Managed ERPNext Hosting — production-ready from $15 a month
Full-featured open-source ERP system. Deployed on your own dedicated instance in AWS, Azure, or GCP, kept patched, backed up, and monitored by ManageStacks — standard ERPNext, no lock-in.
ERPNext on ManageStacks is the self-hosted Frappe-based open-source ERP — accounting, inventory, manufacturing, CRM, HR — deployed to your own AWS, Azure, or GCP region for a flat $29 per site per month, instead of the per-user pricing model of Frappe Cloud, NetSuite, or SAP Business One. Your ERP data (customers, transactions, chart of accounts) stays in your cloud. Frappe bench, MariaDB, Redis, and Nginx are all managed for you.
Accounting · Inventory · Manufacturing · HR
What does ERPNext do, and why do teams deploy it?
ERPNext is a comprehensive, open-source enterprise resource planning system built on the Frappe framework. It covers accounting, inventory, manufacturing, CRM, HR, project management, asset tracking, and CRM in a single integrated platform — the same coverage you'd get from NetSuite or Odoo, but without the per-user licence.
Used by 10,000+ companies in 150+ countries, ERPNext ships with a modern web UI, an extensible schema (DocTypes), a built-in workflow engine, and a REST API for integrations. Multi-company, multi-currency, and multi-language operations are supported out of the box. Its India-specific compliance (GST, TDS, e-way bill) makes it the default choice for mid-market Indian manufacturers and distributors.
Running ERPNext yourself means running Frappe bench on top of Python + Node, a MariaDB or MySQL database with correct innodb tuning, Redis for the cache and queue, Nginx as a reverse proxy, and Supervisor for the worker/scheduler processes. Add SSL, backups, patch discipline (ERPNext ships weekly), and a plan for the site's growing files/ directory and you've built an ops role. ManageStacks handles that role.
- Complete ERP: accounting, HR, CRM, inventory, manufacturing, projects
- Multi-company, multi-currency, and multi-language operations
- Built-in workflow engine and DocType-based custom forms
- REST API and webhooks for external integrations
- India-localised compliance: GST, TDS, e-invoicing, e-way bill
- Print format designer with per-language templates
Full-featured open-source ERP system
What does managed ERPNext hosting cost?
Flat per-app pricing, in your chosen AWS, Azure, or GCP region. No per-user pricing — a busy deployment costs the same as a quiet one.
Starter
Staging and internal tools. Dedicated instance, TLS, daily backups, managed upgrades.
Standard
Production workloads. Adds monitoring, staging environment, region choice, priority support.
Business
High-traffic and compliance workloads. Adds a high-availability replica and same-day support.
24×7 SRE retainer
Round-the-clock on-call across every hosted application, for teams that need a pager answered at 3am.
Self-hosting ERPNext vs managed — what does it really cost?
The software is free. The engineer-hours are not.
Running it yourself
- Provision a Ubuntu VM, install Python + Node + MariaDB + Redis + Nginx, run bench init
- Configure SSL, DNS, Supervisor for workers, log rotation, and files/ backup separately
- Debug the first bench update that breaks a custom DocType or a site migration
- Test each weekly ERPNext release; delay updates until you have time to validate
- Rebuild the whole stack when the underlying Ubuntu LTS goes EOL
On ManageStacks
- Subscribe through your AWS, Azure, or GCP marketplace
- ERPNext comes up with Frappe bench, MariaDB, Redis, Nginx, and SSL provisioned
- Daily MariaDB + files/ backups run in the background with point-in-time recovery
- New ERPNext versions arrive as one-click updates after we validate migrations
- OS-level patching and platform maintenance happen during your window, not yours to schedule
ERPNext on ManageStacks vs the alternatives
How ERPNext on ManageStacks compares to Frappe Cloud (the vendor-hosted offering) and the traditional ERP alternatives on architectural properties.
| ERPNext on ManageStacks | Frappe Cloud | NetSuite | SAP Business One | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deployment | Managed on your AWS, Azure, or GCP | Vendor-hosted | Vendor-hosted | On-prem or partner-hosted |
| Data residency | Your cloud region | Vendor infrastructure | Vendor infrastructure | Your infrastructure or partner |
| Pricing basis | Flat per site | Per site + per-user add-ons | Per user (annual contract) | Per user + implementation |
| Custom apps | Fully supported | Supported (marketplace apps) | SuiteScript / SuiteCloud | SDK / AddOns |
| Open source | Yes (AGPL/GPL) | Yes (AGPL/GPL, hosted) | No (proprietary) | No (proprietary) |
| India localisation | Included + ERPPlugs bridges | Included | Partial (via partners) | Via India localisation add-on |
Provisioning, upgrades, backups and monitoring on your team’s plate.
