Cetec ERP
| Vendor | Cetec ERP LLC |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas, USA |
| Ownership | Privately held |
| Deployment | Cloud/SaaS (vendor-hosted) |
| Target market | Small and midsize manufacturers and distributors |
| Industries | Electronics/EMS and PCBA, cable and wire harness, aerospace and defense, medical devices, machine and job shops, industrial equipment |
| Pricing | $50 per standard user/month (5-user minimum), $25 shop-floor users, $20 portal users; optional support plans from $650/month (vendor website, August 2026) |
| Website | cetecerp.com |
What Cetec ERP is
Cetec ERP is a web-native platform for small and midsize manufacturers that folds ERP, MRP, shop-floor execution, and quality management into one system at a flat per-user rate. Everything is switched on for every customer; nothing is sold as a separately priced module, a stance the vendor sets explicitly against modular ERP licensing. It is also among the few full-suite manufacturing ERPs in the US market with a complete published price list.
The company behind it
Cetec ERP LLC is privately held and based in Austin, Texas. Company profiles trace the business lineage back to 1996 in software for small manufacturers and distributors, though the product sold today is a web-native platform developed in-house. Sales run direct — no large reseller or implementation-partner channel. That keeps the price down, and it defines what an implementation looks like, which is the single most important thing to understand about this vendor.
Core functionality
- Quoting and sales order management
- MRP-driven purchasing and inventory with lot and serial traceability
- Work orders and shop-floor data collection (MES)
- Quality management: nonconformance reports, corrective actions, and document control for ISO and AS environments
- Native financials, including general ledger, accounts receivable and payable, and invoicing, so no external accounting package is required
- Standard reporting across all modules
Best-fit companies
Small and midsize manufacturers and distributors. Core verticals per the vendor: electronics manufacturing (EMS and PCBA), cable and wire harness assembly, aerospace and defense, medical devices and life sciences, machine and job shops, and engineer-to-order industrial equipment. The pattern behind the list is consistent: high traceability and compliance demands paired with a limited software budget.
Licensing, hosting, cost
Delivery is vendor-hosted cloud SaaS with hosting and setup included. The public price list (August 2026): $50 per standard user per month with a five-user minimum, $25 for shop-floor users, $20 for portal users. Tiering happens in support instead. The community forum is free, phone support runs $650 per month for up to 15 hours, and the enterprise plan costs $3,200 per month. Our ERP cost guide and TCO calculator put figures like these into a total-cost frame.
Editorial verdict
Published prices, the full feature set for every customer, and native accounting in one SMB manufacturing package: that combination is rare, and most rivals fail at least one of the three tests. The catch is baked into the business model. Cetec keeps prices at $50 per user by selling direct and staying lean, so implementation is largely self-service and the buyer supplies the project muscle a reseller channel would otherwise provide. A cost-conscious electronics, harness, or regulated-machining shop with a capable internal owner gets a full-suite ERP for a fraction of the usual spend, with paid support plans as the safety net. If your organization expects consultants to carry the go-live, price that gap realistically — a vendor with a partner channel may serve you better even at several times the license cost.
What the Cetec ERP website looks like
Current view of the vendor homepage, captured by our editorial team.
