xTuple: Open Source ERP Software To Increase Business Profitably
Ned Lilly, President & CEOxTuple’s key products include: xTuple PostBooks Edition, a fully-integrated business management system built with the open source PostgreSQL database and Qt framework for C++ which provides power and flexibility for a range of businesses and industries of any size; xTuple Standard Edition, an end-to-end software system for companies with more sophisticated inventory control needs, containing everything in the open source PostBooks Edition, plus additional enterprise-class functionality specifically for distributors and light manufacturers; and xTuple Manufacturing Edition, a software system for make-to-order, make-to-stock, and mixed-mode manufacturers, containing everything in the PostBooks and xTuple Standard Editions, plus additional enterprise-class functionality specifically for manufacturers.
The company’s mission is to help companies of all sizes successfully implement powerful and easy-to-use open source ERP software to grow their business profitably. Open source software used to build a superior product is a huge marketplace differentiator. xTuple is an ERP company first, dedicated to manufacturing process improvement. “Open source is the ‘How’ not the ‘What’. Open source makes better ERP software, thanks to its user community,” says Ned Lilly, CEO of xTuple. Tens of thousands of manufacturing, distribution, sales and finance professionals worldwide actively contribute to the software’s improvement. xTuple leverages their experience with hundreds of other ERP products, shepherding transparent communications, development, testing and deployment.
Tapping into the collective brainpower of these professionals introduces innovation and excitement into an industry known for neither.
While the core functionality of accounting and integrated CRM are suitable for nearly any type of business, xTuple’s roots are in manufacturing, specifically, make-to-stock, make-to-order, and particularly lean-inspired companies who operate in a mixed mode. xTuple has a strong job-project management functionality and recently expanded functionality for industrial distributors. Generally, any business that wants to be smarter and more proactive managing inventory is a good prospect for xTuple.
EMSEAL Joint Systems, LTD, a North American manufacturer of sealants and expansion joint systems for the commercial construction industry, is one great xTuple success story. Like many expanding businesses, they had outgrown their old system, a collection of home-grown software and spreadsheets. They also had multiple corporate entities and a complex sales commissioning structure. Their implementation of a full-featured xTuple ERP system, including significant enhancements in the commission area, was not only on-time, but also under budget. By the company’s reckoning, the project came in at approximately 40 percent of the cost of other big name products. EMSEAL management researched several legacy business management software vendors, including SAP, Microsoft, Sage and Epicor. One reason they succeeded with xTuple was the ability to test and pilot their implementation with the free and open source xTuple PostBooks distribution before eventually purchasing a commercial license for their production system.
While the core functionality of accounting and integrated CRM are suitable for nearly any type of business, xTuple’s roots are in manufacturing, specifically, make-to-stock, make-to-order, and particularly lean-inspired companies who operate in a mixed mode. xTuple has a strong job-project management functionality and recently expanded functionality for industrial distributors. Generally, any business that wants to be smarter and more proactive managing inventory is a good prospect for xTuple.
xTuple helps companies implement powerful and easy-to-use open source ERP software to grow their business profitably
EMSEAL Joint Systems, LTD, a North American manufacturer of sealants and expansion joint systems for the commercial construction industry, is one great xTuple success story. Like many expanding businesses, they had outgrown their old system, a collection of home-grown software and spreadsheets. They also had multiple corporate entities and a complex sales commissioning structure. Their implementation of a full-featured xTuple ERP system, including significant enhancements in the commission area, was not only on-time, but also under budget. By the company’s reckoning, the project came in at approximately 40 percent of the cost of other big name products. EMSEAL management researched several legacy business management software vendors, including SAP, Microsoft, Sage and Epicor. One reason they succeeded with xTuple was the ability to test and pilot their implementation with the free and open source xTuple PostBooks distribution before eventually purchasing a commercial license for their production system.
Company
xTuple
Headquarters
Norfolk,VA
Management
Ned Lilly, President & CEO
Description
Helping companies successfully implement powerful and easy-to-use open source Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software to grow business profitably
