ERP Software Selection Guide 2026: What Every Company Should Know
SAP, Oracle, Logo, Mikro or custom ERP? Choose based on scale, sector, integration needs and five-year total cost of ownership.
Why Do So Many ERP Projects Fail to Deliver?
A significant share of ERP investments do not achieve expected benefits. The root cause is almost always the same: selecting based on vendor recommendations rather than mapped business processes, and underestimating implementation costs.
Do Not Select an ERP Without a Needs Analysis
Which modules do you need — finance, manufacturing, sales, HR? Which systems must it integrate with? How many users? Answering these before speaking to any vendor shapes a selection that actually fits.
Large Suite, Local Solution or Custom?
SAP and Oracle are powerful for large, complex organisations but carry high implementation cost and timeline. Logo and Mikro are market-adapted, cost-effective options well suited to Turkish business processes. Custom ERP suits organisations with highly unique processes and intensive integration requirements.
Run a Five-Year TCO Analysis
Licence, implementation, training, support and customisation costs must be evaluated over five years. A low licence cost product with high customisation overhead can deliver a worse TCO than a higher-licence alternative.
Test Integration Capacity
Evaluate technically how the ERP will connect with your existing systems: e-commerce, CRM, manufacturing systems, e-invoice. Do this with the vendor's technical team, not just the sales team.