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abas ERP
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by ABAS Software AG · www.abas-erp.com
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abas ERP at a glance
- Vendor
- ABAS Software AG
- Headquarters
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- Data hosting
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- Free plan
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- Panel verdict
- The AI panel rates abas ERP 3.5/5, the mean of 6 judges. abas ERP, from Forterro Deutschland Abas GmbH of Karlsruhe, targets production and manufacturing companies of 50 to 500 employees. how scores are made
- As of
- Vendor pages captured 3 Nov 2026; evaluated by the panel 3 Nov 2026. all sources
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The panel's verdict
abas ERP, from Forterro Deutschland Abas GmbH of Karlsruhe, targets production and manufacturing companies of 50 to 500 employees. It scores highest on production and projects at 8 to 9 and orders and inventory at 7 to 9, on combined production lists with finite scheduling and simulation, shop-floor data capture, quality management to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015, and a purchasing-to-warehouse chain that traces batch and serial numbers into each customer order. Its weak point, rollout and operations at 4 with min and max at 4, shows phone support, a user group and an annual user conference but no public implementation method, typical duration, roles, service levels or availability. The flagged split analysis flags none; the widest spread, 5 to 7 on integration and portability, comes from a REST API and connectors weighed against no public API reference, webhooks or documented exit path. Sovereignty sits at 5 to 6, with support staff in India, the USA and Morocco holding read access to personal data. No public pricing, GoBD, DATEV or XRechnung documentation appears in the captured pages.
Speaks for it
- Production and projects scored 8 to 9 on combined production lists holding material, operations, machines and times, finite scheduling with simulation, shop-floor data capture and CAD integration.
- Orders and inventory scored 7 to 9 on purchasing from requests and order suggestions through goods receipt with quality control to invoice verification that posts automatically to payables.
- Warehouses come in internal, consignment and external types with storage locations, and a warehouse journal traces which batch or serial number went into which customer order.
- Connectivity includes a REST API for real-time access, a graphical low-code connector tool, EDI in EDIFACT, VDA, ODETTE and ANSI X.12, connectors for PDM, DMS and MS SQL, a Shopware webshop with B2B portal, and a choice of cloud or on-premise operation.
- Financial accounting spans receivables, payables and general ledger with dunning and VAT advance returns, fixed assets under commercial law, tax law and IFRS, and consolidation across several clients.
Held against it
- Rollout and operations scored 4, with min 4 and max 4, and we found no public information on an implementation method, typical duration, roles and permissions, service levels or availability.
- We found no public information on GoBD compliance with a procedure documentation, a DATEV or accountant export, or the XRechnung and ZUGFeRD e-invoice formats.
- The REST API is named without a public versioned API reference or webhooks, and we found no public information on a documented full export or exit path for documents and postings.
- The privacy policy discloses read access for support staff in India, the USA and Morocco, and we found no public information on named hosting infrastructure, a subprocessor list, a data processing agreement or a certification such as ISO 27001.
- We found no public information on prices per user or module, implementation or onboarding fees, minimum terms, or cancellation and data-return terms.
Best for
- You run a plant in the vendor's stated 50 to 500 employee range doing single-item, series, project or contract manufacturing and want finite scheduling, operation-level costing and shop-floor data capture in one ERP.
- Your operations depend on tracing batches and serial numbers into each customer order and on EDI exchange with suppliers and customers in EDIFACT, VDA, ODETTE or ANSI X.12.
- Your finance team needs receivables, payables and general ledger with dunning, fixed assets under commercial law, tax law and IFRS, and consolidation across several clients.
Avoid if
- You need a documented implementation path, typical duration, roles and permissions, or service levels before signing — rollout and operations scored 4 with min and max at 4.
- You sell mainly through Amazon or eBay marketplaces or depend on parcel labels and returns handling — the integration scoring of 5 to 7 rests on a REST API, EDI and a Shopware webshop, with no public information on a marketplace connection.
- Your accountant needs a DATEV export, your auditors expect GoBD procedure documentation, or you must send XRechnung or ZUGFeRD e-invoices — finance and compliance scored 6 to 7 and we found no public information on any of these.
