ERP & Business Operations · head to head
QAD vs SYSPRO
QAD
ERP & Business Operations
Cloud and on-premise ERP for manufacturers
- From
- $2000/month
- Rated
- -
SYSPRO
ERP & Business Operations
ERP for manufacturing and distribution
- From
- $1200/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: QAD no price, per user rate, minimum or contract term is published on the site; the only routes are a demo request and a Contact Sales link; SYSPRO sYSPRO publishes no pricing: the pricing page shows no rate, no tier, no minimum and no named cost driver, and directs visitors to request a demo
- They diverge on capability: QAD covers EDI, SYSPRO covers EDI systems.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which QAD and SYSPRO actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Cloud, On-premise, Web), 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 QAD
- EDI
- IoT integration
Only in SYSPRO
- EDI systems
- Cloud integrations
Both cover
- Financial management
- Manufacturing
- Supply chain
- Inventory management
- Quality management
- REST APIs
- Third-party systems
- Enterprise encryption
- Access controls
- Audit logging
- SOC 2 compliance
- Cloud support
- On-premise support
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
QAD
- ERP for manufacturers covering production execution and schedulingnot SYSPRO
- Supply chain planning, purchasing and inventory controlnot SYSPRO
- Quality management, traceability and supplier management for regulated manufacturingnot SYSPRO
- Field service and enterprise asset managementnot SYSPRO
SYSPRO
- ERP for discrete and process manufacturersnot QAD
- Distribution, inventory and warehouse managementnot QAD
- Production planning, bills of materials and shop floor controlnot QAD
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
QAD
- No price, per user rate, minimum or contract term is published on the site; the only routes are a demo request and a Contact Sales link
- Field service management, enterprise asset management and quality management are presented as separate functional areas rather than a single priced bundle
SYSPRO
- SYSPRO publishes no pricing: the pricing page shows no rate, no tier, no minimum and no named cost driver, and directs visitors to request a demo
Pricing, plan by plan
QAD
$2000/month- Standard$2000/month
- Financial management
- Manufacturing
- Supply chain
- Premium$4000/month
- Advanced modules
- Analytics
- Priority support
SYSPRO
$1200/month- Standard$1200/month
- Financial management
- Manufacturing
- Supply chain
- Premium$2500/month
- Advanced modules
- Analytics
- Priority support
Which should you pick?
Choose QAD if
- You need edi.
- You work on Cloud, On-premise, Web.
- You also want iot integration.
Choose SYSPRO if
- You need edi systems.
- You work on Cloud, On-premise, Web.
- You also want cloud integrations.
Questions people ask
- Is QAD or SYSPRO better?
- Neither clearly leads. QAD starts at $2000/month and SYSPRO at $1200/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, QAD or SYSPRO?
- QAD starts at $2000/month and SYSPRO at $1200/month.
- Does QAD or SYSPRO run on more platforms?
- Both run on Cloud, On-premise, Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is QAD best used for?
- QAD is most often used for erp for manufacturers covering production execution and scheduling, supply chain planning, purchasing and inventory control, quality management, traceability and supplier management for regulated manufacturing, field service and enterprise asset management. Of those, erp for manufacturers covering production execution and scheduling and supply chain planning, purchasing and inventory control are not what SYSPRO is typically brought in for.
- What can QAD do that SYSPRO cannot?
- QAD covers EDI, IoT integration. SYSPRO covers EDI systems, Cloud integrations. Both handle Financial management, Manufacturing, Supply chain, Inventory management.