CSB-System vs FlowSense Process

CSB-System is an integrated ERP suite for businesses in food and beverage, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and trade. Its modules cover finance, procurement, inventory, production, sales, traceability, maintenance, and other management and supply-chain processes. The vendor offers BASIC ERP for small and medium-size businesses, INDUSTRY ERP for large enterprises, and FACTORY ERP for production facilities within corporate groups. Traceability and quality management are included across the listed packages. INDUSTRY ERP includes MES functions for shop-floor transparency and connections to systems, machines, and robotics. Cloud versions are listed for all three packages, and BASIC ERP is available in the cloud. Listed interfaces include financial accounting software and equipment such as scales, mobile devices, and cash registers; equipment and machine interfaces are listed for INDUSTRY and FACTORY ERP. CSB says release changes are largely automated and the system is upward compatible. Its cloud services information management system for data center and customer IT infrastructure is certified to ISO/IEC 27001:2022. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Geilenkirchen, Germany. Pricing is available on request.

FlowSense Process is a web-based ERP for batch and formula-based manufacturing, aimed at pharmaceutical, chemical, food and beverage, and cosmetics businesses. It manages version-controlled recipes with scaling, ingredient substitutions, and approval workflows for changes. Production teams can track multi-stage batches through quality checkpoints and monitor critical conditions such as temperature and pressure in real time. Lot traceability follows raw materials through finished products to help identify batches affected by a recall. The system also supports electronic batch records, audit trails, electronic signatures, validation documentation, deviation investigations, material potency calculations, co-products and by-products, and yield analysis. Its product page lists readiness for FDA 21 CFR Part 11, GMP, and HACCP. Integration services support REST APIs, webhooks, file-based integration, database links, and pre-built connectors; listed examples include SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, and QuickBooks. FlowSense says the platform is hosted on AWS and is ISO 27001 certified and SOC 2 Type II compliant. It lists 24/7 technical assistance, priority response, and remote assistance. Pricing is by request, and a 14-day trial is listed. iOS and Android apps are described as coming soon.