SaaS ERP

I’ve found a couple of companies that are worth taking a look at if you’re interested in SaaS ERP that can be configured.  SaaS by it’s very nature lends itself more to a canned architecture.  The ERP vendor generally creates a single core system and then sets forth to sell as many copies of the system as is possible.  Quickbooks and Salesforce.com are some really good examples of companies that offer a canned SaaS solution.

While these systems are very good choices for small uncomplicated businesses they often hit a functionality wall when the company needs some specific function that would make their business more profitable or could potentially reduce employee keying and workload.  As an example a canned financials solution would most likely have a very nice user interface but could be lacking if you tried to connect it to a tailored estimating system instead of it’s internal order entry tools.

The industry is beginning to grow some agile SaaS ERP vendors.  These are companies like ShopFloorReporting com and Tuppas Software.  These companies provide a browser based platform that also has an agile capability of framework built into it.  The systems are rigid in that there are base modules.  But it it’s dynamic in that the interfaces can be tailored.  These companies are worth taking a look at if you’re considering an new SaaS ERP solution.