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	SYSPRO	Sage Enterprise Management	NetSuite ERP	Enterprise 21 ERP	S2K Enterprise
Version	7.0	7	Always Current	8.1	6.0
Price Range	$25K-500K onsite	$2600/ user-	$10K-100K	$30K-$750K	Please inquire-
Financing Options	Lease, Owner Financing, Subscription	Owner Financing, Lease to own	Subscription	Lease, Interest Free Financing	Lease, Financing
User Range	25-1000	20-1000+	10+unlimited	5-1000+	15+ unlimited
Multi Site	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Multi National	Yes, 60+ Countries	Yes	Yes	English / Spanish	Yes ( UK, CA, Caribbean)
Architecture	SOA, XML, Webservice		SAAS, Multitenant	SOA	SOA
Database Platform	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	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	Windows	Linux, Windows, Unix	Mac OS, Windows, Unix, Novell Netware	Mac OS, Linux, Windows, Unix	Linux, Windows, IBM Power System, SaaS Web browser based
SAAS	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Materials Management
	Inventory Management	Inventory Control	Multi-location Inventory for Distributor	Inventory Management	Master Production Schedule (MPS)
	Lot Traceability		Advanced Shipping	Procurement	Material Requirement Planning
			Bin Management	Warehouse Management System
			Order Promising
			Real-Time Sustem
			Return Materials Authorization
Sales Order Management
	Document Flow Mgmt.	Purchasing Management	Automated Order Processing	Sales & Order Management	Order Processing
	Ecommerce Shopping Cart	RF Warehousing	Automated Payments		Work Order Processing
	Point Of Sale	Sales Monitoring	One Click Purchase Orders
	Report Writer		Order Management
	Return Mgmt		Procure-to-Pay Purchasing
	Sales Analysis		Real Time Order Status
	Sales Orders		Self-Service Vendor Center
			Shipping Integration
			Streamlined Receiving
Financial Management
	Budget Management	Business Intelligence	General Ledger, Payables & Receivables	Financials Overview	Accounts Payable
	Accounts Payable	Data Collection	Financial Summary	Financial Reports	Accounts Receivable
	Accounts Receivable	Financial Overview	Advanced Billing		Financial Highlights
	Activity Based Costing		Amortization Schedules		General Ledger
	Tax Management		Multi-currency Transactions
	Assests Register		Project Accounting
	Payroll		Revenue Recognition
	Analytics
Production Management
	Bill of Materials	Discrete Manufacturing	Advanced Multi-location Inventory	Manufacturing	Capacity Requirements Planning
	Engineering Change Control	Process Manufacturing	Aseembly Management		Shop Floor Control
	Factory Documentation		Work Order Management
	Cost Tracking
	Planning and Scheduling
	Projects and Contracts
	Quality Mgmt
	Quotations
	Requirements Planning
	Shop Clock
Supply Chain Management
	EDI Solution		Supply Chain Overview	Material Requirements Planning (MRP)	Inventory Management
	Freight Calculator			Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP)
	Inventory Forecasting
	Shipping Mgmt
Customer Relationship Management
	Contact Management	CRM	Incentive Management	Customer Relationship Management	Customer Relationship Management
	CRM for Syspro		Job and Project Tracking		Marketing Automation
			Partner Relationship		Remote Sales Force Automation
			Sales Order Management
			Self Service Customer Portal
			Website
Additional Capabilities
	Document Mgmt	Multi-Channel Retail and Direct Marketing	Real Time Dashboards	Business Intelligence	(EDI) Electronic Data Interchange
	Espresso Mobile	Wholesale Distribution	Security	e-Commerce	Distribution Management
				Enterprise 21 Workbench Designer	e Business Applications
					S2K Mobile
Services Support
	STARS		Customer Care	Direct Developer Support
	Support		NetSuite Central
	Training and Education		Site Consultation

General Data

Product Name

SYSPRO

Sage Enterprise Management

NetSuite ERP

Enterprise 21 ERP

S2K Enterprise

Version

7.0

Always Current

8.1

6.0

Price Range

$25K-500K onsite

$2600/ user-

$10K-100K

$30K-$750K

Please inquire-

Financing Options

Lease, Owner Financing, Subscription

Owner Financing, Lease to own

Subscription

Lease, Interest Free Financing

Lease, Financing

User Range

25-1000

20-1000+

10+unlimited

5-1000+

15+ unlimited

Multi Site

Yes

Multi National

Yes, 60+ Countries

Yes

English / Spanish

Yes ( UK, CA, Caribbean)

Architecture

SOA, XML, Webservice

SAAS, Multitenant

SOA

Database Platform

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

IBM DB2, Cloud-Based (Saas), Premise

Server OS

Windows

Linux, Windows, Unix

Mac OS, Windows, Unix, Novell Netware

Mac OS, Linux, Windows, Unix

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

SAAS

Yes

Materials Management

Inventory Management

Inventory Control