Enterprise Financial Software
The following comparison of accounting software documents the various features and differences between different professional accounting software and personal finance packages. The comparison only focus considering financial and external accounting functions. No comparison is made for internal/management accounting, cost accounting, budgeting, or integrated MAS accounting.
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The following comparison of accounting software documents the various features and differences between different professional accounting software and personal finance packages. The comparison only focus considering financial and external accounting functions. Enterprise Financial Systems provides user and system support for UCSC's Financial, eProcurement, Time and Attendance, Payroll, and Effort Reporting systems.
- Financial reporting software is the basic of accounting and financial analytics which eliminates the difficulty of generating coherent reports which become more and more confusing as the business grows. This doesn’t mean, however, that large businesses are the only ones that can benefit from it: Financial Reporting Software for Small Business.
- Enterprise Financial Management. Abel’s Enterprise Financial Management provides consolidated or discrete views of your data, where you need it (worldwide or local), for financial management and reporting. Abel synchronizes your financial data and period control settings between databases to ensure a consistent view for all users.
- Enterprise accounting software is aimed at organizations with large operations, complex accounting needs, or both. We dig deep into nine top players to help you find the right solution for your.
- Flexi’s process-driven financial management software (FMS) was designed to simplify all of your accounting processes. A strong core financial suite and powerful workflow engine work to automate and streamline every step.
- Bring your accounting, consolidation, procurement, projects, reporting, and analytics into one financial management system. Cloud ERP software from Workday gives you unparalleled insight and a state-of-the-art foundation for transactional efficiency and control.
| Package | License | Windows | Mac OS | Linux | Market focus | GL | AR/AP | DEB | $£€¥ | OB | POS | EC | PR | ERP | CRM | BI | HRM | Manf. /BOM | SCM | IM— | RM | D/WM | MU | Multi Co | Tax | Other Features | Structure | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adempiere | GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid-market | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | SaaS, Project Management, CRM. | Web-based and Client-server. | Java on JBoss, GlassFish, PostgreSQL, Oracle. | ||||
| Apache OFBiz | Apache License | Yes | Yes | Yes | Small to mid-sized enterprises | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | SaaS, Calendar, Webmail | Multi-User, Web Access, Cloud Hostable | Java | ||||
| Compiere | GPL2, other proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid-market | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | MES | Web-based | Java EE | ||||||||||||||||
| Dolibarr | GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low to mid-market | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | SaaS | Web-based | PHP | |||||||||
| GnuCash | GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Personal and small enterprise | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ltd | Stand-alone | C, Scheme | |||||||||||||||
| GNU Enterprise | GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid to high end market | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Web-based + stand-alone | Python | ||||||||||||||||
| iDempiere | GPL2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid-market | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | SaaS, Calendar, Project Management | Web-based and Client-server | Java on Jetty, OSGi, PostgreSQL, Oracle | ||||
| JFire | GPL | Yes | No | Yes | All markets | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Web-based, Stand-alone | Java | |||||||||||||||||
| LedgerSMB | GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid-market | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | SaaS, Light Manufacturing, Multi-language (40), | Web-based | Perl | |||||
| Ledger (CLI) | BSD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Personal and small enterprise | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Can be used with git | Plain text file-based | C++ |
| metasfresh | GPL2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid-market | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | SaaS, On-Premise | Web-based, Client-server | Java on Tomcat, PostgreSQL | ||||
| Odoo (CE) | LGPL3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | All markets | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | SaaS, On-Premise | Web-based | Python | |||||
