Manufacturing ERP Software Comparison for the Lumber, Paper, and Wood Industries

Below you will find a comprehensive, independent comparison of top rated manufacturing ERP software systems for the Lumber, Paper, and Wood industries. Use the easy-to-navigate matrix to compare pricing and compatibility data, as well as materials management, sales order management, financial management, production management, supply chain management, and customer relationship management and any other capabilities each vendor might provide. Click on the product links to dive deeper into product features or request a free demo to get more hands-on experience.




General Data
Product Name	Infor CloudSuite Industrial (Syteline)	Epicor ERP	SYSPRO	Microsoft Dynamics AX	Microsoft Dynamics NAV	NetSuite ERP	Global Shop Solutions	S2K Enterprise	Cetec ERP	IFS Applications 10	Total ETO
Version	9.00.10	10.2.400	8.0	AX 7 2016	2019	Always Current	2018.1	6.0	Always Current	Version 10	5
Price Range	$25K-500K	$4K -500K	$25K-500K onsite	$20K-750K	$8K-$250K	$10K-100K	$5K-500K	Please inquire-	$40/User/Month-	$300K-2M	$85 mo. per user-
Financing Options	Lease, Owner Financing, Lease to own	Lease, Owner Financing, Lease to own	Lease, Owner Financing, Subscription	Lease, Owner Financing, Financing	Lease, Owner Financing, Financing	Subscription	Financing, Leasing Options	Lease, Financing	Subscription	Lease, Subscription
User Range	5-1000	10-2000+	10-1000	5-2,250	5-750	10+unlimited	3-1000	15+ unlimited	5-Unlimited	40+	5-250
Multi Site	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Multi National	Yes	Yes	Yes, 60+ Countries	Yes	40+ Countries	Yes	Yes	Yes ( UK, CA, Caribbean)	Yes	Yes	Yes -- Canada & U.S.
Architecture	SOA	SOA	SOA, XML, Webservice	SOA, .NET, Cloud	.NET	SAAS, Multitenant	SOA	SOA	Saas, Multitenant	SOA	Client Server
Database Platform	MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas)	MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas)	MS SQL Server, Other, Cloud-Based (Saas), Universally Compatible w/all Data Base Platforms, Premise	MS SQL Server, Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas), Microsoft Azure	MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas), MS SQL Express, MS Access, 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, Multi-Tenant SAAS on the SalesForce Cloud	MS SQL Server, ODBC Compliant, Cloud-Based (Saas)	IBM DB2, Cloud-Based (Saas), Premise	Cloud-Based (Saas), MySQL	Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas), MySQL	MS SQL Server
Server OS	Windows	Linux, Windows	Windows	Windows	Mac OS, Windows, Compatible w/all Operating Systems	Mac OS, Windows, Unix, Novell Netware	Windows	Linux, Windows, IBM Power System, SaaS Web browser based	Compatible w/all Operating Systems	Compatible w/all Operating Systems	Windows
SAAS	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Materials Management
	Material Management Summary	Advanced Material Mgmt.	Inventory Management	Inventory Controls		Multi-location Inventory for Distributor	Bar Coding	Master Production Schedule (MPS)	Barcoding & Labeling	Demand Forecasting	Materials Management
	Plant Maintenance	Bar Coding	Lot Traceability	Manufacturing		Advanced Shipping	Bill of Materials	Material Requirement Planning	Bill Of Materials
		Handheld		Material Planning		Bin Management	Inventory Control		Dimensional Inventory Control
		Material Handler Interface		Warehouse Management		Order Promising	Inventory Management		Inventory Management
		Material Movement				Real-Time Sustem	Materials & Inventory		Lot & Serial Traceability
		Prioritizing Orders				Return Materials Authorization	Materials Purchasing		Mobile Warehousing
		Reserving Inventory and Sales Order Allocation					Materials Solutions		MRP & Inventory Forecast
							Physical Inventory		Production Scheduling & Capacity Planning
							Wireless System
Sales Order Management
	Advanced Forcasting	Order Management	Document Flow Mgmt.	Sales & Marketing	Service Management	Automated Order Processing	Complete Order Management	Order Processing	Automatic Order Processing	Customer Schedules	Sales and Order Management
	Estimating / Quoting	Sales Management	Ecommerce Shopping Cart	Sales Management		Automated Payments	Demand Management	Work Order Processing	Configurable Manufacturing Modes	Product Estimate Management
	Request for Quote	Commerce Connect	Point Of Sale			One Click Purchase Orders	Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)		EDI / Ecommerce	Sales Configurator
