ApicalERP vs Exact Online

ApicalERP is paid enterprise resource planning software for Indian manufacturers, traders, distributors, and job-work businesses. Six integrated modules cover operations, finance, customer and service work, HR and payroll, administration, and analytics. Manufacturing tools include multi-level bills of materials, MRP and capacity scheduling, batch and serial tracking, quality control, production costing, and shop-floor monitoring. Trading functions provide multi-location inventory, dynamic pricing, GST-ready invoicing, and order fulfillment. Job-work workflows follow material issue through receipt, including scheduling, quality checks, and vendor-wise costing. The system supports job and process costing, variance analysis, overhead allocation, and cost-center tracking. Deployment can be cloud SaaS, self-hosted on-premise, or hybrid, and businesses can add modules over time. Integrations include the GST Portal, e-invoicing, WhatsApp, SMS, SAP Crystal Reports, and REST APIs. Pricing is available on request.

Exact Online is a cloud-delivered package for accounting and business operations, with accounting and CRM included across its products. Online accounting provides bank feeds and invoicing, while Time & Billing includes time tracking, invoicing, and CRM. Industry solutions are available for manufacturing, wholesale, and professional services. Wholesale offerings list order, relation, and stock management; a listed manufacturing plan includes calculation, planning, and production. The service also includes inventory and order management, and users can work together online. The accountancy solution supports administration management with clients. Exact says around 675,000 companies use Exact Online and that 2,000 specialists are ready to help. Packages are priced monthly and exclude VAT; payments, including extensions, are made by direct debit. The pricing note says From £25/mo, while the listed Accountancy Professional plan costs £91 a month. There is no free plan, and the free trial's duration and feature limits are unstated.