ERP & Business Operations · head to head
Epicor vs Sage X3

Epicor
ERP & Business Operations
Cloud ERP for manufacturing and distribution companies
- From
- $750/month
- Rated
- -

Sage X3
ERP & Business Operations
Enterprise management for mid-size businesses worldwide
- From
- $1500/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Epicor listed on UK G-Cloud at £65.82 per user per month for Epicor Kinetic, via supplier Epaccsys Ltd; Sage X3 listed on G-Cloud 14 by reseller X3 Consulting Ltd at £43.50 to £1,625.00 per user per year
- They diverge on capability: Epicor covers Supply chain, Sage X3 covers Supply chain management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Epicor and Sage X3 actually diverge.
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 Epicor
- Supply chain
- CRM
- Quality management
- Production planning
- Demand forecasting
- Analytics
- E-commerce
- User access control
Only in Sage X3
- Supply chain management
- Project management
- CRM integration
- Salesforce
- Microsoft 365
- Power BI
- EDI systems
- Role-based access
Both cover
- Manufacturing
- Financial management
- Audit trails
- Cloud support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Epicor
- Production schedulingnot Sage X3
- Inventory managementnot Sage X3
- Order fulfillmentnot Sage X3
- Multi-plant managementnot Sage X3
Sage X3
- Multi-site operationsnot Epicor
- International businessnot Epicor
- Process manufacturingnot Epicor
- Distribution managementnot Epicor
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Epicor
- Listed on UK G-Cloud at £65.82 per user per month for Epicor Kinetic, via supplier Epaccsys Ltd
Sage X3
- Listed on G-Cloud 14 by reseller X3 Consulting Ltd at £43.50 to £1,625.00 per user per year
Pricing, plan by plan
Epicor
$750/month- Starter$750/month
- Core ERP
- Manufacturing
- Financial management
- Professional$1500/month
- Advanced ERP
- Advanced CRM
- Analytics
Sage X3
$1500/month- Standard$1500/month
- Core ERP functionality
- Financial management
- Inventory management
- Enterprise$3000/month
- Multi-company support
- Advanced manufacturing
- Business intelligence
Which should you pick?
Choose Epicor if
- You need supply chain.
- You work on Cloud, On-premise, Hybrid.
- You also want crm.
Choose Sage X3 if
- You need supply chain management.
- You work on Cloud, Windows, Web.
- You also want project management.
Questions people ask
- Is Epicor or Sage X3 better?
- Neither clearly leads. Epicor starts at $750/month and Sage X3 at $1500/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Epicor or Sage X3?
- Epicor starts at $750/month and Sage X3 at $1500/month.
- Does Epicor or Sage X3 run on more platforms?
- Epicor runs on Cloud, On-premise, Hybrid. Sage X3 runs on Cloud, Windows, Web.
- What is Epicor best used for?
- Epicor is most often used for production scheduling, inventory management, order fulfillment, multi-plant management. Of those, production scheduling and inventory management are not what Sage X3 is typically brought in for.
- What can Epicor do that Sage X3 cannot?
- Epicor covers Supply chain, CRM, Quality management, Production planning. Sage X3 covers Supply chain management, Project management, CRM integration, Salesforce. Both handle Manufacturing, Financial management, Audit trails, Cloud support.
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