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Holded vs SYSPRO

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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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SYSPRO

ERP

Long-established mid-market manufacturing ERP, sold through a partner channel

From
$1200/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Holded prices exclude VAT; SYSPRO sYSPRO is sold and implemented mainly through partners, so implementation quality varies more than the software does, and the reference you need is the partner's on a project like yours rather than the vendor's customer list.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Holded and SYSPRO actually diverge.

Attributes where Holded and SYSPRO differ
AttributeHoldedSYSPRO
Starting price€7.5/month$1200/month
PlatformsWebCloud, On-premise, Web
FoundedUnknown1978

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 SYSPRO does not also cover.

Only in SYSPRO

  • Inventory management
  • Manufacturing
  • Requirements planning
  • Financials
  • Purchasing
  • Quality and traceability
  • Deployment choice
  • Partner channel

What people use each for

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

Holded

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

SYSPRO

  • A mid-sized manufacturer that cannot accurately state inventory value or job cost from its current systemsnot Holded
  • A distributor needing lot traceability for regulated or perishable goods without a tier one budgetnot Holded
  • A make to order engineering business tracking work in progress across several concurrent jobsnot Holded
  • A company that wants an established ERP with a long support history rather than a recently launched productnot 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

SYSPRO

  • SYSPRO is sold and implemented mainly through partners, so implementation quality varies more than the software does, and the reference you need is the partner's on a project like yours rather than the vendor's customer list.
  • The cloud offering is hosted single-tenant infrastructure rather than multi-tenant SaaS, so you continue to own the upgrade project and the testing it requires, and buyers expecting the vendor to handle version changes for them are mistaken.
  • Payroll and human resources coverage varies substantially by region and is absent or partial in several markets, so a buyer assuming a complete back office in one licence will be adding a separate vendor and an integration.
  • Adjacent capability such as customer relationship management, advanced planning and business intelligence is thinner than in the larger suites, so most installations end up with third party products alongside and the integration cost belongs in the business case.
  • The user interface and reporting reflect a long product history rather than current design conventions, which raises training effort and makes the product a harder sell internally to staff who use consumer-grade software elsewhere.

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

SYSPRO

$1200/month
  • Standard$1200/month
    • Financial management
    • Manufacturing
    • Supply chain
  • Premium$2500/month
    • Advanced modules
    • Analytics
    • Priority support

Which should you pick?

Choose Holded if

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

Holded review

Choose SYSPRO if

  • You need inventory management.
  • You work on Cloud, On-premise, Web.
  • You also want manufacturing.
SYSPRO review

Questions people ask

Is Holded or SYSPRO better?
Neither clearly leads. Holded starts at €7.5/month and SYSPRO at $1200/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Holded or SYSPRO?
Holded starts at €7.5/month and SYSPRO at $1200/month.
Does Holded or SYSPRO run on more platforms?
Holded runs on Web. SYSPRO runs on Cloud, On-premise, Web.
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 SYSPRO is typically brought in for.
What can Holded do that SYSPRO cannot?
SYSPRO covers Inventory management, Manufacturing, Requirements planning, Financials.

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.

Source
SYSPRO: Is SYSPRO a cloud ERP?

It is available hosted on Azure, but as your own instance rather than as shared multi-tenant software. That gives you control over when you upgrade and leaves the upgrade work with you and your partner.

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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SYSPRO: Who implements it?

Regional partners in most markets, with the vendor's own offices involved to differing degrees by country. Establish which entity holds your contract and who provides first-line support before you sign.

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).

Source
SYSPRO: What size of company is it for?

Small and mid-sized manufacturers and distributors, roughly in the tens to low hundreds of millions in revenue. Below that it is more system than most businesses need. Well above it, the multi-country and consolidation demands usually push buyers to a larger suite.

SYSPRO: Does the licence tell me the project cost?

No. As with most mid-market ERP, the partner services and data migration bill commonly matches or exceeds the first year of software, and the subscription usually begins before go live, so plan for both from the start.

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