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COBUS ERP/3 vs Acumatica

Last updated October 2026

Looking for a European alternative to Acumatica? Here's how COBUS ERP/3 compares, on EU hosting, GDPR and what it does.

Our pick for a European buyer: COBUS ERP/3. We weight data residency, GDPR and EU jurisdiction above everything else — that is the constraint this directory exists to solve.

COBUS ERP/3
Acumatica
What it is
German ERP for mid-market manufacturing with DMS, BI and CRM
Cloud ERP for mid-sized businesses with financial, distribution, and CRM modules.
Headquarters
🇩🇪 DE
🇺🇸 US · 2007
EU data residency
not established
Available on some plansEU data residency available on request for Acumatica Cloud ERP.
DSGVO / GDPR
Yes
Yes
Certifications
No
ISO 27001, SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, PCI DSS
Price from
No
No
Free plan
No
No
Open Source
No
No
Ratings
No
No
Integrations
SolidWorks, Microsoft products, CAD/CAM systems, CNC machine control
Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Shopify, HubSpot, QuickBooks +1

Where each one wins

COBUS ERP/3

Acumatica

Strengths

  • +Strong financial and distribution modules
  • +Highly customizable workflows
  • +Robust compliance and security certifications
  • +Scalable for growing businesses

Limitations

  • −Steep learning curve for new users
  • −Complex setup and configuration
  • −Limited built-in reporting tools
  • −Higher cost for advanced features

Data residency & compliance

COBUS ERP/3
Acumatica
EU data residency
not established
Available on some plansEU data residency available on request for Acumatica Cloud ERP.
Transfer mechanism
not established
not established
DPA
not established
Published →
Sub-processors
not established
not established
Certifications
No
ISO 27001, SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, PCI DSS

Features

COBUS ERP/3

Core ERP
Covers sales, purchasing, manufacturing and accounting, Supports make-to-order and series manufacturing, Industry-specific functions available
Production and planning
Defines production structures and workflows with bills of materials and work plans, Supports nested bills of materials for design, manufacturing, planning, costing and purchasing, Capacity planning and scheduling across orders with multiple capacities per workstation
Costing and analytics
Records preliminary costing data for production orders, Supports planned-versus-actual comparisons, Multidimensional BI analysis with 50+ graphical views (ABC analyses, portfolios, trends, target achievement)
Document management and CRM
Integrated document management with archiving, retrieval and access permissions, Multi-tenant support for document management, CRM/XRM with activity and relationship management
Sales and e-commerce
Online shop with prices and stock levels synchronized with ERP, Industry-specific sales functions

Acumatica

Financial Management
General ledger, Accounts payable and receivable, Multi-currency support, Tax management
Distribution Management
Inventory management, Order management, Procurement, Warehouse management
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Contact management, Opportunity tracking, Sales automation, Marketing automation
System and Integration
Role-based access control, Workflow automation, Customizable dashboards, API access
Compliance and Security
GDPR compliance, ISO 27001 certified, SOC 2 Type II certified, PCI DSS compliant
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