Free ERP Cost Calculator

What drives ERP cost in India

Most of the price comes from the number of modules. A trader who needs billing and purchase has a much smaller build than a manufacturer who also needs production planning, bill of materials, quality checks and job work. Each extra module means more screens, reports and testing.

Users and branches come next. Ten people in one office can share simple roles. Fifty people across three godowns need stock transfers between locations, branch-wise reports and tighter permissions, so a branch manager sees only their own numbers.

Integrations add a fixed chunk each. Tally sync, GST e-invoice and e-way bill generation all talk to outside systems with their own rules and error cases, and each one needs to be tested with sample data before go-live.

Moving opening stock, party ledgers and outstanding bills from old software also takes time. The calculator does not price heavy data migration, so mention it when you ask for a quote.

Cloud or on-premise?

A cloud ERP runs on a hosted server. Your team logs in from the office, the godown or home, and backups run on the hosted server. For most small businesses this costs less to start.

On-premise means the ERP runs on a server in your own office. Some firms prefer it when internet is unreliable or owners want the data on site. It adds setup work for the server, local backups and remote access, which is why the calculator adds a one-time charge for it.

Custom ERP vs Tally, Zoho or Odoo

Ready-made software such as Tally, Zoho or Odoo suits many businesses, especially when your process matches how the product already works. You pay a licence or subscription and can start within days.

A custom ERP makes sense when you keep working around the software instead of with it: separate spreadsheets for job work, approvals done on WhatsApp, or reports rebuilt by hand every month. In that case a system built around your own process can save more time than it costs. A common setup keeps Tally for accounts and uses the custom ERP for operations, with a sync between the two.

If you are unsure, start with the modules that cause the most daily pain and add the rest later. Our ERP development service page explains how we phase a build so you are not paying for everything on day one.

How long an ERP build takes

Build time grows with the number of modules, since each one needs its own design, build and testing. The card shows the timeline for your selection as a low and a high figure, because review rounds, data cleaning and staff availability for training vary from one business to another.