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Top 11 is independent: no paid placement, no affiliate links, no sponsored entries."},"published":"2026-10-27","last_verified":"2026-10-27","next_review":"2027-01-25","methodology_version":"v1.0","independence":{"paid_placement":false,"affiliate_links":false,"sponsored_entries":false,"statement":"Top 11 takes no payment from any provider on this list. Scores come from a public weighted rubric, and the methodology weights were locked before entry research began."},"editor_disclosure":null,"freshness":{"cadence":"quarterly","statement":"Re-scored every 90 days."},"category":"Business Software","subsector":"MRP Software","changelog":[{"date":"2026-10-27","text":"Initial publication. Methodology v1.0 weights MRP & Production Planning Depth (25%), Inventory, BOM & Traceability (20%), Pricing Transparency & TCO (20%), Accounting & Sales-Channel Connections (15%), Setup Effort & Cost of Being Wrong (10%), and Fit for 10 to 200 Staff Shops (10%). The #11 wildcard is unrated and selected by the wildcard signal model (wildcard-v2.0). Every price and feature fact was taken from a vendor page opened on 2026-10-27; where a page could not be opened or showed no price, the entry says so."}],"answer_capsule":"The best MRP software for most small manufacturers is MRPeasy, followed by Unleashed and Katana. MRPeasy publishes four per-user prices from $49 to $149 a month. Unleashed, Cetec ERP, Cin7 Core and inFlow also publish prices, Odoo and ERPNext publish prices with caveats, and Katana shows a free plan and a custom contract. Fishbowl's manufacturing tier starts at $675 a month by quote, and JobBOSS² is quote only.","methodology":{"version":"v1.0","updated":"2026-10-27","candidate_pool":13,"review_cadence":"quarterly","score_cap":9.4,"criteria":[{"name":"MRP & Production Planning Depth","weight":25,"description":"Whether the pages describe real material planning: demand to shortage to purchase or production order, scheduling, a master production schedule, capacity, and multi-level bills of material."},{"name":"Inventory, BOM & Traceability","weight":20,"description":"Bill of materials handling, work orders, lot and serial traceability, locations, and costing of materials and labor."},{"name":"Accounting & Sales-Channel Connections","weight":15,"description":"Named links to QuickBooks, Xero and other accounting systems, to Shopify and other sales channels, and API access."},{"name":"Pricing Transparency & TCO","weight":20,"description":"Whether a real price is published, the billing unit, which plan carries the MRP and production features, and what extras cost."},{"name":"Setup Effort & Cost of Being Wrong","weight":10,"description":"Trial length, free plan, required implementation packages, onboarding fees and the stated time to go live."},{"name":"Fit for 10 to 200 Staff Shops","weight":10,"description":"How well the product page fits a shop of about 10 to 200 people with no IT team."}],"wildcard_model":"wildcard-v2.0","wildcard_model_url":"https://topelevens.com/methodology/wildcard"},"segment_tags":["Job Shop MRP","Make-to-Stock Manufacturing","Production Planning","Bill of Materials","Inventory and BOM"],"problem_tags":["Production Schedule In A Spreadsheet","Material Shortages Found Late","Bill Of Materials Retyped","Stock That Disagrees With The System","Overbuying Raw Materials"],"query_intents":["best mrp software for small manufacturers","mrp software small business","mrp software for job shops","mrp software pricing","mrpeasy vs katana","mrp vs erp for small manufacturer"],"match_index":{"1":{"solves":["Production plans and shortages out of a spreadsheet","Bills of material, purchasing and stock in one tool","Starting with a trial and a printed price"],"personas":["Owner","Operations Manager"]},"2":{"solves":["Stock, orders and a production module on one plan","MRP priced as a visible add-on","Xero or QuickBooks Online alongside the stock system"],"personas":["Operations Manager","Founder"]},"3":{"solves":["Work orders tied to live stock","Selling through Shopify and other channels while making to stock","Starting on a free plan"],"personas":["Founder","Inventory Manager"]}},"stats":{"candidate_pool":13,"ranked":10,"average_score":7.2,"spread_top_to_bottom":3.5,"unrated_wildcard":1},"guide":[{"q":"What is MRP software?","a":"MRP stands for material requirements planning. The software works out what you need to buy or make, how much, and by when. It starts from your sales orders and forecasts, opens each product's bill of materials, subtracts what is on the shelf and on order, and shows the shortages. Then it suggests purchase orders and production orders. In practice a small shop uses it to stop discovering missing parts on the day a job should start. Some products on this list are MRP first, such as MRPeasy and Fishbowl Advanced Manufacturing. Others began as inventory tools and added production later, such as Unleashed, Katana, Cin7 Core and inFlow. Ask each vendor to show you a shortage list built from a real order."},{"q":"How is MRP different from a full ERP?","a":"A full ERP holds the whole business: the general ledger, payroll, sales, purchasing, inventory and production in one database. MRP covers the planning of materials and production, plus the stock and bills of material it depends on. Most small shops keep QuickBooks or Xero for the books and add MRP beside it. MRPeasy, Katana, Fishbowl, Unleashed and Cin7 Core name QuickBooks Online or Xero on their pages. Cetec ERP and ERPNext describe themselves as wider systems with financials and other modules around the production side, and Odoo sells its manufacturing app inside a suite of apps. Unleashed's own page says it is not a full ERP. The question to ask is whether you want one database for everything or a planning tool that talks to your ledger. Our neighbouring list of manufacturing ERP for small business covers the first case."