MRPeasy vs ERPNext
Side-by-side from the Top 11 rankings of MRPeasy vs Katana vs Cetec ERP: 11 Best Manufacturing ERP for Small Business 2026 and MRPeasy vs Unleashed vs Katana: 11 Best MRP Software for Small Manufacturers 2026. Last verified September 15, 2026.
The short answer
MRPeasy ranks higher on Top 11 (#1 vs #8) for Owners, plant managers and operations leads at United States manufacturers under 500 employees who have decided to replace the production spreadsheet and want to know what the real systems cost. / Owners, plant managers and operations leads at job shops and make-to-stock manufacturers under about 200 staff who want to plan materials and production without buying a full ERP. The system that assumes you already have a ledger and does not ask you to move it. Every tier priced to the dollar.
At a glance
| MRPeasy | ERPNext | |
|---|---|---|
| Top 11 rank | #1 / MRPeasy vs Katana vs Cetec ERP: 11 Best Manufacturing ERP for Small Business 2026 | #8 / MRPeasy vs Unleashed vs Katana: 11 Best MRP Software for Small Manufacturers 2026 |
| Score (out of 9.4) | 9 | 6.3 |
| Best for | Manufacturers keeping QuickBooks who want production out of the spreadsheet | Open-source ERP with a BOM and work order module |
| Pricing | $$ (Starter $49, Professional $69, Enterprise $99 and Unlimited $149 per user per month; Unlimited has a two user minimum; from the eleventh user onward, additional users are bundled at $79 per ten user bundle; 15 plus 15 day free trial, no card) | $ (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) |
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MRPeasy
The system that assumes you already have a ledger and does not ask you to move it. Every tier priced to the dollar.
www.mrpeasy.com/See full entry in MRPeasy vs Katana vs Cetec ERP: 11 Best Manufacturing ERP for Small Business 2026
ERPNext
Full ERP, cheap to host, thin on MRP detail.
frappe.io/erpnextSee full entry in MRPeasy vs Unleashed vs Katana: 11 Best MRP Software for Small Manufacturers 2026
Methodology and scoring weights live at /methodology. No vendor pays for placement — see about.