Production planning software Switzerland — comparison

Does the order fit through the workshop — and what is the part made of?

Swiss specifics

What is different in Switzerland

Production planning

The Swiss market imposes requirements that an international solution usually lacks — it is built for other legal systems. Buy from abroad and you notice at the year-end close, in the VAT filing or with the first payroll declaration. These are the points that decide in this category:

This category lists only vendors with a Swiss legal entity. Foreign solutions are not excluded — none of those that matter here names a franc price.

Customs declaration
Foreign currency
Data locationSwiss data centres are not a legal requirement, but often a procurement criterion – especially for personal data and public-sector contracts.
Bought only through a partnerSome vendors sell and support exclusively through resellers. Then there is no price without a quotation and no start without an implementation project — and quality rests with the partner, not the vendor. Ask who your contact will be once the system is live.
Export and exitBefore signing up, check what an export looks like (entries, documents, master data). A solution without a usable export is a one-way street.

Criterion	ERP heavyweight, strongest payrollDetails	Cloud ERP with very broad scopeDetails	Romandy ERP, data in SwitzerlandDetails	Solothurn ERP with a full production moduleDetails	Neuchâtel production system, four languagesDetails
Planning and parts
Capacity planning	✓	✓	not researched	✓	not researched
Bill of materials	✓	✓	not researched	✓	✓
Cost & onboarding
Deployment	Cloud + Desktop/Server	Cloud	Cloud + Desktop/Server	not researched	Cloud + Desktop/Server
Payroll, VAT & law
Data location	Switzerland	Switzerland	Switzerland	not researched	not researched
Scope & extensions
Orders & inventory	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Open API	✓	✓	not researched	not researched	not researched
Mobile app	✓	–	not researched	✓	not researched
Collaboration & vendor
Languages	DE · FR · IT · EN	DE · FR · EN	DE · FR · EN	not researched	DE · FR · IT · EN
Vendor	Abacus Research AG	Forterro Schweiz AG	ProConcept SA	dynasoft AG	MCA Concept SA
Headquarters	Wittenbach SG	Altendorf SZ	Sonceboz BE	Solothurn	Colombier NE
Vendor website	open ↗	open ↗	open ↗	open ↗	open ↗