The ERP tools, compared by operators.

The public-sector ERP most US cities and counties run their finance, HR/payroll, and utility billing on. If a municipality has an ERP, it's usually this.

The credible modern challenger to Tyler and PeopleSoft — a true SaaS suite winning large-city, county, and state deals with modern UX and unified finance + HCM.

Still runs a huge share of US states, counties, and universities. New sales are rare; the interesting question is whether to stay, migrate to Fusion, or move to Workday.

Oracle's SaaS ERP with public-sector configurations. The vendor-preferred migration path for PeopleSoft customers, and Workday's direct competitor for large-gov deals.

Infor's cloud public-sector suite, built on the S3 / Lawson lineage. Strong in counties, healthcare-adjacent public agencies, and cities that already run Infor.

The rebranded home of Superion / Sungard / Naviline / Bi-Tech IFAS. Big install base in mid-market cities, especially where public-safety and ERP are bundled.

Cloud-native, budgeting-first ERP for small and mid-size local governments. Growing fast, and reshaping what SMB-gov buyers expect from an ERP.

Dominant municipal ERP in Michigan, growing across the upper Midwest. Focused, affordable, extremely loyal customer base — especially strong in property tax.

Cloud ERP built for small US municipalities. Finance, utility billing, and community development in a lightweight, SaaS-first suite.

Long-standing Utah-based vendor serving very small US municipalities. Simple, cheap, and enduringly popular in the sub-25k population band.

New Jersey-rooted municipal software vendor serving small US cities, primarily in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. MCSJ finance suite is the anchor.

Harris Computer's suite of municipal and utility-focused ERPs (Innoprise, NorthStar, SmartWorks). Especially strong for water and electric utilities.

Utility-billing-focused CIS used by mid-size municipal and cooperative utilities across North America. Purpose-built, deep in the domain.

The dominant ERP for US government contractors. Purpose-built for DCAA/DCMA compliance, project accounting, and federal contract billing.

CGI's federal financial management system, deployed at dozens of US federal civilian agencies for core financial operations under TBM and OMB compliance.

The category-defining cloud ERP for growing mid-market companies — especially subscription, e-commerce, and services businesses that outgrew QuickBooks.

The reference enterprise ERP — deepest industry breadth, real-time HANA analytics, and the platform most global manufacturers and Fortune 500s standardize on.

The natural ERP for a Microsoft 365 shop — per-user pricing, native Teams and Outlook, and a huge partner ecosystem, aimed squarely at 10–500 employee companies.

Oracle's flagship cloud-native ERP for the enterprise. The primary alternative to SAP S/4HANA for global finance-led organisations.

Microsoft's enterprise ERP for finance, supply chain, and manufacturing. The sibling to Business Central for organisations that outgrow BC.

Best-of-breed cloud financials for services businesses, non-profits, and multi-entity finance-first companies that don't need inventory.

Cloud ERP with the unusual unlimited-user pricing model — strong in distribution, construction, and mid-market companies with many light users.

Infor's family of industry-specific cloud ERPs. Fashion, Food & Beverage, Aerospace & Defense, Healthcare — each with deep vertical depth.