Top 10 Accounting and ERP Software Packages

Looking for accounting software? An ERP system? We've collected information for you on the top 10 ERP and accounting software packages in the mid-market. In each category, we've selected fact sheets and other information to provide an overview of the software.

Mid-Market products are used in businesses with sales from $2 million to $250 million (some vendors say $500 million), with the "sweet spot" from $5 to $50 million.

Top 10 Mid-market Packages

• Sage ERP ACCPAC
• SAP BusinessOne
• Epicor 9 (formerly Vantage)
• Microsoft Dynamics GP
• Macola ES (Exact Software)
• Sage MAS 90 & MAS 200 (formerly Best Software)
• Microsoft Dynamics NAV
• Netsuite
• SysPro
• Sage ERP X3

Just Above the Mid-Market

• SAP Business ByDesign
• Microsoft Dynamics AX

These products are just above the price point for a standard mid-market application. Implementation fees are typically higher, and are more appropriate toward the higher end of the sales range above ($50 million).

Products removed from the top ten:

• Sage ERP Pro (written in FoxPro)
• Sage PFW (formerly Platinum; a source within Sage advises that this product may be discontinued)
• Sage BusinessVision
• Microsoft Dynamics SL
• Traverse (Open Systems)

Evaluating ERP Software

If you are evaluating ERP or Accounting software, you might be interested in DGG's Guide To Selecting Business Software.

Several sites have published a top 10 accounting systems list. Most analysts divide the market into the following divisions, although these are blurring today:

• Tier 1
• Mid-Market
• Entry Level

Tier 1 products include such products as Infor (Baan), JD Edwards, Lawson, Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP (All-in-one, Business byDesign, and R/3), and perhaps others (some include products line MAS-500 or Microsoft Dynamics AX [Axapta] in this category). SAP has by far the largest market share in this segment of the market. These products are designed for rapidly growing businesses with sales from $50 million, and larger enterprises with sales exceeding $100 million.

Entry level products include such products as QuickBooks Enterprise Solution(free trial and there is a free starter version) and Peachtree (links to a whitepaper, a free trial of Peachtree is available on the Sage website for download).

Our software evaluation database contains information on over 150 products from QuickBooks to SAP. You may download it now.

Note: Attachments below are PDFs found in DGG's ongoing research. We try to remove entries that are too old, but you should look for the most current version of the product literature before making a decision.