Size and color matrices, fabric yield, cut-and-sew steps, and seasonal runs.
A style exists in a matrix of sizes and colors, which multiplies SKU counts fast. Fabric is consumed by yield per garment with cutting waste, trims are counted separately, and production is often seasonal with long lead times from overseas suppliers. Cut-and-sew is a routed process, and much of it may be subcontracted, which means tracking material you own but do not hold.
SKU-capped pricing. Katana's free plan stops at thirty SKUs, which one style in a full size run can exhaust on its own. Check whether a plan counts variants as separate SKUs before believing the limit.
Do you need full MRP here?
Yes if you import. Long, unreliable lead times are precisely the situation where reorder points fail and dated planning pays for itself.
28 products in our catalog list this industry.
Apparel ERP for brands that cut, import and sell wholesale, with production tracked by style, color and size. Quote only, from 3 users.
Quote only
All-in-one ERP for apparel brands that make through vendors and sell wholesale, from $337 a month for three users.
From $337/mo
Enterprise fashion ERP, PLM and shop-floor suite for large apparel and footwear brands and their factories.
Quote only
Formerly DEAR Systems, DEAR Inventory
Capable manufacturing, but only if you buy the module that has it.
From $349/mo · $599/mo useful
A lot of ERP surface for $99 a month with five seats included.
From $49/mo · $99/mo useful
Small wholesalers and B2B sellers who assemble or make products and want orders, stock and manufacturing in one tool.
From $69/mo · $86/mo useful
A full open-source ERP with nothing held back for a paid edition, if you can carry the setup burden.
From $5/mo · $25/mo useful
One system for orders, stock, production and the books, for Shopify brands big enough to take a quote.
Quote only
QuickBooks companion with barcode scanning and simple recipe-based manufacturing orders on the Pro plan.
From $49/mo · $129/mo useful
Solid inventory, but manufacturing is a different, pricier product line.
From $69/mo · $169/mo useful
The cheapest honest starting point for a maker leaving spreadsheets behind.
From $19/mo
Business Central for fashion brands, wholesalers and manufacturers that need color-size matrices everywhere. K3's price is quote only.
Quote only
Formerly Katana MRP
Strong production control with documented MRP planning; paid pricing is quote-only since 2026-10, last published at $299 plus $199 for manufacturing.
Free plan available
Budget inventory and production orders with routings and a shop-floor app, if you add the $43 Production module.
From $5/mo · $67/mo useful
The clearest small-shop system that genuinely tells you what to order and when.
From $49/user/mo
Formerly OpenERP, TinyERP
An open-core ERP covering manufacturing, stock and accounting; read the Community versus Enterprise line carefully.
From $0/user/mo · $24.90/user/mo useful
For Shopify brands that build or personalize after the order and need a production queue tied to each sale.
From $29/mo
Forecast-led buying for Shopify brands that make their own products, priced by store revenue from $49 plus $20 a month.
From $49/mo · $69/mo useful
Formerly Stock&Buy
Inventory, orders and simple production for small product brands, from $99 a month with the accounting kept in Xero or QuickBooks.
From $99/mo
Quoting, jobs and a job board for sign, print and apparel-decoration shops, from $109 a month plus $29 per user.
From $109/mo
A lot of claims at $19, verify the ones you depend on before committing.
Free plan · From $19/mo
Formerly Craftybase
The strongest fit for makers who need real COGS and lot numbers, not a planning engine.
From $20/mo · $99/mo useful
Formerly Digit
Growing manufacturers who want shop-floor work orders and lot tracking without a long ERP project.
From $400/mo
Formerly Unleashed Software
Batch and serial tracking on every plan, with production $69 a month extra on Core and free on Pro.
From $399/mo · $468/mo useful
Apparel ERP linking BOMs, factory production orders and receiving to wholesale and DTC sales. Quote only, no trial.
Quote only
Apparel factory ERP for manufacturers and exporters running many buyer orders across lines and contractors. Quote only.
Quote only
Made-to-order and batch makers who want a system set up around their process, not self-service.
From £435/mo
Omnichannel ERP for apparel and consumer brands with light manufacturing and dated replenishment suggestions.
From $449/mo · $1,169/mo useful