It 100% depends on the business. The ERP market is vast, and there is at least 1 ERP for every industry. I even worked with a country club management ERP once.

It 100% depends on the business. The ERP market is vast, and there is at least 1 ERP for every industry. I even worked with a country club management ERP once. That said, I’m a big believer in going with what is popular. You’ll get more features, better support, better docs, and a community to ask questions to. And most importantly, more software will integrate with it. This is crucial. The last thing you want is your finance team having to manually key data from your satellite systems into your ERP. Never ever let someone sell you on a niche ERP. Other than industry, the big deciding factor is how big you are. SAP targets the Enterprise market. These ERPs are absurdly complex systems, and you’d only want one if you are big enough to have dedicated ERP consultants/admins. That said, for general small businesses I would recommend: -Quickbooks Online -Xero When you outgrow those, you’ll have a better idea what you want. Oracle NetSuite and Sage Intacct are pretty common next steps for digital companies. This is a big question though. I finish with this hard-earned wisdom: enterprise software is only as good as whoever is implementing and administrating it. A good VAR makes all the difference in the world.