Independent Review of ERP Software for Industrial Distribution. Free Demos.

Below you will find a comprehensive, independent review and comparison of ERP software for Industrial Distribution. We provide an easy-to-navigate matrix comparing general data (e.g. pricing, financing options, etc.), materials management, sales order management, financial management, production management, supply chain management, and customer management along with any additional capabilities each vendor might provide. Click on the product name to dive deeper into each vendor's software or request a free demo to get more hands-on experience.




General Data
Product Name	SYSPRO	SAP Business One	NetSuite ERP	Microsoft Dynamics AX	Infor Distribution SX.e	Enterprise 21 ERP	abas ERP	Epicor Prophet 21	Epicor Eclipse	Inform Software	DEACOM ERP	Priority Software ERP	Bizowie Cloud ERP	Sage 100cloud	Datacor ERP
Version	8.0		Always Current	AX 7 2016	6.0	8.1	2018	2019.1	9.0.5	20.0.63	15.03	20.1	Always Up-To-Date (Cloud Service)	2020.0
Price Range	$25K-500K onsite	$25K -$250K	$10K-100K	$20K-750K	$25K-	$30K-$750K	$75K and up-	$5K/user/mo premise-$200/user/mo Saas	5K per User (Premise-	$25K-	$400K-$2M	$125/user/mo-	$1,000 -$15,000 per month	-upon request-	$30K-$1M or $250 per mo.
Financing Options	Lease, Owner Financing, Subscription	Lease, Owner Financing, Lease to own	Subscription	Lease, Owner Financing, Financing	Licensed	Lease, Interest Free Financing	Lease, Financing	Lease, Financing	Lease, Financing	Lease	Financing	Subscription	Subscription	Subscription
User Range	10-1000	25-1000	10+unlimited	5-2,250	10-5000	5-1000+	15-75	1-1000+	1+ 1,000+	5-200+	10-2000	5-1,000	5-250	5-100	5-1000
Multi Site	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Multi National	Yes, 60+ Countries	Yes	Yes	Yes	North American / U.K	English / Spanish	Yes	Yes	Yes	U.S. & Canada	Yes	Yes	Limited -- No foreign language translations	No	Yes
Architecture	SOA, XML, Webservice	SOA	SAAS, Multitenant	SOA, .NET, Cloud	Proprietary / SOA	SOA	SOA / Multi-tier	SOA	Rocket UniVerse	Windows	Microsoft .NET	All current Windows		Thin Client	.NET
Database Platform	MS SQL Server, Other, Universally Compatible w/all Data Base Platforms, Premise	MS SQL Server, Progress, IBM DB2, Other, Oracle, Proprietary`, Premise	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, Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas), Microsoft Azure	Progress, Proprietary`	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	abas Open Object Oriented Database, Premise	MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas)	Rocket UniVerse	IBM UniData/UniVerse	MS SQL Server	Cloud-Based (Saas)	MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas)	MS SQL Server, File Server	Progress, Cloud-Based (Saas), MS SQL Express, Access
Server OS	Windows	Mac OS, Linux, Windows, Unix, Novell Netware	Mac OS, Windows, Unix, Novell Netware	Windows	Linux, Windows, Unix, HP-UX	Mac OS, Linux, Windows, Unix	Linux, Windows, Unix	Windows	Linux	Windows	Windows	Mac OS, Linux, Windows, Unix	SaaS Web browser based	Windows	Windows
SAAS	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Materials Management
	Inventory Management	Inventory Management	Multi-location Inventory for Distributor	Inventory Controls	Inventory Control	Inventory Management	Inventory Management	Advanced Demand Forecasting	Inventory Management	Inventory Management	Inventory	Materials Management Overview	Inventory Control	Bill of Materials	Batch and Lot Traceability
	Lot Traceability		Advanced Shipping	Manufacturing	Purchasing	Procurement	Material requirements planning (MRP)	Consignment	Proof of Delivery	Warehouse Management System	MRP	Mobile Devices, Barcode & RFID	Landed Cost		Inventory Control
