The Story of Enterprise Systems​

The founder of Powertact possesses decades of experience in deploying ERP solutions for both small companies and multi-national companies (MNC).  We know clearly the headaches in choosing ERPs.  

Enterprise system is a market that winners take all.  So, only several big players, e.g. SAP, MS Dynamics, Oracles, last and share the market.  At the same time, only MNCs can afford so high a cost.  But even for MNCs, a costly system may be an asset sometimes and turns to a liability at the tough period, let alone small and medium enterprises (SMEs).  These forced SMEs turned to solutions from some small providers.

But this is not the solutions.  Small local solution providers, very often, cannot survive all the way with your business.  Among the survivors, over 90% of them are struggling too, unable to invest actively in development and put their systems on maintenance stage before the end of life of their product.  Dated technologies make them more difficult to promote to newcomers.  They, in turn, find it hard to rewrite their software.  Even they did, you have no idea how long they will last.

So, after all those years, what's the best path for SMEs?  It's open source solution.  The open source market competes a different way.  But somehow the better ones enjoy a larger community of developers and users.

Among all the open source solutions, we spotted two featured ones - Odoo and ERPNext.

Odoo Your business on one platform

Odoo is a fully featured ERP and CRM solutions.  Its head office is located in Belgium, with its Asia Pacific Headquarter in Hong Kong.  We choose to join Odoo as its official partner in 2024 as we witnessed how they changed their business model will make them strong and better.  

Odoo will roll out a new release every year.  Their business model is simple that you pay a license fee per user and can enjoy every features that come with the latest release.  Their system is rich in features, from the basics like Sales, Purchasing, Invoicing, Accounting, Inventory, Manufacturing, to the advanced features like Email Direct Marketing (EDM), Human Resource Management (HRM)... etc.  If you are a one-man band startup, you may try directly with their canned package online solution, or even a free one, but lack of some important functions like Accounting.  However, in a large extent, you will not be able to have it customized.  Or, you may just come to us and we may help you grip the whole picture clearly, including the functions available, incurred cost and schedule in thirty minutes.

ERPNext Your own enterprise system

• Truly Open Source - ERPNext is 100% open source, meaning all its features are available without additional costs. In contrast, Odoo follows an open-core model where some advanced features require a paid subscription.
• Ease of Customization - ERPNext is highly modular and allows for easy customization with minimal coding. This is facilitated by its Frappe framework, which balances Python and JavaScript.
• Resource Efficiency - ERPNext is less resource-intensive and can run smoothly on virtual private servers (VPS) with multi-tenancy, making it a good choice for businesses with limited IT resources.
• Unified Platform - ERPNext offers a single platform to cater to various business needs, reducing the complexity of managing multiple apps and integrations.
• Community and Support - While ERPNext has a smaller community compared to Odoo, it is dedicated and responsive, providing strong support for businesses with less complex requirements.
• Scalability - ERPNext’s architecture is optimized for handling large volumes of data, enhancing scalability and performance.
  

And we believe in freedom of choices.

We can help you deploy Enterprise Systems at your own choices. 

What can we do for you?

1. We provide consultancy services for public funding scheme regarding Enterprise Systems implementation.
2. We will pay you a visit, talk to you and you will study from other market players how they utilize the public funding scheme.
   
3. We provide you a tailored solution proposal based on your request.
4. We will implement the solution with your company.
   
5. We will provide you a roadmap.