ERP Competitors - The Companies Providing ERP Business SolutionsERP or Enterprise Resource Planning has become the byword for success in the current scenario of globalization and cut throat competition. The proliferation of companies providing ERP solutions has led to intense competition. The business processes have become very dynamic in nature. ERP information systems not only integrate but also automate the business process. This has multiplied the sales volume of ERP systems, triggering a race among ERP competitors. Among the major names of ERP vendors are SAP and Oracle/PeopleSoft. Both these software companies have control over a large percentage of market share. According to the Gartner Dataquest report of 2005, SAP had 28.7% of market share and total revenue of $4726 million. Oracle followed with 10.2% of market share or revenue of $1672 million. This clearly shows that SAP is the leader in the market. SAP has more than thousand installations all over the world. Set up way back in 1972, SAP is easily the largest business software company in the world. With a wide range of business solutions, it targets both the small and mid size market. SAP R/3 and mySAP are two very popular software packages from this company. The revenue earned by the company is increasing manifold with every passing year. In the last 35 years, SAP has religiously come up with better business solutions for integration. In 2006, SAP had a revenue earning of more than $12401 millions. People Soft and E-business Suite from Oracle are also very popular in the ERP software industry. In 2006, Oracle Applications earned a revenue of approximately $14380 million. Its share in the market has increased in the past few years due to its acquisition of competitors like PeopleSoft and JD Edwards. Besides Oracle Applications and SAP Business, there are competitors providing better and more suitable software solutions. Info Global solutions provide ERP solutions like ERP LN or Baan, ERP LX, ERP XA, Visual Enterprise, etc. to cater to different needs of business firms. The Sage Group provides software packages like MAS 90, MAS 200, and MAS 500. Both these companies earned revenues nearing $2000 millions in the year 2006. Microsoft is another IT giant which gives tough competition to vendors of ERP systems. Microsoft Dynamics earned singlehandedly earned a revenue of 44.2 million USD in 2006. There are other major competitors in this field who are constantly providing better and improved solutions for ERP. Aggresso Business World, Lawson Enterprises, Epicor, Visma, ABAS Software, QAD, Netsuite, Ramco Systems, SIV.AG, are some other prominent names in the ERP systems industry. Constant changes in market scenario have led the ERP competitors to constantly develop better solutions. Every ERP vendor today strives to capture a greater portion of the market. |