ECI M1
by ECI
A cloud ERP from ECI for small and midsize discrete, repetitive and mixed-mode manufacturers: jobs with routings and multi-level BOMs, MRP II, finite or infinite scheduling, shop-floor entry, inspections and non-conformance, job costing and a general ledger. Evidence so far is the vendor's feature pages only.
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.
It is not labeled Full MRP because we have not verified that it represents a bill of materials, recipe, or formula; accepts dated demand, sales orders, a forecast, or a master production schedule; nets that demand against stock on hand and orders already incoming; explodes requirements through at least one level of the bill of materials; uses lead times or required dates; and produces dated buy, make, transfer, release, or reschedule recommendations. That is a statement about the evidence we found, not a claim that the product is weak, see the capability table and the sources below.
The six Full MRP tests, and how ECI M1 does on each (0 of 6)
- PartialIt represents a bill of materials, recipe, or formula.Not established. Backed only by a limited source (a vendor video from before 2023, source code, an old blog post or a single marketing line), which can fill the table but cannot pass this test.
- PartialIt accepts dated demand, sales orders, a forecast, or a master production schedule.Not established. Backed only by a limited source (a vendor video from before 2023, source code, an old blog post or a single marketing line), which can fill the table but cannot pass this test.
- PartialIt nets that demand against stock on hand and orders already incoming.Not established. Backed only by a limited source (a vendor video from before 2023, source code, an old blog post or a single marketing line), which can fill the table but cannot pass this test.
- PartialIt explodes requirements through at least one level of the bill of materials.Not established. Backed only by a limited source (a vendor video from before 2023, source code, an old blog post or a single marketing line), which can fill the table but cannot pass this test.The supply-chain page says MRP calculates "the exact amount of raw materials, components, and subassemblies you need for each finished product". Marketing page only, so this cannot pass the explosion test. Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab)
- PartialIt uses lead times or required dates.Not established. Only partly shown: the evidence covers some of this but not all of it, so the test is not established.
- UnknownIt produces dated buy, make, transfer, release, or reschedule recommendations.Not established. No evidence found yet.
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
- Small and midsize discrete and mixed-mode manufacturers who want jobs, scheduling and quality in one cloud ERP
- Job shops that need shop-floor labour capture and job costing
Not a fit when
- Buyers who want to read a manual before a demo; we found no public documentation
- Anyone who needs a published price
Pricing facts
What it costs to do manufacturing in this product.
No published price
This vendor does not publish pricing, so you cannot compare it against anything here without contacting them. We will not estimate a figure.
What moves the real bill
- No published price. You have to contact the vendor, which usually means a sales call.
Pricing detail
No price is published. The pricing page calls M1 "a cloud-based ERP solution" with "clear, customized pricing tailored to your business needs" and asks you to request pricing through a form.
Checked on September 19, 2026. Source: ecisolutions.com(opens in a new tab). Prices change. Check before you buy.
Manufacturing capability
14 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 | The supply-chain page says M1's MRP "factors in your Master Production Schedule (MPS)", along with the BOM and current inventory. Marketing page only.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(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 takes in "current inventory levels" to work out what to buy, per the supply-chain page. Marketing page only; the calculation is not documented.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(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. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation showing open purchase or production orders included in the supply picture.Know the answer? |
| Uses lead timesIt works backwards from when you need something to when you must order or start it, using supplier and production lead times. | Partial | The same page says MRP factors in "even lead times", but not whether they move an order date.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(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. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation or a screenshot of replenishment or planning suggestions carrying dates.Know the answer? |
| Capacity planningChecks whether your people and machines can do the work in the time available. | Yes | The Refresh Schedules tool can "schedule forwards or backward and use finite or infinite capacity planning" to set start and end dates.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(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 | BOM management tracks component usage with parent and child relationships.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(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 | BOMs hold assemblies and subassemblies with "child and parent relationships", and a tool converts recurring subassemblies between make-to-order and pull-from-stock.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(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 | A job management module runs jobs from creation to completion, and the MES features create, schedule and track work orders.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Routings & operationsThe ordered steps a product goes through, and which machine or station does each one. | Yes | "Production Ops/Routings" track status and resources per operation.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Shop-floor trackingOperators report progress, time, and completions as the work happens. | Yes | A mobile shop-floor data entry app captures labour time, machine costs and material issues to jobs with barcode scanning.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Quality controlsChecks, tests, holds, and non-conformance records tied to production or receiving. | Yes | An inspection and non-conformance module is used to "Conduct inspections, record defects, and track corrective actions".Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(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. | Partial | Barcode scanning captures lot numbers, and an FAQ says M1 tracks materials "from procurement through production and delivery". No lot genealogy report is described.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab); Marketing page, read 2026(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. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of serial number tracking on individual units.Know the answer? |
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 | Job costing tracks material, subcontract, labour and overhead costs and posts to the general ledger.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| PurchasingRaising and tracking purchase orders to suppliers from inside the system. | Yes | The procurement module covers requisitions through purchase order generation, plus supplier RFQs.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Accounting connectionSends financial data to bookkeeping software, or includes its own general ledger. | Yes | Job costs are logged "directly into the General Ledger", and a QuickBooks integration is listed for receivables and payables.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab); ecisolutions.com › Features(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. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of csv or spreadsheet export.Know the answer? |
| 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
- Cloud (hosted for you)
- Licensing
- Proprietary SaaS
- Team sizes
- 6–20 people, 21–50 people, 51+ people
- Manufacturing styles
- Countable assembled products, Custom or job-shop work
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.
- Every claim on this record rests on ECI's marketing pages; there is no public user guide. These pages are registered as limited sources, so they fill the table but cannot pass a Full MRP test.
Evidence and verification
Why this record is not Verified. Held at partially verified because there is no public documentation behind the marketing claims, even though the coverage would clear the Verified threshold.
Researched 2026-09-19 from ECI's M1 product, features, supply-chain, production-management and pricing pages, read in full. Held at partially verified because there is no public documentation behind the marketing claims, even though the coverage would clear the Verified threshold. Pricing is quote-only.
Sources we checked (5)
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.
- Find documentation of the MRP run: whether it counts open purchase and work orders, offsets by lead time and produces dated suggestions.
- Confirm lot genealogy, serials and expiry.
- Document any API, e-commerce connector and data export.
- Get an indicative price for a small shop.
Still unknown: counts incoming orders, produces dated buy/make suggestions, recipes & formulas, expiry & shelf life, serial numbers, ecommerce connection, api, webhooks, mcp support, csv export, full data export.