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Ekos: Craft Beverage Management Software

Ekos at a glance
VendorEkos (part of Next Glass)
HeadquartersCharlotte, North Carolina, USA
OwnershipNext Glass (acquired October 2025; Untappd/Ollie group)
DeploymentCloud (SaaS)
Target marketSmall and midsize craft beverage producers
IndustriesCraft breweries, wineries, cideries, distilleries, hard seltzer and cannabis-beverage producers
PricingQuote-based; three tiers (Essentials, Plus, Professional); no published rates
Websitegoekos.com

The short version

Ekos runs the operational side of a craft beverage business from the cloud. Inventory, production, costing, sales, and federal compliance sit in one system, and the vendor sells it as beverage ERP. More than 1,200 breweries, wineries, cideries, and distilleries use it. That places the product a tier below general-purpose mid-market suites such as NetSuite or Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central: narrower in scope, closer to the tank and the taproom.

The company behind it

Founded in Charlotte, North Carolina in 2014, Ekos set out to replace the spreadsheets and whiteboards small producers used to run their operations. Ownership changed in October 2025, when Next Glass acquired the company. Next Glass is the North Carolina beverage-technology group behind Untappd, Untappd for Business, Ollie, Oznr, and BeerAdvocate.

The brand survived the deal. Next Glass announced a two-year price freeze for existing customers and stated plans to connect the Ekos Order Hub with Ollie Order and Untappd for Business, so producers and retailers can handle business-to-business ordering inside one group ecosystem.

What it covers

Inventory management with reorder points and barcode scanning, production batch records that allow in-process adjustments, and product costing form the core. On the commercial side there is a sales dashboard reporting performance by product and by salesperson, plus the Order Hub, a portal where distributors and wholesale buyers place orders against live inventory. Keg tracking follows containers across customers and locations. Batch traceability supports recalls and quality investigations. US producers get pre-filled TTB operational reports and a federal excise tax calculation.

One omission is deliberate: there is no general ledger. Financial data moves to QuickBooks Online or Xero through integrations.

Who buys it

Small and midsize producers, across beer, cider, wine, spirits, hard seltzer, and cannabis-infused beverages. The recognizable profile is a taproom brewery, a regional winery, or a craft distillery that has outgrown spreadsheets and has no appetite for the cost and implementation weight of a full ERP suite. Compliance features are built for the US; the vendor also serves producers in other countries.

How it is sold

Cloud only, with no on-premises option. Pricing is quote-based and never published in dollar terms. Three tiers exist, named Essentials, Plus, and Professional, packaged separately for beer and cider, wine, and spirits. The tier determines feature depth, reporting options, and how many production facilities are included; Professional covers two.

Our take

For a producer below the size at which a NetSuite or Business Central build pays for itself, Ekos is the sensible default. It is one of the longest-standing platforms in the craft beverage segment, and the Next Glass backing removes the funding question that hangs over smaller vertical vendors.

Skip it if you need one audited system of record. The missing general ledger means accounting permanently lives somewhere else, and multi-entity producers will feel that seam at every close. Expect the roadmap to tilt toward the Next Glass ordering and retail ecosystem, which is good news for anyone selling into that channel and neutral at best for everyone else. Producers on a steep growth curve should map the eventual move into a broader suite as part of their selection process, not after it.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Ekos a full ERP system?

Not quite, and the gap is specific. Inventory, production, costing, sales, and TTB compliance are all covered, which is close to ERP territory for a small producer, but there is no native general ledger. Financial data flows into QuickBooks Online or Xero through integrations instead. Producers that need consolidated multi-entity financials, or a single audited system of record, either pair Ekos with an accounting platform permanently or eventually move to a full ERP suite.

Who owns Ekos?

Next Glass, since October 2025. The North Carolina beverage-technology group also owns Untappd, Untappd for Business, Ollie, Oznr, and BeerAdvocate, and it announced a two-year price freeze for existing Ekos customers when the deal became public.

Which beverage types does Ekos support?

Craft breweries, wineries, cideries, distilleries, and hard seltzer producers, plus the cannabis-infused beverage makers the vendor lists among its customers. Packaging, batch, and compliance workflows are configured differently for beer and cider, wine, and spirits, which is also how the pricing packages are split. That multi-category coverage is what separates Ekos from tools built for breweries alone.

How much does Ekos cost?

No dollar figures are published. Quotes depend on which of the three tiers applies (Essentials, Plus, or Professional), which industry package is used, and how many production facilities are in scope; the Professional tier covers two.

Does Ekos handle TTB reporting?

Yes, and it is one of the core reasons US producers buy the product. Operational reports arrive pre-filled from recorded production and inventory data, and federal excise tax figures are calculated. Reviewing and filing remains the producer's responsibility. The data collection behind it is largely automated.

What is the Ekos Order Hub?

A portal where distributors and wholesale buyers place orders against live inventory instead of by phone or email. Next Glass has said it plans to connect the Order Hub with Ollie Order and Untappd for Business, which would route business-to-business ordering between producers and retailers through the group's own systems.