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ERPNext Modules & Capabilities

ERPNext is rated across 13 of 14 ERP modules, 1 of them a core strength and 406 documented capabilities catalogued across those modules.

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Modules rated: 1
Core strengths: 406
Documented capabilities: Cloud / On-Premise
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ERPNext module ratings

Ordered strongest to weakest. Each rating reflects standard-edition depth, not what a third-party add-on could bolt on.

Inventory Management

strong

Inventory tracking, stock management, reorder point planning, multi-location management, and inventory valuation across warehouses and locations.

›60 documented capabilities in 12 areas

ERPNext item master Inventory tab configuring serial number tracking for a product — Serial & Batch Inventory

Item Master14
The item catalog: item records, variants/attributes, alternatives, barcodes and per-supplier/customer item codes.
Item · Item Alternative · Item Attribute · Item Variant · Item Barcode
Warehouses & Stock Ledger7
Warehouse structure and the underlying stock ledger that records every inventory movement and its valuation.
Warehouse · Warehouse Type · Bin · Stock Ledger Entry · Inventory Dimension
Product Bundles2
Kits that group several items to be sold and delivered together under one sales line.
Product Bundle
Stock Entries & Transfers3
Manual and system-generated stock movements: material issue, receipt, transfer and repack.
Stock Entry · Stock Entry Type
Delivery & Receiving4
Outbound delivery notes and inbound purchase receipts that move stock against sales/purchase documents.
Delivery Note · Purchase Receipt · Delivery Stop
Batch & Serial Tracking5
Traceability of stock at the batch or individual serial-number level, bundled for transactions.
Batch · Serial No · Serial and Batch Bundle · Serial and Batch Entry
Material Requests & Reordering4
Internal requests for material and automatic reorder-level rules that trigger them.
Material Request · Item Reorder · Putaway Rule
Stock Reconciliation & Valuation5
Periodic physical-count reconciliation, landed-cost allocation and item valuation/reposting tools.
Stock Reconciliation · Landed Cost Voucher · Repost Item Valuation · Stock Closing Balance
Pricing & UOM5
Price lists and unit-of-measure conversion rules used across stock and sales/purchase transactions.
Price List · Item Price · UOM Category · Price List Country
Picking & Packing3
Pick lists and packing slips used to fulfil sales orders from warehouse stock.
Pick List · Packing Slip
Shipment & Logistics4
Outbound shipment booking with parcels and carrier-specific templates, plus delivery-trip route planning.
Shipment · Delivery Trip · Shipment Parcel Template
Quality Inspection (Stock)4
Incoming/outgoing quality checks performed against a template before stock is accepted or shipped.
Quality Inspection · Quality Inspection Template · Quality Inspection Parameter Group

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Finance & Accounting

moderate

Core financial management including general ledger, accounts payable/receivable, fixed assets, cash management, and financial reporting. The backbone of any ERP system.

›103 documented capabilities in 16 areas

ERPNext Accounts Payable report showing supplier ageing buckets and outstanding invoices — Accounts Payable Summary

