BatchMaster ERP vs Kerno
Comparison last checked October 10, 2026. Every figure comes from the two product records, each with its own sources and check dates.
The short answer
Pick Kerno if you are a small formula maker who wants a published price and a quick start: $59.99 a month for one user, or $149.99 for five. Pick BatchMaster ERP if you are a larger producer that needs MRP with suggested order dates, lab formulation and a system that sits on QuickBooks, and can buy through a sales conversation.
Choose BatchMaster ERP if
- You need MRP that recommends purchase orders with suggested submission dates.
- You want manufacturing added to accounting you already run: BatchMaster integrates with QuickBooks, SAP Business One, Dynamics and Sage.
- You are six people or more; the vendor positions itself for growing mid-market manufacturers.
Choose Kerno if
- You need a price before a sales call: Kerno publishes its tiers and BatchMaster does not.
- You are one to twenty people; Kerno's record lists that as its fit.
- You can work without purchase orders and accounting integration for now.
Key differences
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| Attribute | BatchMaster ERP | Kerno |
|---|---|---|
| Useful entry priceWhat you pay to get the manufacturing capability, not the cheapest nominal tier. | No paid price publishedChecked August 14, 2026 | $59.99 a monthSource: buildwithkerno.com(opens in a new tab)Checked October 9, 2026 |
| Billing basis | Quote only | Flat rate |
| Free plan or trial | Free plan: NoFree trial: Unknown | Free plan: YesIncubator is free for one user, and capped tightly: up to 3 product formulas, 10 batches a month, basic batch creation with ingredients, SKUs, lots and packaging, and an essential cost breakdown.Free trial: Unknown |
| Produces dated buy/make suggestionsThe output is an actionable list with dates, order this much by this date, start this batch on this date. | YesThe vendor states: "Similar to MPS processing, MRP generates the procurement plan, creates recommended purchase orders for preferred suppliers, including suggested submission dates.Source: batchmaster.com › BM NA ALL DS MPS and MRP.pdf(opens in a new tab) | PartialIt flags, it does not schedule.Source: app.buildwithkerno.com › Dashboard shop (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab) |
| PurchasingRaising and tracking purchase orders to suppliers from inside the system. | YesPurchasing is a named module in the ERP list.Source: batchmaster.com(opens in a new tab) | PartialReceiving without ordering.Source: app.buildwithkerno.com › Vendors (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab) |
| Accounting connectionSends financial data to bookkeeping software, or includes its own general ledger. | YesIntegrates with QuickBooks, SAP Business One, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Dynamics GP and Sage 100 and 300.Source: batchmaster.com(opens in a new tab) | NoThere is nothing to connect.Source: app.buildwithkerno.com › Account settings (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab) |
| Deployment and licensing | Cloud (hosted for you), On-premise (vendor-supported)Proprietary SaaS | Cloud (hosted for you)Proprietary SaaS |
| Best-fit team sizes | 6–20 people, 21–50 people, 51+ people | Just me, 2–5 people, 6–20 people |
What it costs at your size
Entry prices leave out users, add-ons, order limits and extra locations. Put in your own numbers and both products are worked out the same way, from each vendor's published prices.
Full comparison
Every sourced field, side by side. It opens on the rows where the two differ.
Unknown means we have not found evidence. It is not the same as No.
