# Genius ERP review (2026): is it worth it? > Manufacturing ERP with serial-level inventory and shop floor control Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Genius ERP is manufacturing software from Genius Solutions that covers production scheduling, shop floor, quoting, accounting and inventory. Inventory tracking goes down to serial or lot number, with materials allocated to jobs. Pricing is estimated for each shop; none is published. - **Category:** Inventory Management - **Made by:** Genius Solutions - **Website:** https://www.geniuserp.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Not for you if you only count stock, as it is a full manufacturing ERP. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing Genius ERP's current pricing could not be confirmed from its own site. ## Key features - **Serial and lot tracking:** Track inventory down to the serial number or lot and assign material statuses. - **Job allocation:** Allocate specific materials to jobs before production, with soft or hard allocation and back flush or front flush consumption. - **Replenishment:** Replenish from actual job demand or preset min-max levels, with forecasts from current and planned jobs. - **Multi-warehouse locations:** Shows where each item sits across warehouses and locations, and moves material from mobile devices. - **CAD and CRM links:** Integrations with SOLIDWORKS, Autodesk Inventor, HubSpot, Paperless Parts and Avalara. - **REST API and cloud option:** A REST API is available, and the vendor sells a cloud edition of Genius ERP. ## Good for - Small and mid-sized manufacturers, job shops and machine shops - Shops that need materials reserved for specific jobs - Companies that design in SOLIDWORKS or Autodesk Inventor ## Worth knowing - The pricing page says an estimate is emailed after a form; no list prices appear. - It is a full manufacturing ERP, not a stand-alone inventory tool, so it is a heavy fit for simple stock counting. - Listed in the directory as Genius Inventory; the vendor sells it as Genius ERP. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Genius ERP covers scheduling, shop floor, quoting, accounting and inventory, with serial or lot tracking and stock allocated to jobs. No price is published, the cost is estimated per shop, and it is a lot of software for simple stock counting. - **Value for money: C.** No list price is published; an estimate is emailed after a form, so there is no figure to set against this category's $91 middle price. - **Free plan and trial: F.** No free plan or trial; you get an emailed estimate. - **Features: B.** Serial and lot tracking, job allocation, replenishment, multi-warehouse locations and a REST API. The listing shows no gap in the core stock work. - **Ease of use: C.** A full manufacturing ERP takes a rollout, and no store rating is on record. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web with a cloud option and a REST API, plus SOLIDWORKS, Autodesk Inventor, HubSpot and Avalara links. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Genius ERP's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among inventory management tools - Genius ERP's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 28 of the 72 other inventory management tools we grade, and level with 18. - It stands best on features (B, above 41 of 72) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/inventory ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** The plain part of Genius ERP you could make: inventory, quotes and estimates and reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 2 things listed below take a company, not a weekend. - You could make: Inventory, quotes and estimates and reports: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: It plugs into other products, SOLIDWORKS, Autodesk Inventor and HubSpot among them, and has an API. - You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with SOLIDWORKS, Autodesk Inventor, HubSpot, Paperless Parts, Avalara **Tags:** Inventory, Quotes and estimates, Reports, Public API ## Alternatives - [Fulcrum](https://toolgpa.com/tools/fulcrum-pro): Cloud manufacturing software with live inventory and scheduling. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/fulcrum-pro-vs-genius-erp) - [MRPeasy](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mrpeasy): Cloud MRP and inventory software for small manufacturers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/genius-erp-vs-mrpeasy) - [Katana](https://toolgpa.com/tools/katana): Inventory and production software for makers and manufacturers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/genius-erp-vs-katana) - [Fishbowl](https://toolgpa.com/tools/fishbowl): Inventory and manufacturing software built around QuickBooks and Xero. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/fishbowl-vs-genius-erp) - [Acctivate](https://toolgpa.com/tools/acctivate): Inventory and order software that extends QuickBooks. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/acctivate-vs-genius-erp) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.geniuserp.com/ - https://www.geniuserp.com/pricing/ - https://www.geniuserp.com/features/inventory-control/ - https://www.geniuserp.com/integrations/ - https://www.geniuserp.com/about-us/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/genius-erp Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).