| Openbravo | MPL derivative with badgeware clause | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid-market | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Project Management, Multi-language, Localized by country | Web-based, on-premises, Saas, On Demand | Java | |||||
| SQL-Ledger | GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid-market | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Web-based | Perl | ||||||||||||
| Tryton | GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low to mid-market | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes[1] | Yes[2] | Yes | Yes | Yes[3] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes[4] | Yes[5] | Yes | Thin client & Web-based client - Server | Python |
Proprietary software[edit]
| Package | License | Windows | OS X | Linux | Market focus | Type | Structure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24SevenOffice | Software as a Service | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low to mid-market | ERP, CRM, email, collaboration, Project management, Integrated VoIP | Web-based |
| Acumatica | Proprietary and Software as a service | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid-market | ERP, CRM, E-Mail, Project Management, Integration, Notification, Employee | Web-based |
| AME Accounting Software | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Low to mid-market | Payroll, general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, Double-entry bookkeeping system, Small Business Accounting | Stand-alone |
| Aplos Software | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low to mid-market nonprofit and faith-based organizations | Fund Accounting, general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, Double-entry bookkeeping system, nonprofit organization accounting, online fundraising | Web-based |
| Baan Corporation | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid to Low-market | ERP | Stand-alone and web-based |
| CGram Enterprise | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low to mid-market | Financials; ERP; CRM;Manufacturing; Multicompany; Multicurrency; Payroll; Inventory control; accounts receivable; accounts payable; general ledger | Stand-alone |
| Cheqbook | Software as a Service | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low to mid-market | Double-entry bookkeeping system, accounts receivable, accounts payable, Small Business Accounting, Reporting, Business Intelligence, general ledger, Bank Reconciliation, Automatic bank feeds, Journal entries, Check printing, Online payment processing | Web-based |
| CODA | Proprietary | Yes | No | Yes | Mid-market | GL; AP; AR; Analytics; Integration; etc. | Stand-alone/Web Access |
| Comarch Altum | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Low to mid-market | ERP; GL; Bookkeeping, Multi-Currency, Multi-Language, Double-entry bookkeeping system, AP; AR; Analytics; Integration; CRM; BI; e-commerce; Workflow; Retail; POS | Stand-alone / Web access |
| Express Accounts from NCH Software | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | No | Low to mid-market | Business Accounting and Invoicing | Stand-alone/Web access |
| FinancialForce.com | Software as a Service | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid-market to enterprise | ERP, ordering & billing, accounts receivable, accounts payable, cash management, general ledger, reporting & dashboarding, multi-currency, multi-company, global tax, analytics | Web-based |
| FlexAccount | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Mid- to high-end market | ERP, Manufacturing, Intercompany, Multicurrency, Budgeting, Reporting, Analysis | Stand-alone and Web-based |
| FreeAgent | Software as a Service | Yes | Yes | Yes | Freelancers and Microbusiness | Double-entry bookkeeping system, small business accounting, time tracking, project management, invoicing, expense management, bank feeds, payroll, stock, HMRC tax filing | Web-based |
| FreshBooks | Software as a Service | Yes | Yes | Yes | Small Businesses (Small Businesses) | Cloud accounting specialist for small business owners. | Web-based |
| Gem Accounts | Software as a Service | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low to mid-market | General ledger, chart of accounts, accounts receivable, accounts payable, double-entry bookkeeping system, small business accounting, mid-market enterprise accounting, multi-currency, multi-language, multi-user, business reporting, management reporting, inventory control, service/project tracking & billing, payroll, open data and backup exports. | Web-based |
| inDinero | Software as a Service | Yes | Yes | Yes | Small businesses, Startup company | Small business accounting, invoices, bookkeeping, tax return preparation, invoices, bank integration, collaboration | Web-based |
