Production scheduling

The clearest small-shop system that genuinely tells you what to order and when.

From $49/user/mo

• ·Shops that have outgrown reorder alerts and need to know the last safe date to place an order
• ·Small discrete manufacturers running multi-level BOMs with routings and operations
• ·Anyone who wants the planning maths written down in a public manual rather than hidden behind a demo

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

• ·Shops that want to own their system outright and never pay a per-seat bill again
• ·Manufacturers who need accounting, purchasing and production in one place rather than three subscriptions
• ·Teams with someone technical who can run a server or manage a hosting partner

The most API-forward option here, with a license that needs reading carefully.

From $40/user/mo

• ·Engineering-led shops in regulated sectors needing serial genealogy and NCR-to-CAPA workflows
• ·Teams that intend to build on top of the system rather than only use its screens, on the Business plan, which is where the API and webhooks are
• ·Shops that want an AI assistant wired into live manufacturing data via MCP

Autoscheduling for precision job shops, with an MCP-aware API.

Quote only

• ·Precision CNC and sheet-metal shops where scheduling is the bottleneck
• ·Shops needing AS9100D or ISO 9001 readiness
• ·Teams that want to promise realistic dates at quote time rather than hope

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

• ·Product brands that have outgrown spreadsheets and want production, stock and a shop-floor app in one place
• ·Teams with many people who benefit from unlimited-user pricing instead of per-seat billing
• ·Shops that need expiry dates and serial numbers alongside batch tracking

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

• ·Manufacturers who want production, stock, purchasing, ecommerce and the ledger from one vendor
• ·Shops needing finite capacity scheduling and a real shop-floor tablet interface
• ·Technical teams willing to self-host Community and avoid per-seat pricing entirely

Free MIT-licensed ERP with EDI, for shops that will install and look after it themselves.

Free plan; no published paid price

• ·Small manufacturers with someone who can install and look after a Java desktop application
• ·Shops that trade by EDI with larger customers and want it inside the ERP
• ·Buyers who want a ledger, BOMs, routings and cell scheduling without a license fee

Job-shop ERP with an explicit MRP module and flexible scheduling modes.

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• ·Job shops that quote heavily and need costing data feeding the estimate
• ·Shops needing both forward-finite and backward-infinite scheduling depending on the job
• ·Manufacturers who want the option of on-premise deployment

A full manufacturing ERP with documented MRP for growing shops ready for a partner-led implementation.

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• ·Manufacturers of 20 people or more who want MRP, scheduling and accounting in one system
• ·Shops that dislike per-seat pricing and have many occasional users
• ·Buyers ready to work with an implementation partner

Open-source ERP with documented MRP; free to self-host, or €35 per user on Pro from 10 users.

Free plan · From €35/user/mo

• ·Manufacturers who want open-source ERP with real MRP, capacity scheduling and accounting in one system
• ·Teams with the technical staff to self-host Community, or ten or more users for Pro
• ·European companies that care where their data is hosted

A cloud shop-floor MES with a dated material board, for shops that already plan and want tablets on the floor.

From $173/user/mo

• ·Shops putting tablets on the floor to replace paper travellers
• ·Teams that want lot and serial traceability captured as work happens
• ·Autodesk Fusion or Vault users who want products and BOMs pulled in

Documented MRP with finite scheduling for order-driven discrete shops ready for a quoted, installed ERP.

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• ·Order-driven discrete manufacturers and job shops that want MRP and finite scheduling in one system
• ·Shops that need lot and serial trace from receiving to shipment, as an add-on module
• ·Buyers who want to read the user guides before a demo; they are public on docs.infor.com

Job shops and mixed-mode discrete manufacturers ready for a months-long, quote-led ERP implementation.

