ARUKZ ERP or ERPNext: which fits your factory?
ERPNext and ARUKZ ERP compared for Indian manufacturers: licence, hosting and setup cost, job work, ITC-04 and Tally import, and when ERPNext is the better choice.
The short answer
ERPNext is a free, open-source ERP with a large community and an Indian compliance app. If you have an IT person who can run it, or a partner you trust to implement it, it can be very cost-effective.
ARUKZ ERP is for factories that want an Indian manufacturing ERP ready on day one, run for them, with job work and ITC-04 built in.
Side by side
| ERPNext | ARUKZ ERP | |
|---|---|---|
| Licence | Free and open source | Subscription |
| Price (frappe.io, 11 Nov 2026) | Software free; Frappe Cloud hosting from ₹410 a month per site, servers from ₹1,800 a month; implementation from a partner, priced separately | From ₹5,999 a month plus GST for up to 5 users, hosting and every module included |
| Setup | You or a partner configure it; Frappe does not implement | Workspace ready at sign-up with a chart of accounts, GST taxes and starter roles; sample factory in one click |
| Production | BOMs, work orders, job cards, subcontracting | BOMs, manufacturing orders, work centres, work orders |
| Job work | Subcontracting (check the version you run for the job worker's side) | Principal's and job worker's side, Rule 55 challans, return due dates, job-charge invoice |
| ITC-04 | Check the India compliance app for your version | Excel and JSON in the GST offline tool's layout |
| Tally move | Data import tools | Tally XML import with a group-by-group reconciliation |
When ERPNext is the better choice
- You want to own and change the source code.
- You have in-house IT or a good implementation partner.
- You want live e-invoice and e-way bill generation through its India compliance app.
When ARUKZ ERP is the better choice
- You want to start without an implementation project.
- Job work, ITC-04 and the move from Tally are your daily problems.
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What it does not do
ARUKZ ERP is not open source and you cannot host it yourself. It does not generate e-invoices or e-way bills from inside the product yet. ERPNext's prices are from frappe.io/erpnext/pricing on the date shown; features differ by version and by the apps installed, so check with Frappe or your partner.
Last updated 11 November 2026