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ERP software in Pakistan connects stock, purchasing, production, sales and accounts in one database, so owners stop reconciling five Excel files every month-end. We build custom ERP for manufacturers, distributors and retailers from ready modules, with PKR, Urdu labels, JazzCash/Easypaisa receipts and role-based access. Published market ranges start around PKR 400,000.
Key takeaways
- An ERP is worth it once stock, orders and money are tracked in separate places and month-end takes days.
- Industry modules matter more than feature lists: a garment unit needs bills of materials, a distributor needs route sales and credit limits.
- Published Pakistani ERP build ranges start near PKR 400,000, plus roughly 15 to 20 percent a year for maintenance.
- You own the source code and the database; we put that in the contract.
What ERP software is and who needs it in Pakistan
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software is one shared system for the parts of a business that touch stock and money: purchasing, inventory, production, sales, receivables, payables and the general ledger. A CRM tracks customers and leads. An ERP tracks what you make, buy, hold and sell, and what each of those movements costs.
Across the industries we serve, most Pakistani firms reach for ERP when the owner can no longer answer simple questions quickly. How much stock of this article is in the godown? Which dealers are past their credit limit? What did this order really cost after freight and wastage? If the answer is "let me ask the accountant and call you back", the business has outgrown spreadsheets.
Signs you need custom ERP development
- Stock counts in the system never match the warehouse, and nobody trusts either number.
- Sales, dispatch and accounts each keep their own sheet, and they disagree at month-end.
- Dealers or distributors get credit without anyone checking their outstanding balance.
- You run a factory and cannot see raw material consumed versus finished goods produced.
- You have more than one branch, warehouse or shop, and each runs its own way.
If your main problem is losing leads rather than stock, start with our lead management software instead. Many of our clients begin with a CRM and add ERP modules later on the same database.
What our custom ERP software includes
We do not sell one generic ERP to every sector. We start from ready modules that have already been tested, then shape them around your industry. That keeps build time and cost down compared with writing every screen from zero, and it is the main gap we see in vendor pages: they list features, not how a Faisalabad weaving unit and a Lahore FMCG distributor use them differently.
Manufacturing
Bills of materials, production orders, raw material issue, wastage tracking, job costing per lot, and finished goods transfer to store.
Distribution
Dealer and retailer accounts, credit limits, route and order-booker sales, van stock, scheme and discount rules, recovery tracking.
Retail and ecommerce
Multi-branch POS, barcode stock, COD reconciliation with couriers, returns, and sync with your online store.
Learn moreInventory and warehousing
Batch and expiry tracking, reorder levels, godown transfers, stock ageing and physical count adjustments.
Learn moreAccounts and finance
Chart of accounts, vouchers, receivables and payables ageing, bank and wallet reconciliation, tax lines on invoices.
Real estate and societies
Plot inventory, booking, instalment schedules, dues and transfers for developers.
Learn moreDashboards and role-based access
Every role sees only what it needs. The owner gets a dashboard with sales, cash position, receivables ageing and stock value. The store keeper sees stock movements and nothing financial. Order bookers see their own dealers. Accountants can post vouchers but cannot delete posted entries, and every edit is logged with user and time. This audit trail is what auditors and partners ask for first.
Access anywhere
The ERP runs in the browser, with a mobile-friendly layout or a companion app built by our app development team for order booking and stock checks in the field.
Our ERP development process
- Process mapping
We sit with each department (or meet on video calls if you are outside Lahore) and map how an order moves from enquiry to cash. We note every paper form, sheet and WhatsApp group in use.
- Scope and fixed quote
You get a written scope listing modules, roles, reports and integrations, with a fixed price and milestones. Anything not on the list is a change request, priced before work starts.
- Build in phases
We usually ship the module that hurts most first, often inventory or sales, so your team starts using the system within weeks, not after a year.
- Data migration
Opening stock, customer and supplier balances and item masters are cleaned and imported. Dirty data is the most common cause of ERP delays, so we start this early.
- Training and parallel run
Staff train on real data, and we run old and new systems side by side for one closing period so figures can be checked.
- Support and changes
After go-live we offer a maintenance plan for fixes, backups, updates and small changes.
The ERP projects that fail are rarely about code. They fail because the opening stock was wrong on day one and nobody trusted the system after that. We spend more time on clean data than most clients expect.
