ERPNext Reviews

“Clunky manufacturing and accounting tools

Pros

Overall I see the software as feasible and well suited for small to medium-sized businesses and I appreciate features like email alerts, customizable print layouts and the ability to create my own doctypes when standard forms don't meet my needs.

Cons

For the manufacturing side, I've noticed some features are missing or clunky, the production planning tool in particular isn't user-friendly. The accounting module also lacks an offset feature I need and integrating with dot-matrix printers is a hassle. In our setup we use dot printers to produce Sales Invoices and Delivery Receipts, while the printed output looks fine, it doesn't support continuous paper feeding which creates a real inconvenience for us.

“Clunky manufacturing and accounting tools

Pros

Overall I see the software as feasible and well suited for small to medium-sized businesses and I appreciate features like email alerts, customizable print layouts and the ability to create my own doctypes when standard forms don't meet my needs.

Cons

For the manufacturing side, I've noticed some features are missing or clunky, the production planning tool in particular isn't user-friendly. The accounting module also lacks an offset feature I need and integrating with dot-matrix printers is a hassle. In our setup we use dot printers to produce Sales Invoices and Delivery Receipts, while the printed output looks fine, it doesn't support continuous paper feeding which creates a real inconvenience for us.

“Packed with useful features

Pros

From what I've seen, the app is packed with useful features, I haven't found any bugs or errors and I find customization very feasible.

Cons

I feel the notification system could be improved and the overall user interface could use a nicer, more polished look.

“Packed with useful features

Pros

From what I've seen, the app is packed with useful features, I haven't found any bugs or errors and I find customization very feasible.

Cons

I feel the notification system could be improved and the overall user interface could use a nicer, more polished look.

“Extensible, flexible, API-ready

Pros

In my work, I've found the extensibility and flexibility unmatched and I really value that adding a field instantly exposes it as an API endpoint while the disciplined core workflows help me keep our processes clean and consistent.

Cons

For someone new to IT software, this tool still feels far from simple or convenient. If you have no background in IT and zero technical skills, I wouldn't recommend it because I found it difficult to get started without that knowledge. I'm hopeful the team will invest more in UX and make the interface easier for newcomers and very occasional users since right now it seems built for experts and daily operators. In my experience this open source option outshines big packages like Salesforce and SAP in many ways but poor UX across the IT world doesn't mean the problem can't be solved. The documentation also frustrated me because it's often very technical and not organized around real jobs or use cases so my team and I have begun trying to improve that. Still, I know it's easy to request changes and much harder to implement them so it's a work in progress.

“Extensible, flexible, API-ready

Pros

In my work, I've found the extensibility and flexibility unmatched and I really value that adding a field instantly exposes it as an API endpoint while the disciplined core workflows help me keep our processes clean and consistent.

Cons

For someone new to IT software, this tool still feels far from simple or convenient. If you have no background in IT and zero technical skills, I wouldn't recommend it because I found it difficult to get started without that knowledge. I'm hopeful the team will invest more in UX and make the interface easier for newcomers and very occasional users since right now it seems built for experts and daily operators. In my experience this open source option outshines big packages like Salesforce and SAP in many ways but poor UX across the IT world doesn't mean the problem can't be solved. The documentation also frustrated me because it's often very technical and not organized around real jobs or use cases so my team and I have begun trying to improve that. Still, I know it's easy to request changes and much harder to implement them so it's a work in progress.

“Covers most business requirements

Pros

In practical terms, I find that most business requirements are covered out of the box and configuring it aligns well with my specific business needs.

Cons

not a con but I run into upgrade issues when using customized versions.

“Covers most business requirements

Pros

In practical terms, I find that most business requirements are covered out of the box and configuring it aligns well with my specific business needs.

Cons

not a con but I run into upgrade issues when using customized versions.

“Top open source solution

Pros

Based on my experience I consider this one of the best open-source solutions available today and I appreciate that I can tailor it without writing code while enjoying a very user-friendly UI and UX.

Cons

this tool struggles when used in large organizations because it doesn't support multiple parallel sessions which can be a hard limitation for enterprise teams.

“Top open source solution

Pros

Based on my experience I consider this one of the best open-source solutions available today and I appreciate that I can tailor it without writing code while enjoying a very user-friendly UI and UX.

Cons

this tool struggles when used in large organizations because it doesn't support multiple parallel sessions which can be a hard limitation for enterprise teams.

“Reports for decision-making

Pros

For decision-making, I regularly use reports and I rely on them to guide my actions.

Cons

It helps us manage budgeting and forecasting.

“Reports for decision-making

Pros

For decision-making, I regularly use reports and I rely on them to guide my actions.

Cons

It helps us manage budgeting and forecasting.

“Refined software with responsive team

Pros

What reassures me is that the team continues refining the software and listens closely to user feedback and I often find answers in the community forums while looking forward to upcoming features.

Cons

A number of functions seem aimed at needs in other countries and I find it's not always clear how to adjust them to fit my own requirements. I also miss certain features particularly when I'm used to batch processing workflows.

“Refined software with responsive team

Pros

What reassures me is that the team continues refining the software and listens closely to user feedback and I often find answers in the community forums while looking forward to upcoming features.

Cons

A number of functions seem aimed at needs in other countries and I find it's not always clear how to adjust them to fit my own requirements. I also miss certain features particularly when I'm used to batch processing workflows.

“Boost in data reliability

Pros

One benefit I clearly notice is the boost in effectiveness it brings to our company and I've seen our data become far more reliable than before.

Cons

A downside I notice with the software is that it requires you to keep learning regularly and adjust whenever new updates are rolled out which can be a bit disruptive.

“Boost in data reliability

Pros

One benefit I clearly notice is the boost in effectiveness it brings to our company and I've seen our data become far more reliable than before.

Cons

A downside I notice with the software is that it requires you to keep learning regularly and adjust whenever new updates are rolled out which can be a bit disruptive.

“easy open-source platform

Pros

As an active user, I'm working with an open-source platform that's easy to handle and I appreciate the wide range of built-in modules along with a growing community and active forum where I can discuss issues.

Cons

Because we're part of an active open-source project, we often get lots of feature requests that don't really fit well with our system and I sometimes think many of them aren't ideal to implement. Additionally, the permission system is a bit complicated which makes managing access more tough than I'd like.

“easy open-source platform

Pros

As an active user, I'm working with an open-source platform that's easy to handle and I appreciate the wide range of built-in modules along with a growing community and active forum where I can discuss issues.

Cons

Because we're part of an active open-source project, we often get lots of feature requests that don't really fit well with our system and I sometimes think many of them aren't ideal to implement. Additionally, the permission system is a bit complicated which makes managing access more tough than I'd like.

“User-friendly and customizable tool

Pros

the interface is very user-friendly and easy to customize and I found setup and daily operation feasible while the doctype functionality has been especially helpful.

Cons

In my experience the POS profile setting for multiple companies doesn't function properly and I think the POS functionality still needs significant improvement.

“User-friendly and customizable tool

Pros

the interface is very user-friendly and easy to customize and I found setup and daily operation feasible while the doctype functionality has been especially helpful.

Cons

In my experience the POS profile setting for multiple companies doesn't function properly and I think the POS functionality still needs significant improvement.