		Dealer Network Portal	Report Writer			Order Management	Invoice Order History		Field Service & Projects	Sales Contract Management
		Demand Management	Return Mgmt			Procure-to-Pay Purchasing	Order Enrty		Manufacturing Quoting	Sales Orders
		EDI / Demand Management	Sales Analysis			Real Time Order Status	Quoting & Estimating		Packing, Shipping, & RMAs
		Electronic Data Interchange	Sales Orders			Self-Service Vendor Center	Return Merchandise Authorization		Sales Reporting & Analysis
		Estimate / Quote Mgmt.				Shipping Integration	Sales & Service Management		Workflow & Routing
		Estimating Management				Streamlined Receiving	Sales Application
		Point of Sale					Shipping Logistics
		Storefront
Financial Management
	Financial Management	General Ledger	Budget Management	AP / AR	Business Intelligence	General Ledger, Payables & Receivables	Accounting	Accounts Payable	Accounts Payable	Accounts Payable	Financial Management
		Accounts Payable	Accounts Payable	Financial Management Overview	Financial Management	Financial Summary	Business Intelligence	Accounts Receivable	Accounts Receivable	Accounts Receivable
		Accounts Receivable	Accounts Receivable	Fixed Assets		Advanced Billing	Cash Flow	Financial Highlights	Bank Reconcile & Credit Card Import	Budget Management
		Multi-Cureancy / Company	Activity Based Costing	General Ledger		Amortization Schedules	Financial Management	General Ledger	Configurable Costing Methods	Business Planning
		Financial Mgmt Overview	Tax Management	International Capabilities		Multi-currency Transactions	Fixed Assets		Financial Reporting (Multi Site / Company)	Cash Flow
		Tax Connect	Assests Register	Project Accounting		Project Accounting	General Ledger		General Accounting	Consolidation
		Asset Management	Payroll			Revenue Recognition	International Accounting		General Ledger	Consolidation
		Cash Management	Analytics				Multi-Currency Management		Project Accounting	Financial Summary / Features
		Cash / Asset Mgmt					Payroll Management		Tax Management	Fixed Assets
		Credit and Collections								General Ledger
		Credit Card Processing								Project Finance
		Financial Management
		Financial Planning
		Global Engines
		Rebates
		Tax Global Connect
Production Management
	Engineering	Production Management	Bill of Materials	Bill of Materials	Project Management	Advanced Multi-location Inventory	Advanced Production Scheduling	Capacity Requirements Planning	Bill Of Materials	Batch Process Manufacturing	Production Management
	Planning & Scheduling	Advanced Production	Engineering Change Control	Key Production Features		Aseembly Management	Cost Breakdown Application	Shop Floor Control	Configurable Manufacturing	Component Repair
	Production Management	Advanced Quality Management	Factory Documentation	Product Builder		Work Order Management	Engineer-to-Order		Integrated QMS & ECO / ECR	Configure & Make to Order
	Project Control	Enhanced Quality Assurance	Cost Tracking				Lean Manufacturing		Mobile Shop Floor	Constraint Based Scheduling
	Shop Floor Data	Job Management	Planning and Scheduling				Planning & Scheduling		Production & WIP Reporting	Discrete Manufacturing
	Workflow	Kanban Lean Production	Projects and Contracts				Project Management		Production Scheduling & Capacity Planning	Manufacturing Summary
		Lean Manufacturing	Quality Mgmt				Quality Control		Time Tracking, Job Costing, & Outsourcing	Project Based Manufacturing
		Manufacturing Execution System	Quotations				Shop Floor Control		Work Order Documents	Repetitive Manufacturing
		Planning & Scheduling	Requirements Planning				Shop Floor Data Collection Application			Shop Floor Reporting
		Product Data Management	Shop Clock				Shop Management			Visual Planning & Scheduling
		Quality Assurance
Supply Chain Management
	Shipping / Receiving	Supply Chain Management	EDI Solution	Key Supply Chain Features	Supply Chain Management	Supply Chain Overview	Advanced Planning and Scheduling	Inventory Management	Customer / Vendor Portals	Export Control	Supply Chain Management
		Handheld	Freight Calculator				Forecasting Trust		Lot & Serial Traceability	Rental Management
		Inventory Management	Inventory Forecasting				Shipping & Receiving Management		MRP / Kanban / Replenishment	Shipment Management
		Manifesting & Freight Management	Shipping Mgmt				Supplier Relationship Management		Production Scheduling & Capacity Planning	SRM & Procurement
