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Top 12 ERP Software Systems for Industrial Distribution

A comprehensive comparison of the best ERP systems matching your selected requirements. Easily compare key features, pricing, and functionality to make a well-informed decision for your business. Next, request complimentary demos and custom price quotes for your top choices.

13 ERP Systems Found

Sage Software Logo

Sage X3 ERP

Cetec erp logo

Cetec ERP

Datacor logo

Datacor ERP

Eci software logo

Deacom ERP

Aptean logo

Distribution ERP

Tgi logo

Enterprise 21 ERP

Ddi system logo

Inform Software

Netsuite logo

NetSuite ERP

Oracle logo

Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP

Price Range

N/A

Price Range

$15K - $500K

Price Range

$25K - $250K

Price Range

N/A

Price Range

$3K - $40,000K

Price Range

$30K - $1,000K

Price Range

$100K - $3,000K

Price Range

N/A

Price Range

$30K - $75K

Price Range

$25K - $500K

Price Range

N/A

Price Range

$10K - $100K

Price Range

$25,000K - $500,000K

Cost Per User

N/A

Cost Per User

$150/mo

Cost Per User

$75/mo

Cost Per User

N/A

Cost Per User

$40/mo

Cost Per User

$250/mo

Cost Per User

N/A

Cost Per User

N/A

Cost Per User

$5,000/mo

Cost Per User

$500/mo

Cost Per User

$175/mo

Cost Per User

$125/mo

Cost Per User

$500/mo

Deployments

Yes Icon Cloud
Yes Icon On-Premise

Deployments

Yes Icon Cloud
Yes Icon On-Premise

Deployments

Yes Icon Cloud
Yes Icon On-Premise

Deployments

Yes Icon Cloud
Yes Icon On-Premise

Deployments

Yes Icon Cloud
Yes Icon On-Premise

Deployments

Yes Icon Cloud
Yes Icon On-Premise

Deployments

Yes Icon Cloud
Yes Icon On-Premise

Deployments

Yes Icon Cloud
Yes Icon On-Premise

Deployments

Yes Icon Cloud
Yes Icon On-Premise

Deployments

Yes Icon Cloud
No Icon On-Premise

Deployments

Yes Icon Cloud
No Icon On-Premise

Deployments

Yes Icon Cloud
No Icon On-Premise

Deployments

Yes Icon Cloud
No Icon On-Premise

Retention Rate

N/A

Retention Rate

N/A

Retention Rate

N/A

Retention Rate

N/A

Retention Rate

95%

Retention Rate

96%

Retention Rate

N/A

Retention Rate

94%

Retention Rate

N/A

Retention Rate

N/A

Retention Rate

91%

Retention Rate

N/A

Retention Rate

85%

Version

-

Version

12.x

Version

V12

Version

2021R2

Version

Always Current

Version

2021

Version

17

Version

8.2

Version

8.1

Version

20.0.63

Version

2021

Version

Release 2024.1

Version

2023

Financing Options

-

Financing Options

Lease, Subscription

Financing Options

Finance, Subscription

Financing Options

-

Financing Options

Subscription

Financing Options

Lease, Subscription

Financing Options

Lease to Own

Financing Options

-

Financing Options

Subscription

Financing Options

Lease, Subscription

Financing Options

Subscription

Financing Options

Subscription

Financing Options

Subscription

User Range

1 — 1000

User Range

10 — 1000

User Range

10 — 1000

User Range

5 — Unlimited

User Range

5 — Unlimited

User Range

5 — 1000

User Range

10 — 2000

User Range

10 — 250+

User Range

5 — 1000

User Range

5 — 200

User Range

10 — Unlimited

User Range

10 — unlimited

User Range

25 — unlimited

Minimum Fee to Implement

N/A

Minimum Fee to Implement

$15,000

Minimum Fee to Implement

$100,000

Minimum Fee to Implement

N/A

Minimum Fee to Implement

$2,400

Minimum Fee to Implement

$15,000

Minimum Fee to Implement

N/A

Minimum Fee to Implement

N/A

Minimum Fee to Implement

$40,000

Minimum Fee to Implement

N/A

Minimum Fee to Implement

$35,000

Minimum Fee to Implement

$10,000

Minimum Fee to Implement

$200,000

Awards

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Awards

-

Awards

-

Awards

11

Awards

-

Awards

-

Awards

-

Awards

-

Awards

-

Awards

-

Awards

-

Awards

4

Awards

4

Installs

2500

Installs

800+

Installs

7000

Installs

8000+

Installs

250+

Installs

>1000

Installs

200+

Installs

-

Installs

500+

Installs

550+

Installs

2000+

Installs

24,000+

Installs

1000+

Architecture

-

Architecture

SOA

Architecture

.NET

Architecture

.NET

Architecture

SaaS

Architecture

SOA, .NET

Architecture

.NET

Architecture

-

Architecture

SOA

Architecture

.NET

Architecture

SOA, .NET, Native Cloud

Architecture

-

Architecture

Hosted Cloud

Core Features

  • Yes Icon Multi-Site
  • Yes Icon Multi-National
  • Yes Icon Financial Management
  • Yes Icon Production Management
  • Yes Icon Materials Management (MRP/BOM)
  • Yes Icon Sales Order Management (SOM)
  • Yes Icon Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • Yes Icon Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Core Features