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• ·Job shops and mixed-mode discrete manufacturers handling make-to-order, assemble-to-order and engineer-to-order work
• ·Shops that need dated planning through every BOM level, lot and serial trace, and capacity load in one system
• ·ITAR-regulated manufacturers, which the vendor hosts on Microsoft Azure Government Cloud

MRP and works orders built into Sage 200 Professional for UK manufacturers of up to 100 users.

From £526.50/mo

• ·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

Time-phased MRP and works orders for small UK manufacturers who run Sage 50 Accounts.

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• ·Small UK and Irish manufacturers on Sage 50 Accounts who want real time-phased MRP
• ·Shops migrating off the retired Sage 50 Manufacturing, which Sage recommends Cim50 to replace
• ·Buyers who want to add modules over time, starting with stock control

MRP and production control for QuickBooks or Sage shops that want to keep their accounting where it is.

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• ·Manufacturers on QuickBooks or Sage who want MRP without moving their books
• ·Discrete shops that want to buy only the modules they use, starting with inventory and BOMs
• ·Teams happy to run a Windows client and SQL Server, on site or with a hosting partner

Job-shop software with an £8.50 shop-floor seat, sold month to month.

From £57.50/mo · £167.50/mo useful

• ·UK subcontract engineering and machine shops
• ·Shops with many floor staff who only need to clock on and off, where the £8.50 seat cuts the bill sharply
• ·Owners who want out of long contracts. This is genuinely month to month

Full manufacturing ERP at $50 per user, if you can pay for at least five users.

From $50/user/mo

• ·Electronics and discrete manufacturers who want MRP, scheduling, traceability and accounting in one system
• ·Shops that would rather read the documentation than sit through a demo
• ·Teams of six or more, where the five-user minimum stops mattering

Full MRP inside a mid-market ERP, with a public manual, for manufacturers ready for a quoted implementation.

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• ·Discrete manufacturers who want real MRP, routings and capacity in one ERP with its own books
• ·Buyers who want to read the manual before the demo: the reference guide is public
• ·Companies that need the option of on-premises hosting

The planning brain you bolt onto an ERP that cannot plan.

Free plan · From €546/mo

• ·Shops that already run an ERP or inventory system and have outgrown its planning
• ·Odoo users who want serious constrained planning without changing their transactional system
• ·Planners who need what-if scenarios and finite-capacity plans rather than another place to type orders

A broad modular ERP for established manufacturers, sold module by module.

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• ·Established manufacturers wanting one vendor across production, quality, accounting and payroll
• ·Shops that need on-premise deployment, including regulated or government work
• ·Businesses across multiple countries needing a system used in twenty-five-plus of them

Engineer-to-order ERP where the BOM comes out of CAD.

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• ·Engineer-to-order manufacturers where every job starts in CAD
• ·Shops in industrial machinery, moulds, tooling or pressure vessels
• ·Businesses wanting engineering, production and the ledger from one vendor

Established job-shop ERP with real scheduling, and no published price.

Quote only

• ·Machine shops and fabricators quoting custom work and needing estimate-versus-actual honesty
• ·Shops that need genuine finite scheduling with visible bottlenecks
• ·Businesses that want the option of on-premise rather than cloud-only

An all-in-one ERP for metal fabricators and discrete job shops that want MRP, scheduling and accounting in one system.

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• ·Metal fabricators and discrete job shops that want MRP, scheduling, shop floor and accounting in one system
• ·Shops that need the choice of cloud or on-premise and may want to switch later
• ·Automotive and aerospace suppliers working to EDI releases and IATF or AS9100 quality rules

A UK make-to-order ERP with finite scheduling and its own accounts, for engineering and fabrication shops.

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• ·UK engineering, fabrication and electronics SMEs running make-to-order jobs with routings and finite capacity
• ·Shops that want accounts, costing and shop-floor time in the same system as production

ANZ manufacturers and service businesses that want every module for about AUD 20 per concurrent user a month.