| invoiceit | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Low to mid-market | Small business accounting, single entry, accounts receivable, accounts payable, contact management system, inventory management, purchasing, quotations, invoices, scheduler, marketing | Stand-alone |
| Microsoft Dynamics AX | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Midsize to high-end enterprises | ERP, CRM, intercompany, multicurrency, manufacturing, SCM, e-commerce, business intelligence | Multi-User/Location, Terminal Server |
| Microsoft Dynamics C5 | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Small Business | Multicurrency, Fixed Assets, Double-entry bookkeeping system, General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Reporting & Analysis Services | Multi-User, Remote Access, Web Access, Mobile Access, Cloud Hostable |
| Microsoft Dynamics GP | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Small & mid-size enterprises (SME) | ERP, SCM, manufacturing, Cost Accounting, Double-entry bookkeeping system, project accounting, Payroll, general ledger, Analytic, accounts receivable, accounts payable | Multi-User/Location, Terminal Server, Remote Access, Web Access, Mobile Access, Cloud Hostable |
| Microsoft Dynamics NAV | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Small & Midsize Enterprises (SME) | ERP, CRM, Intercompany, Multicurrency, SCM, Manufacturing, Cost Accounting, Double-entry bookkeeping system, Project Accounting, Payroll, general ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Reporting & Analysis Services | Multi-User/Location, Terminal Server, Remote Access, Web Access, Mobile Access, Cloud Hostable |
| Microsoft Dynamics SL | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Small & midsize enterprises (SME) | Project Management, Project Accounting, Reporting & Analysis Services | Multi-User/Location, Terminal Server, Web Access |
| Microsoft Office Accounting | Proprietary and freeware | Yes | No | No | Low-end market | Product is Discontinued | Stand-alone |
| MYOB AccountRight | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | No | Low- to high-end market | Small business and commercial accounting. Payroll and POS | Stand-alone |
| MYOB EXO Business | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Mid- to high-end market | Larger, more complex businesses. Fully customised ERP with Accounting/General ledger, CRM, Job & Project Costing, POS, Asset Management and Intercompany Reporting. Integrated Payroll & HR available through MYOB EXO Employer Services | Stand-alone, multi-user/location, terminal server, remote access |
| NetSuite | Software as a Service | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid-market | CRM, ERP, E-commerce | Web-based |
| NewViews | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Low to mid-market | Real-time, E-commerce, Integrated, Multi-user, Payroll (Canada, USA), general ledger, AR, AP, Multi-Currency, Small Business Accounting, Inventory Control, Order Entry, Job Costing, Non-profit Housing Edition, Work Orders, Attachments (Scans) | Stand-alone and/or Web Access, Cloud Hostable |
| NolaPro | Software as a Service and freeware | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low- to high-end market | ||
| Open Systems Accounting Software | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low to mid-market | ERP, SCM, E-commerce, Reporting & Business Intelligence | Stand-alone |
| Oracle E-Business Suite | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | High-end market | ERP | Web-based |
| Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | High-end market | ERP, Financial Management, Supply Chain Management, Human Capital Management, Enterprise Performance Management | Web-based |
| Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | High-end market | ERP, Financial Management, Supply Chain Management, Human Capital Management, Customer Relationship Management, Enterprise Performance Management | Web-based |
| Postbooks | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low to mid-market | Professional Services | Client-server |
| Outright | Software as a service and freeware | Yes | Yes | Yes | Entrepreneurs, freelancers, Contractors, Consultants, Small businesses - Low-end market | Bookkeeping, Taxes, E-commerce, Reporting & Business Intelligence | Web-based |
| Passport Software | Proprietary | Yes | No | Yes | Mid- to low-end market | General ledger, accounts receivable, Accounts payable, ERP | Stand-alone |
| POS solutions | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Newsagency pharmacy | POS | Stand-alone |
| QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | No | Mid-market | Business management, Payroll | Stand-alone |
| QuickBooks Online | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low-end market | Accounts receivable, accounts payable, Double-entry accounting, Small Business Accounting, Multi-currency in Global versions, automatic bank feeds and downloads, standard business reporting, management reporting, Payroll, incorporated credit card and bank-to-bank Payments, inventory items, expense management | Web-based |
