Best for
Best for midsize manufacturers of 50 to 500 employees that build to order and want production, projects and financials in one system.
- Small and mid-sized
ERP Comparison
abas ERP vs. QAD Adaptive ERP
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for global manufacturers that want an ERP shaped around production, traceability and supply chain rather than a horizontal suite.
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | abas ERP | QAD Adaptive ERP |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Price on request abas does not publish a price list; the website directs interested companies to a demo tour and a contact form. | Price on request QAD does not publish a price list. QAD Adaptive ERP is quoted per customer through QAD sales or a partner, after a demo. |
| Team size | Midmarket, positioned for companies with 50 to 500 employees | Not stated |
| Users | Around 4,000 customer installations and more than 120,000 users in over 25 countries | Not stated |
| API | Yes, a REST web interface for real-time read and write access, plus the abas Connect integration tool | Yes, through the QAD Integration Platform, built with Boomi; QAD states its APIs are not restricted to that platform |
| Hosting | On-premise or cloud | QAD Cloud, a managed SaaS service with replicated disaster recovery and an uptime SLA above 99.5 percent |
| Made in | Germany | Not stated |
| Project costing | Yes, via abas PM with budgets, preliminary costing and project cost accounting, plus graphical project and resource planning | No, project costing and project accounting are not among the QAD Adaptive ERP modules |
| Invoicing | Yes, through sales and accounts receivable, with outstanding items and settlement of payments in financial accounting | Yes, via accounts receivable, with credit management, automated self-billing and collections tracking |
| Digital receipt capture | Via the DMS connector, which links third-party document management systems to abas ERP | No, QAD documents no optical character recognition or document capture for supplier invoices; the accounts payable automation stops at approval workflows and matching |
| Reporting and controlling | Yes, controlling dashboards with key performance indicators, standard reports such as profit and loss, balance sheet and outstanding items, business intelligence integration and Excel export | Yes, a real-time general ledger with drill-down and dynamic reporting, plus analytics and KPI dashboards with what-if simulations |
| Time tracking | Yes, plant data collection on mobile devices, recording order, material and machine data on the shop floor in real time | Yes, operational data capture in Production Execution records order, operation, employee and equipment events on the shop floor |
| Integrations and API | Yes, a REST web interface plus the low-code abas Connect tool and DMS, MS SQL and PDM connectors in the standard scope | Yes, the QAD Integration Platform with an integration engine, event stream, transaction repository and monitoring |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), On-premise | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | Email helpdesk, Phone | Email helpdesk, Phone |
| Onboarding | more entries Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials, Live online demos and webinars, Personal consulting, On-site training | Documentation and knowledge base, Personal consulting |
| Company size | Small and mid-sized | more entries Small and mid-sized, Enterprise |
| Integrations | more entries Microsoft SQL Server, TARGIT, PRO.FILE, keytech PLM | Boomi, Avalara AvaTax, EDI |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Deployment abas ERP Cloud (SaaS), On-premise QAD Adaptive ERP Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
- Company size abas ERP Small and mid-sized QAD Adaptive ERP Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
- Hosting abas ERP On-premise or cloud QAD Adaptive ERP QAD Cloud, a managed SaaS service with replicated disaster recovery and an uptime SLA above 99.5 percent
- API abas ERP Yes, a REST web interface for real-time read and write access, plus the abas Connect integration tool QAD Adaptive ERP Yes, through the QAD Integration Platform, built with Boomi; QAD states its APIs are not restricted to that platform
- Project costing abas ERP Yes, via abas PM with budgets, preliminary costing and project cost accounting, plus graphical project and resource planning QAD Adaptive ERP No, project costing and project accounting are not among the QAD Adaptive ERP modules
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
abas ERP
Strengths
- Purpose-built for midsize make-to-order manufacturing
- Low-code adaptation without changing the standard range of functions
- REST API, abas Connect and three connectors included in the standard scope
- Runs on-premise or on cloud infrastructure
Limitations
- No published pricing
- Narrow fit outside manufacturing
- Document management comes through a connector to a third-party system
QAD Adaptive ERP
Strengths
- Built specifically for manufacturers and their supply chains
- Financials cover a real-time general ledger, three-way matching in accounts payable and tax across more than 60 countries
- QAD Cloud is a managed service with 24x365 support, disaster recovery and an uptime SLA above 99.5 percent
- Shop floor capture records order, operation, employee and equipment events on a touch interface built for gloved operators
- Certified to ISO 27001, ISO/IEC 20000-1, SSAE18 and CSA Star Level 2
Limitations
- No published price list; every quote runs through QAD or a partner
- Scope is manufacturing and supply chain, a poor fit for other kinds of business
- Quality management, supply chain planning, transportation execution and global trade compliance are sold as separate solutions alongside the ERP
Plans
Pricing
abas ERP
- Custom Not stated Not published; contact abas or a partner for a quote.
QAD Adaptive ERP
- Custom Not stated Quoted on request; contact QAD sales or a partner for pricing.
What users say
Review Scores · opens after launch
abas ERP
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
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- Onboarding
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- Support and service
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- Value for money
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QAD Adaptive ERP
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
- Not rated yet
- Onboarding
- Not rated yet
- Support and service
- Not rated yet
- Value for money
- Not rated yet
- Features
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
abas ERP https://abas-erp.com · no check date recorded yet
QAD Adaptive ERP https://www.qad.com · checked against the official source on 2026-09-06
This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.