		Purchase Management					Supply Chain Manager		Receiving / Picking / Packing / Shipping	Supplier Schedules
		Shipping & Receiving							Requisitions & Purchase Orders	Supply Chain Planning
		Sourcing							Supply Chain Management	Supply Chain Summary
		Supplier Relationship Mgmt.							Supply / Demand Forecasting	Warehouse Data Collection
		Warehouse Management								Warehouse Management
Customer Relationship Management
	Customer Relations Management	Customer Relations Overview	Contact Management	Marketing Automation	Sales & Marketing	Incentive Management	Customer Relationship Management	Customer Relationship Management	Built-in CRM	CRM Overview / Features
	Field Service Management	Campaign Connect	CRM for Syspro	Sales Force Automation		Job and Project Tracking	Sales	Marketing Automation	Calendar Reminders / Follow-ups
		Case Management				Partner Relationship		Remote Sales Force Automation	Custom Lead Pipelines
		Contact Management				Sales Order Management			Customer & Contact Management
		Customer Connect				Self Service Customer Portal			Customer Case Management
		Customer Relationship Management				Website			Integrated CRM
		Epicor ERP Integration to Salesforce.com							Last Touch Reporting
		Information Worker							Mobile Access & Field Service
		Lead and Opportunity Management							Sales Management & Quote Tracking
		Marketing Management
		Mobile Connect
		Mobile CRM
		Service Management
Additional Capabilities
	Human Resources	Business Architecture	Document Mgmt	Alert System	Human Resources	Real Time Dashboards	Simplified Label Printing	(EDI) Electronic Data Interchange	Application Programming Interface	IFS Engineering Summary / Features	Additional Capabilities
	Internationalization	Business Intelligence and Analytics	Espresso Mobile	Business Intelligence and Reporting		Security	Business Web	Distribution Management	Cetec ERP Application Programming Interface (API)	IFS General Summary / Features
	Intuitive User Interface	Cloud Deployment		Compliance Management			CAD Interface Application	e Business Applications	Custom Report Writer	IFS Human Capital Management Summary / Features
	Multi-Site, Multi-Plant	Compliance Overview		Human Resource Management			Crystal Reports	S2K Mobile	Custom Workflow & Alerting	IFS Maintenance Summary / Features
	Quality Control (Supplier)	Composite Applications		Service Managment			Data Conversion		Ecommerce, EDI, & Credit Card Processing	IFS Projects Summary / Features
	Report & Analysis	Composite Applications					Document Control		Email Interfacing with Customers & Vendors
	Sytline Data Collection	Document Mgmt					Document Control Application		Enterprise Document Management
		Enterprise Content Mgmt					Electronic Data Exchange		Pulse Report
		Enterprise Performance Mgmt					Global Application Builder
		Epicor Everywhere FrameworkEpicor Everywhere Frame					Key Performance Indicators Application
		Epicor ICE					Messaging System Application
		Global Business Management					Mobile Wireless Application
		Governance, Risk, and Compliance					Online System / Time and Attendance
		Human Capital Management					Process Documentation & Training
		ICE Business Architecture					RFID Technology Application
		Mobile
		Planning and Scheduling
		Product Data Mgmt
		Product Management
		Service and Asset Management
		Service Mgmt. Overview
		Social Enterprise
		Subscription Services
		Web 2.0
Services Support
		Business Process Outsourcing	STARS	Support Options	Support Options	Customer Care	FastRESPONSE		Cetec ERP Lite, Standard & Gold Levels	Call Center	Services & Support
		Documentation	Support			NetSuite Central	Global Shop Solutions Consulting		Custom Development & Integration	Dynamic Scheduling
		Embedded Education	Training and Education			Site Consultation	Global Shop Solutions University		Data Migration	Mapping
		Epicor Consulting					Learning & Educational Services		Local / Resident Hosting	Mobile Work Order
		Epicor Education and Content Delivery					Training Strategies		On-Site Implementation Consulting	Service Management
		Epicor Learning Center							Project Discovery & Gap Analysis
		Epicor Service Connect							Services User Training Programs
		Hosting Services
		Learning & Educational Services
		Managed Services
		Professional Services
		REST Services
		Security
		Subscription Services
		Support

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