| QuickBooks Pro/Premier | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | No | Low to mid-market | Accounts receivable, accounts payable, Double-entry accounting, Small Business Accounting, Multi-currency in Global versions, automatic bank feeds and downloads, standard business reporting, management reporting, Payroll, incorporated credit card and bank-to-bank Payments, inventory items, expense management, fixed asset depreciation | Stand-alone |
| Red Wing Software | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Low to mid-market | Payroll, general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, Double-entry bookkeeping system, fund accounting, inventory management, procurement, order entry/tracking, small business accounting | Stand-alone |
| Sage Group | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Accounting Firms | CRM, payroll | Stand-alone |
| Sage Accounting | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low-end market (for SME) | Accounts receivable, accounts payable, Double-entry accounting, Small Business Accounting, Multi-currency in Global versions, automatic bank feeds and downloads, standard business reporting, management reporting, Payroll, incorporated credit card and bank-to-bank Payments, inventory items, expense management | Web-based |
| Sage 50cloud | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Low-end to High end | Business management. Financials, Inventory, Manufacturing, Job Costing, POS, Procurement, CRM, Business Intelligence, Payroll, HR; features and OS support dependent on country. | Stand-alone |
| Sage Intacct | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Small & Midsize Enterprises (SME) | Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cash Management, Collaborate, Contract and Subscription Billing, Contract Revenue Management, Fixed Assets, General Ledger, Inventory Management, Multi-Entity and Global Consolidations, Order Management, Project Accounting, Purchasing, Reporting and Dashboards, Sales and Use Tax, Spend Management, Time and Expense Management, Vendor Payment Services | Web-based |
| Sage 300 ERP | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid-market | ERP, Multicurrency, Intercompany, Reporting & Analysis services, Project & Job costing, general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, Inventory control | Stand-alone and Web-based |
| Sage Enterprise Management | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid-market | ERP, Multicurrency, Intercompany, Reporting & Analysis services, Project & Job costing, general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, Inventory control | Stand-alone and Web-based |
| SAP Business ByDesign | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Small & midsize enterprises (SME) | ERP, Financial Management, Supply Chain Management, Supplier Relationship Management, Project Management, Human Capital Management, Customer Relationship Management, Enterprise Performance Management | Web-based |
| SAP Business One | Proprietary | Yes | No | Yes (Server only)[6] | Small & midsize enterprises (SME) | ERP, e-commerce | Stand-alone |
| SAP ERP | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Midsize to High-end | ERP, CRM, SCM, SRM, PLM, Global Trade Services (GTS), e-commerce, Business Intelligence, Mobile Business | Stand-alone and Web-based |
| Sybiz Vision | Proprietary and Software as a service | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low- to high-end market | Accounting software, payroll, manufacturing, project management, job costing, multi-currency, inventory management, traceability and auditing, business intelligence, budgeting, reporting and analytics | Stand-alone, Multi-User/Location, Terminal Server, Remote Access, Web Access, Mobile Access, Cloud Hostable |
| Tally.ERP 9 | Proprietary and Software as a service | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low to high-end market | Accounting, Accounting software, payroll, inventory management, Accounts receivable, Accounts payable, General ledger, Billing, Stock/inventory, Purchase order, sales order, Bookkeeping, Financial Close Management, Balance Sheets, Point of Sale, Business Reporting and analytics | Stand-alone, Multi-User/Location, Web Access, Mobile Access |
| TRAVERSE | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Low to mid-market | ERP, CRM, SCM, Intercompany, Multicurrency, Manufacturing, Distribution, E-commerce, Mobile Business Solutions, Reporting & Business Intelligence | Stand-alone |
| Wave Accounting | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Entrepreneurs, freelancers, contractors, consultants, small businesses – Low-end market) | Accounts receivable, accounts payable, Double-entry bookkeeping system, Small Business Accounting, Multi-currency, automatic bank feeds, small business reporting, payroll integration | Web-based |