},{"q":"Is a job shop different from a make-to-stock shop?","a":"Yes, because the planning trigger is different. A make-to-stock shop plans from forecasts and reorder points, builds batches, and cares about finished goods on the shelf. A job shop plans from customer orders, quotes each job, and cares about routing, scheduling and job cost against the quote. Katana, Unleashed, Cin7 Core and Megaventory lean toward stock and sales channels. JobBOSS² describes quoting, drag-and-drop scheduling and job costing for make-to-order and custom metal shops. MRPeasy lists sales forecasting and backward scheduling on Enterprise, and Odoo lists a master production schedule and finite capacity planning. Check which side a product starts from, because the other side is usually the thinner one."},{"q":"Do I need MRP, or is inventory software enough?","a":"If you build from a short parts list and reorder by eye, inventory software with bills of materials may be enough. inFlow Manufacturing and Megaventory add BOMs and manufacture or work orders to inventory tools, and neither page we read names MRP. You need MRP when a job needs many parts from several suppliers with different lead times, or when you run several jobs against the same stock. Then the shortage list saves real money, because you stop overbuying and stop stalling. A simple test is to ask how many times last month a job waited on a part you could have seen coming."},{"q":"Why are the prices so hard to compare?","a":"They use different units. MRPeasy and Cetec ERP charge per user. Unleashed, Cin7 Core, Fishbowl and inFlow charge by plan with user caps. Katana's page shows a free plan and a custom contract. ERPNext charges for hosting and not per user. Odoo charges per user, with a free first app. JobBOSS² is quote only. The bigger trap is where MRP sits. Unleashed puts MRP at $149 per month on Core and free on Pro. Cetec ERP charges $1,000 per month for Advanced Manufacturing Planning. Fishbowl's cheaper Inventory plans leave out MRP entirely. Price the plan that includes the planning you want, for your user count, and add onboarding."},{"q":"What should I check before I commit?","a":"Check four things. First, run one real order through the trial and see the shortage list. Second, ask how it posts to your accounting system, and whether that link costs extra. Cetec ERP lists its QuickBooks Online integration at $300 per month. Third, ask how long go-live took for a shop your size. JobBOSS²'s FAQ says about 3 to 6 months, while Fishbowl's page says an implementation package is required. Fourth, find out what happens to your data if you leave. Ask for a full export of items, bills of material and open orders before you sign."}],"how_to_choose":["First, decide whether you plan from forecasts or from customer orders. A make-to-stock shop wants reorder points, batches and finished goods control. A job shop wants quoting, routings and a schedule it can move around.","Second, count the people who will touch the system. Per-user tools such as MRPeasy and Cetec ERP get dearer as operators join. Plan-based tools such as Unleashed, Cin7 Core and inFlow cap users and orders per plan. Odoo and ERPNext change the maths again.","Third, find the price of the plan that includes MRP. On Unleashed that is Core plus add-ons or Pro. On Fishbowl it is Advanced Manufacturing by quote. On Cin7 Core it is Pro and Advanced, but confirm with the vendor. Ask for it in writing.","Fourth, decide where the books live. If you keep QuickBooks or Xero, check the named link and its cost. If you want one database for everything, look at Odoo, ERPNext or the wider ERP list.","Finally, plan the first 90 days. Set aside time to enter bills of material, stock counts and open orders. A tool with a trial and a printed price lets you test this cheaply. A tool with a required package and a long go-live is a larger bet."],"faqs":[{"q":"How much does MRP software cost for a small manufacturer?","a":"On the pages we opened, published prices ranged from $0 to $1,199 per month. MRPeasy lists $49 to $149 per user per month. Unleashed lists $99, $399 and $729 per month. Cin7 Core lists $349, $599 and $1,199 per month. inFlow Manufacturing lists $169 to $859 per month billed annually. Cetec ERP lists $50 per user per month with a 5 user minimum. Odoo lists per-user prices from US$24.90 and a free first app. ERPNext hosting starts at $5 per month. Fishbowl Advanced Manufacturing starts at $675 per month by quote. Katana shows a free plan and a custom contract, and JobBOSS² shows no price."},{"q":"Is there free MRP software?","a":"Partly. Katana lists a Free plan at $0 with all features, unlimited users and a cap of 30 SKUs after the first 15 days. Odoo lists One App Free for one app with unlimited users. ERPNext is free open-source software under GPL-3.0 if you host it yourself, and Frappe Cloud offers a 14-day trial. MRPeasy, Unleashed and inFlow offer trials but no free plan. Free software still costs time to set up, so budget for that."},{"q":"What is the difference between MRPeasy and Unleashed?","a":"MRPeasy is built around production: planning, BOMs, purchasing and a master production schedule on Enterprise, priced per user. Unleashed is built around inventory and orders, with production and MRP priced as add-ons on Core or included on Pro, priced by plan. For a shop of about 10 to 200 people that makes things to order or stock, MRPeasy's page fits more directly. For a product business that sells through many channels and builds simple assemblies, Unleashed's page is a close second."},{"q":"Can my inventory app do the job?","a":"Possibly, for simple builds. inFlow Manufacturing and Megaventory both list BOMs and manufacture or work orders. Neither page we read names MRP. If your jobs use few parts and short lead times, that may be enough. If a single job pulls many parts from several suppliers, an MRP-first tool will show shortages earlier."},{"q":"Which of these need a sales call?","a":"JobBOSS² showed no price and points to a demo. Fishbowl's Advanced Manufacturing is confirmed by quote. Katana's Advantage plan is custom. Cin7 Core's Omni plan is custom. Megaventory's Enterprise plan is custom, and Frappe's Enterprise hosting is quoted. MRPeasy, Unleashed, Cetec ERP, inFlow and Odoo print prices, though Odoo's billing basis is unclear."