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	Epicor Prophet 21	Priority Software ERP	SYSPRO	SAP Business One	Inform Software	Bizowie Cloud ERP	NetSuite ERP	abas ERP	Microsoft Dynamics AX	Enterprise 21 ERP	DEACOM ERP	Epicor Eclipse	Infor Distribution SX.e	Sage 100cloud
Version	2019.1	17.3	8.0		20.0.63	Always Up-To-Date (Cloud Service)	Always Current	2018	AX 7 2016	8.1	15.03	9.0.5	6.0	2018.5
Price Range	$5K/user/mo premise-$200/user/mo Saas	$1,400-$3,000/license	$25K-500K onsite	$25K -$250K	$25K-	$1,000 -$15,000 per month	$10K-100K	$75K and up-	$20K-750K	$30K-$750K	$400K-$2M	5K per User (Premise-	$25K-	$50-125/User/Mo
Financing Options	Lease, Financing	Subscription, Licensed	Lease, Owner Financing, Subscription	Lease, Owner Financing, Lease to own	Lease	Subscription	Subscription	Lease, Financing	Lease, Owner Financing, Financing	Lease, Interest Free Financing	Financing	Lease, Financing	Licensed	Subscription
User Range	1-1000+	5-1,000	10-1000	25-1000	5-200+	5-250	10+unlimited	15-75	5-2,250	5-1000+	10-2000	1+ 1,000+	10-5000	5-100
Multi Site	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Multi National	Yes	Yes	Yes, 60+ Countries	Yes	U.S. & Canada	Limited -- No foreign language translations	Yes	Yes	Yes	English / Spanish	Yes	Yes	North American / U.K	No
Architecture	SOA	All current Windows	SOA, XML, Webservice	SOA	Windows		SAAS, Multitenant	SOA / Multi-tier	SOA, .NET, Cloud	SOA	Microsoft .NET	Rocket UniVerse	Proprietary / SOA	Thin Client
Database Platform	MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas)	MS SQL Server, Oracle, MS SQL Express	MS SQL Server, Other, Cloud-Based (Saas), Universally Compatible w/all Data Base Platforms, Premise	MS SQL Server, Progress, IBM DB2, Other, Oracle, Proprietary`, Premise	IBM UniData/UniVerse	MS SQL Server, 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	abas Open Object Oriented Database, Premise	MS SQL Server, Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas), Microsoft Azure	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	MS SQL Server	Rocket UniVerse	Progress, Proprietary`	MS SQL Server, File Server
Server OS	Windows	Linux, Windows, Unix	Windows	Mac OS, Linux, Windows, Unix, Novell Netware	Windows	SaaS Web browser based	Mac OS, Windows, Unix, Novell Netware	Linux, Windows, Unix	Windows	Mac OS, Linux, Windows, Unix	Windows	Linux	Linux, Windows, Unix, HP-UX	Windows
SAAS	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Materials Management
	Advanced Demand Forecasting	Materials Management Overview	Inventory Management	Inventory Management	Inventory Management	Inventory Control	Multi-location Inventory for Distributor	Inventory Management	Inventory Controls	Inventory Management	Inventory	Inventory Management	Inventory Control	Bill of Materials
	Consignment	Mobile Devices, Barcode & RFID	Lot Traceability		Warehouse Management System	Landed Cost	Advanced Shipping	Material requirements planning (MRP)	Manufacturing	Procurement	MRP	Proof of Delivery	Purchasing
	Distribution Requirements Planning	Picking and Shipping				Location Management	Bin Management	Material Cost Posting	Material Planning	Warehouse Management System	Warehouse Management Systems	Purchase management
	Inventory Management	Receiving & Put-Away				Lots, Serial Numbers & Expiration Dates	Order Promising	Scheduling	Warehouse Management			RF Warehouse Management
	Purchasing	Replenishment				Rebates	Real-Time Sustem	Warehouse Management
		Traceability				Replenishment Management / Materials Planning	Return Materials Authorization
						Warehouse Management
Sales Order Management
	Order Automation	Orders	Document Flow Mgmt.	Sales & Promotions	Customer Pricing	3PL Integration	Automated Order Processing	Costing	Sales & Marketing	Sales & Order Management	E-COMMERCE	Eclipse Forms	Infor10 Road Warrior	Purchase Order
	Pricing	Price Quotes	Ecommerce Shopping Cart		Order Fulfillment	B2B Customer Portal	Automated Payments	Invoicing	Sales Management		Sales Overview	Job Management	Order Entry	Return Merchandise Authorization
		Tasks	Point Of Sale		Point-of-Sale (POS)	Credit Management	One Click Purchase Orders	Process History				Powerful Search Features	Quote Pad	Sales Order
			Report Writer			Electronic Proof of Delivery (POD)	Order Management	Quotation Management				Sales Order Management	Sales Analysis
			Return Mgmt			Estimation	Procure-to-Pay Purchasing	Sales Management Overview				Transaction-based Architecture	Sales Orders
			Sales Analysis			Order Entry & Quoting	Real Time Order Status	Shipping Order
			Sales Orders			Order Management	Self-Service Vendor Center
						Purchase Orders	Shipping Integration
						Returns	Streamlined Receiving
						Service Work Orders
						Shipping & Fulfillment
Financial Management
	Accounts Payable	Billing	Budget Management	Financial Reporting	Accounting Overview	Accounts Payable	General Ledger, Payables & Receivables	“What if” Financial Scenarios	AP / AR	Financials Overview	Accounting	Financial Management	Accounts Payable	Accounts Payable
	Accounts Receivable	Budget Control	Accounts Payable	Accounting and Financials Overview	Accounts Payable	Accounts Receivable	Financial Summary	Cost Accounting	Financial Management Overview	Financial Reports			Accounts Receivable	Accounts Receivable
