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ERPNext Manufacturing Review 2026

ERPNext Manufacturing is the manufacturing module of the open-source ERPNext ERP, with job cards for shop-floor operations, not a dedicated MES.

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Facts at a glance

Starting price
ERPNext software is free; managed Frappe Cloud hosting starts at $5 per site per month. · as of October 2026
Free trial
Frappe Cloud provides free ERPNext access for 14 days.
Last verified
2026-10-20

Plans and prices

Prices as of October 2026
PlanPriceBillingLimitsIncluded
Frappe Cloud — Site hosting$5 USD per site per monthNot statedMinimum 1Managed ERPNext hosting on shared servers; Multiple apps on one site

Sources: Pricing - ERPNext

Key capabilities

Best MES Software for Low-Code Shop-Floor Apps 2026

Low-code shop-floor app buildingNot documented
Deployment modelERPNext can be self-hosted or hosted on Frappe Cloud.
Machine connectivity protocolsNot documented
Production model supportedERPNext names discrete and process manufacturing use cases.
Published pricing modelERPNext is free and open source; Frappe Cloud hosting starts at $5 per site per month.

Best ERP/MRP Software for Small Manufacturers 2026

Order-to-production trackingWork Orders send quantities to the shop floor; Job Cards update operation completion and Work Order production status.
BOM and material planningERPNext documents MRP, multi-level BOM creation and Production Plans.
Purchasing from production demandERPNext creates Material Requests from Production Plans and Purchase Orders from submitted Material Requests.
Published entry priceERPNext is free and open source; optional Frappe Cloud hosting starts at $5 per site per month.

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Consider instead

  • Odoo Manufacturing — Shares 2 shortlists
  • MRPeasy — Shares 1 shortlists; ranked above ERPNext Manufacturing on Best ERP/MRP Software for Small Manufacturers 2026
  • OpenMES — Shares 1 shortlists; ranked above ERPNext Manufacturing on Best MES Software for Low-Code Shop-Floor Apps 2026

Change log

  • 20 October 2026 — Checked 4 facts: Order-to-production tracking, BOM and material planning, Purchasing from production demand, Published entry price
  • 19 October 2026 — Checked 3 facts: Machine connectivity protocols, ERP connectors, Industries named
  • 18 October 2026 — Checked 14 facts including Starting price, Free trial, Price published, Low-code shop-floor app building

ERPNext Manufacturing is the manufacturing module of the open-source ERPNext ERP, with job cards for shop-floor operations, not a dedicated MES. Work orders issue operations to the shop floor, and Job Cards record the actual operation, workstation, employee, timing, completed quantity and production progress.

ERPNext software is free and open source. The $5 starting price is for managed Frappe Cloud hosting per site per month; ERPNext can also be self-hosted.

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