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When your mid-sized company or fast-growing small business is evaluating a new ERP system, Acumatica ERP software should be considered a strong contender. In addition to the cloud Acumatica ERP platform with mobile apps and core capabilities, your company can extend Acumatica’s functionality.
This guide lists and describes Acumatica modules and Industry Editions. As companies become more complex, many choose to extend their Acumatica environment with specialized, scalable third-party SaaS solutions to support payables automation and global payments through Acumatica integration.
What is Acumatica?
Acumatica cloud ERP is a modern, real-time solution with utilization-based pricing for unlimited users. It competes with NetSuite and similar midrange ERP systems. Acumatica is widely adopted, with over 10,000 customers using its ERP and CRM software.
The Complete List of Acumatica Modules
Think of the list of Acumatica modules as a hierarchy consisting of industry editions specified for the number of users and complexity by company size, grouped modules included in Industry Editions, and optional individual modules needed to complete the range of functionality your business needs.
These modules integrate seamlessly with Acumatica’s ERP solution platform, which is licensed and deployed via either SaaS or Private Cloud. The less popular Private Cloud deployment, which uses your own servers, may give your company fewer choices.
Acumatica Industry Editions are further specified to reflect the size of your company:
- Acumatica Essentials (was Small Business Edition): Acumatica Essentials, for businesses with under 20 employees, includes the lowest-level capabilities for 5 named users, which can be upgraded to 10 users.
- Select (formerly Advanced Editions): Mid-market companies with under 50 employees use Acumatica’s Select to gain more robust financial and ERP features for unlimited users.
- Prime: Mid-sized companies with under 200 employees use Acumatica’s Prime for full capabilities and unlimited users.
- Enterprise Editions: The largest companies with at least 200 employees can select Enterprise Editions to handle their more complex needs with full capabilities and unlimited users.
Modules in Acumatica Industry Editions
An Acumatica Industry Edition bundles modules tailored to the unique processes and requirements of a specific industry. When your business starts by selecting its applicable Industry Edition, it won’t need to add any Acumatica modules, as the pre-established set of modules is already included in that industry grouping.
The Acumatica Industry Editions are:
- General Business
- Manufacturing
- Distribution
- Retail
- Construction
- Professional Services
Applicable Acumatica Industry Editions may include selected Field Service modules and modules from other Acumatica Industry Editions.
General Business Edition
Acumatica’s General Business Edition includes modules with Acumatica functions for:
- Financial Management
- Project Accounting
- Payroll Management
- Multi-Entity & Intercompany Accounting
- Reporting, Dashboards, and Data Analysis Toolkit
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Financial Management in Acumatica is included in the following modules:
- General Ledger and Financial Statements, with Budgeting
- Cash Management
- Accounts Receivable
- Accounts Payable
- Fixed Assets
- Deferred Revenue
- Currency Management
- Taxes
Acumatica financial statements can be prepared in compliance with U.S. GAAP or IFRS. Your financial reports monitor income statements for profitability vs. budget, balance sheets for assets, liabilities, and stockholders’ equity, and cash flow reports. Acumatica ERP has multi-entity, multi-currency, and multi-language functionality. You can use Acumatica dashboards to view real-time results and KPIs.
Manufacturing Edition
Acumatica offers robust manufacturing ERP software in its Manufacturing Edition.
Acumatica’s Manufacturing Edition includes modules with Acumatica functions for:
- Core Manufacturing
- Distribution
- Financial Management
- Bill of Materials and Routing
- Production Management
- Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
- Advanced Planning and Scheduling
- Engineering Change Control (ECC)
- Manufacturing Data Collection (MDC)
- Product Configurator
- Manufacturing Estimates
Distribution Edition
Acumatica’s Distribution Edition includes modules with Acumatica functions for:
- Sales Order Management
- Purchase Order Management
- Warehouse Management
- Inventory Management
- Order Management
- Requisition Management
Retail Edition
Acumatica’s Retail Edition is multi-channel retail and eCommerce management software. Acumatica has native integrations with Amazon, BigCommerce, and Shopify that let you connect and unify storefronts with Acumatica’s back-office functionality and customer management.
Acumatica’s Retail Edition includes modules with Acumatica functions for:
- Commerce Connectors
- Inventory Management
- Sales Order Management
- Reporting, Dashboards, and Data Analysis
- Warehouse Management System (WMS)
- CRM for Customer Relationship Management
Using Inventory Management, you can determine when to purchase items for inventory replenishment and track inventory.
Construction Edition
With the Construction Edition, you choose modules for your type of construction company. The Acumatica Construction Edition (and other Industry Editions, including the Construction modules) requires the Project Accounting module for project management. The Construction Edition can handle change orders, an essential function in construction projects.
Acumatica’s Construction Edition includes modules with Acumatica functions for:
- Construction Management
- General Contractor
- Home Builder Accounting
- Subcontractor Accounting
- Land Developer Accounting
- Service Management
- Equipment Management
Professional Services Edition
Acumatica Professional Services Edition includes project management tools, customizable financial reporting and workflows, and an embedded CRM to manage, schedule, and bill projects.
Professional services firms using Acumatica’s Professional Services Management Edition include:
- Architects
- Engineering firms
- Consulting firms
- Communications companies
- Technology services companies
Professional Services Management includes Acumatica modules for:
- Project Accounting
- Project Planning and Resource Management
- Equipment
- Inventory
- Expense Management
- Time Management
- Embedded CRM
The Benefits of Using Modules for Acumatica
Using Acumatica ERP modules provides these benefits:
- Streamline workflows and unify views of business processes and results with a single database instead of siloed systems for each type of business functionality.