The scores
| Criterion | Panel median |
|---|---|
| Finance, tax & compliance | 3.5 of 5 |
| Purchasing, inventory & order processing | 4 of 5 |
| Manufacturing, services & projects | 4.5 of 5 |
| Integration, API & data portability | 3.5 of 5 |
| Rollout, roles & operations | 2 of 5 |
| European sovereignty | 2.5 of 5 |
Finance, tax & compliance
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How this is scored
Whether the ERP keeps books a tax adviser and an auditor accept: general and subledgers, VAT per country, GoBD-compliant posting and archiving, e-invoices sent and received (XRechnung, ZUGFeRD), payments and dunning, and a DATEV export or a documented hand-over to the accountant.
0 — No accounting at all; invoices leave as PDFs and the books are kept somewhere else by hand.
3 — Invoices and credit notes are created in the system, but there is no ledger, no stated GoBD compliance and no export the accountant can import.
5 — Invoices, open items and payments in the system with a DATEV or accounting export, VAT rates per item, dunning, and e-invoices in XRechnung or ZUGFeRD format sent to customers.
8 — Full financial accounting or a live-synchronised one: general, receivables and payables ledgers, incoming e-invoices read and matched to purchase orders, bank feeds with payment matching, OSS and reverse-charge VAT, GoBD compliance stated with a procedure documentation, and several companies in one tenant.
10 — The money side closes inside the system: an auditor's GoBD or IDW PS 880 attestation published, consolidation and intercompany postings across entities, fixed assets and cost accounting, every posting traceable to the order, goods movement and user behind it, and period close with locked periods documented.
The Managing Director
The captured pages show full ledgers — receivables, payables and general ledger with dunning, open items, cash book, payment settlement against open items in real time — plus VAT advance returns, e-invoicing, fixed assets under German commercial law and IFRS, consolidation across several clients, and incoming invoices matched to goods receipts and auto-posted to payables. What the pages give me nothing on is GoBD compliance with a procedure documentation, OSS or reverse-charge VAT, or a DATEV export my accountant could import, which is what would close the gap for an audited-books buyer like me. 4 5 7 9
The Head of Finance
The captured pages document complete financial accounting — receivables, payables and general ledger, dunning, open items, cash book, payment settlement against open items, VAT return with qualified VAT ID checking, fixed assets under HGB and IFRS, cost accounting and consolidation over several clients — and incoming invoices are allocated to packing slips, verified and auto-posted to accounts payable. We found no public information on GoBD compliance with a procedure documentation, a DATEV export, or the e-invoice formats XRechnung and ZUGFeRD; the pages name only the generic e-invoice. 4 5 7
The Operations Lead
Full financial accounting is documented: receivables, payables and general ledger, dunning, open items, cash book and payment transactions, with VAT advance returns, VAT-ID validation, payments settled against open items and real-time hand-over from purchasing to the books, plus fixed assets under commercial, tax and IFRS rules and consolidation across multiple client companies. Incoming invoices can be allocated to packing slips, verified and automatically posted. We found no public information on GoBD compliance, a DATEV or accountant export, the e-invoice format used, or OSS and reverse-charge handling. 4 5 7
The Online Retailer
The books run deep here: receivables, payables and general ledger with dunning, open items, cash management and payment settlement, VAT advance returns, e-invoicing, fixed assets under commercial law, tax law and IFRS, cost accounting and consolidation across several clients, with supplier invoices allocated to goods receipts and posted to accounts payable automatically. But I found no public information on GoBD compliance, a DATEV or accountant export, or OSS and reverse-charge handling — the exact points that decide whether my OSS returns are right. 4 5 6 7
The IT Integrator
Receivables, payables and general ledger with dunning, open items, payment transactions settled against open items in real time, VAT advance returns, fixed assets under commercial law and IFRS, and consolidation across several clients are all documented. I found no public information on GoBD procedure documentation, a DATEV export, or the XRechnung and ZUGFeRD formats; e-invoicing appears only as a named function area. 4 5 6 7
The Skeptic
The captured pages show a real ledger set — receivables, payables and general ledger with dunning, open items, cash book and payment settlement, fixed assets under commercial law, tax law and IFRS in parallel, a VAT advance return, and group accounting with consolidation across several clients — with invoices verified against packing slips and auto-posted to payables. But the pages never state GoBD compliance or a procedure documentation, name no DATEV or accountant export, and "E-Rechnung" appears only as a bare word in a module list, with XRechnung and ZUGFeRD unnamed. 4 5 6 7
Purchasing, inventory & order processing
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How this is scored
The goods chain from supplier to customer: quotes, orders and order confirmations, purchasing and goods receipt, stock per warehouse and bin, batch and serial numbers, picking and shipping, returns — and whether each step posts through to the next document and to the ledger instead of being retyped.
