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Alternatives to Exact Online
23 erp tools sit alongside Exact Online in this directory. Below is what separates each from Exact Online on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 23
- With a free tier
- 7
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Exact Online starts at
- On request
Why people look past Exact Online
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Exact Online entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Exact Online carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 7 of the 23 alternatives below can be used without paying.
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.
Cloud inventory management for growing businesses
- Publishes an entry price of $349/month, where Exact Online does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than quote.
Manufacturing and warehouse management for QuickBooks
- Publishes an entry price of $4395/one-time, where Exact Online does not.
- Sold on a one-time model rather than quote.
Industry-specific cloud ERP solutions
- Publishes an entry price of $2500/month, where Exact Online does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than quote.
Affordable cloud MRP for small manufacturers
- Can be used without paying; Exact Online cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $49/month, where Exact Online does not.
Modular open source ERP in Python with a five year support window on major releases only
- Can be used without paying; Exact Online cannot.
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than quote.
French open source ERP and CRM with a low-code studio for changing the data model without forking
- Can be used without paying; Exact Online cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $35/month, where Exact Online does not.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than quote.
Every Exact Online alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exact Online (this page) | On request | Quote | - | |
| DEAR SystemsCloud inventory management for growing businesses | $349/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Exact Online |
| FishbowlManufacturing and warehouse management for QuickBooks | $4395/one-time | One-time | 2 | vs Exact Online |
| Infor CloudSuiteIndustry-specific cloud ERP solutions | $2500/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Exact Online |
| MRPeasyAffordable cloud MRP for small manufacturers | Free, then $49/month | - | 2 | vs Exact Online |
| Tryton | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Exact Online |
| Axelor | Free, then $35/month | Per user per month | 3 | vs Exact Online |
| Dolibarr | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs Exact Online |
| ADempiere | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Exact Online |
| iDempiere | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs Exact Online |
| Apache OFBiz | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Exact Online |
| Omnea | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Exact Online |
| IFS Cloud | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Exact Online |
| Levelpath | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Exact Online |
| Rootstock | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Exact Online |
| Ivalua | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Exact Online |
| Zycus | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Exact Online |
| GEP SMART | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Exact Online |
| Tyler Enterprise ERP (Munis) | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Exact Online |
| Unanet | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Exact Online |
| QAD Adaptive ERP | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Exact Online |
| Zip | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Exact Online |
| Cin7 Core | $349/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Exact Online |
| Cin7 | $349/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Exact Online |
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 Exact Online badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
What you would be giving up
Exact Online is most often brought in for automating bookkeeping with ai document processing, managing multi-company accounting in single interface, calculating tax compliance for multiple jurisdictions, reconciling bank accounts automatically across subsidiaries. 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 Exact Online is broadly right and the question is cost, the Exact Online pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the ERP category lists everything the directory holds, and best erp tools ranks them.
Exact Online runs on not recorded. 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 Exact Online alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Exact Online?
- 23 other erp tools are listed in this directory, led by DEAR Systems, Fishbowl, Infor CloudSuite, MRPeasy. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Exact Online?
- 7 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: MRPeasy, Tryton, Axelor, Dolibarr, ADempiere.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Exact Online?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Exact Online?
- Exact Online is most often brought in for automating bookkeeping with ai document processing, managing multi-company accounting in single interface, calculating tax compliance for multiple jurisdictions, reconciling bank accounts automatically across subsidiaries. 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 Exact Online?
- None of the erp 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 Exact Online alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, ERP, 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 Exact Online against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Exact Online 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 erp tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the ERP category, 23 tools beside Exact Online. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.