	General Ledger	Cash Management	Accounts Receivable	Banking & Reconciliation	Accounts Receivable	Budgeting	Advanced Billing	Financials and Accounting	Fixed Assets				Credit Card Processing	Bank Reconciliation
		Cost Control	Activity Based Costing	Cost Accounting	Bank Reconciliation	Commissions	Amortization Schedules	Fixed Assets	General Ledger				General Ledger	Business Insights
		Financial Management Overview	Tax Management		Financial Reporting	Fixed Assets	Multi-currency Transactions	Liquidity Planning	International Capabilities				Performance Management	General Ledger
		Financial Statement Generator	Assests Register			Foreign Currency	Project Accounting	Perpetual Inventory Costing	Project Accounting					Sage 100 Payroll
		Fixed Assets	Payroll			General Ledger	Revenue Recognition							Sage Budgeting and Planning
		Regulatory Compliance	Analytics			Multi-Entity / Multi-Company								Sage Fixed Assets
						Royalties								Sage Intelligence
						Sales Tax								Sage Sales Tax
						Treasury Management								TimeCard
Production Management
		Production Management Overview	Bill of Materials			Bill of Materials	Advanced Multi-location Inventory	CAD Integration	Bill of Materials	Manufacturing	Formula Management	Job Management	Value Added Services	Job Cost
			Engineering Change Control			Job Costing	Aseembly Management	Production Summary	Key Production Features		Labor Tracking System	Work Order Processing		Production Management
			Factory Documentation			Manufacturing Execution	Work Order Management	Project Cost Accounting	Product Builder		Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO)
			Cost Tracking			Planning & Scheduling		Project Management			Production Overview
			Planning and Scheduling			Process Manufacturing		Time Recording / Job Time			Serialization and Catch weight
			Projects and Contracts			Time & Attendance		Work Order Management
			Quality Mgmt
			Quotations
			Requirements Planning
			Shop Clock
Supply Chain Management
	Freight Management		EDI Solution			Purchase Requisitions	Supply Chain Overview	Purchasing	Key Supply Chain Features	Material Requirements Planning (MRP)	Purchasing		Demand Planning	Bar Code
	Warehouse Management		Freight Calculator			Purchase Requisitions		Requisitions		Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP)			Supplier Relationship Management	Inventory Management
			Inventory Forecasting			Vendor Management		Sales Planning & Forecasting					Transportation Management	Sage CRM
			Shipping Mgmt					Supplier Relationship Management					Warehouse Logistics	Sage Inventory Advisor
													Warehouse Management	Sage Mobility for Barcode
Customer Relationship Management
	CRM Overview	CRM Overview	Contact Management	CRM Overview	CRM Overview	Customer Management	Incentive Management	Customer Relations Mgmt.	Marketing Automation	Customer Relationship Management	Customer Realations Management		CRM Business
			CRM for Syspro	Customer Data Management		Sales Lifecylce	Job and Project Tracking	Customer Relationship Management Overview	Sales Force Automation				Inforce Everywhere
							Partner Relationship
							Sales Order Management
							Self Service Customer Portal
							Website
Additional Capabilities
	Automated Backup System	Mobile Solutions	Document Mgmt	E-Commerce	Business Intelligence	Correspondence	Real Time Dashboards	Electronic data interchange (EDI)	Alert System	Business Intelligence	Business Intelligence	Additional Modules	Advanced Mobile Management	Paperless Office
	AutoOrder		Espresso Mobile		Electronic Document Solutions	Dashboard	Security	Business Intelligence	Business Intelligence and Reporting	e-Commerce	Direct Store Delivery	Business Intelligence and Analytics	eCommerce Tools	Visual Integrator
	Business Analyzer				Event Messaging	Database		Multi-Site	Compliance Management	Enterprise 21 Workbench Designer	Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)	Eclipse Mobile	Infor "MyDay"
	Customer Buying Trend Analysis					e-Commerce Integrations			Human Resource Management		Formula Management	Eclipse Solar	Infor10 Workspace
	Customer Profit Analyzer					EDI			Service Managment		Labor Tracking System	eCommerce
	DynaChange Extensibility Tools					Human Resource Management					Mobile	Mobile Showroom
	eCommerce					Knowledge Management					Point-of-Sale System	Product Data Warehouse
	Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)					Payment Processor Integrations					Regulatory / Environmental Reporting
	Human Capital Management					Reporting
	Service and Maintenance					Role-Based Controls
	Strategic Pricing					Shipping Carrier Integrations
	Wireless Warehouse					Workflow
Services Support
		Customer Service & Support Overview	STARS	E-Learning		Customer Service & Support	Customer Care	Upgrade Guarantee	Support Options	Direct Developer Support	Consulting		Enterprise Performance Accelerator Kit (EPAK)	Mobile Sales
			Support			Implementation & Training	NetSuite Central				Implementation		Service Warranty	Sage Contacts
			Training and Education				Site Consultation				Support