0 — No order or stock handling; the product is a contact list or an invoicing tool.
3 — Items with a stock count and an order list, but purchasing, goods receipt and delivery are not connected and stock is corrected by hand.
5 — Quote, order, delivery note and invoice as one document chain, purchase orders with goods receipt booking stock, and stock levels with reorder points per item.
8 — Several warehouses and storage bins, batch and serial number tracking, mobile picking and scanning, carrier and shop or marketplace connections, returns with restocking and credit note, drop shipping, and stock valuation that flows into the books.
10 — The goods chain runs and is evidenced in the system: demand-driven purchasing proposals, EDI with suppliers and customers, fulfilment and multi-channel stock allocation, best-before and recall traceability per batch from supplier to customer, and every movement attributed and dated.
The Managing Director
The goods chain is documented end to end: requests and purchase order suggestions through goods receipt with quality control to invoice verification, automatic material requirements and scheduling planning, internal, consignment and external warehouses with storage locations, a browser-based scanner solution for picking, inventory and shipping planning, and an EDI hub exchanging orders, confirmations, delivery notes and invoices in EDIFACT, VDA, ODETTE and ANSI X.12. The warehouse journal traces who booked each movement and which batch or serial number went into which customer order, and a Shopware webshop with deep ERP integration plus a B2B portal connect the sales side; I found no public information on customer returns with restocking or drop shipping. 1 6 7 10 11
The Head of Finance
Purchasing runs from request and purchase order suggestion through goods receipt with quality control into invoice verification that posts through to accounts payable, and vendors sit as creditors in the ledger; the warehouse side covers internal, consignment and external warehouses with storage locations, a browser-based scanner solution for picking, inventory and shipping, and a journal showing who booked what, where, and which batch or serial number went into which customer order. EDI in EDIFACT, VDA, ODETTE and ANSI X.12 connects suppliers and customers; we found no public information on returns with restocking or drop shipping. 6 7 10
The Operations Lead
This is where the pages are strongest for my line of work: purchase order suggestions feed vendor selection and RFQs, goods receipt lands in the warehouse via packing slips, incoming invoices are matched and auto-posted to payables, and a browser-based scanner solution handles material bookings, stock corrections, counts, picking and shipping. Warehouses come in internal, consignment and external types with storage locations, and the journal records who moved what from where to where and which batch or serial number went into which customer order. Supplier and customer EDI in EDIFACT, VDA, ODETTE and ANSI X.12 covers delivery schedules, invoices and credit notes; we found no public information on drop shipping, carrier connections or best-before handling. 6 7 10
The Online Retailer
The goods chain is well documented: purchase order suggestions with fully automated material requirements planning, goods receipt with quality checks, internal, consignment and external warehouses with storage locations, batch and serial numbers traceable per customer order, a browser-based scanner solution for picking, corrections and inventory, and extensive EDI with suppliers and customers. A Shopware webshop with deep ERP integration is stated, but I found no public information on Amazon or eBay connectors, parcel labels or returns handling — the pieces that would have saved me from overselling last Christmas. 1 6 7 10 11
The IT Integrator
Purchasing runs from requests and order suggestions through goods receipt with quality control to invoice verification posting automatically into payables, with warehouses and bins, batch and serial numbers traced per customer order in a journal, browser-based scanning for picking and shipping, and EDI in EDIFACT, VDA, ODETTE and ANSI X.12 for orders, delivery notes, invoices and credit notes. I found no public information on returns with restocking, drop shipping or carrier connections. 1 6 7 10
The Skeptic
Purchasing runs connected from requests and RFQs through purchase orders, goods receipt with quality control, to invoice verification against packing slips that post automatically to payables; stock sits in internal, consignment and external warehouses with storage locations, batch and serial numbers traceable per customer order in a warehouse journal, and a browser-based scanner solution covers picking, inventory and shipping, with EDI in EDIFACT, VDA, ODETTE and ANSI X.12 and a Shopware webshop. We found no public information on customer returns with restocking, drop shipping or carrier connections, which keeps this below the top level. 6 7 10 11
Manufacturing, services & projects
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How this is scored
The depth for the buyer's own business model: bills of materials, work orders and capacity planning for manufacturers; projects, time, resources and milestone billing for service firms; contracts, subscriptions and field service. A product is judged on the models it says it serves.
