ERP and CRM insights
Analysis for SME leaders choosing and running ERP and CRM: market shifts, real costs, rollout risks and what changes in 2026.
- Canada Digital Adoption Program: closed, and what to do nowThe Canada Digital Adoption Program is closed. On February 19, 2024, BDC stated that Boost Your Business Technology was no longer accepting new applications.21 min read
- QuickBooks to Odoo or Business Central migration: steps, timeline, costA QuickBooks to Odoo or Business Central migration is worth doing when stock, production, approvals or a second legal entity have outgrown QuickBooks and one database should carry them next…16 min read
- BigTime vs BQE CORE for engineering firms, with OdooBigTime Essentials starts at USD 20 per user per month as of November 2026, and that is the only dollar figure on BigTime's pricing page. Advanced, Premier, and Enterprise show no price.20 min read
- Free accounting software in Canada: what you get and when to moveMost Canadian businesses must register for GST/HST once worldwide taxable supplies pass CAD 30,000 in a single calendar quarter or across four consecutive calendar quarters, under the Canada…27 min read
- CRM modules: which ones a 20 to 100 person company needsCRM modules are the parts of the system each role owns: pipeline for sellers, quotes for sales operations, cases for service, work orders for dispatch, and journeys for marketing.27 min read
- CRM and order management systems: one platform or twoKeep the quote and the order in one platform when price and stock must match the warehouse.23 min read
- Difference between CRM and ERP: which to buy firstCRM and ERP do different jobs: a CRM system manages contacts, pipeline, and service, and an ERP runs finance, inventory, purchasing, and the ledger on a shared database, with finance as the system…19 min read
- Free inventory management software for small businessIf you sell from one site, with one person on stock and under 50 sales orders a month, Zoho Inventory Free is the usable free tier as of October 2026.25 min read
- Sage vs QuickBooks: which fits a growing companySage 50 and QuickBooks can both carry a company through the next twelve months, and they run out of room for different reasons.23 min read
- QuickBooks alternatives for growing US and Canadian businessesThe best QuickBooks alternative depends on what QuickBooks stopped doing for you.41 min read
- Inventory management software: standalone app or ERP?A standalone inventory app fits a product business with one location, no lot or serial tracking, and books that already close in QuickBooks or Xero.29 min read
- Sage 300 vs Sage 50: which one, or neitherSage 300 and Sage 50 are different products, and Sage's Canada comparison of 3 June 2026 lists Sage 50 at up to 40 users and Sage 300 at 200 or more, with multi-currency on Sage 300 as…23 min read