Netsuite Alternatives and Competitors

Netsuite is one of the most popular Cloud ERP software solutions on the market, with over 15,000 customers. But for some businesses, Netsuite may not provide all of the functionality they are looking for which is why they may want to consider alternatives and competitive ERP solutions.

So, which ERP systems can be compared to Netsuite? Who are Netsuite's competitors? Which ERP software should you evaluate with Netsuite? What alternatives are there to Netsuite?

In this post, we'll answer these questions and more, exploring some of Netsuite's common competitors, alternatives and more:

What is Netsuite?

Netsuite

Netsuite is an ERP software that is commonly compared with SAP ERP software in the SMB space such as SAP Business One, SAP Business ByDesign, and sometimes SAP S/4HANA ERP. Netsuite is generally aimed at companies in the SME or SMB space, with as little as a few employees through to several thousand. 

Netsuite ERP provides many of the same core capabilities as SAP ERP software including financial management, professional services automation, project management, inventory and stock management, supply chain management and more. Netsuite is a great alternative to SAP ERP for small and fast-growing companies. 

Best Netsuite ERP Alternatives & Competitors

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Let's review some of the most popular alternatives to Netsuite ERP and competitive ERP software to Oracle Netsuite below:

SAP

SAP Business One

SAP Business ByDesign

SAP S/4HANA

Oracle

Oracle ERP Cloud / Fusion

Acumatica

Acumatica is a native Cloud ERP solution which is generally used by small and midsized companies. As such, we generally see that companies evaluating Acumatica may compare it to similar solutions by SAP such as SAP Business One & SAP Business ByDesign.

Microsoft

Microsoft, like SAP offers several ERP products such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Business Central. Microsoft ERP is therefore frequently compared with SAP ERP products like SAP Business One, SAP Business ByDesign and SAP S/4HANA ERP. 

Microsoft 365 Business Central is typically compared with SAP ERP solutions such as SAP Business One or ByDesisn, whereas its bigger brother Dynamics 365 typically goes toe to toe with SAP S/4HANA. 

Infor

Infor is a common SAP ERP alternative. With a few ERP products, Infor is commonly compared with all of SAPs ERP products from SAP Business One to S/4HANA. 

For small and midsized businesses looking for an SAP ERP alternative, we recommend Infor Cloudsuite Industrial, also known as Syteline.

Odoo

Odoo is a relatively new ERP software which is open source.