Cim200 Manufacturing
by CIM Software Ltd
Manufacturing ERPPasses all 6 Full MRP testsProprietary on-premise✓ Verified
A manufacturing add-on for Sage 200 Professional: works orders, time-phased MRP with BOM explosion, capacity planning, shop floor data capture and traceability inside Sage 200's own interface, with Sage 200 keeping the ledger and commercial modules.
Why it is classified this way
We call this a Manufacturing ERP product. A broad business system (accounting, sales, purchasing) with a substantial manufacturing or planning module attached.
This product meets our Full MRP tests, but we classify it by its center of gravity rather than its planning engine alone. The capability table below shows the detail.
The six Full MRP tests, and how Cim200 Manufacturing does on each (6 of 6)
- YesIt represents a bill of materials, recipe, or formula.Evidence: cim-software.co.uk › Cim200(opens in a new tab); cim-software.co.uk › Works orders(opens in a new tab)
- YesIt accepts dated demand, sales orders, a forecast, or a master production schedule.Evidence: cim-software.co.uk › Planning(opens in a new tab); cim-software.co.uk › Time phased(opens in a new tab)
- YesIt nets that demand against stock on hand and orders already incoming.Evidence: cim-software.co.uk › Refresh mrp(opens in a new tab)
- YesIt explodes requirements through at least one level of the bill of materials.Evidence: cim-software.co.uk › Refresh mrp(opens in a new tab)"When MRP identifies a shortage for a built item it explodes the BOM into component parts, through sub-assembly BOMs to the lowest level."
- YesIt uses lead times or required dates.Evidence: cim-software.co.uk › Refresh mrp(opens in a new tab); cim-software.co.uk › Maintain mrp recommendation(opens in a new tab)
- YesIt produces dated buy, make, transfer, release, or reschedule recommendations.Evidence: cim-software.co.uk › Maintain mrp recommendation(opens in a new tab); cim-software.co.uk › Refresh mrp(opens in a new tab)
These rules are applied identically to every product and enforced at build time, a record cannot be published as Full MRP unless all six pass with a source attached. Read the methodology.
Best for
- UK manufacturers on Sage 200 Professional who want MRP and works orders in the same interface
- Businesses leaving Sage 200 Manufacturing, Sicon, Sage 1000 or Swan, which have migration tools
- Multi-site operations that need warehouse-hierarchy planning and a graphical scheduler
Not a fit when
- Anyone not willing to run Sage 200 Professional, which Cim200 depends on
- Very small shops, for whom Cim50 on Sage 50 is the vendor's own lighter option
Pricing facts
What it costs to do manufacturing in this product.
Advertised from
£526.50/month
Useful entry price
£526.50/month
Billing basis
Flat rate
What moves the real bill
- Required add-ons. The manufacturing capability needs: Sage 200 Professional, sold separately.
- Onboarding fee. Not published. Migration from Sage 200 Manufacturing or Sicon typically takes 4-8 weeks and from Sage 1000 or Swan 3-6 months; no fee is given.
Plans
| Plan | Price | Add-ons and setup |
|---|---|---|
| Cim200 subscriptionBilled monthly | £526.50/mo | Sage 200 Professional (required, sold separately) (unpriced) |
| The stated monthly cost; the page does not say how many users it covers. Cim200 runs inside Sage 200 Professional, which is priced separately. Implementation and migration are consultant-led; no fee published. | ||
Cheapest paid plan that manufactures, by paid users
- 1 user: Cim200 subscription + Sage 200 Professional (required, sold separately), at least £526.50 a month (billed monthly); first year at least £6,318, not counting Sage 200 Professional (required, sold separately) (no published price).
- 5 users: Cim200 subscription + Sage 200 Professional (required, sold separately), at least £526.50 a month (billed monthly); first year at least £6,318, not counting Sage 200 Professional (required, sold separately) (no published price).
- 10 users: Cim200 subscription + Sage 200 Professional (required, sold separately), at least £526.50 a month (billed monthly); first year at least £6,318, not counting Sage 200 Professional (required, sold separately) (no published price).
Pricing detail
The FAQ says: "Cim200 is available on a monthly subscription basis. The subscription includes a licence to use the software, software updates, and technical support. Cim200 costs £526.50/€656.50 per month." The page does not say how many users that covers; Cim200 is described as "Suitable for businesses with up to 100 concurrent users". Sage 200 Professional is a separate subscription, and the Shop Floor Data Capture module is listed as an integrated add-on.
