SME ERP in 2026: the market, the products and how they compare
A sourced guide to ERP for small and mid-sized businesses: who the buyers are, how adoption and cloud use are changing, what the main products cost and cover, and how to compare them.
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Practical, independent writing on ERP systems for finance leaders, ERP consultants and the businesses that run on them: from Business Central, SAP, NetSuite, Sage and Odoo to selection, implementation, data migration, reporting and AI.
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All topicsDynamics 365 Business Central
Microsoft's SME ERP: configuration, extensions, upgrades and day-to-day finance.1 articleSAP
SAP Business One, Business ByDesign and S/4HANA, from small firms to large groups.1 articleOracle NetSuite
Cloud ERP for growing and multi-entity businesses.1 articleSage
Sage's accounting and ERP products, from Sage 200 to Sage Intacct.1 articleOdoo
The modular, open-core ERP suite and its app ecosystem.1 articleERP implementation
Planning, governance, testing and go-live: what makes projects land well.No articles yetERP selection
Requirements, shortlists, demos and total cost of ownership.1 articleData migration
Cleansing, mapping, cut-over and reconciliation of legacy data.No articles yetReporting and analytics
Microsoft Fabric, Power BI and getting trustworthy numbers out of ERP.No articles yetISV add-ons
Specialist extensions such as Continia and Tasklet, and how to evaluate them.No articles yetAI in ERP
Copilots, agents and automation: what is useful today and what is hype.No articles yetCareers in ERP
Consulting, certification and building a career around ERP systems.No articles yet
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