ERP SYSTEMS

A COMPARISON OF SOME OF THE TOP ERP SYSTEMS

 ERP SYSTEMS

• As businesses seek to employ ERP tools within their operations, they are faced with the challenge of
selecting the most Ideal ERP system and software for their organization.
• There are a number of ERP systems that are designed for general use within most type of
organizations.
• However, most of this software is designed for specific industry.
• There are three ERP systems that are particularly popular within the ERP market, (1) Sage ERP X3,
(2) SAP and (3) Odoo (initially known as OpenERP)
• Of the three ERP systems, OpenERP is an open source software while the other two are commercial
software.
 ERP SYSTEMS COMPARISON
  Sage ERP SAP Odoo   Sage ERP SAP Odoo
X3 (OpenERP) X3 (OpenERP
Features       )
Accounting       Features      
Accrual-Based Costing          Inventory      
Inventory         
Billing & Invoicing          Forecasting
Budgeting and       Fleet Management       
Forecasting
Business Intelligence       Multi-location       
Custom Dashboards       
Custom Reports        Supply Chain      
Role-Based         Inspection of goods        
Dashboards Order to Cash         
Human Resources       Product        
Benefits         Configurator
Payroll         Request for Proposal        
Performance Review        Manufacturing      
Recruiting        Quality         
Time & Attendance         Management
Training        
ERP SYSTEMS COMPARISON (CONT.)
  Sage ERP SAP Odoo
X3 (OpenERP)
Features      
CRM      
Call center support         

Contact management         

Estimating & Quoting         

Help desk         

Sales Force Automation         

Knowledge Base       
Project Management      
Resource Management       
Issue Tracking       
eCommerce      
Custom Pricing       
 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION

• Sage is a robust on-premise ERP system that has been specifically tailored for the real estate and
construction industries.
• Sage is best suited for medium-sized to large companies. The most significant feature is the robust
project management module.
• OpenERP is currently a popular open source ERP software that is unique and stands out from its
competition.
• The software is characterized by a complete set of modules that have most of critical ERP functions
without having the hustle of purchasing licenses for individual modules.
• Before selecting an ERP software package, it is important to understand the different features and
modules the ERP system offers, as well as the risks and challenges associated with the software.