Become an ERPNext Service Provider

2. I want to sell ERPNext Service to my customers. How can I do that?

Before you sell anything to anyone, you must be completely convinced that it is the right tool for you to promote. After all, it is your reputation at stake. Before you sell any ERPNext service, we recommend that you evaluate ERPNext very minutely yourself and the best way to do it is self-implementation. Start using ERPNext for billing, customer support, CRM, quoting your customers. Even if you don't wish to use it in production, use it as a test. Once, and if, you are convinced of the application, you should demo it to your customers. Nothing sells better than confidence, so its best to be confident before you sell.

Disclosure: We use ERPNext extensively in our own organization too!

4. What skills do I require to implement ERPNext?

To implement ERPNext, you must have a general understanding of financial accounting, inventory management and how organizations manage their information. Skills in spreadsheet tools like Excel will be handy for data import. If you are good in HTML / CSS, you can also create a website from within ERPNext.

If you also want to offer customization services on ERPNext, you should have some expertise on:

1. Frappe Framework
2. Python
3. Java Script

6. As a service provider how do I make money?

With ERPNext compared to other ERPs, the cost of license is zero, so there is more money on the table to ensure a successful ERP implementations. These savings can be effectively used to tailor the ERPNext system to the user's requirements and / or to enhance the ERPNext product itself by adding features that could be sponsored. There is always the usual revenue model for:

1. Implementation Services: Gap analysis, user training, data importing
2. Integration: Integrating with other applications using the API
3. Print Formats and Reports: Customized Print Layouts and Reports
4. Website and Webshop setup: Customizing and setting up the website and webshop via ERPNext
5. Support: Priority phone, in-person support as needed
6. Maintenance: Support for patches and upgrades
7. Hosting: Providing hosting services
8. Customization: Creating of domain specific apps, connectors for the customer. Though customization looks tempting, it is not always the best idea. Read further.
9. Become a Reseller for ERPNext.com: By hosting your customer at ERPNext.com, you get hassle free hosting, support and bug-fix guarantee all while earning a useful commission.

8. I would like to be listed at the ERPNext Community Portal, How is that possible?

For listing yourself on the community portal, you must become a member of the ERPNext foundation. You can list yourself as a Service Provider, and provide details about services you offer on ERPNext.

By becoming a member, you will not only support the ongoing development and enhancement of ERPNext that is so critical to your business but also get a say in what features get built next.

Learn more about memberships

10. I want to sell ERPNext in my brand name, will you do that?

ERPNext is our brand and identity. All work we do will be under the brand name of ERPNext and Frappe. If you want to disguise this as your work, you are free to do it, but don't expect any help from us. If you are using our help documentation, you must attribute us publicly because the documentation is licensed as Creative Commons BY-NC-SA

Check why you should not rebrand ERPNext.