QAD Adaptive ERP
QAD Adaptive ERP is a manufacturing ERP designed to help manufacturers respond to changing business conditions.
What QAD Adaptive ERP is
QAD Adaptive ERP is a manufacturing ERP designed to help manufacturers respond to changing business conditions. Its capabilities span sales, field service, manufacturing, finance, purchasing, asset management, analytics, and reporting. The listed modules include inventory and order management, work orders, quality management, lot and serial traceability, and shop-floor data capture. Embedded analytics, KPI management, reporting, and real-time dashboards support operational oversight; prepackaged AI use cases cover accounts payable, production, maintenance, and shipping. Manufacturers can build extensions and applications on a low-code/no-code platform designed to avoid interfering with upgrades. Internationalization features include country-specific tax and reporting support, multiple languages, and multi-currency tracking; QAD says the capability supports 66 countries. The deployment model is hybrid, and the cloud offering is accessible from internet-connected devices, with native mobility in its web-based interface. Platforms listed include Android, iOS, web, and API. Pricing is available on request, and there is no free plan.
Good
- Covers manufacturing, finance, purchasing, and inventory.
- Includes work orders, quality, and lot traceability.
- Prepackaged AI use cases span four operational areas.
- Supports extensions designed not to interfere with upgrades.
- Offers hybrid deployment and native mobile support.
Watch out
- There is no free plan.
- Pricing is available only on request.
Who it suits
QAD Adaptive ERP is aimed at manufacturers, including global manufacturers, that need manufacturing, finance, inventory, and related processes in one ERP. Its industry focus includes automotive, consumer products, food and beverage, high technology, industrial manufacturing, and life sciences.
Verdict
QAD Adaptive ERP brings manufacturing and business processes together, with analytics, internationalization, and extensibility aimed at manufacturers. Buyers should account for its paid-only model and request pricing.
The facts
Each one read from QAD Adaptive ERP's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI
- QAD lists prepackaged AI use cases for accounts payable, production, maintenance, and shipping.checked 30 Sep 2026
- AI and analytics
- QAD describes prepackaged AI use cases for accounts payable, production, maintenance and shipping, plus embedded analytics and dashboards.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Analytics
- The product includes embedded self-service analytics, role-based and process-contextual analytics, KPI management, and reporting tools.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Availability
- QAD lists a 99.5% cloud availability SLA and 99.9% actual availability over the preceding three years.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Cloud and access
- QAD describes Adaptive ERP as cloud software accessible from any internet-connected device, and says its web-based Adaptive UX includes native mobility support.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Cloud availability
- QAD lists a 99.5% cloud availability SLA and reports 99.9% actual availability over the prior three years.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Compliance
- QAD’s Trust Center lists ISO 27001, CSA STAR, TISAX, FDA 21 CFR Part 11, and SOC 1 and SOC 2 Type 2 among its compliance certifications and attestations.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Core processes
- Its listed capabilities include sales, field service, manufacturing, financials, purchasing, enterprise asset management, analytics, and reporting.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Customization
- The QAD Enterprise Platform supports extensions and new applications for manufacturer-specific processes, with a development environment designed to avoid interfering with future upgrades.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Deployment
- hybridchecked 23 Sep 2026
- Extensibility
- QAD says customers can build extensions and applications on its low-code/no-code platform without intrusive customizations that interfere with upgrades.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Finance module
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Global compliance
- QAD Internationalization provides country-specific extensions, tax management and reporting, e-document compliance, multiple languages, and multi-currency rate tracking.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Global operations
- QAD says its internationalization capability supports 66 countries with tax and related reporting compliance.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Industry focus
- QAD describes the ERP as designed for automotive, consumer products, food and beverage, high technology, industrial manufacturing, and life sciences.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- QAD lists related applications including QAD EQMS, Digital Supply Chain Planning, Advanced Scheduling, Global Trade and Transportation Execution, Supplier Relationship Management, and Production Execution.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Intended users
- QAD describes Adaptive ERP as built for manufacturers, including global manufacturers.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Inventory management
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Manufacturing tools
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
The company
- Company
- QAD says it was founded in 1979 to help manufacturers solve complex problems.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Founded
- 1979checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Miami, Florida, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Integration platform
- The QAD Integration Platform is described as a data pipeline for connecting operations and supporting data-driven transformation.checked 30 Sep 2026
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