Made to Order Manufacturing , ERP Software Comparison Cloud Based (SaaS), Industrial Machinery

A comprehensive independent review of Made to Order Manufacturing ERP Software Comparison for the Industrial Machinery Industry, 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	Epicor ERP	EnterpriseIQ	SYSPRO	Cetec ERP	Sage Enterprise Management	Plex Manufacturing Cloud	abas ERP	E2 Shop System	IFS Applications 9.0	Global Shop Solutions	Microsoft Dynamics AX	Expandable ERP
Version	10.00	15.2	7.0	Always Current	7	Always Current	2017	7.2	9.0	2017.1	AX 7 2016	9.3.0
Price Range	$4K -500K	$25K-	$25K-500K onsite	$40/User/Month-	$2600/ user-	$5K + per month-	$75K and up-	$5K-200K	$300K-2M	$5K-500K	$20K-750K	$20K-200K or$250/User/Mo
Financing Options	Lease, Owner Financing, Lease to own	Lease, Financing, Leasing Options, Subscription	Lease, Owner Financing, Subscription	Subscription	Owner Financing, Lease to own	Subscription	Lease, Financing	Financing, Leasing Options	Subscription	Financing, Leasing Options	Lease, Owner Financing, Financing	Subscription, Licensed
User Range	10-2000+	5-Unlimited	25-1000	5-Unlimited	20-1000+	20-1000+	10-250	1-300	40-5000	3-1000	5-2,250	1-Unlimited
Multi Site	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Multi National	Yes	yes	Yes, 60+ Countries	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Architecture	SOA	SOA, .NET	SOA, XML, Webservice	Saas, Multitenant		SaaS Multitenant SOA	SOA / Multi-tier	Client/Server	SOA	SOA	SOA, .NET, Cloud	Windows ClientServe
Database Platform	MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas), MAC OS	MS SQL Server, Oracle, ODBC Compliant, Cloud-Based (Saas), Amazon Web services (Cloud)	MS SQL Server, Other, Cloud-Based (Saas), Universally Compatible w/all Data Base Platforms	Cloud-Based (Saas), MySQL	MS SQL Server, Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas)	Cloud-Based (Saas), Universally Compatible w/all Data Base Platforms	Cloud-Based (Saas), abas Open Object Oriented Database, Universally Compatible w/all Data Base Platforms	MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas), MS SQL Express	Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas), MySQL	MS SQL Server, ODBC Compliant, Cloud-Based (Saas)	MS SQL Server, Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas), Microsoft Azure	MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas)
Server OS	Linux, Windows, Unix	Linux, Windows, Unix, .NET	Windows	Compatible w/all Operating Systems	Linux, Windows, Unix	Compatible w/all Operating Systems	Linux, Windows, Unix	Windows	Compatible w/all Operating Systems	Windows	Windows	Windows
SAAS	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Materials Management
	Advanced Material Mgmt.	Inventory Control	Inventory Management	Barcoding & Labeling	Inventory Control	Inventory Summary	Inventory Management	Data Collection	Complex MRO	Bar Coding	Inventory Controls	Consignment Inventory
	Bar Coding	Vendor Managed Inventory	Lot Traceability	Bill Of Materials		Inventory Tracking	Material requirements planning (MRP)	Bar Coding	Costing	Bill of Materials	Manufacturing	Inventory Accuracy
	Handheld	Wireless Warehouse Management System		Dimensional Inventory Control		Bill of Materials	Material Cost Posting	Bill Of Materials	Demand Forecasting	Data Collection	Material Planning	Inventory Control
	Material Handler Interface			Inventory Management		Bar Coding	Scheduling	Handheld / Pocketview	Inventory Replenishment	Inventory Control	Warehouse Management	Inventory RESTful API
	Material Movement			Lot & Serial Traceability		Job Tracking System	Warehouse Management	Inventory Control	Project Budgeting	Inventory Management		Lot Tracking
	Prioritize Orders			Mobile Warehousing		Material Requirements Planning		Inventory Management	Project Reporting	Materials & Inventory		Materials Management
