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Focus Softnet vs Unit4

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Focus Softnet

ERP

Cloud ERP for Indian and Asian markets

From
$300/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Unit4

ERP

ERP for people-based organisations where the cost centre structure keeps changing

From
$800/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Focus Softnet no specific pricing plans, tiers, or costs are published on the website; Unit4 manufacturing, warehouse management and supply chain planning are not the point of this product, so a business with significant inventory will find capability gaps that no amount of configuration closes.
  • They diverge on capability: Focus Softnet covers GST compliance, Unit4 covers Flexible organisational model.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Focus Softnet and Unit4 actually diverge.

Attributes where Focus Softnet and Unit4 differ
AttributeFocus SoftnetUnit4
Starting price$300/month$800/month
Founded19941987

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Cloud, Web, Mobile), 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 Focus Softnet

  • GST compliance
  • Inventory
  • CRM
  • Local tax systems
  • REST APIs
  • Third-party systems
  • Cloud platforms
  • Data encryption

Only in Unit4

  • Flexible organisational model
  • Project and time accounting
  • Procurement
  • Human resources
  • Planning and forecasting
  • Grant and fund accounting

Both cover

  • Financial management
  • Reporting

What people use each for

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

Focus Softnet

  • Cloud ERP covering sales, accounting, procurement and fixed assetsnot Unit4
  • Customer relationship management and lead nurturingnot Unit4
  • Human capital management including employee data and payrollnot Unit4
  • Industry specific operations such as warehouse, manufacturing, retail point of sale and restaurant managementnot Unit4

Unit4

  • A university or public body whose funding structure and reporting hierarchy change more often than its accounting system can keep up withnot Focus Softnet
  • A professional services firm that needs time, project profitability and financials in one ledger rather than in three systemsnot Focus Softnet
  • A nonprofit or NGO accounting for restricted funds and reporting to donors on how each was spentnot Focus Softnet
  • An organisation going through a merger or restructure that needs comparative reporting across both the old and new structuresnot Focus Softnet

Where each one falls short

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

Focus Softnet

  • No specific pricing plans, tiers, or costs are published on the website
  • Requires direct contact and free demo request to obtain pricing information

Unit4

  • Manufacturing, warehouse management and supply chain planning are not the point of this product, so a business with significant inventory will find capability gaps that no amount of configuration closes.
  • Payroll is generally handled by a separate product or a regional third party rather than being included, so multi-country organisations end up managing several payroll vendors alongside the ERP.
  • Moving from an established on premise Agresso installation to the current cloud product is closer to a re-implementation than an upgrade, with data migration, process redesign and retraining to pay for on a system that already worked.
  • The consulting and partner ecosystem is considerably smaller than for SAP, Oracle or Microsoft, so specialist skills are harder to hire, cost more, and are concentrated in a small number of firms with limited availability.
  • The flexibility that makes reorganisation cheap also makes it easy to build a model nobody understands, and an organisation that has reconfigured its hierarchy repeatedly without documentation ends up unable to explain its own reporting.

Pricing, plan by plan

Focus Softnet

$300/month
  • Starter$300/month
    • Core ERP modules
    • Financial management
    • GST compliance
  • Professional$700/month
    • All modules
    • Advanced analytics
    • Priority support

Unit4

$800/month
  • Professional Services$800/month
    • Project accounting
    • Resource management
    • Time tracking
  • Enterprise$2000/month
    • Advanced features
    • Multi-entity
    • Analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose Focus Softnet if

  • You need gst compliance.
  • You work on Cloud, Web, Mobile.
  • You also want inventory.
Focus Softnet review

Choose Unit4 if

  • You need flexible organisational model.
  • You work on Cloud, Web, Mobile.
  • You also want project and time accounting.
Unit4 review

Questions people ask

Is Focus Softnet or Unit4 better?
Neither clearly leads. Focus Softnet starts at $300/month and Unit4 at $800/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Focus Softnet or Unit4?
Focus Softnet starts at $300/month and Unit4 at $800/month.
Does Focus Softnet or Unit4 run on more platforms?
Both run on Cloud, Web, Mobile, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Focus Softnet best used for?
Focus Softnet is most often used for cloud erp covering sales, accounting, procurement and fixed assets, customer relationship management and lead nurturing, human capital management including employee data and payroll, industry specific operations such as warehouse, manufacturing, retail point of sale and restaurant management. Of those, cloud erp covering sales, accounting, procurement and fixed assets and customer relationship management and lead nurturing are not what Unit4 is typically brought in for.
What can Focus Softnet do that Unit4 cannot?
Focus Softnet covers GST compliance, Inventory, CRM, Local tax systems. Unit4 covers Flexible organisational model, Project and time accounting, Procurement, Human resources. Both handle Financial management, Reporting.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Focus Softnet: What is Focus Softnet's pricing model?

Focus Softnet operates a cloud-hosted, mobile-ready SaaS subscription model, but specific pricing structures are not published on their public website.

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Unit4: Is Unit4 ERP the same thing as Agresso?

Yes, in lineage. Agresso is the earlier name for the same product line and long-standing customers still use it. Current marketing uses Unit4 ERP, and the cloud product is a substantially different deployment from the on premise Agresso installations still in service.

Focus Softnet: How can I get Focus Softnet pricing information?

Pricing inquiries require direct contact with their sales team. Contact them at [email protected] or call +91 40 4035 3535 to request a free demo.

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Unit4: Can it run a manufacturing business?

Not well. This product is built for organisations whose cost base is people and projects. If your planning problem is materials and production capacity, look at a manufacturing ERP instead.

Unit4: What actually justifies the price against a mainstream ERP?

The cost of change. If your structure is stable, the flexibility is worth little and a mainstream product is cheaper. If you reorganise regularly and each reorganisation currently means a consultancy engagement, that recurring cost is where the business case sits.

Unit4: Is it sold direct or through partners?

Both. Unit4 sells and implements direct in its main markets and also works with partners. Ask which model applies to your region and country, because it determines who is accountable when the implementation slips.

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