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Alternatives to iDempiere
22 erp tools sit alongside iDempiere in this directory. Below is what separates each from iDempiere on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 22
- With a free tier
- 7
- Cheaper to start
- -
- iDempiere starts at
- Free
Why people look past iDempiere
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. iDempiere has a free tier. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
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.
Open-source ERP solution for SMEs and growing businesses
- Sold on a freemium model rather than Open source, no licence fee.
- 5 tiers to iDempiere's 2.
Open-source ERP for mid-sized wholesale and manufacturing
- No free tier, where iDempiere has one.
- Publishes an entry price of €99/month, where iDempiere does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than Open source, no licence fee.
- 5 tiers to iDempiere's 2.
Open-source-derived ERP that has narrowed its focus to retail commerce
- Publishes an entry price of Free, where iDempiere does not.
- Sold on a open-source model rather than Open source, no licence fee.
Modular open source ERP in Python with a five year support window on major releases only
- 1 tier to iDempiere's 2.
French open source ERP and CRM with a low-code studio for changing the data model without forking
- Publishes an entry price of $35/month, where iDempiere does not.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than Open source, no licence fee.
- 3 tiers to iDempiere's 2.
Modular open source ERP and CRM for very small businesses, installable on shared hosting
Priced and rated the same as iDempiere on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Every iDempiere 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iDempiere (this page) | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | |
| ERPNextIf you want open source ERP with a modern interface and a company offering hosted support, rather than a community with no vendor. | Free | Freemium | 5 | vs iDempiere |
| MetasfreshIf you want the same distribution and procurement depth from a fork with an active commercial sponsor behind it. | €99/month | Subscription | 5 | vs iDempiere |
| OpenBravoIf you need retail and commerce oriented open source ERP with a vendor providing a supported commercial edition. | Free | Open-source | 2 | vs iDempiere |
| Tryton | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs iDempiere |
| Axelor | Free, then $35/month | Per user per month | 3 | vs iDempiere |
| Dolibarr | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs iDempiere |
| ADempiere | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs iDempiere |
| Apache OFBiz | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs iDempiere |
| Omnea | On request | Quote | 1 | vs iDempiere |
| IFS Cloud | On request | Quote | 1 | vs iDempiere |
| Levelpath | On request | Quote | 1 | vs iDempiere |
| Rootstock | On request | Quote | 1 | vs iDempiere |
| Ivalua | On request | Quote | 1 | vs iDempiere |
| Zycus | On request | Quote | 1 | vs iDempiere |
| GEP SMART | On request | Quote | 1 | vs iDempiere |
| Tyler Enterprise ERP (Munis) | On request | Quote | 1 | vs iDempiere |
| Unanet | On request | Quote | 3 | vs iDempiere |
| QAD Adaptive ERP | On request | Quote | 1 | vs iDempiere |
| Zip | On request | Quote | 1 | vs iDempiere |
| Cin7 Core | $349/month | Subscription | 3 | vs iDempiere |
| Fishbowl | $4395/one-time | One-time | 2 | vs iDempiere |
| Cin7 | $349/month | Subscription | 4 | vs iDempiere |
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 iDempiere badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
What you would be giving up
iDempiere is most often brought in for a distributor wants multi-organisation, multi-currency accounting and warehouse costing without a per-user erp licence that scales with headcount., an organisation that has been caught by an open core vendor moving features into a paid tier wants an erp with no company that can make that decision., a team needs heavy customisation of screens, fields and approval workflows that must survive version upgrades, which the application dictionary makes possible without forking., a public sector or university body in latin america or indonesia needs a locally supportable erp where the source and the implementation skills are both available in-country.. 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 iDempiere is broadly right and the question is cost, the iDempiere 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.
iDempiere runs on web, self-hosted, docker, linux, windows. 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 iDempiere alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to iDempiere?
- 22 other erp tools are listed in this directory, led by ERPNext, Metasfresh, OpenBravo, Tryton. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to iDempiere?
- 7 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: ERPNext, OpenBravo, Tryton, Axelor, Dolibarr.
- Is there a reason to switch away from iDempiere?
- Nothing in the data flags one. iDempiere has a free tier. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from iDempiere?
- iDempiere is most often brought in for a distributor wants multi-organisation, multi-currency accounting and warehouse costing without a per-user erp licence that scales with headcount., an organisation that has been caught by an open core vendor moving features into a paid tier wants an erp with no company that can make that decision., a team needs heavy customisation of screens, fields and approval workflows that must survive version upgrades, which the application dictionary makes possible without forking., a public sector or university body in latin america or indonesia needs a locally supportable erp where the source and the implementation skills are both available in-country.. 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 iDempiere?
- OpenBravo is recorded with an open-source licence model.
- How were these iDempiere 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 iDempiere against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against iDempiere 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, 22 tools beside iDempiere. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.