| Xero | Software as a Service | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low to mid-market. Small & midsize enterprises (SME) | Accounts receivable, accounts payable, Double-entry bookkeeping system, Small Business Accounting, Multi-currency, automatic bank feeds, standard business reporting, management reporting, fixed asset depreciation, payroll, inventory items, expenses management | Web-based |
| ZipBooks | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low to mid-market | Invoicing, expense tracking, time tracking, credit card processing, bank integration | Web-based |
| Package | License | Windows | OS X | Linux | Market focus | Type | Structure |
Further details[edit]
| Package | Programming Language | First public release date (YYYY-MM-DD) | Latest stable release | Stable release date (YYYY-MM-DD) | Development Status | Database | Supported languages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acumatica | C#, C++ | 2009-01-01 | 17.200.0401 | 2017-10-06 | 5 - Production / Stable | Microsoft SQL, MySQL | +100: UNICODE: English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese, Malay, Khmer, Thai .. |
| Adempiere | J2EE, JBoss | 2006-10-12 | 3.8.0LTS | 2015-01-02 | 5 - Production / Stable | Oracle, PostgreSQL | +10: English, Spanish, French, .. |
| Apache OFBiz | Java, XML, FreeMarker, Groovy, Javascript | ? | 16.11.04 | 2018-01-02 | 5 - Production / Stable | Apache Derby, MSSQL, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL | Multilingual |
| CGram Software | C, Java | 1982 | 5.0.0 | 2009-08-01 | 5 - Production / Stable | PostgreSQL | English |
| Compiere | J2EE, JBoss | 2001-06-08 | 3.8.9 | 2016-09-13 | 5 - Production / Stable | Oracle, Advance Server, MS SQL, PostgreSQL | +10: English, Germany, Spanish, French, Indonesia,.. |
| GnuCash | C 80%, Scheme / Lisp 13%, Perl 7%? | 1999-11-08 - Registered | 3.4 | 2018-12-30 | 5 - Production / Stable | XML (Compressed), SQLite3, MySQL, PostgreSQL | software: 33 languages;[7] website: 8 languages |
| GNU Enterprise | Python 100% | 2002-06-28 | 1.4 | 2008-11-19 | 5 - Production / Stable | PostgreSQL 8.1+ | 2: English, German, |
| JFire | J2EE, JBoss, Eclipse RCP, JDO | ? | 1.0.1 | 2010-03-20 | ? | MS SQL, Derby, .. | English, German, Thai, .. |
| LedgerSMB | Perl | 2006-09-06 | 1.6.12 | 2019-09-29 | 5 - Production / Stable | PostgreSQL 9.4+ | +40:English development, Multilingual (.po files Gettext#Translating ) |
| NewViews | C++, Tcl/Tk | 1985 | 2.33.3 | 2019-05-16 | 5 - Production / Stable | Proprietary, Object Oriented | English |
| Openbravo | J2EE, JBoss | 2006 | 3.0.30460 | 2017-03-09 | 5 - Production / Stable | Oracle, PostgreSQL | English, German, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Mexico), French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Chinese, Hebrew, Bulgarian, etc. |
| Odoo | Python, Javascript | 2005 | 12.0 | 2018-10-03 | 5 - Production / Stable | PostgreSQL | +40 Multilingual[8] |
| SQL-Ledger | Perl | 1999-01-29 | 3.2.4 | 2017-03-21 | 5 - Production / Stable | PostgreSQL | 30: English, .. |
| Tryton | Python | 2008-11-17 | 4.2 | 2016-11-28 | 5 - Production / Stable | PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite | English, Bulgarian, Catalan, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Russian, Slovene, Spanish |
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Enterprise software, also known as enterprise application software (EAS), is computer software used to satisfy the needs of an organization rather than individual users. Such organizations include businesses, schools, interest-based user groups, clubs, charities, and governments. Enterprise software is an integral part of a (computer-based) information system; a collection of such software is called an Enterprise system.
Services provided by enterprise software are typically business-oriented tools, such as online shopping, and online payment processing, interactive product catalogue, automated billing systems, security, Business Process Management, enterprise content management, IT Service Management, customer relationship management, enterprise resource planning, business intelligence, project management, collaboration, human resource management, manufacturing, occupational health and safety, enterprise application integration, and enterprise forms automation.
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As enterprises have similar departments and systems in common, enterprise software is often available as a suite of customizable programs. Generally, the complexity of these tools requires specialist capabilities and specific knowledge. Enterprise computing is the information technology (IT) tools that businesses use for efficient production operations and back office support. These IT tools cover database management, customer relationship management, supply chain management, business process management and so on.
