ERP Competition & ERP Award 2026: Jury-awarded solutionsERP System of the Year: Awards Ceremony on October 5, 2026 | Frankfurt am Main
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ERP Competition | Public Online Pitch | Results in the ERP 6/26 Winners’ Edition
In its 21st year, the “ERP System of the Year” competition continues to set industry standards for ERP systems, ERP software solutions and ERP system integrators, with a growing emphasis on ERP platforms that offer AI-powered functions and intelligent assistants. On 5 October 2026, the winners of the “ERP System of the Year 2026” competition were announced across several categories at the IT-Unternehmertag. The awards recognise the best ERP solutions and functions for SMEs, mid-sized businesses and large enterprises. As every year, awards are presented exclusively across individual categories; there is no overall winner. An overview of all award recipients is provided below.
Smart Entertainment Through Online Pitches
The competition is designed as a Smart Entertainment and Upskilling event: a distinctive format that informs, inspires and engages a discerning professional audience. The pitch delivers practical insights, current market trends and concrete takeaways to support well-informed day-to-day business decisions.
This year’s online pitches in June, July and August 2026 attracted an exceptional level of audience interest. The participants showcased innovative ERP use cases, modern ERP technologies and new capabilities for businesses. The free online format gave ERP decision-makers, IT leaders and digital transformation professionals practical insight into emerging ERP trends, process automation, AI-enabled business solutions and future-ready IT strategies.
Missed the 2026 online pitches? Recordings will be available here from the end of October.
Unfiltered and authentic: Get a glimpse of the jury’s challenging questions.
The winners’ edition, available online from December 2026, will reveal which ERP solutions impressed the jury, with key highlights, in-depth insights and the jury’s rationale.
2026 Award Winners
GOLD Awards
ERP integrated robotics solutions: CSB-System SE
AI-powered ERP: Asseco Solutions AG, Comarch AG and Reybex / Edit Systems GmbH
ERP user experience: Asseco Solutions AG
Vibe Coding in ERP: Metacarp GmbH
Multichannel commerce: Reybex / Edit Systems GmbH
High mix low volume manufacturing (HMLV): TimeLine ERP
Wholesale: GOB Software & Systeme (Microsoft Partner)
Cloud-native ERP: Reybex / Edit Systems GmbH
SILVER Awards
Food and beverage ERP: advancedsolution GmbH (SAP Partner)
High mix low volume manufacturing (HMLV): COBUS ConCept GmbH
Multichannel commerce: D&G-Software GmbH
Wholesale: Comarch AG and CVS / ALPHAPLAN ERP
Cloud ERP including compliance: Comarch AG
Electronics distribution: CVS / ALPHAPLAN ERP
BRONZE Awards
ERP with integrated sustainability reporting: caniasERP | Industrial Application Software GmbH
ERP for construction: Sta*Ware EDV Beratung GmbH
ERP for the pharmaceutical industry: b4dynamics GmbH (Microsoft Partner)
AI in Omnichannel ERP: MAC IT-Solutions (Microsoft Partner)
Cloud-native ERP: Proalpha MKG and advancedsolution GmbH (SAP Partner)
ERP data hubs: it-motive AG
Modular API-based ERP: CATUNO GmbH
SPECIAL AWARDS
From the independent customer survey (CER – University of Potsdam)
Customer Champion: Metacarp GmbH
Customer Satisfaction: CVS / ALPHAPLAN ERP
Implementation Approach: GOB Software & Systeme
AUDIENCE FAVOURITE
In the Public Online Pitch
CATUNO GmbH
Who Wins at the ERP System of the Year Competition?
The “ERP System of the Year” awards recognise leading ERP solutions across a range of industry and technology categories. There is no overall winner. Each year, awards are presented in Gold, Silver and Bronze, based on the solutions’ overall scores from an independent expert jury. Not every pitch participant receives an award. Recognition is reserved for solutions that achieve a high overall score. In short pitches, providers present their solutions and then answer questions from a critical, twelve-member expert jury. Audience members can also ask questions and vote for their favourite solution.
In 2026, awards were presented in the following categories:
- AI in ERP
- ERP for Retail
- ERP for Manufacturing
- Vibe Coding in ERP
- High-Variant Manufacturing
- Cloud-Native ERP
- Cloud ERP and Compliance
- Wholesale
- Multichannel Retail
- AI in Omnichannel ERP
- Electronics Distribution
- ERP with Integrated Sustainability Reporting
- ERP for Construction
- ERP for the Food Industry
- ERP for the Pharmaceutical Industry
- ERP Data Hubs
- Modular API-Based ERP
- ERP User Experience
- ERP-Integrated Robotics Solutions
About the Competition and Award
The competition and award “ERP System of the Year” is Europe’s leading distinction in the field of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). It has been presented annually for 21 years in various categories and honours outstanding achievements in the ERP domain. The jury is made up of high-caliber and neutral digital and industry experts, including journalists, consultants, business leaders and scientistsThe competition is organized by the Berlin-based GITO publishing house (organizer), the Chair of Information Systems at the University of Potsdam (scientific partner), the Center for Enterprise Research (knowledge partner), the trade journal ERP Management (media partner), and the IT-Unternehmertag (event partner).
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