Best Make to Order ( MTO) Manufacturing ERP Software Comparison

Below is a complete and independent comparison of the best Make to Order (MTO) Manufacturing ERP software systems. Compare and review the hightest rated ERP software systems designed for mixed mode manufacturing businesses to help reduce costs and improve operational efficiencies. Get pricing and free demos.




General Data
Product Name	Microsoft Dynamics AX	E2 Shop System	abas ERP	Epicor ERP	Plex Manufacturing Cloud	Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management	SYSPRO	Global Shop Solutions	EnterpriseIQ	SAP Business One	Infor CloudSuite Industrial (Syteline)	Cetec ERP	Expandable ERP	MIE Trak Pro	Priority Software ERP	Bizowie Cloud ERP	E2 Manufacturing	Epicor Mattec (Advanced MES)	Genius ERP	IFS Applications 10	WorkWise ERP
Version	AX 7 2016	7.2	2018	10.2.300	Always Current	7	8.0	2018.1	15.2		9.00.10	Always Current	9.3.0	2016.04.02	17.3	Always Up-To-Date (Cloud Service)	8	8.3	11.0	Version 10	10
Price Range	$20K-750K	$5K-200K	$75K and up-	$4K -500K	$50K -$1M per year	$2600/ user-	$25K-500K onsite	$5K-500K	$25K-	$25K -$250K	$25K-500K	$40/User/Month-	$20K-200K or$250/User/Mo	$ 5K-$ 500K	$1,400-$3,000/license	$1,000 -$15,000 per month	$7,000+-$250,000	25K-250K	$3000-$4000	$300K-2M	$20K-$500K
Financing Options	Lease, Owner Financing, Financing	Financing, Leasing Options	Lease, Financing	Lease, Owner Financing, Lease to own	Subscription	Owner Financing, Lease to own	Lease, Owner Financing, Subscription	Financing, Leasing Options	Lease, Financing, Leasing Options, Subscription	Lease, Owner Financing, Lease to own	Lease, Owner Financing, Lease to own	Subscription	Subscription, Licensed	Financing, Leasing Options	Subscription, Licensed	Subscription	Financing, Leasing Options	Lease, Owner Financing, Lease to own	Lease, Financing	Lease, Subscription	Lease, Leasing Options
User Range	5-2,250	1-300	10-250	10-2000+	1-5900	20-1000+	10-1000	3-1000	5-Unlimited	25-1000	5-1000	5-Unlimited	1-Unlimited	5-500	5-1,000	5-250	1-1000	1-1000+	1-250	40+	5-500
Multi Site	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Multi National	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes, 60+ Countries	Yes	yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Limited -- No foreign language translations	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes, multi-currency; no multi-language.
Architecture	SOA, .NET, Cloud	Client/Server	SOA / Multi-tier	SOA, .NET	SaaS Multitenant SOA	SOA, SAFE	SOA, XML, Webservice	SOA	SOA, .NET	SOA	SOA	Saas, Multitenant	Windows ClientServe	Client-Server, RDS C	All current Windows		.NET	MS 2019; SQL 2017	C#, .NET	SOA	SQL, .NET, C+
Database Platform	MS SQL Server, Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas), Microsoft Azure	MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas), MS SQL Express	Cloud-Based (Saas), abas Open Object Oriented Database, Universally Compatible w/all Data Base Platforms, Premise	MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas), MAC OS	Cloud-Based (Saas)	MS SQL Server, Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas)	MS SQL Server, Other, Cloud-Based (Saas), Universally Compatible w/all Data Base Platforms, Premise	MS SQL Server, ODBC Compliant, Cloud-Based (Saas)	MS SQL Server, Oracle, ODBC Compliant, Cloud-Based (Saas), Amazon Web services (Cloud)	MS SQL Server, Progress, IBM DB2, Other, Oracle, Proprietary`, Premise	MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas)	Cloud-Based (Saas), MySQL	MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas)	MS SQL Server, Amazon Web services (Cloud)	MS SQL Server, Oracle, MS SQL Express	MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas)	MS SQL Server, Premise	MS SQL Server	MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas)	Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas), MySQL	MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas)
Server OS	Windows	Windows	Linux, Windows, Unix	Linux, Windows, Unix	Compatible w/all Operating Systems	Linux, Windows, Unix	Windows	Windows	Linux, Windows, Unix, .NET	Mac OS, Linux, Windows, Unix, Novell Netware	Windows	Compatible w/all Operating Systems	Windows	Windows	Linux, Windows, Unix	SaaS Web browser based	Windows	Windows	Windows	Compatible w/all Operating Systems	Windows, SaaS Web browser based
SAAS	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Materials Management
