The ERP alternative built for manufacturers
Run production, inventory, procurement, and finance in one operational workspace. Piston keeps shop-floor reality and back-office data in sync, with AI agents handling the repetitive coordination work.
Why manufacturers switch to Piston
Manufacturers coordinate production schedules, material availability, supplier lead times, and quality constraints every day. Piston connects these workflows in real time, so teams stop re-entering data between ERP screens, spreadsheets, and emails.
Plan production around real constraints
Piston plans against live operational data. Materials, capacity, and supplier dates all feed the same schedule.
Schedule work orders against real material availability and capacity
Spot shortages and bottlenecks before they reach the line
Re-plan in minutes when priorities or supplier dates change
Keep inventory synchronized with the shop floor
Piston keeps stock accurate as operations happen. Receipts, consumption, and transfers post the moment they occur.
Real-time stock levels across warehouses, sites, and subcontractors
Automatic alerts on safety stock, slow movers, and expiring batches
Full traceability from raw material receipt to finished goods shipment
Coordinate suppliers without spreadsheet chaos
Piston centralizes supplier coordination inside the same workspace as production. Orders, confirmations, and invoices in one flow.
Track purchase orders, confirmations, and delivery dates in one view
Match purchase orders, receipts, and invoices automatically
Check every price against your negotiated supplier agreements
Top manufacturing capabilities
Numbers when manufacturers run on Piston
3
X
Faster production planning cycles
95
%
Inventory accuracy across sites
10
h
Weekly time saved on coordination
Frequently asked questions
What does Piston cover for a manufacturing company?
Production, inventory, procurement, sales, quality, and finance in one workspace. Everything stays in sync: a late supplier delivery updates your production schedule and stock projections automatically. No more re-entering the same data in the ERP, three spreadsheets, and an email thread.
How is Piston different from a traditional ERP like Odoo or SAP?
Traditional ERPs give your team screens to fill in. Piston does the repetitive work itself: it enters supplier invoices, matches deliveries against purchase orders, updates stock, and chases missing order confirmations. Your team validates instead of typing.
How long does it take to go live?
Most manufacturers go live in 4 weeks, data migration included. Not 14 months of consultants. We import your data, configure your workflows, and train your team. You keep running production the whole time.
We run everything on Excel today. Can we still switch?
Yes, that's how most of our customers start. We import your spreadsheets (parts, BOMs, suppliers, stock, customers) directly into Piston. You keep the data you trust and lose the copy-pasting between files.
Does Piston handle BOMs, lot tracking, and traceability?
Yes. Multi-level BOMs, lot and serial tracking from goods-in to shipment, and full upstream/downstream traceability in one click for audits, customer requests, or a recall.
Do we need an IT team to run Piston?
No. Anyone on your team can ask Piston a question in plain language: "what's blocking order 4512?", "which parts run out this month?" and get an answer in seconds. No SQL, no report requests, no IT tickets.
