e21 ERP Cheese and Dairy

E21 ERP is a web-based ERP system for small and mid-size manufacturers and distributors, with a dedicated configuration for cheese and dairy processors. It covers orders, inventory, warehouse, purchasing, production planning, accounting and lot traceability in a single product. It is sold by e21erp, a privately held company in Toledo, Ohio.

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Best for
Cheese and dairy manufacturers, Cheese and dairy distributors
Pricing
Quote only
Runs on
Web

Who it is for

  • Cheese and dairy manufacturers

    Recipe and formula management, MRP-driven production plans, batch scaling and lot re-costing for commodity ingredients.

  • Cheese and dairy distributors

    Catch-weight processing, FEFO/FIFO allocation, shelf-life tracking and market-based pricing for distributors.

  • Small and mid-market manufacturers and distributors

    The vendor describes its typical customer as a small or mid-market manufacturer or distributor.

Less suited to: Restaurants and other food service operators. The product is an ERP for manufacturers and distributors, not a restaurant system.

What it does

  • Bi-directional lot traceability

    Tracks every ingredient and lot forward and backward, with rules for storage, handling, labelling and shipping.

  • Recall management

    Includes a built-in help desk, QC test history, document management, CRM tracking of recall contacts and a recall plan template.

  • Shelf life and FEFO/FIFO allocation

    Tracks expiration dates, supports customer-specific shelf-life requirements and allocates orders by FEFO or FIFO rules.

  • MRP and production planning

    Generates production plans, machine schedules and purchase orders from open orders, inventory, safety stock, capacity and vendor lead times; can run nightly or on demand.

  • BOM, formula and recipe management

    Manages multi-level formulations and versions, adjusts batch size and yield, and applies ingredient substitution rules.

  • Lot re-costing

    Re-costs consumed ingredients by date range and lot number when commodity prices are only known after the material has been used.

  • Catch-weight and multiple units of measure

    Handles inventory in several units of measure and processes catch-weight products.

  • Flexible pricing

    Supports market-based, matrix, columnar, customer/product-specific and contract pricing at the same time.

  • Allergen tracking

    Keeps allergens and other food attributes against every product and lot.

  • Paperless warehouse

    RF and barcode scanning for receiving, picking, packing, shipping and counting.

  • Finance and accounting

    General ledger, accounts payable and receivable, financial reporting, budgeting, expense and tax management.

  • Dashboards and KPIs

    Configurable dashboards with what the vendor calls hundreds of out-of-the-box KPIs and configurable reports.

  • EDI and e-commerce

    Built-in EDI and B2B/B2C e-commerce integration, with EDI VAN processing available.

Pricing

Pricing model
Quote only

E21 publishes no amount. It says every module is included in a single per-concurrent-user, per-month price that also covers maintenance, support and future upgrades, and that the fee will not increase for the lifetime of a customer's use. Source code is included at no extra cost. The vendor also states a money-back acceptance period.

How it compares

Compared with the 23 products in Produce, Meat, Seafood & Dairy Processing Software that have a profile on this site. These figures describe the category. They are not a recommendation.

  • Names 17 integrations. The median in this category is 3.
  • Lists Web only. Among the 19 products in this category that state their platforms, 3 list an iOS app and 4 list an Android app.
  • The category's 10 most-named integration partners are Shopify, QuickBooks, Sage, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, NetSuite, Power BI, Tableau, WooCommerce. Of these, this product's listing names Shopify.

Works with

Accounting
Avalara
Other
UPSFedExShipStationPurolatorKlaviyoMailChimpShopifyOffice 365Google WorkspaceAzure Active DirectoryAmazon Seller Central
Payments
WorldpayAuthorize.netPayTraceSquarePayPal

The integrations page also names Typeform, DocuSign, Envoy, Salsify and NiceLabel. No POS or restaurant systems are named.

Where and how it runs

Platforms
Web
Hardware
The warehouse module uses RF and barcode scanning; no specific devices are named.

The vendor does not state where it sells. Its integrations include Purolator and Avalara, and its office is in Ohio, but no country list is published.

The company

Founded
1990
Headquarters
Toledo, United States

Security and support

Security and compliance
Single sign-on and multi-factor authentication through Azure Active Directory, Level III certification with Worldpay
Support
Technical support is available 24/7/365 and is answered by E21 software engineers; maintenance and upgrades are included in the monthly fee.

Listing details

Vendor
e21 ERP
Built for
Food manufacturing
Focus
Food-specific
Status
Active
Website
e21erp.com

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    Names 11 integrations, against 17 for e21 ERP Cheese and Dairy.

  • ACSS Aquarius Fish Processing

    Aquarius Pro is factory and office software for fish and seafood processors, merchants and wholesalers, made by ACSS in the UK.

    Names 8 integrations, against 17 for e21 ERP Cheese and Dairy.

  • Dairytech.ai

    Dairytech.ai sells dairy-specific ERP software and implementation services for milk collection centres, processors, cooperatives and distributors.

    Names 6 integrations, against 17 for e21 ERP Cheese and Dairy.

  • VistaTrac

    VistaTrac is plant-floor software for food processors: staff scan, weigh and label product, and the data flows to the company's ERP or accounting system in real time.

    Runs on Web and Windows, against Web for e21 ERP Cheese and Dairy.

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What we could not confirm

These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

  • Any price amount
  • Countries where it is sold
  • Named cheese and dairy customers
  • Interface languages
  • Number of employees, funding, founders
  • Security certifications

Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below, checked on 29 September 2026. Prices and features change, so confirm with the vendor before you buy.

  1. Cheese and dairy product page: featureshttps://www.e21erp.com/erp-software-industries/cheese-and-dairy-erp-software-solutions/
  2. Integration listhttps://www.e21erp.com/web-erp-system/our-integrations/
  3. Pricing modelhttps://www.e21erp.com/the-e21-difference/one-solution-one-price/
  4. Company, founding, licensing, implementation timehttps://www.e21erp.com/company/
  5. Hosting optionshttps://www.e21erp.com/the-e21-difference/deployment-independent/
  6. Support and addresshttps://www.e21erp.com/e21-services/erp-maintenance-support/
  7. Shopify integrationhttps://www.e21erp.com/web-erp-system/erp-for-ecommerce/shopify-integration/