Open Source ERP and CRM
Compiere, Inc. bases its products and business on the idea that innovation and business value thrive in an environment of openness. This is why Compiere embraces open standards, open architecture and open source. Because of our "open" thinking, customers like you are able to use our open source ERP software solutions to automate financial, distribution, sales and service processes — quickly, easily and affordably — today and in the future.
Savings, Yes.
Open source ERP and CRM from Compiere delivers exceptional value. The core ERP software is available with no upfront license fees, reducing the risks and challenges commonly associated with ERP implementations.
Our customers tell us that the return from their Compiere open source investment come from multiple sources — not simply from reducing software licensing fees. Here are a few of the sources of savings:
- Lower hardware acquisition costs
- Lower configuration costs
- Lower implementation costs
- Lower costs to change and adapt your automated processes
- Lower costs associated with upgrading to new Compiere releases
- Lower costs for every transaction
- Higher inventory turns and fewer stock-outs
- Better control over suppliers and costs
- Faster access to information for decision-making
- Faster period close cycles for generating financial statements
- Improved customer responsiveness
- Ultimately, revenue and profit growth
Lock-in, No.
As an open source product, Compiere software source code is available to you and to the broader open source community. It can never be bought or merged out of existence. Your Compiere ERP open source investment will last as long as you want it to.
Because of its open architecture and adherence to open standards, Compiere gives you many choices. Beginning with initial deployment and continuing into the future, you have the ability to add new features and extend Compiere to meet the changing needs of your enterprise. Other choices available to Compiere customers include:
- Hardware Architecture
- Computer Manufacturer
- Operating System
- Database
- Application Server
- Storage System
- Web Infrastructure
- Web Browser
By embracing freedom from vendor lock-in, Compiere's open source alternative gives you more control over your ERP software destiny than do other business solution providers.