	Inventory Controls	Data Collection	Inventory Management	Advanced Material Mgmt.	Advanced Traceability Modules	Inventory Control	Inventory Management	Bar Coding	Inventory Control	Inventory Management	Material Management Summary	Barcoding & Labeling	Consignment Inventory	Materials Management Modules	Materials Management Overview	Inventory Control	Bar Coding		Inventory Management	Demand Forecasting	Bill of Materials
	Manufacturing	Bar Coding	Material requirements planning (MRP)	Bar Coding	Barcoding Modules		Lot Traceability	Bill of Materials	Vendor Managed Inventory		Plant Maintenance	Bill Of Materials	Inventory Accuracy		Mobile Devices, Barcode & RFID	Landed Cost	Bill of Materials		Bill of Materials		CADlink
	Material Planning	Bill Of Materials	Material Cost Posting	Handheld	Inventory Management			Inventory Control	Wireless Warehouse Management System			Dimensional Inventory Control	Inventory Control		Picking and Shipping	Location Management	Data Collection		Materials Purchasing		Inventory Management
	Warehouse Management	Handheld / Pocketview	Scheduling	Material Handler Interface	Lot Management Modules			Inventory Management				Inventory Management	Inventory RESTful API		Receiving & Put-Away	Lots, Serial Numbers & Expiration Dates	Inventory Control		Vendor Management		Material Control Management
		Inventory Control	Warehouse Management	Material Movement	Shipping and Receiving Modules			Materials & Inventory				Lot & Serial Traceability	Lot Tracking		Replenishment	Rebates	Inventory Management				Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
		Inventory Management		Prioritize Orders				Materials Purchasing				Mobile Warehousing	Materials Management		Traceability	Replenishment Management / Materials Planning	Lot and Serial Control				Mobile Inventory Control
		Lot and Serial Control		Sales Order Allocation				Materials Solutions				MRP & Inventory Forecast	Serial & Lot Production Control RESTful APIs			Warehouse Management	Mobile Shop				Multi-Carrier Shipment Processing
		Material Management						Physical Inventory				Production Scheduling & Capacity Planning	Serial Number Tracking				Physical Inventory				Product Configurator
								Wireless System									Sales Orders				Purchasing and Requisitions
																					Routing
																					SOLIDWORKS CAD Connect
																					UPS / FedEx Integration
Sales Order Management
	Sales & Marketing	Order Entry	Costing	Order Management	Accounting (AR / AP / GL) Modules	Purchasing Management	Document Flow Mgmt.	Complete Order Management	Packing Slip & Shipping Management	Sales & Promotions	Advanced Forcasting	Automatic Order Processing	Configuration Control	Sales and Order Management Modules	Orders	3PL Integration	Job Costing		Sales & Order Management	Customer Schedules	Customer Order Estimates
	Sales Management	Quoting / Estimating	Invoicing	Sales Management	Actual Costing Modules	RF Warehousing	Ecommerce Shopping Cart	Demand Management	Quoting and Estimating		Estimating / Quoting	Configurable Manufacturing Modes	Electronic Data Transmission		Price Quotes	B2B Customer Portal	Job Travelers		Quoting and Estimating	Product Estimate Management	eCommerce Gateway
		Vender Returns	Process History	Demand Management	Advanced Accounting Options Modules	Sales Monitoring	Point Of Sale	Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)	Sales Orders		Request for Quote	EDI / Ecommerce	Pack-Out Ship		Tasks	Credit Management	Order Entry		Sales Dashboard and Directory	Sales Configurator	Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
			Quotation Management	Electronic Data Interchange	Cost Accounting Modules		Report Writer	Invoice Order History				Field Service & Projects	Quick Sales Order Entry			Electronic Proof of Delivery (POD)	Order History		Sales Management and CRM	Sales Contract Management	Estimating
			Sales Management Overview	Estimate / Quote Mgmt.			Return Mgmt	Order Enrty				Manufacturing Quoting	Return Material Authorization			Estimation	Quoting / Estimating			Sales Orders	Quotations
			Shipping Order	Storefront			Sales Analysis	Quoting & Estimating				Packing, Shipping, & RMAs	Sales Order Credit Card Validation			Order Entry & Quoting	Sales Order Tracking				Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA)
							Sales Orders	Return Merchandise Authorization				Sales Reporting & Analysis	Sales Order Management			Order Management	Shipping				Serial & Warranty Control
								Sales & Service Management				Workflow & Routing	Shipping RESTful API			Purchase Orders	Vendor Returns
								Sales Application					Volume Pricing			Returns
								Shipping Logistics								Service Work Orders
																Shipping & Fulfillment
