SYSPRO ERP

SYSPRO is an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system for manufacturers and distributors, with an industry package for food and beverage producers. It covers finance, production planning, inventory, purchasing, sales orders and warehouse management, plus lot and batch traceability, recipe control and quality management. It can run as cloud, on-premise or hybrid, and is sold through the vendor and partners.

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Food and beverage manufacturers, Mid-sized manufacturers and distributors
Pricing
Quote only

Who it is for

  • Food and beverage manufacturers

    The vendor's food industry page centres on recipe management, lot and batch traceability, quality and compliance records, and shelf-life management.

  • Mid-sized manufacturers and distributors

    The vendor describes itself as an ERP company for manufacturing and distribution aimed at mid-sized companies.

  • Multi-site producers

    Handles multi-site operations, supplier networks and inventory across raw materials and finished goods.

Less suited to: Restaurants and other food-service operators. The vendor positions the product for manufacturing and distribution, not for running restaurant sites.

What it does

  • Recipe and formula management

    Controls recipe versions, ingredient substitutions and product specifications from R&D through production.

  • Lot and batch traceability

    Traces ingredients and finished goods forward to customers and backward to suppliers, including for recalls.

  • Quality management and compliance

    Automates quality checkpoints, manages certifications and keeps compliance records for rules such as FDA, HACCP and FSMA.

  • Shelf life and expiry management

    Tracks best-before and expiry dates and rotates stock by first-expired, first-out.

  • Advanced planning and scheduling

    Balances production capacity, ingredient availability and demand.

  • Production and shop-floor control

    Monitors production with shop floor control, equipment integration and automated data collection.

  • Manufacturing modules

    Includes work in progress, bill of materials, material requirements planning and inventory planning.

  • Finance

    Includes general ledger, accounts payable and receivable, cash book, tax management and an assets register.

  • Sales and procurement

    Includes sales order management, quotations, procurement, landed cost tracking and trade promotions.

  • Warehouse management

    Includes Syspro WMS and a mobile warehouse app.

  • Security controls

    Access control at six levels down to field level, audit trails and electronic signatures.

  • Integration platform (e.net)

    An open XML and COM interface for connecting third-party products and business partners.

  • Application Designer

    Low-code tool for building custom desktop and web applications inside Syspro.

Pricing

Pricing model
Quote only

No prices are published; the site directs visitors to request a demo. The cloud page describes on-premise (licence plus annual maintenance), managed service provider (monthly hardware rental) and cloud (software licensed monthly) models.

Where and how it runs

Languages
English, French, Spanish, German, Russian, Chinese
Apps
Syspro Mobile Warehouse: Mobile warehouse operations
Hardware
Cloud runs on Microsoft Azure; on-premise needs client-owned hardware and IT skills; a managed service provider option rents hardware monthly.

The vendor says it serves customers across six continents and offers a country selector, but no country list is published on the vendor's site.

The company

Founded
1978
Headquarters
United Kingdom and South Africa
Founders
Phil Duff (co-founder)
Team size
About 400 (per the 2024 Advent press release)
Funding
  • Majority investment by Advent International, Not disclosed, August 2024 (Advent International)
Customers named by the vendor
Ken's Foods, Langeberg Foods, Charlie Bigham's

Security and support

Security and compliance
Audit trails and electronic signatures to support SOX, GDPR and HIPAA compliance (vendor claim), Cloud hosted on Microsoft Azure with a Trust Center
Support
Support is handled through a customer portal for tickets, knowledge base and licensing information; training is offered through Syspro LearnIt Online.

Listing details

Vendor
SYSPRO
Built for
Food manufacturing, Wholesale
Focus
General-purpose, used in food businesses
Status
Active
Website
syspro.com

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    Listed as best for: Food and beverage manufacturers; Growing mid-market process manufacturers.

  • Wherefour

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  • Deacom ERP

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  • GUS ERP

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What we could not confirm

These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

  • Any price or licensing figures
  • Exact headquarters city and legal entity
  • Named third-party integrations
  • Countries where it is sold
  • Security certifications (only feature claims are stated)

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. Homepage: module list, languageshttps://www.syspro.com
  2. Food and beverage featureshttps://www.syspro.com/industries/food-beverage/
  3. Company positioninghttps://www.syspro.com/about-syspro/
  4. Cloud and deployment modelshttps://www.syspro.com/syspro-cloud-erp/
  5. Security featureshttps://www.syspro.com/product/security/
  6. Integration platformhttps://www.syspro.com/product/integration-platform/
  7. Support and traininghttps://www.syspro.com/contact-us/
  8. Advent investment: founding, headcount, headquartershttps://www.syspro.com/press_release/advent-international-to-invest-in-syspro-a-global-provider-of-manufacturing-and-distribution-software-to-enhance-innovation-and-growth/
  9. Customer storyhttps://www.syspro.com/customer_success/syspro-sets-up-kens-foods-for-future-growth/
  10. Customer storyhttps://www.syspro.com/customer_success/full-traceability-zero-manual-processes-langeberg-foods-first-season-on-syspro/
  11. Customer storyhttps://www.syspro.com/customer_success/charlie-bighams/