Laurie McCabe’s Blog: Acumatica – An ERP System For Small Business?
Small business analyst and consultant Laurie McCabe looks at Acumatica and its ERP system – aka the one system to run your entire business. It’s available as both licensed software and software-as-as-service, and is aimed at companies with $5 million and up in revenues.
“Acumatica is a relatively new player on the SMB ERP scene. It delivers its web-based ERP solution both on premise, and via a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model. Targeting companies with 5–1,000 employees (or roughly $5M – $500M in annual revenues), Acumatica provides accounting, CRM and distribution capabilities, and worldwide currency and language customization.
Acumatica offers customers a choice to run its solutions on-premise or via the SaaS model, providing the benefits of cloud technology and social media capabilities in both delivery models. Subscription pricing for the SaaS version of the accounting module starts at $12,000 annually, while on-premise licenses start at $15,000. On-premise pricing is CPU-based, not per-user based, enabling customers to maximize the ERP user base without incurring added costs. The company has more than 50 customers using its solutions to-date. About 30% use Acumatica via the SaaS modes, and the other 70% have deployed it on-premise.”
