Head-to-head
OpsUI vs MRPeasy
Cloud MRP for small makers versus a modular ERP, WMS and MRP layer for operators outgrowing per-user pricing.
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The decision in context.
MRPeasy is one of the most popular cloud MRP tools for small Australian manufacturers, and for good reason. It is genuinely easy to switch on, it does production scheduling, bills of materials, work orders and basic stock well, and it talks to Xero and QuickBooks out of the box. If your problem is purely 'I need to plan and schedule production', it is a strong, affordable answer.
The question this page answers is narrower: when does a small maker outgrow a manufacturing-first MRP, and what does the next step actually look like? The usual trigger is not the MRP getting worse. It is the warehouse getting bigger. You add a second location, a 3PL, more pickers, more SKUs that are bought-and-resold rather than made, and the MRP that was built around the production line starts to feel thin everywhere else.
The other trigger is the bill. MRPeasy is priced per user. That model is kind to a five-person shop and starts to bite the moment the warehouse, dispatch and customer-service teams all need logins. A per-seat price is a tax on headcount, and operations headcount is exactly what grows as you scale.
This is an honest comparison, not a takedown. MRPeasy wins cleanly for a small maker whose need is cloud MRP and production scheduling, full stop. OpsUI fits when the need has widened into warehouse, orders and shipping across multiple locations, and a flat modular price beats a per-user one. We will be specific about where each line sits.
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Like-for-like requirements
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| Requirement | OpsUI | MRPeasy |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Published module subscriptions and Essential, Control, Command and Apex packages. Compare included users, additional seats and separately priced integration connectors. Catalogue context · confirm deployment fit | Current plan, included allowances and commercial terms are not verified here. Request an itemised proposal. Current vendor detail: not independently verified |
| Core focus | Operations breadth: ERP + WMS + MRP as separate modules, so you switch on warehouse, inventory, orders, shipping, CRM and production as needed. Catalogue context · confirm deployment fit | Manufacturing-first. Production planning, scheduling, BOMs and work orders are the core strength; warehouse and wider operations are lighter by design. Current vendor detail: not independently verified |
| Manufacturing / MRP | Review light-production planning, work orders and BOM requirements. Full MRP and finite-capacity scheduling are not established by the module catalogue. Catalogue context · confirm deployment fit | Mature, purpose-built cloud MRP with strong production scheduling, capacity planning and shop-floor reporting. This is what it does best. Current vendor detail: not independently verified |
| Warehouse management (WMS) | Dedicated WMS modules: Receiving & inbound, Shipping & outbound, Wave Picking, Zone Picking, Slotting optimisation, Cycle Counting. Built for bin-level, multi-step warehouse work. Catalogue context · confirm deployment fit | Stock tracking is solid for a production context, but it is not a full WMS. Bin-level putaway, wave/zone picking and slotting are not the focus. Current vendor detail: not independently verified |
| Multi-location / multi-warehouse | Multi-location is first-class — live stock-on-hand by location and bin across sites, with picking and cycle counts per location. Catalogue context · confirm deployment fit | Supports multiple stock locations, but the model is centred on the manufacturing site rather than a distributed multi-warehouse operation. Current vendor detail: not independently verified |
| Order management | Order Management module handles sales orders, allocation and fulfilment across channels as a distinct operations function. Catalogue context · confirm deployment fit | Sales and purchase orders are present to feed production and Procurement; full multi-channel order orchestration is not the design centre. Current vendor detail: not independently verified |
| Finance integration | NetSuite is listed as live; Xero, MYOB, Abel and SAP are built on rollout. NZ Couriers is listed as live; other carrier connections are scoped per account. Catalogue context · confirm deployment fit | Integrates with Xero and QuickBooks Online to push invoices and bills; this is a real strength for small makers already on Xero. Current vendor detail: not independently verified |
| CRM | CRM-light built into Order Management, customer records and order history live in the same operations platform; not a standalone sales CRM. Catalogue context · confirm deployment fit | Not a CRM. You would pair MRPeasy with a separate CRM if you need one. Current vendor detail: not independently verified |
| Modularity | A la carte, switch on only the modules you need (e.g. Add WMS to MRP without paying for HR or Procurement) and add modules as you grow. Catalogue context · confirm deployment fit | Plan-based, you move up a tier to unlock more features rather than composing individual modules. Current vendor detail: not independently verified |
| Australian footprint | Runs at opsui.au with AUD billing, Australian-hosted production data and AU business-hours support. Catalogue context · confirm deployment fit | Global cloud product used widely by AU manufacturers; localisation is via Xero/QuickBooks and standard cloud delivery rather than an AU-specific hosting commitment. Current vendor detail: not independently verified |
| Setup effort | Modular switch-on measured in weeks, scoped to the modules you turn on; live faster than a full ERP migration. Catalogue context · confirm deployment fit | Famously quick to start, a small maker can be running production planning in days, which is a genuine advantage at that size. Current vendor detail: not independently verified |
Pricing model
- OpsUI
- Published module subscriptions and Essential, Control, Command and Apex packages. Compare included users, additional seats and separately priced integration connectors.
