Open Source ERP Market Trends

Market Trends of Open Source ERP Industry

Cloud Deployments to Witness Highest Market Growth

• Cloud-based open source ERP solutions are comparatively cheaper that benefit both SMEs and large enterprise organizations. The cloud-based ERP software is installed in the vendor's remote serves instead of the company's hardware. Some of the solutions are provided based on services, and therefore they are also called SaaS ERP solutions.
• The SaaS ERPs incorporate multi-tenant software architecture that allows multiple customers to use the same software platform hosted by the vendor. Some of the advantages include faster deployment, lower upfront costs for software implementation, easy customization of single-tenant SaaS applications, easy configuration, and maintenance process, automatic data back and disaster recovery, and lastly, easy integration and migration.
• Further, with growing digital transformation, various end-users like education firms, advertising and media platforms, IT services, manufacturing department, healthcare sectors, retail, transportation and logistics, and wholesale distributors, among others, have started incorporating open-source cloud ERPs.
• Further, the need for automation, standardization, simplification, and innovation is imperative for the customers across industries and geographies, driving the market study. Therefore, vendors are also investing in significant research and development to introduce a new upgrade to the existing open-source cloud ERPS.

North America is Expected to Hold the Largest Share

• Open-source software has gained an essential foothold in business work in the region, and, naturally, open-source ERP solutions are the next step in the evolution of the process. The open-source ERP and CRM solutions can be purchased by a company and used as-is.
• The rapid shift to the cloud in the region is driving the growth of the market for open source ERPs. According to Epicor Software's 2021 Annual Insights Report, 94% of mid-sized essential businesses in the United States are adopting ERPs in 2021, up from 25% that declared cloud a strategic priority in 2020.
• In addition, 94% believed the cloud would help future-proof their businesses. Open source cloud ERP is one of the central investment strategies for the manufacturers operating in the region. The adoption of an open-source ERP warehouse management system (WMS), among others, is in line with cloud adoption.
• The need to deliver personalized and relevant experiences to the customers leads to open source ERP systems that can accommodate those needs with features like highly customizable dashboards. According to a survey by Movable Ink's Audience of One Report 2021, 61% of consumers suggested that they were likely to buy goods or services when a company created a personalized experience in their branded content. (n=1,000 US consumers).