Financial Management
	AP / AR	Accounts Payable	“What if” Financial Scenarios	General Ledger	Enterprise Financials Modules	Business Intelligence	Budget Management	Accounting	Financial Overview	Financial Reporting	Financial Management	Accounts Payable	Accounting RESTful APIs	Financial Management Modules	Billing	Accounts Payable	Accounts Payable		Financial Management	Accounts Payable	Accounts Payable
	Financial Management Overview	Accounts Receivable	Cost Accounting	Accounts Payable	Financial Performance Management Data Connector	Data Collection	Accounts Payable	Business Intelligence	General Ledger	Accounting and Financials Overview		Accounts Receivable	Accounts Payable		Budget Control	Accounts Receivable	Accounts Receivable		Accounts Payable	Accounts Receivable	Accounts Receivable
	Fixed Assets	Budgeting / Cashflow	Financials and Accounting	Accounts Receivable	Financial Reporting Modules	Financial Overview	Accounts Receivable	Cash Flow	Finanacial Reporting	Banking & Reconciliation		Bank Reconcile & Credit Card Import	Accounts Receivable		Cash Management	Budgeting	Bank Reconciliation		Accounts Receivable	Budget Management	Avatax Sales Tax Gateway
	General Ledger	Executive Overview	Fixed Assets	Multi-Cureancy / Company	IntelliPlex Analytic Applications		Activity Based Costing	Financial Management	Accounts Payable	Cost Accounting		Configurable Costing Methods	Bank Reconciliation		Cost Control	Commissions	Cash Flow		Business Intelligence	Business Planning	Cash Management
	International Capabilities	General Ledger	Liquidity Planning	Financial Mgmt Overview	Sales and Use Tax Compliance Modules		Tax Management	Fixed Assets	Accounts Receivable			Financial Reporting (Multi Site / Company)	Business Intelligence & Analytics		Financial Management Overview	Fixed Assets	Complete Accounting		Financial Reporting	Cash Flow	Credit Card Gateway
	Project Accounting	Payroll	Perpetual Inventory Costing	Tax Connect			Assests Register	General Ledger	Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)			General Accounting	Financial Reporting		Financial Statement Generator	Foreign Currency	Executive Overview		General Ledger	Consolidation	Fixed Assets
		QuickBooks		Cash / Asset Mgmt			Payroll	International Accounting				General Ledger	Foreign Currency		Fixed Assets	General Ledger	FAQs		Multi-currency Management	Consolidation	General Ledger
				Global Engines			Analytics	Multi-Currency Management				Project Accounting	General Ledger		Regulatory Compliance	Multi-Entity / Multi-Company	General Ledger			Financial Summary / Features	Human Resources
								Payroll Management				Tax Management	Multiple Company			Royalties	Multi-Currency			Fixed Assets	Job Cost
																Sales Tax	Payroll			General Ledger	Payroll
																Treasury Management	QuickBooks Integration			Project Finance	Standard Cost
Production Management
	Bill of Materials	Advanced Scheduling	CAD Integration	Production Mgmt	Advanced Quality Management Modules	Discrete Manufacturing	Bill of Materials	Advanced Production Scheduling	Bill of Manufacture (BOM)		Engineering	Bill Of Materials	Integration For Finite Capacity	Production Management Modules	Production Management Overview	Bill of Materials	Advanced Scheduling	Energy Management	Production Management	Batch Process Manufacturing	Advanced Forecasting
	Key Production Features	Job Management	Production Summary	Advanced Production	Plant and Equipment Maintenance Modules	Process Manufacturing	Engineering Change Control	Cost Breakdown Application	Engineering Change Order		Planning & Scheduling	Configurable Manufacturing	Job Scheduling & Costing			Job Costing	Data Collection	Maintenance Management	Production Planning	Component Repair	Capacity Requirements Planning (CRP)
	Product Builder	Order Costing	Project Cost Accounting	Advanced Quality Mgmt	Plant Floor Control Modules		Factory Documentation	Engineer-to-Order	Manufacturing & Production Reporting		Production Management	Integrated QMS & ECO / ECR	Master Scheduling & Planning			Manufacturing Execution	Job Costing	Production Scheduling	Project Management	Configure & Make to Order	Equipment Maintenance
		Quality Management	Project Management	Job Management	Plant Floor Mobile Access		Cost Tracking	Lean Manufacturing	MES		Project Control	Mobile Shop Floor	Shop Floor Routing			Planning & Scheduling	Job Management	Quality Management	Quality Control	Constraint Based Scheduling	Kanban
