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Best foundry & casting ERP software

These are the strongest software options for foundries & casting operations, drawn from the 6 tools we track in this category and ranked by our independent AI score (0–100). Cetec ERP tops the list.

Scores are editorial, six-dimension, and published in full. No vendor pays for ranking or placement — the whole point of mfgselect.

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Cetec ERPAI 90
growing (ops / MRP), growing (full ERP) · SMB friendly ($10k–$70k/yr)
Published pricing ($50/user/mo), cloud-native since day one, compliance-ready for AS9100/ITAR — the best TCO transparency and SMB accessibility in the contract manufacturing…
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ProShop ERPAI 83
growing (ops / MRP) · SMB friendly ($10k–$70k/yr)
Excellent aerospace job shop fit with AS9100/ITAR built in, strong SMB reviews from the machining community — penalized for underlying .NET stack and no publicly listed pricing.
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JobBOSS²AI 81
growing (ops / MRP) · SMB friendly ($10k–$70k/yr)
Deep job shop DNA going back decades — dominant name in machining ERP, but legacy-hybrid architecture, SI (systems integrator)-dependent implementations, and opaque pricing pull…
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Genius ERPAI 70
growing (ops / MRP), growing (full ERP) · SMB friendly ($10k–$70k/yr)
Good ETO and custom manufacturing focus for SMBs with genuine CAD-to-BOM strength — no public pricing and limited documentation depth keep it in the viable-with-tradeoffs tier.
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Global Shop SolutionsAI 69
growing (ops / MRP), growing (full ERP) · traditional ($70k–$350k/yr)
Extremely loyal SMB job shop base and a proven product — held back by $75–200K first-year implementation cost, legacy tech architecture, and no published pricing.
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Epicor KineticAI 63
growing (full ERP), large / corporate · enterprise ($350k+)
Deep discrete mfg heritage, but SI (systems integrator)-required implementations ($100K–400K typical), legacy core under a cloud rebrand, and no public pricing make this a…
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