| Attribute | BatchMaster ERPBatchMaster Software · record checked October 9, 2026 | KernoKerno · record checked September 23, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Fit | ||
| One-line fit | Formula manufacturing that can bolt onto QuickBooks instead of replacing your accounting. | Built for people who make things from formulas, with batch costing, lots and QA from $59.99 a month. |
| Real cost | ||
| Pricing | Quote onlyChecked August 14, 2026 | Free plan · From $59.99/moSource: buildwithkerno.com(opens in a new tab)Checked October 9, 2026 |
| Useful entry priceWhat you pay to get the manufacturing capability, not the cheapest nominal tier. | Not published | $59.99/mo |
| Billing basis | quote | flat |
| Free plan | No | YesIncubator is free for one user, and capped tightly: up to 3 product formulas, 10 batches a month, basic batch creation with ingredients, SKUs, lots and packaging, and an essential cost breakdown. The vendor describes it as for students and hobbyists, and it is joined by applying to the Kerno Incubator Program. The formula cap is the one that bites first, because three formulas is a single small product line, not a business. |
| Openness & data | ||
| Deployment | Cloud (hosted for you), On-premise (vendor-supported) | Cloud (hosted for you) |
| Evidence | ||
| Last checked | 2026-10-09 | 2026-09-23 |
| Planning | ||
| Accepts dated demandYou can tell it what is due and when, sales orders with dates, a forecast, or a production schedule. | YesMaster Production Scheduling is a named module, which is one of the dated demand inputs the Full MRP rules accept.Source: batchmaster.com(opens in a new tab) | PartialA batch can be assigned to a customer, and the Customers module holds companies with addresses. That is the whole demand side in the account: there is no sales order, no quantity due, no due date and no forecast anywhere in the menus, so the only date a batch carries is the one you type on it. The vendor's writing about an order layer with due dates describes something the account does not yet have, and its help-center article on forecasting demand still ends "This is a sample article", so it is not counted here. A customer record was opened on 2026-09-15 to be sure: it is a company with an address and named contacts, and it carries no order, no quantity and no due date. Seen in an account on 2026-08-27, in a test business with one product and one completed batch; the app pages cited need a login, and an account of your own reproduces them.Source: app.buildwithkerno.com › Batch creator (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab); app.buildwithkerno.com › Customers (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab); resources.buildwithkerno.com › Multi batch food order release map(opens in a new tab) |
| Nets against stock on handIt subtracts what you already have before telling you to buy more. | YesA 2026 vendor video on MRP and MPS says "the system consolidates the gross demands which are coming from the multiple sources, may be the customer orders, the forecast demand dependent demands", and a 2026 vendor demo of the buyer dashboard nets on-hand stock by location against them, with "safety stock as well as any expired lots that you may have" taken into account.Source: batchmaster.com(opens in a new tab); Vendor video, 2026, at 0:44(opens in a new tab); Vendor video, 2026, at 22:21(opens in a new tab) | YesA batch lists what it needs, and each ingredient line opens a lot picker that shows every lot on hand with its stock and lets you assign a quantity against it; the section reads Needs Attention until the lines are covered, and stock on the lot falls by what was assigned. The dashboard carries an Inventory Stockout panel. That is requirements checked against stock on hand. The prototype's finished-goods view with Total, Reserved and Available columns was not found in the account, where Finished Goods is a list of product definitions, so read the netting as material-side. The vendor's pricing page lists "Inventory reservation and reconciliation" on the Solo tier, which matches the lot assignment seen here. This is the stock-on-hand half of the netting test; the other half, orders already incoming, is the gap, recorded under incoming orders. Seen in an account on 2026-08-27, in a test business with one product and one completed batch; the app pages cited need a login, and an account of your own reproduces them.Source: app.buildwithkerno.com › Batch editor (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab); app.buildwithkerno.com › Inventory (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab); app.buildwithkerno.com › Dashboard shop (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab); buildwithkerno.com(opens in a new tab) |
