In the month of February, two major
industry publications listed Compiere as one of the top ERP
vendors, and we are in good company with a number of top vendors on
each of these lists.
CRN, a publication targeting VARs and
integrators, put together a list of the 6
key players in ERP. The article and list associated with it was
targeted at the small business market, and Compiere was one of six
vendors on the list along with Microsoft, Sage, Intuit, and others.
In addition to making the list, CRN
made a couple of great points about the ERP market and Compiere.
CRN stated that “In the SMB sector, the ground is slowly shifting
to open-source ERP alternatives. Solution providers are exploring
low-cost open-source ERP alternatives because they have full control
of the software and can easily differentiate themselves.” This is
certainly a trend that we have been seeing at Compiere. As more
customers look for flexible solutions, they are naturally turning
toward open source products. CRM also points out that “Compiere is
an out-of-the-box ERP product, but with an unusual twist—the
software uses a generic model-driven architecture to change the
application and add new features.” This model driven architecture
in addition to having access to the Compiere source code is what
provides our customers and partners the flexibility to create
customized solutions to meet a particular need. One of the biggest
advantages of Compiere in the SMB market is our ability to scale. A
company can start with a Compiere solution when they have only a few
employees, and the same solution can continue to scale as the company
moves from small to medium to large enterprise without the pain and
cost of migrating to a new ERP provider.
CIO magazine put together a list of
Open-Source
ERP's Big 3 with Compiere featured prominently at the top of the
list as the oldest open source ERP vendor. The article
states that “at least five open-source ERP projects exist
today, but just three of those—Compiere, Open For Business and
Openbravo—have gained traction, analysts say.” Compiere “has
the most adoption and 'has grown into a significant level of
functionality,' says Paul Hamerman, a Forrester Research analyst.”
This list was part of a broader article answering the question “Is
Open Source the Answer to ERP?” The short answer is: “A
growing number of mid-market CIOs say yes. In the wake of recent ERP
vendor consolidation, open source promises flexibility for the
future. Plus it fits the need to customize—affordably.”
A big thank you to Wilfrido Solano at
WOSS Business Solutions, one of
Compiere's new partners in 2007, for reminding me to blog about these
articles!