What does running ERPNext yourself involve?
ManageStacks deploys ERPNext with Frappe bench, MariaDB, Redis, Nginx, and Supervisor pre-configured. We handle bench upgrades, database backups, SSL renewal, and the operational polish that makes Frappe work in production, letting your team focus on ERP configuration and process customisation.
ERPNext key numbers
How long from subscribing to a live instance?
Subscribe
Subscribe to ManageStacks through your AWS, Azure, or GCP marketplace.
Provision
ERPNext spins up with Frappe bench, MariaDB, Redis, Nginx, SSL, and Grafana monitoring — typically 3-5 minutes.
Initialise
Complete the first-run wizard: company details, chart of accounts, tax templates, and admin user. 20-40 minutes.
Go live
Import opening balances, migrate historical data (bench backup import), or start entering new transactions.
When is self-hosting ERPNext the right answer instead?
“Managed hosting is not always the correct call.”
Self-host when a platform team already runs the infrastructure and on-call rotation to operate ERPNext at genuinely low marginal cost. Self-host when compliance requires an air-gapped or on-premises deployment that no hosted option can satisfy. And self-host when the deployment depends on heavy customisation with a fast internal build-deploy loop, because an internal release process will beat any managed change process.
For everyone else — teams whose engineers have better things to do than shepherd upgrades — managed hosting is cheaper than the hours it replaces.
Which cloud should ERPNext run on — AWS, Azure or GCP?
For most workloads, the choice of cloud matters less than proximity: run ERPNext in the same cloud and region as the applications and data it talks to, because every request between them adds a round trip. The underlying compute performs equivalently across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
In practice, an existing cloud footprint decides it. All plans support all three clouds, and moving regions later is a scheduled migration, not a rebuild.
Deepest managed-service catalog, default when there's no existing footprint
Best fit for teams already on Microsoft 365 or Entra ID
Strongest for data/analytics-adjacent workloads
Every plan supports AWS, Azure, and GCP — region choice included.
Common questions about ERPNext on ManageStacks
How long does it take to deploy ERPNext on ManageStacks?
Under 5 minutes for the platform; another 20-40 minutes to complete the first-run wizard (company details, chart of accounts, tax templates). We provision Frappe bench, MariaDB, Redis, Nginx, SSL, monitoring, and backups automatically — no bench init on a fresh Ubuntu box.
How does this compare to Frappe Cloud pricing?
Frappe Cloud is the vendor's hosted offering, priced per site plus per-user for premium features. ManageStacks is a flat $29 per site per month regardless of user count. For most SMB/mid-market Indian deployments (20-200 users), self-hosted on ManageStacks is materially cheaper. Frappe Cloud is worth it if you want direct vendor support on the ERPNext application itself — we handle the platform underneath, not application-level configuration.
Can I migrate my existing ERPNext instance to ManageStacks?
Yes. Export your existing ERPNext site (bench backup produces a MariaDB dump, files.tar, and private-files.tar) and we handle the import. Custom apps, DocTypes, workflows, print formats, and reports all transfer. Migration is a supported onboarding operation.
Does ManageStacks handle ERPNext and Frappe version upgrades?
Yes — and this is where ManageStacks pays for itself. ERPNext ships new versions weekly, with major-version migrations (v15 → v16) requiring bench update and DocType patches. We test each release, run migrations in a staging clone, and flag breaking changes before rolling forward. One-click apply once validated.
Are custom apps and modifications supported?
Yes. Custom Frappe apps install through the standard bench get-app + bench install-app flow and persist across updates. On Business plans we support private Git repos for internal apps. Frappe hooks, whitelisted methods, and JS/CSS customisations all work as they do on a self-managed deployment.
How is Indian GST + e-invoicing handled?
ERPNext's India compliance module (GST, TDS, e-invoice via IRP, e-way bill) is included. Combined with the ERPPlugs Tally/SAP-B1 connectors (also from Perimattic), you can bridge ERPNext with existing GST portal filings and IRP submissions.
Can I run multiple ERPNext sites on one deployment?
Yes. Frappe bench is multi-tenant by design — each site (company or subsidiary) gets its own MariaDB database and files directory. On Business plans we support multi-site deployments where a single Frappe bench serves 5-50 sites for group companies.
What happens to my data if I leave?
Full export — bench backup produces MariaDB dump, files.tar, and private-files.tar in the standard ERPNext format. You can import into a self-managed bench or Frappe Cloud anywhere. Migration off ManageStacks is a supported operation.
Run ERPNext without carrying the pager
Subscribe through your AWS, Azure, or GCP marketplace. We handle provisioning, SSL, monitoring, backups, updates, and security. From $15/mo.