Checked on October 9, 2026. Source: cim-software.co.uk(opens in a new tab). Prices change. Check before you buy.
Manufacturing capability
18 of 25 fields resolved. "Unknown" means we have not found first-party evidence. It is not a No.
Planning
Working out what to buy or make, and when.
| Capability | Finding | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Accepts dated demandYou can tell it what is due and when, sales orders with dates, a forecast, or a production schedule. | Yes | "Reading from sales orders, sales forecasts, make to stock, works orders and reorder levels, Cim200 Planning establishes if demands can be met." A time-phased demand schedule shows demand by day, week or month.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: cim-software.co.uk › Planning(opens in a new tab); cim-software.co.uk › Time phased(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Nets against stock on handIt subtracts what you already have before telling you to buy more. | Yes | "MRP uses the Included demands from the Demand Schedule, then combines the demand data with replenishment data from various sources, including Stock Levels, Works Orders, Purchase Orders, Quarantine and Goods In Transit."Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: cim-software.co.uk › Refresh mrp(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Counts incoming ordersIt knows about purchase orders and production orders already placed, so it does not tell you to order twice. | Yes | Open works orders and purchase orders are replenishment sources in the MRP refresh.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: cim-software.co.uk › Refresh mrp(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Uses lead timesIt works backwards from when you need something to when you must order or start it, using supplier and production lead times. | Yes | "MRP is also time-phased, so its recommendations are date driven, based on the calculated lead time for built and bought items." For made items the lead time includes "lead times for any sub-assemblies".Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: cim-software.co.uk › Refresh mrp(opens in a new tab); cim-software.co.uk › Maintain mrp recommendation(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Produces dated buy/make suggestionsThe output is an actionable list with dates, order this much by this date, start this batch on this date. | Yes | Recommendations carry an Order Date: "For purchase recommendations, this is the date to place the order with the supplier. For manufacture recommendations, this is the start date of the works order." MRP also lists orders to cancel or reschedule.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: cim-software.co.uk › Maintain mrp recommendation(opens in a new tab); cim-software.co.uk › Refresh mrp(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Capacity planningChecks whether your people and machines can do the work in the time available. | Yes | Works Orders includes rough-cut capacity planning, and the Graphical Scheduler plans against labour and machine capacity, with multi-site support in the Cim200 version.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: cim-software.co.uk › Works orders(opens in a new tab); cim-software.co.uk › Refresh mrp(opens in a new tab); cim-software.co.uk › Graphical scheduler(opens in a new tab)Question this |
Production
Recipes, bills of materials, and running the work.
| Capability | Finding | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Bill of materialsA list of the parts and quantities needed to make one of something. | Yes | Cim200 Bill of Materials enhances Sage 200's BOM module, with operations and route cards on works orders.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: cim-software.co.uk › Cim200(opens in a new tab); cim-software.co.uk › Works orders(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Multi-level BOMSub-assemblies inside assemblies, a part that is itself made from other parts, nested as deep as you need. | Yes | MRP explodes "through sub-assembly BOMs to the lowest level", and works orders build sub-assemblies for other bills.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: cim-software.co.uk › Refresh mrp(opens in a new tab); cim-software.co.uk › Works orders(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Recipes & formulasBatch-style production by weight, volume, or percentage, including scaling a batch up or down. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of recipe or formula records, ideally with batch scaling.Know the answer? |
| Work / manufacturing ordersA record authorising and tracking the making of a specific quantity. | Yes | The Works Order module controls items being made "either as sub-assemblies for other bill of materials, or as finished items", with picking lists, route cards and job sheets.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: cim-software.co.uk › Works orders(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Routings & operationsThe ordered steps a product goes through, and which machine or station does each one. | Yes | Works orders carry operations with times and costs per employee and machine, and print a Route Card and Operation Card.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: cim-software.co.uk › Works orders(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Shop-floor trackingOperators report progress, time, and completions as the work happens. | Yes | Shop Floor Data Capture is an integrated add-on ("The only Shop Floor Data Capture module for Cim200").Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: cim-software.co.uk › Cim200(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Quality controlsChecks, tests, holds, and non-conformance records tied to production or receiving. | Yes | "Quality checks for received or manufactured stock", and purchase order receipts can be booked into quality inspection.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: cim-software.co.uk › Cim200(opens in a new tab); cim-software.co.uk › Stock control(opens in a new tab)Question this |
Inventory & traceability
Knowing what you hold and being able to trace it.
