20 Best Accounting Software for Manufacturing & Wholesale Business

Manufacturing and wholesale accounting needs to track raw materials, bills of materials (BOM), work-in-progress inventory, and dealer or bulk invoicing — well beyond what a generic invoicing tool covers. Here are 20 options across business sizes.

Small manufacturers and wholesalers

• myBooks — bill of materials, COGS calculation, and dealer invoicing built for small manufacturing businesses.
• Katana Cloud Inventory — manufacturing-focused inventory and production tracking.
• MRPeasy — MRP and accounting integration aimed at small manufacturers.
• Fishbowl Inventory — inventory management that pairs with QuickBooks for manufacturing workflows.
• Cin7 Core (DEAR Systems) — inventory and light manufacturing management for growing wholesalers.
• ERPAG — cloud ERP with manufacturing and distribution modules for small teams.
• Zoho Inventory + Zoho Books — combined inventory and accounting for small wholesale operations.

Mid-size operations

• QuickBooks Enterprise — adds advanced inventory and manufacturing reporting over QuickBooks Online.
• Sage 100cloud — manufacturing and distribution modules on a traditional accounting base.
• JobBOSS2 — job-shop manufacturing management with cost tracking.
• Odoo Manufacturing — modular ERP covering manufacturing, inventory, and accounting together.
• Xero + inventory add-ons — general accounting extended with manufacturing-specific apps.
• Unleashed Software — inventory and manufacturing management that integrates with several accounting platforms.

Larger manufacturers and wholesalers

• NetSuite — full ERP with manufacturing, supply chain, and financials in one system.
• SAP Business One — established ERP with deep manufacturing and distribution capability.
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central — ERP-level accounting with manufacturing modules for mid-to-large operations.
• Epicor — manufacturing-first ERP used across industrial and discrete manufacturing.
• Acumatica Manufacturing Edition — cloud ERP with configurable manufacturing workflows.
• Infor CloudSuite Industrial — ERP built specifically for manufacturers.
• Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP — enterprise-scale financials and manufacturing management.

Choosing between them

The deciding factor is usually whether you need full MRP (multi-level bill of materials, production scheduling) or just accurate costing and inventory alongside your books. Most small and growing manufacturers don't need full MRP yet — myBooks covers BOM and COGS without the ERP-level setup time.