ERP & Business Operations · head to head
Priority Software vs Global Shop Solutions
Priority Software
ERP & Business Operations
Affordable cloud ERP for small businesses
- From
- $400/month
- Rated
- -
Global Shop Solutions
ERP & Business Operations
Cloud and on-premise ERP for small manufacturers
- From
- $500/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Priority Software pricing is by quote only, with no published rate, minimum user count, contract term or add on cost for any of the Commercial, Manufacturing, POS or Optima PMS plans; Global Shop Solutions no price or price range is published; the pricing page collects business details and returns a quote instead
- They diverge on capability: Priority Software covers Inventory, Global Shop Solutions covers Manufacturing.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Priority Software and Global Shop Solutions actually diverge.
| Attribute | Priority Software | Global Shop Solutions |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $400/month | $500/month |
| Platforms | Cloud, Web, Mobile | Cloud, On-premise, Web |
| Founded | 1990 | 1985 |
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 Priority Software
- Inventory
- Supply chain
- CRM
- Webhooks
- Cloud platforms
- Data encryption
- Regular backups
- Mobile support
Only in Global Shop Solutions
- Manufacturing
- Inventory management
- Order management
- EDI
- QuickBooks
- Encryption
- Backup and recovery
- On-premise support
Both cover
- Financial management
- Reporting
- REST APIs
- Third-party systems
- Access controls
- Audit logging
- Cloud support
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Priority Software
- ERP for small and mid sized commercial and manufacturing businessesnot Global Shop Solutions
- Running retail point of sale alongside back office ERPnot Global Shop Solutions
- Property management for hospitality through the Optima PMS plannot Global Shop Solutions
Global Shop Solutions
- ERP for discrete manufacturers running job shops and make to order productionnot Priority Software
- Shop floor data collection and schedulingnot Priority Software
- Running manufacturing ERP on premise, in the cloud or as SaaSnot Priority Software
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Priority Software
- Pricing is by quote only, with no published rate, minimum user count, contract term or add on cost for any of the Commercial, Manufacturing, POS or Optima PMS plans
- Point of sale, manufacturing and hospitality capabilities are sold as separate plans rather than one product
Global Shop Solutions
- No price or price range is published; the pricing page collects business details and returns a quote instead
- Licensing is by concurrent user, meaning the number of employees in the system at once, rather than by named seat
- Cost is split into an upfront charge plus an ongoing quarterly charge rather than a single subscription
- Graphical shop floor interfaces carry their own upfront and ongoing quarterly cost on top of the base licence
- No minimum user count, implementation fee or contract term is published
Pricing, plan by plan
Priority Software
$400/month- Starter$400/month
- Core ERP modules
- Financial management
- Inventory
- Professional$900/month
- All modules
- Advanced features
- Priority support
Global Shop Solutions
$500/month- Starter$500/month
- Basic ERP
- Inventory management
- Financial module
- Premium$1500/month
- Advanced modules
- Manufacturing
- Priority support
Which should you pick?
Choose Priority Software if
- You need inventory.
- You work on Cloud, Web, Mobile.
- You also want supply chain.
Choose Global Shop Solutions if
- You need manufacturing.
- You work on Cloud, On-premise, Web.
- You also want inventory management.
Questions people ask
- Is Priority Software or Global Shop Solutions better?
- Neither clearly leads. Priority Software starts at $400/month and Global Shop Solutions at $500/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Priority Software or Global Shop Solutions?
- Priority Software starts at $400/month and Global Shop Solutions at $500/month.
- Does Priority Software or Global Shop Solutions run on more platforms?
- Priority Software runs on Cloud, Web, Mobile. Global Shop Solutions runs on Cloud, On-premise, Web.
- What is Priority Software best used for?
- Priority Software is most often used for erp for small and mid sized commercial and manufacturing businesses, running retail point of sale alongside back office erp, property management for hospitality through the optima pms plan. Of those, erp for small and mid sized commercial and manufacturing businesses and running retail point of sale alongside back office erp are not what Global Shop Solutions is typically brought in for.
- What can Priority Software do that Global Shop Solutions cannot?
- Priority Software covers Inventory, Supply chain, CRM, Webhooks. Global Shop Solutions covers Manufacturing, Inventory management, Order management, EDI. Both handle Financial management, Reporting, REST APIs, Third-party systems.