Junaid Tariq, FounderPakistan-specific considerations for ERP software
Imported ERP products are built for markets where invoices are always on time and payments are always by bank. Pakistani businesses run differently, and the system has to handle that without workarounds.
- Cash, wallets and cheques: receipts by cash, bank transfer, JazzCash, Easypaisa, Raast or post-dated cheque, each reconciled separately. Online payments can be wired in through a JazzCash and Easypaisa gateway integration.
- COD and courier reconciliation: for retailers, matching courier remittances against dispatched orders, and tracking returns.
- Tax on invoices: sales tax and withholding lines on invoices. We build the fields; your tax adviser confirms the rules for your business.
- Load-shedding and internet drops: cloud hosting with daily backups, and field screens that tolerate weak mobile data so order bookers can sync later.
- Urdu and Roman Urdu: item names and printed slips in Urdu where your staff and dealers need them.
- Dollar exposure: importers can track landed cost in USD and PKR, so exchange-rate swings show up in costing instead of hiding in margins.
Hosting stays in your name. If you already run a website or other systems, our custom software development team can connect the ERP to them through APIs.
Results and examples
We publish case results only with real figures and client permission. Typical metrics we track after go-live are stock accuracy, month-end closing time, receivable days and the number of manual sheets retired.
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ERP software price in Pakistan
Custom ERP cost depends on the number of modules, users, branches, integrations and how messy your existing data is. A Lahore software house publishes PKR 400,000 to 600,000+ for enterprise or ERP systems, with single systems such as inventory at PKR 80,000 to 180,000, POS at PKR 90,000 to 220,000 and accounting at PKR 120,000 to 300,000. The same publisher puts annual maintenance at roughly 15 to 20 percent of project cost.
| System | Published range (PKR) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory software | 80,000 to 180,000 | Single module |
| POS system | 90,000 to 220,000 | Per business, branches add cost |
| Accounting software | 120,000 to 300,000 | Ledger, vouchers, reports |
| ERP system | 400,000 to 600,000+ | Multi-module, one database |
| Annual maintenance | 15 to 20% of build | Fixes, updates, backups |
| Tier | Typical scope | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Core | Inventory, sales, purchase, basic accounts, owner dashboard, up to one branch | [Add your PKR price] |
| Growth | Core plus industry module (production or distribution), roles, mobile order booking | [Add your PKR price] |
| Scale | Multi-branch, full accounts, integrations (store, gateway, courier), custom reports | [Add your PKR price] |
For CRM-only budgets see our CRM software price guide, and for broader build costs read software development cost in Pakistan. Hosting, SMS and WhatsApp message fees are billed separately at cost. Provincial sales tax on IT services is shown as its own line.
Why work with us on ERP
Junaid Tariq has spent 18+ years building WordPress plugins, CRMs and web apps for 500+ clients in 48 countries. Our Lahore CRM and ERP team works from our Gulberg III office alongside the wider Lahore software house team, and serves clients across Pakistan and abroad.
- You own the source code, database and hosting account.
- Fixed scope and price per phase, no open-ended hourly billing.
- We tell you when an off-the-shelf tool is enough. Our custom CRM vs Zoho comparison explains when a subscription wins.
- One team for ERP, website and ads, so sales data and marketing data connect. See our wider CRM and ERP development services.
Frequently asked questions
How much does ERP software cost?
Published Pakistani ranges put a custom ERP at around PKR 400,000 to 600,000 and above, with single modules such as inventory or POS from about PKR 80,000 to 220,000. Maintenance usually adds 15 to 20 percent of the build each year. Your price depends on modules, users, branches, integrations and data migration, so we quote a fixed figure after a free process-mapping session.
How long does it take?
A first working module, usually inventory or sales, typically goes live in a few weeks to two months. A full multi-module ERP with migration, training and a parallel run commonly takes three to six months. These are planning estimates; the real timeline depends on how quickly your team signs off scope and how clean your opening stock and balances are.
What do you need from me to start?
We need one decision-maker, an hour with each department head, and samples of your current documents: invoices, delivery challans, stock sheets and ledger reports. Before migration we need item masters, opening stock and customer and supplier balances. A list of the reports you check most often helps us design the owner dashboard first.