0 — Nothing beyond trading goods; no bills of materials, projects or service billing.
3 — A simple kit or set of items, or a project tag on invoices, but no production orders, no time recording and no planning.
5 — For at least one model a working core: bills of materials with production orders consuming stock, or projects with time recording and billing from logged hours, with the supported models named on the vendor's pages.
8 — Multi-level bills of materials with routings, work centres and capacity planning, or projects with budgets, resource planning, milestone and recurring billing, and service or maintenance contracts — with costs flowing to cost accounting.
10 — Industry depth documented for the models served: MRP runs with material and capacity planning, shop-floor data capture and quality checks, variant configuration, or full professional-services automation with utilisation, contracts and revenue recognition — each described with its limits in public documentation.
The Managing Director
This is the vendor's home ground: combined production lists holding material, operations, machines and times, integrated finite scheduling with load visualisation and simulation, production control dashboards, shop-floor data capture, CAD and PDM integration, and quality inspection plans, alongside a project module with graphical planning, critical path, budgets, resource planning and project cost accounting flowing into controlling. The depth matches the single-item, series, project and contract manufacturers the vendor says it serves; as a wholesaler I would use little of it, but the evidence is there. 1 5 8 9 11
The Head of Finance
Manufacturing is the centre of the product: combined production BOMs and routings in one structure, fully integrated finite scheduling with simulation and bottleneck identification, shop-floor data collection, inspection plans to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015, contract manufacturing and CAD integration, and pre-, concurrent and post-calculation at operation level; projects carry budgets, milestones, graphical resource planning and project cost accounting with costs flowing into controlling. I hold back the last point only because the pages do not state the limits of these functions. 1 8 9 7
The Operations Lead
Combined production lists hold material, operations, machines and times in one object, and material requirements and dates are planned fully automatically, backed by an integrated finite scheduler with load visualisation, bottleneck identification and simulation, a production dashboard, shop-floor data capture and quality management with sample or 100% inspections — the depth I need to plan the line instead of a whiteboard. Projects carry a graphical planner with forward and backward scheduling, critical path, budgets, resource planning and cost reporting, and single-item, series, project, order and contract manufacturing are all named. We found no public information on variant configuration in depth or on revenue recognition. 1 8 9
The Online Retailer
Not my world, but the depth is real: combined bills of materials and routings, finite scheduling with simulation, machine and production data capture, CAD and contract manufacturing, plus quality management aligned to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 on the factory side, and projects with graphical planning, budgets, critical path, resource planning and cost accounting on the service side. I found no public information on utilisation reporting, recurring billing or maintenance contracts, so it sits just short of the top of the class for the models it names. 1 8 9
The IT Integrator
Combined production lists with material, operations, machines and times, fully integrated finite scheduling with simulation, automatic material requirements planning, shop-floor data collection, quality management to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 and CAD/PDM links give the manufacturing depth I need. Projects are evidenced with budgets, graphical planning with critical path, resource planning and cost reporting; I found no public information on milestone or recurring billing. 1 7 8 9 11
The Skeptic
For manufacturers the pages document combined BOM-and-routing production lists holding material, operations, machines and times, a fully integrated finite scheduler with simulation and bottleneck identification, contract manufacturing, CAD integration, operation-level pre-, concurrent and post-costing, machine data capture and inspection plans against DIN EN ISO 9001; the project side shows graphical planning with critical path and forward/backward scheduling, a resource planner, budgets and project cost accounting down to BAB evaluations. Milestone or recurring billing is not described, and the limits of the planning methods are not documented in public material. 1 7 8 9
Integration, API & data portability
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How the ERP connects and how the data gets in and out: a public API reference, webhooks, standard connectors for shops, marketplaces, banks, payroll, DATEV and BI, data import from the previous system, and a documented full export when the company leaves.
0 — No API, no import and no export beyond printing.
