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	Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management	NetSuite ERP	SYSPRO	Enterprise 21 ERP	S2K Enterprise
Version	7	Always Current	8.0	8.1	6.0
Price Range	$2600/ user-	$10K-100K	$25K-500K onsite	$30K-$750K	Please inquire-
Financing Options	Owner Financing, Lease to own	Subscription	Lease, Owner Financing, Subscription	Lease, Interest Free Financing	Lease, Financing
User Range	20-1000+	10+unlimited	10-1000	5-1000+	15+ unlimited
Multi Site	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Multi National	Yes	Yes	Yes, 60+ Countries	English / Spanish	Yes ( UK, CA, Caribbean)
Architecture		SAAS, Multitenant	SOA, XML, Webservice	SOA	SOA
Database Platform	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	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
Server OS	Linux, Windows, Unix	Mac OS, Windows, Unix, Novell Netware	Windows	Mac OS, Linux, Windows, Unix	Linux, Windows, IBM Power System, SaaS Web browser based
SAAS	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Materials Management
	Inventory Control	Multi-location Inventory for Distributor	Inventory Management	Inventory Management	Master Production Schedule (MPS)
		Advanced Shipping	Lot Traceability	Procurement	Material Requirement Planning
		Bin Management		Warehouse Management System
		Order Promising
		Real-Time Sustem
		Return Materials Authorization
Sales Order Management
	Purchasing Management	Automated Order Processing	Document Flow Mgmt.	Sales & Order Management	Order Processing
	RF Warehousing	Automated Payments	Ecommerce Shopping Cart		Work Order Processing
	Sales Monitoring	One Click Purchase Orders	Point Of Sale
		Order Management	Report Writer
		Procure-to-Pay Purchasing	Return Mgmt
		Real Time Order Status	Sales Analysis
		Self-Service Vendor Center	Sales Orders
		Shipping Integration
		Streamlined Receiving
Financial Management
	Business Intelligence	General Ledger, Payables & Receivables	Budget Management	Financials Overview	Accounts Payable
	Data Collection	Financial Summary	Accounts Payable	Financial Reports	Accounts Receivable
	Financial Overview	Advanced Billing	Accounts Receivable		Financial Highlights
		Amortization Schedules	Activity Based Costing		General Ledger
		Multi-currency Transactions	Tax Management
		Project Accounting	Assests Register
		Revenue Recognition	Payroll
			Analytics
Production Management
	Discrete Manufacturing	Advanced Multi-location Inventory	Bill of Materials	Manufacturing	Capacity Requirements Planning
	Process Manufacturing	Aseembly Management	Engineering Change Control		Shop Floor Control
		Work Order Management	Factory Documentation
			Cost Tracking
			Planning and Scheduling
			Projects and Contracts
			Quality Mgmt
			Quotations
			Requirements Planning
			Shop Clock
Supply Chain Management
		Supply Chain Overview	EDI Solution	Material Requirements Planning (MRP)	Inventory Management
			Freight Calculator	Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP)
			Inventory Forecasting
			Shipping Mgmt
Customer Relationship Management
	CRM	Incentive Management	Contact Management	Customer Relationship Management	Customer Relationship Management
		Job and Project Tracking	CRM for Syspro		Marketing Automation
		Partner Relationship			Remote Sales Force Automation
		Sales Order Management
		Self Service Customer Portal
		Website
Additional Capabilities
	Multi-Channel Retail and Direct Marketing	Real Time Dashboards	Document Mgmt	Business Intelligence	(EDI) Electronic Data Interchange
	Wholesale Distribution	Security	Espresso Mobile	e-Commerce	Distribution Management
				Enterprise 21 Workbench Designer	e Business Applications
					S2K Mobile
Services Support
		Customer Care	STARS	Direct Developer Support
		NetSuite Central	Support
		Site Consultation	Training and Education

General Data

Product Name

Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management

Version

Always Current

8.0

8.1

6.0

Price Range

$2600/ user-

$10K-100K

$25K-500K onsite

$30K-$750K

Please inquire-

Financing Options

Owner Financing, Lease to own

Subscription

Lease, Owner Financing, Subscription

Lease, Interest Free Financing

Lease, Financing

User Range

20-1000+

10+unlimited

10-1000

5-1000+

15+ unlimited

Multi Site

Yes

Multi National

Yes

Yes, 60+ Countries

English / Spanish

Yes ( UK, CA, Caribbean)

Architecture

SAAS, Multitenant

SOA, XML, Webservice

SOA

Database Platform

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

IBM DB2, Cloud-Based (Saas), Premise

Server OS

Linux, Windows, Unix

Mac OS, Windows, Unix, Novell Netware

Windows

Mac OS, Linux, Windows, Unix

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

SAAS

Yes

Materials Management

Inventory Control