microtech büro+ — German Mid-Market ERP with production light

microtech büro+ is the SMB ERP from microtech, founded in 1986 and headquartered in Hargesheim near Bad Kreuznach in Germany. The product targets German Mid-Market businesses with workflows that have outgrown entry-level products like Lexware but do not justify the cost and complexity of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central or Sage 100. The functional sweet spot is order management, warehousing and light production for businesses between roughly 5 and 100 users. microtech is privately owned and has built a broad reseller network across DACH, with several hundred partners delivering implementation, customisation and local support. The product is particularly visible in distribution, light manufacturing and trade businesses where production-light functionality matters.

Overview

microtech sits squarely in the German Mid-Market SMB ERP segment alongside VARIO, plentyOne (e-commerce-focused), Sage 100 and assorted regional specialists. The product line is delivered as a Windows-client application with web extensions, sold on perpetual licences with annual maintenance or as a subscription, with installation either on-premises or on the customer's preferred hosting provider. Ownership is private and the management team is long-tenured, which gives customers a stable vendor relationship without the strategic pivots large-vendor portfolio reshuffles produce. Total customer count is in the thousands, concentrated in Germany with growing presence in Austria. The product is positioned by the vendor as “büro+” (büro plus), signalling the office-software-plus-ERP scope. The functional roadmap centres on production-module enhancements, e-commerce connectors and Industry 4.0 integration.

Functional sweet spot

Order management is the strongest pillar: quote-to-cash, sales-order processing, delivery-note handling, partial deliveries, returns management and a clean customer-and-article master. Warehousing covers multi-warehouse-light scenarios, batch and serial number tracking, simple bin management and stocktaking. Production-light functionality is a microtech differentiator at this price point: bills of material with multi-level structures, simple production orders, work-step capture and consumption-tracked manufacturing for light-discrete-production scenarios. CRM is integrated rather than world-class, with the basics for sales-pipeline management. Financial accounting is GoBD-compliant with native DATEV export, ZUGFeRD and XRechnung outbound invoicing, and the standard German fiscal-compliance toolset. Reporting is at SMB level with standard reports and a designer for custom output. E-commerce connectors (Shopware, Shopify, Magento, WooCommerce) support multi-channel scenarios.

DACH positioning

microtech has substantial DACH presence in distribution, light manufacturing, trade and small-to-mid retail. Customer profiles concentrate in businesses between 5 and 100 users with German-fiscal-practice expectations. The reseller network is dense: several hundred microtech partners across Germany and Austria deliver implementation, customisation and local support, which is a meaningful selection advantage in regions outside major cities. GoBD compliance is delivered out of the box, with audit trail, journal export and GDPdU support. DATEV connectivity is mature and native — postings can be exported directly in DATEV format or pushed to DATEV Unternehmen online. ZUGFeRD and XRechnung outbound invoicing are supported for German B2G and B2B scenarios. Localisation for Austria is mature; Switzerland support is lighter but functional. The product fits comfortably into the German SMB-ERP landscape with mature ecosystem support.

Pricing and implementation

microtech büro+ is priced as a perpetual licence with annual maintenance or as a subscription, with bundles depending on user count and functional scope (Order, Production, CRM, e-commerce connectors). Subscription pricing typically sits in the range of 30 to 80 EUR per user per month depending on functional bundle. Total annual cost for a 10-user implementation including standard modules is typically in the mid four figures — substantially below mid-market alternatives like Dynamics 365 Business Central with comparable functional scope. Implementation is short by ERP standards: two to six months for typical scope, often delivered by a local microtech partner with standardised configuration templates. Customisation through the microtech customisation tools and partner extensions is supported, with the typical SMB-ERP discipline of avoiding deep core-code modifications to preserve upgradeability.

Selection considerations

Choose microtech büro+ if you are a German Mid-Market business (5 to 100 users) with workflows that have outgrown Lexware but do not justify Dynamics 365 Business Central or Sage 100. Choose it especially if you have light production requirements: BOMs, simple production orders and work-step capture matter, but you are not running a serious manufacturing operation. Choose it if local reseller and partner support is a priority — microtech's network density is a real selection advantage outside major cities. Skip microtech for cloud-first organisations that want browser-only access without a Windows client. Skip it for serious production-driven manufacturing — canias, oxaion, ams.erp and the production-vertical specialists fit better. Skip it for enterprise scenarios above 100 users. Against VARIO 8, both are credible German SMB-ERP products with similar positioning — the choice often comes down to local partner availability and which user interface fits the business.

Related Topics

• DATEV
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