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abas ERP

German mid-market ERP for make-to-order and engineer-to-order manufacturers, with most of its installed base in German-speaking Europe.

52 facts on record4 sourcesverified September 202613 modules

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01Profile

Categories
ERP, Accountingverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Company size fit
20–1,000 employeesverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Cost band
Mid-marketverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Deployment
On-premise, Cloudverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Headquarters
Karlsruhe, Germanyverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Regions served
EMEA, North America, APACverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Founded
1980verified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Owner
Forterroverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Website
abas-erp.comverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Customers claimed
4,000 (vendor figure, as of 2026-09-07)[2]verified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction

02Pricing and editions

Pricing model
Quote onlyverified 2026-09-07
Published list price
None published. Stackmark records a cost band, not a modelled figure.

03Functional depth

How deeply each module is covered, as recorded against the sources below. Core and moderate are native; partner means a certified add-on carries it; none is a recorded absence.

Coverage Map · ERP and finance systems · 2026-Q3COVERAGE MAP · ERP AND FINANCE SYSTEMS · 2026-Q3AI featuresAsset managementBusiness intelligenceCRMEcommerceField serviceFinancial managementHR and payrollInventory managementLocalizationsManufacturing managementProcurementProject managementQuality managementSupply chain managementWarehouse managementabas ERP 1abas ERP · AI features: Unverified. Unverified — not yet checked against a source. Footnote 1.abas ERP · Asset management: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.abas ERP · Business intelligence: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.abas ERP · CRM: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.abas ERP · Ecommerce: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.abas ERP · Field service: None. None — the vendor does not offer it. Footnote 1.abas ERP · Financial management: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.abas ERP · HR and payroll: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.abas ERP · Inventory management: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.abas ERP · Localizations: Unverified. Unverified — not yet checked against a source. Footnote 1.abas ERP · Manufacturing management: Core. Core — native, documented as a primary module. Footnote 1.abas ERP · Procurement: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.abas ERP · Project management: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.abas ERP · Quality management: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.abas ERP · Supply chain management: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.abas ERP · Warehouse management: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.CoreModeratePartnerNoneUnverifiedRows alphabetical · no totals · reuse with attribution, uncropped

Coverage Map · ERP and finance systems · 2026-Q3

  1. 1abas ERP — depth stated from 4 sources, verified 2026-09-07; unverified: AI features, Localizations

Unverified: AI features, Localizations. Not checked yet; not a statement either way.

04Vertical focus

Industries the vendor names in its own positioning. Absence from this list is not a statement that the system is unsuitable, only that the vendor does not lead with it.

  • Manufacturing

Evaluated for

  • Make-to-order manufacturingDiscrete production where each order carries its own bill of materials and routing, and margin depends on job costing and shop-floor scheduling.

05Strengths and watch-outs

Strengths

  • Built for mid-size manufacturers: the vendor positions the product for companies of roughly 50 to 500 employees and lists production planning, scheduling and shop-floor monitoring as core functions.[2]
  • Customisations are made in an integrated development environment and are described as surviving version upgrades.[1]
  • Multi-site and multi-language operation for companies with foreign subsidiaries; the vendor reports customers in more than 25 countries.[1]
  • Abas Connect, the vendor's integration tool, links machines and plant equipment as well as third-party software.[2]
  • Financial accounting covers general ledger, receivables and payables, fixed assets, banking, cash management and budgeting in the same system as production.[1]
  • Available on-premise or in the cloud; the vendor lets the customer choose the deployment.[4]

Watch-outs

  • No field service module.[1]
  • Financial functionality is described as adequate rather than deep; buyers with complex group accounting should test it.[1]
  • The installed base and brand are concentrated in German-speaking Europe, with a smaller partner network than SAP or Microsoft outside that region.[1]
  • Abas is one product within Forterro, a group of European ERP companies, since its acquisition; roadmap and support decisions sit with the group.[3]
  • The vendor publishes no list price; pricing is by quotation.[2]

06Consider when

  • Consider abas ERP when you are a mid-size discrete manufacturer with several sites, particularly in German-speaking Europe, and need production planning and shop-floor control in the core system.[1]

  • Consider abas ERP when you expect to customise processes heavily and want those changes to carry through version upgrades.[1]

07Implementation

Typical time to go-live
4–9 months[1]verified 2026-09-07

08Evaluated alongside

Systems with a comparable size fit and cost band, which is why they appear on the same shortlists. Each link opens a head-to-head built from both records. They are the pairings a buyer is likely to shortlist, not a limit on what can be compared: any two systems in the dataset can be laid side by side, including combinations we never pair.

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09Module notes

One note per module the system offers: the recorded depth, what to ask in a demonstration, and which other tracked systems carry the module natively.

10Questions buyers ask

Is abas ERP cloud or on-premise?
Both. The vendor offers the system on-premise or in the cloud and leaves the choice to the customer.[4]
What size of company is abas ERP built for?
The vendor describes it as a mid-market solution, ideal for manufacturers with roughly 50 to 500 employees. ERP Research puts the fit at 51 to 1,000 employees.[2]
Which industries does abas ERP serve?
Manufacturing. The vendor says the product was developed for mid-size manufacturers; ERP Research lists discrete manufacturing and automotive.[2]
Who owns abas?
Abas is part of Forterro, a group of European software companies that sell ERP to small and mid-size firms. Abas was founded in Karlsruhe in 1980.[3]
How is abas ERP priced?
The vendor does not publish prices; you get a quotation from abas or a partner.[2]
How long does an abas ERP implementation take?
ERP Research gives a typical go-live of 4 to 9 months, depending on scope and the amount of customisation.[1]
How many companies use abas ERP?
The vendor reports 4,000 customers and 120,000 users in more than 25 countries.[2]

11Sources

Every fact in this profile was taken from the pages below, on the date shown. Footnote markers on the page point here. The positioning statement is Stackmark’s own.

  1. [1]ABAS ERP | ABAS Review, Cost, Modules & Functionality | ERP Researchhttps://www.erpresearch.com/en-us/abas-erp · retrieved 2026-09-07
  2. [2]The ERP system for manufacturing companies. Fits today. Fits tomorrow. Fits exactly. | Forterrohttps://abas-erp.com/en · retrieved 2026-09-07
  3. [3]About Abas: ERP software for medium-sized manufacturing companies | Abashttps://abas-erp.com/en/company · retrieved 2026-09-07
  4. [4]Abas ERP – Software für Fertigungsunternehmen im Mittelstand | Forterrohttps://abas-erp.com/de · retrieved 2026-09-07