},{"q":"How often is this list updated?","a":"We re-score every 90 days, and the next review is 2027-01-25. If a vendor changes a price or retires a plan before then, the list may be out of date, so confirm every figure on the vendor's own page before you buy."}],"honest_disclosures":["Every price and feature in this list comes from a vendor page opened on 2026-10-27. If a page returned an error, redirected, or showed no number, we say so and publish no price. We did not use review sites for facts.","Fulcrum's pricing page returned HTTP 404 and then HTTP 401 twice, and its home page named no price, MRP or accounting link, so Fulcrum is not ranked. Shoptech's E2 address redirected to ECI's JobBOSS² page, which we used. Prodsmart redirected to an Autodesk page that we did not open. Full ERP products such as NetSuite, Epicor, Acumatica, ProShop ERP, Genius ERP and Business Central were not opened for this list. They belong to the neighbouring manufacturing ERP list.","Founding year, headquarters, headcount and funding were not read on the vendor pages, so those fields are left empty rather than filled in from memory.","Prices differ in unit: per user per month for MRPeasy and Cetec ERP, per plan per month for Unleashed, Cin7 Core, inFlow and Megaventory, by hosting for ERPNext, and by quote for Fishbowl Advanced Manufacturing, Katana Advantage and JobBOSS². They are not directly comparable, so price them for your own shop.","Katana's pricing page on the day we read it showed a Free plan and a custom Advantage contract. It mentioned Standard, Professional, Professional Plus and Core only as older plans in its FAQ, with no prices. Our neighbouring manufacturing ERP list, read on 15 September 2026, carried a $299 Core plan from an earlier version of the page. We used today's page.","Odoo's pricing page showed more than one pair of figures for Standard and Custom, and the text we read did not say which pair is yearly. We report the range seen. Cin7 Core's two pages describe MRP and Advanced Production Manufacturing add-ons differently, and we report both. Megaventory's page showed $135 and $150 without labelling which is annual.","Customer counts, ratings and savings figures on vendor pages are the vendors' own claims. We do not repeat them as facts, and we did not use any review count.","Scores are an AI editorial judgement against the published rubric, using only the pages we read. Entries without published prices score lower on Pricing Transparency by design. That is a statement about the page, not the product. Products whose pages never name MRP score low on planning depth.","No vendor has paid for placement. Scores are not a measure of customer satisfaction."],"glossary":{"term":"material requirements planning (MRP)","definition":"A method for working out what materials to buy and what to make, and when. It takes demand from orders and forecasts, opens each product's bill of materials, subtracts stock on hand and on order, and lists the shortages with suggested purchase and production orders.","synonyms":["MRP","Material planning","Materials planning"],"faq":[]},"entries":[{"rank":1,"name":"MRPeasy","url":"https://www.mrpeasy.com/pricing/","founded":null,"hq":null,"team_size_band":"Vendor page says ideal for companies with 10 to 200 employees","best_for":"Make-to-stock and make-to-order shops of about 10 to 200 people that want bills of material, production planning, purchasing and inventory in one tool, with prices they can read before they talk to anyone.","best_for_short":"Small shops that want MRP with every price published","pricing_band":"$$ (Starter $49, Professional $69, Enterprise $99 and Unlimited $149 per user per month; Unlimited has a 2 user minimum; users 11 and up come in $79 bundles of ten; 15 + 15 day free trial, no card)","score_out_of_94":8.8,"score_breakdown":{"MRP & Production Planning Depth":9,"Inventory, BOM & Traceability":8.5,"Accounting & Sales-Channel Connections":8.5,"Pricing Transparency & TCO":9,"Setup Effort & Cost of Being Wrong":8.5,"Fit for 10 to 200 Staff Shops":9},"verdict":"MRPeasy ranks first because MRP is the whole product, not a module, and the pricing page prints every tier. Production planning, BOM management, lot traceability, warehouse, supply chain, CRM and standard accounting are listed on the $49 Starter plan. Enterprise adds a master production schedule, backward scheduling and multiple production sites.","verdict_short":"MRP is the product, and every tier has a price.","praise":"The pricing page says no mandatory implementation or training package is required, and lists optional training at $150 per hour. The trial runs 15 + 15 days with no card. The home page names QuickBooks Online, Xero, Shopify, Amazon, BigCommerce, Magento, WooCommerce and EDI, and shows an ISO 27001 badge.","praise_short":"Full price ladder, 30 day trial, no forced setup package.","criticism":"Price is per user, so every operator who reports on a job adds a seat after the first ten. The API and webhooks sit only on the $149 Unlimited plan. The page shows no annual per-user prices, only a note that annual billing gives one month free. The master production schedule and barcode scanning need Enterprise at $99.","criticism_short":"Per user meter, and the API is on the top tier only.","sources_pending":["https://www.mrpeasy.com/pricing/, accessed 2026-10-27","https://www.mrpeasy.com/, accessed 2026-10-27"],"risk_signals":{"level":"none","checked":"2026-10-27","summary":"No risk-signal search was run for this entry; none observed on the vendor pages read on 2026-10-27.","signals":[]},"price_min":49,"price_max":149,"currency":"USD","free_tier":false,"setup_fee":null,"integrations":["QuickBooks Online","Xero","Shopify","Amazon","BigCommerce","Magento","WooCommerce","HubSpot","Pipedrive","Salesforce","ShipStation","Ware2Go","EDI","Microsoft Power BI","Zapier"],"compliance":["ISO 27001 (badge on home page)"],"regions":[],"onboarding_days":null,"min_team_size":null,"max_team_size":null,"problems_solved":["Production plans and shortages out of a spreadsheet","Bills of material, purchasing and stock in one tool","Starting with a trial and a printed price"],"personas":["Owner","Operations