Best Manufacturing ERP Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Carbon is ranked #1 of 27 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Odoo Manufacturing and Apache OFBiz. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Odoo Manufacturing. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Carbon at $40/mo.
Manufacturing ERP tools bring production-related functions into software for coordinating manufacturing work. Compare manufacturing type with bill-of-materials support, production scheduling, and shop-floor tracking to see which capabilities fit your processes. Quality management, deployment options, free-plan availability, and paid-from details add further ways to assess the choices. The ranking begins with Carbon, Odoo Manufacturing, Apache OFBiz, and ERP5; Epicor Kinetic, Rootstock ERP, SYSPRO, and xTuple ERP are also among the first entries. Consider how the listed production and tracking functions align with the operations you need the software to support.
27 manufacturing ERP software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
| # | App | Score | From | Free plan | Paid from | Manufacturing type | Production scheduling | Bill of materials | Shop-floor tracking | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon | 6.4 | $40/mo | No | 40 /user/mo | — | — | — | — | View |
| 2 | Odoo Manufacturing | 6.3 | Free | Yes | — | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 3 | Apache OFBiz | 6.2 | — | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | View |
| 4 |  ERP5 | 6.1 | — | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | View |
| 5 |  Epicor Kinetic | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | View |
| 6 | Rootstock ERP | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | View |
| 7 | SYSPRO | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | View |
| 8 | xTuple ERP | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | View |
| 9 | abas ERP | 5.1 | — | — | — | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 10 | Acumatica Product Configurator | 5.1 | — | No | — | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 11 |  ECI M1 | 5.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | View |
| 12 | Exact Online | 5.1 | — | No | — | — | — | — | — | View |
| 13 | IFS Cloud ERP | 5.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | View |
| 14 | Infor ERP | 5.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | View |
| 15 | QAD Adaptive ERP | 5.1 | — | No | — | — | — | — | — | View |
| 16 |  SAP Business One | 5.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | View |
| 17 | CrescentOne C1 | 5.0 | — | No | — | mixed | Yes | Yes | Yes | View |
| 18 | Genius ERP | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 19 |  Global Shop Solutions ERP | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 20 |  JobBOSS² | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | View |
| 21 | Oracle Fusion Cloud Manufacturing | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 22 | Cetec ERP | 4.9 | $50/mo | No | 50 /user/mo | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 23 | DEACOM ERP | 4.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | View |
| 24 | NetSuite Retail Management System | 4.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | View |
| 25 |  Priority ERP | 4.9 | — | No | — | — | — | — | — | View |
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Numbered spots on this list can be sponsored. They are labelled, and the editorial order and scores never change for payment.
Questions about this list
Which manufacturing ERP software is ranked first on Freedom251?
Carbon is ranked #1 of 27 with a score of 6.4. Odoo Manufacturing is second and Apache OFBiz third.
How many of these have a free plan?
1 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Carbon has the lowest first paid tier we found: $40/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.