			Bin Management	Material Planning		Warehouse Management System	Material Cost Posting	Distribution Requirements Planning	Purchase management		Warehouse Management Systems	Picking and Shipping	Location Management		Materials Resource Planning
			Order Promising	Warehouse Management			Scheduling	Inventory Management	RF Warehouse Management			Receiving & Put-Away	Lots, Serial Numbers & Expiration Dates		Warehouse Management
			Real-Time Sustem				Warehouse Management	Purchasing				Replenishment	Rebates
			Return Materials Authorization									Traceability	Replenishment Management / Materials Planning
													Warehouse Management
Sales Order Management
	Document Flow Mgmt.	Sales & Promotions	Automated Order Processing	Sales & Marketing	Infor10 Road Warrior	Sales & Order Management	Costing	Order Automation	Eclipse Forms	Customer Pricing	E-COMMERCE	Orders	3PL Integration	Purchase Order	Invoicing
	Ecommerce Shopping Cart		Automated Payments	Sales Management	Order Entry		Invoicing	Pricing	Job Management	Order Fulfillment	Sales Overview	Price Quotes	B2B Customer Portal	Return Merchandise Authorization	Order Entry
	Point Of Sale		One Click Purchase Orders		Quote Pad		Process History		Powerful Search Features	Point-of-Sale (POS)		Tasks	Credit Management	Sales Order	Pricing
	Report Writer		Order Management		Sales Analysis		Quotation Management		Sales Order Management				Electronic Proof of Delivery (POD)
	Return Mgmt		Procure-to-Pay Purchasing		Sales Orders		Sales Management Overview		Transaction-based Architecture				Estimation
	Sales Analysis		Real Time Order Status				Shipping Order						Order Entry & Quoting
	Sales Orders		Self-Service Vendor Center										Order Management
			Shipping Integration										Purchase Orders
			Streamlined Receiving										Returns
													Service Work Orders
													Shipping & Fulfillment
Financial Management
	Budget Management	Financial Reporting	Upgrading from Quickbooks	AP / AR	Accounts Payable	Financials Overview	“What if” Financial Scenarios	Accounts Payable	Financial Management	Accounting Overview	Accounting	Billing	Accounts Payable	Accounts Payable	Accounts Payable
	Accounts Payable	Accounting and Financials Overview	General Ledger, Payables & Receivables	Financial Management Overview	Accounts Receivable	Financial Reports	Cost Accounting	Accounts Receivable		Accounts Payable		Budget Control	Accounts Receivable	Accounts Receivable	Accounts Receivable
	Accounts Receivable	Banking & Reconciliation	Financial Summary	Fixed Assets	Credit Card Processing		Financials and Accounting	General Ledger		Accounts Receivable		Cash Management	Budgeting	Bank Reconciliation	Full Accounting
	Activity Based Costing	Cost Accounting	Advanced Billing	General Ledger	General Ledger		Fixed Assets			Bank Reconciliation		Cost Control	Commissions	Business Insights
	Tax Management		Amortization Schedules	International Capabilities	Performance Management		Liquidity Planning			Financial Reporting		Financial Management Overview	Fixed Assets	General Ledger
	Assests Register		Multi-currency Transactions	Project Accounting			Perpetual Inventory Costing					Financial Statement Generator	Foreign Currency	Sage 100 Payroll
	Payroll		Project Accounting									Fixed Assets	General Ledger	Sage Budgeting and Planning
	Analytics		Revenue Recognition									Regulatory Compliance	Multi-Entity / Multi-Company	Sage Fixed Assets
													Royalties	Sage Intelligence
													Sales Tax	Sage Sales Tax
													Treasury Management	TimeCard
Production Management
	Bill of Materials		Advanced Multi-location Inventory	Bill of Materials	Value Added Services	Manufacturing	CAD Integration		Job Management		Formula Management	Production Management Overview	Bill of Materials	Job Cost	Formula-based Batch Manufacturing
	Engineering Change Control		Aseembly Management	Key Production Features			Production Summary		Work Order Processing		Labor Tracking System		Job Costing	Production Management