- Only enter data once instead of again for each standalone software product.
- Establish basic functionality in an ERP system and pay only for the added functionality that your business needs when it needs it.
- Gain real-time insights into results and analyze data for better decision-making.
Expand Acumatica Capabilities with Tipalti Automation
Tipalti offers AP automation, mass payments, procurement, expenses, and advanced FX solutions for Acumatica that save you money, reduce hiring needs, and improve financial controls.
How to Access Acumatica Modules
Acumatica modules are enabled by an Acumatica Administrator granting role permissions through the Configuration menu for Common Settings. After an Acumatica module is enabled through this process, the highest-level module name will appear in Acumatica’s top menu, giving authorized users access to its features.
How to Remove Acumatica Modules
You may want to remove Acumatica modules during the renewal period to avoid paying for unnecessary modules. Notify Acumatica that you aren’t renewing the module, and remove it after your subscription period for that module ends.
Remove Acumatica modules through the Configuration menu. To remove enabled Acumatica modules, use these menu steps:
> Configuration > Common Settings > Enable/Disable Features > Modify > Uncheck the box by the name of the module to remove it from the list > Enable
To verify that the top-level module has been removed, the module’s name should no longer appear in the Acumatica menu bar at the top of the screen.
Consider Third-Party Add-Ons for Acumatica ERP
Using Acumatica Cloud ERP alone may not optimize your business needs. Acumatica add-ons from third parties extend Acumatica’s functionality as Acumatica integrations.
In addition to using Acumatica modules and Industry Editions, your business can choose the best Acumatica AP automation integration and other financial automation software add-ons from Tipalti, a third-party provider.
Tipalti’s AP Automation Acumatica Integration
Intuitive, cloud-based Tipalti AP automation and other finance automation software in Tipalti’s unified platform are Acumatica API-integrated. Tipalti is AI-driven, using AI agents to complete workflows.
Tipalti AP automation software adds self-service supplier onboarding and supplier validation for your company’s supply chain with W-9 or W-8 form data collection before their first invoice payment, invoice data capture and digitization for supplier invoice processing, much greater efficiency, errors, and fraud risk reduction with over 26,000 payment rules, easier supplier tax compliance, and automated global regulatory compliance.
Tipalti’s automated invoice processing, as a series of end-to-end accounts payable processes, includes:
- Invoice capture with OCR/AI
- Error and duplicate invoice detection
- 3-way or 2-way matching with purchase order and receiving data
- Global regulatory compliance
- Approval routing and communications
- Global payments with a choice of payment methods in 200+ countries and 120 currencies
- Real-time payment reconciliation synced with Acumatica for each large payment batch
- Automated supplier payment status
- 1099-MISC, 1099-NEC, and 1042-S tax compliance preparation reports
- Optional automation eFiling (with Zenwork subscription) through partnered ZenWork Tax1099 software
Tipatli AP automation with Acumatica integration is available as multi-entity software with individual entities and combined spend views. Tipalti shows cash requirements for scheduled global accounts payable batches, simplifying cash management.
Other Tipalti Finance Automation Software with Acumatica Integration
Combining with Tipalti’s AP automation software, your business can optionally purchase other Tipalti finance automation software products for advanced FX functionality and employee expense claims submission and reimbursements. The Tipalti FX products for accounts payable and global payments are Multi-FX and FX Hedging. Tipalti Expenses works with Acumatica for automated expense management.
Tipalti also offers finance automation products with Acumatica integrations for Procurement and Mass Payments. Tipalti Mass Payments automation enables global payouts to creatives, affiliates, publishers, freelancers, and other independent contractors.
Tipalti Mass Payments integrates with some performance marketing systems that calculate payment amounts due for payment. Tipalti Procurement automation streamlines purchase requisition intake and approval, and automates purchase order creation with document management.
Tipalti also offers an employee-issued corporate spending card, the Tipalti Card, with spending rewards to approved businesses.
Extend Acumatica with Scalable Finance Automation
Acumatica Industry Editions and modules provide the foundation for managing finance, operations, inventory, projects, and industry-specific workflows. As your business grows, specialized integrations can help extend Acumatica with additional automation and controls.
Tipalti integrates with Acumatica to automate accounts payable, supplier management, global payments, procurement, expenses, and reconciliation. Together, Acumatica and Tipalti help finance teams reduce manual work, improve visibility, and support growth across entities, currencies, and geographies.
Outgrow Manual Accounts Payable, Not Your ERP
Many businesses choose Acumatica for flexibility and growth. Tipalti helps extend that value by automating supplier onboarding, invoice processing, approvals, payments, and reconciliation—so finance teams can support expansion without increasing administrative workload.
Acumatica Modules FAQs
How does Acumatica’s modular pricing work, and do you pay separately for each module?
Selected Acumatica modules are priced uniquely, with unlimited users included at no additional cost, and consumption pricing for transaction volume/system resources used.
Which Acumatica modules are best suited for a growing business just getting started with ERP?
Acumatica recommends starting with these modules: Financial Management, Inventory Management, Sales Order Management, Purchase Order Management, and CRM.
Can Acumatica modules be added or upgraded after the initial implementation without disrupting existing workflows?
Yes, Acumatica is designed with native integration to enable upgrading or adding modules after the initial implementation without disrupting existing workflows.