  • Yes Icon Multi-Site
  • Yes Icon Multi-National
  • Yes Icon Financial Management
  • Yes Icon Production Management
  • Yes Icon Materials Management (MRP/BOM)
  • Yes Icon Sales Order Management (SOM)
  • Yes Icon Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • Yes Icon Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Core Features

  • Yes Icon Multi-Site
  • Yes Icon Multi-National
  • Yes Icon Financial Management
  • Yes Icon Production Management
  • Yes Icon Materials Management (MRP/BOM)
  • Yes Icon Sales Order Management (SOM)
  • No Icon Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • Yes Icon Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Core Features

  • No Icon Multi-Site
  • Yes Icon Multi-National
  • Yes Icon Financial Management
  • No Icon Production Management
  • Yes Icon Materials Management (MRP/BOM)
  • Yes Icon Sales Order Management (SOM)
  • No Icon Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • Yes Icon Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Core Features

  • Yes Icon Multi-Site
  • Yes Icon Multi-National
  • Yes Icon Financial Management
  • Yes Icon Production Management
  • Yes Icon Materials Management (MRP/BOM)
  • Yes Icon Sales Order Management (SOM)
  • Yes Icon Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • Yes Icon Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Core Features

  • Yes Icon Multi-Site
  • Yes Icon Multi-National
  • Yes Icon Financial Management
  • Yes Icon Production Management
  • Yes Icon Materials Management (MRP/BOM)
  • Yes Icon Sales Order Management (SOM)
  • Yes Icon Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • Yes Icon Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Core Features

  • Yes Icon Multi-Site
  • Yes Icon Multi-National
  • Yes Icon Financial Management
  • Yes Icon Production Management
  • Yes Icon Materials Management (MRP/BOM)
  • Yes Icon Sales Order Management (SOM)
  • Yes Icon Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • Yes Icon Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Core Features

  • Yes Icon Multi-Site
  • Yes Icon Multi-National
  • Yes Icon Financial Management
  • No Icon Production Management
  • No Icon Materials Management (MRP/BOM)
  • Yes Icon Sales Order Management (SOM)
  • Yes Icon Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • Yes Icon Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Core Features

  • Yes Icon Multi-Site
  • No Icon Multi-National
  • Yes Icon Financial Management
  • Yes Icon Production Management
  • Yes Icon Materials Management (MRP/BOM)
  • Yes Icon Sales Order Management (SOM)
  • Yes Icon Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • No Icon Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Core Features

  • Yes Icon Multi-Site
  • No Icon Multi-National
  • Yes Icon Financial Management
  • No Icon Production Management
  • Yes Icon Materials Management (MRP/BOM)
  • Yes Icon Sales Order Management (SOM)
  • No Icon Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • Yes Icon Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Core Features

  • Yes Icon Multi-Site
  • Yes Icon Multi-National
  • Yes Icon Financial Management
  • Yes Icon Production Management
  • Yes Icon Materials Management (MRP/BOM)
  • Yes Icon Sales Order Management (SOM)
  • Yes Icon Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • Yes Icon Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Core Features

  • Yes Icon Multi-Site
  • Yes Icon Multi-National
  • Yes Icon Financial Management
  • Yes Icon Production Management
  • Yes Icon Materials Management (MRP/BOM)
  • Yes Icon Sales Order Management (SOM)
  • Yes Icon Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • Yes Icon Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Core Features

  • Yes Icon Multi-Site
  • Yes Icon Multi-National
  • Yes Icon Financial Management
  • Yes Icon Production Management
  • Yes Icon Materials Management (MRP/BOM)
  • Yes Icon Sales Order Management (SOM)
  • Yes Icon Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • Yes Icon Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Unique Features

Epicor for distribution ERP software was built in partnership with thousands of successful distributors—and the deep expertise that comes from understanding their unique challenges.

  • End-to-end distribution software with industry-specific functionality
  • Comprehensive eCommerce that promotes online business growth
  • Modernize your sales approach and customer relationships

Unique Features

This system is designed specifically for Distribution Enterprises

Unique Features

Sage X3 helps your business thrive and stay competitive by providing users with the information they need to serve their customers better, take back control over the quality, and eliminate inefficiencies across the organization. It streamlines your core processes – from manufacturing to distribution and financial management to business services – while adapting to your industries best practices.

