ERPNext
ERPNext is a free and open-source integrated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software developed by Frappe Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and is built on MariaDB database system using Frappe, a Python based server-side framework. ERPNext is a generic ERP software used by manufacturers, distributors and services companies. It includes modules like accounting, CRM, sales, purchasing, website, e-commerce, point of sale, manufacturing, warehouse, project management, inventory, and services. Also, it has domain specific modules like schools, healthcare, agriculture, and non-profit. ERPNext is an alternative to NetSuite and QAD, and similar in function to Odoo (formerly OpenERP), Tryton and  Openbravo. ERPNext was included in the ERP FrontRunners List by Gartner as a Pacesetters. Core modules. ERPNext contains these modules: Software license. ERPNext is released under the GPL-3.0-only license. Consequently, ERPNext does not require license fees as opposed to proprietary ERP vendors. In addition, as long as the terms of the licenses are adhered to, modification of the program is possible. Architecture. ERPNext has a Model-View-Controller architecture with metadata modeling tools that add flexibility for users to adapt the software to unique purposes without the need for programming. Some attributes of the architecture are: The underlying web  app framework is called "Frappe Framework" and is maintained as a separate open source project. Frappe started as a web based metadata framework inspired from Protégé though it has evolved differently. This architecture allows rapid application development (RAD). Source code and documentation. ERPNext source code is hosted on GitHub, using the Git revision control system, and the contributions are also handled using GitHub. A complete user manual is available at the project website. Software as a service. ERPNext is available both on user hosting and as a Software as a service (SaaS) from their website. Investment. In November 2020, Rainmatter  incubator invested ₹10 crore ($1.3M) in Frappe Technologies PL, to support development of ERPNext, other open source products, and scaling plans. FOSS United. FOSS United (formerly ERPNext Open Source Software Foundation) is a non-for-profit organization. The goal of the foundation is to provide a platform for the FOSS community of India to come together and build open source applications.