Infor CloudSuite Industrial review

Infor CloudSuite Industrial is aimed at midsize industrial manufacturers that need more planning depth than a small-business MRP. Infor says the SMB edition, built on Infor SyteLine, is purpose-built for small and midsize industrial manufacturers, with advanced planning and scheduling to align demand and capacity, inline quality control, built-in project-based manufacturing and multi-site coordination. It adds micro-vertical functionality for discrete and process manufacturers and runs on AWS hosting. Plants can extend the core with modular MES, WMS, PLM and CPQ, and Infor's CPQ offers 2D and 3D product visualization for quoting. Infor publishes no price, and the add-on structure means scope and cost grow with each module, so a full rollout is a project rather than a sign-up. For a plant with engineer-to-order or multi-site complexity that is acceptable. We compared documented features and published information, and CloudSuite Industrial ranks tenth because ease of use and value are hard to verify without public pricing.

Who it is for

Midsize industrial manufacturers with project-based or multi-site work

Price

See vendor pricing (USD check pending); sold through Infor sales.

US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

• Advanced planning and scheduling to align demand and capacity
• Inline quality control to reduce defects
• Built-in support for project-based manufacturing
• Multi-site coordination and supplier integration
• Modular MES, WMS, PLM and CPQ add-ons

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Purpose-built version for small and midsize industrial manufacturers
• Strength: Micro-vertical functionality for discrete and process manufacturers
• Strength: AWS hosting for the cloud suite
• Weakness: No public pricing
• Weakness: MES, WMS, PLM and CPQ are separate modules to add
• Weakness: Broad, configurable scope suits firms with a project team, not a 10-person shop

Key facts

• ERP core: Infor SyteLine (SMB edition)
• Hosting: AWS
• Add-on modules: MES, WMS, PLM, CPQ
• Manufacturing types: Discrete and process

Where it ranks

Infor CloudSuite Industrial is No. 10 in our Best ERP for Manufacturing verdict.