ERP costs for multiple users and locations
Hardware requirements vary, windows servers and sql - very expensive. Linux servers, more reliable, less expensive, require in-house linux experts for large installations. Oracle database licenses - very fast, moderate costs.
Software License Costs
| Brand | 10 users cost | annual maintenance |
50 users | annual maintenance |
| SAP/Baan | 37,500 | 2,500 | 145,000 | 9,000 |
| Microsoft ERP | 40,000 | 4200 | 185,000 | 20,000 |
| Oracle Financials | 37,500 | 4,500 | 100,000 | 16,000 |
| ssii/tbred | 20,000 | 2,000 | 50,000 | 5,000 |
| (bb8) | 5,000 | none | 20,000 | none |
SSII can be implemented on an enterprise without any dependency on Microsoft, or any other single source software or hardware provider.