From A$105/user/mo

• ·Australian and New Zealand manufacturers that want production, inventory, jobbing and service in one system
• ·Shops with many staff but few people logged in at once, since users are counted concurrently
• ·Businesses that want to run the database on their own server or a hosted single-tenant instance

UK MRP for engineering and electronics SMEs, sold on subscription with a quote and a Windows server.

Quote only

• ·UK engineering, electronics and subcontract manufacturers with works orders, routings and shop-floor booking
• ·Firms on Xero or Sage that want MRP connected to their books
• ·Businesses that would rather subscribe than pay a large upfront license

Estimating, shop orders and finite scheduling for US machine and fabrication job shops, with optional built-in accounting.

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• ·US machine, tool and die, sheet metal and screw machine shops that quote and schedule job by job
• ·Shops that want accounting and payroll from the same vendor, through the Visual Books add-on

Configure-to-order ERP for trailer, cabinet and equipment makers, with a product configurator and VIN tracking.

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• ·Trailer, cabinet and equipment makers that configure each unit to order
• ·Manufacturers that want a vendor to configure the system and stay on as the support team
• ·Shops that need VIN or serial tracking with warranty and after-market parts

Quote-to-invoice production control for UK subcontract machine shops that need audit-ready traceability.

Quote only

• ·UK subcontract machine shops and fabricators that want quote-to-invoice control and audit-ready records
• ·Shops working to ISO 9001, AS9100 or IATF 16949 that need NCRs, inspection and certificates of conformity in the same system

A job-shop and discrete-manufacturing ERP with MRP and scheduling, sold by quote; no public manual.

Quote only

• ·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

ERP, MES and quality in one system for discrete manufacturers supplying automotive and heavy-industry customers.

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• ·Automotive and heavy-industry suppliers running on EDI schedules from their customers
• ·Discrete manufacturers who want MES and quality (SPC, PPAP) built into the ERP rather than bolted on
• ·Multi-plant operations. It was built to run Mancor's six plants

Module-by-module production control for UK subcontract precision engineering shops.

Quote only

• ·UK subcontract machine shops that quote, route and schedule one-off and repeat works orders
• ·Shops working to ISO 9001, AS9100 or IATF 16949 that need contract review, gauge calibration and non-conformance in the same system

Capable manufacturing, but only if you buy the module that has it.

From $349/mo · $599/mo useful

• ·Growing brands that already need multi-channel order management and want manufacturing in the same system
• ·Teams of ten or more, where the bundled seat counts start to look reasonable
• ·Shops that only need assembly-style kitting, which is included rather than extra

Business Central Premium for Dutch make-to-order and ETO manufacturers, with published tier prices on top.

From €50.83/user/mo · €146.13/user/mo useful

• ·Dutch make-to-order and engineer-to-order manufacturers moving to Business Central
• ·Shops that want published tier prices and a Dutch implementation partner
• ·Teams that link CAD or PDM data to items, BOMs and routings

FDA-regulated batch makers who need electronic batch records and traceability tied to QuickBooks.

From $150/user/mo · $200/user/mo useful

• ·Supplement, cosmetics and food makers under FDA rules who need electronic batch records with e-signatures
• ·Regulated shops that need forward and reverse lot tracing for a mock recall
• ·QuickBooks Online users who want production and inventory postings made for them

Business Central for food producers, packaged by food-industry people, from $115.50 per user a month with manufacturing.

From $84/user/mo · $115.50/user/mo useful

• ·Food and beverage producers who want Business Central set up by food-industry specialists
• ·Bakeries and food companies that run direct store delivery routes
• ·Producers who need lot traceability and recall tied to accounting and production

Free to use right now in beta, and built for people who make things from formulas.

Free plan · From $59.99/mo

• ·Formula-driven makers who want to start today, since beta access is free, needs no credit card, and the vendor advertises no end date for it
• ·Shops that want to know what a batch cost with labour in it: a completed batch shows raw material, labour and packaging cost, a cost per unit, and retail and dealer prices over that cost
• ·Makers who want a say in what gets built, because the vendor is actively shaping it around user feedback

Business Central Premium with documented device-maker extensions, for DACH manufacturers. Quote only.