Catalogue context · confirm fit
- MRPeasy
- Current plan, included allowances and commercial terms are not verified here. Request an itemised proposal.
Current vendor detail: not independently verified
Core focus
- OpsUI
- Operations breadth: ERP + WMS + MRP as separate modules, so you switch on warehouse, inventory, orders, shipping, CRM and production as needed.
Catalogue context · confirm fit
- MRPeasy
- Manufacturing-first. Production planning, scheduling, BOMs and work orders are the core strength; warehouse and wider operations are lighter by design.
Current vendor detail: not independently verified
Manufacturing / MRP
- OpsUI
- Review light-production planning, work orders and BOM requirements. Full MRP and finite-capacity scheduling are not established by the module catalogue.
Catalogue context · confirm fit
- MRPeasy
- Mature, purpose-built cloud MRP with strong production scheduling, capacity planning and shop-floor reporting. This is what it does best.
Current vendor detail: not independently verified
Warehouse management (WMS)
- OpsUI
- Dedicated WMS modules: Receiving & inbound, Shipping & outbound, Wave Picking, Zone Picking, Slotting optimisation, Cycle Counting. Built for bin-level, multi-step warehouse work.
Catalogue context · confirm fit
- MRPeasy
- Stock tracking is solid for a production context, but it is not a full WMS. Bin-level putaway, wave/zone picking and slotting are not the focus.
Current vendor detail: not independently verified
Multi-location / multi-warehouse
- OpsUI
- Multi-location is first-class — live stock-on-hand by location and bin across sites, with picking and cycle counts per location.
Catalogue context · confirm fit
- MRPeasy
- Supports multiple stock locations, but the model is centred on the manufacturing site rather than a distributed multi-warehouse operation.
Current vendor detail: not independently verified
Order management
- OpsUI
- Order Management module handles sales orders, allocation and fulfilment across channels as a distinct operations function.
Catalogue context · confirm fit
- MRPeasy
- Sales and purchase orders are present to feed production and Procurement; full multi-channel order orchestration is not the design centre.
Current vendor detail: not independently verified
Finance integration
- OpsUI
- NetSuite is listed as live; Xero, MYOB, Abel and SAP are built on rollout. NZ Couriers is listed as live; other carrier connections are scoped per account.
Catalogue context · confirm fit
- MRPeasy
- Integrates with Xero and QuickBooks Online to push invoices and bills; this is a real strength for small makers already on Xero.
Current vendor detail: not independently verified
CRM
- OpsUI
- CRM-light built into Order Management, customer records and order history live in the same operations platform; not a standalone sales CRM.
Catalogue context · confirm fit
- MRPeasy
- Not a CRM. You would pair MRPeasy with a separate CRM if you need one.
Current vendor detail: not independently verified
Modularity
- OpsUI
- A la carte, switch on only the modules you need (e.g. Add WMS to MRP without paying for HR or Procurement) and add modules as you grow.
Catalogue context · confirm fit
- MRPeasy
- Plan-based, you move up a tier to unlock more features rather than composing individual modules.
Current vendor detail: not independently verified
Australian footprint
- OpsUI
- Runs at opsui.au with AUD billing, Australian-hosted production data and AU business-hours support.
Catalogue context · confirm fit
- MRPeasy
- Global cloud product used widely by AU manufacturers; localisation is via Xero/QuickBooks and standard cloud delivery rather than an AU-specific hosting commitment.
Current vendor detail: not independently verified
Setup effort
- OpsUI
- Modular switch-on measured in weeks, scoped to the modules you turn on; live faster than a full ERP migration.
Catalogue context · confirm fit
- MRPeasy
- Famously quick to start, a small maker can be running production planning in days, which is a genuine advantage at that size.
Current vendor detail: not independently verified
Commercial structure
Keep the assumptions visible.
Compare subscriptions, user allowances, integration work and implementation responsibilities. Preserve the currency and billing period of each offer.
Essential
NZ$499per month
2 users included
2 operational modules
Control
NZ$1,499per month
5 users included
5 operational modules
Command
NZ$2,999per month
15 users included
11 operational modules
Apex
NZ$11,990per month
Unlimited users
20 operational modules
Published monthly subscriptions in NZD. Existing annual pricing and package allowances apply. Additional seats are NZ$99 per month beyond the applicable allowance; integration connectors are separate add-ons.
Review the full packages and configure pricing →Where each approach may fit.
