Migrating from Zoho or NetSuite to a Custom ERP for Bengaluru Startups
When a Bengaluru startup should move off Zoho or NetSuite subscriptions to a custom ERP, what it costs per seat as you scale, and how to migrate cleanly.
Subscription ERPs are the right first choice for most startups: quick to start and good enough. The reassessment comes at scale, when seat counts reach the hundreds, workflows no longer fit and the business is paying for connectors to hold several tools together.
When subscriptions stop making sense
Do the arithmetic
Multiply seats by the monthly price, add implementation partner fees, add-on modules and integration tools, and project three years with your hiring plan. Compare with a one-time build and modest support.
SaaS is cheap at twenty seats. Check the bill at three hundred.
When to stay
If your processes are standard and headcount is stable, stay. Custom is for businesses whose operations are their advantage: marketplaces, logistics, D2C with complex fulfilment, fintech operations.
Migration
Cost
One development cost, a free first year of AMC, no seats to count.