Manager"],"_entry_api":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/mrp-software-small-manufacturers/1","_entry_md":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/mrp-software-small-manufacturers/1/md","_anchor":"https://topelevens.com/mrp-software-small-manufacturers#rank-1"},{"rank":2,"name":"Unleashed","url":"https://www.unleashedsoftware.com/pricing/","founded":null,"hq":null,"team_size_band":null,"best_for":"Product businesses with a modest bill of materials that want inventory, orders and MRP in one cloud tool tied to Xero or QuickBooks Online, and are happy to pay a plain monthly price.","best_for_short":"Inventory-first tool with MRP, priced by plan","pricing_band":"$$ (Lite $99, Core $399, Pro $729 per month; annual billing $1,089, $4,389 and $8,019; Production & Manufacturing free on Pro and $69 per month on Core; MRP (Advanced Inventory Manager) free on Pro and $149 per month on Core; 14-day free trial, no card)","score_out_of_94":8,"score_breakdown":{"MRP & Production Planning Depth":7.5,"Inventory, BOM & Traceability":8,"Accounting & Sales-Channel Connections":8.5,"Pricing Transparency & TCO":8.5,"Setup Effort & Cost of Being Wrong":7.5,"Fit for 10 to 200 Staff Shops":7.5},"verdict":"Unleashed ranks second because the pricing page shows exactly which plan carries production and MRP. Both are free on Pro and optional on Core. Neither is listed for Lite. The vendor also says plainly that it is not a full ERP.","verdict_short":"Clear plan table, MRP priced as an add-on.","praise":"Plans, extra users ($69 on Lite and Core, $89 on Pro), sales order allowances, API calls and onboarding packages ($449, $799 and $5,549, one-off) are all printed. The trial is 14 days with all features and no card. Named integrations include Xero, QuickBooks Online, Shopify, Amazon, WooCommerce and Lightspeed.","praise_short":"Everything priced, trial with all features.","criticism":"A Core plan with production and MRP added comes to $617 per month for 3 users, before onboarding and support ($99 or $239 per month). The order cap is 100 per month on Lite and 500 on Core and Pro unless you buy up. Unleashed describes itself as inventory management, so scheduling depth is lighter than the shop-floor tools below it.","criticism_short":"MRP costs extra on Core, and orders are capped.","sources_pending":["https://www.unleashedsoftware.com/pricing/, accessed 2026-10-27","https://www.unleashedsoftware.com/, accessed 2026-10-27"],"risk_signals":{"level":"none","checked":"2026-10-27","summary":"No risk-signal search was run for this entry; none observed on the vendor pages read on 2026-10-27.","signals":[]},"price_min":99,"price_max":729,"currency":"USD","free_tier":false,"setup_fee":449,"integrations":["Xero","QuickBooks Online","Shopify","Amazon","WooCommerce","Lightspeed","Prospect","Open API"],"compliance":[],"regions":[],"onboarding_days":null,"min_team_size":null,"max_team_size":null,"problems_solved":["Stock, orders and a production module on one plan","MRP priced as a visible add-on","Xero or QuickBooks Online alongside the stock system"],"personas":["Operations Manager","Founder"],"_entry_api":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/mrp-software-small-manufacturers/2","_entry_md":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/mrp-software-small-manufacturers/2/md","_anchor":"https://topelevens.com/mrp-software-small-manufacturers#rank-2"},{"rank":3,"name":"Katana","url":"https://katanamrp.com/pricing/","founded":null,"hq":null,"team_size_band":null,"best_for":"Small product brands, often selling through Shopify or other online channels, that want live stock, work orders and purchasing in one place and can start on a free plan.","best_for_short":"Online product brands that make what they sell","pricing_band":"$ to custom (Free plan at $0 with unlimited users, capped at 30 SKUs after a 15-day period of unlimited SKUs; Advantage is custom pricing on one annual contract, quote only)","score_out_of_94":7.7,"score_breakdown":{"MRP & Production Planning Depth":7.5,"Inventory, BOM & Traceability":8.5,"Accounting & Sales-Channel Connections":9,"Pricing Transparency & TCO":6,"Setup Effort & Cost of Being Wrong":7.5,"Fit for 10 to 200 Staff Shops":8},"verdict":"Katana ranks third. It joins stock, sales orders, purchasing and work orders well and names Shopify, Amazon, WooCommerce, BigCommerce and eBay. Its pricing page now shows only a Free plan and a custom Advantage contract, so a growing shop cannot read what it will pay.","verdict_short":"Strong stock-to-production flow, price hidden above free.","praise":"The Free plan has unlimited users, integrations and locations, all features and API access, with no card. The home page names Shopify, Amazon, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, eBay, QuickBooks Online, Xero and Zapier. Work orders track materials, tasks and costs, and finished goods return to stock.","praise_short":"Free plan with every feature, many sales channels.","criticism":"The Free plan caps you at 30 SKUs after 15 days, and only Shopify connects on Free. Advantage is a custom annual contract with no figure. The pricing FAQ mentions Standard, Professional, Professional Plus and Core as older plans, with no prices. The home page does not use the term MRP, and describes live demand planning instead.","criticism_short":"No price above the free plan, older plans retired.","sources_pending":["https://katanamrp.com/pricing/, accessed 2026-10-27","https://katanamrp.com/, accessed 2026-10-27"],"risk_signals":{"level":"none","checked":"2026-10-27","summary":"No risk-signal search was run for this entry; none observed on the vendor pages read on 2026-10-27.","signals":[]},"price_min":0,"price_max":null,"currency":"USD","free_tier":true,"setup_fee":null,"integrations":["Shopify","Amazon","WooCommerce","BigCommerce","eBay","QuickBooks Online","Xero","HubSpot","Salesforce","Pipedrive","ShipStation","Shippo","Zapier","Open API"],"compliance":[],"regions":[],"onboarding_days":null,"min_team_size":null,"max_team_size":null,"problems_solved":["Work orders tied to live stock","Selling through Shopify and other