	Sales Order Allocation			MRP & Inventory Forecast				Lot and Serial Control	Scheduling and Resourcing	Materials Purchasing		Serial & Lot Production Control RESTful APIs
				Production Scheduling & Capacity Planning				Material Management		Materials Solutions		Serial Number Tracking
										Physical Inventory
										Wireless System
Sales Order Management
	Order Management	Packing Slip & Shipping Management	Document Flow Mgmt.	Automatic Order Processing	Purchasing Management	Commission Tracking	Costing	Order Entry	Collaborative Solutions	Complete Order Management	Sales & Marketing	Configuration Control
	Sales Management	Quoting and Estimating	Ecommerce Shopping Cart	Configurable Manufacturing Modes	RF Warehousing	Competitor Intelligence Database	Invoicing	Quoting / Estimating	Component Repair	Demand Management	Sales Management	Electronic Data Transmission
	Demand Management	Sales Orders	Point Of Sale	EDI / Ecommerce	Sales Monitoring	Customer Orders	Process History	Vender Returns	Coordinate Projects	Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)		Pack-Out Ship
	Electronic Data Interchange		Report Writer	Field Service & Projects		E D I	Quotation Management		Customer Orders	Invoice Order History		Quick Sales Order Entry
	Estimate / Quote Mgmt.		Return Mgmt	Manufacturing Quoting		Order Entry & Tracking	Sales Management Overview		Field Service	Order Enrty		Return Material Authorization
	Storefront		Sales Analysis	Packing, Shipping, & RMAs		Quote Tracking	Shipping Order		Sales	Quoting & Estimating		Sales Order Credit Card Validation
			Sales Orders	Sales Reporting & Analysis		Sales Order			Sales Quotes	Return Merchandise Authorization		Sales Order Management
				Workflow & Routing						Sales & Service Management		Shipping RESTful API
										Sales Application		Volume Pricing
										Shipping Logistics
Financial Management
	General Ledger	Financial Overview	Budget Management	Accounts Payable	Business Intelligence	accounting Overview	“What if” Financial Scenarios	Accounts Payable	Accounts Payable & Receivable	Accounting Application	AP / AR	Accounting RESTful APIs
	Accounts Payable	General Ledger	Accounts Payable	Accounts Receivable	Data Collection	Accounts Receivable / Accounts Payable	Cost Accounting	Accounts Receivable	Budget Management	Accounts Payable	Financial Management Overview	Accounts Payable
	Accounts Receivable	Finanacial Reporting	Accounts Receivable	Bank Reconcile & Credit Card Import	Financial Overview	Costing	Financials and Accounting	Budgeting / Cashflow	Cash Flow	Accounts Receivable	Fixed Assets	Accounts Receivable
	Multi-Cureancy / Company	Accounts Payable	Activity Based Costing	Configurable Costing Methods		Expense Project Tracking	Fixed Assets	Executive Overview	Consolidate Accounts	Business Intelligence	General Ledger	Bank Reconciliation
	Financial Mgmt Overview	Accounts Receivable	Tax Management	Financial Reporting (Multi Site / Company)		Inventory Valuation	Liquidity Planning	General Ledger	Financial Summary	Business Intelligence Application	International Capabilities	Business Intelligence & Analytics
	Tax Connect	Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)	Assests Register	General Accounting		Multi-Company Financial Consolidation	Perpetual Inventory Costing	Payroll	Fixed Assets	Cash Flow	Project Accounting	Financial Reporting
	Cash / Asset Mgmt		Payroll	General Ledger				QuickBooks	General Ledger	Financial Management		Foreign Currency
	Global Engines		Analytics	Project Accounting					Sales Contract Mgmt.	Fixed Assets		General Ledger
				Tax Management						General Ledger		Multiple Company
										International Accounting
										Multi-Currency Management
										Payroll Management
Production Management
	Production Mgmt	Bill of Manufacture (BOM)	Bill of Materials	Bill Of Materials	Discrete Manufacturing	Barcode Labeling	CAD Integration	Advanced Scheduling	Asset Design	Advanced Production Scheduling	Bill of Materials	Integration For Finite Capacity