| Counts incoming ordersIt knows about purchase orders and production orders already placed, so it does not tell you to order twice. | YesThe vendor states: "Supply Sources Planners can choose any combination of these supply sources to be used in MPS and MRP calculations: • On hand quantity • Scheduled purchase receipts • Scheduled production receipts" From the vendor's MPS and MRP datasheet, dated 2018. Planners choose which supply sources count, so incoming receipts may not be switched on in every setup. Checked 2026-09-14.Source: batchmaster.com › BM NA ALL DS MPS and MRP.pdf(opens in a new tab) | NoNothing incoming exists to count. A walk of every menu in the account found no purchase order, no expected receipt and no on-order quantity. The only inbound record is Add Inventory, which books stock that has already arrived with its vendor, lot number, purchase date, expiry date and cost. Kerno does not know what you have ordered until it is on the shelf. Kerno told us on 2026-09-15 that tracking incoming purchase orders is part of the v2 it is building now, which adds purchasing. No date was given, so this stays at no until an open order shows up in an account. Even then, tracking a purchase order is not the same as counting it in the plan: the netting test also needs an open order to reduce what a batch shows as short. Seen in an account on 2026-08-27, in a test business with one product and one completed batch; the app pages cited need a login, and an account of your own reproduces them.Source: app.buildwithkerno.com › Inventory (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab); app.buildwithkerno.com › Account settings (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab) |
| Uses lead timesIt works backwards from when you need something to when you must order or start it, using supplier and production lead times. | PartialThe vendor states: "Products under MRP control require Economic Order Quantity (EOQ), lot sizing methods, preferred supplier and purchase lead time values." Lead time is a required input, but the 2018 datasheet does not explain how it offsets order dates. Checked 2026-09-14.Source: batchmaster.com › BM NA ALL DS MPS and MRP.pdf(opens in a new tab) | PartialDates exist without lead times. Batches carry a creation date, a packaged date and an expiration date; lots carry a purchase date and an expiration date; production steps carry a planned duration. No ingredient, vendor or lot record has a lead time field, and nothing works backwards from a date. Every field on the three forms was listed on 2026-09-15: a vendor holds name, contact person, account number, email, phone, two addresses, country, state, city, ZIP, payment terms and website; an ingredient holds name, secret name, unit, notes, CAS number, form, category and hazmat; a stock receipt holds ingredient, SKU, vendor, lot number, purchase date, expiration date, cost, unit and quantity. Not a lead time among them. The dates are recorded, not used: nothing takes a required date and works out when to buy or when to start a batch, and a required-date workflow of that kind would pass this test without a lead time field. Seen in an account on 2026-08-27, in a test business with one product and one completed batch; the app pages cited need a login, and an account of your own reproduces them.Source: app.buildwithkerno.com › Batch view (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab); app.buildwithkerno.com › Inventory (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab); app.buildwithkerno.com › Vendors (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab); resources.buildwithkerno.com › Finished goods order readiness kerno(opens in a new tab) |
| Produces dated buy/make suggestionsThe output is an actionable list with dates, order this much by this date, start this batch on this date. | YesThe vendor states: "Similar to MPS processing, MRP generates the procurement plan, creates recommended purchase orders for preferred suppliers, including suggested submission dates. Once confirmed, these purchase order recommendations are converted into actual purchase orders." From the same 2018 datasheet, which also documents MPS start and end dates. Checked 2026-09-14.Source: batchmaster.com › BM NA ALL DS MPS and MRP.pdf(opens in a new tab) | PartialIt flags, it does not schedule. The dashboard shows stockouts, batches in draft, batches pending QA, a production rate in batches per day and a Value at Risk figure; a batch section reads Needs Attention until its lines are covered. None of it says buy this much by this date or start this batch on that one, and there is no purchase order for such an instruction to raise. Seen in an account on 2026-08-27, in a test business with one product and one completed batch; the app pages cited need a login, and an account of your own reproduces them.Source: app.buildwithkerno.com › Dashboard shop (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab); app.buildwithkerno.com › Batch editor (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab) |
| Production | ||
| Multi-level BOMSub-assemblies inside assemblies, a part that is itself made from other parts, nested as deep as you need. | YesIn the same 2026 vendor webinar the screen shows a finished good made from intermediates that are themselves made from raw materials, and the presenter says "our system supports multi-level bill of material."Source: Vendor video, 2026, at 13:31(opens in a new tab) | NoOne level, with no way to nest. A product formula record holds a name, a product type and a SKU; the ingredient list lives on the batch, and the Add Ingredient picker there offers raw ingredients only, the three held in the account, with no product, formula or finished good among them. A base or premix that is itself made in a batch cannot be an ingredient of the next one, so a two-stage product is two unlinked batches. Seen in an account on 2026-09-15, in a test business with two products and four batches; the app pages cited need a login, and an account of your own reproduces them.Source: app.buildwithkerno.com › Batch editor (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab); app.buildwithkerno.com › Stock base formulas (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab) |
