applications				Custom Report Writer	Document Control System	CAD Interface Application	Multi-Site	Intuitive User Interface	Compliance Management
	Composite Applications				Custom Workflow & Alerting	E-Commerce	Crystal Reports		Multi-Site, Multi-Plant	Human Resource Management
	Document Mgmt				Ecommerce, EDI, & Credit Card Processing	Electronic Data Interchange	Data Conversion		Quality Control (Supplier)	Service Managment
	Enterprise Content Mgmt				Email Interfacing with Customers & Vendors	Groupware Communication	Document Control		Report & Analysis
	Enterprise Performance Mgmt				Enterprise Document Management	Human Resources Overview	Document Control Application		Sytline Data Collection
	Epicor Everywhere FrameworkEpicor Everywhere Frame				Pulse Report	SmartPlex Mobile Access	Electronic Data Exchange
	Global Business Mgmt						Global Application Builder
	Human Capital Mgmt.						Key Performance Indicators Application
	ICE Business Architecture						Messaging System Application
	Mobile						Mobile Wireless Application
	Product Data Mgmt						Online System / Time and Attendance
	Service Mgmt. Overview						Process Documentation & Training
	Social Enterprise						RFID Technology Application
	Subscription Services
	Web 2.0
Services Support
	Business Process Outsourcing		Customer Care	STARS	Cetec ERP Lite, Standard & Gold Levels	Security	FastRESPONSE	Upgrade Guarantee		Support Options	Services & Support	3-Step ERP Implementation
	Epicor Consulting		NetSuite Central	Support	Custom Development & Integration	Training Strategies	Global Shop Solutions Consulting					Customizations and Integrations
	Hosting Services		Site Consultation	Training and Education	Data Migration		Global Shop Solutions University					ERP User Training
	Learning & Educational Services				Local / Resident Hosting		Learning & Educational Services					Multi-Point ERP Support System
	Managed Services				On-Site Implementation Consulting		Training Strategies					WorkWise ERP Consulting
	Professional Services				Project Discovery & Gap Analysis
	Subscription Services				Services User Training Programs
	Support

General Data

Product Name

Epicor ERP

Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management

NetSuite ERP

SYSPRO

Cetec ERP

Plex Manufacturing Cloud

Global Shop Solutions

abas ERP

Infor CloudSuite Industrial (Syteline)

Microsoft Dynamics AX

Genius ERP

WorkWise ERP

Version

10.2.300

Always Current

8.0

Always Current

2018.1

2018

9.00.10

AX 7 2016

11.0

Price Range

$4K -500K

$2600/ user-

$10K-100K

$25K-500K onsite

$40/User/Month-

$5K + per month-

$5K-500K

$75K and up-

$25K-500K

$20K-750K

$3000-$4000

$20K-$500K

Financing Options

Lease, Owner Financing, Lease to own

Owner Financing, Lease to own

Subscription

Lease, Owner Financing, Subscription

Subscription

Financing, Leasing Options

Lease, Financing

Lease, Owner Financing, Lease to own

Lease, Owner Financing, Financing

Lease, Financing

Lease, Leasing Options

User Range

10-2000+

20-1000+

10+unlimited

10-1000

5-Unlimited

20-1000+

3-1000

10-250

5-1000

5-2,250

1-250

5-500

Multi Site

Yes

Multi National

Yes

Yes, 60+ Countries

Yes

Yes, multi-currency; no multi-language.

Architecture

SOA, .NET

SAAS, Multitenant

SOA, XML, Webservice

Saas, Multitenant

SaaS Multitenant SOA

SOA

SOA / Multi-tier

SOA

SOA, .NET, Cloud

C#, .NET

SQL, .NET, C+

Database Platform

MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas), MAC OS

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

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

Cloud-Based (Saas), MySQL

Cloud-Based (Saas), Universally Compatible w/all Data Base Platforms

MS SQL Server, ODBC Compliant, Cloud-Based (Saas)

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

MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas)

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

MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas)

Server OS

Linux, Windows, Unix

Mac OS, Windows, Unix, Novell Netware

Windows