Chart of Accounts & Ledger15
Company chart of accounts, cost centers, fiscal years and the general ledger entries that back every transaction.
GL Entry · Accounting Dimension · Party Link · Chart of Accounts Importer · Opening Invoice Creation Tool
Asset Acquisition & Capitalization4
Acquiring a fixed asset through the normal procurement flow and capitalizing it onto the balance sheet, with optional work-in-progress accounting.
Asset · Asset Capitalization · Asset Finance Book
Sales Invoicing5
Sales invoices, POS invoices and related advance-payment and timesheet billing links.
Sales Invoice · POS Invoice · Invoice Discounting · Written Off Invoice
Depreciation3
Scheduled write-down of an asset's value over its useful life, posted automatically to the ledger.
Asset Depreciation Schedule · Asset Value Adjustment
Journal Entries5
Manual double-entry bookkeeping records and reusable journal templates.
Journal Entry · Journal Entry Template · Recurring Document · Terms and Conditions
Asset Categories & Locations4
Grouping assets into categories with shared depreciation/accounting defaults, and the physical/organizational locations that hold them.
Asset Category · Location · Linked Location
Payments & Reconciliation13
Recording and reconciling payments against invoices and orders, including partial, advance and multi-invoice payments.
Payment Entry · Payment Reconciliation · Payment Order · Payment Request · Payment Schedule
Banking11
Bank account records and imported bank transactions matched against invoices and payment entries.
Bank Transaction · Bank Reconciliation Tool · Bank Clearance · Bank Guarantee · Bank Statement Import
Taxes12
Tax templates and rules applied to sales/purchase transactions based on item and customer/supplier tax category.
Item Tax Template · Tax Category · Tax Rule · Tax Withholding Category · Sales Taxes and Charges Template
Budgeting3
Budget records against cost centers/accounts with monthly distribution patterns for variance control.
Budget · Monthly Distribution
Point of Sale9
Retail point-of-sale profiles, shifts and opening/closing cash entries built on top of the invoicing engine.
POS Profile · POS Opening Entry · POS Closing Entry · POS Settings · Cashier Closing
Dunning & Collections4
Automated overdue-payment reminder letters (dunning) sent to customers with outstanding invoices.
Dunning · Dunning Type · Overdue Payment
Multi-currency & Revaluation3
Exchange-rate settings and periodic revaluation of open foreign-currency balances.
Currency Exchange Settings · Exchange Rate Revaluation
Period Close3
Locking a fiscal period's books after close, with role-based exceptions for corrections.
Period Closing Voucher · Accounting Period
Financial Reporting & Dimensions5
Custom financial report templates and accounting dimensions used to slice reports by extra business attributes.
Financial Report Template · Cost Center Allocation · Financial Report Row · Repost Accounting Ledger
Other capabilities4
Purchase Invoice · Revenue Recognition Master

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Manufacturing

moderate

Production planning, shop floor control, BOM management, MRP, and manufacturing execution. Supports discrete, process, and mixed-mode manufacturing environments.

›32 documented capabilities in 8 areas

ERPNext Manufacturing module workspace with BOM, work order, and production plan shortcuts — Manufacturing Workspace

Bills of Materials5
The recipe of raw materials and operations required to build a finished or sub-assembled item, supporting multi-level structures.
BOM · BOM Creator · BOM Update Tool · BOM Update Log
Outward Subcontracting5
Sending raw materials to a supplier and receiving back a finished or semi-finished good they manufacture.
Subcontracting Order · Subcontracting Receipt · Subcontracting BOM · Subcontracting Order Item
Production Planning3
Consolidating demand from sales orders/forecasts into a plan that raises work orders and material requests.
Production Plan · Master Production Schedule
Inward Subcontracting3
Accepting a customer's raw materials to manufacture and return a finished good as a subcontracted service provider.
Subcontracting Inward Order · Subcontracting Inward Order Item
Work Orders & Job Cards4
Shop-floor execution documents that instruct production of a quantity of an item and track each operation via job cards.
Work Order · Job Card · Work Order Operation
Workstations & Routing6
Physical/virtual work centers and the operation sequence (routing) items pass through during production.
Workstation · Operation · Routing · Workstation Type · Sub Operation
Downtime & Capacity3
Recording unplanned workstation downtime for capacity and OEE-style analysis.
Downtime Entry · Plant Floor
Blanket Orders & Sales Forecasting3
Long-term customer commitments (blanket orders) and sales forecasts that feed the production plan.
Blanket Order · Sales Forecast

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Supply Chain

moderate

End-to-end supply chain visibility including demand planning, supply planning, logistics, supplier management, and supply chain analytics.