Quote only

• ·Device and machine makers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland standardizing on Business Central
• ·One-off, project and small-series production that links engineering to the shop
• ·Teams that want project costing running alongside production

A full ERP with documented MRP at $110 per user on Premium, usually bought with a partner.

From $80/user/mo · $110/user/mo useful

• ·Growing manufacturers that want finance, planning and production in one ERP with public documentation
• ·Discrete and assembly shops that plan from sales orders and forecasts with MPS and MRP
• ·Companies that already work with a Microsoft partner or run Microsoft 365

The only serious print-farm ERP we found, with gram-level material costing.

Free plan · From $0/mo

• ·3D print farms that need filament costed per gram rather than per spool
• ·Print shops wanting to self-host at zero license cost and upgrade later without migrating
• ·Operators who prefer a $2,500 perpetual license to an indefinite subscription

One system for batch manufacturing, from forecast through to the shop floor.

Quote only

• ·Batch manufacturers who want one system rather than an ERP plus a manufacturing bolt-on
• ·Shops where quality testing happens on the floor and needs recording as it happens
• ·Processors managing shelf life across raw materials and finished goods

Real MRP under an Apache license, for teams with developers to spare.

Free plan; no published paid price

• ·Organizations with in-house Java developers who want to own the whole stack
• ·Teams that need a permissive Apache license with a patent grant for commercial reasons
• ·Long-horizon projects where a decade of no license fees justifies a heavy build

Formula manufacturing that can bolt onto QuickBooks instead of replacing your accounting.

Quote only

• ·Formula makers who want manufacturing without replacing accounting they already run
• ·Shops in food, nutraceuticals, cosmetics or coatings that need regulatory records alongside production

Quoting, job costing and production jobs for fabrication workshops, from A$650 a month with the inventory add-on.

From A$350/mo · A$650/mo useful

• ·Fabrication and engineering workshops that quote, run and cost custom jobs
• ·Shops that also build stock items or sub-assemblies and want them costed from actual time and materials
• ·Teams of around ten or more on the floor who log time and materials from a kiosk

Licensed MRP for make-to-order shops that want dated jobs and POs and keep their own accounting.

Published, but no comparable monthly figure

• ·Make-to-order and engineer-to-order shops that want jobs and purchase orders dated from sales-order required dates
• ·Companies that want to keep their existing accounting system
• ·Buyers who prefer a one-off license and their own server to a subscription

Scheduling only, and refreshingly honest about that.

Free plan · From €0/mo

• ·Teams currently coordinating shared machines and people through spreadsheets and email
• ·Shops running multiple sites that need one view of who and what is booked
• ·Anyone wanting a free self-hosted scheduling layer alongside an existing system

Brewery production, traceability and sales in one system, priced by annual output with unlimited users.

From $34.99/mo

• ·Breweries that want recipes, brew sheets, vessels, stock and sales in one place
• ·Growing teams, since adding users costs nothing
• ·Brewers who need to trace an ingredient lot to the customers who received it

Recipe manufacturing with electronic batch records, aimed squarely at regulated small makers.

Quote only

• ·Regulated small makers who need electronic batch records and sign-offs, not just a stock count
• ·Shops facing recall drills, since end-to-end lot traceability is the product's center of gravity
• ·Makers on QuickBooks who want manufacturing without changing accounting

ERP, MES and QMS in one, aimed at compliance-heavy precision shops.

Quote only

• ·Aerospace, defense and medical machine shops carrying AS9100, ITAR or NADCAP obligations
• ·Shops that want quality evidence generated by doing the work rather than assembled before an audit
• ·Manufacturers committed to going genuinely paperless

The veteran QuickBooks-attached manufacturing system, with manufacturing from $675 a month plus a required implementation package.

