True material requirements planning

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Quote only

• ·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

Inventory, work orders and forecast-driven MRP for small assemblers, from $185 a month for two users.

From $185/mo

• ·Assemblers and light manufacturers who want forecast-driven production and purchasing plans offset by lead time
• ·Teams with nested sub-assemblies that want work orders created for every level in one step
• ·Businesses keeping their books in QuickBooks or Xero that need lots, serials and expiry dates on the stock side

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

Quote only

• ·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

Self-hosters who want free, documented MRP and a real ledger, and can live without capacity planning.

Free plan; no published paid price

• ·Small manufacturers who can self-host and want real MRP without a license fee
• ·Businesses that want accounting, inventory and manufacturing in one open-source system
• ·Shops that need lot or serial control with test results and certificates of analysis

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

Quote only

• ·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.

Quote only

• ·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.

Quote only

• ·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

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

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

Quote only

• ·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

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.

Quote only

• ·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

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

• ·Shopify brands that make some of their own products and want raw-material buying driven by the sales forecast
• ·Teams that plan purchasing in months and want a best order date per material
• ·Growing stores that want unlimited users and SKUs without per-seat pricing

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