ERP for small business: run your whole company in one place
Most ERP software was designed for large corporations — long implementations, per-module pricing and screens your team will never use. Small and medium businesses need the opposite: one affordable tool that covers finance, sales and customer records without a consultant on retainer.
ERP Mobi is an ERP built specifically for SMBs. You get accounts payable and receivable, cash flow visibility, business proposals, invoicing and a built-in CRM in a single web app your team can learn in an afternoon.
What should an ERP for a small business include?
For a company with 1 to 100 employees, an ERP earns its keep when it replaces the patchwork of spreadsheets, notes apps and standalone tools that hold your operation together. The essentials are:
- Accounts payable and receivable with due dates, status and reconciliation
- Cash flow view so you always know what's coming in and going out
- Customer, supplier and employee records in one registry
- Sales pipeline and proposals connected to the same customer data
- Invoicing tied to the deals you close
- User roles and permissions so each person sees only what they need
Why SMBs outgrow spreadsheets
Spreadsheets are free and flexible, which is why every business starts there. The problems appear with growth: formulas break silently, two people edit different copies, and nobody knows which version of the customer list is current. Financial decisions end up based on data that is days or weeks old.
An ERP fixes this by making every record live in one place. When your salesperson closes a deal, finance sees the receivable instantly. When a bill is paid, cash flow updates itself. That single source of truth is the real product — the features are just ways of reading and writing it.
How ERP Mobi is different from traditional ERPs
Traditional ERP suites price by module and by seat, and often require paid implementation projects before you can issue your first invoice. ERP Mobi takes the opposite approach: sign up, import your customers, and start operating the same day.
- Built-in CRM — no separate sales tool to buy and integrate
- Web-based and mobile-friendly: works on any device, nothing to install
- Free plan to start; upgrade only when your team grows
- AI assistant that helps you create records and query your data in plain language
- Roles and permissions included on every plan
How to choose the right ERP for your company
Make a short list of the processes that actually hurt today — usually collections, cash visibility and proposal follow-up. Then test each candidate against three questions: Can my team use it without training? Does it cover finance and sales in the same tool? Can I start small and pay more only as I grow?
If the answer to all three is yes, you have found an ERP that fits a small business. ERP Mobi was designed to answer yes to all three — and you can verify that on the free plan before spending anything.
Frequently asked questions
How much does an ERP for a small business cost?
ERP Mobi has a free plan for companies getting started, and paid plans that scale with your team. Traditional ERPs often start at hundreds of dollars per month plus implementation fees; ERP Mobi requires no implementation project.
Do I need an IT team to use an ERP?
No. ERP Mobi is fully web-based — there are no servers to maintain or software to install. If your team can use a browser, they can use ERP Mobi.
Does ERP Mobi include a CRM?
Yes. Contacts, pipeline, activities and proposals are part of the platform, sharing the same customer records as your financials — no integration required.
How long does it take to get started?
Most small teams are operating on day one: create your account, add customers and suppliers, and start recording payables, receivables and deals immediately.