channels while making to stock","Starting on a free plan"],"personas":["Founder","Inventory Manager"],"_entry_api":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/mrp-software-small-manufacturers/3","_entry_md":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/mrp-software-small-manufacturers/3/md","_anchor":"https://topelevens.com/mrp-software-small-manufacturers#rank-3"},{"rank":4,"name":"Fishbowl","url":"https://www.fishbowlinventory.com/pricing","founded":null,"hq":null,"team_size_band":"Advanced Manufacturing quoted for 2 to 200+ users","best_for":"QuickBooks or Xero shops that need full BOMs, MRP and job costing, and accept a quote and a required implementation package.","best_for_short":"Deep MRP for QuickBooks shops, quote and setup required","pricing_band":"$$$ (Advanced Manufacturing starts at $675 per month, quote confirmed; Inventory plans Essentials $229, Growth $429, Scale $729 per month billed annually do not include BOMs, work orders or MRP)","score_out_of_94":7.6,"score_breakdown":{"MRP & Production Planning Depth":8.5,"Inventory, BOM & Traceability":8.5,"Accounting & Sales-Channel Connections":9,"Pricing Transparency & TCO":6,"Setup Effort & Cost of Being Wrong":4.5,"Fit for 10 to 200 Staff Shops":7.5},"verdict":"Fishbowl ranks fourth because Advanced Manufacturing lists full BOMs, MRP, production scheduling, work orders and job, labor and landed costing, with a QuickBooks link. The cost is that the real price is a quote and the pricing page says an implementation package is required.","verdict_short":"Deep MRP, but a quote and a required setup package.","praise":"The home page lists MRP that shows when and where parts are needed, BOM and work order editing mid-build, time and labor costing, and sync with QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop and Xero. The pricing page shows the from-price for each product line.","praise_short":"Full BOMs, MRP and costing with QuickBooks sync.","criticism":"The three published Inventory plans exclude manufacturing, so the cheap numbers are not the ones a manufacturer pays. The page says an implementation package is required and does not price it. It describes a 6 to 8 week training certification and says prices are illustrative and subject to change. No free trial is mentioned.","criticism_short":"Setup package required and unpriced, no trial.","sources_pending":["https://www.fishbowlinventory.com/pricing, accessed 2026-10-27","https://www.fishbowlinventory.com/, accessed 2026-10-27"],"risk_signals":{"level":"none","checked":"2026-10-27","summary":"No risk-signal search was run for this entry; none observed on the vendor pages read on 2026-10-27.","signals":[]},"price_min":675,"price_max":null,"currency":"USD","free_tier":false,"setup_fee":null,"integrations":["QuickBooks Online","QuickBooks Desktop","QuickBooks Canada","Xero","Reckon","Avalara","Shopify","Amazon","eBay","Walmart","BigCommerce","WooCommerce","Magento","FedEx","UPS","USPS","DHL","ShipStation","Salesforce","HubSpot","Zoho","SolidWorks BOM import","SPS Commerce EDI"],"compliance":[],"regions":[],"onboarding_days":null,"min_team_size":2,"max_team_size":null,"problems_solved":[],"personas":[],"_entry_api":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/mrp-software-small-manufacturers/4","_entry_md":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/mrp-software-small-manufacturers/4/md","_anchor":"https://topelevens.com/mrp-software-small-manufacturers#rank-4"},{"rank":5,"name":"Odoo","url":"https://www.odoo.com/pricing","founded":null,"hq":null,"team_size_band":null,"best_for":"Shops that want finite-capacity scheduling, a master production schedule and shop floor tablets, and are willing to work with a partner or run a small project.","best_for_short":"Broadest MRP feature list, built from apps","pricing_band":"$ (One App Free at $0 for one app and unlimited users; Standard US$24.90 and Custom US$49.00 per user per month as first read, with higher figures of US$31.10 / US$38.90 and US$61.00 / US$76.20 also on the page and the billing basis not stated; free trial)","score_out_of_94":7.5,"score_breakdown":{"MRP & Production Planning Depth":9,"Inventory, BOM & Traceability":8.5,"Accounting & Sales-Channel Connections":6.5,"Pricing Transparency & TCO":6.5,"Setup Effort & Cost of Being Wrong":6,"Fit for 10 to 200 Staff Shops":7},"verdict":"Odoo ranks fifth. The Manufacturing page has the longest MRP feature list on this page: simulated manufacturing orders, finite capacity planning with a Gantt chart, a master production schedule, a tablet shop floor view, an offline barcode app and quality control points. A small shop still has to plan the setup and read the price carefully.","verdict_short":"Longest MRP feature list, price needs care.","praise":"The pricing page offers a free plan for one app with unlimited users, a free trial on Standard and Custom, and support on all plans. The Manufacturing page links to Sales, Inventory, Project, PLM and Maintenance apps. It also says Odoo's code is open source on GitHub.","praise_short":"Deep scheduling, a free first app, open source code.","criticism":"The pricing page shows more than one set of per-user figures for Standard and Custom, and we could not tell which belongs to yearly or monthly billing. A discount footnote says it applies for 12 months to initial users. Implementation is not in the plans and has no fixed price. The page names a Success Pack for companies under 50 employees, with no figure. Named outside integrations were not on the pages we read.","criticism_short":"Unclear billing basis, implementation not priced.","sources_pending":["https://www.odoo.com/pricing, accessed 2026-10-27","https://www.odoo.com/app/manufacturing, accessed 2026-10-27"],"risk_signals":{"level":"none","checked":"2026-10-27","summary":"No risk-signal search was run for this entry; none observed on the vendor pages read on 2026-10-27.","signals":[]},"price_min":24.9,"price_max":76.2,"currency":"USD","free_tier":true,"setup_fee":null,"integrations":["Odoo Sales","Odoo Inventory","Odoo Project","Odoo PLM","Odoo Maintenance","IoT box","External API (Custom