ERP System Review

Our review contains critical system information including applications, industries supported, number of customers, underlying technology, and critical generic functionality - customization, multiple companies, multiple currencies, workflow, mobility, sales tax and reporting.
  ERPNext
Product Information  
System ERPNext
Vendor ERPNext
Description ERPNext is VERY DIFFERENT from other software solutions for the following reasons:
  • ERPNext is a complete Enterprise Software Suite that supports complete digitization of your company.  This is not just a point solution that solves only one issue and must be integrated to other software packages.
  • ERPNext is a complete multi-company multi-currency solution that is designed to support companies working across international boarders.
  • ERPNext is community developed software.  As a result, there are no software licensing fees.
  • ERPNext is developed on an open source software stack including but not limited to Linux, Apache, Hyper-V and more.  As a result, there are no software stack licensing fees.
  • ERPNext is based upon best-in-class current programming standards including Python programming language and the open source Frappe Framework.  This means it is easy to find skilled talent to support your implementation and you can use the thousands of community development groups from around the world that are improving features and functions on a daily basis.
  • ERPNext is Open Source which means you OWN the source code to your solution.  You do not have to worry about proprietary programming language, proprietary code compiling, bankruptcy of the software developer or your implementation team.  Your business risk is minimized.
  • ERPNext exists on is own as a proven product.  There are no sales teams getting paid commission to sell you this software.  You will not be spammed by marketing teams, robo calls, and will not be strong armed by commission driven sales professionals.
Website https://erpnext.com/
Primary Tier 2
Industries  
Apparel No
Construction No
Field Services No
Financial Services No
Food & Beverage No
Hospitality No
Manufacturing Yes
Nonprofit No
Professional Services No
Retail & ECommerce Yes
Transportation & Logistics No
Wholesale Distribution Yes
Applications  
Accounting (General Ledger, Financial Reporting, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Budgeting and Cash Management) Yes
Asset Management Yes
CPQ (Configure Price Quote) Yes
CRM Yes
Distribution (Order Processing, Purchasing and Inventory) Yes
E-commerce No
Field Services - Dispatching & Scheduling No
Field Services - Mobile Field Management Yes
Human Resource Management No
Manufacturing - Quality Control No
Manufacturing - Scheduling Yes
Manufacturing - Shop Floor Control No
MRP No
Payroll No
Point of Sale No
Product Lifecycle Management Yes
Professional Services - Scheduling No
Professional Services - Timesheets No
Professional Services – WIP Management No
Project Management No
Transportation Management No
Warehouse Management No
Developer Information  
Number of customers - all products
Number of customers - this product
Technology  
% of application that is web based (just need a browser on workstation)
On premise, cloud or hybrid On Premise
Private or Public Cloud Private
Tenant Architecture Multi-Tenant
Generic Requirements  
Customization/Configuration  
Without changing source code In Current Release
User-defined fields
  • Can define values/dropdowns for fields
  • Used in report selection and ordering
  • Used in workflow
 In Current Release
User defined screens
  • Change fields to required, optional or invisible for standard and user-defined field
 In Current Release
Multiple Companies  
Share inventory across companies In Current Release
Share customers and suppliers across companies In Current Release
Automate balancing of transactions across legal entities In Current Release
PO of 1 company automatically generates the sales order in another company In Current Release
Multiple Currencies  
Maintain source and home currency amount for each transaction In Current Release
Date effective currency exchange rates In Current Release
Work Flow  
Can apply an approval process to any transaction such as a journal entry or any master file such as a supplier or inventory item In Current Release
Can generate alerts/escalation if something expected is late or reminders In Current Release
Configurable approvals or alerts without needing programming In Current Release
Mobility  
Optimized for Android and iPhone In Current Release
Offline mode and synch when internet connected In Current Release
Sales tax compliance  
Canadian sales tax compliance In Current Release
US sales tax compliance In Current Release
Reporting/Business Intelligence  
Reporting  
Industry standard reporting tool and can change existing reports or add new ones In Current Release
Ad-hoc reporting (don’t need a programmer) with filtering, sorting and summarizing options In Current Release
Dashboards  
Based on real time updates from all transactions In Current Release
Role specific In Current Release
Configurable dashboards - don't need to be a programmer to create or change dashboard In Current Release
Analytics  
Drag and drop dimensions In Current Release
Visualization/graphic representation of data In Current Release