Migrate your Focus ERP data
Mid-market ERP from Focus Softnet bundling finance, inventory, procurement, and optional CRM/HCM into a single web-based platform, targeting small-to-enterprise businesses with multi-company and multi-currency needs.
In its favor
Why people choose Focus ERP
The signal that keeps Focus ERP on the shortlist. Sourced from G2, Capterra, and customer scoping calls.
Strong financial backbone in accounts and procurement that handles multi-company allocation ratios reliably, reported by enterprise IT managers as the backbone keeping their books accurate.
Economical hardware footprint and budget-friendly licensing that fits small and mid-size enterprises without requiring a large IT infrastructure investment.
Integrated CRM and HCM modules within a single platform reduce the need for separate systems and simplify data consistency across sales, operations, and HR.
Web-based deployment with simplified IT infrastructure means faster onboarding compared to on-premise ERP setups, with no heavy client installation required.
Highly customizable with many options for process adaptation, valued by companies with non-standard workflows in manufacturing, field service, and inspection management.
Frequent mid-session crashes during data entry that force users to restart the application and disrupt other active users on the shared server.
Weak HRM module that lags behind the finance and procurement strength, leading companies needing robust human resources capabilities to seek dedicated HRMS platforms.
Outdated graphics and UI with dashboards that lack intuitiveness, pushing teams toward modern ERP interfaces with better user experience.
No server-side option to terminate individual client sessions without disrupting other working users, creating operational friction during administration tasks.
Creating new reports and aligning print layouts consumes more time than expected, frustrating finance teams under month-end close pressure.
Reasons to switch
Why people leave Focus ERP
The recurring reasons buyers give for replacing Focus ERP. Presented as facts, not knocks.
Platform scorecard
Strengths, weaknesses, and where Focus ERP fits
Grades across six dimensions, plus a SWOT-style view of where the platform shines and where it falls short.
SWOT — strengths, weaknesses, and use-case fit
Strengths
Weaknesses
Where it works
Where it struggles
Pricing tiers
Focus ERP pricing overview
Focus ERP (Focus Softnet) publishes custom pricing rather than public tier tables. Typical engagements are per-user annual subscriptions for cloud deployments (Focus 9) or perpetual licenses plus implementation fees for on-premise deployments (Focus X). Mid-size organizations should budget for customization and data-migration labor in addition to base licensing, consistent with the industry average of $7,200 per user for full ERP implementation.
Focus 9 Cloud ERP
Tier 1 of 2
Custom pricing (per-user, annual billing typical)
What's included
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What gets migrated
Focus ERP object support
Object-by-object support for Focus ERP migrations. Per-pair details surface during scoping.
Chart of Accounts
Fully supportedAccount structures, parent-child hierarchies, and account types export cleanly via Focus ERP's database layer. We preserve account codes and descriptions exactly, including any segment columns used for cost-center reporting.
Customers and Vendors
Fully supportedCustomer master and vendor master records, including billing addresses, payment terms, and tax registration numbers, migrate 1:1. We deduplicate on name-and-address keys where multi-company instances create duplicate supplier records.
Open AP/AR
Mapping requiredOutstanding payable and receivable records carry invoice numbers, due dates, and outstanding amounts. We map these to corresponding customer/vendor records in the destination and flag any partial payments or credit memos that require split-line handling.
Inventory Items
Fully supportedItem masters with SKUs, descriptions, cost prices, selling prices, and stock levels export directly. Where min/max replenishment rules were configured, we preserve those as custom fields or re-implement them in the destination MRP system.
Purchase Orders and Sales Orders
Mapping requiredOpen and historical orders map to the destination order object, but line-item tax codes and discount percentages vary by country configuration and require explicit value-mapping before load.
Work Orders and Jobs
Mapping requiredFocus ERP's field-service and job-tracking records carry custom status workflows, technician assignments, and job-percentage progress fields. We map status values to destination equivalents and preserve percentage-based allocation fields that customers use for revenue tracking.
