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DEAR Systems vs Ramco

DEAR Systems logo

DEAR Systems

ERP & Business Operations

Cloud inventory management for growing businesses

From
$249/month
Rated
-
Ramco logo

Ramco

ERP & Business Operations

Cloud ERP for aerospace, defense, and engineering

From
$2000/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: DEAR Systems dEAR Systems is sold as Cin7 Core and priced on the Cin7 pricing page; Ramco pricing is not published
  • They diverge on capability: DEAR Systems covers Inventory control, Ramco covers Financial management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which DEAR Systems and Ramco actually diverge.

Attributes where DEAR Systems and Ramco differ
AttributeDEAR SystemsRamco
Starting price$249/month$2000/month
PlatformsCloud, Web, MobileCloud, Web
Founded20121987

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (ERP & Business Operations).

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 DEAR Systems

  • Inventory control
  • Purchase orders
  • Sales orders
  • Accounting integration
  • Xero
  • QuickBooks
  • Shopify
  • WooCommerce

Only in Ramco

  • Financial management
  • Supply chain management
  • Quality management
  • Compliance
  • REST APIs
  • EDI
  • IoT systems
  • Third-party systems

Both cover

  • Manufacturing
  • Cloud support
  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

DEAR Systems

  • Inventory and order management for wholesale and e-commerce sellersnot Ramco
  • Manufacturing with bills of materials and material requirements planningnot Ramco
  • Syncing stock and orders with Xero or QuickBooks Onlinenot Ramco
  • Multi warehouse stock control across unlimited locationsnot Ramco

Ramco

  • Aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul managementnot DEAR Systems
  • Engine MRO workflowsnot DEAR Systems
  • Fleet technical management for airlines and operatorsnot DEAR Systems
  • Flight operations alongside maintenance recordsnot DEAR Systems
  • Defence asset managementnot DEAR Systems

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

DEAR Systems

  • DEAR Systems is sold as Cin7 Core and priced on the Cin7 pricing page
  • The $349 per month Standard plan caps sales orders at 6,000 per year, includes 5 users and 2 e-commerce integrations
  • Material requirements planning requires the Pro plan at $599 per month
  • Advanced warehouse management requires the Advanced plan at $1,199 per month
  • Additional users, extra integrations, API access, forecasting and advanced automations all cost extra and are priced by the sales team
  • The Omni enterprise plan is custom priced with no published rate

Ramco

  • Pricing is not published
  • The aviation line is the focus, so a buyer outside airlines, MRO, defence or rotorcraft is looking at a narrower fit than the ERP name suggests
  • Deployment options are not spelled out beyond multi-tenant capability

Pricing, plan by plan

DEAR Systems

$249/month
  • Standard$249/month
    • 5 users
    • Inventory management
    • Order management
  • Retailing$399/month
    • 10 users
    • POS integration
    • B2B portal

Ramco

$2000/month
  • Core$2000/month
    • Financial management
    • Supply chain
    • Quality management
  • Enterprise$4000/month
    • Advanced modules
    • Compliance tools
    • Analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose DEAR Systems if

  • You need inventory control.
  • You work on Cloud, Web, Mobile.
  • You also want purchase orders.

Choose Ramco if

  • You need financial management.
  • You work on Cloud, Web.
  • You also want supply chain management.

Questions people ask

Is DEAR Systems or Ramco better?
Neither clearly leads. DEAR Systems starts at $249/month and Ramco at $2000/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, DEAR Systems or Ramco?
DEAR Systems starts at $249/month and Ramco at $2000/month.
Does DEAR Systems or Ramco run on more platforms?
DEAR Systems runs on Cloud, Web, Mobile. Ramco runs on Cloud, Web.
What is DEAR Systems best used for?
DEAR Systems is most often used for inventory and order management for wholesale and e-commerce sellers, manufacturing with bills of materials and material requirements planning, syncing stock and orders with xero or quickbooks online, multi warehouse stock control across unlimited locations. Of those, inventory and order management for wholesale and e-commerce sellers and manufacturing with bills of materials and material requirements planning are not what Ramco is typically brought in for.
What can DEAR Systems do that Ramco cannot?
DEAR Systems covers Inventory control, Purchase orders, Sales orders, Accounting integration. Ramco covers Financial management, Supply chain management, Quality management, Compliance. Both handle Manufacturing, Cloud support, Web support.

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