Compare Solidworks and ERPNext - Dec 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Solidworks or ERPNext?

Solidworks is more expensive to implement (TCO) than ERPNext, and Solidworks is rated higher (92/100) than ERPNext (76/100). Solidworks offers users more features (15) than ERPNext (5).

Looking for the right ERP solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

IQMS Vs. ERP Next

IQMS: IQMS is a people company. Focused on quality, relationships and results, IQMS makes an on-going commitment to its manufacturing ERP software and customers so they can experience greater operational efficiency, leaner production and higher profits. Structured on accountability, IQMS’ combined manufacturing software, MES software and ERP software wil...

ERP Next : We are an internet engineering company based out of Mumbai founded in 2008. ERPNext is written by Web Notes and Open Source.Our goal is to build an ERP system that can be used by small businesses worldwide.We think that the future belongs to Open Source. We have built ERPNext on a lot of Open Source technologies such as Python, MySQL, Apache HTTP ...

Who is more expensive? Solidworks or ERPNext?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of ERP software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Solidworks and ERPNext.

Solidworks accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 EnterpriseIQ is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of ERP software. ERPNext price starts at $10 per site/month , When comparing ERPNext to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average ERP software cost.

Bottom line: Solidworks cost is around the same cost of ERPNext.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Solidworks Vs. ERPNext based on some of the most important and required ERP features.

Solidworks: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Advanced Shipment Notification, Inventory Management, Order Processing Management, Supply Chain Analytics, Supply Chain Monitoring, Supply Chain Planning, Accounting Module, Business Intelligence Module.

ERPNext: Basic Reports, Data Import/Export, Online Customer Support, Project Management, CRM.

Target customer size

Solidworks has been designed specifically for the manufacturing industry and includes sectors such as Aerospace & Defence, Automotive & Assembly manufacturing, General manufacturing, as well as Medical manufacturing to name a few. Customers of the software include businesses of all sizes and types.