		Rapid Documentation	Time Recording / Job Time	Lean Manufacturing	Quality Management Modules		Planning and Scheduling	Planning & Scheduling	Material & Capacity Requirements Planning		Shop Floor Data	Production & WIP Reporting				Process Manufacturing	Job Tracking	Schedule Optimization	Scheduling	Discrete Manufacturing	Master Production Scheduling (MPS)
		Shipping	Work Order Management	Manufacturing Execution Systm.	Tool Management Modules		Projects and Contracts	Project Management	Production Overview		Workflow	Production Scheduling & Capacity Planning				Time & Attendance	Order Costing			Manufacturing Summary	Production Dispatch & Reporting
		Shop Floor Control		Planning & Scheduling			Quality Mgmt	Quality Control	Quality Management			Time Tracking, Job Costing, & Outsourcing					Quality Management			Project Based Manufacturing	Quality Management
				Product Data Management			Quotations	Shop Floor Control	Real Time Monitoring			Work Order Documents					Rapid Documentation			Repetitive Manufacturing	Shop Floor Control & Visual Scheduling
							Requirements Planning	Shop Floor Data Collection Application									Receiving			Shop Floor Reporting
							Shop Clock	Shop Management									Reports			Visual Planning & Scheduling
																	Reworks / Returns
																	Shipping
																	Shop Floor Control
Supply Chain Management
	Key Supply Chain Features	Advanced Scheduling	Purchasing	Supply Chain Mgmt.	Centralized Purchasing Modules		EDI Solution	Advanced Planning and Scheduling	Capable to Promise		Shipping / Receiving	Customer / Vendor Portals	e-Purchase Order Requisitions	Supply Chain Management Modules		Purchase Requisitions	Advanced Scheduling		Supply Chain Management	Export Control	Advanced Forecasting
		Demand Forecasting	Requisitions	Inventory Management	Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP)		Freight Calculator	Forecasting Trust	Demand Planning			Lot & Serial Traceability	Electronic Data Transmission			Purchase Requisitions	Demand Forecasting		Inventory Management	Rental Management	eCommerce Gateway
		Executive Overview	Sales Planning & Forecasting	Purchase Management	Master Scheduling		Inventory Forecasting	Shipping & Receiving Management	Materials Ordering			MRP / Kanban / Replenishment	Lot Tracking			Vendor Management	Inventory Management		Purchasing Management	Shipment Management	Electronic Data Interchange (EDI): EDI is a fle
		Inventory Management	Supplier Relationship Management	Shipping & Receiving	Purchasing Modules		Shipping Mgmt	Supplier Relationship Management	Outsource Central			Production Scheduling & Capacity Planning	PO From SO Create Workbench				Purchasing		Shipping and Receiving	SRM & Procurement	Multi-Carrier Shipment Processing
		Purchasing / Receiving		Sourcing	Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)			Supply Chain Manager				Receiving / Picking / Packing / Shipping	Purchasing				RFQ			Supplier Schedules	UPS / FedEx Shipping Integration
				Supplier Relationship Mgmt.	Supplier Portal Modules							Requisitions & Purchase Orders	Purchasing RESTful API				Shipping			Supply Chain Planning
				Warehouse Management								Supply Chain Management	Serial & Lot Product Control							Supply Chain Summary
												Supply / Demand Forecasting	Serial Number Product Tracking							Warehouse Data Collection
																				Warehouse Management
Customer Relationship Management
	Marketing Automation	CRM	Customer Relations Mgmt.	Customer Relations Overview	Centralized Sales Modules	CRM	Contact Management	Customer Relationship Management	Customer Relationship Management (CRM)	CRM Overview	Customer Relations Management	Built-in CRM	Customer Support	CRM Modules	CRM Overview	Customer Management	CRM		Customer Relationship Management	CRM Overview / Features	Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
	Sales Force Automation	Sales Forecasting	Customer Relationship Management Overview	Campaign Connect	Customer Order Management Modules		CRM for Syspro	Sales		Customer Data Management	Field Service Management	Calendar Reminders / Follow-ups	Expandable CRM			Sales Lifecylce			Customer Management
		WebView		Case Management	Customer Portal Modules							Custom Lead Pipelines	Integration for Salesforce CRM						Customer Service
				Customer Relationship Management	Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Modules							Customer & Contact Management
				Information Worker	Quoting and Estimating Modules							Customer Case Management
				Lead / Opportunity Mgmt	Release Accounting Modules							Integrated CRM
				Mobile Connect	Sales Management Modules							Last Touch Reporting
				Service Management	Service and Warranty Modules							Mobile Access & Field Service
