Acumatica

Acumatica 2026 R2 Puts AI Agents and Outside AI Tools Inside ERP Controls

Acumatica 2026 R2 adds AI agents triggered by business events and MCP servers that give outside AI tools read-only access to ERP data under existing permissions. The release also makes the Modern UI the default ahead of Classic UI retirement in 2027 R1.

Financial Management

Why Growing Contractors Are Moving Construction Finance Off QuickBooks

Growing contractors can outgrow QuickBooks as job costing, WIP reporting, compliance, and multi-entity finance become more complex. Acumatica positions its construction ERP as a connected alternative for finance, project, and field operations.

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ERP Strategy and Planning

Electrical Contractor Moves to Acumatica After a Decade of Growth

Groupe SGM moved to Acumatica Construction Management after a decade of growth increased its ERP requirements. The electrical contractor has centralized construction, manufacturing, field service, project and finance data while reporting measurable gains in automation and invoicing.

Manufacturing Systems and Automation

TRA Snow & Sun Replaces QuickBooks With Acumatica ERP

TRA Snow & Sun replaced QuickBooks, Salesforce, spreadsheets, and paper workflows with Acumatica Manufacturing Edition after growth exposed gaps in inventory visibility, order tracking, and coordination between sales, production, and finance.

Supply Chain Management

Acumatica’s Vertrax Deal: Why Vertical ERP IP Is Getting Harder to Leave to Partners

Acumatica acquired Vertrax, expanding its industry-specific capabilities for the fuel and energy distribution sector, ensuring continuity in products and services while enhancing its cloud ERP offerings.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Acumatica’s Ratings Sweep: What Midmarket ERP Buyers Are Actually Rewarding

Acumatica has been recognized in seven industry reports for its exceptional usability, customer satisfaction, and product fit for small- and medium-sized businesses, notably achieving top rankings in Nucleus Research, G2, and TrustRadius, emphasizing the growing demand for ERP systems that combine modernity with user-friendliness.

Analytics and AI

Acumatica Taps Roman Bukary to Strengthen Partner-Led ERP Growth

Acumatica has appointed Roman Bukary as SVP of Partner Strategy and Programs to enhance its partner ecosystem, leveraging his extensive SaaS and AI experience to better support partner growth and customer outcomes amidst competitive dynamics in the midmarket ERP sector.

Analytics and AI

When AI Spend Outpaces Value: A Reality Check for SMBs

As small and midsize businesses increasingly integrate AI into operations, they are facing a shift towards viewing AI as a recurring operational expense rather than a simple software enhancement, prompting the need for clear governance and targeted use cases to ensure measurable value while controlling costs.

ERP Strategy and Planning

General Business Edition

Modern ERP systems aren’t too powerful or too complex for the needs of small and midsize organizations. In fact, with the right cloud ERP, you can simplify and automate many of your processes for greater profitability. Acumatica General Business Edition...

Data and Data Management

Customer Success: Chery Republic

By implementing Acumatica, Cherry Republic achieved significant, measurable results that powered its expansion. The company sustained fifteen percent year-over-year growth, reduced reporting time by forty percent, and cut manual errors by fifty percent. This efficiency and data accuracy also enhanced...

Analytics and AI

AI Readiness Evaluation Checklist

AI is more than just a tool, and when combined with the power of a comprehensive modern, cloud-based ERP system, it can serve as your strategic advantage to transform your operations and succeed in this competitive environment.

Security

Build Your Business on a Foundation of Trust Acumatica’s Multi-Layered Security Strategy

Security is not just an IT function. Its impact stretches across leadership, finance, and everyday operations. When cracks appear in your defenses, the consequences echo through the business.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Signs That You Need to Modernize Your Business Software Solution

ERP connects every aspect of your business: finance, sales, field operations, warehouse, projects, service, and leadership. Everyone pulls from the same real-time information, transforming your business into a truly connected community.

CRM and Customer Experience

‘The Biggest Opportunity is Moving From Reactive to Proactive Decision-Making:’ Jon Pollock

Acumatica’s 2026 R1 release introduces embedded AI into core workflows to enhance decision-making, enabling mid-market organizations to proactively manage supply chain challenges and improve operational efficiency.

Financial Management

Acumatica Puts AI on Revenue Watch for Professional and Field Service Firms

Acumatica's 2026 R1 updates for its Professional Services and Field Service editions introduce AI anomaly detection, improved financial reporting, and enhanced collaboration tools, addressing significant revenue capture issues in service operations by promoting unified data workflows and real-time decision-making.

Product Lifecycle Management

Acumatica Embeds AI Risk Detection Into Construction ERP

Acumatica's 2026 R1 update enhances its Construction Edition with AI-driven forecasting and automation tools to address mid-market construction cost overruns, enabling proactive project management and financial visibility.