| Recipes & formulasBatch-style production by weight, volume, or percentage, including scaling a batch up or down. | YesLab Formulation is a named module, and the vendor describes itself as built for "recipe- and formula-based manufacturers".Source: batchmaster.com(opens in a new tab) | PartialBy weight and volume, yes; scaled, not that we saw. Ingredient lines carry a quantity and a unit (6.00 lb, 6.00 oz) and packaging a piece count, and the Product Formula record itself holds only a name, a product type and a SKU, with the ingredient, packaging, step and QA lists living on the batch and copied into the next batch of that product. Entering a different batch size did not change the quantities, and the definition here includes scaling a batch up or down, so this stays short of yes until scaling is shown. Retested on 2026-09-15: typing 12 into Batch Size on a draft built at size 1 left the lines at 6.00 lb and 6.00 oz, so a quantity is what the last batch of that product used, not a function of the size you enter. Retested again on 2026-09-23 in a new test business: a Soy Wax line entered as 5.00 lb stayed at 5.00 lb when Batch Size went from 10 to 20. Seen in an account on 2026-08-27, in a test business with one product and one completed batch; the app pages cited need a login, and an account of your own reproduces them.Source: app.buildwithkerno.com › Stock base formulas (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab); app.buildwithkerno.com › Batch editor (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab); buildwithkerno.com(opens in a new tab) |
| Work / manufacturing ordersA record authorising and tracking the making of a specific quantity. | YesBatch Production is a named module, and a 2026 vendor webinar walks a batch through end to end: "it gets rolled up onto a manufacturing order which is the basis which is the foundation of a production."Source: batchmaster.com(opens in a new tab); Vendor video, 2026, at 16:39(opens in a new tab) | YesA batch is the work order. It carries a number, a size, a product, an optional customer, dates and a lot number, and moves through Draft, Ready, In Progress, QA Batch and Completed, with Denied as the failure state and a Move to Ready button gating the first step. Batch Finder searches by batch number, lot number, status or customer. Seen in an account on 2026-08-27, in a test business with one product and one completed batch; the app pages cited need a login, and an account of your own reproduces them.Source: app.buildwithkerno.com › Batch editor (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab); app.buildwithkerno.com › Batch lookup (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab); buildwithkerno.com(opens in a new tab) |
| Routings & operationsThe ordered steps a product goes through, and which machine or station does each one. | PartialIn a 2026 vendor webinar, operation steps are set up as levels of the product structure: "So any operation steps that you have and you want to account for those operation steps you can you can define your product structures respectively within the system." No separate routing with work centers and run times was shown, so steps live inside the formula structure rather than as their own object.Source: Vendor video, 2026, at 13:37(opens in a new tab) | YesNumbered production steps with an operation, a planned duration, an hourly rate, a description, an operator and a status, copied from the product into each batch. The Labor Costs page defines each operation against a resource, for example Pour on the pouring station at $20 an hour, so a step does name the station that does it. No capacity or calendar sits behind the station. Seen in an account on 2026-08-27, in a test business with one product and one completed batch; the app pages cited need a login, and an account of your own reproduces them.Source: app.buildwithkerno.com › Batch view (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab); app.buildwithkerno.com › Labor cost (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab) |
| Quality controlsChecks, tests, holds, and non-conformance records tied to production or receiving. | YesQuality is a named module, alongside separate regulatory compliance functionality.Source: batchmaster.com(opens in a new tab) | YesEach batch carries QA Requirements as criteria, standard and status, for example Cold throw, scent noticeable at 12 inches after 48 hours cure, Approved. QA sits as its own stage between In Progress and Completed, is marked Required before completion, and a failed batch goes to Denied, which the dashboard costs separately. The QA function can be switched off in Account Settings. There is no receiving inspection and no certificate of analysis. Seen in an account on 2026-08-27, in a test business with one product and one completed batch; the app pages cited need a login, and an account of your own reproduces them.Source: app.buildwithkerno.com › Batch view (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab); app.buildwithkerno.com › Account settings (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab); buildwithkerno.com(opens in a new tab) |
| Inventory & traceability | ||
