Cetec ERP
Full-suite manufacturing ERP - ERP + MRP + CRM + MES + QMS + financials, ready out of the box
By Cetec ERP, LLC · HQ Austin, US · 4.2/5 verified-buyer score
Positioning guardrails
Best for
- Small and mid-sized discrete manufacturers: job shops, machine shops and contract manufacturers
- Electronics (EMS/PCB) and cable & wire harness makers needing lot/serial traceability and quality management
- Industrial equipment OEM/ETO builders that want quote-to-cash in one configurable system
- Aerospace & defense and medical device suppliers needing ITAR, CMMC or resident/air-gapped hosting
- Teams replacing spreadsheets or a legacy ERP who want all core modules in one flat per-user price
Ideal size: 10-250 users people · Growing SMB manufacturer replacing spreadsheets or an aging ERP
Not for
- Large global enterprises needing deep multi-entity consolidation and thousands of seats
- Process manufacturers (food, chemical, bulk pharmaceutical) running continuous production
- Non-manufacturing businesses looking for a light finance-only or CRM-only tool
- Companies unwilling to configure the system or migrate their own data
- Organizations that must show a certified FedRAMP, SOC 2 or HIPAA posture today
Value metrics scorecard
Time-to-Value
5-10 weeks prep, plus go-live week
~60 days to first production value
Total Cost of Ownership
$20,000/yr
Starts at $3,000 · $50 per user per month with a 5-user minimum; all core modules included, no upfront license fee, free cloud setup and hosting
Implementation Friction
3/5
Engineering + admin effort required
Buyer Score
out of 5 · verified buyers
Full cost breakdown
Mandatory implementation fee
None
Seat tiers
5-user minimum; discounted shop-floor users $25/user/month; customer and vendor portals $20/portal/month; volume breaks apply
Add-on costs
- Standard support plan: $650/month (phone, email, ticket portal, up to 15 hours/month phone support, 8am-7pm EST M-F)
- Enterprise support plan: $3,200/month (2-hour initial response, quarterly consults, BI platform, sandbox)
- ITAR-compliant hosting on Azure GovCloud: $500/month
- Cetec ERP BI Platform: $2,000/month; EDI support via SPS Commerce: $300/month
- AP automation: $250/month (up to 250 vouchers); document scan & attach: $1,500 setup then $750/month
- Resident hosting: $3,500 setup then $99/month; test instance: $250/month
- Advanced Manufacturing Planning: $1,000/month ($750/month for enterprise customers)
- CMMC-2-ready cloud infrastructure guidance: $3,500 upfront then $600/month, plus separate hosting cost
- Integrations: ShipStation $200/mo, CalcuQuote $200/mo, QuickBooks Online $300/mo, TaxJar $100/mo
- Expert services (data migration, custom development, onsite implementation consulting): $315/hour
Company & support
Who is behind Cetec ERP, and how your team gets help once it is live.
Company
- Founded
- Not recorded
- Headquarters
- Austin, US
How you get support
- PhonePaid plans
- EmailPaid plans
- Live chatNot listed
- Support portal / ticketsPaid plans
- Community forumAll plans
- Help centre / docsAll plans
- Dedicated account managerNot listed
- In person / on-sitePlan not stated
- Hours
- Business hours
- Response time
- Enterprise plan: initial response within 2 hours, 8am-7pm EST Monday-Friday (weekend support as arranged)
Base subscription includes community-forum support and online resources only. Standard ($650/mo) and Enterprise ($3,200/mo) plans add phone, email and support-portal access, 8am-7pm EST weekdays, with Enterprise getting top queue priority and quarterly consults.
“Not listed” means the vendor’s public pages don’t mention that channel, not that it is unavailable. Ask about it during evaluation.
Market position
Where Cetec ERP sits relative to every other solution in the database. Toggle axes to compare on cost, speed, friction, or buyer score.
Quadrant view
Implementation friction × Verified buyer score
Stack fit signal
Compatibility with standard B2B ecosystems.
No supported MCP path today, so it cannot be driven from an AI client.
AI & MCP readiness
What Cetec ERP ships in AI, and what it asks of your ecosystem.
Industry verdicts
How Cetec ERP speaks to each vertical it serves — same data, sector lens.
ManufacturingShip on time, quote faster, cut scrap.
