TopM elius6

TopM elius6 is an integrated mid-market ERP suite from TopM Software GmbH in Bobingen near Augsburg, an established DACH ERP house with over 10,000 users across more than 1,700 customer organisations. elius6 is the sixth generation of the in-house platform and positions itself as a complete solution combining ten integrated function areas: inventory management, point-of-sale, EDI, CRM, DMS, workflow, financial accounting, branch and stock management, MIS and bill-of-materials plus service management. The flexible architecture allows deployment in trade businesses, multi-site retail and specialist trade industries with B2B and B2C channels — from small specialist retailers to retailers with several hundred branches.

Functional scope

elius6 covers ten integrated functional areas in a single data model. Inventory management and the point-of-sale form the operational core: assortment, stock and price management with branch-aware logic, integrated cash registers with TSE-compliant receipt handling, returns, customer cards and loyalty workflows. The EDI module handles standard message formats with suppliers and central buying groups (Verbundgruppen), critical for multi-site specialist retail. CRM tracks customers and contact history, with marketing-automation hooks. The DMS and workflow components archive incoming and outgoing documents along the procure-to-pay and order-to-cash chains and route approvals across branches. Financial accounting and the MIS module deliver financial statements, branch reporting and KPI dashboards, with native DATEV integration. The bill-of-materials and service modules cover light manufacturing, repair and after-sales workflows typical for specialist trade.

Target audience and industries

elius6 addresses specialist trade businesses and multi-site retailers with 50 to several hundred users. The vendor cites particular strength in non-food specialist retail, including sporting goods, fashion, shoes, electronics, optical retail and similar segments where branch management, central buying-group integration and complex assortments drive the workflow. The combination of integrated POS, central inventory and EDI with central buying groups is the typical differentiator. For pure e-commerce-first businesses or for discrete manufacturers the product is not the natural fit; for multi-site specialist trade in the DACH region it is a long-standing reference.

Technology and deployment

elius6 is built on a relational database with a thick client at branch level, complemented by web and mobile interfaces for management functions. The platform runs on-premise, partner-hosted or as a hosted cloud deployment depending on customer preference. Multi-tenant and multi-branch operation is part of the standard, including consolidated reporting and branch-specific configuration. Standard interfaces cover DATEV, common payment terminals, EDI gateways to central buying groups (Verbundgruppen), webshop systems and ELSTER for the German market. TSE (technical security equipment) for fiscal compliance at the POS is integrated.

Strengths and limitations

Strengths sit in the deep specialist-trade integration: POS, inventory, EDI and accounting in one product with branch-level granularity is unusual for the mid-market. The long market tenure and the dense DACH user base mean that industry-typical processes are configurable in the standard rather than custom-coded. Limitations include modest international visibility, a UI that is functional rather than ultra-modern, and limited fit for industries outside specialist trade. Cloud-native maturity is less developed than in newer SaaS entrants; organisations pursuing a strict public-cloud strategy should validate the hosting and cloud roadmap with TopM directly.

Pricing and licensing

TopM does not publish list prices. Licensing is project-specific, depending on user count, number of branches, selected modules and operating model (on-premise, partner-hosted or cloud). Both perpetual licensing with annual maintenance and subscription pricing are available. All-in TCO for a 100-user multi-branch deployment typically sits in the mid-six-figure euro range over five years, with implementation services and POS hardware as significant cost components.

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Häufig gestellte Fragen

How much does TopM elius6 cost?

The licence costs of TopM elius6 depend on the number of users, the choice of modules and the deployment model (cloud/on-premises). A serious cost estimate requires a specific requirements analysis — see our ERP cost overview for realistic ranges. Licence costs typically account for 25-35% of total project costs; the rest is spread across implementation, training and data migration.

What alternatives to TopM elius6 are there?

Specific alternatives depend on industry fit, budget and company size. The software overview lists 300+ ERP systems for the DACH market; the comparison pages offer pairwise head-to-head comparisons. The exact arrangement depends on the industry, company size class and customising depth of the specific ERP setup.

Does TopM elius6 offer mobile apps?

Modern ERP systems offer at least a responsive web UI; many have native iOS/Android apps for sales, warehousing and approval workflows. Specific mobile features are documented in the vendor profile. The exact arrangement depends on the industry, company size class and customising depth of the specific ERP setup.

Is there a community or support forum for TopM elius6?

Cloud providers usually have their own community platforms plus documented API forums. Open-source solutions (Odoo, ERPNext) have particularly active communities. Vendor support is typically available via tickets, phone and premium SLAs.

Can TopM elius6 be connected to other systems such as CRM or DMS?

Yes — via REST APIs, iPaaS platforms (Lobster, MuleSoft) or prebuilt connectors. For more on CRM integration see ERP vs CRM, and on DMS see DMS software. The exact arrangement depends on the industry, company size class and customising depth of the specific ERP setup.