More from your ERP, without replacing it.

We turn the data your ERP already holds into reports and apps for everyday work.

  • The call takes 30 minutes.
  • Your ERP stays as it is.
An old ERP system with a stock table. Data from three of its rows travels out and becomes three small apps: a stock dashboard, a field order and a morning report. The ERP stays unchanged.

Where your team loses hours every week

The ERP itself usually works. The hours go on what people do around it by hand: reports, spreadsheets and retyping. We fix each of these on its own, without a big project.

  • Report unavailable

    Only one person knows how to pull that report. When they are on holiday, everyone waits.

Report unavailable: Only one person knows how to pull that report. When they are on holiday, everyone waits.

How we fix it

The report arrives by itself, every morning at 7:00

It is built from data your ERP already holds and sent to whoever needs it, so nobody waits for a colleague to come back.

What does your old ERP really cost?

The licence is only part of the cost. The rest is on no invoice: it is the hours your team spends working around the ERP.

On the invoice
per year, all users
per year: changes, reports, support
what your vendor or partner charges
Not on the invoice
pulling reports, building sheets, retyping
on reports, spreadsheets and checks
gross, including employer costs
Your old ERP costs you, per year€50,700

68% of that cost is not on any invoice

on the invoice€16,200€12,000 + 60 h × €70
not on the invoice€34,5006 × 5 h × €25 × 46 weeks
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Based on 46 working weeks a year.

Three ways to get more out of your ERP

Upheave pulls the data out of your ERP, builds apps for everyday work and helps you replace it when that pays off.

  1. Where most projects start
    01We pull the data

    Answers from your ERP on one screen

    We combine reports and spreadsheets into one view you can trust: dashboards and reports that build themselves, with no manual work.

    The right choice when the data exists, but getting to it takes manual work.

    First version in 3 to 4 weeks

  2. 02We extend the ERP

    Apps for the work your ERP does not cover

    Field entry, approvals, production planning and links to your website and other systems. Your ERP stays as it is.

    The right choice when people work around the ERP because it does not fit their job.

    One process at a time

  3. 03We replace the ERP

    Moving to a new ERP without stopping the business

    We define with you what the new ERP has to do, compare the offers and move the data over with a transition period.

    The right choice when the vendor has stopped developing the system or licences grow faster than the value.

    Estimate after analysis

A tool for the work your team does by hand today

One job, one simple tool, using data your ERP already has. Pick a job and see what it looks like.

How much can we make?

Bills of materials and stock across all warehouses on one screen. For every product you see at once how many you can make and what will run out first.

What you get
  • An answer in seconds
  • Simulate before you order
  • Data straight from the ERP

Your job is not on the list?

Describe it and we will tell you whether an app for it is worth building.

Describe your job

Answers in seconds, without a single change to the ERP

Two companies on the same ERP. Capacity was calculated by hand in a spreadsheet; today the planner sees it on one screen.

Client
Dietary supplement manufacturer
Location
Croatia
Companies
Two
ERP status
Untouched
stock reports
3 → 1
stock items reconciled
690
companies in one place
2
changes to the ERP
0
  • Before

    Before: Capacity was worked out by hand, in a spreadsheet with formulas that broke easily.

    After

    After: For every product, how many they can make and what runs out first, in seconds.

  • Before

    Before: Someone retyped the two companies' data from one spreadsheet into another.

    After

    After: Both companies in one place, with their shared warehouses and suppliers.

  • Before

    Before: Three stock reports overlapped, so the same goods were counted twice.

    After

    After: One stock report instead of three, with no double counting.

  • Before

    Before: Nobody could see in advance what open work orders would use up.

    After

    After: Work orders visible in advance, and production simulated before it starts.

The ERP did not need replacing. The way people worked with it did.
What we took away from the project

Four rules that keep your ERP safe

Your whole business lives in the ERP, so we never touch it without agreement. We agree every step before we take it.

We build on any ERP that supports

  • CSV
  • Excel
  • API
  1. The ERP stays the source of truth

    We do not change it or work around it. The app reads from it, and writes to it only where we have explicitly agreed it should.

  2. Every figure has a source

    For every figure in the app you can see which report or record it came from, so you can trust the numbers.

  3. An Excel export is enough

    If your ERP can save a CSV or Excel file, we can build on it, even without an API. Messy spreadsheets, old formats and local date formats are normal for us.

  4. Your data stays yours

    Data from your ERP is never sent to outside AI services. Where the app and the data live is agreed before the first line of code.

From the first call to an app in use

  1. 30 minutes

    A call

    You tell us which question your ERP cannot answer and where your team loses time. The call is free.

  2. 2 to 5 days

    A look at the data

    We go through the reports and spreadsheets you use today and tell you what can be done with them.

  3. 3 to 4 weeks

    The first app in use

    We build a tool for one job and put it into use with your real data.

  4. Your call

    The next step

    Once the first app pays off, we pick the next job or look at replacing the ERP.

Frequently asked questions

What companies most often ask us before the first call.

Do we have to replace the ERP we already have?

Usually not. Replacing an ERP is expensive, risky and slow, and the problem is rarely the data itself. It is how people get to it. So we start by building a layer next to the ERP you already run. If we conclude on the call that replacing it really is the better choice, we will tell you and help you make the move.

How much does it cost?

The first call is free, and after it you get the scope and a cost estimate in writing. The price depends on what we build and what we connect to, so we do not make it up in advance. You can compare the estimate with what that work costs you today, for example in the calculator on this page.

How long does it take?

A first app for one job is usually in use within 3 to 4 weeks, after a few days of looking at the data. Integrations that write into the ERP, and replacing the system, take longer; we estimate those after an analysis.

Do you work with our ERP?

If your ERP can save a CSV or Excel file, or has an API, yes, whoever makes it. If there is no API, we work with the reports you already export, and can automate that later so nobody has to pull them by hand.

Will this affect the ERP or our vendor support?

It should not. The app as a rule only reads data from the ERP and does not touch its settings. Where it needs to write data into the ERP, it uses the interfaces the ERP provides for that, which we agree with you in advance.

How is this different from Power BI?

Power BI and similar tools show data. The app we build also does the maths: it tells you how much you can make and what runs out first, and takes entries, approvals and simulations. If all you need is a report, we will tell you.

What if our ERP is upgraded?

Usually only the data mapping needs adjusting, not the whole app. The app reports an error when a report's format changes, instead of quietly writing the wrong data.

When is replacing the ERP worth it?

When the vendor no longer develops the system, when licences and maintenance grow faster than the value, or when the business needs something the old system cannot support even with add-ons. Then we define the requirements with you, compare the offers and plan the data migration so the business keeps running.

Which question can your ERP not answer?

Write the question, or the job that takes most of your time today. We will come back with a proposal for what is worth fixing first.

  • The first call is free.
  • After the call you get a written proposal with the scope and a cost estimate.
  • We do not need access to your ERP to get started.

Who you will talk to

Boris SeverBoris Sever

Co-founder & Partner

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Building software since 2019, from Zagreb, Croatia.

Prefer email? Write to us at office@upheave.tech.