M1 vs. pc/MRP Comparison Chart

MRPeasy helps small manufacturers grow with easy-to-use tools that cover all the essentials they need to manage their production. Having built the first cloud-based MRP platform in 2014, we offer user-friendly software-as-a-service that covers everything from production planning to CRM, skipping all the features that are too complex or irrelevant for small manufacturers. This means smaller manufacturers get access to powerful production planning tools, levelling the playing field with larger competitors. With MRPeasy, you know exactly how much your products cost and when they’re ready, helping you to steer your business effectively. MRPeasy integrates with leading accounting software like QuickBooks and Xero and e-commerce platforms like Shopify and WooCommerce, providing a comprehensive, fully integrated business management solution.

Katana's Cloud Inventory Platform gives you a centralized view of your inventory to maintain optimal stock levels across all your locations and efficiently track products available for sale. Easily manage incoming orders from all your sales channels and issue purchase orders directly from Katana to ensure restocking at the right time and in the right quantities. Seamlessly integrate Katana with your e-commerce, accounting, and other business software to automate repetitive tasks and get real-time visibility over your daily operations and business performance. Main features: *Real-time inventory insights *Built-in purchase order management *Omnichannel sales management *Manufacturing operations management *Financial visibility and cloud accounting

ProShop is a paperless and web based shop management, ERP, MES and QMS system for manufacturing companies in regulated industries. ProShop was built on the shop floor of a machine shop for nearly 20 years, and it's not like anything you've seen. Built to manage the complex manufacturing environment better than anything else on the market - by an order of magnitude. Never before has there been a system that gives you such insight into every detail of your manufacturing company. ProShop is best described as a Digital Manufacturing Ecosystem (DME). It is 100% paperless, and combines the features found in ERP, MES, QMS, CMMS, and other software categories for machine shops, fabricators, job shops, contract manufacturers and others in regulated industries who need tight controls on their process and want exacting and timely information to make the best and most profitable decisions.

Steelhead's cloud-based technology gives you the opportunity to digitize and streamline every step of your manufacturing process - designed specifically for your job shop, not the other way around. Our software allows Operators to send quotes, add work orders, include product recipes, track the movement of parts, send packing slips and invoices, train operators, automatically generate reports, and reprioritize jobs all with the tap of a finger! Access effortless inventory management with low-quantity alerts and accounting integrations to automate invoice tracking. How is Steelhead different? Any Operator off the street can be trained in as little as 10 minutes! Deploying at your job shop can be as quick as two weeks (not months like other MRP solutions) - we aren't your traditional MES or ERP. Reach out today for a demo of the technology or an on-site optimization consultation.

Epicor Kinetic is a global, cloud-focused ERP solution built for manufacturers, driving profitability through real-time insights and collaboration. Built with deep industry expertise, it offers end-to-end capabilities for discrete, make-to-order and mixed-mode manufacturers. It supports the needs of leading manufacturers across multiple industries including Industrial Machinery, Fabricated Metals, Electronics and High Tech, Plastics and Rubber, Automotive, Aerospace and Defense, Medical Device, Consumer Products, Furniture and Fixtures, Measuring and Controlling Devices, and more. Embrace future-ready business, digital transformation, and flexible deployment with this singular solution.

Grow your business with OpenPro ERP solutions that can be deployed in the cloud or on your server. Our software supports most industries with a complete Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software solution. As a provider of Business Management ERP Software, OpenPro excels with its Real-Time Solutions. From Accounting and Financial Reports to its MES software, MRP manufacturing and wholesale distribution inventory control software. The Business Management Software are all GAAP and international compliant. OpenPro is multi language (9 different) and multi currency. Another of the many business software solutions is a complete retail Point of Sales (POS) system, while distributors benefit from the supply chain management software. Built in time card management, Payroll and HRMS systems are integrated with the accounting manufacturing software. Customer Relationship management (CRM) is integrated to target prospects and convert them into customers quickly.

Run your Engineer To Order (ETO) manufacturing business with increased accuracy, efficiency, and profitability with Total ETO (formerly Questica ETO). Find, track and close new business more efficiently, create estimates with greater accuracy, and automatically cascade to a total at the project level. Integrate your BOM with the most popular 3D CAD packages SolidWorks, AutoDesk Inventor, PTC Creo, Solid Edge, Catia and more. Submit material requests to purchasing without double entry and view, track, and manage your inventory including work in progress. Report costs in real-time as your team places orders, allocates stock, and logs hours to a job. Empower management with real time information and configure every report to suit your company. Integrate seamlessly with QuickBooks, Sage, or another financial system.

Simplify floor scheduling and support better resource planning with Protected Flow Manufacturing by LillyWorks, a SaaS-based manufacturing execution and planning platform. Protected Flow Manufacturing can easily integrate alongside any existing ERP. With an intuitive system, Protected Flow Manufacturing enables users to achieve maximum ROI by reducing the time their jobs spend waiting. Protected Flow Manufacturing is suitable for small and mid-sized manufacturers or job shops that pursue growth and attract new business.

Tasor Planner is a powerful software solution for advanced planning and scheduling. It automatically generates optimal production plans and schedules, enabling businesses to gain a competitive edge by lowering costs and shortening delivery times. Tasor Planner optimizes production planning even in environments with the most challenging constraints and dependencies, creating accurate and optimal production schedules. Tasor Planner is a perfect fit for companies of all sizes—small, medium, and large enterprises. Adjust the parameters in the Profit Calculator application according to your production needs and calculate the profit increase using Tasor Planner. Tasor Planner allows businesses to consistently meet customer order due dates, even in the most complex cases. With Tasor Planner, it is always possible to know what quantity will be available and when, enabling accurate delivery date estimations.

Quantum is a robust MES that gives manufacturers the visibility they want, the data they need, and the compliance they count on, all while seamlessly managing everything from inventory to final inspection. With Quantum: - Your production schedule is always accurate and adaptable, able to flex to any situation. - Your team always has the proper instructions to do their daily work. - You have a prioritized work list, keeping your team on top of tasks today, tomorrow, and beyond. - Gain total visibility into your inventory and manage everything from raw materials to finished products in one place. - Proactively identify and prevent potential issues with real-time alerts. Quantum bridges the gap between your ERP (example: QuickBooks) and your shop floor operations, integrating these functions into a singular system. This empowers the front office with essential financial insights while equipping the shop floor with unparalleled production efficiency