	Advanced Production	Engineering Change Order	Engineering Change Control	Configurable Manufacturing	Process Manufacturing	Capacity Planning	Production Summary	Job Management	Batch Process	Cost Breakdown Application	Key Production Features	Job Scheduling & Costing
	Advanced Quality Mgmt	Manufacturing & Production Reporting	Factory Documentation	Integrated QMS & ECO / ECR		Complex Assembly	Project Cost Accounting	Order Costing	Configure / Make / Assemble	Engineer-to-Order	Product Builder	Master Scheduling & Planning
	Job Management	MES	Cost Tracking	Mobile Shop Floor		Labor & Time Tracking	Project Management	Quality Management	Constraint-Based Scheduling	Lean Manufacturing		Shop Floor Routing
	Lean Manufacturing	Material & Capacity Requirements Planning	Planning and Scheduling	Production & WIP Reporting		Multi-Plants	Time Recording / Job Time	Rapid Documentation	Engineer to Order	Management Solutions
	Manufacturing Execution Systm.	Production Overview	Projects and Contracts	Production Scheduling & Capacity Planning		Plant Floor Mobile Access	Work Order Management	Shipping	Make to Project	Planning & Scheduling
	Planning & Scheduling	Quality Management	Quality Mgmt	Time Tracking, Job Costing, & Outsourcing		PLC Machine Integration		Shop Floor Control	Multisite Planning	Production Configurator
	Product Data Management	Real Time Monitoring	Quotations	Work Order Documents		Preventative Maintenance			Project Management	Project Management Application
			Requirements Planning			Production Scheduling Overview			Repetitive Manufacturing	Quality Control Application
			Shop Clock			Shop Floor Control			Shop Floor Reporting	Quality Tracking
						Statistical Process Controls			Shop Order	Shop Floor Control
									Sub-Contract Management	Shop Floor Data Collection Application
										Shop Management
										Software Preventative Maintenance Application
										TrueView Data Display Application
Supply Chain Management
	Supply Chain Mgmt.	Capable to Promise	EDI Solution	Customer / Vendor Portals		Online Order & Tracking	Purchasing	Advanced Scheduling	Distribution	Advanced Planning and Scheduling	Key Supply Chain Features	e-Purchase Order Requisitions
	Inventory Management	Demand Planning	Freight Calculator	Lot & Serial Traceability		Online Tool Release	Requisitions	Demand Forecasting	Equipment	Forecasting Trust		Electronic Data Transmission
	Purchase Management	Materials Ordering	Inventory Forecasting	MRP / Kanban / Replenishment		Problem Control	Sales Planning & Forecasting	Executive Overview	Equipment Effectiveness	Shipping & Receiving Management		Lot Tracking
	Shipping & Receiving	Outsource Central	Shipping Mgmt	Production Scheduling & Capacity Planning		Supplier Quality	Supplier Relationship Management	Inventory Management	Preventive Maintenance	Supplier Relationship Management		PO From SO Create Workbench
	Sourcing			Receiving / Picking / Packing / Shipping		Supply Chain Overview		Purchasing / Receiving	Procurement	Supply Chain Manager		Purchasing
	Supplier Relationship Mgmt.			Requisitions & Purchase Orders					Supply Chain			Purchasing RESTful API
	Warehouse Management			Supply Chain Management					Warehousing			Serial & Lot Product Control
				Supply / Demand Forecasting								Serial Number Product Tracking
Customer Relationship Management
	Customer Relations Overview	Customer Relationship Management (CRM)	Contact Management	Built-in CRM	CRM	Configurator Pricing	Customer Relations Mgmt.	CRM	CRM Features	CRM Application	Marketing Automation	Customer Support
	Campaign Connect		CRM for Syspro	Calendar Reminders / Follow-ups		Cost & Quote Estimating	Customer Relationship Management Overview	Sales Forecasting	Customer Services	Customer & Prospect Management	Sales Force Automation	Expandable CRM
