ERP Software Review, Food and Beverage Industry with Wholesale Distribution MFG, Cloud Based (SaaS)

A comprehensive independent review and ERP Software comparison for the Food and Beverage Industry with Wholesale Distribution Manufacturing on a 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	NetSuite ERP	SYSPRO	Enterprise 21 ERP	S2K Enterprise	Bizowie Cloud ERP
Version	Always Current	8.0	8.1	6.0	Always Up-To-Date (Cloud Service)
Price Range	$10K-100K	$25K-500K onsite	$30K-$750K	Please inquire-	$1,000 -$15,000 per month
Financing Options	Subscription	Lease, Owner Financing, Subscription	Lease, Interest Free Financing	Lease, Financing	Subscription
User Range	10+unlimited	10-1000	5-1000+	15+ unlimited	5-250
Multi Site	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Multi National	Yes	Yes, 60+ Countries	English / Spanish	Yes ( UK, CA, Caribbean)	Limited -- No foreign language translations
Architecture	SAAS, Multitenant	SOA, XML, Webservice	SOA	SOA
Database Platform	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	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	IBM DB2, Cloud-Based (Saas), Premise	MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas)
Server OS	Mac OS, Windows, Unix, Novell Netware	Windows	Mac OS, Linux, Windows, Unix	Linux, Windows, IBM Power System, SaaS Web browser based	SaaS Web browser based
SAAS	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Materials Management
	Multi-location Inventory for Distributor	Inventory Management	Inventory Management	Master Production Schedule (MPS)	Inventory Control
	Advanced Shipping	Lot Traceability	Procurement	Material Requirement Planning	Landed Cost
	Bin Management		Warehouse Management System		Location Management
	Order Promising				Lots, Serial Numbers & Expiration Dates
	Real-Time Sustem				Rebates
	Return Materials Authorization				Replenishment Management / Materials Planning
					Warehouse Management
Sales Order Management
	Automated Order Processing	Document Flow Mgmt.	Sales & Order Management	Order Processing	3PL Integration
	Automated Payments	Ecommerce Shopping Cart		Work Order Processing	B2B Customer Portal
	One Click Purchase Orders	Point Of Sale			Credit Management
	Order Management	Report Writer			Electronic Proof of Delivery (POD)
	Procure-to-Pay Purchasing	Return Mgmt			Estimation
	Real Time Order Status	Sales Analysis			Order Entry & Quoting
	Self-Service Vendor Center	Sales Orders			Order Management
	Shipping Integration				Purchase Orders
	Streamlined Receiving				Returns
					Service Work Orders
					Shipping & Fulfillment
Financial Management
	General Ledger, Payables & Receivables	Budget Management	Financials Overview	Accounts Payable	Accounts Payable
	Financial Summary	Accounts Payable	Financial Reports	Accounts Receivable	Accounts Receivable
	Advanced Billing	Accounts Receivable		Financial Highlights	Budgeting
	Amortization Schedules	Activity Based Costing		General Ledger	Commissions
	Multi-currency Transactions	Tax Management			Fixed Assets
	Project Accounting	Assests Register			Foreign Currency
	Revenue Recognition	Payroll			General Ledger
		Analytics			Multi-Entity / Multi-Company
					Royalties
					Sales Tax
					Treasury Management
Production Management
	Advanced Multi-location Inventory	Bill of Materials	Manufacturing	Capacity Requirements Planning	Bill of Materials
	Aseembly Management	Engineering Change Control		Shop Floor Control	Job Costing
	Work Order Management	Factory Documentation			Manufacturing Execution
		Cost Tracking			Planning & Scheduling
		Planning and Scheduling			Process Manufacturing
		Projects and Contracts			Time & Attendance
		Quality Mgmt
		Quotations
		Requirements Planning
		Shop Clock
Supply Chain Management
	Supply Chain Overview	EDI Solution	Material Requirements Planning (MRP)	Inventory Management	Purchase Requisitions
		Freight Calculator	Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP)		Purchase Requisitions
		Inventory Forecasting			Vendor Management
		Shipping Mgmt
Customer Relationship Management
	Incentive Management	Contact Management	Customer Relationship Management	Customer Relationship Management	Customer Management
	Job and Project Tracking	CRM for Syspro		Marketing Automation	Sales Lifecylce
	Partner Relationship			Remote Sales Force Automation
	Sales Order Management
	Self Service Customer Portal
	Website
Additional Capabilities
	Real Time Dashboards	Document Mgmt	Business Intelligence	(EDI) Electronic Data Interchange	Correspondence
	Security	Espresso Mobile	e-Commerce	Distribution Management	Dashboard
			Enterprise 21 Workbench Designer	e Business Applications	Database
				S2K Mobile	e-Commerce Integrations
					EDI
					Human Resource Management
					Knowledge Management
					Payment Processor Integrations
					Reporting
					Role-Based Controls
					Shipping Carrier Integrations
					Workflow
Services Support
	Customer Care	STARS	Direct Developer Support		Customer Service & Support
	NetSuite Central	Support			Implementation & Training
	Site Consultation	Training and Education

General Data

Product Name

Version

Always Current

8.0

8.1

6.0

Always Up-To-Date (Cloud Service)

Price Range

$10K-100K

$25K-500K onsite

$30K-$750K

Please inquire-

$1,000 -$15,000 per month

Financing Options

Subscription

Lease, Owner Financing, Subscription

Lease, Interest Free Financing

Lease, Financing

Subscription

User Range

10+unlimited

10-1000

5-1000+

15+ unlimited

5-250

Multi Site

Yes

Multi National

Yes

Yes, 60+ Countries

English / Spanish

Yes ( UK, CA, Caribbean)

Limited -- No foreign language translations

Architecture

SAAS, Multitenant

SOA, XML, Webservice

SOA

Database Platform

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

IBM DB2, Cloud-Based (Saas), Premise

MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas)

Server OS

Mac OS, Windows, Unix, Novell Netware

Windows

Mac OS, Linux, Windows, Unix

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

SaaS Web browser based

SAAS

Yes

Materials Management