The 11 cheapest manufacturing erp for small business

The cheapest provider in the Top 11 MRPeasy vs Katana vs Cetec ERP: 11 Best Manufacturing ERP for Small Business 2026 is Katana Cloud Inventory, followed by Odoo.

Why this answer

Sorted by published starting price, lowest first. We use each provider's lowest documented price band; where pricing is undisclosed, the entry falls to the bottom of the list.

Showing the top 11 of 11+ screened. Methodology at /methodology.

  1. #1Katana Cloud Inventory(rank #2 in MRPeasy vs Katana vs Cetec ERP: 11 Best Manufacturing ERP for Small Business 2026)

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    Unlimited users at a flat base, and the one system here that keeps multichannel stock honest. Routings cost extra.

    Full Katana Cloud Inventory review · Compare: Katana Cloud Inventory vs Odoo · Alternatives

  2. #2Odoo(rank #5 in MRPeasy vs Katana vs Cetec ERP: 11 Best Manufacturing ERP for Small Business 2026)

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    All apps at $24.90 a user, and the lowest published route to production and accounting in one place.

    Full Odoo review · Alternatives

  3. #3Stocksmith (formerly Craftybase)(rank #10 in MRPeasy vs Katana vs Cetec ERP: 11 Best Manufacturing ERP for Small Business 2026)

    $20/mo+

    Cost of goods and traceability for small batch makers, with every plan and limit published to the line.

    Full Stocksmith (formerly Craftybase) review · Alternatives

  4. #4MRPeasy(rank #1 in MRPeasy vs Katana vs Cetec ERP: 11 Best Manufacturing ERP for Small Business 2026)

    $49/mo+

    The system that assumes you already have a ledger and does not ask you to move it. Every tier priced to the dollar.

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  5. #5Cetec ERP(rank #4 in MRPeasy vs Katana vs Cetec ERP: 11 Best Manufacturing ERP for Small Business 2026)

    $50/mo+

    One published number, $50 a seat, and every module inside it including the financials.

    Full Cetec ERP review · Alternatives

  6. #6Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central(rank #3 in MRPeasy vs Katana vs Cetec ERP: 11 Best Manufacturing ERP for Small Business 2026)

    $80/mo+

    Nothing to join, because the floor and the ledger are the same ledger. Manufacturing means the $110.00 seat.

    Full Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central review · Alternatives

  7. #7Fishbowl(rank #7 in MRPeasy vs Katana vs Cetec ERP: 11 Best Manufacturing ERP for Small Business 2026)

    $229/mo+

    The QuickBooks bridge, with included seats. The manufacturing product is the one behind a quote.

    Full Fishbowl review · Alternatives

  8. #8Beyond Elevation(rank #11 in MRPeasy vs Katana vs Cetec ERP: 11 Best Manufacturing ERP for Small Business 2026)

    $3,000/mo+

    The smallest manufacturers did not move while the software got cheaper. The missing input was never the software.

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  9. #9Acumatica(rank #6 in MRPeasy vs Katana vs Cetec ERP: 11 Best Manufacturing ERP for Small Business 2026)

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    The deepest manufacturing product here, licensed on consumption with unlimited users, and priced only by quote.

    Full Acumatica review · Alternatives

  10. #10ProShop ERP(rank #8 in MRPeasy vs Katana vs Cetec ERP: 11 Best Manufacturing ERP for Small Business 2026)

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    ERP, quality and execution as one system for regulated machine shops. No price on the page.

    Full ProShop ERP review · Alternatives

  11. #11Genius ERP(rank #9 in MRPeasy vs Katana vs Cetec ERP: 11 Best Manufacturing ERP for Small Business 2026)

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    The drawing becomes the bill of material rather than being retyped. Priced only after a form.

    Full Genius ERP review · Alternatives

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