When MRPeasy is the better fit
Your need is purely cloud MRP and production scheduling. If the job is planning the production line, BOMs, work orders, capacity, shop-floor reporting, and operations beyond the factory are simple, MRPeasy does exactly that job and does it well. Buying a broader ERP+WMS layer to get it would be paying for capability you do not need.
You are a small maker with a small team. Per-user pricing is cheapest precisely at the size where MRPeasy shines. A five-person shop where everyone touches production gets a capable MRP for very little, and that maths is hard to beat at that scale.
You want to be live this week. MRPeasy is built to self-serve and start fast. If speed-to-first-value on production planning matters more than warehouse breadth, that quick start is a real, fair advantage.
You are already on Xero or QuickBooks and content there. MRPeasy's accounting integrations are mature and straightforward, and if production planning is the only gap, that is a clean, low-friction fit you should not over-engineer.
When OpsUI is the better fit
The warehouse has outgrown the MRP. When you need real WMS, bin-level receiving and putaway, wave or zone picking, slotting and cycle counting, alongside production, OpsUI's dedicated warehouse modules do what a manufacturing-first tool was never built to do.
You have gone multi-location. A second site, a 3PL or a distributed pick operation needs live stock-on-hand by location and bin and picking per site. OpsUI treats multi-warehouse as first-class rather than an add-on to the factory.
Per-user pricing is starting to bite. Once warehouse, dispatch and customer-service staff all need logins, a per-seat model taxes the exact headcount that grows as you scale. OpsUI's flat per-module pricing means adding pickers does not keep raising the bill — full breakdown at /pricing.
You need more than manufacturing, orders, shipping, CRM, returns in one place. If the gap has widened from 'plan production' to 'run the whole operation', a modular ERP+WMS+MRP layer consolidates the tools a maker otherwise bolts together.
You want to keep your ledger and add an operations layer, not migrate. OpsUI sits on top of Xero, MYOB or NetSuite as the operations system and leaves finance where it works, so you fix the operations gap without putting your books through a migration.
Implementation and local context.
Most small Australian manufacturers reach MRPeasy through Xero, it is a natural production-planning companion to a Xero or QuickBooks ledger, and that pairing is genuinely good while the operation stays factory-centred. The decision shifts when growth turns a maker into a maker-plus-distributor: multiple locations, a 3PL, bought-and-resold lines, and a dispatch team that all need warehouse-grade tooling rather than MRP that treats stock as an input to production. OpsUI's wedge for AU operators is to keep the Xero or MYOB ledger untouched and add the ERP, WMS and MRP modules as an operations layer on top, billed in AUD with Australian-hosted production data. Bidirectional NetSuite sync is live in production today, while Xero and MYOB sync is wired during rollout through the Finance & Accounting module, see integrations for what connects today versus during rollout.
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Questions buyers ask.
What are the main MRPeasy alternatives in Australia?
It depends on the gap. If you want another small-maker cloud MRP, Katana is the closest peer. If you need inventory breadth more than production depth, Cin7 or Unleashed are common AU choices. If the gap has widened to cover warehouse, multi-location, orders, shipping, CRM and MRP together, a modular ERP+WMS layer like OpsUI fits, sitting on top of your existing Xero or MYOB ledger rather than replacing it.
Is OpsUI a replacement for MRPeasy?
Only when your need has outgrown cloud MRP. If the job is purely production planning and scheduling for a small maker, MRPeasy does that well and OpsUI would be more than you need. OpsUI becomes the better fit when you also need real warehouse management, multiple locations, order and shipping operations, and a pricing model that does not climb with every new login.
Does OpsUI work with Xero like MRPeasy does?
OpsUI is designed to keep your finance system in place rather than force a migration. Bidirectional NetSuite sync is live in production today; bidirectional Xero and MYOB sync is wired during rollout via the Finance & Accounting module. MRPeasy's Xero and QuickBooks integrations are mature and a genuine strength for small makers already on those ledgers, if production planning is your only gap, that is a clean fit worth keeping.
Why would per-user pricing be a problem as I grow?
Compare the required modules, users, order allowances, integration work and implementation responsibilities before comparing prices. OpsUI’s current package structure is shown on this page. Current competitor prices and terms need confirmation with the vendor; historical estimates are not a current quote.
Can OpsUI handle production and warehouse in one system?
Yes. The Production & manufacturing module covers BOMs, work orders and production, while dedicated WMS modules, Receiving & inbound, Shipping & outbound, Wave Picking, Zone Picking, Slotting optimisation and Cycle Counting, handle the warehouse. Because it is modular and a la carte, you can switch on just MRP plus WMS without paying for modules you do not need, and add more as you grow.
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Further reading: MRPeasy, neutral guide
OpsUI integration delivery and scope · Security review information · Published OpsUI packages
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