ERP Migration for Job Shops
An open-source ERP configured for how a job shop actually runs, implemented by a Midwest team that's been in the building. No per-seat license fees. No implementation partner halfway around the world.
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Both Work Until They Don't
If you run a job shop, one of two things is probably true. Either you're on QuickBooks plus a stack of spreadsheets that everyone patches by hand, or you're on an aging JobBoss or E2 install that nobody wants to touch. Both work until they don't. Quotes take too long, nobody trusts the schedule, and the real cost of a job shows up after it ships.
Every Month Costs You
Every month on the old setup is a month of double entry, backtracking to find a material cert or a PO, and decisions made on numbers you can't fully trust. The systems built to replace this either lock you into per-seat pricing that punishes you for growing, or come from an implementation partner halfway around the world who has never set foot in a shop like yours.
One System, Not Four Vendors
Before / AfterWhat We Do Instead
We implement ERPNext, configured for how a job shop actually runs: quoting, scheduling, inventory, purchasing, and job costing in one place. Four steps, in this order.
Fit Assessment First
Before we recommend anything, we check whether ERPNext is right for your shop. Sometimes it isn't, and we'll tell you. That is the first thing we do, not the last.
Flat Monthly Fee, Not Per Seat
Per-seat pricing recreates the exact cost trap you're trying to escape. It punishes you for adding people. We charge a flat monthly fee instead.
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On-Site Where It Counts
For shops in the Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana region, we're in the building. Elsewhere in the Midwest, we work remotely and consultatively. Same timezone either way.
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Start Where Risk Is Lowest
We're a fit for first-ERP shops running QuickBooks-plus-spreadsheets or E2/JobBoss. We're honest about who we're not a fit for yet, because a bad fit costs you more than it costs us.
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A Real Gap in the Market, Not a Marketing Line
The ERPNext implementation field is almost entirely offshore or generic. A Midwest team offering same-timezone, on-site implementation for job shops is a real gap in the market, not a marketing line.
Next Industrial is powered by Seven Hills Technology, with deep experience untangling systems other vendors left behind.
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You get proof most new brands can't offer on day one: a decade of delivery, a Midwest team you can meet, and clients who've stayed with us for years.
The technical depth that the team was able to comprehend and the consultative nature of the interaction was impressive. They were able to provide a feasible roadmap and an "MVP" approach to move us forward without spending millions of dollars... 7 Hills stood out as the one company that was interested in understanding the problem.
Not Sure You're Ready? Start Smaller.
An ERP migration is a big step. If you're not ready to commit to one, or you're weighing an automation project on top of it, we have two fixed-scope engagements that give you an answer before you spend real money.
Automation & AI Discovery
A structured review of your systems and workflows to find where automation and AI can actually save you time, and where they can't. You get a written findings doc: the places worth pursuing, the ones that aren't, and what each would take. No commitment to build anything.
AI & Data Readiness Assessment
Before you fund an AI build, find out if your data can support one. We inventory your data sources, assess quality and structure, and tell you straight whether you're ready or what has to happen first. We recently ran this for a $750M manufacturer and saved them from a multi-million-dollar build their data couldn't have supported.
Start With a No-Obligation Fit Assessment
We run a fit assessment before we recommend anything, at no cost and no obligation. Sometimes the answer is "not yet," and we'll tell you that too.