›4 documented capabilities in 1 areas

Shipment & Logistics4
Outbound shipment booking with parcels and carrier-specific templates, plus delivery-trip route planning.
Shipment · Delivery Trip · Shipment Parcel Template

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Sales

moderate

The sales side of an ERP: quotes and pricing, order processing, customer and account management, post-sale service, and sales reporting on shared master data.

›58 documented capabilities in 12 areas

ERPNext New Sales Order entry form with customer and item details — New Sales Order

Customer Management5
The customer master record and credit-limit controls that consolidate a party's sales history under one reference.
Customer · Customer Credit Limit · Industry Type · Party Specific Item
Leads & Opportunities7
Capturing inbound leads and qualifying them into sales opportunities with a value and probability.
Lead · Opportunity · Sales Stage · Competitor · Opportunity Type
Quotations & Orders4
The pre-sale-to-order document chain: quotations, proforma invoices and confirmed sales orders.
Quotation · Sales Order · Proforma Invoice
Campaigns & Prospecting6
Marketing campaigns, email campaign schedules and prospect/company-level tracking distinct from individual leads.
Campaign · Email Campaign · Prospect · Market Segment · CRM Note
Product Bundles2
Kits that group several items to be sold and delivered together under one sales line.
Product Bundle
Appointments & Contracts5
Customer-facing appointment booking with configurable slots, and contracts with fulfilment checklists.
Appointment · Appointment Booking Settings · Contract · Contract Template
Installation & Delivery Scheduling3
Tracking on-site installation of sold goods and scheduled delivery dates.
Installation Note · Delivery Schedule Item
Sales Teams & Partners4
Sales-person/partner assignment and commission-share tracking on sales documents.
Sales Team · Sales Partner Type · SMS Center
Blanket Orders & Sales Forecasting3
Long-term customer commitments (blanket orders) and sales forecasts that feed the production plan.
Blanket Order · Sales Forecast
Pricing & UOM5
Price lists and unit-of-measure conversion rules used across stock and sales/purchase transactions.
Price List · Item Price · UOM Category · Price List Country
Point of Sale9
Retail point-of-sale profiles, shifts and opening/closing cash entries built on top of the invoicing engine.
POS Profile · POS Opening Entry · POS Closing Entry · POS Settings · Cashier Closing
Loyalty & Pricing Rules5
Customer loyalty point programs, discount coupon codes and conditional pricing rules.
Loyalty Program · Loyalty Point Entry · Pricing Rule · Coupon Code

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Project Management

moderate

Project planning, resource allocation, time tracking, expense management, and project accounting for project-centric businesses.

›12 documented capabilities in 2 areas

Project & Task Management8
Structuring work into projects and dependent tasks, with templates for repeatable project types.
Project · Task · Project Template · Project Update · Project Type
Time & Activity Tracking4
Recording time spent by employees on activities/tasks, and the cost rate of each activity type.
Timesheet · Activity Type · Activity Cost

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Procurement

moderate

Purchase order management, supplier management, requisition workflows, contract management, and spend analytics.

›29 documented capabilities in 6 areas

ERPNext New Purchase Order form showing supplier and item line entry — New Purchase Order

Supplier Management6
Supplier master records and scorecards used to track and rate vendor performance over time.
Supplier · Supplier Scorecard · Supplier Scorecard Criteria · Supplier Scorecard Period · Supplier Scorecard Standing
Outward Subcontracting5
Sending raw materials to a supplier and receiving back a finished or semi-finished good they manufacture.
Subcontracting Order · Subcontracting Receipt · Subcontracting BOM · Subcontracting Order Item
Purchase Orders & RFQs6
The procurement document chain from request-for-quotation through supplier quotation to purchase order.
Request for Quotation · Supplier Quotation · Purchase Order · Request for Quotation Supplier · Customer Number at Supplier
Inward Subcontracting3
Accepting a customer's raw materials to manufacture and return a finished good as a subcontracted service provider.
Subcontracting Inward Order · Subcontracting Inward Order Item
Appointments & Contracts5
Customer-facing appointment booking with configurable slots, and contracts with fulfilment checklists.
Appointment · Appointment Booking Settings · Contract · Contract Template
Delivery & Receiving4
Outbound delivery notes and inbound purchase receipts that move stock against sales/purchase documents.
Delivery Note · Purchase Receipt · Delivery Stop

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Warehouse Management

moderate

Warehouse operations including receiving, putaway, picking, packing, shipping, and warehouse layout optimisation.