Best for in Manufacturing
- Discrete and mixed-mode manufacturers wanting MRP, MES, QMS and financials in one system
- Job shops and machine shops with custom, high-mix, low-volume work
- Electronics/EMS and PCB assemblers needing BOM, revision and lot/serial traceability
- Cable & wire harness and industrial equipment (OEM/ETO) builders
- Aerospace, defense and medical device suppliers needing audit-ready quality records
Not for
- Process or continuous-flow manufacturing such as food, chemical or bulk pharma
- Very large multi-plant enterprises needing deep intercompany consolidation
- Buyers who need heavy prescriptive consulting instead of a self-implementation path
Cetec ERP is built specifically for discrete and mixed-mode manufacturing, combining MRP, shop-floor MES, quality management (inspections, NCR/CAR, document control), lot and serial traceability, purchasing and full financials in one monthly subscription. The vendor names cable and wire harness, electronics/EMS, industrial equipment OEM/ETO, machine and job shops, medical device and aerospace/defense as target segments, and offers optional Advanced Manufacturing Planning and a Validation compliance bundle for regulated buyers.
HealthcareMore patients, less paperwork.
Best for in Healthcare
- Medical device and life-science manufacturers with traceability and validation needs
- Quality-driven production teams running NCR/CAR, inspection and document-control workflows
- Suppliers that must meet ITAR, CMMC or air-gapped data-handling requirements
Not for
- Hospitals, clinics and provider organizations (no clinical or EHR functionality)
- HIPAA-regulated patient-data workloads (no HIPAA claim on the vendor security page)
- Healthcare services businesses outside of manufacturing
Cetec ERP's healthcare exposure is limited to medical device and life-science manufacturing, which the vendor lists as a target segment. Those buyers use it for production traceability, inspection recording, document control and audit-ready quality records, plus a paid Compliance Bundle for Validation ($850/month) and ITAR or CMMC-aligned hosting options. It is not a clinical, EHR or patient-billing system, and the security page makes no HIPAA compliance claim.
Compliance attestations
* IAPP AIGP certifies individuals, not products. It means named staff hold the credential — not that the platform does.
Bottom line
Cetec ERP is a cloud-based, full-suite manufacturing ERP from Austin, Texas, covering quoting and CRM, purchasing, inventory, MRP, production, quality, shipping and accounting in one subscription. Core features are included rather than sold per module, at $50 per user per month with a five-user minimum. It targets small and mid-sized discrete manufacturers - job shops, EMS, wire harness, industrial equipment and med device - with self-implementation paths, a REST API, optional support plans and ITAR, CMMC and air-gapped hosting.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Cetec ERP cost?
Standard pricing is $50 per user per month with a 5-user minimum, so the entry point is roughly $3,000 per year. All core modules are included with no upfront license fee, and cloud setup and hosting are free. Support is sold separately: the base subscription covers community-forum support, Standard support is $650 per month and Enterprise support is $3,200 per month. Optional upgrades and expert services billed at $315/hour are extra.
How long does a typical implementation take?
Cetec ERP says timing depends on company size, data condition and process complexity. Many smaller companies self-implement using the getting-started and self-implementation guides plus online training. For a company of roughly 20-30 users, a common plan is 5-10 weeks of preparation followed by a focused go-live week, with data migration, process configuration, cutover planning and optional onsite go-live support available from Cetec's team.
What support is included, and what does an upgrade add?
The base subscription includes online resources and community-forum support only. The Standard plan ($650/month) adds direct phone, email and support-portal access, 8am-7pm EST Monday-Friday, including up to 15 hours per month of phone support. The Enterprise plan ($3,200/month) adds highest priority in the support queue, an initial response within 2 hours, quarterly consulting calls, a sandbox environment and the Cetec ERP BI platform.
Is Cetec ERP a good fit for my company?
It targets small and mid-sized manufacturers and distributors: job shops and machine shops, contract manufacturers, electronics/EMS, cable and wire harness, industrial equipment OEM/ETO, medical device and life science, and aerospace and defense suppliers. It is less suited to large multi-entity enterprises, process or continuous-flow manufacturers, and non-manufacturing businesses that want a lightweight finance or CRM tool.
Does Cetec ERP meet ITAR, CMMC, FedRAMP or air-gapped requirements?
Cetec ERP runs on Google Cloud by default. It offers ITAR-compliant hosting on Azure GovCloud ($500/month), CMMC 2.0-aligned infrastructure guidance ($3,500 upfront plus $600/month, excluding hosting), resident hosting on customer-controlled hardware, and fully air-gapped deployments. The security page presents these as deployment options; it does not claim SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA or FedRAMP certification.