Celerp simplifies ERP setup

Every year, thousands of small businesses try to implement ERP software. Most of them fail. Not because the software is bad, but because the setup process is broken.

Why Setup Kills ERP Projects

Most ERPs are designed for enterprises with IT departments, consultants, and months of implementation time. They require:

• Consulting fees - $15-50K for Odoo setup, $1.5M+ for SAP
• Training - weeks of staff training before anyone uses it
• Data migration - moving spreadsheets into the new system
• Configuration - setting up workflows, permissions, integrations

For a small business with 5-15 employees, this is impossible. You don't have an IT department. You don't have weeks to train your team. You need something that works today, not next month.

The Adoption Problem

Even when ERP projects succeed technically, they fail practically. The #1 cited reason for ERP failure is user adoption. Your team won't use software that's slow, confusing, or requires 10 clicks to update a single record.

Think about it: if updating 50 product prices takes an hour in your ERP, your team will just use spreadsheets instead. The ERP becomes shelfware - technically installed, practically ignored.

What If Setup Took 2 Minutes?

What if you could:

1. Download an app
2. Import your product CSV
3. Start running your business

No consultants. No training. No 14-month implementation.

That's what Celerp does. I built it because I spent 20 years watching ERP implementations fail for the same reasons: slow UI, months of setup, and staff who refuse to adopt complicated software.

Here's what 2 minutes looks like:

Minute 1: Download Celerp for Mac, Windows, or Linux. It bundles everything - Python, database, all modules. No Docker, no dependencies, no IT required.

Minute 2: Import your product CSV. Celerp auto-maps columns, validates data, and you're running. Your inventory, orders, and accounting are operational.

One person works on the free app at a time; add Celerp Connect and your whole office connects from their browsers - one flat price, never per user.

What You Get for Free

Celerp isn't a trial. It's not freemium. It's free, with a source-available core and open-source MIT modules, forever:

• Multi-location inventory - track stock across warehouses, shops, and offices
• Manufacturing & BOM - bills of materials, production orders, raw material tracking
• Barcode scanning - scan to receive, pick, and count
• Full accounting - double-entry journal entries, P&L, balance sheet, bank reconciliation
• AI operator - ask questions in plain English, get answers from your data
• Unlimited users - no per-seat fees; whole team at once with Celerp Connect

The Numbers

Try It

Download Celerp: celerp.com/download.html

Or install via pip:

pip install celerp
celerp init

No account needed. No credit card. No 14-day trial that expires.

Your data stays on your machine. Your team connects from their browsers. Your business runs.

Celerp is source-available under BSL-1.1, with open-source MIT modules. GitHub