Why Many Manufacturing ERPs Are a Nightmare to Integrate

Integrating manufacturing ERP systems with B2B SaaS products presents unique challenges due to the outdated, heavily customized, and often on-premises nature of these systems, such as SAP, Oracle, and Epicor. These systems were built before modern API standards, leading to complex and non-standard integration processes that require significant development and maintenance resources. Traditional integration methods like custom coding or platforms like Zapier and MuleSoft fall short in addressing these challenges due to their high costs and complexity. Embedded iPaaS platforms, such as Prismatic, offer a solution by providing a white-labeled, reusable, and pre-built connector approach that allows for customer self-service and secure on-premises connectivity through an on-prem agent. This approach helps SaaS companies efficiently manage ERP integrations, enabling faster sales cycles, reduced engineering burdens, improved customer success, and quicker time to market in the manufacturing sector.