ERPNext
ERPNext is a free and open-source integrated Enterprise resource planning software developed by an Indian software company Frappe Technologies Pvt. Ltd. It is built on the MariaDB database system using Frappe, a Python based server-side framework.
ERPNext is a generic ERP software used by manufacturers, distributors and services companies. It includes modules like accounting, CRM, sales, purchasing, website, e-commerce, point of sale, manufacturing, warehouse, project management, inventory, and services. Also, it has domain specific modules like schools, healthcare, agriculture, and non-profit.
ERPNext is an alternative to NetSuite and QAD, and similar in function to Odoo, Tryton and Openbravo. ERPNext was included in the ERP FrontRunners List by Gartner as a Pacesetters.
Core modules
ERPNext contains these modules:- Accounting
- Asset management
- Customer relationship management (CRM)
- Human resource management (HRM)
- Payroll
- Project management
- Purchasing
- Sales management
- Warehouse management system
- Website
Industry modules
- Manufacturing - Manufacturing
- Point of sale (POS) - Retail
- Student Information system - Education
- Hospital Information system - Healthcare
- Agriculture Management - Agriculture
- Nonprofit Organization - Non Profit
Software license
ERPNext is released under the GPL-3.0-only license. Consequently, ERPNext does not require license fees as opposed to proprietary ERP vendors. In addition, as long as the terms of the licenses are adhered to, modification of the program is possible.Architecture
ERPNext has a model–view–controller architecture with metadata modeling tools that add flexibility for users to adapt the software to unique purposes without the need for programming. Some attributes of the architecture are:- All objects in the ERP are DocTypes and the Views are generated directly in the browser.
- Client interacts with the server via JSON data objects on a JSON-RPC supporting server.
- There is ability to plug-in code on the client and server side.
This architecture allows rapid application development.
Software as a service
ERPNext is available both on user hosting and as a Software as a service from their website. The product also received a funding of INR 10 crore from Zerodha and Rainmatter in June 2022.Investment
In November 2020, Rainmatter incubator invested ₹10 crore in Frappe Technologies PL, to support development of ERPNext, other open source products, and scaling plans.Release history
| Version | Release Date/Month | Significant changes |
| 1.0 | June 2010 | First release. ERPNext source code was published on Google Code. |
| 2.0 | July 2012 | |
| 3.0 | April 2013 | |
| 4.0 | February 2014 | Introduced app architecture in Frappe Framework. |
| 5.0 | 19 May 2015 | Improved UI, Item Variants, Print Format Builder, Sharing, Starring, Document Timelines, Multi-Currency accounting, Party model |
| 6.0 | 2 September 2015 | ERPNext Schools, Calendar View for transactions, Doctype exports |
| 7.0 | 22 July 2016 | Online/Offline POS, Asset Depreciation, Payment Entry, Timesheets, Dashboards, Editable grid, Quick Entry view, Smarter Lists |
| 8.0 | 30 March 2017 | Global Search, Kanban View, Document Versioning, Delete and Restore, Email Inbox, Employee Loan, Enhanced POS, Multiple UOMs in Selling, Accrual system in Payroll, Custom Permissions, Customer Feedback, School Assessment Module |
| 9.0 | 26 September 2017 | Healthcare Domain, Subscription, School Fees Management, New Setup Wizard |
| 10.0 | 29 December 2017 | Agriculture Domain, Non-profit Domain, Data Import upgrades, Employee Advance, Item Variant Enhancements |
| 11.0 | 10 December 2018 | Multi-company consolidated financial statement, Payroll per Tax Declaration, Employee On-boarding and Off-boarding, Finance Book, CWIP Accounting, Staffing Plan, Inter-company Journal Entry, Exchange Rate Revaluation, Leave Policy, Conditional Workflows, Payroll and Accounting Period, Serialised Assets, Tax Withholding, Shift Plan, Budgeting in Material Request |
| 12.0 | 22 July 2019 | Graphical Dashboard, Custom Report with Chart Builder, Postgres Support, Multi-select Field, Enhanced Website and Portal, Improved Pricing Rule, Accounting Dimensions, Invoice Discounting, BOM Explorer, Auto Attendance, Leave Ledger, Promotional Scheme, SLA, Email Campaign, Learning Management System, Quality Management System, Production Planning Enhancements, Project Template, New Desktop, Keyboard Navigation, Link Preview, Assignment Rule, Exotel Call Integration, Milestones, Auto Repeat, Document Follow, Energy Points, Google Contacts, PDF Encryption, Raw Printing, Web Form Refactor, Custom columns in report |
| 13.0 | 2020 | Custom Desk, SLA on custom documents, Bootstrapped Dashboards for each module, In-patient module in Healthcare, Module Onboarding, Event streaming, Perpetual accounting for Services, Cancelling downstream transactions on single click, POS Invoicing, Production Forecast, Social Media post from ERPNext, India PF and PT calculation, Conditional Mandatory field, BOM and JV template, India GST reports |
| 14.0 | 1 August 2022 | Customizable Workspaces, New Print Format Builder, new Subcontracting flow, Organisational Chart, Tab View in forms, Warehouse Management & Inventory Dimensions, Scrap management, Payment Ledger, KSA and Tanzania accounting, Asset Grouping and Splitting, Asset Capitalisation, Bulk Transaction Processing, better handling of multi-currency transactions |
| 15.0 | 10 September 2023 | Multi-level BOM creator, Auto Currency Exchange Re-valuation, POS stock update in run-time, Financial Ratios report, Accounting Dimension Balancing, Asset Activity Tracking, Print Format Designer, Advance Payment in a separate Liability Account, PWA Mobile app for HR module, Stock reservation against Sales Order, Frappe Builder |
| 16.0 | 10 December 2025 | Iconic dashboard, Production tracking on Job card level, Subcontracting inward flow, better handling of valuation for landed cost, accounting for purchase items in P&L, much better performanc and much more. Refer the detailed . |