| Batch & lot traceabilityWhich incoming material lots went into which finished batch, and where those finished goods went. | YesLot Traceability is a named module, described for lot traceability and recall.Source: batchmaster.com(opens in a new tab) | YesBackwards from a batch, yes. Stock arrives as a lot with a vendor, lot number, purchase date, expiry date and cost; an ingredient line on a batch opens View SKU, which names the vendor lot consumed and the quantity taken from it; the finished batch gets its own lot number (FG-B0001), and Batch Finder searches by lot number. What you would still do by hand is the forward direction, from one supplier lot to every batch that used it, because no screen lists that. Seen in an account on 2026-08-27, in a test business with one product and one completed batch; the app pages cited need a login, and an account of your own reproduces them.Source: app.buildwithkerno.com › Batch view (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab); app.buildwithkerno.com › Batch lookup (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab); app.buildwithkerno.com › Inventory (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab); buildwithkerno.com(opens in a new tab) |
| Expiry & shelf lifeBest-before dates on materials and finished goods, with warnings before they lapse. | YesIn a 2026 vendor webinar demo of receiving and production, the system "can pre-generate an expiration date as well which is best buy date for food products", lots can be issued "first expiry first out", and a 2026 vendor MRP demo shows expired lots left out of the plan. A shelf-life day count as a setting was not shown.Source: Vendor video, 2026, at 36:56(opens in a new tab); Vendor video, 2026, at 18:45(opens in a new tab); Vendor video, 2026, at 22:21(opens in a new tab) | PartialDates are recorded and nothing acts on them. Every lot receipt takes an expiration date and every batch carries one (the completed batch shows Aug 2027), and the lot picker displays a lot's expiry beside its stock while you assign it. No warning fires before a date lapses and nothing blocks an expired lot from being assigned. The vendor's soap guide confirms the shape: Kerno keeps the dates and "the soap maker remains responsible for deciding". Seen in an account on 2026-08-27, in a test business with one product and one completed batch; the app pages cited need a login, and an account of your own reproduces them.Source: app.buildwithkerno.com › Inventory (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab); app.buildwithkerno.com › Batch editor (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab); resources.buildwithkerno.com › How kerno helps soap makers formulas materials cure time …(opens in a new tab) |
| Serial numbersUnique identifiers on individual units, for warranty or field service. | Unknown | NoNo serial number field exists on ingredients, lots, packaging, batches or finished goods, and Batch Finder offers batch number, lot number, status and customer as its only search fields. Traceability is at the lot and batch, not the unit. Kerno told us on 2026-09-15 that serial numbers are not on its current roadmap, though it has noted the request. Seen in an account on 2026-08-27, in a test business with one product and one completed batch; the app pages cited need a login, and an account of your own reproduces them.Source: app.buildwithkerno.com › Batch lookup (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab); app.buildwithkerno.com › Inventory (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab) |
| Commerce & accounting | ||
| Product costing & COGSWhat it costs you to make one, and the cost of the goods you sold. | YesProduct Costing is a named module.Source: batchmaster.com(opens in a new tab) | YesA completed batch shows raw material, labour and packaging cost and a total, here $21.30, $15.00 and $10.20 for $46.50, with a cost per finished unit and retail and dealer prices set as a percentage over cost. Labour comes from the step's duration times the operation's hourly rate. Account Settings choose average cost or a specific vendor's cost for ingredients, average or per-SKU cost for packaging, and whether an electricity rate enters batch cost. The vendor's guide states the method: "Recorded cost per acceptable unit = recorded batch input cost ÷ acceptable finished units". Overhead beyond electricity is not allocated and there is no cost of goods sold report. Seen in an account on 2026-08-27, in a test business with one product and one completed batch; the app pages cited need a login, and an account of your own reproduces them.Source: app.buildwithkerno.com › Batch view (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab); app.buildwithkerno.com › Account settings (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab); app.buildwithkerno.com › Labor cost (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab); resources.buildwithkerno.com › Know product costs kerno materials production cost visibi…(opens in a new tab) |
| PurchasingRaising and tracking purchase orders to suppliers from inside the system. | YesPurchasing is a named module in the ERP list.Source: batchmaster.com(opens in a new tab) | PartialReceiving without ordering. Vendors hold contact details, an account number, a contact person and payment terms, and Add Inventory books a receipt against a vendor with lot number, purchase date, expiry, cost and quantity. There is no purchase order to raise, send or track, so what you have ordered is not in the system until it arrives. Kerno told us on 2026-09-15 that the v2 it is building now adds purchasing, including tracking orders before the stock arrives. There is no release date yet, so this stays partial until it can be seen working. Seen in an account on 2026-08-27, in a test business with one product and one completed batch; the app pages cited need a login, and an account of your own reproduces them.Source: app.buildwithkerno.com › Vendors (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab); app.buildwithkerno.com › Inventory (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab) |