plan)"],"compliance":[],"regions":[],"onboarding_days":null,"min_team_size":null,"max_team_size":null,"problems_solved":[],"personas":[],"_entry_api":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/mrp-software-small-manufacturers/5","_entry_md":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/mrp-software-small-manufacturers/5/md","_anchor":"https://topelevens.com/mrp-software-small-manufacturers#rank-5"},{"rank":6,"name":"Cetec ERP","url":"https://cetecerp.com/pricing","founded":null,"hq":null,"team_size_band":"Five user minimum","best_for":"Job shops and electronics-style makers that want every module, free hosting and a single per-user price, and are fine buying support separately.","best_for_short":"One per-user price with every module","pricing_band":"$$ ($50 per user per month with a 5 user minimum; shop floor users $25; portals $20; Standard support $650 per month; Advanced Manufacturing Planning is a $1,000 per month add-on; trial length not stated)","score_out_of_94":7.4,"score_breakdown":{"MRP & Production Planning Depth":8,"Inventory, BOM & Traceability":8,"Accounting & Sales-Channel Connections":6,"Pricing Transparency & TCO":7.5,"Setup Effort & Cost of Being Wrong":6.5,"Fit for 10 to 200 Staff Shops":7},"verdict":"Cetec ERP ranks sixth. One number covers all modules, reporting, weekly backups, free install and cloud hosting. The home page lists material planning (MRP), BOMs with revisions, work orders and lot and serial traceability. The add-on list is long, and the planning extension costs more than the base seat.","verdict_short":"All modules at $50 a user, many add-ons.","praise":"The pricing page prints the base price, the shop floor seat price, the support tiers and a long list of add-on prices. API access is included up to 10,000 requests a month. The vendor says every instance starts with a free trial.","praise_short":"Honest add-on list, free install and hosting.","criticism":"Five seats at $50 is $250 per month before support. The QuickBooks Online integration is $300 per month and Advanced Manufacturing Planning is $1,000 per month ($750 on Enterprise support). The Self-Supported tier gives no direct support. The trial length, contract term and cancellation terms are not stated.","criticism_short":"QuickBooks link and advanced planning cost extra.","sources_pending":["https://cetecerp.com/pricing, accessed 2026-10-27","https://cetecerp.com/, accessed 2026-10-27"],"risk_signals":{"level":"none","checked":"2026-10-27","summary":"No risk-signal search was run for this entry; none observed on the vendor pages read on 2026-10-27.","signals":[]},"price_min":25,"price_max":50,"currency":"USD","free_tier":false,"setup_fee":0,"integrations":["QuickBooks Online (paid add-on)","ShipStation (paid add-on)","CalcuQuote price fetching (paid add-on)","TaxJar (paid add-on)","CAD-to-BOM (QBuild)","EDI (paid add-on)","Open API"],"compliance":["ITAR-compliant hosting (paid add-on)","CMMC-2-ready cloud (paid add-on)"],"regions":[],"onboarding_days":null,"min_team_size":5,"max_team_size":null,"problems_solved":[],"personas":[],"_entry_api":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/mrp-software-small-manufacturers/6","_entry_md":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/mrp-software-small-manufacturers/6/md","_anchor":"https://topelevens.com/mrp-software-small-manufacturers#rank-6"},{"rank":7,"name":"Cin7 Core","url":"https://www.cin7.com/core/pricing/","founded":null,"hq":null,"team_size_band":null,"best_for":"Wholesalers and light assemblers that sell across several channels, need BOMs and MRP, and want a plan table with order limits spelled out.","best_for_short":"Multichannel stock control with BOM and MRP","pricing_band":"$$$ (Standard $349, Pro $599, Advanced $1,199 per month for 5, 10 and 15 users; Omni custom; MRP included on Pro and Advanced, add-on on Standard; billing terms and trial length not stated)","score_out_of_94":7.3,"score_breakdown":{"MRP & Production Planning Depth":7,"Inventory, BOM & Traceability":7.5,"Accounting & Sales-Channel Connections":9,"Pricing Transparency & TCO":7.25,"Setup Effort & Cost of Being Wrong":6,"Fit for 10 to 200 Staff Shops":6.5},"verdict":"Cin7 Core ranks seventh. It is inventory and order software that adds BOM tracking, assembly and MRP, with named links to QuickBooks Online, Xero, Shopify and Amazon. The entry price is the highest of them, and the two pages we read describe the production add-ons differently.","verdict_short":"Order management first, MRP on higher plans.","praise":"The plan table prints users (5, 10, 15), sale orders per year (6,000, 24,000, 120,000) and included integrations (2, 4, 6). The home page names QuickBooks Online, Xero, Shopify, Amazon, WooCommerce and ShipStation, and says it has over 700 app integrations.","praise_short":"Order and integration limits spelled out.","criticism":"Standard starts at $349 per month, and MRP is an add-on there. One page says MRP is included on Pro and Advanced. The other says Advanced Production Manufacturing is an add-on on Pro and Advanced, so confirm which you get. The page does not say whether prices are monthly or annual, and it gives no trial length.","criticism_short":"Highest entry price, unclear on MRP add-ons.","sources_pending":["https://www.cin7.com/core/pricing/, accessed 2026-10-27","https://www.cin7.com/core/, accessed 2026-10-27"],"risk_signals":{"level":"none","checked":"2026-10-27","summary":"No risk-signal search was run for this entry; none observed on the vendor pages read on 2026-10-27.","signals":[]},"price_min":349,"price_max":1199,"currency":"USD","free_tier":false,"setup_fee":null,"integrations":["QuickBooks Online","Xero","Shopify","Amazon","WooCommerce","ShipStation","EDI and 3PL via API and partners"],"compliance":[],"regions":[],"onboarding_days":null,"min_team_size":null,"max_team_size":null,"problems_solved":[],"personas":[],"_entry_api":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/mrp-software-small-manufacturers/7","_entry_md":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/mrp-software-small-manufacturers/7/md","_anchor":"https://topelevens.com/mrp-software-small-manufacturers#rank-7"},{"rank":8,"name":"ERPNext","url":"https://frappe.io/erpnext","founded":null,"hq":null,"team_size_band":null,"best_for":"Shops