India is one of the leading markets for OnDemand solutions and it’s just a matter of time when companies start switching from on-premise to cloud based services.
iWebNotes is a Mumbai based startup that has launched a SAAS based ERP solution targeted towards small and medium businesses.
Priced at Rs. 299/user/month (including the setup cost), the product has covered all the necessary modules like accounting, sales, purchasing, inventory, manufacturing and HR that would be needed for any SMB market.
What’s commendable about the service is that all the modules offer basic functionalities (for instance, you can’t do 3-way invoice, but can carry all the minimal functionalities required to create/follow up with invoice) , without too much of extra feature-load – nicely follows the super-lean product principle.
Having said that, it would be interesting to see how the team will cope up with their lean offering – Indian SMEs are known to have complex feature requirements and need all that at a hyper-competitive price.
Do give iWebNotes a spin and share your comment.
Aside, do you think pricing per modules works in SAAS context?
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SaaS and Cloud Computing are the future of IT and it will be interesting to see the adoption by SMBs/Enterprises in India.
Also, pricing in the Cloud can be varied and innovative. Ex: module based, user based or even project based. Concessions can be given at non-peak hours (ex- night time and weekend).
There is a lot of potential in cloud computing. But this product seems to be a hopeless one without any real ERP features.
Hey Girish,
You don’t get anything close in the market and feature-by-feature it compares well with SAP Business One.
What features were you looking for?
Maybe its just perspective but our current customers are very satisfied.
cheers,
Rushabh
no tax management in the software a big lack as per as exise is concerned
Dear Dinesh,
Taxes are fully configurable and directly linked to Chart of Accounts and you can add them in both Sales and Purchase Invoices.
We have customers who manage their excise using the software.
cheers!
Rushabh
We can suggest another comparable ERP product for people who dont want to go for rental model and overall it will be cost effective for them.