Definitions[edit]
Enterprise Software is a collection of computer programs that have common business applications, tools for modelling how the entire organization works, and development tools for building applications unique to the organization.[1] The software is intended to solve an enterprise-wide problem, rather than a departmental problem. Enterprise level software aims to improve the enterprise's productivity and efficiency by providing business logic support functionality.
According to Martin Fowler, 'Enterprise applications are about the display, manipulation, and storage of large amounts of often complex data and the support or automation of business processes with that data.'[2]
Although there is no single, widely accepted list of enterprise software characteristics,[3] they generally include performance, scalability, and robustness. Furthermore, enterprise software typically has interfaces to other enterprise software (for example LDAP to directory services) and is centrally managed (a single admin page, for example).[4]
Enterprise application software performs business functions such as order processing, procurement, production scheduling, customer information management, energy management, and accounting. It is typically hosted on servers and provides simultaneous services to a large number of users, typically over a computer network. This is in contrast to a single-user application that is executed on a user's personal computer and serves only one user at a time.
Enterprise system[edit]
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| Type | software package |
|---|---|
Enterprise systems (ES) are large-scale enterprise software packages that support business processes, information flows, reporting, and data analytics in complex organizations. While ES are generally packaged enterprise application software (PEAS) systems they can also be bespoke, custom developed systems created to support a specific organization's needs.
Types of enterprise systems include:
- enterprise resources planning (ERP) systems,
- enterprise planning systems, and
- customer relationship management software.
Although data warehousing or business intelligence systems are enterprise-wide packaged application software often sold by ES vendors, since they do not directly support execution of business processes, they are often excluded from the term.
Enterprise systems are built on software platforms, such as SAP's NetWeaver and Oracle's Fusion, and databases.
From a hardware perspective, enterprise systems are the servers, storage and associated software that large businesses use as the foundation for their IT infrastructure. These systems are designed to manage large volumes of critical data. These systems are typically designed to provide high levels of transaction performance and data security.[5]
Types[edit]
Enterprise software can be categorized by business function. Each type of enterprise application can be considered a 'system' due to the integration with a firm's business processes.[6] Categories of enterprise software may overlap due to this systemic interpretation. For example, IBM's Business Intelligence platform (Cognos), integrates with a predictive analytics platform (SPSS) and can obtain records from its database packages (Infosphere, DB2). Blurred lines between package functions make delimitation difficult, and in many ways larger software companies define these somewhat arbitrary categories.[7] Nevertheless, certain industry standard product categories have emerged, and these are shown below :
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- Knowledge Management (KM)
- Customer relationship management (CRM) - (commonly used in smaller organisations too)
- Database - such as Master data management (MDM) and Data Warehousing
- Enterprise resource planning (ERP) - which is a broad category covering: Accounting, Human Resource, Corporate performance and governance, Customer Services, Sales, Procurement, Production, Distribution
- Enterprise asset management (EAM)
- Low-code development platforms (LCDP)
- Supply chain management (SCM)
- Product data management (PDM)
- Product lifecycle management (PLM)
- Networking and Information Security
- Software Defined Networking (SDN) - including SD-WAN
- Intrusion Detection and Prevention (IDS)
- Others that don't fit into well-known standard categories, or isn't limited to Enterprise use - Backup software, Billing Management, Accounting software, Content management system (CMS)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Management Information Systems Glossary of Terms
- ^Martin Fowler, 'Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture' (2002). Addison Wesley.
- ^What is Enterprise Software?
- ^Gartner Group: IT Glossary - enterprise application software
- ^'MES Relationship with Other Enterprise Systems'. statii. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^'What is enterprise application? - A Word Definition From the Webopedia Computer Dictionary'. Webopedia.com. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
- ^'Integrate InfoSphere Warehouse data mining with IBM Cognos reporting, Part 1: Overview of InfoSphere Warehouse and Cognos integration architecture'. Ibm.com. 2008-10-30. Retrieved 2013-06-16.