Fixed Assets
Mapping requiredAsset registers include acquisition dates, depreciation methods, and book values. Depreciation schedules require recalculation in the destination system based on its fiscal year settings, so we extract the current net book value and re-derived schedule at import time.
Users and Roles
Mapping requiredUser accounts, role permissions, and owner assignments export from the user table. Role naming conventions differ between Focus ERP versions and destination platforms, so we map role names to equivalent permission groups rather than assuming a 1:1 match.
Custom Fields and Data Forms
Mapping requiredCustom fields added via Focus ERP's form builder are stored in extended tables. We extract these as key-value pairs and attach them as custom properties in the destination object, flagging any that contain non-standard characters.
| Object | Support | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chart of Accounts | Fully supported | Account structures, parent-child hierarchies, and account types export cleanly via Focus ERP's database layer. We preserve account codes and descriptions exactly, including any segment columns used for cost-center reporting. |
| Customers and Vendors | Fully supported | Customer master and vendor master records, including billing addresses, payment terms, and tax registration numbers, migrate 1:1. We deduplicate on name-and-address keys where multi-company instances create duplicate supplier records. |
| Open AP/AR | Mapping required | Outstanding payable and receivable records carry invoice numbers, due dates, and outstanding amounts. We map these to corresponding customer/vendor records in the destination and flag any partial payments or credit memos that require split-line handling. |
| Inventory Items | Fully supported | Item masters with SKUs, descriptions, cost prices, selling prices, and stock levels export directly. Where min/max replenishment rules were configured, we preserve those as custom fields or re-implement them in the destination MRP system. |
| Purchase Orders and Sales Orders | Mapping required | Open and historical orders map to the destination order object, but line-item tax codes and discount percentages vary by country configuration and require explicit value-mapping before load. |
| Work Orders and Jobs | Mapping required | Focus ERP's field-service and job-tracking records carry custom status workflows, technician assignments, and job-percentage progress fields. We map status values to destination equivalents and preserve percentage-based allocation fields that customers use for revenue tracking. |
| Fixed Assets | Mapping required | Asset registers include acquisition dates, depreciation methods, and book values. Depreciation schedules require recalculation in the destination system based on its fiscal year settings, so we extract the current net book value and re-derived schedule at import time. |
| Users and Roles | Mapping required | User accounts, role permissions, and owner assignments export from the user table. Role naming conventions differ between Focus ERP versions and destination platforms, so we map role names to equivalent permission groups rather than assuming a 1:1 match. |
| Custom Fields and Data Forms | Mapping required | Custom fields added via Focus ERP's form builder are stored in extended tables. We extract these as key-value pairs and attach them as custom properties in the destination object, flagging any that contain non-standard characters. |
Gotchas
What to watch for in Focus ERP migrations
Issues we've hit on past Focus ERP migrations, tagged by severity. FlitStack AI handles every one — surfacing them up front because buyer engineering teams want to know.
Non-standard ASCII characters cause silent field truncation on export
Multi-company allocation ratios must be preserved as custom fields
Open AP/AR requires manual reconciliation before export
User role names are not portable across platforms
| Severity | Issue |
|---|---|
| High | Non-standard ASCII characters cause silent field truncation on export |
| Medium | Multi-company allocation ratios must be preserved as custom fields |
| Medium | Open AP/AR requires manual reconciliation before export |
| Low | User role names are not portable across platforms |
Leaving Focus ERP?
Where Focus ERP customers move next
6 destinations Focus ERP can migrate to.
How a Focus ERP migration works
Four steps, Focus ERP-specific
Connect
Focus ERP exposes RESTful APIs per Focus Softnet's product documentation. Authentication for direct API access is configured per deployment; pre-built connectors for Stripe, PayPal, Shopify, G Suite, and Skype use the vendor-supplied auth flows. into Focus ERP. Scopes limited to read-only on the data we move.
Map
We translate Focus ERP-specific structures (custom fields, objects, value lists) to the destination's model.
Sample
Test with a 50–200 record subset to validate Focus ERP quirks before production.
Migrate
Full migration with Focus ERP rate-limit handling. Rollback available throughout.
FAQ
Focus ERP migration FAQ
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