From $675/mo

• ·Established manufacturers running QuickBooks who need warehousing and production together
• ·Food and cosmetics producers who need one-click recall reporting
• ·Shops needing finite-capacity planning with automatic rerouting

Quoting, jobs and a job board for sign, print and apparel-decoration shops, from $109 a month plus $29 per user.

From $109/mo

• ·Sign, print and apparel-decoration shops that quote custom jobs and track them through workflow steps
• ·Shops that want quoting, proofing, invoicing and a job board in one place, synced to QuickBooks Online or Xero
• ·Larger custom shops that need machine scheduling and an API (PRO)

Business Central Premium plus GMP-ready batch, recipe and QA apps for regulated process makers. Quote only.

Quote only

• ·Regulated process manufacturers (pharma, chemicals, food, cosmetics, medtech) on Business Central
• ·Makers who need GMP audit trails, electronic signatures and lot traffic lights in the ERP
• ·Teams that adjust batch recipes by potency and need QA inspections tied to lots

Business Central for fashion brands, wholesalers and manufacturers that need color-size matrices everywhere. K3's price is quote only.

Quote only

• ·Fashion brands, wholesalers and manufacturers already committed to Microsoft Business Central
• ·Businesses that need color, size and second-size matrices across orders, stock and production
• ·Brands that manufacture in part and want Business Central's MRP with a fashion matrix on top

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

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

Small food and craft producers comfortable running Docker who want batches, lots and costing for free.

Free plan; no published paid price

• ·Bakeries and small food producers who make to order and want allergens, nutrition labels, lots and batch costs in one place
• ·Makers who can run a Docker server and would rather own their data than pay a subscription
• ·Small producers who need a supplier-to-customer recall trace without paying for traceability

Job-card MRP for equipment and device makers up to about 100 people, from £479 a month.

From £479/mo

• ·Build-to-order equipment, device and machinery makers with multi-level BOMs and subcontracted steps
• ·Shops that want job cards, time tracking and batch and serial traceability on the floor
• ·UK firms that keep their books in Xero, QuickBooks or Sage 50

Cloud MRP from an all-in-one suite, per user with a five-user minimum and a required setup fee.

From $349/user/mo

• ·Teams of five or more who want manufacturing, costing and work orders in a cloud suite that also sells accounting and CRM
• ·Process and discrete makers who need yield, scrap and by-product tracking

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

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

For wholesale coffee roasters who want orders to turn into a daily roast-and-pack plan, with green coffee deducted as they roast.

From $83/mo

• ·Wholesale coffee roasters taking orders through a portal who want the day's roast, blend and pack list built for them
• ·Roasters selling one roast under several labels or private-label brands
• ·Teams that want unlimited users and pay by pounds roasted

Apparel factory ERP for manufacturers and exporters running many buyer orders across lines and contractors. Quote only.

Quote only

• ·Apparel manufacturers and exporters running many buyer orders across lines and outside contractors
• ·Factories that want material planning, production, quality and accounting in one cloud system
• ·Groups with several companies and countries that need consolidated accounting

Order-driven ERP for small Dutch and UK engineering and make-to-order shops.

Quote only

• ·Small Dutch, Belgian and UK engineering and make-to-order shops that quote, calculate and build to customer order
• ·Shops that want pre- and post-calculation on every order in the same system as purchasing and planning

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

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• ·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

Job-shop tracking, scheduling and job costing that posts to QuickBooks Desktop or Sage 50.

Quote only

• ·Machine shops and job shops that want job tracking, scheduling and job costing without a full ERP
• ·Shops keeping their books in QuickBooks Desktop or Sage 50

Quote-to-invoice production control for UK precision engineering and fabrication job shops.

Quote only

• ·UK precision engineering, sheet metal and fabrication job shops that quote, schedule and cost each job
• ·Sites with unreliable internet, since it runs on the local network
• ·Businesses that want concurrent-user licensing and shop floor terminals without per-device fees