3 — CSV import and export of some lists, a few named integrations, but no public API documentation and no full export.
5 — A documented REST or OData API, CSV or Excel import for master data and open items, and standard connectors to common shops, banks and DATEV.
8 — A public, versioned API reference covering all main objects with webhooks, a connector marketplace, a documented migration path from named predecessor systems, and a full data export of master data, documents and postings available to the customer.
10 — Open by design and evidenced: complete API coverage with sandbox tenants and rate limits stated, open data formats or open-source code, a contractual exit with export format and timeline, and self-hosting or on-premise as a documented alternative to the vendor's cloud.
The Managing Director
A REST API for real-time data access, a graphical low-code connector tool, EDI in four standards, connectors for Shopware webshops, PDM, DMS and MS SQL for automated ERP data export, and a Data Import Toolkit for self-service migration of master data are all documented, and on-premise is offered alongside the cloud. I found no public API reference with webhooks, no migration path from named predecessor systems and no stated exit export of documents and postings, though the MS SQL and DMS connectors do give export routes. 1 8 10 11
The Head of Finance
A REST API for real-time data access, a graphical low-code integration tool, connectors for PDM, DMS and MS SQL, a Shopware webshop with deep ERP integration and EDI in four standards form a genuinely open picture, and master data migration is self-service via a Data Import Toolkit with on-premise offered alongside the cloud. We found no public information on a public versioned API reference with webhooks, connectors to banks or DATEV, or a documented full export when a company leaves. 11 10 8 1
The Operations Lead
A REST API for real-time data access is described, along with a graphical low-code integration tool, connectors for PDM, DMS and MS SQL-based BI, a Shopware webshop and B2B portal, plus broad EDI; a Data Import Toolkit lets customers migrate master data themselves. We found no public information on a versioned API reference with webhooks, a documented migration path from named predecessor systems, or a full export of documents and postings when leaving. 10 11
The Online Retailer
There is a documented REST API for real-time access, a graphical low-code connector, MS SQL and DMS connectors, an import toolkit for self-service master-data migration, EDI in all common standards and an on-premise alternative to the cloud — good doors in and out. I found no public information on a versioned public API reference with webhooks, a connector marketplace, or an Amazon or eBay connection, which as a three-channel seller is the gap I care about most. 1 8 10 11
The IT Integrator
A REST API for real-time access, a graphical low-code integration tool, connectors for MS SQL, PDM, DMS and a Shopware webshop, an EDI centre with status overview, and a self-service master-data import toolkit are documented. I found no public information on a public versioned API reference, webhooks, a sandbox, or a documented full export on exit; the SQL and DMS connectors export data but no exit terms are published. 5 8 10 11
The Skeptic
Stated publicly: a REST API for real-time data access, a graphical low-code connector tool, named connectors to PDM, DMS and MS SQL, a Shopware webshop with a B2B portal, EDI in four standards, a self-service Data Import Toolkit for master data, and automated export of ERP data via the MS SQL connector with documents exportable through the DMS connector. But the REST API is named without any public API reference or versioning, there are no webhooks, no DATEV or bank connectors, and no documented full export or exit path covering documents and postings — how everything gets out again is left open. 4 8 10 11
Rollout, roles & operations
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What it takes to go live and run the system: implementation path (self-service, vendor, partner network), onboarding and training, roles and permissions, audit log, updates and customisation that survive them, support channels and service levels, and availability.
0 — No information on implementation, roles, support or availability.
3 — A contact form and a help page, but no stated implementation path, no role model and no support terms.
5 — A described onboarding or implementation offer, user roles with permissions, a help centre with current documentation, and support channels with hours.
8 — Implementation methods with typical duration stated, a certified partner network or vendor services listed, fine-grained permissions with a change log, customisation without code that survives updates, and published service levels for support and availability.
10 — Operations are evidenced: a status page with uptime history, release notes and an update policy, a field-level audit trail, sandbox or test tenants, and support, training and implementation terms public enough to plan a go-live without a sales call.
