Profiles
One profile per option reviewed: what it does, the evidence it publishes, how it is priced and when to choose something else.
1. OpenLazarus
AI operating system the company owns
Best for: Established companies that want to leave the SAP stack as a whole instead of one product at a time: ERP, CRM, email, messaging, telephony and customer service as modules of one system they own, with AI agents working across all of it.
2. Microsoft Dynamics 365
Packaged ERP family
Best for: Companies that want a packaged ERP at a list price they can read today: Business Central for small and mid-sized firms leaving Business One, ByDesign or a small ECC system; Finance and Supply Chain Management for large estates.
3. Oracle NetSuite
Cloud ERP suite
Best for: Mid-sized companies and subsidiaries leaving Business One or ByDesign that want accounting, order management, supply chain, projects and sales force automation in one cloud suite.
4. Odoo
Modular business suite
Best for: Small businesses and smaller mid-sized firms that want every app, from accounting to manufacturing, HR and CRM, at one low per-user price, with an on-premise option.
5. Workday
HR and payroll cloud
Best for: Large organisations replacing SAP SuccessFactors that want HR, talent, payroll and workforce management from one cloud vendor.
6. Salesforce Sales Cloud
CRM
Best for: Sales organisations replacing SAP Sales Cloud or an older SAP CRM that want a market-standard CRM with published editions from small team to enterprise.
7. Ivalua
Source-to-pay platform
Best for: Procurement teams at large companies replacing SAP Ariba that want sourcing, contracts, supplier management, purchasing and invoicing on one platform.
8. Navan
Travel and expense
Best for: Companies replacing SAP Concur that want travel booking and expenses in one tool, with a free plan for companies of up to 300 employees.