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Custom ERP software.
Your process shapes the system.

Connect orders, responsibilities and billing in a way that fits your business. SYNQ offers customised ERP systems with optional AI. Your workflows, a clear feature scope and verifiable handovers come first.

Software that follows your business.

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Three interlocking precision gears representing coordinated business processes
One system. Interlocking workflows.

One order. A clear path.

An order is confirmed. Its scope sits in a proposal, the person responsible is named in a message and billing progress lives in a spreadsheet. When something changes, the search starts again.

A custom ERP should connect these handovers. Your workflow determines which information belongs there and who may edit it. The following example makes a possible scope tangible.

  1. Receive the order

    Approved scope of work, customer and agreed terms

    Is the order complete?
  2. Assign the work

    Responsible team, required capacity and outstanding prerequisites

    Who will deliver each part?
  3. Confirm delivery

    Completed work, changes and acceptance

    What can be passed on for billing?
  4. Prepare billing

    Approved work and customer details

    Is the handover to the billing system complete?

Illustrative order workflow: a concept, not a customer project or product screenshot.

This model separates processing from approval. It also shows where an existing system could connect. The actual features and integrations are defined for your project.

Your daily work determines what your ERP needs to do

The starting point is a specific task that currently requires too much coordination. It helps identify the data, roles and features you need.

Animated demo with fictional customer data: open a record, review tasks and approve an order.

For a project-based business, order status, work approvals and billing handovers may belong together. Another business may focus on purchasing or inventory. We clarify which warehouse, production or accounting features belong in your system based on your requirements.

Custom also means planning for change: what happens when an extra approval step is added? Who can change terms? How is a new responsibility assigned? These questions tell you more about the system's fit than a long feature list.

If friction starts before an order is placed, the solution may begin with your CRM software.

Start sooner: define the first usable scope

We suggest starting with a process that works on its own and has clear acceptance criteria. This makes it easier to see what could go into production and what belongs in a later release. Project planning must establish whether this approach suits your systems.

One process.
Ready for daily work.
  1. Create
  2. Process
  3. Approve
DataAccessHandover
Later additions
The initial scope is defined as one complete process.
  1. Define the starting point

    Bring a sample work item, the systems involved and a business contact. Together, we can identify requirements and outstanding decisions. The initial scope also includes exceptions that regularly occur in daily work.

  2. Test with real workflows

    A draft should show how your team creates, processes and approves a work item. Later acceptance needs verifiable criteria, such as complete data, appropriate access and a working handover. A visible preview alone is not a production-ready ERP.

  3. Prepare the transition

    Before launch, data migration, training, responsibilities and error handling need to be clear. For guidance on preparing the transition without unnecessary gaps, see our guide to ERP implementation.

We can give a reliable date only once the scope, data situation and integrations are agreed. Our aim remains to keep the path to the first productive process short.

What to compare when assessing the price

Invest in the features your business needs. Comparing the same services over the same period shows whether a customised ERP costs less.

Include setup or development, data migration, integrations and rollout. Add operations, any licences, support and future changes. Your team's internal effort also belongs in the decision.

Costs and dates relate to the agreed scope of work. Starting small only makes sense if the selected process is usable, including its data, integrations and approvals.

For the items to include in a comparable proposal, see our overview of ERP costs.

Basis for comparisonOne scope.
The total effort.
Build
Design & development
Connect
Data & integrations
Introduce
Testing & training
Operate
Hosting & support
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Changes & internal time
Use the same scope and time period when comparing all proposals.

Existing systems and optional AI

Existing applicationsCoordinated handovers
Concept: bring data together, clarify responsibilities and check handovers.

An ERP decision needs to fit your existing IT. For each planned integration, establish which system holds the authoritative data, what access is available and how changes are transferred. Tell us which applications you want to keep using.

AI can be part of your ERP project if you want it. One possible use is preparing information from documents for review. Before implementation, define which data may be used, who approves the result and what ongoing costs arise. We also offer ERP without AI. See a possible workflow in our service for AI integration.

Is a custom ERP right for your project?

A custom solution is particularly worth considering when important workflows in your existing system rely on extra spreadsheets and manual handovers. It also needs people in your business who can make decisions about requirements and review progress.

If an existing standard solution already meets your requirements well, include it in the comparison. Custom development is not an end in itself. What matters is fit, total effort and the ability to develop your system further in a useful way.

Can our data be migrated?

That depends on export options, data structure and quality. Start the assessment with sample data and consider mapping, duplicates and completeness. The records that will actually be migrated must be explicitly included in the project scope.

How are operations and future development handled?

Hosting, support, response times, usage rights and possible dependencies belong in the project agreement. Also record how data can be exported and who will handle future changes.

How ERP fits into SYNQ systems

Which process should work better first?

Describe the task, the systems involved and where your team currently loses time. You do not need a finished requirements specification yet.

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