Custom ERP or Off-the-Shelf ERP

A Comparison to Stay

Custom ERP Vs Off-the-Shelf ERP? A burning

question for business owners

Any segment, size or domain – this decision is tough

Custom ERP

Off-the-Shelf ERP

An Introductory Glimpse at Custom ERPs A popular choice these

days Designed for a

organizational set of needs & preferences

Architected keeping in mind the attributes of the organization with company’s best practices

Today is the world of world of Mobile ERP solutions

An Introductory Glimpse at Canned ERPs Built in advance and have

to be fitted to the organization which chooses to go in for a pre-defined setup

Showcases an integrated group of business activities which take into consideration almost all major departmental activities and inter module integration too

6 IMPORTANT PARAMETERS WHILE CHOOSING

CUSTOM V/S OFF-THE-SHELF ERP SOLUTIONS

Budgeted Cost Factor

Custom ERP Prove more cost effective

since they are developed on a reality need basis and with a fixed budget

Whom you choose as your custom software development partner make a lot of difference, though

Off-the-Shelf ERP Have their own set of costs

attached with each module including various parameters like licensing costs, customization charges, implementation cost etc.

Initial cost of requirement analysis and design may be less

Architecture

Custom ERP Architecture of these flexible

and steady solutions prove to be highly robust and scalable

Built with highly precise and clear understanding of the system

Based on the vision and mission of the organization

Off-the-Shelf ERP Everything is almost final and

pre-fixed before the understanding phase

Chances of stringent and complex architectural setup

Lower acceptability and change in work patterns

Flexibility to Suit Requirements

Custom ERP Mapping with each little user

requirement done in the inception phase itself

There is a high level of flexibility in the solution to map to the user requirements

Any type of unforeseen situation can be judged in advance

Off-the-Shelf ERP A high level of flexibility since

it is an ERP Chances of a stringent

behavior not allowing further modifications

May not fit a company’s model completely

Business Processes

Custom ERP Organizational processes

themselves are the light to the entire path

Not much of change in the actual processes

Entire solution is sure to be a reflection of the actual process execution

Off-the-Shelf ERP There could be modifications

in the business process execution by the ERP solution, since it is a canned one

Could lead to a certain amount of dissatisfaction amongst user community

Integration with External Systems

Custom ERP Start of the project itself

includes the analysis and inclusion of any external system that the organization is already using or is in the pipeline

With it follows its set of challenges and preparations, thereby making it a part of the entire solution easily

Off-the-Shelf ERP Third party integration can be

done but turns out to be highly expensive

Has a lot of licensing and data extraction issues that turn out to be cumbersome for the business owner to bear

Timelines for Execution

Custom ERP Higher start time but gets

better with further project execution as requirements are well defined right from inception

All features are utilized to the maximum and usage is nearly 100% of implemented functionalities

Off-the-Shelf ERP Start is quick and prompt but

as project progresses, there could be time lags because of the gaps between actual software and user requirements

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