Supply Chain Management

Acumatica Targets Supply Chain Volatility With AI Workflows, Shop Floor Precision

Acumatica's 2026 R1 release introduces AI-powered workflow tools, a Shop Floor Kiosk for real-time data capture, and enhancements for omnichannel commerce, aiming to optimize supply chain management for manufacturers, distributors and retailers.

Manufacturing Systems and Automation

ERP App Marketplace Launched for Acumatica Customizations

Technology Leader Co and AcuPower are launching ERP App Marketplace to transform custom Acumatica customizations into packaged, repeatable embedded applications, enabling partners to quickly deploy proven solutions and enhance user experience while minimizing development risks.

Application Development and Integration

Acumatica Summit 2026: Cassandra Moore

Chris Vavra and Cassandra Moore explore key themes and trends from the 2026 Acumatica Summit in Seattle, focusing on innovations in ERP technology.

Analytics and AI

Acumatica Summit 2026: Manish Chandak

At Acumatica Summit 2026, Tech Electronics CEO Manish Chandak discussed the evolving themes in ERP, focusing on the impact of digital replicas and AI on the future role of ERP systems.

Application Development and Integration

i-Tech Support Brings AI Decision Intelligence to Acumatica Customers

i-Tech Support has partnered with ConverSight to provide AI-powered decision intelligence for Acumatica ERP customers, enabling faster actionable insights from ERP data with a prebuilt analytics solution.

Analytics and AI

Acumatica Summit Recap: ERP Elevated as Proactive Intelligence Infrastructure

At Summit 2026, Acumatica executives revealed a vision for ERP systems as predictive intelligence platforms leveraging digital replicas and AI to streamline operations, improve decision-making, and enhance user experiences through behavioral telemetry, all while emphasizing a partner-led growth model to address mid-market challenges.

Data and Data Management

Acumatica Leveraging Telemetry, Personalization to Reduce ERP Workflow Complexity

Acumatica executives announced plans at Summit 2026 to simplify workflows using behavioral telemetry and AI-driven personalization, enhance user experience in ERP systems, and prioritize real-time vendor and partner portal integrations.

Data and Data Management

Acumatica Redefining ERP as System of Intelligence, Enabling Proactive Decision-Making

Acumatica is transitioning ERP platforms from traditional transactional automation to autonomous systems that support proactive decision-making, emphasizing the need for high-quality data governance and industry-specific functionality.

Financial Management

Acumatica Signals Partner-Led ERP Growth Strategy as Mid-Market AI Adoption Accelerates

At Summit 2026, Acumatica executives highlighted the mid-market ERP shift towards customer-driven AI adoption and partner-led education, advocating for industry-specific AI features while addressing implementation challenges.

Application Development and Integration

Acumatica’s Focus on User Adoption Signals ERP Shift to Business Transformations

The importance of AI-enabled ERP systems that integrate seamlessly with daily workflows was exemplified by Storm Smart's successful transition to a connected ERP that improved operational efficiency at Acumatica Summit 2026.

Application Development and Integration

Acumatica’s Digital Replica Push Targets Real-Time Business Intelligence Gaps

Acumatica's CEO John Case announced a transformative digital replica vision for ERP systems at Summit 2026, aimed at evolving these platforms to predictive intelligence tools.

Analytics and AI

Acumatica Summit Highlighting AI, Low-Code Solutions for ERP Automation

Acumatica's Summit 2026 highlights their AI and low-code platform capabilities that enables business users to create customized AI workflows without developer support, enhancing workflow automation and practical AI applications.

Cloud Platform and Technology

Acumatica Names Pollock as Chief Product Officer to Lead Cloud ERP Innovation

Acumatica has appointed Jon Pollock as Chief Product Officer to lead product management and user experience, focusing on advancing the company's strategy amidst growing demand for scalable cloud ERP solutions in mid-market businesses.

Cloud Platform and Technology

Connected Construction: ERP Without the Bottlenecks

Cloud ERP is evolving into a critical operating system for construction and field service companies, enabling resilience, real-time decision-making, and lean operations, as evidenced by the experiences of Tester Construction, Tech Electronics, and Carlson LaVine Construction in their transitions to Acumatica.

Business Process Management and Automation

Lessons from a Mid-Market Manufacturer’s Move to a Cloud-Native ERP

Boca Terry's successful ERP transition from legacy systems to a cloud-native platform illustrates how aligning software capabilities with business needs, fostering strong partner relationships, and ensuring disciplined implementation are crucial for mid-market companies seeking operational efficiency and growth.