| Accounting connectionSends financial data to bookkeeping software, or includes its own general ledger. | YesIntegrates with QuickBooks, SAP Business One, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Dynamics GP and Sage 100 and 300.Source: batchmaster.com(opens in a new tab) | NoThere is nothing to connect. Every settings surface was opened on 2026-09-15, the business Account Settings page and the owner's Businesses, Teams and Security, Roles, Billing and Profile pages, and none of them offers an integration, a connected app or an accounting export. Batch cost is worked out in Kerno and stays there, so the journal entry is yours to make. Seen in an account on 2026-09-15; the app pages cited need a login, and an account of your own reproduces them.Source: app.buildwithkerno.com › Account settings (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab); app.buildwithkerno.com › Profile (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab) |
| Ecommerce connectionPulls orders and pushes stock levels to a storefront or marketplace. | Unknown | NoNo store connection exists. The same walk of every settings surface on 2026-09-15 found nothing for Shopify, WooCommerce, Etsy or any other channel, and Finished Goods is a list of product definitions rather than listings, stock or orders. Seen in an account on 2026-09-15; the app pages cited need a login, and an account of your own reproduces them.Source: app.buildwithkerno.com › Account settings (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab); app.buildwithkerno.com › Finished goods (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab) |
| Openness & your data | ||
| CSV exportYou can get your lists out as spreadsheet files. | YesA 2026 vendor demo shows the lot trace report with the line "you can export that details into your Excel into into Excel formats as well." That is one report; export from other screens was not shown.Source: Vendor video, 2026, at 46:35(opens in a new tab) | NoFour lists import and none exports. Vendors, Customers, Finished Goods and Labor Costs each offer Import CSV with a downloadable template, which is a real convenience for loading a shop. No list in the account has an export control, the Export button seen in the prototype's reporting area was not found, and the vendor's own guide for new users tells them to ask whether "the business export items, formulas, inventory, and production history in a usable format". Kerno confirmed on 2026-09-15 that CSV export does not exist yet and said it will add it to the roadmap, with no date. Until it ships, assume your data leaves by hand. Seen in an account on 2026-08-27, in a test business with one product and one completed batch; the app pages cited need a login, and an account of your own reproduces them.Source: app.buildwithkerno.com › Vendors (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab); app.buildwithkerno.com › Finished goods (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab); resources.buildwithkerno.com › Kerno beta join the future of product management(opens in a new tab) |
| Full data exportYou can take everything, including history and relationships, not just a few screens' worth of rows. | Unknown | NoNothing in the account exports anything, and the Profile page's only bulk action is Delete Account, which the page says will "permanently remove all your shops and data". We asked Kerno on 2026-09-15 and it is checking internally, with an answer to follow. Until then, ask the vendor before you load real history. Seen in an account on 2026-08-27, in a test business with one product and one completed batch; the app pages cited need a login, and an account of your own reproduces them.Source: app.buildwithkerno.com › Profile (hands-on, signed in, September 2026)(opens in a new tab); resources.buildwithkerno.com › Kerno beta join the future of product management(opens in a new tab) |
Common questions
- Is BatchMaster ERP cheaper than Kerno?
- BatchMaster ERP publishes no paid price, so you have to ask for a quote. Kerno starts at $59.99 a month for the plan that covers manufacturing (flat rate billing), and also has a free plan. Put your own users, orders and locations into the cost calculator to see what each comes to.
- Does BatchMaster ERP or Kerno have a free plan or a free trial?
- BatchMaster ERP has no free plan and we have no trial length on record. Kerno has a free plan and we have no trial length on record.
- Which has lot traceability, BatchMaster ERP or Kerno?
- BatchMaster ERP has batch and lot tracking. Kerno has batch and lot tracking, from the Teams plan.
- Does BatchMaster ERP or Kerno tell you what to order and when?
- That is the test for material requirements planning: a dated recommendation to buy or make. BatchMaster ERP does. Kerno partly does.
- Do BatchMaster ERP and Kerno work with QuickBooks, Xero or Shopify?
- BatchMaster ERP: an accounting integration and no evidence either way on e-commerce integration. Kerno: no accounting integration and no e-commerce integration.
- Is BatchMaster ERP or Kerno open source, and can you host it yourself?
- BatchMaster ERP is proprietary SaaS, deployed as cloud (hosted for you) and on-premise (vendor-supported). Kerno is proprietary SaaS, deployed as cloud (hosted for you).
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How this comparison was made
The short answer and the two lists were written by an editor for this pair. Every other row and answer is read from the two product records, which cite the vendor pages behind each claim. Nobody paid to appear here or to be placed first; the order is alphabetical. How we classify and verify.
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