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Alternatives to Ekos

There is no single replacement for Ekos, and anyone who tells you otherwise is selling something. What there is: products that beat it on one specific thing. Each section below answers a different reason for switching, so start with the reason that applies to you.

For context, Ekos is a batch / process manufacturing product. Beverage production, inventory and sales for craft drinks makers; pricing only by request. Its weakest points, in our reading, are: buyers who need a published price before a sales call, and anyone needing documented mrp planning: the pages we read describe forecasting and reorder points, not dated order suggestions.

Also compared with Ekos

Related products with no direction claimed. Each note says which page the comparison was written on.

  • Beer30

    Brew-process tracking and TTB reports from $30 a month (Lite); costing and accounting from $313.

    Batch / process manufacturingProprietary SaaS

    From $30/mo

    • Production-minded breweries that care most about brew logs, fermentation curves and yeast tracking
    • Small breweries that want production and TTB reports for about $30 a month and can live without costing
    • Kombucha makers, through the sister product Bucha30

    Compared on Beer30's page, where we wrote: "Ekos is the long-standing quote-only craft beverage system that many Beer30 prospects compare against, with spirits and wine reporting as well as beer."

    Partially verifiedChecked October 9, 2026

  • BrewMan

    Brewery production, stock planning, sales and delivery at US$90 per concurrent user a month, no contract.

    Batch / process manufacturingProprietary SaaS

    From $90/user/mo

    • Breweries that want a stock requirements screen netting planned batches against stock and open purchase orders
    • Small teams where only one or two people are signed in at a time, since seats are concurrent
    • Producers who self-distribute and want route planning and container tracking in the same system

    Compared on BrewMan's page, where we wrote: "Ekos is a US-headquartered craft beverage system with TTB reporting for beer, wine and spirits, sold by quote rather than per seat."

    Partially verifiedChecked October 9, 2026

  • DISTILL x 5

    Distillery operations and TTB reports for craft DSPs, quoted by the volume of spirit you bottle.

    Batch / process manufacturingProprietary SaaS

    Quote only

    • US craft distilleries whose biggest monthly job is TTB reporting and excise returns
    • Whiskey Systems customers, who must move before that product retires on June 30, 2027
    • Distillers who want production pricing tied to spirit bottled rather than to staff count

    Compared on DISTILL x 5's page, where we wrote: "Ekos runs spirits alongside beer, wine and cider and lists Shopify and Commerce7 connections, which DISTILL x 5 does not offer."

    Partially verifiedChecked October 9, 2026

  • Ollie

    Brewery and distillery production with TTB reports at a published flat $201 a month, unlimited users.

    Batch / process manufacturingProprietary SaaS

    From $201/mo

    • Small breweries that want production, inventory, costing and TTB reports at a published flat price
    • Teams that want every staff member logged in without per-seat charges
    • Brewstilleries that want beer and spirits in one account; distilling was added in September 2026

    Compared on Ollie's page, where we wrote: "Ekos covers the same craft beer, cider and spirits ground with keg tracking and TTB reporting, but it only quotes prices on request."

    Partially verifiedChecked October 9, 2026

Before you switch anything

  • · Check the export path out of your current system before you commit to the next one.
  • · Price the new system for your real team size and the modules you need, not the headline tier.
  • · Migration is usually the expensive part, and almost nobody budgets for it.

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