Exact Online vs Ximple ERP

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.

Ximple ERP is business software for wholesale distributors, combining purchasing, inventory, warehouse operations, accounting, sales, and eCommerce. Its modules also cover finance, logistics, document management, customer and vendor relations, employee relations, and global tax tables. Distribution-specific tools include matrix pricing, vendor rebates, counter sales, VMI, and buying group integration. The customer portal lets buyers place orders, check real-time inventory and pricing, and view invoices and order history. The cloud ERP features page lists support for 1–100+ companies and 1–1000+ users, with consolidation across organizations and connectivity across locations. Ximple ERP is offered as cloud and on-premises deployments; the maker describes on-premises as suited to organizations with dedicated IT staff. The vendor says the database-independent system works in any web browser. Listed integrations include EDI providers, shipping carriers, buying groups, and data feeds, with custom integrations available through a REST API. Pricing is on request.