Process Manufacturing ERP Software Comparison for the Pharmaceuticals/Biotech Industries

Below is a comprehensive, independent review and comparison of Process Manufacturing ERP software for the Pharmaceuticals/Biotech Industries with an easy-to-navigate matrix comparing general data (e.g. price, financing options, etc.), materials management, sales order management, financial management, production management, supply chain management, and customer relationship management, plus 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	Microsoft Dynamics AX	S2K Enterprise	Sage X3 ERP	EnterpriseIQ	ProcessPro	BatchMaster Manufacturing	DEACOM ERP	QAD Enterprise Applications	Infor M3	BatchMaster ERP B1	Priority Software ERP	IFS Applications 10	Bizowie Cloud ERP	Datacor ERP
Version	AX 7 2016	6.0	7	15.2	10.8	10.8	15.03	2018	M3 13.2 (Feb 2014)	16.3	20.1	Version 10	Always Up-To-Date (Cloud Service)
Price Range	$20K-750K	Please inquire-	-	$25K-	$100K-750K	$70K + impl. vs-or cloud $200/user +	$400K-$2M	$250/User-	-	$25K + implement-per monthly avail	$125/user/mo-	$300K-2M	$1,000 -$15,000 per month	$30K-$1M or $250 per mo.
Financing Options	Lease, Owner Financing, Financing	Lease, Financing	Owner Financing, Lease to own	Lease, Financing, Leasing Options, Subscription	Lease, Owner Financing, Financing	Lease, Owner Financing, Financing	Financing	Subscription	Lease, Financing	Lease, Financing, Subscription	Subscription	Lease, Subscription	Subscription
User Range	5-2,250	15+ unlimited	20-1000+	5-Unlimited	5-1000	5-150+	10-2000	10-10,000	20-2000	5-500	5-1,000	40+	5-250	5-1000
Multi Site	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Multi National	Yes	Yes ( UK, CA, Caribbean)	Yes	yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes (40+ languages)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Limited -- No foreign language translations	Yes
Architecture	SOA, .NET, Cloud	SOA	SOA, SAFE	SOA, .NET	.NET, ClientServer	.NET	Microsoft .NET	SOA, DA	Infor 3 tier	.NET	All current Windows	SOA		.NET
Database Platform	MS SQL Server, Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas), Microsoft Azure	IBM DB2, Cloud-Based (Saas), Premise	MS SQL Server, Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas)	MS SQL Server, Oracle, ODBC Compliant, Cloud-Based (Saas), Amazon Web services (Cloud)	MS SQL Server, MS SQL Express	MS SQL Server, MS SQL Express	MS SQL Server	Cloud-Based (Saas)	MS SQL Server, IBM DB2, Oracle	MS SQL Server	Cloud-Based (Saas)	Oracle, Cloud-Based (Saas), MySQL	MS SQL Server, Cloud-Based (Saas)	Progress, Cloud-Based (Saas), MS SQL Express, Access
Server OS	Windows	Linux, Windows, IBM Power System, SaaS Web browser based	Linux, Windows, Unix	Linux, Windows, Unix, .NET	Windows	Windows	Windows	Windows	Windows, IBM OS, System l	Windows	Mac OS, Linux, Windows, Unix	Compatible w/all Operating Systems	SaaS Web browser based	Windows
SAAS	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Materials Management
	Inventory Controls	Master Production Schedule (MPS)	Inventory Control	Inventory Control	Manufacturing Modules Overview	Compliance	Inventory		M3 Procurement	Inventory Management	Materials Management Overview	Demand Forecasting	Inventory Control	Batch and Lot Traceability
	Manufacturing	Material Requirement Planning		Vendor Managed Inventory		Inventory Control	MRP			Master Requirements Planning	Mobile Devices, Barcode & RFID		Landed Cost	Inventory Control
	Material Planning			Wireless Warehouse Management System		Master Requirements Planning (MRP)	Warehouse Management Systems			Mobile	Picking and Shipping		Location Management	Materials Resource Planning
	Warehouse Management					Mobile Data Collection				Regulatory Compliance	Receiving & Put-Away		Lots, Serial Numbers & Expiration Dates	Warehouse Management
											Replenishment		Rebates
											Traceability		Replenishment Management / Materials Planning
													Warehouse Management
Sales Order Management
	Sales & Marketing	Order Processing	Purchasing Management	Packing Slip & Shipping Management	Distribution / Inventory Modules	Enhanced Order Entry for Sage & QuickBooks	E-COMMERCE		M3 Sales Management	Sales Management	Orders	Customer Schedules	3PL Integration	Invoicing
	Sales Management	Work Order Processing	RF Warehousing	Quoting and Estimating	Sales Management Modules	Sales Orders	Sales Overview				Price Quotes	Product Estimate Management	B2B Customer Portal	Order Entry
			Sales Monitoring	Sales Orders							Tasks	Sales Configurator	Credit Management	Pricing
												Sales Contract Management	Electronic Proof of Delivery (POD)
												Sales Orders	Estimation
													Order Entry & Quoting
													Order Management
													Purchase Orders
													Returns
													Service Work Orders
													Shipping & Fulfillment
Financial Management
	AP / AR	Accounts Payable	Business Intelligence	Financial Overview	Financial Accounting Modules		Accounting	Financial Overview	M3 Financial Accounting	Accounting and Financials	Billing	Accounts Payable	Accounts Payable	Accounts Payable
	Financial Management Overview	Accounts Receivable	Data Collection	General Ledger				Governance, Risk & Compliance		Financial Reporting	Budget Control	Accounts Receivable	Accounts Receivable	Accounts Receivable
	Fixed Assets	Financial Highlights	Financial Overview	Finanacial Reporting				Management Reporting			Cash Management	Budget Management	Budgeting	Full Accounting
	General Ledger	General Ledger		Accounts Payable				Multi-GAAP			Cost Control	Business Planning	Commissions
	International Capabilities			Accounts Receivable				Banking / Cash Mgmt.			Financial Management Overview	Cash Flow	Fixed Assets