					Vendor Managed Inventory Modules							Sales Management & Quote Tracking
Additional Capabilities
	Alert System	Time and Attendance	Electronic data interchange (EDI)	Cloud Deployment	Advanced Analytics	Multi-Channel Retail and Direct Marketing	Document Mgmt	Simplified Label Printing	Payroll Processing	E-Commerce	Human Resources	Application Programming Interface	Additional Capabilities Overview	Additional Modules	Mobile Solutions	Correspondence	Crystal Reports	Advanced Analytics	Additional Capabilities	IFS Engineering Summary / Features	Business Metrics
	Business Intelligence and Reporting	Crystal Reports	Business Intelligence	Compliance Overview	Human Capital	Wholesale Distribution	Espresso Mobile	Business Web	Work Force Management		Internationalization	Cetec ERP Application Programming Interface (API)	Business Intelligence Products			Dashboard	Data Conversion	Alerts and Notifications		IFS General Summary / Features	Business Process Repository (BPR)
	Compliance Management	Data Conversions	Multi-Site	Composite Applications	Industrial IoT			CAD Interface Application			Intuitive User Interface	Custom Report Writer	Engineering Products			Database	Document Control			IFS Human Capital Management Summary / Features	Data Journaling
	Human Resource Management	Document Control		Composite Applications				Crystal Reports			Multi-Site, Multi-Plant	Custom Workflow & Alerting	High Technology Package			e-Commerce Integrations	MobileShop Suite			IFS Maintenance Summary / Features	Document Linking
	Service Managment	QuickView		Document Mgmt				Data Conversion			Quality Control (Supplier)	Ecommerce, EDI, & Credit Card Processing	Integration Programming Interfaces			EDI	Quickview			IFS Projects Summary / Features	Document Routing & Archiving
				Enterprise Content Mgmt				Document Control			Report & Analysis	Email Interfacing with Customers & Vendors	Medical Technology Package			Human Resource Management	Rapid Documentation				Event Manager / Mobile Alerts
				Enterprise Performance Mgmt				Document Control Application			Sytline Data Collection	Enterprise Document Management	Product Management			Knowledge Management	Time and Attendance				Label Management
				Epicor Everywhere FrameworkEpicor Everywhere Frame				Electronic Data Exchange				Pulse Report	Quality & Regulatory			Payment Processor Integrations
				Global Business Mgmt				Global Application Builder					Security & Business Monitoring Products			Reporting
				Human Capital Mgmt.				Key Performance Indicators Application					Usability & Data Collection Utilities			Role-Based Controls
				ICE Business Architecture				Messaging System Application								Shipping Carrier Integrations
				Mobile				Mobile Wireless Application								Workflow
				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
	Support Options	Account Manager	Upgrade Guarantee	Business Process Outsourcing	Customer Care		STARS	FastRESPONSE	IQMS EnterpriseIQ Training Programs	E-Learning		Cetec ERP Lite, Standard & Gold Levels	Client Support & Training Overview	Service & Support Modules	Customer Service & Support Overview	Customer Service & Support	Chat Suport		Services & Support	Call Center	3-Step ERP Implementation
		Classroom Training		Epicor Consulting	Educational Services		Support	Global Shop Solutions Consulting	IQMS Professional Services and Consulting			Custom Development & Integration	Customer Support Module			Implementation & Training	Classroom Training			Dynamic Scheduling	Customizations and Integrations
		E-Learning		Hosting Services	Expert Implementation		Training and Education	Global Shop Solutions University	IQMS Technical Support			Data Migration	Direct Implementation Services				E-Learning			Mapping	ERP User Training
		Onsite and ISO Consulting		Learning & Educational Services	Optimization Services			Learning & Educational Services	Software Updates and Maintenance Program			Local / Resident Hosting	Meditech Validation Products & Services				Hardwars Support			Mobile Work Order	Multi-Point ERP Support System
		Phone Support		Managed Services	Technical Services			Training Strategies				On-Site Implementation Consulting	Support & Professional Services				ISO Consulting			Service Management	WorkWise ERP Consulting
				Professional Services								Project Discovery & Gap Analysis	User Product & Process Training				Onsite Consulting
				Subscription Services								Services User Training Programs					Phone Support
				Support													Six Training Facilities
																	Tech Support
																	Virtual Training