What is the best cloud ERP software with published pricing?
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is the best cloud ERP with published pricing, because Microsoft lists a per-user price for every plan. A custom cloud ERP built by Black Badger ranks third, and although we publish no price either, a written scope gives one fixed figure for the build and no subscription after it.
Companies that want to know the basis of the price
Priced by resources and usage, not by user seats
Choice of a SaaS or a private cloud subscription
No published prices
Sold only through resellers, with no direct sales team
Resource needs have to be sized with the reseller before a quote
The ranking, entry by entry
1 Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Best for budget owners who need a per-user price they can multiply
Business Central ranks first on this list because its price page answers the budgeting question fully. Microsoft publishes a per-user price for Essentials, for Premium and for the lower-cost Team Members license, with Essentials and Premium paid yearly. You can count your users by type and reach a license total without a call. Microsoft adds that the prices are informational and the actual price appears at checkout, which is a fair caveat and still more than most vendors offer.
Watch for. The license is not the whole budget. Microsoft directs buyers to a partner to purchase, and partner services are not on the price page.
How it charges
Per user, paid yearly, bought through a Microsoft partner
Main limit
Manufacturing needs the Premium plan, and Microsoft sends buyers to a partner
Best for companies that want the lowest published per-user fee
Odoo ranks second. Its pricing page is the most detailed of any vendor here, down to the difference between yearly and monthly billing. Odoo publishes a per-user price for Standard and for Custom, each on yearly and on monthly billing, and yearly billing costs less. The page also states which features move you to the higher plan. It is behind Business Central because Odoo is clear that implementation sits outside the plan price.
Watch for. A footnote discounts the initial users for 12 months on Standard. Budget from the regular rate.
How it charges
Per user, billed yearly or monthly, one app free
Main limit
Mid-size firms usually need a partner, and Custom adds multi-company and Studio
Best for companies that want one fixed number, then running costs
We publish this guide and build custom ERP systems, and we should be plain that we publish no price list. A custom build ranks third on a pricing list for a different reason. The written scope that follows discovery gives a single fixed figure for the build, and after launch you pay only running costs such as hosting. There is no per-seat fee to multiply and no renewal quote to wait for.
Watch for. You cannot read our number on a web page, and you will need a conversation to get it. The scope is written before you commit to anything.
How it charges
One-time build scoped in writing, then running costs such as hosting
Main limit
Needs a scoping call first, and suits companies of 50 or more employees
Best for companies of 25 or more ERP users pricing a large vendor
SAP S/4HANA Cloud ranks fourth. SAP is the only large enterprise vendor on this list to publish a per-user rate, one for the Finance Base and Supply Chain Base packages and a higher one for Premium. It ranks below Odoo because the rate is narrower than it looks. It applies to 25 to 39 users, the rate changes with user count, and SAP says to request a quote for the exact price.
Watch for. The page text we read showed no price for the HR package. Some add-ons, such as advanced treasury, are priced separately.
How it charges
Per user, 15-user minimum, rate varies with user count
Main limit
Sold as fixed packages with a 15 user minimum, rate depends on user count
Best for manufacturers who value a flat subscription over a list price
Plex ranks fifth with no published price at all, and it is here for what it does publish. Plex states that one annual subscription covers hosting, support and users, with unlimited users and machines and no overage charges. For budgeting, a flat figure that does not move with headcount is worth nearly as much as a list price. It is a cloud ERP for manufacturers only, and the figure itself comes by quote.
Watch for. Packages are tiered by scope, from plant-level systems up to full-business ERP. The quote depends on how much of the business you put on it.
How it charges
Annual subscription, quoted, with no per-user license
Main limit
Quote only, built for manufacturers, and sold as a plant to business package
Best for companies that want to know the basis of the price
Acumatica ranks sixth. It publishes no dollar amount, but it does publish the formula. Cost is based on the applications you implement, your expected usage and your deployment option, and not on user seats. A finance lead can at least reason about what will move the number. It is last because the number itself only arrives after a custom pricing review with a reseller.
Watch for. The pricing review is offered with no obligation. Ask for the resource assumptions behind the quote in writing.
How it charges
Quoted by applications and usage, not by user seats
Main limit
Quote only, sold through resellers, priced by resources and not by users
We ranked by how much of the full cost a buyer can work out before speaking to sales. A full per-user price list ranked highest, then a partial one, then vendors that publish how the price is built without the figure.
Only three of the cloud ERP vendors we track publish a per-user price. Most publish none, and this page does not estimate one for them. NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Infor and Epicor are left off this list for that reason.
Questions buyers ask
Which cloud ERP vendors publish their prices?
Of the vendors we track, Microsoft publishes per-user prices for Dynamics 365 Business Central, Odoo publishes them for its Standard and Custom plans, and SAP shows a per-user rate for its GROW finance and supply chain packages at 25 to 39 users. NetSuite, Acumatica, Sage Intacct, Infor, Epicor and Plex quote per customer.
Does a published price tell me what the ERP will cost?
A published price tells you the license cost. Implementation, data migration and training are extra with every product, and vendors that sell through partners do not publish those. Use the published price to compare licenses, then ask for services quotes on the same scope.
Why does Black Badger not publish a price for a custom ERP?
Black Badger does not publish a price for a custom ERP because the figure depends on what the system has to do and how many other systems it must agree with. A number invented without that would be wrong. What we can offer is a written scope with a firm number before you commit, and no license afterward.