OpsUI vs MRPeasy
Cloud MRP for small makers versus a modular ERP, WMS and MRP layer for operators outgrowing per-user pricing.
OpsUI is a modular ERP, WMS and MRP layer you buy a la carte; it differs from MRPeasy by adding real multi-location warehouse management on flat per-module pricing, where MRPeasy is a manufacturing-first cloud MRP priced per user.
MRPeasy is one of the most popular cloud MRP tools for small Australian manufacturers, and for good reason. It is genuinely easy to switch on, it does production scheduling, bills of materials, work orders and basic stock well, and it talks to Xero and QuickBooks out of the box. If your problem is purely 'I need to plan and schedule production', it is a strong, affordable answer.
The question this page answers is narrower: when does a small maker outgrow a manufacturing-first MRP, and what does the next step actually look like? The usual trigger is not the MRP getting worse. It is the warehouse getting bigger. You add a second location, a 3PL, more pickers, more SKUs that are bought-and-resold rather than made, and the MRP that was built around the production line starts to feel thin everywhere else.
The other trigger is the bill. MRPeasy is priced per user. That model is kind to a five-person shop and starts to bite the moment the warehouse, dispatch and customer-service teams all need logins. A per-seat price is a tax on headcount, and operations headcount is exactly what grows as you scale.
This is an honest comparison, not a takedown. MRPeasy wins cleanly for a small maker whose need is cloud MRP and production scheduling, full stop. OpsUI fits when the need has widened into end-to-end operations across multiple locations, and a flat modular price beats a per-user one. We will be specific about where each line sits.
OpsUI vs MRPeasy, feature by feature.
| OpsUI | MRPeasy | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Flat per-module subscription, bought a la carte. Modules from A$399/module/month; starter packs from A$1,499/month with 5 users included; additional users A$99/month; Enterprise (all modules, unlimited users) custom-quoted. You pay for capability, not headcount. | Per-user subscription tiers, with feature sets gated by plan. Affordable for a small team; the cost scales with the number of people who need a login as operations grows. |
| Core focus | Operations breadth: ERP + WMS + MRP as separate modules, so you switch on warehouse, inventory, orders, shipping, CRM and production as needed. | Manufacturing-first. Production planning, scheduling, BOMs and work orders are the core strength; warehouse and wider operations are lighter by design. |
| Manufacturing / MRP | production-manufacturing module covers BOMs, work orders and production with quality-control and exceptions-management alongside; built to sit next to warehouse and order modules. | Mature, purpose-built cloud MRP with strong production scheduling, capacity planning and shop-floor reporting. This is what it does best. |
| Warehouse management (WMS) | Dedicated WMS modules: receiving-inbound, shipping-outbound, wave-picking, zone-picking, slotting-optimization, cycle-counting. Built for bin-level, multi-step warehouse work. | Stock tracking is solid for a production context, but it is not a full WMS. Bin-level putaway, wave/zone picking and slotting are not the focus. |
| Multi-location / multi-warehouse | Multi-location is first-class — live stock-on-hand by location and bin across sites, with picking and cycle counts per location. | Supports multiple stock locations, but the model is centred on the manufacturing site rather than a distributed multi-warehouse operation. |
| Order management | order-management module handles sales orders, allocation and fulfilment across channels as a distinct operations function. | Sales and purchase orders are present to feed production and procurement; full multi-channel order orchestration is not the design centre. |
| Finance integration | Keep your ledger. Bidirectional NetSuite sync is live in production; bidirectional Xero and MYOB sync is wired during rollout via the finance-accounting module. No ledger migration required. | Integrates with Xero and QuickBooks Online to push invoices and bills; this is a real strength for small makers already on Xero. |
| CRM | customer-relationship-management available as a module, so sales and service can live in the same operations platform. | Not a CRM. You would pair MRPeasy with a separate CRM if you need one. |
| Modularity | A la carte — switch on only the modules you need (e.g. add WMS to MRP without paying for HR or procurement) and add modules as you grow. | Plan-based — you move up a tier to unlock more features rather than composing individual modules. |
| Australian footprint | Runs at opsui.au with AUD billing, Australian-hosted production data and AU business-hours support. | Global cloud product used widely by AU manufacturers; localisation is via Xero/QuickBooks and standard cloud delivery rather than an AU-specific hosting commitment. |
| Setup effort | Modular switch-on measured in weeks, scoped to the modules you turn on; live faster than a full ERP migration. | Famously quick to start — a small maker can be running production planning in days, which is a genuine advantage at that size. |
When MRPeasy is the better fit
- Your need is purely cloud MRP and production scheduling. If the job is planning the production line — BOMs, work orders, capacity, shop-floor reporting — and operations beyond the factory are simple, MRPeasy does exactly that job and does it well. Buying a broader ERP+WMS layer to get it would be paying for capability you do not need.
- You are a small maker with a small team. Per-user pricing is cheapest precisely at the size where MRPeasy shines. A five-person shop where everyone touches production gets a capable MRP for very little, and that maths is hard to beat at that scale.
- You want to be live this week. MRPeasy is built to self-serve and start fast. If speed-to-first-value on production planning matters more than warehouse breadth, that quick start is a real, fair advantage.
- You are already on Xero or QuickBooks and content there. MRPeasy's accounting integrations are mature and straightforward, and if production planning is the only gap, that is a clean, low-friction fit you should not over-engineer.
When OpsUI is the better fit
- The warehouse has outgrown the MRP. When you need real WMS — bin-level receiving and putaway, wave or zone picking, slotting and cycle counting — alongside production, OpsUI's dedicated warehouse modules do what a manufacturing-first tool was never built to do.
- You have gone multi-location. A second site, a 3PL or a distributed pick operation needs live stock-on-hand by location and bin and picking per site. OpsUI treats multi-warehouse as first-class rather than an add-on to the factory.
- Per-user pricing is starting to bite. Once warehouse, dispatch and customer-service staff all need logins, a per-seat model taxes the exact headcount that grows as you scale. OpsUI's flat per-module pricing means adding pickers does not keep raising the bill — full breakdown at /pricing.
- You need more than manufacturing — orders, shipping, CRM, returns in one place. If the gap has widened from 'plan production' to 'run the whole operation', a modular ERP+WMS+MRP layer consolidates the tools a maker otherwise bolts together.
- You want to keep your ledger and add an operations layer, not migrate. OpsUI sits on top of Xero, MYOB or NetSuite as the operations system and leaves finance where it works, so you fix the operations gap without putting your books through a migration.
Most small Australian manufacturers reach MRPeasy through Xero — it is a natural production-planning companion to a Xero or QuickBooks ledger, and that pairing is genuinely good while the operation stays factory-centred. The decision shifts when growth turns a maker into a maker-plus-distributor: multiple locations, a 3PL, bought-and-resold lines, and a dispatch team that all need warehouse-grade tooling rather than MRP that treats stock as an input to production. OpsUI's wedge for AU operators is to keep the Xero or MYOB ledger untouched and add the ERP, WMS and MRP modules as an operations layer on top, billed in AUD with Australian-hosted production data. Bidirectional NetSuite sync is live in production today, while Xero and MYOB sync is wired during rollout through the finance-accounting module — see /integrations for what connects today versus during rollout.
What buyers ask before choosing.
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