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Infor M3

The Infor suite aimed at complex process and distribution manufacturers, with a long European installed base in food, fashion and equipment.

58 facts on record6 sourcesverified September 202613 modules

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01Profile

Categories
ERP, Accountingverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Company size fit
200–20,000 employeesverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Cost band
Upper mid-marketverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Deployment
Cloud, On-premiseverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Headquarters
New York, New York, United Statesverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Regions served
EMEA, North America, APACverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Owner
Infor (Koch Industries)verified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Website
infor.comverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Customers claimed
1,000 (vendor figure, as of 2026-09-07)[1]verified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction

02Pricing and editions

Pricing model
Per userverified 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 managementInfor M3 1Infor M3 · AI features: Unverified. Unverified — not yet checked against a source. Footnote 1.Infor M3 · Asset management: Core. Core — native, documented as a primary module. Footnote 1.Infor M3 · Business intelligence: Core. Core — native, documented as a primary module. Footnote 1.Infor M3 · CRM: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.Infor M3 · Ecommerce: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.Infor M3 · Field service: None. None — the vendor does not offer it. Footnote 1.Infor M3 · Financial management: Core. Core — native, documented as a primary module. Footnote 1.Infor M3 · HR and payroll: Core. Core — native, documented as a primary module. Footnote 1.Infor M3 · Inventory management: Core. Core — native, documented as a primary module. Footnote 1.Infor M3 · Localizations: Unverified. Unverified — not yet checked against a source. Footnote 1.Infor M3 · Manufacturing management: Core. Core — native, documented as a primary module. Footnote 1.Infor M3 · Procurement: Core. Core — native, documented as a primary module. Footnote 1.Infor M3 · Project management: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.Infor M3 · Quality management: Core. Core — native, documented as a primary module. Footnote 1.Infor M3 · Supply chain management: Core. Core — native, documented as a primary module. Footnote 1.Infor M3 · Warehouse management: Core. Core — native, documented as a primary module. Footnote 1.CoreModeratePartnerNoneUnverifiedRows alphabetical · no totals · reuse with attribution, uncropped

Coverage Map · ERP and finance systems · 2026-Q3

  1. 1Infor M3 — depth stated from 6 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
  • Food & beverage
  • Fashion
  • Wholesale

Evaluated for

  • Process manufacturingFormula- or recipe-based production in batches, with lot traceability, yield variance and regulatory documentation as first-order requirements.
  • Wholesale distributionHigh-volume buying and reselling of finished goods, where margin lives in purchasing, pricing, warehouse throughput and order fulfilment.
  • Multi-entity consolidationA group of legal entities, often in several currencies, that needs intercompany eliminations and a consolidated close from one ledger.

05Strengths and watch-outs

Strengths

  • Recipe and formula management with versioning, batch processing with yield tracking, shelf life with FIFO/FEFO disposition, catch weight and allergen tracking are core capabilities.[1]
  • Multi-company, multi-country and multi-site operation from a single instance; Infor cites availability in 74 countries.[2]
  • Warehouse management, transport planning, freight cost management and supply chain planning sit in the same suite as order-to-cash and procurement.[1]
  • Enterprise asset management and rental contract management are part of the product, suited to equipment-heavy operations.[1]
  • Cloud editions for food and beverage, fashion, chemicals and distribution ship with preconfigured industry process catalogs.[2]
  • Available as AWS-hosted CloudSuite or on-premise, with the ability to move between deployment models over time.[1]

Watch-outs

  • Infor publishes no price list; every quote is negotiated with Infor or an authorised partner.[1]
  • No field service module.[1]
  • CRM is basic and most customers integrate an external system.[1]
  • Engineer-to-order and make-to-order discrete manufacturers are usually steered to CloudSuite Industrial (SyteLine) or Infor LN instead.[1]
  • US and EU tax determination is not built into core financials; statistical demand forecasting and fashion PLM are also commonly added.[1]
  • Fewer implementation partners than tier-one ERPs, and configuration has a learning curve for organisations with limited ERP experience.[1]

06Consider when

  • Consider Infor M3 when you run food and beverage, chemicals, fashion or distribution operations that need batch, lot and shelf-life traceability across several companies and countries.[1]

  • Consider Infor M3 when process manufacturing depth is needed at a larger scale than a mid-market single-plant deployment.[1]

07Implementation

Typical time to go-live
8–15 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 Infor M3 the same as Infor CloudSuite?
M3 is the core ERP engine; CloudSuite Food & Beverage, Fashion, Chemicals and Distribution package it with industry preconfiguration and the Infor OS layer on AWS.[1]
Is Infor M3 cloud or on-premise?
Both. Cloud through the CloudSuite editions on AWS, or traditional on-premise, with migration between models possible. Most new customers choose cloud.[1]
How is Infor M3 priced?
Annual subscription, quoted per deal on user count, user roles, modules and CloudSuite edition. Infor does not publish a price list.[1]
How long does implementation take?
ERP Research gives a typical go-live of 8 to 15 months; the CloudSuite edition and implementation scope are the biggest cost drivers.[1]
Which industries is Infor M3 built for?
Food and beverage, chemicals, fashion and apparel, distribution and equipment dealers, and industrial manufacturing.[2]
Where does Infor M3 come from?
It began as Movex from Sweden's Intentia, became Lawson M3 after a 2006 merger, and Infor M3 when Infor acquired Lawson in 2011.[1]
Who owns Infor?
Koch Industries, which completed its acquisition of Infor in 2020.[6]
How does Infor M3 handle food safety compliance?
Forward and backward lot and batch traceability, FIFO/FEFO shelf-life enforcement, allergen tracking, quality inspection and recall management, with support for FDA FSMA, EU food law and GFSI schemes.[1]

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]Infor M3 ERP: Costs, Modules & Review | ERP Researchhttps://www.erpresearch.com/en-us/infor-m3 · retrieved 2026-09-07
  2. [2]Infor M3 | Cloud ERP for Global Manufacturers & Distributorshttps://www.infor.com/products/m3 · retrieved 2026-09-07
  3. [3]Apparel Software | Fashion Industry | Inforhttps://www.infor.com/products/cloudsuite-fashion · retrieved 2026-09-07
  4. [4]Food and Beverage Industry Software | Infor CloudSuitehttps://www.infor.com/products/cloudsuite-food-and-beverage · retrieved 2026-09-07
  5. [5]ERP Software System | Cloud ERP Solutions for Industries | Inforhttps://www.infor.com/solutions/erp · retrieved 2026-09-07
  6. [6]Infor - Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infor · retrieved 2026-09-07