# ERPNext: how AI models rank it, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 17 judge labels across 6 categories by 13 of 14 models. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/vendors/erpnext/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERP systems | 16% | 3 | 0% | 12 |
| Supplier management | 2% | 20 | 0% | 1 |
| Procure-to-pay | 2% | 14 | 0% | 1 |
| Corporate performance management | 0% | 82 | 100% | 1 |
| Fixed asset accounting | 0% | 38 | 0% | 1 |
| Treasury management systems | 0% | 90 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "ERPNext (The Open-Source Champion) * Best for: Companies with a limited budget but some technical/IT capabilities." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, ERP systems)
- "ERPNext (Fully Open-Source, Often Ranked #1 for Free ERPs)... Why best for tight budgets? Completely free to self-host" (Grok 4.1 Fast, ERP systems)
- "if you genuinely need to spend zero on licensing, ERPNext is the most complete truly-free option available." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, ERP systems)
- "For the tightest budget with decent functionality, ERPNext or Odoo (open-source) are excellent choices" (MiniMax M2.5, ERP systems)

## And against it

- "open-source (e.g., basic ERPNext modules), but they lack robust EPM features" (Grok 4.1 Fast, Corporate performance ma)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 10 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- ERP systems: 11% to 16%, +3. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 5 → 3 of 73.
- Supplier management: 2% to 2%, −2. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 13 → 20 of 111.
- Procure-to-pay: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 34 → 14 of 87.
- Corporate performance management: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 83 → 82 of 99.
- Fixed asset accounting: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 45 → 38 of 107.
- Treasury management systems: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 90 of 124.

## In its own words

What ERPNext's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Open Source Cloud ERP Software (https://frappe.io/erpnext)
- For: small and medium businesses (https://frappe.io/erpnext)
- Price stated: No per-user pricing; pay only for hosting (https://frappe.io/erpnext)
- Starting price: 0 (https://frappe.io/erpnext)
- Free plan or trial: Start free trial (https://frappe.io/erpnext)
- Certifications: product-certified, certified partners
- Customers named: Navari Limited, Woodberg, Furnishka, Kyi Myanmar Trading, Aung Thit Lwin Trading, Envision Enviro Tech, Solid Development, Parikh Power

## What it publishes

Every page erpnext.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 1994 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 830 pages, 9 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-10-01
- case study: 125 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-13
- webinar or virtual event: 13 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-12-26
- conference or event: 35 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-26
- report or ebook: 17 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-05-11
- comparison: 31 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-08-28
- glossary or explainer: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2020-06-29
- news or press: 84 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-07-22
- Recent: 2026-10-01 blog: Product updates for september 2026 https://frappe.io/blog/product-updates/product-updates-for-september-2026
- Recent: 2026-10-01 blog: Introducing frappe ui 1 https://frappe.io/blog/engineering/introducing-frappe-ui-1
- Recent: 2026-09-22 blog: Its not just about you https://frappe.io/blog/culture/its-not-just-about-you
- Recent: 2026-09-15 blog: Conversations make the ecosystem https://frappe.io/blog/community/conversations-make-the-ecosystem
- Recent: 2026-09-03 blog: Half a billion ledger entries https://frappe.io/blog/engineering/half-a-billion-ledger-entries
- Recent: 2026-09-01 blog: Product updates for august 2026 https://frappe.io/blog/product-updates/product-updates-for-august-2026

## Record

- Method: https://finance-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://finance-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, finance-ai-index.com.