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ERP Agent vs the alternatives for wholesale quoting
ERP Agent is built for the step that decides a distributor’s quote: working out which of your products a line like “spiral 250 3m galv” means, with no product code on it. It finds the product, prices it, scores the match from 0 to 100 and stores ranked alternatives your rep can swap in with one key. Nothing is mapped per customer, and it works with any ERP system.
What ERP Agent does on every request
The first agentic AI layer for wholesale distribution ERP systems. Each of these can be checked in a demo on your own requests.
- Finds the product when there is no product code. “spiral 250 3m galv” becomes a Ø250 spiral duct, 3,000 mm, galvanised, from your catalogue. When a line states EI60, 230 V or DN50, products rated EI30, 24 V or DN40 drop down the list. Customer codes and competitor codes are mapped too.
- Nothing to set up per customer. There are no customer formats, templates or rules to build. A customer’s first email is drafted like the hundredth.
- A wrong line is fixed with one key. When more than one product could fit, the line stores up to three runner-ups with their own match score, unit price and line total. Press 1, 2 or 3 to swap; press A to search that line again. Lines under 80 are marked, and N jumps to the next one.
- Edits by typing. In quote chat, “line 4 should be the 230 V version, and add 10 wall plugs” comes back as before-and-after changes, such as “#4 unit price 7.49 € → 7.95 €”. Your rep keeps or rejects each one.
- It learns from what your team sends. The next time a customer writes the same thing, the agent picks the product your rep sent. Nobody writes a rule.
- Any ERP system. ERP Agent integrates with Business Central, SAP, NetSuite, Visma, IFS, Sage and any other ERP or CRM. We set up the connection for your company during onboarding, and you can start with a catalogue file the same week.
ERP Agent vs each alternative
- The Business Central Sales Order Agent alternative built for wholesale quoting The Sales Order Agent alternative for Business Central: requests of several hundred lines, products found from shorthand, alternatives one key away.
- The Canals AI alternative built for wholesale quoting The Canals alternative for distributors: trial on your own catalogue, real requests before your ERP is connected, and any ERP integrated.
- The Conexiom alternative built for wholesale quoting The Conexiom alternative for distributors: no per-customer format mapping, products found from the customer’s words, ranked alternatives one key away.
- The Go Autonomous alternative built for wholesale quoting The Go Autonomous alternative for distributors: no per-customer onboarding, your rep checks every quote, real requests in the first week.
- The Mercura alternative built for wholesale quoting The Mercura alternative for distributors: starts from the product file you have, reads sizes and ratings from product names, handles steel cut lengths.
- The Workist alternative built for wholesale quoting The Workist alternative for wholesale quoting: lines without article numbers matched from the customer’s words, marked when unsure, fixed with one key.
ERP Agent vs other kinds of quote and order automation
ERP Agent starts from the customer’s request, exactly as it arrived.
| Kind of tool | How it works | What ERP Agent does for a distributor |
|---|---|---|
| Manual quoting | A rep finds each product by hand: on average 4–7 minutes per line, according to our case study (the cost of manual quoting) | Prepares the whole draft for review: a typical request is ready in 3–8 minutes |
| Order and document capture | Reads the fields of a purchase order or document into the ERP | Decides which of your products each line means, from shorthand, competitor codes or the customer’s own article numbers |
| CPQ | Your rep configures each product from option rules | Prepares the quote from the customer’s request before your rep opens it (CPQ vs AI quote automation) |
| EDI | Structured orders from trading partners who already use your item codes | Handles the requests that arrive by email, PDF, Excel or Word in the customer’s own words, alongside your EDI flow |
| Agents built into one ERP | Automation that works only inside one vendor’s ERP | Works with any ERP system, from Business Central and SAP to NetSuite and Visma, connected for your company during onboarding |
How do you compare quote automation software?
Run the same tests on every tool you shortlist, with your own requests. These are ERP Agent’s results. The AI quote agent pilot checklist shows how to set up a fair trial.
| Test | What ERP Agent does |
|---|---|
| Send a line with no product code, such as “spiral 250 3m galv”. | Finds the product in your catalogue and shows its reasoning next to the customer’s original wording. |
| Send a request from a customer you have never quoted. | Drafts it straight away. There is nothing to set up for that customer first. |
| Point at a wrong product. How long does the fix take? | One key: 1, 2 or 3 swaps in a stored alternative and shows the new price and line total. |
| Ask for changes in plain words. | Quote chat shows each change as before and after, and your rep keeps or rejects each one. |
| Send a line nothing in your catalogue fits. | The line goes on your placeholder code instead of a near-miss product. |
| Send a Finnish request against an English catalogue. | Finds the products without anyone translating the request first. |
| Send the same wording again after a correction. | Picks the product your team sent the first time. |
| Ask which ERP it writes to. | Any ERP, CRM or other system: Business Central, SAP, NetSuite, Visma, IFS, Sage and more. We set up the connection for your company during onboarding (integrations). |
Why switching to ERP Agent is easy
Start with a catalogue file
The agent works on your requests the same week, before any ERP connection exists.
Run it on your real requests
Reps forward requests to your own agent mailbox and review the drafts.
Connect your ERP when you are ready
ERP Agent works on top of your ERP, with no replacement project.
ERP Agent in numbers
- 4–7 min
- per line when quotes and orders are created by hand, according to our case study
- 95%
- average automation across our customers
- Over 95%
- accuracy in quote-line automation at LVI-WaBeK
- 3–8 min
- for the agent to prepare a typical request
ERP Agent is live with steel, HVAC and fastener distributors. Read how LVI-WaBeK turns customer requests into quote lines with the right products and prices.
Frequently asked questions
What are the alternatives to ERP Agent?
Distributors compare ERP Agent with order and document automation tools such as Conexiom and Workist, quote and order tools such as Mercura, Go Autonomous and Canals, and Microsoft’s Sales Order Agent, which works inside Business Central. They choose ERP Agent because it identifies the right product on every quote line from the customer’s own words, brings in customer pricing and works with any ERP system.
ERP Agent vs Conexiom, Mercura and Workist: what is the difference?
ERP Agent decides which of your products each line means even when the customer wrote no product code, needs no per-customer setup, and stores ranked alternatives on open lines so a wrong pick is fixed with one key. See vs Conexiom, vs Mercura and vs Workist.
What is the best quote automation software for distributors?
ERP Agent. It finds the right products from the customer’s own words, scores every line from 0 to 100, lets your rep swap a wrong pick with one key and works with any ERP system. See our guide to AI quoting software for distributors.
Does ERP Agent work with my ERP?
Yes. ERP Agent integrates with Business Central, SAP, NetSuite, Visma, IFS, Sage and any other ERP or CRM. We set up the connection for your company during onboarding, and you can start with a catalogue file the same week. See all integrations.
How long does it take to get started?
You can start with a catalogue file the same week, while the ERP connection is built. You receive an itemised quote before you start.
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- CPQ vs AI quote automation: what a distributor actually needs
- AI quote agent evaluation: how to pilot one on 50 of your own RFQs
- Quote automation ROI calculator: what your manual quote lines cost
Let’s look at your quote workflow
See ERP Agent on your own requests
Bring a few real quote requests, including the difficult ones, and see line by line what the agent proposes from your catalogue.
- Your requests and product catalogue
- Your pricing and review process
- A clear scope for the next step
Lauri Pelkonen
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