The Managing Director
What I can plan from is thin: a phone-reachable support team, an annual user conference, a customer community with an abas user group, short demo videos, brochures, and a self-service toolkit for importing my master data. I found no public information on an implementation path or its typical duration, roles and permissions, service levels, availability, or how customisation survives updates — for a go-live that cannot stop my business for a quarter, that is the gap that matters most. 8 9 13
The Head of Finance
Phone support described as always reachable, a user community with an abas user group, an annual user conference, demo tours and brochures are stated, and customisation is a named function area of the ERP. We found no public information on an implementation path with typical duration, a partner network, user roles and permissions, an audit log, or service levels and availability. 13 9 6 8
The Operations Lead
Support is stated as always reachable by phone, with an active user community, an annual user conference, demo videos and brochures; customisation is a named function area and the warehouse journal names the user behind each stock movement. We found no public information on an implementation method or typical duration, a role and permission model, an update policy, service levels or availability. 6 13
The Online Retailer
The pages show a support team described as always reachable by phone, a user community with an annual user conference, demo videos, brochures and a choice between cloud and on-premise. I found no public information on the implementation path or its typical duration, user roles and permissions, a change log, service levels, availability or update policy — for eight staff like mine, that leaves too much riding on a sales conversation. 1 13
The IT Integrator
Support is described as always reachable by phone, backed by a user group community, an annual user conference, demo videos and downloadable brochures. I found no public information on an implementation method or typical duration, user roles and permissions, a system-wide audit log, or published service levels and availability. 6 9 13
The Skeptic
What is public amounts to a support team described as always reachable by phone, a customer community with an abas user group, an annual user conference, demo videos and brochures, and the choice of cloud or on-premise operation. We found no public information on an implementation method or partner network, user roles and permissions, service levels, availability, or an update and customisation policy — the go-live path looks like a sales conversation, and the day rate behind it is not published. 1 6 9 13
European sovereignty
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Who the contracting entity and the parent company are, where the ERP data — customers, suppliers, prices, postings, employees — is hosted, and who the subprocessors are (cloud infrastructure, email, support tooling, AI features). Independently sourced by the sovereignty pipeline; an ERP holds a company's entire commercial record, so the ownership chain counts, not only the server location.
0 — Non-EU vendor and contracting entity, hosting unstated, subprocessors unnamed, and no data processing agreement offered.
3 — A privacy policy exists, but hosting location is unstated or non-EU and the processors behind the service are not named.
5 — EU hosting stated and an EU contracting entity, but parts of the chain (US hyperscaler, AI features, support or email tooling) run through non-EU providers without a stated safeguard.
8 — EU hosting on named infrastructure, EU contracting entity, subprocessors listed with locations, a data processing agreement offered, and an on-premise or EU-only hosting option stated.
10 — Sovereign end to end and evidenced: European ownership, entity, hosting and every subprocessor, data export and deletion documented, and a certification such as ISO 27001 or BSI C5 published rather than implied.
The Managing Director
The contracting entity is a German company at Karlsruhe registered in the Mannheim commercial register, with Forterro as parent and a Swedish company named as ultimate controller for processing; the privacy policy states data is generally processed within the UK or EU/EEA, discloses read access for support staff in India, the USA and Morocco, and names EU standard contractual clauses as the safeguard. An on-premise option is offered, but I found no public information on named hosting infrastructure, a data processing agreement, or an ISO 27001 or BSI C5 certification for the ERP itself. 1 2 3 13
The Head of Finance
The contracting entity is Forterro Deutschland Abas GmbH in Karlsruhe with a German commercial register entry, part of Forterro whose stated ultimate controller is Jeeves Information Systems AB, and the privacy policy states data is generally processed within the UK or EU/EEA with EU standard contractual clauses and read access for support staff in India, the USA and Morocco. No named hosting infrastructure, data processing agreement or certification such as ISO 27001 is evidenced, though on-premise operation is offered as an alternative. 1 2 3 13
The Operations Lead
The contracting entity is a German company with a commercial register entry and VAT ID, and an on-premise alternative to the cloud is offered; personal data is stated to be processed generally within the UK or EU/EEA, with EU standard contractual clauses, breach notification procedures and a one-month target for data requests. The chain is not closed: the parent sits in the UK with a Swedish ultimate controller, and support staff in India, the USA and Morocco have read access for tickets and professional services; we found no public information on the hosting infrastructure, a data processing agreement or a certification such as ISO 27001. 1 2 3
The Online Retailer
