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Omnea vs Rootstock

Omnea logo

Omnea

ERP

Procurement orchestration and third-party risk management from intake through renewal

From
On request
Rated
-
Rootstock logo

Rootstock

ERP

Manufacturing ERP built natively on the Salesforce platform

From
On request
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Omnea it covers intake through contract only, so invoicing, payment and spend analysis remain with other systems and the promised end-to-end view is partial.; Rootstock every Rootstock user also needs a paid Salesforce platform licence, so the true cost is two subscriptions stacked; third-party estimates put a fully loaded seat around 200 to 500 US dollars per user per month, which is far above the Rootstock line item alone.
  • They diverge on capability: Omnea covers Intelligent intake, Rootstock covers Native Salesforce architecture.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Omnea and Rootstock actually diverge.

Attributes where Omnea and Rootstock differ
AttributeOmneaRootstock
PlatformsWebWeb, Salesforce Platform, iOS, Android

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), 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 Omnea

  • Intelligent intake
  • No-code workflow builder
  • Supplier portal
  • Third-party risk management
  • Contract and renewal management
  • AI assistance
  • Spend and cycle reporting
  • Price intelligence

Only in Rootstock

  • Native Salesforce architecture
  • Production and work orders
  • Materials and MRP
  • Inventory management
  • Order to cash
  • Project accounting
  • Financials
  • Quality and compliance

What people use each for

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

Omnea

  • A regulated European business that must evidence supplier due diligence for every third party it engagesnot Rootstock
  • A company where security review is the slowest step in every software purchase and nobody can see where a request is stucknot Rootstock
  • An organisation renewing dozens of supplier contracts a year with no owner assigned to any renewal datenot Rootstock
  • A procurement team wanting to configure approval rules themselves rather than raising a ticket with engineeringnot Rootstock

Rootstock

  • A discrete manufacturer already running Salesforce Sales Cloud that wants configured quotes to become works orders without an integration layer between two systemsnot Omnea
  • An engineer-to-order equipment maker that needs project cost tracking and CRM opportunity data in one database for margin reportingnot Omnea
  • A medical device supplier that needs lot and serial traceability under the same security and audit model as its customer recordsnot Omnea
  • A manufacturer replacing an on-premise ERP whose IT team wants to stop maintaining servers and standardise administration on a platform it already supportsnot Omnea

Where each one falls short

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

Omnea

  • It covers intake through contract only, so invoicing, payment and spend analysis remain with other systems and the promised end-to-end view is partial.
  • As a younger vendor its integration library is narrower than the established suites, and connections into older on-premise ERP systems may require custom work.
  • Pricing is entirely quoted with no published tiers, and the vendor is small enough that comparable public reference points are scarce.
  • Third-party risk depth is good for questionnaire-driven assessment but lighter than a dedicated GRC platform on continuous monitoring and control mapping, so heavily regulated firms may still need both.
  • Its value is concentrated in organisations with a formal procurement policy and a compliance obligation; a company without either gets an approval workflow tool at enterprise pricing.

Rootstock

  • Every Rootstock user also needs a paid Salesforce platform licence, so the true cost is two subscriptions stacked; third-party estimates put a fully loaded seat around 200 to 500 US dollars per user per month, which is far above the Rootstock line item alone.
  • Rootstock publishes no pricing whatsoever, so budget-setting depends on reseller and analyst figures rather than vendor rates, and there is no public benchmark to test a quote against.
  • Building on Salesforce means inheriting Salesforce governor limits and API constraints, which surface as batch size and data volume ceilings in high-transaction manufacturing that a purpose-built ERP would not hit.
  • Your ERP is now hostage to another vendors commercial decisions: Salesforce list price rises, edition changes or licence policy shifts flow straight into your ERP running cost with no alternative supplier.
  • Implementation is a serious project, commonly quoted in the tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars and measured in months, and the partner pool that genuinely knows both manufacturing and Salesforce-native ERP is small, which lengthens timelines and raises day rates.

Pricing, plan by plan

Omnea

On request
  • Omnea$undefined/year
    • Intake, approval orchestration and supplier portal
    • Third-party risk management module
    • No-code workflow configuration

Rootstock

On request
  • Rootstock Cloud ERP$undefined/year
    • Manufacturing, inventory and supply chain modules
    • Runs as a managed package on the Salesforce Platform
    • Salesforce platform licences purchased separately for every user

Which should you pick?

Choose Omnea if

  • You need intelligent intake.
  • You also want no-code workflow builder.

Choose Rootstock if

  • You need native salesforce architecture.
  • You work on Web, Salesforce Platform, iOS, Android.
  • You also want production and work orders.

Questions people ask

Is Omnea or Rootstock better?
Neither clearly leads. Omnea starts at On request and Rootstock at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Omnea or Rootstock?
Omnea starts at On request and Rootstock at On request.
Does Omnea or Rootstock run on more platforms?
Omnea runs on Web. Rootstock runs on Web, Salesforce Platform, iOS, Android.
What is Omnea best used for?
Omnea is most often used for a regulated european business that must evidence supplier due diligence for every third party it engages, a company where security review is the slowest step in every software purchase and nobody can see where a request is stuck, an organisation renewing dozens of supplier contracts a year with no owner assigned to any renewal date, a procurement team wanting to configure approval rules themselves rather than raising a ticket with engineering. Of those, a regulated european business that must evidence supplier due diligence for every third party it engages and a company where security review is the slowest step in every software purchase and nobody can see where a request is stuck are not what Rootstock is typically brought in for.
What can Omnea do that Rootstock cannot?
Omnea covers Intelligent intake, No-code workflow builder, Supplier portal, Third-party risk management. Rootstock covers Native Salesforce architecture, Production and work orders, Materials and MRP, Inventory management.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Omnea: How does it differ from Zip?

Both do intake and approval orchestration. Omnea puts third-party risk assessment inside the same workflow and has a European base and compliance orientation, which matters under GDPR and DORA.

Rootstock: Do I need Salesforce to run Rootstock?

Yes, and it is not optional. Rootstock is a managed package on the Salesforce Platform and every user requires a Salesforce licence in addition to the Rootstock subscription.

Omnea: Does it replace our ERP?

No. It handles the request through contract stage and hands off to the finance system for purchase orders, invoicing and payment.

Rootstock: What does Rootstock actually cost?

Rootstock does not publish rates. Third-party estimates put the ERP subscription at roughly 150 to 300 US dollars per user per month before Salesforce licences, with implementation quoted separately.

Omnea: What does it cost?

Not published. It is an annual subscription quoted by company size and modules.

Rootstock: Is it suitable for process manufacturing?

It is built for discrete manufacturing. Recipe and batch-driven process manufacturers are a poor fit and should look elsewhere.

Omnea: Do we still need a GRC tool?

Possibly. Omnea handles supplier due diligence well; continuous control monitoring and framework mapping remain a dedicated GRC job.

Rootstock: Has Rootstock been acquired?

No. Rootstock remains independent and was itself the acquirer, buying Salesforce-native applications firm Ascent Solutions in March 2026.

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