	Project Accounting			Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)				Accounts Receivable			Financial Statement Generator	Consolidation	Foreign Currency
								Budgeting			Fixed Assets	Consolidation	General Ledger
								Accounts Payable			Regulatory Compliance	Financial Summary / Features	Multi-Entity / Multi-Company
								Financial Analysis				Fixed Assets	Royalties
												General Ledger	Sales Tax
												Project Finance	Treasury Management
Production Management
	Bill of Materials	Capacity Requirements Planning	Discrete Manufacturing	Bill of Manufacture (BOM)	Quality Management Modules	Batch Production	Formula Management	Lean Manufacturing	M3 Manufacturing	Costing	Production Management Overview	Batch Process Manufacturing	Bill of Materials	Formula-based Batch Manufacturing
	Key Production Features	Shop Floor Control	Process Manufacturing	Engineering Change Order		Bill of Materials Management	Labor Tracking System	Manufacturing Execution	M3 Product Data Management	Product Development		Component Repair	Job Costing
	Product Builder			Manufacturing & Production Reporting		Formulation Management	Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO)	Manufacturing Overview	M3 Project Management	Production Management		Configure & Make to Order	Manufacturing Execution
				MES		Product Costing	Production Overview	Manufacturing Planning		Quality Management		Constraint Based Scheduling	Planning & Scheduling
				Material & Capacity Requirements Planning		Production Management	Serialization and Catch weight	Manufacturing Scheduling				Discrete Manufacturing	Process Manufacturing
				Production Overview		Quality Control		Product Data Management				Manufacturing Summary	Time & Attendance
				Quality Management		Samples Management		Product Data Management				Project Based Manufacturing
				Real Time Monitoring				Quality Management				Repetitive Manufacturing
												Shop Floor Reporting
												Visual Planning & Scheduling
Supply Chain Management
	Key Supply Chain Features	Inventory Management		Capable to Promise	Dock Scheduling	Master Production Scheduling (MPS)	Purchasing	Consignment	M3 Supply Chain Execution	Master Production Scheduling (MPS)		Export Control	Purchase Requisitions	Formula Management
				Demand Planning	Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)	Purchasing for Sage and Quickbooks		Demand Management	M3 Supply Chain Planning	Procurement		Rental Management	Purchase Requisitions	MRP
				Materials Ordering	Master Production Scheduler			Purchasing				Shipment Management	Vendor Management	Purchasing
				Outsource Central	Purchase Orders (PO)			Release Management				SRM & Procurement
								Supply Chain Overview				Supplier Schedules
								Supply Chain Planning				Supply Chain Planning
								Supply Chain Portal				Supply Chain Summary
								Transportation Management				Warehouse Data Collection
								Warehousing				Warehouse Management
Customer Relationship Management
	Marketing Automation	Customer Relationship Management	CRM	Customer Relationship Management (CRM)	CRM		Customer Relations Management	Configurator	M3 Customer Lifecycle Mgmt	Customer Relationship Management	CRM Overview	CRM Overview / Features	Customer Management	CRM
	Sales Force Automation	Marketing Automation						Customer Relationship Management					Sales Lifecylce
		Remote Sales Force Automation						Customer Self Service
								Demand Management
								Pricing
								Sales Analysis
								Sales Orders
								Sales Quotes & Orders
								Trade Management
Additional Capabilities
	Alert System	(EDI) Electronic Data Interchange	Multi-Channel Retail and Direct Marketing	Payroll Processing	Analytics & Reporting Modules	Microsoft Dynamics GP Manufacturing	Business Intelligence	Analytics	M3 Business Intelligence	e-Commerce	Mobile Solutions	IFS Engineering Summary / Features	Correspondence	Customer Web Portal / eCommerce
	Business Intelligence and Reporting	Distribution Management	Wholesale Distribution	Work Force Management		Quickbooks Manufacturing	Direct Store Delivery	Enterprise Asset Management	M3 Product Lifecycle			IFS General Summary / Features	Dashboard	Manufacturing Execution System
	Compliance Management	e Business Applications				Sage ERP Manufacturing	Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)	Interoperability Solutions				IFS Human Capital Management Summary / Features	Database	Non-Conformance
	Human Resource Management	S2K Mobile				SAP Business One Manufacturing	Formula Management					IFS Maintenance Summary / Features	e-Commerce Integrations	Quality Control
	Service Management						Labor Tracking System					IFS Projects Summary / Features	EDI	Regulatory
							Mobile						Human Resource Management	Shipping
							Point-of-Sale System						Knowledge Management
							Regulatory / Environmental Reporting						Payment Processor Integrations
													Reporting
													Role-Based Controls
													Shipping Carrier Integrations
													Workflow
Services Support
	Support Options			IQMS EnterpriseIQ Training Programs	Implementation Methodology		Consulting	QAD Service and Support	M3 Rental Management		Customer Service & Support Overview	Call Center	Customer Service & Support	Education & Training
				IQMS Professional Services and Consulting	IT Offerings		Implementation		M3 Services Management			Dynamic Scheduling	Implementation & Training	Implementation
				IQMS Technical Support	Maintenance and Support Plans		Support					Mapping		Support
				Software Updates and Maintenance Program								Mobile Work Order
												Service Management

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