The contracting entity is a German GmbH in Karlsruhe with a commercial register entry and German VAT ID, but the parent is Forterro with a UK entity, the ultimate controller named is Jeeves Information Systems AB in Sweden, personal data is generally processed in the UK or EU/EEA, and staff in India, the USA and Morocco receive read access for support and professional services, with EU standard contractual clauses named as the safeguard. On-premise operation is offered, yet I found no public information on named hosting infrastructure, a data processing agreement or a security certification for the ERP itself. 1 2 3 13
The IT Integrator
The contracting and controlling entity is Forterro Deutschland Abas GmbH in Karlsruhe, registered at the Mannheim court, the software is offered as cloud or on-premise, and the privacy policy states processing generally within the UK or EU/EEA using EU standard contractual clauses while disclosing support read access from group subsidiaries in India, the USA and Morocco. I found no public information on the named hosting infrastructure, a subprocessor list with locations, a data processing agreement, or a certification. 1 3 11
The Skeptic
The contracting entity is Forterro Deutschland Abas GmbH in Karlsruhe with a German commercial register number, the parent Forterro is named with a London group address and Jeeves Information Systems AB as top controller for the website, the privacy policy states processing generally within the UK or EU/EEA under EU standard contractual clauses, and on-premise is offered as an alternative to the cloud. But the hosting infrastructure is not named, no subprocessor list is published, and support staff in India, the USA and Morocco have read access to personal data — the chain is partly European, not evidenced end to end. 1 2 3 13
Pricing transparency
not rated — the vendor publishes no price
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Whether a company can compute the real annual cost from public pages alone: price per user, module, company or transaction volume, which modules (accounting, warehouse, production, POS) cost extra, implementation and onboarding fees, minimum term, and what happens to the data on cancellation.
0 — No public prices at all; every customer is a sales call or a partner proposal.
3 — A starting price or "from" figure exists, but what is included and how it scales with users, modules or companies is unclear.
5 — Prices per edition or module are public with the main inclusions, but at least one commonly needed piece (implementation, extra companies, warehouse or production module, API use) is unpriced or "on request".
8 — Every edition and module priced publicly with its scaling rule (per user, company or volume), onboarding and implementation packages priced, minimum term and VAT treatment stated.
10 — Complete price computability: annual cost derivable for a given company size and module set, with every add-on, implementation, support and hosting cost and the cancellation and data-return terms published.
The Managing Director not rated — no public information
I found no public pricing information on any of the captured pages — no price per user or module, no implementation or onboarding fees, no minimum term, and no cancellation or data-return terms. Before signing I could not compute an annual cost for a sixty-person wholesaler without a sales conversation. 1 5 8 9 13
The Head of Finance not rated — no public information
We found no public information on pricing: none of the captured homepage, product or support pages names a price per user or module, an implementation fee, a minimum term, or what happens to the data on cancellation. An unevidenced criterion is reported to the reader but does not count toward my verdict. 1 4 8 9
The Operations Lead not rated — no public information
We found no public information on prices per user or module, implementation fees, minimum terms or cancellation and data-return terms on any of the captured pages, so a real annual cost cannot be computed from them. 1 8
The Online Retailer not rated — no public information
I found no public information on prices: no figure per user or module, no edition pricing, no implementation or onboarding costs, no minimum term and no data-return terms — only a target of companies with 50 to 500 employees and a long module list. For a retailer who wants to know whether the bill jumps with every thousand orders, the entire annual cost would have to come out of a quote conversation. 1 5 6 8 9
The IT Integrator not rated — no public information
I found no public information on pricing: none of the pages I read shows prices per user or module, edition inclusions, implementation or onboarding fees, minimum terms, or cancellation and data-return terms. 1 5 8 9 11
The Skeptic not rated — no public information
We found no public information on prices, editions, a licensing model, implementation or onboarding fees, minimum terms, or what happens to the data on cancellation. The pages we read — homepage, product pages for finance and production, the rollout page and the FAQ — offer brochures, a demo tour and a contact email instead of any figure. 1 5 8 12 13
European sovereignty — proven facts
0 of 6 dimensions provenBuilt only from facts shown on the vendor's own pages. A dimension we could not prove is left open, not scored as zero.
| Legal entity | Not determined ⚠ unverified | — | uncited Report an error |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hosting location | Not determined | — | uncited Report an error |
| Hosting options | Not determined | — | uncited Report an error |
| Open source | Not determined | — | uncited Report an error |
| Data processing agreement | Not determined | — | uncited Report an error |
| Transfer impact assessment | Not determined | — | uncited Report an error |
Questions about abas ERP
Is abas ERP European?
