Alternatives to Epicor Kinetic
Epicor's manufacturing ERP covering financials, supply chain, and production management.
Epicor Kinetic ranks #4 of 8 in ERP, with an Alt Score of 78. It is proprietary, sold by subscription and available on the web. 12 of 12 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
Epicor Kinetic (formerly Epicor ERP / E10) is a manufacturing-focused ERP covering financial management, supply chain and inventory, MRP-based production planning, CRM, and multi-company/multi-currency operations. It is offered as a Microsoft Azure-hosted cloud service or as an on-premises deployment, though Epicor has scheduled 2028.1 as the final on-premises feature release before support-only phases begin. Pricing is quote-based, sold in tiered cloud packages licensed by concurrent user via Contact Sales.
Discrete and process manufacturers and distributors that need an ERP covering production planning, supply chain, and financials, in either a cloud or on-premises deployment.
Native modules for financial management (GL/AP/AR), supply chain, inventory and warehouse operations, MRP/production planning and scheduling, CRM, project management, and global multi-company/multi-currency operations; HR/payroll and e-commerce are delivered through connected third-party (ADP Workforce Now) or sibling Epicor (Digital Commerce) products rather than as native Kinetic modules.
Kinetic runs as a browser-based application hosted on Microsoft Azure under Epicor's cloud packages, or is deployed on the customer's own infrastructure; Epicor has announced 2028.1 as the final on-premises feature release, after which on-premises customers move into Active then Sustaining support phases.
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Ranked alternatives
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Tryton is a free, GPL-3.0-licensed ERP platform built as an application server (trytond) that connects to a PostgreSQL database, paired with a web client (Sao) or a native desktop client.
Dolibarr ERP & CRM is an open-source, PHP-based business management suite covering CRM, accounting, stock/warehouse, purchasing, and manufacturing through optional modules.
Dynamics 365 Business Central is Microsoft's ERP for small and midsize businesses, covering finance, sales, purchasing, inventory, and manufacturing.
Acumatica is a cloud ERP platform covering financial management, CRM, distribution, and manufacturing, offered through industry-specific editions (Manufacturing, Retail-Commerce, Construction, and mor.
Infor CloudSuite is Infor's branding for a family of industry-specific cloud ERP products (including CloudSuite Industrial/SyteLine, CloudSuite Distribution, CloudSuite Equipment, Infor LN, and Infor.
SAP S/4HANA is SAP's enterprise resource planning suite covering finance, supply chain, manufacturing, and procurement, offered as SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition, SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition,.
NetSuite is Oracle's cloud enterprise resource planning suite, unifying financial management, inventory and order management, purchasing, CRM, and ecommerce in a single browser-based application.
Feature comparison
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Every fact and feature listed for Epicor Kinetic is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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License Proprietary verified 2026-08-03https://www.epicor.com/en-us/company/customers/customer-agreements/
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Pricing model Subscription verified 2026-08-03https://www.epicor.com/en-us/products/enterprise-resource-planning-erp/kinetic/ptw-kinetic-bundles/
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Platforms Web verified 2026-08-03https://www.epicor.com/en-us/products/enterprise-resource-planning-erp/kinetic/browser-ux/
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Status active verified 2026-08-03https://www.epicor.com/en-us/products/enterprise-resource-planning-erp/kinetic/whats-new-in-kinetic/
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Self-hostable Yes verified 2026-08-03https://www.epicor.com/en-us/products/enterprise-resource-planning-erp/kinetic/cloud-business-platform/
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Open source No verified 2026-08-03https://www.epicor.com/en-us/company/customers/customer-agreements/
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Accounting and general ledger Yes verified 2026-08-03https://www.epicor.com/en-us/products/enterprise-resource-planning-erp/kinetic/financial-management/
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Inventory and warehouse Yes verified 2026-08-03https://www.epicor.com/en-us/products/enterprise-resource-planning-erp/kinetic/supply-chain-management/
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Manufacturing (MRP) Yes verified 2026-08-03https://www.epicor.com/en-us/products/enterprise-resource-planning-erp/kinetic/planning-and-scheduling/
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Purchasing and procurement Yes verified 2026-08-03https://www.epicor.com/en-us/products/enterprise-resource-planning-erp/kinetic/supply-chain-management/
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CRM module Yes verified 2026-08-03https://www.epicor.com/en-us/products/enterprise-resource-planning-erp/kinetic/#capabilities
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HR and payroll module Partial verified 2026-08-03https://www.epicor.com/en-us/products/epicor-financials/adp-workforce/
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E-commerce module Partial verified 2026-08-03https://www.epicor.com/en-us/products/enterprise-resource-planning-erp/kinetic/#benefits
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Multi-currency Yes verified 2026-08-03https://www.epicor.com/en-us/products/enterprise-resource-planning-erp/kinetic/#capabilities
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Multi-company Yes verified 2026-08-03https://www.epicor.com/en-us/products/enterprise-resource-planning-erp/kinetic/#capabilities
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Free tier No verified 2026-08-03https://www.epicor.com/en-us/products/enterprise-resource-planning-erp/kinetic/ptw-kinetic-bundles/
FAQ
Yes. Tryton and Dolibarr have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.
Tryton and Dolibarr — every license claim links its source.