Job Shop / Shop Floor ERP Software Comparison for the Food & Beverage Industries

Below is a complete and independent review and comparison of Job Shop / Shop Floor ERP software for the Food and Beverage Industries for both wholesale food manufacturing and food distribution businesses. Review the features and benefits of each of these ERP platforms for the Food and Beverage industries. Free demos.


General Data
Product Name	EnterpriseIQ	SYSPRO	Sage ERP X3	NetSuite ERP	IFS Applications 9.0	S2K Enterprise	Cetec ERP	Priority Software ERP
Version	15.2	7.0	7	Always Current	9.0	6.0	Always Current	17.3
Price Range	$50K- $2M	$25K-500K onsite	$2600/ user-	$10K-100K	$300K-2M	Please inquire-	$40/User/Month-	$1,400-$3,000/license
Financing Options	Lease, Financing, Leasing Options, Subscription	Lease, Owner Financing, Subscription	Owner Financing, Lease to own	Subscription	Subscription	Lease, Financing	Subscription	Subscription, Licensed
User Range	5-Unlimited	25-1000	20-1000+	10+unlimited	40-5000	15+ unlimited	5-Unlimited	5-1,000
Multi Site	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Multi National	yes	Yes, 60+ Countries	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes ( UK, CA, Caribbean)	Yes	Yes
Architecture	SOA, .NET	SOA, XML, Webservice		SAAS, Multitenant	SOA	SOA	Saas, Multitenant	All current Windows
Database Platform	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	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	IBM DB2, Cloud-Based (Saas), Premise	Cloud-Based (Saas), MySQL	MS SQL Server, Oracle, MS SQL Express
Server OS	Linux, Windows, Unix, .NET	Windows	Linux, Windows, Unix	Mac OS, Windows, Unix, Novell Netware	Compatible w/all Operating Systems	Linux, Windows, IBM Power System, SaaS Web browser based	Compatible w/all Operating Systems	Linux, Windows, Unix
SAAS	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Materials Management
	Inventory Control	Inventory Management	Inventory Control	Multi-location Inventory for Distributor	Complex MRO	Master Production Schedule (MPS)	Barcoding & Labeling	Materials Management Overview
	Vendor Managed Inventory	Lot Traceability		Advanced Shipping	Costing	Material Requirement Planning	Bill Of Materials	Mobile Devices, Barcode & RFID
	Wireless Warehouse Management System			Bin Management	Demand Forecasting		Dimensional Inventory Control	Picking and Shipping
				Order Promising	Inventory Replenishment		Inventory Management	Receiving & Put-Away
				Real-Time Sustem	Project Budgeting		Lot & Serial Traceability	Replenishment
				Return Materials Authorization	Project Reporting		Mobile Warehousing	Traceability
					Scheduling and Resourcing		MRP & Inventory Forecast
							Production Scheduling & Capacity Planning
Sales Order Management
	Packing Slip & Shipping Management	Document Flow Mgmt.	Purchasing Management	Automated Order Processing	Collaborative Solutions	Order Processing	Automatic Order Processing	Orders
	Quoting and Estimating	Ecommerce Shopping Cart	RF Warehousing	Automated Payments	Component Repair	Work Order Processing	Configurable Manufacturing Modes	Price Quotes
	Sales Orders	Point Of Sale	Sales Monitoring	One Click Purchase Orders	Coordinate Projects		EDI / Ecommerce	Tasks
		Report Writer		Order Management	Customer Orders		Field Service & Projects
		Return Mgmt		Procure-to-Pay Purchasing	Field Service		Manufacturing Quoting
		Sales Analysis		Real Time Order Status	Sales		Packing, Shipping, & RMAs
		Sales Orders		Self-Service Vendor Center	Sales Quotes		Sales Reporting & Analysis
				Shipping Integration			Workflow & Routing
				Streamlined Receiving
Financial Management
	Financial Overview	Budget Management	Business Intelligence	General Ledger, Payables & Receivables	Accounts Payable & Receivable	Accounts Payable	Accounts Payable	Billing
	General Ledger	Accounts Payable	Data Collection	Financial Summary	Budget Management	Accounts Receivable	Accounts Receivable	Budget Control
	Finanacial Reporting	Accounts Receivable	Financial Overview	Advanced Billing	Cash Flow	Financial Highlights	Bank Reconcile & Credit Card Import	Cash Management
	Accounts Payable	Activity Based Costing		Amortization Schedules	Consolidate Accounts	General Ledger	Configurable Costing Methods	Cost Control
	Accounts Receivable	Tax Management		Multi-currency Transactions	Financial Summary		Financial Reporting (Multi Site / Company)	Financial Management Overview
	Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)	Assests Register		Project Accounting	Fixed Assets		General Accounting	Financial Statement Generator
		Payroll		Revenue Recognition	General Ledger		General Ledger	Fixed Assets
		Analytics			Sales Contract Mgmt.		Project Accounting	Regulatory Compliance
							Tax Management
Production Management
	Bill of Manufacture (BOM)	Bill of Materials	Discrete Manufacturing	Advanced Multi-location Inventory	Asset Design	Capacity Requirements Planning	Bill Of Materials	Production Management Overview
	Engineering Change Order	Engineering Change Control	Process Manufacturing	Aseembly Management	Batch Process	Shop Floor Control	Configurable Manufacturing
	Manufacturing & Production Reporting	Factory Documentation		Work Order Management	Configure / Make / Assemble		Integrated QMS & ECO / ECR
	MES	Cost Tracking			Constraint-Based Scheduling		Mobile Shop Floor
	Material & Capacity Requirements Planning	Planning and Scheduling			Engineer to Order		Production & WIP Reporting
	Production Overview	Projects and Contracts			Make to Project		Production Scheduling & Capacity Planning
	Quality Management	Quality Mgmt			Multisite Planning		Time Tracking, Job Costing, & Outsourcing
	Real Time Monitoring	Quotations			Project Management		Work Order Documents
		Requirements Planning			Repetitive Manufacturing
		Shop Clock			Shop Floor Reporting
					Shop Order
					Sub-Contract Management
Supply Chain Management
	Capable to Promise	EDI Solution		Supply Chain Overview	Distribution	Inventory Management	Customer / Vendor Portals
	Demand Planning	Freight Calculator			Equipment		Lot & Serial Traceability
	Materials Ordering	Inventory Forecasting			Equipment Effectiveness		MRP / Kanban / Replenishment
	Outsource Central	Shipping Mgmt			Preventive Maintenance		Production Scheduling & Capacity Planning
					Procurement		Receiving / Picking / Packing / Shipping
					Supply Chain		Requisitions & Purchase Orders
					Warehousing		Supply Chain Management
							Supply / Demand Forecasting
Customer Relationship Management
	Customer Relationship Management (CRM)	Contact Management	CRM	Incentive Management	CRM Features	Customer Relationship Management	Built-in CRM	CRM Overview
		CRM for Syspro		Job and Project Tracking	Customer Services	Marketing Automation	Calendar Reminders / Follow-ups
				Partner Relationship	Information Shring	Remote Sales Force Automation	Custom Lead Pipelines
				Sales Order Management	Mobility Features		Customer & Contact Management
				Self Service Customer Portal	Sales Configurator		Customer Case Management
				Website			Integrated CRM
							Last Touch Reporting
							Mobile Access & Field Service
							Sales Management & Quote Tracking
Additional Capabilities
	Payroll Processing	Document Mgmt	Multi-Channel Retail and Direct Marketing	Real Time Dashboards	B2B Contracting	(EDI) Electronic Data Interchange	Application Programming Interface	Mobile Solutions
	Work Force Management	Espresso Mobile	Wholesale Distribution	Security	Business Analytics	Distribution Management	Cetec ERP Application Programming Interface (API)
					Employee Self-Service	e Business Applications	Custom Report Writer
					Expense Management	S2K Mobile	Custom Workflow & Alerting
					Human Resources		Ecommerce, EDI, & Credit Card Processing
					Mobile Solutions		Email Interfacing with Customers & Vendors
					Payroll, Time & Attendance		Enterprise Document Management
					Recruitment, Training & Developemnt		Pulse Report
Services Support
	IQMS EnterpriseIQ Training Programs	STARS		Customer Care	Implementation		Cetec ERP Lite, Standard & Gold Levels	Customer Service & Support Overview
	IQMS Professional Services and Consulting	Support		NetSuite Central	Support		Custom Development & Integration
	IQMS Technical Support	Training and Education		Site Consultation	Training		Data Migration
	Software Updates and Maintenance Program						Local / Resident Hosting
							On-Site Implementation Consulting
							Project Discovery & Gap Analysis
							Services User Training Programs

