What are the main alternatives to ERPNext?

20 other inventory tools are listed in this directory, led by DEAR Inventory, Katana, Brightpearl, Finale Inventory. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.

What is the best free alternative to ERPNext?

3 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Megaventory, Fiix, EZOfficeInventory.

Why do people look for an alternative to ERPNext?

On the figures on record, one thing stands out: cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.

What would I give up by switching from ERPNext?

ERPNext is most often brought in for enterprise resource planning for small to medium businesses, accounting and financial management, inventory and stock management, supply chain management. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.

Is there an open-source alternative to ERPNext?

None of the inventory tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.

How were these ERPNext alternatives chosen?

They are the tools filed in the same category, Inventory, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.

Where can I compare ERPNext against one of these directly?

Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against ERPNext covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.

Does this list cover every inventory tool?

No. It covers what this directory holds in the Inventory category, 20 tools beside ERPNext. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.

Inventory · alternatives

Alternatives to ERPNext

20 inventory tools sit alongside ERPNext in this directory. Below is what separates each from ERPNext on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.

Alternatives listed: 20
With a free tier: 3
Cheaper to start: -
ERPNext starts at: Free

Why people look past ERPNext

Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the ERPNext entry measured against the tools listed beside it.

Cost climbs steeply across the tiers

ERPNext publishes 5 tiers, from Free up to $108/month. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the ERPNext pricing page breaks each one down.

What each alternative does differently

Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.

DEAR Inventory

On request

Complete inventory and order management system

No free tier, where ERPNext has one.
Sold on a subscription model rather than freemium.
3 tiers to ERPNext's 5.

ERPNext vs DEAR Inventory DEAR Inventory review

Katana

$99/month

Smart manufacturing ERP for scaling businesses

No free tier, where ERPNext has one.
Publishes an entry price of $99/month, where ERPNext does not.
2 tiers to ERPNext's 5.

ERPNext vs Katana Katana review

Brightpearl

$499/month

Retail operating system for omnichannel commerce

No free tier, where ERPNext has one.
Publishes an entry price of $499/month, where ERPNext does not.
Sold on a subscription model rather than freemium.
2 tiers to ERPNext's 5.

ERPNext vs Brightpearl Brightpearl review

Finale Inventory

On request

High-volume inventory for e-commerce

No free tier, where ERPNext has one.
Sold on a subscription model rather than freemium.
3 tiers to ERPNext's 5.

ERPNext vs Finale Inventory Finale Inventory review

Megaventory

Free, then $135/month

Order and inventory management for SMBs

Publishes an entry price of $135/month, where ERPNext does not.
Sold on a subscription model rather than freemium.
2 tiers to ERPNext's 5.

ERPNext vs Megaventory Megaventory review

Fiix

Free

AI-powered maintenance management

Sold on a subscription model rather than freemium.
3 tiers to ERPNext's 5.

ERPNext vs Fiix Fiix review

Every ERPNext alternative at a glance

A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.

Inventory alternatives to ERPNext
Tool	Entry price	Model	Tiers	Head to head
ERPNext (this page)	Free	Freemium	5
DEAR InventoryComplete inventory and order management system	On request	Subscription	3	vs ERPNext
KatanaSmart manufacturing ERP for scaling businesses	$99/month	-	2	vs ERPNext
BrightpearlRetail operating system for omnichannel commerce	$499/month	Subscription	2	vs ERPNext
Finale InventoryHigh-volume inventory for e-commerce	On request	Subscription	3	vs ERPNext
Megaventory	Free, then $135/month	Subscription	2	vs ERPNext
Fiix	Free	Subscription	3	vs ERPNext
EZOfficeInventory	Free, then $63.55/month	Subscription	4	vs ERPNext
Fishbowl Inventory	On request	Quote	2	vs ERPNext
Quartzy	$50/month	Per month by user tier	3	vs ERPNext
Linnworks	On request	Subscription	-	vs ERPNext
Extensiv	On request	Subscription	3	vs ERPNext
Netstock	On request	Subscription	3	vs ERPNext
Acumatica	On request	Subscription	-	vs ERPNext
ChannelAdvisor	On request	Subscription	3	vs ERPNext
inFlow	$129/month	-	3	vs ERPNext
Limble CMMS	On request	Subscription	3	vs ERPNext
MarketMan	$179/month	Subscription	3	vs ERPNext
BlueCart	$10/month	-	-	vs ERPNext
Oberlo	On request	-	-	vs ERPNext
Asset Panda	On request	Subscription	3	vs ERPNext

Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the ERPNext badges page.

Cheaper ways to solve the same problem

Free to start (3)

These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.

Megaventory , Free, then $135/month
Fiix , Free
EZOfficeInventory , Free, then $63.55/month

What you would be giving up

ERPNext is most often brought in for enterprise resource planning for small to medium businesses, accounting and financial management, inventory and stock management, supply chain management. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.

Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.

If ERPNext is broadly right and the question is cost, the ERPNext pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Inventory category lists everything the directory holds, and best inventory tools ranks them.

ERPNext runs on self-hosted, cloud, web. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.

Questions about ERPNext alternatives

What are the main alternatives to ERPNext?: 20 other inventory tools are listed in this directory, led by DEAR Inventory, Katana, Brightpearl, Finale Inventory. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
What is the best free alternative to ERPNext?: 3 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Megaventory, Fiix, EZOfficeInventory.
Why do people look for an alternative to ERPNext?: On the figures on record, one thing stands out: cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
What would I give up by switching from ERPNext?: ERPNext is most often brought in for enterprise resource planning for small to medium businesses, accounting and financial management, inventory and stock management, supply chain management. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
Is there an open-source alternative to ERPNext?: None of the inventory tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
How were these ERPNext alternatives chosen?: They are the tools filed in the same category, Inventory, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
Where can I compare ERPNext against one of these directly?: Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against ERPNext covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
Does this list cover every inventory tool?: No. It covers what this directory holds in the Inventory category, 20 tools beside ERPNext. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.