Made4net WMS vs OpenWMS.org

Made4net WMS is configurable warehouse management software built around WarehouseExpert, a cloud-based product for warehouse operations of all sizes. It provides cartonization, task interleaving, scheduling, labor management, and cycle counting, with live visibility into inventory, fulfillment, and exceptions alongside historical reports. Workflows can be shaped around details such as items, vendors, locations, lots, expiration dates, serials, sizes, and colors. Its warehouse control system can coordinate material-handling equipment, robotics, and automation such as ASRS, shuttles, and AGVs. The wider SCExpert suite connects warehouse, yard, labor, routing, last-mile delivery, and proof-of-delivery capabilities. Made4net offers cloud or on-premise deployment, with web access for cloud use, and lists Android, iOS, Linux, and Windows among its platforms. Pre-built connectors cover SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, NetSuite, Sage, voice systems, and autonomous mobile robots. No free plan is listed; pricing is on request and varies by features, warehouse size, and deployment. Made4net states that typical implementation takes 5–7 months, with some 3PL customers live in two months.

OpenWMS.org is open-source software for building warehouse management systems and intralogistics projects. It combines warehouse management, transport management, and connections to other systems, with business functions arranged as independently deployable microservices. Integrators and customer DevOps teams can adapt it to customer-specific projects and operate the resulting systems. It supports cloud use, but services do not require the cloud; deployment options include cloud, fog or private cloud, hybrid, and monolith. In a monolith deployment, elasticity is available at infrastructure level rather than service level. COP is a web application for operators and superusers to manage warehouse inventory and processes. Roma is a cross-platform handheld app for warehouse work on phones and tablets. A workflow engine can change material-flow handling while operations continue. Services can use relational or NoSQL datastores, and the project describes connections to ERP systems and field controllers such as PLCs and Raspberry Pi devices. The project also describes OAuth 2.0 and OIDC authentication and interfaces including Grafana and Kibana. Its founder has actively developed the project since 2005.