›60 documented capabilities in 12 areas

Item Master14
The item catalog: item records, variants/attributes, alternatives, barcodes and per-supplier/customer item codes.
Item · Item Alternative · Item Attribute · Item Variant · Item Barcode
Warehouses & Stock Ledger7
Warehouse structure and the underlying stock ledger that records every inventory movement and its valuation.
Warehouse · Warehouse Type · Bin · Stock Ledger Entry · Inventory Dimension
Product Bundles2
Kits that group several items to be sold and delivered together under one sales line.
Product Bundle
Stock Entries & Transfers3
Manual and system-generated stock movements: material issue, receipt, transfer and repack.
Stock Entry · Stock Entry Type
Delivery & Receiving4
Outbound delivery notes and inbound purchase receipts that move stock against sales/purchase documents.
Delivery Note · Purchase Receipt · Delivery Stop
Batch & Serial Tracking5
Traceability of stock at the batch or individual serial-number level, bundled for transactions.
Batch · Serial No · Serial and Batch Bundle · Serial and Batch Entry
Material Requests & Reordering4
Internal requests for material and automatic reorder-level rules that trigger them.
Material Request · Item Reorder · Putaway Rule
Stock Reconciliation & Valuation5
Periodic physical-count reconciliation, landed-cost allocation and item valuation/reposting tools.
Stock Reconciliation · Landed Cost Voucher · Repost Item Valuation · Stock Closing Balance
Pricing & UOM5
Price lists and unit-of-measure conversion rules used across stock and sales/purchase transactions.
Price List · Item Price · UOM Category · Price List Country
Picking & Packing3
Pick lists and packing slips used to fulfil sales orders from warehouse stock.
Pick List · Packing Slip
Shipment & Logistics4
Outbound shipment booking with parcels and carrier-specific templates, plus delivery-trip route planning.
Shipment · Delivery Trip · Shipment Parcel Template
Quality Inspection (Stock)4
Incoming/outgoing quality checks performed against a template before stock is accepted or shipped.
Quality Inspection · Quality Inspection Template · Quality Inspection Parameter Group

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Ecommerce

moderate

Integrated ecommerce and online storefront capabilities including B2B and B2C portals, product catalogue management, and order management.

Quality Management

moderate

Quality control, inspection management, non-conformance tracking, CAPA, and compliance with quality standards (ISO, FDA, AS9100).

›15 documented capabilities in 4 areas

Quality Goals & Procedures3
Documented quality objectives and the standard procedures used to achieve and measure them.
Quality Goal · Quality Procedure
Quality Review & Feedback5
Periodic review meetings and structured feedback collection used to monitor quality performance.
Quality Review · Quality Feedback · Quality Meeting · Quality Feedback Template
Non-Conformance & Corrective Action3
Logging quality non-conformances and the corrective/preventive actions taken in response.
Non-Conformance · Quality Action
Quality Inspection (Stock)4
Incoming/outgoing quality checks performed against a template before stock is accepted or shipped.
Quality Inspection · Quality Inspection Template · Quality Inspection Parameter Group

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Asset Management

moderate

Enterprise asset management including preventive maintenance, asset lifecycle tracking, work order management, and asset depreciation.

