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ERP & Business Operations · head to head

IFS vs Holded

IFS logo

IFS

ERP & Business Operations

ERP for project-centric and asset-centric businesses

From
$1000/month
Rated
-
Holded logo

Holded

ERP & Business Operations

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

From
On request
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: IFS no price, per user rate, minimum commitment or contract term is published on the site; the only route to a figure is a demo booking; Holded plus plan at EUR 7.50/month caps invoices at 250 per year and allows only 1 connected bank; Basic at EUR 14.50/month is limited to 1,000 invoices and 2 users

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which IFS and Holded actually diverge.

Attributes where IFS and Holded differ
AttributeIFSHolded
Starting price$1000/monthOn request
PlatformsCloud, HybridWeb
Founded1983Unknown

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 IFS

  • Project management
  • Field service
  • Asset management
  • Supply chain
  • Manufacturing
  • IoT sensors
  • Mobile workforce
  • Analytics

Only in Holded

Nothing recorded that IFS does not also cover.

What people use each for

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

IFS

  • Enterprise resource planning for asset intensive industries such as aerospace, energy and manufacturingnot Holded
  • Enterprise asset management and predictive maintenancenot Holded
  • Field service management and workforce schedulingnot Holded

Holded

No use cases recorded yet. See the Holded review.

Where each one falls short

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

IFS

  • No price, per user rate, minimum commitment or contract term is published on the site; the only route to a figure is a demo booking
  • IFS Cloud is sold as an industry specific composable suite rather than as a priced product with published editions

Holded

  • Plus plan at EUR 7.50/month caps invoices at 250 per year and allows only 1 connected bank; Basic at EUR 14.50/month is limited to 1,000 invoices and 2 users
  • Additional Gems (feature add-ons) are billed separately on top of the plan price, ranging up to EUR 99+ each

Pricing, plan by plan

IFS

$1000/month
  • Standard$1000/month
    • Core ERP
    • Project management
    • Field service
  • Premium$3000/month
    • Advanced features
    • Extensive integrations
    • AI capabilities

Holded

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Holded review.

Which should you pick?

Choose IFS if

  • You need project management.
  • You work on Cloud, Hybrid.
  • You also want field service.

Choose Holded if

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

Questions people ask

Is IFS or Holded better?
Neither clearly leads. IFS starts at $1000/month and Holded at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, IFS or Holded?
IFS starts at $1000/month and Holded at On request.
Does IFS or Holded run on more platforms?
IFS runs on Cloud, Hybrid. Holded runs on Web.
What is IFS best used for?
IFS is most often used for enterprise resource planning for asset intensive industries such as aerospace, energy and manufacturing, enterprise asset management and predictive maintenance, field service management and workforce scheduling. Of those, enterprise resource planning for asset intensive industries such as aerospace, energy and manufacturing and enterprise asset management and predictive maintenance are not what Holded is typically brought in for.
What can IFS do that Holded cannot?
IFS covers Project management, Field service, Asset management, Supply chain.

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