ERP · head to head
ADempiere vs MRPeasy
ADempiere
ERP
Community-run open source ERP forked from Compiere, with no vendor behind it
- From
- Free
- Rated
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The short version
- 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.; MRPeasy per-user pricing model becomes expensive as team size grows, unlike unlimited-user competitors
- They diverge on capability: ADempiere covers Application dictionary, MRPeasy covers Production planning.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which ADempiere and MRPeasy actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (ERP).
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 MRPeasy
- Production planning
- Inventory management
- Purchasing
- CRM
- Quality control
- QuickBooks
- Xero
- Shopify
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 MRPeasy
- A company that wants to modify ERP screens and document workflows without a vendor change request, using the application dictionary rather than codenot MRPeasy
- An organisation with a hard requirement to keep financial data on its own servers under its own control with no cloud dependencynot MRPeasy
- A systems integrator building a vertical ERP product on a permissive base it can fork and ship without paying a licence feenot MRPeasy
MRPeasy
- Small manufacturingnot ADempiere
- Job shop productionnot ADempiere
- Assembly operationsnot 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.
MRPeasy
- Per-user pricing model becomes expensive as team size grows, unlike unlimited-user competitors
- Complex calculations and unintuitive logic in some features requiring user training and clarification
- Per-user pricing for API access limited to highest tier ($149/month)
- Struggles to meet complex workflow needs for advanced planning and scheduling
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
MRPeasy
Free- Starter$49/month
- BOM management
- Lot traceability
- Production planning
- Professional$69/month
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.
Choose MRPeasy if
- You need production planning.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want inventory management.
Questions people ask
- Is ADempiere or MRPeasy better?
- Neither clearly leads. ADempiere starts at Free and MRPeasy at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, ADempiere or MRPeasy?
- ADempiere starts at Free and MRPeasy at Free.
- Does ADempiere or MRPeasy run on more platforms?
- ADempiere runs on Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted. MRPeasy runs on Web, iOS, Android.
- Can I use ADempiere for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- 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 MRPeasy is typically brought in for.
- What can ADempiere do that MRPeasy cannot?
- ADempiere covers Application dictionary, Financial accounting, Order to cash and procure to pay, Inventory and warehouse. MRPeasy covers Production planning, Inventory management, Purchasing, CRM.
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.
MRPeasy: What is MRPeasy's pricing model?
MRPeasy offers 4 pricing tiers: Starter at $49/user/month, Professional at $69/user/month, Enterprise at $99/user/month, and Unlimited at $149/user/month. Pricing is per-user, so costs scale with team size.
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.
MRPeasy: Does MRPeasy offer a free trial?
Yes, MRPeasy provides a 30-day free trial with no contracts or hidden fees, allowing users to test all features before committing to a paid plan.
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.
MRPeasy: What integrations does MRPeasy support?
MRPeasy integrates with 16 third-party tools including Shopify, Xero, QuickBooks Online, Google Drive, OneDrive, Zapier, Magento, WooCommerce, and others for accounting, ecommerce, and storage.
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.
MRPeasy: Does MRPeasy have mobile app support?
Yes, MRPeasy offers mobile apps for iOS and Android with shop-floor capabilities for real-time job tracking and production order rescheduling. Changes made offline sync automatically when reconnected.
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