Midrung vs Paperless Parts — Manufacturing ERP Comparison

Midrung

Per-company pricing (finalized at launch)

Unlimited users. No per-user fees. No implementation cost. Free during beta.

Paperless Parts

Contact for quote — estimated $500-1,000+/mo depending on seats

Per-seat subscription. Setup: 10-12 weeks with guided implementation.

Feature Comparison

Feature	Midrung	Paperless Parts
Manufacturing quoting	Yes — routing + materials + margin	Yes — very deep
Instant quote automation	Quick-quote from part master	Yes — geometry-based
Job tracking	Yes — operation-level	No
Scheduling	Yes — visual resource board	No
Quality management	Yes — NCR/CAPA/inspections	No
Invoicing	Yes — from sales orders	No
Inventory / MRP	Yes — full inventory + MRP alerts	No
Standalone system	Yes — all-in-one	No — needs an ERP alongside it

Where Midrung wins

Full ERP — quoting, jobs, scheduling, quality, purchasing, invoicing in one system
No need for a second system to track production after the quote is won
Per-company pricing with unlimited users vs per-seat fees
Self-service setup vs 10-12 week implementation
Job costing connects quotes to actual production costs automatically

Where Paperless Parts wins

We believe in honest comparisons. Here's where Paperless Parts has the edge:

Deeper quoting features — instant quote automation, geometry analysis
Better RFQ management and collaboration workflows
Integrates with existing ERPs if you already have one
Larger customer base in the quoting-specific space

What Paperless Parts does well

Deep quoting and estimating — purpose-built for complex manufacturing quotes
Instant quote automation for standard geometries
RFQ management and collaboration tools
Good integrations with existing ERPs (JobBOSS, Epicor, etc.)

Common frustrations with Paperless Parts

Based on public reviews from G2, Capterra, and user forums:

Not an ERP — no job tracking, scheduling, quality, or invoicing
Requires a separate ERP for production, inventory, and shipping
Pricing not published — requires a sales conversation
Implementation takes 10-12 weeks
Per-seat licensing adds cost as your team grows

The bottom line

Paperless Parts is a solid option for cnc machine shops, sheet metal fabricators, contract manufacturers. If that's you and you need their depth, they're worth evaluating.

But if you're a job shop that wants to be up and running this week — not next quarter — with transparent pricing and no per-user fees, Midrung was built for you.

We're not saying this from a marketing playbook. The people building Midrung have used Paperless Parts — and several other ERPs — on real shop floors over the past two decades. We built Midrung because we kept hitting the same walls. Every feature comes from a real pain point, not a product committee.