Best Epicor Alternatives

Global Shop Solutions as an Epicor alternative: ERP you can still run on site

A quote-to-cash manufacturing ERP that still offers on-premises deployment, licensed by concurrent user.

By The editors · Updated · 2 min read

Contents
  1. What it offers a manufacturer leaving Epicor
  2. Published evidence
  3. Strengths and limits
  4. Pricing
  5. Questions to ask Global Shop Solutions
  6. Sources
TypeManufacturing ERP
HeadquartersThe Woodlands, Texas, US
PricingPublished
Websiteglobalshopsolutions.com

Global Shop Solutions sells one ERP for manufacturers, from quote to cash, and offers it on-premises, in the cloud or as SaaS⁠12. For an Epicor customer whose main objection is the cloud-only roadmap, it keeps the option of running the system in-house.

Best for: Make-to-order manufacturers that want one ERP from quote to cash and need to keep the option of running it on their own servers.

Not the right fit for: Buyers who want published prices or measured customer results before engaging.

What it offers a manufacturer leaving Epicor

On the production side, the system covers scheduling, shop-floor data collection, quality, inventory, shipping and purchasing; on the finance side, job costing, receivables, payables, payroll, HR and financial statements⁠1. It also lists AI accounts-payable automation and AI sales order entry, without technical detail. The company, based in The Woodlands, Texas, describes itself as debt-free and family-owned, with customers in more than 25 countries and 30 industries, and says it runs more than 180 training events a year.

Licensing is per concurrent user: the number of people in the system at once, not total headcount. The cost is an upfront payment plus an ongoing quarterly amount, and software updates and support are included in the recurring cost⁠2.

Published evidence

The home page names case studies for Michigan State Industries, Cardinal Systems and Supercast, but gives no outcomes for them⁠1. Ask for the full studies and for references of a similar size.

Strengths and limits

Strengths

  • Offers on-premises, cloud and SaaS deployment, the clearest choice in this guide for shops that want to stay on their own servers.
  • Licenses by concurrent user, so cost follows how many people are in the system at once, not total headcount.
  • Software updates and support are included in the recurring cost.
  • Runs more than 180 training events a year, by its own count.

Limits

  • No price figures are published; the pricing page explains the model only.
  • Customer case studies are named on the home page without outcomes.
  • AI features are listed without technical detail.

Choose another option if: You need configure-to-order depth with MES and CPQ (Infor CloudSuite Industrial), or a cloud system with a published per-user price (Business Central).

Pricing

Model published, figures not: upfront plus quarterly per concurrent user.

Questions to ask Global Shop Solutions

  • How do on-premises, cloud and SaaS prices compare for our number of concurrent users?
  • What would our first-year and five-year totals be, including implementation?
  • How do the AI accounts-payable and sales-order features work, and what do they cost?
  • Which customers moved from Epicor, and can we speak to one?

The comparison table in the main guide sets Global Shop Solutions against the other seven options.

Sources

  1. ERP software for manufacturers. Global Shop Solutions. Accessed 8 Nov 2026.
  2. Pricing. Global Shop Solutions. Accessed 8 Nov 2026.

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