	Case Management			Custom Lead Pipelines		Customer Master List		WebView	Information Shring	Customer Relationship Management		Integration for Salesforce CRM
	Customer Relationship Management			Customer & Contact Management		Customer Relations Summary			Mobility Features	Sales Forecasting
	Information Worker			Customer Case Management		Field Service			Sales Configurator	Sales Opportunity & Marketing Management
	Lead / Opportunity Mgmt			Integrated CRM		Opportunity Tracking				Service Management
	Mobile Connect			Last Touch Reporting		Quick Quoter
	Service Management			Mobile Access & Field Service		Quote Tracking
				Sales Management & Quote Tracking
Additional Capabilities
	Cloud Deployment	Payroll Processing	Document Mgmt	Application Programming Interface	Multi-Channel Retail and Direct Marketing	Business Intelligence	Electronic data interchange (EDI)	Time and Attendance	B2B Contracting	Simplified Label Printing	Alert System	Additional Capabilities Overview
	Compliance Overview	Work Force Management	Espresso Mobile	Cetec ERP Application Programming Interface (API)	Wholesale Distribution	Computer Aided Design	Business Intelligence	Crystal Reports	Business Analytics	Business Web	Business Intelligence and Reporting	Business Intelligence Products
	Composite Applications			Custom Report Writer		Document Control System	Multi-Site	Data Conversions	Employee Self-Service	CAD Interface Application	Compliance Management	Engineering Products
	Composite Applications			Custom Workflow & Alerting		E-Commerce		Document Control	Expense Management	Crystal Reports	Human Resource Management	High Technology Package
	Document Mgmt			Ecommerce, EDI, & Credit Card Processing		Electronic Data Interchange		QuickView	Human Resources	Data Conversion	Service Managment	Integration Programming Interfaces
	Enterprise Content Mgmt			Email Interfacing with Customers & Vendors		Groupware Communication			Mobile Solutions	Document Control		Medical Technology Package
	Enterprise Performance Mgmt			Enterprise Document Management		Human Resources Overview			Payroll, Time & Attendance	Document Control Application		Product Management
	Epicor Everywhere FrameworkEpicor Everywhere Frame			Pulse Report		SmartPlex Mobile Access			Recruitment, Training & Developemnt	Electronic Data Exchange		Quality & Regulatory
	Global Business Mgmt									Global Application Builder		Security & Business Monitoring Products
	Human Capital Mgmt.									Key Performance Indicators Application		Usability & Data Collection Utilities
	ICE Business Architecture									Messaging System Application
	Mobile									Mobile Wireless Application
	Product Data Mgmt									Online System / Time and Attendance
	Service Mgmt. Overview									Process Documentation & Training
	Social Enterprise									RFID Technology Application
	Subscription Services
	Web 2.0
Services Support
	Business Process Outsourcing	IQMS EnterpriseIQ Training Programs	STARS	Cetec ERP Lite, Standard & Gold Levels		Security	Upgrade Guarantee	Account Manager	Implementation	FastRESPONSE	Support Options	Client Support & Training Overview
	Epicor Consulting	IQMS Professional Services and Consulting	Support	Custom Development & Integration		Training Strategies		Classroom Training	Support	Global Shop Solutions Consulting		Customer Support Module
	Hosting Services	IQMS Technical Support	Training and Education	Data Migration				E-Learning	Training	Global Shop Solutions University		Direct Implementation Services
	Learning & Educational Services	Software Updates and Maintenance Program		Local / Resident Hosting				Onsite and ISO Consulting		Learning & Educational Services		Meditech Validation Products & Services
	Managed Services			On-Site Implementation Consulting				Phone Support		Training Strategies		Support & Professional Services
	Professional Services			Project Discovery & Gap Analysis								User Product & Process Training
	Subscription Services			Services User Training Programs
	Support