The Top 30 ERP Systems for Mid-Sized Businesses

• Unique consumption-based licensing provides flexibility and facilitates collaboration.
• Acumatica is the only ERP vendor offering free online training via Acumatica Open University.
• Acumatica's formal Customer Bill-Of-Rights, a unique commitment in the software industry, ensures fair and ethical treatment of customers and trading partners.

Dynamic formulation, workflows, snapshot planning & scheduling vs advanced MRP & MPS, optimized batch job creation & dependent job linkages, QA continuous improvement, auto UOM conversions, mobile task execution, graphical lot traceability & recall

• Delivers “tier 1” enterprise-level feature breadth at significantly lower cost than traditional systems
• Built on a long history, combined with fully modernized cloud/SaaS technology
• Direct, friendly, and transparent approach
• Owns the technology (no reliance on “bolt-ons”)
• Offers software directly with no markup (not through third-party VARs)
• Provides close, attentive in-house support

“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.

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.

• ERP purpose-built for manufacturing, especially discrete and repetitive manufacturing industries.
• Strong shop floor and production monitoring with real-time data collection from machines.
• Robust MES (Manufacturing Execution System) integration — one of the strongest in its class.
• Advanced quality management system (QMS) with built-in compliance and traceability tools.
• Strong support for plastics, automotive, medical devices, and other regulated industries.
• Unified platform (ERP + MES + QMS) without the need for multiple third-party add-ons.

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.

EOXS is far beyond just an ERP solution. EOXS also allows steel and metal manufacturers to build a customer-forward website without code to showcase products and take payments online. EOXS also offers top-knowledge consultancy services for the entire steel industry.

With curated solutions based on 50 years of deep and broad experience in ERP software, Epicor for Building Supply is purpose-built with and for building materials suppliers and distributors, and metal service centers.

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

• Mid-Market Cloud ERP made with Manufacturers for Manufacturers
• Flexible designs surfaces with no/low code configurations
• Simple, intuitive browser-based user interface
• Automation Studio
• Self Service Analytics
• Enterprise Search
• Deployment choice- cloud or premise

1. True Scalability
2. 2. Efficient Implementation
3. Three deployment options

Built on Microsoft Dynamics, Aptean Food & Beverage is a Microsoft certified, food and beverage-specific ERP. Aptean Food & Beverage is designed to reduce implementation risk and cost by being a 90% fit-out-of-the-box. Being focused on the food and beverage industry has allowed Aptean Food & Beverage to invest in functionality that is most important to the industry.

Features: 
 

• Manage orders on a single-screen 
• Reduce inventory costs 
• Maximize margins 
• Protect your brand with forward & backward traceability 
• 24/7 information visibility for the entire company 
• Supports multiple units of measure

Headquarters in The Woodlands, Texas, includes a state-of-the-art R&D facility and Global Shop Solutions training center. Through its offices in the U.S., Mexico, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, the company supports thousands of manufacturing facilities in over 25 countries and nearly 30 industries.

Unique features of inecta Food ERP include our solution's dynamic capabilities, the breadth of its services, and our extensive support.

This system is designed specifically for Distribution Enterprises

• Cloud-first ERP from Microsoft, tightly integrated with the broader Microsoft ecosystem (Office 365, Teams, Power BI, Azure)
• Strong financial management features for small-to-mid-sized businesses
• Seamless CRM-light functionality for sales, customer service, and project management
• Power Platform integration (Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate) for analytics, app building, and workflow automation
• Customization through low-code/no-code extensions rather than heavy development
• Scalable licensing model, making it affordable to start small and expand

• Cloud-based ERP solution for back-office operations and financial processes
• Unified business insights to support swift decision-making
• Designed to support innovation and business growth
• Trusted by over 24,000 global customers

• Plex offers the only single-instance, multi-tenant SaaS manufacturing platform operating at scale
• Includes advanced manufacturing execution systems, quality, and supply chain management capabilities.
• No charge for additional users (even for customers, suppliers, or partners)

RealSTEEL ERP System is designed specifically for steel and metals processing with an intrinsic focus on inventory management.

Gives you the agility you need to grow your business with a scalable, flexible, award-winning best-in-class cloud financial management system that comes complete with built-in industry-specific functionality.

Provides instant visibility into operational and financial insight through real-time dashboards and multi-dimensional analysis.

• Strong focus on mid-sized to large enterprises, especially in manufacturing, distribution, and process industries
• Built-in business intelligence and analytics dashboards for real-time decision-making
• Scalability to handle global operations with consolidated financial reporting
• Strong compliance and governance features for regulated industries
• Configurable without excessive coding, offering some adaptability for different industries

• Next-generation ERP system built on the SAP HANA in-memory database
• Integrated suite covering finance, supply chain, manufacturing, sales, procurement, and more
• Advanced AI, machine learning, and predictive analytics embedded in processes
• Strong industry-specific capabilities across sectors (manufacturing, retail, utilities, healthcare, etc.)
• Flexible deployment options: cloud, on-premise, or hybrid
• Scalable to support global enterprises 

Increased production capacity, integration with CAD and accounting, Dynamic BOMs, purchase-to-inventory or project tracking, and a geotargeted time collection app available on mobile. Full project visibility with real-time reports, Inventory management, part tracking, release parts to procurement in stages, issue and revise RFQs and POs in a few clicks, and quality control.

VAI is a single vendor that offers Cloud Hosting, ERP Software, and Support. It offers an enterprise-wide subscription that allows organizations to grow revenue, expand locations, and add users without paying additional software subscription fees. VAI provides experienced and direct support from the author, all based in the USA.

Configurability needed for manufacturers and distributors with unique industry requirements.

 Available on Windows, MAC, and Linux OS. 

• Acumatica is devoted to the midmarket. It is not a great fit for large enterprises in need of fully global support.

Business Manufacturing application runs with QuickBooks, Sage 100/300, Microsoft Dynamics GP and SAP Business One financials. BatchMaster Manufacturing is uniquely architected for use by formula-based, process manufacturers in the food, chemical, nutraceutical, life sciences, pharmaceutical, and hemp related industries.

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

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

• DELMIAworks IQMS is not a fit for non-manufacturing environment businesses.

Limited to Distribution Enterprises, not suitable for complex manufacturing.

Not appropriate for process manufacturers

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

• Not suitable for companies under $10 million in revenue.

Expandable ERP is designed for made-to-stock manufacturers who build to a bill of materials.

Not ideal+ for engineer-to-order environments or custom job shops.

Industries in which we generally do not provide a good fit include apparel, agriculture, construction, lumber, metal fabrication, oil and gas, and non-manufacturers.

Can’t be: Multi-national and multi-plant operation (more than MexCanUSA), $1 Billion plus, 500+ users, Multi-location broad line distributors (these groups should look at our F&O system).

Quickbooks required.

Global Shop Solutions primarily focuses on the needs of discrete manufacturers which may differ from the needs of process manufacturers.

Restaurants and grocery stores.

Not suitable for manufacturing.

• May not scale as well for very large enterprises with complex needs.
• May not be ideal for businesses needing specialized vertical features out of the box.

• Not suitable for companies with over $100 million revenue
• No on-premise deployment available

Does not have Materials Management and Production Management modules or other full scale Manufacturing features.

• Not suitable for companies smaller than 10 million in revenue.

• The system is enterprise-level and is not suitable for small businesses or startups.

Total ETO is not designed for repetitive manufacturing.

Companies with revenue under 20 million that are not in the wholesale distribution, manufacturing, specialty retail, service and repair, or rental industries. 

Not ideal for businesses that are still relying on QuickBooks for accounting. 

Not built for enterprise companies.