with someone technical, or a partner, who want a full open-source ERP with BOMs and work orders and would rather pay for hosting than per user.","best_for_short":"Open-source ERP with a BOM and work order module","pricing_band":"$ (software free under GPL-3.0 if you host it; Frappe Cloud hosting from $5 per month for Sites, $20 and $125 for Servers; not priced per user; 14-day free trial)","score_out_of_94":6.3,"score_breakdown":{"MRP & Production Planning Depth":6.5,"Inventory, BOM & Traceability":7,"Accounting & Sales-Channel Connections":5.5,"Pricing Transparency & TCO":7,"Setup Effort & Cost of Being Wrong":5.5,"Fit for 10 to 200 Staff Shops":5},"verdict":"ERPNext ranks eighth. It is a full ERP with manufacturing as one module, so it covers more than a small shop needs for MRP. The page lists multi-level BOMs, production planning, work orders, job cards, subcontracting and quality checks. MRP is named only in a short list.","verdict_short":"Full ERP, cheap to host, thin on MRP detail.","praise":"The software is free and open source. The Frappe Cloud pricing page says you pay for hosting and not per user, and offers a 14-day trial. Named connectors include Shopify, WooCommerce, Plaid, Stripe and PayPal, and there is a REST API.","praise_short":"No per-user fee, free to self-host.","criticism":"The pricing page shows hosting prices, not the cost of getting a shop running. Implementation is done by Frappe partners and is not priced there. The home page shows other tier figures ($14, $50, $100, $108) without saying what each includes, so we used the pricing page. The pages do not describe MRP behaviour or name QuickBooks or Xero.","criticism_short":"Setup cost unpriced, MRP lightly described.","sources_pending":["https://frappe.io/erpnext/pricing, accessed 2026-10-27","https://frappe.io/erpnext, accessed 2026-10-27"],"risk_signals":{"level":"none","checked":"2026-10-27","summary":"No risk-signal search was run for this entry; none observed on the vendor pages read on 2026-10-27.","signals":[]},"price_min":5,"price_max":125,"currency":"USD","free_tier":true,"setup_fee":null,"integrations":["Shopify","WooCommerce","Plaid","Stripe","PayPal","Razorpay","Twilio","Dropbox","Google Drive","Amazon S3","LDAP","REST API"],"compliance":[],"regions":[],"onboarding_days":null,"min_team_size":null,"max_team_size":null,"problems_solved":[],"personas":[],"_entry_api":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/mrp-software-small-manufacturers/8","_entry_md":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/mrp-software-small-manufacturers/8/md","_anchor":"https://topelevens.com/mrp-software-small-manufacturers#rank-8"},{"rank":9,"name":"inFlow","url":"https://www.inflowinventory.com/software-pricing-inflow","founded":null,"hq":null,"team_size_band":"Vendor page says teams from solo owners to 50","best_for":"Very small makers that assemble from parts and want BOMs and manufacture orders added to an easy inventory tool, and do not need MRP.","best_for_short":"Easy inventory tool with BOMs and manufacture orders","pricing_band":"$$ (inFlow Manufacturing Start Up $169, Growth $399, Scale $629, Expansion $859 per month billed annually, or $199, $479, $759, $1,029 billed monthly; $499 onboarding required on most plans; 14-day trial, no card)","score_out_of_94":6.2,"score_breakdown":{"MRP & Production Planning Depth":4,"Inventory, BOM & Traceability":7,"Accounting & Sales-Channel Connections":5.5,"Pricing Transparency & TCO":8.5,"Setup Effort & Cost of Being Wrong":6.5,"Fit for 10 to 200 Staff Shops":6},"verdict":"inFlow ranks ninth. The Manufacturing app adds manufacture orders, BOMs and production management to its inventory features, and the pricing page prints every tier. The home page never mentions material requirements planning, so it fits assembly shops better than shops that plan from demand.","verdict_short":"Clear prices, BOMs, but no MRP on the page.","praise":"Four manufacturing tiers are priced for annual and monthly billing, with team members (2, 5, 10, 20) and locations stated. Products, sales, purchases and integrations are unlimited on all plans. The trial is 14 days with no card.","praise_short":"Every tier priced, both billing options.","criticism":"The pages do not mention MRP. The home page says \"ecommerce, accounting, and more\" and names no integration. Lot numbers, serial numbers and the API are paid add-ons on some plans. A $499 onboarding package is required on most plans. The inventory-only plans have no BOM.","criticism_short":"No MRP on the pages, onboarding fee required.","sources_pending":["https://www.inflowinventory.com/software-pricing-inflow, accessed 2026-10-27","https://www.inflowinventory.com/, accessed 2026-10-27"],"risk_signals":{"level":"none","checked":"2026-10-27","summary":"No risk-signal search was run for this entry; none observed on the vendor pages read on 2026-10-27.","signals":[]},"price_min":169,"price_max":1029,"currency":"USD","free_tier":false,"setup_fee":499,"integrations":[],"compliance":["GDPR and SOC 2 (vendor claim)"],"regions":[],"onboarding_days":null,"min_team_size":null,"max_team_size":20,"problems_solved":[],"personas":[],"_entry_api":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/mrp-software-small-manufacturers/9","_entry_md":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/mrp-software-small-manufacturers/9/md","_anchor":"https://topelevens.com/mrp-software-small-manufacturers#rank-9"},{"rank":10,"name":"JobBOSS²","url":"https://www.ecisolutions.com/products/jobboss2/","founded":null,"hq":null,"team_size_band":null,"best_for":"Make-to-order and custom metal job shops that want quoting, drag-and-drop scheduling and job costing in one system, and will buy through a demo and a quote.","best_for_short":"Job shop scheduling and costing, quote only","pricing_band":"Quote only, price not published on the page we could open (Get Pricing and demo request only)","score_out_of_94":5.3,"score_breakdown":{"MRP & Production Planning Depth":7,"Inventory, BOM & Traceability":6.5,"Accounting & Sales-Channel Connections":5.5,"Pricing Transparency & TCO":1.5,"Setup Effort & Cost of Being Wrong":3.5,"Fit for 10 to 200 Staff Shops":7.5},"verdict":"JobBOSS² ranks tenth because no price is published and the FAQ gives an implementation time of about 3 to 6 months. The product itself is built for job shops: quotes, drag-and-drop scheduling, load balancing, job costing against estimates and material forecasting.","verdict_short":"Built for job shops, no price, long setup.","praise":"The page lists quote-to-cash flow with MRP functions in its FAQ, automatic purchase orders from forecast needs, low-stock alerts, mobile time logging and dashboards for margin, on-time delivery and WIP. It offers cloud, private hosted and on-premise installs.","praise_short":"Scheduling and costing for custom job shops.","criticism":"The page publishes no price, and the vendor's FAQ puts implementation at about 3 to 6 months. The classic JobBOSS page we also opened does not describe MRP. Named integrations are QuickBooks (Desktop and Online) and uniPoint only. The AI BOM Builder, MES and CRM are listed as separate add-ons.","criticism_short":"Quote only, 3 to 6 month implementation.","sources_pending":["https://www.ecisolutions.com/products/jobboss2/, accessed 2026-10-27","https://www.ecisolutions.com/products/jobboss/, accessed 2026-10-27"],"risk_signals":{"level":"none","checked":"2026-10-27","summary":"No risk-signal search was run for this entry; none observed on the vendor pages read on 2026-10-27.","signals":[]},"price_min":null,"price_max":null,"currency":"USD","free_tier":false,"setup_fee":null,"integrations":["QuickBooks Desktop","QuickBooks Online","uniPoint"],"compliance":[],"regions":[],"onboarding_days":null,"min_team_size":null,"max_team_size":null,"problems_solved":[],"personas":[],"_entry_api":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/mrp-software-small-manufacturers/10","_entry_md":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/mrp-software-small-manufacturers/10/md","_anchor":"https://topelevens.com/mrp-software-small-manufacturers#rank-10"},{"rank":11,"is_wildcard":true,"name":"Megaventory","url":"https://www.megaventory.com/pricing","founded":null,"hq":null,"team_size_band":null,"best_for":"Small shops that make from a bill of materials, want work orders, WIP cost and an API on one flat plan, and do not need automatic material planning.","best_for_short":"Flat-price inventory with BOMs and work orders","pricing_band":"$$ (Pro $135 per month with 5 users, 50k transactions, 20 locations and 20k products, shown beside a $150 figure and an annual toggle worth 10%; extra users $45 per month up to 35; Enterprise custom; 15-day free trial)","score_out_of_94":null,"verdict":"Megaventory is an inventory and order system with a real manufacturing module. The page lists multi-level BOMs, component allocation to work orders, work-in-process cost and labor cost per work order. It never names MRP, so it suits shops that plan by hand and want the stock side tidy.","verdict_short":"Inventory tool with BOMs and work orders, no MRP named.","praise":"The Pro plan includes the API, all application modules and all integrations. The page names Zapier, Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, QuickBooks, Amazon Business, ShipStation, SPS-Commerce and Lokad for demand forecasting. A 15-day trial is offered, and support (live chat, email, in-app guides) comes with every plan.","praise_short":"Flat plan with API and integrations included.","criticism":"The page does not label which of $135 and $150 is annual or monthly, and does not say which plan includes the manufacturing features. It lists limits of 50k transactions and 35 users on Pro. MRP is not mentioned anywhere we read. Optional onboarding is listed with no price.","criticism_short":"Billing basis unlabelled, no MRP named.","sources_pending":["https://www.megaventory.com/pricing, accessed 2026-10-27","https://www.megaventory.com/, accessed 2026-10-27"],"risk_signals":{"level":"none","checked":"2026-10-27","summary":"No risk-signal search was run for this entry; none observed on the vendor pages read on 2026-10-27.","signals":[]},"price_min":135,"price_max":150,"currency":"USD","free_tier":false,"setup_fee":null,"integrations":["Zapier","Viasocket","Shopify","WooCommerce","Magento","QuickBooks","Amazon Business","ShipStation","AfterSalesPro","Crossfire EDI","SPS-Commerce","Lokad"],"compliance":[],"regions":[],"onboarding_days":null,"min_team_size":null,"max_team_size":35,"unrated":true,"wildcard_model":{"version":"wildcard-v2.0","verdict":"This is the cheapest way I found to get BOMs, work orders and an API on a flat plan, if you can live without a material plan.","signals":[{"metric":"under_the_radar","reading":"strong","note":"It sits among inventory tools and is rarely compared with the MRP specialists above it."},{"metric":"impact_density","reading":"strong","note":"One plan shows BOMs, work orders, the API and all integrations for five users at $135 a month."},{"metric":"price_integrity_under_growth","reading":"notable","note":"Extra users and extra 25k transaction blocks are both priced at $45 a month, so growth cost is visible up to the stated caps."},{"metric":"category_fit_anomaly","reading":"notable","note":"The page sells inventory control first and never names MRP, so it answers a different question from the MRP tools."},{"metric":"ceiling_distance","reading":"mixed","note":"Pro tops out at 35 users and 200k transactions, and beyond that the page points to a custom plan."}],"right_for":"A five-person maker that assembles from a parts list, sells through Shopify or WooCommerce and plans purchases by eye.","wrong_for":"A job shop that needs a master schedule or automatic shortage planning across many open jobs.","computed":"2026-10-27"},"problems_solved":[],"personas":[],"_entry_api":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/mrp-software-small-manufacturers/11","_entry_md":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/mrp-software-small-manufacturers/11/md","_anchor":"https://topelevens.com/mrp-software-small-manufacturers#rank-11"}]}