What is the difference between erpnext community vs enterprise?
There is no difference in features. The difference in in your choice of hosting.
Yes, ERPNext comes with integration to WooCommerce.
Yes, ERPNext comes with integration to Shopify.
ERPNext is configured to use HTTPS and uses the industry best practices for storing and retrieval of data.
Yes, ERPNext has a complete project management module with time sheets, expenses and billing integrated with accounting
ERPNext comes with a complete and complex pricing rules engine. This can be configured and prioritized as per your needs.
ERPNext comes pre-configured with Taxes / MWST upon installation. Further you can customize or change it as per your needs.
Any business that buys and sells (trade) or into project / services business can benefit from using an ERP system. Every business performs activities that are common such as employ people, buy products & consumables, keep accounts and collect invoices. Further some might trade in goods and some might manufacture or procure those from a 3rd party. To track all these activities an ERP system can be invaluable as it helps keep the integrity of your business at all times.
A fully function CRM is available in ERPNext and you can manage your leads, opportunities and contacts from here. You can also create quotations and sales order from the CRM module. The CRM module is fully integrated into Sales, Accounting and further downstream into manufacturing and inventory.
ERPNext can be configured and customized as per your business flow such as purchasing, selling and managing inventory. You can create your own forms, you can create your own fields, and further you can write scripts to change the behavior of the software.
A program is “free software” if the program’s users have the four essential freedoms:
- The freedom to run the program as you wish, for any purpose.
- The freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it does your computing as you wish. Access to the source code is a precondition for this.
- The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor.
- The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others. By doing this you can give the whole community a chance to benefit from your changes. Access to the source code is a precondition for this.
If software is licensed in a way that does not provide these 4 freedoms, then it is categorized as nonfree or proprietary.
ERPNext is an example FREE and Open Source Software (FOSS).
You manage most aspects of your business such as buying, selling, tracking leads and managing inventory with ERPNext
- How to register your company?
- How to create customers?
- How to create suppliers?
- How to create items?
Zero licensing, 100% flexibility. What is not to like?
Why choose ERPNext over other Open Source ERP systems?
ERPNext has been rated as a Category Leader by GetApp in 2020 and rated by Gartner for user-friendliness. The following 6 reasons should get you started
Reason 1 : Easy to Use
Gartner has rated ERPNext at the top of user recommended & user friendliness system.
Reason 2 : Get Excellent Support
You have the choice of community, partner or support from Frappe. You have choice.
Reason 3: You Save Money
ERPNext is 5X cheaper than NetSuite, 10X cheaper than SAP or Other leading ERP Vendors. For the same features.
Reason 4 : Your data is : Yours
Back up your data, on S3, Dropbox or Google Cloud. The choice of how, when, where is yours.
Reason 5 : New Features
ERPNext gets added new features and bug fixes every week. This makes software current.
Reason 6 : Open Source
Open Source software now powers Google, Amazon, Microsoft & Android phones. So does your business.
The Best Open Source ERP System in the World.
Lets speak about Customization
Every business is unique. Hence, an ERP system should be configurable and customizable to meet your current and your future requirements.
ERPNext Settings
You can control a majority of features using settings such as financial years, price lists & session defaults.
ERPNext Configurations
Item and accounting together is the heart of ERPNext. These can be completely configured.
Custom Fields & Forms in ERPNext
You can add as many custom fields as you want, such as sections, lists, image uploads & child tables.
Custom Scripts for ERPNext
You can trigger changes to documents when forms or loaded or saved. You can do so much with the incredibly powerful Custom Scripts.
Integrations with ERPNext
Pre-built integrations to PayPal, Razor Pay, Amazon S3, Dropbox, G-Suite gets your e-commerce, payments and backups sorted out right away.
REST API in ERPNext
Powerful yet simple to use REST API from ERPNext makes ~800 API end points. The possibilities are infinite and easy to get started.
Plugins & 3rd party Apps with ERPNext
You can potentially develop your own apps or install 3rd party apps of your choice.
Fork it / Copy it.
You have the right to fork ERPNext and manage your own version.
Flexibility limited only by your imagination!
Why choose ERPNext over other Open Source ERP systems?
ERPNext has been rated as a Category Leader by GetApp in 2020 and rated by Gartner for user-friendliness. The following 6 reasons should get you started
Reason 1 : Easy to Use
Gartner has rated ERPNext at the top of user recommended & user friendliness system.
Reason 2 : Get Excellent Support
You have the choice of community, partner or support from Frappe. You have choice.
Reason 3: You Save Money
ERPNext is 5X cheaper than NetSuite, 10X cheaper than SAP or Other leading ERP Vendors. For the same features.
Reason 4 : Your data is : Yours
Back up your data, on S3, Dropbox or Google Cloud. The choice of how, when, where is yours.
Reason 5 : New Features
ERPNext gets added new features and bug fixes every week. This makes software current.
Reason 6 : Open Source
Open Source software now powers Google, Amazon, Microsoft & Android phones. So does your business.
Why is it popular?
Why is ERPNext Popular?
ERPNext embodies value of creating and sharing valuable business management software. 100% Open Source, 100% Free.
The Spirit
The ERPNext community embodies a Spirit of Community, Open & Friendliness and Public Good.
Alternative to
ERPNext is a true alternative to SAP / NetSuite / Dynamics. It is feature rich & friendly to customization.
Choice of hosting
Customers can choose between SaaS / Cloud or On-premise.
Scalability
Could be deployed with Kubernettes for 5 users or 5000 users.
Customizations
There are 7 ways to customize ERPNext including Scripting, Custom Apps, Integrations & REST API.
Open Source
There are no hidden features. There is no Freemium version. Everything is Open Source.
No Vendor Lockin
You have the option to develop competencies in-house, partner with ERPNext vendors or change vendors at any time.
The 3S of Enterprise Software
Secure, Stable and Simple are the 3 biggest drivers for enterprise software adoption. ERPNext excells in all of them.
Out of the Box
Everything works out of the box, with minimal interventions.
