ERP · head to head
ADempiere vs FloQast
ADempiere
ERP
Community-run open source ERP forked from Compiere, with no vendor behind it
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
FloQast
Accounting
Close management software for accounting teams
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only ADempiere has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: ADempiere there is no company behind it, so there is no support contract to buy, no SLA, no escalation path and no roadmap commitment; if your implementation partner leaves the market you own the problem entirely.; FloQast no pricing is published, and the vendor states packages scale with business outcomes rather than seat count, which gives a buyer no unit to estimate against
- They diverge on capability: ADempiere covers Application dictionary, FloQast covers Close management.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which ADempiere and FloQast actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in ADempiere
- Application dictionary
- Financial accounting
- Order to cash and procure to pay
- Inventory and warehouse
- Manufacturing
- Point of sale
- Workflow engine
- Java and PostgreSQL stack
Only in FloQast
- Close management
- Reconciliation
- Flux analysis
- Audit prep
- Team collaboration
- NetSuite
- QuickBooks
- Sage
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
ADempiere
- A manufacturer in Latin America with an existing ADempiere consulting partner that needs localised tax and accounting behaviour a global vendor will not buildnot FloQast
- A company that wants to modify ERP screens and document workflows without a vendor change request, using the application dictionary rather than codenot FloQast
- An organisation with a hard requirement to keep financial data on its own servers under its own control with no cloud dependencynot FloQast
- A systems integrator building a vertical ERP product on a permissive base it can fork and ship without paying a licence feenot FloQast
FloQast
- Managing the accounting close with checklists and reconciliationsnot ADempiere
- Automating account reconciliation and compliance workflowsnot ADempiere
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
ADempiere
- There is no company behind it, so there is no support contract to buy, no SLA, no escalation path and no roadmap commitment; if your implementation partner leaves the market you own the problem entirely.
- The official website adempiere.net does not resolve, which strands most of the historic documentation and tutorials that search engines still point at and makes onboarding a new developer considerably harder.
- The last conventional stable release, 3.9.4, is from January 2023, so despite ongoing GitHub activity a buyer evaluating on release cadence sees a project moving slowly.
- iDempiere, a later fork of the same codebase, absorbed much of the developer community, so ADempiere competes for contributors with its own descendant and is the smaller of the two ecosystems.
- The interface and the Java Swing heritage feel dated, and staff coming from a modern cloud ERP will need training and will complain; expect resistance from finance and warehouse users during rollout.
FloQast
- No pricing is published, and the vendor states packages scale with business outcomes rather than seat count, which gives a buyer no unit to estimate against
- The product is split into five separately packaged solution categories
- Every route to a figure runs through a personalised demo
Pricing, plan by plan
ADempiere
Free- Community editionFree
- GPL v2 licensed, no licence fee
- Full ERP, CRM, supply chain and POS modules
- Self-hosted on your own infrastructure
FloQast
$29/month- StandardFree
- Custom pricing
- Close management
- Reconciliation
Which should you pick?
Choose ADempiere if
- You need application dictionary.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted.
- You also want financial accounting.
Questions people ask
- Is ADempiere or FloQast better?
- Neither clearly leads. ADempiere starts at Free and FloQast at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, ADempiere or FloQast?
- ADempiere has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for ADempiere and $29/month for FloQast.
- Does ADempiere or FloQast run on more platforms?
- ADempiere runs on Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted. FloQast runs on Web.
- Can I use ADempiere for free?
- Yes. ADempiere has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. FloQast starts at $29/month.
- What is ADempiere best used for?
- ADempiere is most often used for a manufacturer in latin america with an existing adempiere consulting partner that needs localised tax and accounting behaviour a global vendor will not build, a company that wants to modify erp screens and document workflows without a vendor change request, using the application dictionary rather than code, an organisation with a hard requirement to keep financial data on its own servers under its own control with no cloud dependency, a systems integrator building a vertical erp product on a permissive base it can fork and ship without paying a licence fee. Of those, a manufacturer in latin america with an existing adempiere consulting partner that needs localised tax and accounting behaviour a global vendor will not build and a company that wants to modify erp screens and document workflows without a vendor change request, using the application dictionary rather than code are not what FloQast is typically brought in for.
- What can ADempiere do that FloQast cannot?
- ADempiere covers Application dictionary, Financial accounting, Order to cash and procure to pay, Inventory and warehouse. FloQast covers Close management, Reconciliation, Flux analysis, Audit prep.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
ADempiere: Should I choose ADempiere or iDempiere?
Look at iDempiere first. It is a later fork of the same codebase with a more active community and a modular OSGi architecture. Choose ADempiere if a specific partner or localisation you need only exists there.
FloQast: How much does FloQast cost?
FloQast does not publish specific pricing with dollar amounts. Instead, the company offers customized packages that scale with business outcomes rather than seat count. Pricing is tailored to each organization's unique needs, scope, and scale.
SourceADempiere: Is ADempiere free?
The software is GPL licensed with no licence fee. The cost is implementation, customisation and permanent in-house maintenance, which for a real deployment is substantial.
FloQast: Does FloQast charge per user?
No. FloQast explicitly states 'No Per-User Fees. Pricing Built Around Value, Not Headcount.' The company's pricing is customized to organizational requirements rather than based on the number of users.
SourceADempiere: Is the project still alive?
Development continues on GitHub with commits into 2026, but the official website is down and the last stable release is from January 2023. Treat it as maintained rather than actively advancing.
FloQast: What is FloQast's pricing model?
FloQast uses a value-based pricing approach with customizable packages across solutions like Close Management, Compliance & Risk, Financial Reporting, and AI Automation. Each organization receives a personalized pricing recommendation based on their unique challenges and objectives.
SourceADempiere: What is the application dictionary?
It is the metadata layer inherited from Compiere that stores the definition of every window, field and validation rule as data, so you can change the application without touching source code.
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