| Capability | Finding | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Batch & lot traceabilityWhich incoming material lots went into which finished batch, and where those finished goods went. | Yes | A "multi-directional" traceability inquiry shows "where a batch or serial number has been throughout its lifecycle", and batches are issued to and produced from works orders.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: cim-software.co.uk › Stock control(opens in a new tab); cim-software.co.uk › Works orders(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Expiry & shelf lifeBest-before dates on materials and finished goods, with warnings before they lapse. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of expiry, best-before, or shelf-life date fields.Know the answer? |
| Serial numbersUnique identifiers on individual units, for warranty or field service. | Yes | Serial numbers are traced the same way as batches.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: cim-software.co.uk › Stock control(opens in a new tab)Question this |
Commerce & accounting
Costs, purchasing, storefronts, and the books.
| Capability | Finding | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Product costing & COGSWhat it costs you to make one, and the cost of the goods you sold. | Yes | Works orders compare actual and estimated costs across material, machine, tooling, subcontract and overheads, with labour booked per employee rate.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: cim-software.co.uk › Works orders(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| PurchasingRaising and tracking purchase orders to suppliers from inside the system. | Yes | MRP recommendations are actioned into purchase orders, and Cim200 adds supplier price breaks to Sage 200 purchase orders.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: cim-software.co.uk › Stock control(opens in a new tab); cim-software.co.uk › Refresh mrp(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Accounting connectionSends financial data to bookkeeping software, or includes its own general ledger. | Yes | "Cim200 extends the Stock Control to Nominal Ledger integration to works orders, posting component issues to WIP along with operational processing costs." The ledger is Sage 200's.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: cim-software.co.uk › Works orders(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Ecommerce connectionPulls orders and pushes stock levels to a storefront or marketplace. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of a named storefront or marketplace integration.Know the answer? |
Openness & your data
Getting data in, out, and away if you leave.
| Capability | Finding | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| APIA documented programming interface so other software can read and write your data. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: public api documentation.Know the answer? |
| WebhooksThe system can notify other software the moment something changes. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of outbound webhooks or event subscriptions.Know the answer? |
| MCP supportA Model Context Protocol server, letting an AI assistant read or act on this data. Useful, but it has nothing to do with whether the product plans materials. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: a first-party mcp server, or documentation of one.Know the answer? |
| CSV exportYou can get your lists out as spreadsheet files. | Yes | Enquiry screens such as the Time Phased Demand Schedule have "Export to Excel".Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: cim-software.co.uk › Time phased(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Full data exportYou can take everything, including history and relationships, not just a few screens' worth of rows. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of a complete account export, database dump, or equivalent.Know the answer? |
Deployment, licensing and your data
- Deployment
- On-premise (vendor-supported), Desktop app
- Licensing
- Proprietary on-premise
- Team sizes
- 6–20 people, 21–50 people, 51+ people
- Manufacturing styles
- Countable assembled products, Custom or job-shop work
Integrations
- Sage 200 Professional
- Spindle Document Capture
Industries
Jobs this product qualifies for
Derived from the capability table above, not hand-assigned.
Editorial notes and cautions
Things we would want a friend to know before buying.
- The £526.50 a month is Cim200 alone; Sage 200 Professional is a separate subscription and the page does not say how many users the Cim200 price covers.
- Deployment follows Sage 200 Professional, which is installed software; the vendor offers hosted virtual desktops as an option.
Evidence and verification
✓ VerifiedLast checked October 9, 2026 · 72% of capability fields resolved · 100% of those carry a source
Researched 2026-09-19 from CIM Software's Cim200 product and module pages and its public knowledgebase (Refresh MRP, Maintain MRP Recommendation and Time Phased Demand Schedule articles), read in full. Latest version v2025 R1, compatible with Sage 200 Professional v2022 R1 onwards. Record moved off the Sage Marketplace link onto the vendor's own site.
Sources we checked (10)
cim-software.co.uk
uk-marketplace.sage.com
What we still want to confirm
We publish our gaps rather than hiding them. If you can point us at a first-party page for any of these, we will update the record and credit the correction.
- Confirm how many users the £526.50 monthly subscription covers, and the price of extra users or modules.
- Check expiry dates, recipes, an API and e-commerce connectors.
- Confirm whether a hosted or cloud Sage 200 deployment is supported beyond virtual desktops.
Still unknown: recipes & formulas, expiry & shelf life, ecommerce connection, api, webhooks, mcp support, full data export.