›16 documented capabilities in 3 areas

Asset Acquisition & Capitalization4
Acquiring a fixed asset through the normal procurement flow and capitalizing it onto the balance sheet, with optional work-in-progress accounting.
Asset · Asset Capitalization · Asset Finance Book
Asset Movement & Maintenance8
Tracking physical relocation of assets between locations/employees, plus scheduled maintenance tasks and repairs.
Asset Movement · Asset Repair · Asset Maintenance · Asset Maintenance Log · Asset Shift Allocation
Asset Categories & Locations4
Grouping assets into categories with shared depreciation/accounting defaults, and the physical/organizational locations that hold them.
Asset Category · Location · Linked Location

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Business Intelligence

basic

Reporting, dashboards, analytics, and data visualisation capabilities built into the ERP platform for operational and strategic decision-making.

›5 documented capabilities in 1 areas

ERPNext Selling workspace dashboard showing sales order trend chart and quick access links — Sales Analytics Dashboard

Financial Reporting & Dimensions5
Custom financial report templates and accounting dimensions used to slice reports by extra business attributes.
Financial Report Template · Cost Center Allocation · Financial Report Row · Repost Accounting Ledger

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Field Service

basic

Field service management including work order dispatching, technician scheduling, mobile access, parts management, and service contract management.

›12 documented capabilities in 3 areas

Support Tickets & SLAs7
Customer support ticket tracking with configurable service-level agreements and response/resolution timers.
Issue · Service Level Agreement · Issue Priority · Issue Type · Service Day
Warranty Claims2
Recording and processing customer warranty claims against sold/serialized items.
Warranty Claim
Maintenance Visits & Schedules3
Scheduling recurring customer-facing maintenance visits (e.g. AMC) and logging completed visits.
Maintenance Schedule · Maintenance Visit

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ERPNext does not offer or rate: HR & Payroll.

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ERPNext add-ons & integrations

Extend ERPNext with best-of-breed software that integrates with it:

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Demand planning softwareForecasting, S&OP and inventory optimisation for your ERP.

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EDI softwareTrading-partner EDI integrated with your ERP.

Accounts payable automation softwareInvoice capture, 3-way matching and payment that post to your ERP.

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Accounts receivable softwareAR automation, collections and cash application synced to your ERP.

Expense management softwareExpense reports, corporate cards and reimbursement synced to your ERP.

ERPNext Modules FAQ

What is ERPNext?

ERPNext is a free, open-source ERP covering accounting, manufacturing, inventory, CRM, projects, and quality management in one system, built on the Frappe framework. It targets small businesses and startups that want a full-featured ERP without license fees, deployed either self-hosted or via a hosted plan from Frappe.

Is ERPNext free?

Yes. ERPNext's core software is free and open source under the GPLv3 license, with no per-user licensing cost for self-hosted deployments. Costs come from hosting infrastructure, implementation, and any paid support or hosted-cloud plan a business chooses instead of self-hosting.

Is ERPNext open source?

Yes. ERPNext is released under the GPLv3 license and its source code is publicly available, distinguishing it from proprietary ERPs. This lets businesses self-host and customize the underlying Python/Frappe framework code and avoid vendor lock-in, though self-hosting requires in-house DevOps expertise.

Is ERPNext good?

For small businesses and startups that need core accounting, inventory, manufacturing, CRM, and project features without license fees, ERPNext is a strong fit, used by 15,000+ companies across 150 countries. Its enterprise reporting is more basic than paid ERPs, and HR/payroll now ship as a separate Frappe HR app rather than being built in.

What is ERPNext used for?

Businesses use ERPNext to run accounting, inventory and warehouse management, manufacturing, procurement, CRM, and project tracking from one open-source system. It's most commonly adopted by small and mid-sized companies in manufacturing, retail, education, and nonprofit sectors seeking a low-cost alternative to commercial ERP.

How do you install ERPNext?

ERPNext is installed via the Frappe Bench command-line tool on Linux, including via Docker, or by signing up for a hosted instance on Frappe Cloud instead of self-hosting. Self-hosted installs require server administration skills, since ERPNext is not distributed as a one-click desktop application.