ERP comparison
Xentral vs. Sage 100
Xentral vs. Sage 100 comparison at a glance
Criterion | Xentral | Sage 100 |
Product type | Cloud ERP that connects sales, inventory and accounting in one web application | Modular ERP system comprising inventory management, accounting, and production, with optional expansion to include xRM and additional solutions |
Deployment | Cloud. Access via browser as well as iOS and Android | Choose between on-premises installation or the cloud |
Focus | Commerce businesses with physical products, B2B and B2C | Small and medium-sized businesses, ranging from sole entrepreneurs to companies with 50 to 100 users and a high transaction volume of up to several thousand documents per day |
Pricing | From €99/month, unlimited users (based on revenue and shipping volume, from Starter) | Inventory Management starting at €56/month per user, Accounting starting at €58/month per user, Production starting at €90/month per user (includes Inventory Management package), annual billing with a 12-month minimum term |
Free trial | 14 days | 30 days |
Integrations | Via Xentral Connect: preconfigured connectors that stay compatible through updates, with no code or scripts to maintain. Custom logic via a no-code workflow designer (trigger, condition, action). Standard connections included in the license. Plus REST API and partner apps. | Integration with e-commerce platforms such as Shopware, Magento, OXID eShop, and xt:Commerce, as well as with marketplaces such as eBay and Amazon, via the Online Retail add-on module |
Accounting / DATEV | 3 options:
| DATEV Export and Import as Part of the Accounting Module |
User rating, OMR Reviews | 4.06 / 5 (n=202) | 4,04 / 5 (n=96) |
User rating, Capterra | 4.5 / 5 (n=42) | No product listed |
What actually matters when you switch your ERP?
Decision-making
Whether a system is tested on one's own, demonstrated during a guided tour, or explored through an information package affects how long the selection process takes and which team members can contribute to it.Predictability of initial costs
Publicly available package prices can be calculated earlier than a combination of module and user licenses, which must first be calculated on a case-by-case basis.Cost as your team grows
Per-user pricing rises with every additional person in the system, while unlimited-user models tie cost to revenue and volume instead.Integration of online stores and marketplaces
The key factor is whether sales channels are included in the license or are added via an add-on module.Depth of the accounting connection
Check which DATEV paths are supported, whether document images are included, and if the transfer is automatic or manual each period.
What sets Xentral apart
Xentral runs as a cloud application, accessed via the browser as well as iOS and Android apps, with no installation needed on individual workstations.
Orders, stock, shipping, and invoices all live on the same data foundation, so stock levels and document data never need reconciling between separate applications.
Shops, marketplaces, payment and shipping providers connect through Xentral Connect, with no custom code or scripts to maintain. Special logic is set up in the workflow designer using triggers, conditions and actions.
Because unlimited users are included in the price, your team can grow without licence costs rising with it. New features are added to the existing pricing model on an ongoing basis, with no extra surcharges per tier.
DATEV Rechnungsdatenservice 1.0 transfers data automatically in the background to your tax advisor, with no need to trigger the transfer manually each period.
The reporting agent builds reports from plain-text prompts, right inside the ERP rather than as a separate add-on. An MCP server connects Xentral to ChatGPT and Claude, so your team can ask questions and take action from chat.
Which system fits my business?
Xentral is built for commerce businesses that sell physical products. Everything in it follows the flow of goods: order processing, warehousing with batches, serial numbers and best-before dates, picking and a shipping centre, connections to marketplaces, payment providers and carriers, and the handover to accounting.
Xentral is the right fit if most of your revenue comes from physical products you sell across several shops and marketplaces, and your bottleneck sits in fulfilment: stock levels across channels, picking, shipping, status back to the channels, handover to DATEV.
Sage 100 is a modular ERP system comprising inventory management, accounting, and production that can be expanded with xRM and other add-on solutions and can be operated either on-premises or in the cloud. Sage targets medium-sized businesses that process several thousand documents per day.
Sage 100 is a good fit if you need to manage retail, accounting, and manufacturing within the same system; if you want to customize the feature set on a module-by-module basis and expand it later; if you want the flexibility to choose between on-premises and cloud deployment; and if the per-user and per-module licensing structure aligns with the size of your team.
How does the move from Sage 100 to Xentral work?
Data migration
You export your master data from weclapp, including products, customers, stock levels and open transactions.Import and mapping
The data is then imported into Xentral and the data structure is matched up.Connecting channels
Next, you connect shops, marketplaces, DATEV and shipping providers.Test run
Before switching over, you check everything in a test run.Go-live
Finally, the system goes live with support from our onboarding team.
Book your ERP consultation
See Xentral live and find out how the switch from Sage 100 may look like for your business.
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