Unique Features

Acumatica Distribution Edition provides a complete suite of distribution applications to boost sales, automate warehouse operations, optimize inventory, and streamline purchasing.

Last-mile features such as matrix items, inventory allocations, warehouse management, advanced wave and batch picking, and requisitions simplify item and inventory management. Acumatica Cloud ERP provides the best business and industry management solution for transforming your distribution business to thrive in the new digital economy.

Built on a future-proof platform with an open architecture for modern technologies, rapid integrations, scalability, and ease of use, Acumatica delivers unparalleled value to small and midmarket distributors.

Unique consumption-based licensing provides flexibility and facilitates collaboration, enabling all employees and external parties to access information and systems to execute daily activities and long-term strategic goals.

Product Breadth

Acumatica provides unmatched product breadth with out-of-the-box financials, distribution, commerce, point of sale, workflows project accounting, and ready integration to BI (Microsoft Power BI). Additional applications include document management, service management, and customer relationship management (CRM).

Distribution Differentiators

Acumatica Distribution Edition provides a unique combination of features, including:

  • First-Expired-First-Out Picking
  • Inventory Order Allocation
  • Matrix Items
  • Embedded CRM
  • PO Requisitions with approvals workflow and vendor bidding
  • Creation of orders based on customer order history
  • Advanced Wave and Batch order picking with cart management

Native WMS features Open Connectivity

Acumatica offers unequaled connectivity with a pure cloud platform, artificial intelligence, and machine learning framework, BI and analytics (Microsoft Power BI), and open APIs for connectivity to other modern technologies and line of business applications.

Web and Mobile Framework

Acumatica’s industry-leading mobile apps and browser interface provide distinctive and unmatched mobility on any device, anywhere, with no functional limitations

Intuitive User Interface

Acumatica Distribution Edition provides a rare combination of functionality and simplicity. The intuitive user interface is easy to learn, increasing user adoption with limited training.

Real-Time Information

Acumatica Distribution Edition provides unmatched customer access to real-time information from the customer portal. Customers can see any information you choose to expose to them, including estimates, quotes, sales orders, shipments, inventory, and more.

Automated Communications

Unmatched customer communications capabilities improve the customer experience. Acumatica Business Events can be used to automate notifications to customers for any information in the database including document transmittal, status changes for orders and shipments, and more.

Acumatica is an ethical ERP leader focused solely on customer business applications. The Acumatica Bill of Rights provides unique peace of mind for companies by ensuring ownership and access to their data, comprehensible license agreements, sustainable pricing, and implementations with no hidden fees.

Acumatica is the only ERP vendor offering free online training via Acumatica Open University.

Unique Features

Cetec ERP is a single, unified business platform that delivers “tier 1” enterprise-level feature breadth at extraordinarily lower costs than traditional systems, owing to a long history combined with completely modernized cloud/SaaS technology. Their approach is direct, friendly, and transparent: they own the technology (i.e. no “bolt-ons”), and offer the software directly with no markup (i.e. not through incompetent third-party VARs), and offer close, attentive in-house support.

Unique Features

“Datacor ERP has tied all of the information we need into one centralized system. When we move an item in the wireless system, the information is immediately reflected across the platform. Our distribution and manufacturing operations are far more agile because we now know precisely what products we have or need, in what quantities and exactly where they are located.”

- Randy Byle | Haviland Enterprises, Inc.

Unique Features

As a comprehensive ERP platform with the industry’s largest functional foundation, Deacom ERP provides a rich set of capabilities designed specifically for growing process manufacturing and distribution businesses around the world. All functionality specific to these industries is developed and supported in-house and written into the core platform.

Unique Features

Aptean Distribution ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) is an all-in-one system designed to handle everything consumer goods importers and distributors need to run and grow their business. By creating efficiencies across the enterprise, distributors will see increased profits and ensure that the entire business uses the same real-time data.

Unique Features

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Unique Features

Unique Features

As a suite of cloud-based applications, NetSuite brings together all the systems that businesses need to grow, scale and adapt to change.

Unique Features

This is Oracle's newest Cloud ERP System for companies over 200M in revenue.

Limitations

This solution is not optimized for non-durable goods distributors.

Limitations

Not suitable for manufacturing.

Limitations

Not suitable for companies smaller than 10 million in revenue.

Limitations

Acumatica Distribution Edition focuses on a singular ERP platform for growing midmarket distributors.

Limitations

Not ideal for service-based or retail businesses. No “HR” or “Payroll” inside the platform; requires integrating to a third-party payroll system.

Limitations

This product is not intended for discrete manufacturing or heavy distribution.

Limitations

Limitations

Limited to Distribution Enterprises, not suitable for complex manufacturing.

Limitations

Limitations

Limitations

Limitations

Limitations

Not for smaller companies with under $150 Million in Revenue

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