Not determined: the vendor’s pages as captured do not say where abas ERP is based.
Where does abas ERP store data?
Not stated on the vendor’s pages as of 3 Nov 2026.
Does abas ERP have a free plan?
Not stated on the vendor’s pages as of 3 Nov 2026.
What are the best alternatives to abas ERP?
As of 3 Nov 2026, the panel rates Odoo (4/5), weclapp (3.5/5) and Haufe X360 (3.5/5) highest among the other 15 ERP products evaluated. Ratings that look equal are rounded to half stars; the order uses the unrounded rating, then the name. The highest-rated European alternative is Odoo (EU-Made). Ratings are the AI panel’s opinion, formed from public evidence: how scores are made. The full list, with European products first: abas ERP alternatives.
Where this could be wrong
- Evidence ages. The oldest capture behind this page is from 3 Nov 2026. Vendors change pricing and policies without notice; every fact reflects its source as of the capture date shown in the registry.
- Weak sourcing — Legal entity. Not confirmed on the vendor’s own pages as captured.
- AI can misread a source. Extraction and judgement are automated; a citation guarantees traceability, not infallibility. If something here is wrong, say so — no account needed, every report is decided within 5 business days, and accepted corrections are published.
What we left out
A claim that does not survive our checks costs us the claim, not the page. This is what was taken off this one.
- We found no public information on pricing on the pages we read (abas-erp.com, abas-erp.com/de/impressum, abas-erp.com/de/datenschutz, abas-erp.com/en/product/financial-accounting, abas-erp.com/de/produkt/erp-finanzbuchhaltung, abas-erp.com/de/produkt/erp-lager and 7 more). If the vendor publishes it somewhere else, send us the page. Know more? Tell us
- 21 product facts could not be confirmed on the vendor’s page as captured and were left out of this page and of the panel’s material. Know more? Tell us
- 10 support facts could not be confirmed on the vendor’s page as captured and were left out of this page and of the panel’s material. Know more? Tell us
- 3 legal facts could not be confirmed on the vendor’s page as captured and were left out of this page and of the panel’s material. Know more? Tell us
- 1 compliance fact could not be confirmed on the vendor’s page as captured and was left out of this page and of the panel’s material. Know more? Tell us
- 1 subprocessors fact could not be confirmed on the vendor’s page as captured and was left out of this page and of the panel’s material. Know more? Tell us
- 1 sovereignty dimension could not be confirmed on the vendor’s own pages and is shown as unknown. Know more? Tell us
Sources (13)
The pages every claim on this page was read from — each one checked, dated, and kept verifiable.
- 1 Vendor page www.abas-erp.com Checked 3 Nov 2026 Details →
- 2 Imprint — found from the homepage abas-erp.com Checked 3 Nov 2026 Details →
- 3 Privacy policy — found from the homepage abas-erp.com Checked 3 Nov 2026 Details →
- 4 Finance, tax & compliance — found from sitemap abas-erp.com Checked 3 Nov 2026 Details →
- 5 Finance, tax & compliance — found from sitemap abas-erp.com Checked 3 Nov 2026 Details →
- 6 Purchasing, inventory & order processing — found from sitemap abas-erp.com Checked 3 Nov 2026 Details →
- 7 Purchasing, inventory & order processing — found from sitemap abas-erp.com Checked 3 Nov 2026 Details →
- 8 Manufacturing, services & projects — found from sitemap abas-erp.com Checked 3 Nov 2026 Details →
- 9 Manufacturing, services & projects — found from sitemap abas-erp.com Checked 3 Nov 2026 Details →
- 10 Integration, API & data portability — found from sitemap abas-erp.com Checked 3 Nov 2026 Details →
- 11 Integration, API & data portability — found from sitemap abas-erp.com Checked 3 Nov 2026 Details →
- 12 Rollout, roles & operations — found from sitemap abas-erp.com Checked 3 Nov 2026 Details →
- 13 Rollout, roles & operations — found from sitemap abas-erp.com Checked 3 Nov 2026 Details →