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Holded vs IFS Applications

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Holded

ERP

Spanish cloud ERP for invoicing, accounting and business management for small companies

From
€7.5/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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IFS Applications

ERP

ERP for asset-heavy and service-heavy industries, now delivered as IFS Cloud

From
$3000/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Holded prices exclude VAT; IFS Applications iFS Applications 10 is the older line and the current product is IFS Cloud, so an existing customer's move is a re-implementation with data migration and process redesign rather than an upgrade, and it needs its own budget and business case.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Holded and IFS Applications actually diverge.

Attributes where Holded and IFS Applications differ
AttributeHoldedIFS Applications
Starting price€7.5/month$3000/month
PlatformsWebCloud, Web, Mobile
FoundedUnknown1983

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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 Holded

Nothing recorded that IFS Applications does not also cover.

Only in IFS Applications

  • Enterprise asset management
  • Field service management
  • Project-based operations
  • Manufacturing
  • Maintenance, repair and overhaul
  • Financials
  • Supply chain
  • Regular release cadence

What people use each for

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

Holded

  • Managing bank reconciliation rules across multiple accountsnot IFS Applications
  • Scaling from 250 to unlimited invoices annually as business growsnot IFS Applications
  • Processing payroll and absences for teams of 5-50 peoplenot IFS Applications
  • Managing stock across multiple warehouses for distributionnot IFS Applications
  • Automating tax authority submissions for Spanish SMEsnot IFS Applications

IFS Applications

  • An aerospace or defence organisation performing regulated maintenance, repair and overhaul with full traceabilitynot Holded
  • A utility or energy company managing distributed physical assets and the field crews who maintain themnot Holded
  • A manufacturer that services and maintains the equipment it sells and wants that revenue in the same systemnot Holded
  • An engineering or construction firm running long projects where cost control and progress billing drive the financesnot Holded

Where each one falls short

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

Holded

  • Prices exclude VAT
  • Annual limits reset January to December
  • Invoice limits cap usage per tier

IFS Applications

  • IFS Applications 10 is the older line and the current product is IFS Cloud, so an existing customer's move is a re-implementation with data migration and process redesign rather than an upgrade, and it needs its own budget and business case.
  • The partner and consultant pool is far smaller than for SAP, Oracle or Microsoft, so experienced implementers are scarce, expensive and concentrated in a few firms, and availability rather than price often sets your start date.
  • IFS Cloud ships on a regular release cadence, so you must fund regression testing and change communication repeatedly rather than treating an upgrade as an occasional event you can plan around a quiet quarter.
  • Deployment is commonly private cloud or on premise rather than shared multi-tenant, so infrastructure management, environment refreshes and operational responsibility remain yours or your partner's.
  • The product's depth is in asset-heavy and service-heavy industries, and outside those sectors, for example in retail or consumer goods, you would be paying for capability you do not need while competing products fit better.

Pricing, plan by plan

Holded

€7.5/month
  • Plus$7.5/month
    • 250 invoices per year
    • 1 connected bank
  • Basic$14.5/month
    • 1,000 invoices per year
    • 5 connected banks
    • 2 users plus advisory
  • Standard$29.5/month
    • 3,000 invoices per year
    • Unlimited banks
    • 4 users plus advisory
  • Advanced$49.5/month
    • 10,000 invoices per year
    • Unlimited banks
    • 7 users plus advisory

IFS Applications

$3000/month
  • Core$3000/month
    • Financial management
    • Field service
    • Asset management
  • Premium$5500/month
    • Advanced modules
    • IoT integration
    • Priority support

Which should you pick?

Choose Holded if

Nothing in the data separates Holded from IFS Applications on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Holded review

Choose IFS Applications if

  • You need enterprise asset management.
  • You work on Cloud, Web, Mobile.
  • You also want field service management.
IFS Applications review

Questions people ask

Is Holded or IFS Applications better?
Neither clearly leads. Holded starts at €7.5/month and IFS Applications at $3000/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Holded or IFS Applications?
Holded starts at €7.5/month and IFS Applications at $3000/month.
Does Holded or IFS Applications run on more platforms?
Holded runs on Web. IFS Applications runs on Cloud, Web, Mobile.
What is Holded best used for?
Holded is most often used for managing bank reconciliation rules across multiple accounts, scaling from 250 to unlimited invoices annually as business grows, processing payroll and absences for teams of 5-50 people, managing stock across multiple warehouses for distribution. Of those, managing bank reconciliation rules across multiple accounts and scaling from 250 to unlimited invoices annually as business grows are not what IFS Applications is typically brought in for.
What can Holded do that IFS Applications cannot?
IFS Applications covers Enterprise asset management, Field service management, Project-based operations, Manufacturing.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Holded: Does Holded offer annual billing discounts?

Yes, Holded offers 50% discount for the first 3 months across all plans. Additionally, annual billing provides savings compared to monthly plans.

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IFS Applications: Is IFS Applications still current?

No. IFS Applications 10 is the older line and IFS Cloud is the current product, which combined the separate ERP, asset management and field service products into one. Check your support dates for Applications and plan the transition explicitly.

Holded: What add-ons does Holded offer?

Holded offers optional add-on modules: Inventory (25 EUR/month), Team Pro (1.50 EUR per employee per month), Payroll (5 EUR per employee per month), and POS (25 EUR per store per month).

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IFS Applications: Why choose IFS over SAP or Oracle?

Because asset management and field service are in the core rather than integrated alongside. If your business revolves around maintaining physical assets or dispatching technicians, that single data model removes a class of integration and reconciliation work. If it does not, the argument largely disappears.

Holded: What are the invoice limits per plan?

Invoice limits vary by plan: Plus (250/year), Basic (1,000/year), Standard (3,000/year), Advanced (10,000/year), and Premium (unlimited).

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IFS Applications: What does the move from IFS Applications to IFS Cloud involve?

Data migration, reconfiguration and retraining, closer to a new implementation than an upgrade. Get a scoped estimate before committing, and be clear about how long your existing version remains supported so the deadline is a known quantity.

IFS Applications: How do I manage the release cadence?

Budget for regular regression testing as a standing operational cost, automate the tests that cover your critical processes, and assign an owner for reviewing each release's changes. Organisations that treat each release as a surprise project struggle with this model.

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