	Factory Documentation		Work Order Management	Product Builder			Project Cost Accounting				Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO)		Manufacturing Execution
	Cost Tracking						Project Management				Production Overview		Planning & Scheduling
	Planning and Scheduling						Time Recording / Job Time				Serialization and Catch weight		Process Manufacturing
	Projects and Contracts						Work Order Management						Time & Attendance
	Quality Mgmt
	Quotations
	Requirements Planning
	Shop Clock
Supply Chain Management
	EDI Solution		Supply Chain Overview	Key Supply Chain Features	Demand Planning	Material Requirements Planning (MRP)	Purchasing	Freight Management			Purchasing		Purchase Requisitions	Bar Code	Formula Management
	Freight Calculator				Supplier Relationship Management	Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP)	Requisitions	Warehouse Management					Purchase Requisitions	Inventory Management	MRP
	Inventory Forecasting				Transportation Management		Sales Planning & Forecasting						Vendor Management	Sage CRM	Purchasing
	Shipping Mgmt				Warehouse Logistics		Supplier Relationship Management							Sage Inventory Advisor
					Warehouse Management									Sage Mobility for Barcode
Customer Relationship Management
	Contact Management	CRM Overview	Incentive Management	Marketing Automation	CRM Business	Customer Relationship Management	Customer Relations Mgmt.	CRM Overview		CRM Overview	Customer Relations Management	CRM Overview	Customer Management		CRM
	CRM for Syspro	Customer Data Management	Job and Project Tracking	Sales Force Automation	Inforce Everywhere		Customer Relationship Management Overview						Sales Lifecylce
			Partner Relationship
			Sales Order Management
			Self Service Customer Portal
			Website
Additional Capabilities
	Document Mgmt	E-Commerce	Real Time Dashboards	Alert System	Advanced Mobile Management	Business Intelligence	Electronic data interchange (EDI)	Automated Backup System	Additional Modules	Business Intelligence	Business Intelligence	Mobile Solutions	Correspondence	Paperless Office	Customer Web Portal / eCommerce
	Espresso Mobile		Security	Business Intelligence and Reporting	eCommerce Tools	e-Commerce	Business Intelligence	AutoOrder	Business Intelligence and Analytics	Electronic Document Solutions	Direct Store Delivery		Dashboard	Visual Integrator	Manufacturing Execution System
				Compliance Management	Infor "MyDay"	Enterprise 21 Workbench Designer	Multi-Site	Business Analyzer	Eclipse Mobile	Event Messaging	Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)		Database		Non-Conformance
				Human Resource Management	Infor10 Workspace			Customer Buying Trend Analysis	Eclipse Solar		Formula Management		e-Commerce Integrations		Quality Control
				Service Management				Customer Profit Analyzer	eCommerce		Labor Tracking System		EDI		Regulatory
								DynaChange Extensibility Tools	Mobile Showroom		Mobile		Human Resource Management		Shipping
								eCommerce	Product Data Warehouse		Point-of-Sale System		Knowledge Management
								Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)			Regulatory / Environmental Reporting		Payment Processor Integrations
								Human Capital Management					Reporting
								Service and Maintenance					Role-Based Controls
								Strategic Pricing					Shipping Carrier Integrations
								Wireless Warehouse					Workflow
Services Support
	STARS	E-Learning	Customer Care	Support Options	Enterprise Performance Accelerator Kit (EPAK)	Direct Developer Support	Upgrade Guarantee				Consulting	Customer Service & Support Overview	Customer Service & Support	Mobile Sales	Education & Training
	Support		NetSuite Central		Service Warranty						Implementation		Implementation & Training	Sage Contacts	Implementation
	Training and Education		Site Consultation								Support				Support