General Data

Product Name

Priority Software ERP

Version

15.2

7.0

Always Current

9.0

6.0

Always Current

17.3

Price Range

$50K- $2M

$25K-500K onsite

$2600/ user-

$10K-100K

$300K-2M

Please inquire-

$40/User/Month-

$1,400-$3,000/license

Financing Options

Lease, Financing, Leasing Options, Subscription

Lease, Owner Financing, Subscription

Owner Financing, Lease to own

Subscription

Lease, Financing

Subscription

Subscription, Licensed

User Range

5-Unlimited

25-1000

20-1000+

10+unlimited

40-5000

15+ unlimited

5-Unlimited

5-1,000

Multi Site

Yes

Multi National

yes

Yes, 60+ Countries

Yes

Yes ( UK, CA, Caribbean)

Yes

Architecture

SOA, .NET

SOA, XML, Webservice

SAAS, Multitenant

SOA

Saas, Multitenant

All current Windows

Database Platform

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

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

IBM DB2, Cloud-Based (Saas), Premise

Cloud-Based (Saas), MySQL

MS SQL Server, Oracle, MS SQL Express

Server OS

Linux, Windows, Unix, .NET

Windows

Linux, Windows, Unix

Mac OS, Windows, Unix, Novell Netware

Compatible w/all Operating Systems

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

Compatible w/all Operating Systems