MKS Goliath.NET

MKS Goliath.NET is an integrated ERP product for the German Mid-Market (mid-market) developed by MKS Softwaremanagement GmbH, based in Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance. The distinguishing feature is the bundling of ERP, CRM and DMS in a central platform — positioning MKS deliberately broader than classical ERP vendors whose CRM and document-management functions are often less developed. Since 2024 MKS has been part of the SelectLine Group, which as a European Mid-Market ERP consolidator covers the DACH market. With the membership in the SelectLine family the product strategy is also shifting: the classical on-premises Goliath.NET variant is being succeeded by the subscription-based Goliath.Neo. According to vendor and industry-press reports (Born's Tech & Windows World, it-business.de), the development of the classical Goliath.NET platform has been completed and SelectLine is focusing on Goliath.Neo. Buyers should consult the official vendor website for the current roadmap.

Functional sweet spot

MKS Goliath.NET's functional scope covers ERP, CRM and DMS in a single integrated platform, with order processing, materials management, accounting integration, customer relationship management and document management all sharing the same data model. The integrated CRM and DMS depth is the historical differentiator versus pure ERP vendors. MKS gives more than 10,000 users and more than 900 successfully completed projects for Goliath.NET. Industry press reports that around sixty per cent of revenue is generated with IT system houses, an audience for which MKS maintains a dedicated industry edition. The functional sweet spot is integrated commercial workflow for IT system houses, technical wholesalers and Mid-Market service organisations where the combined ERP-plus-CRM-plus-DMS scope avoids the typical pain of running three separate systems.

DACH positioning

MKS Goliath.NET is a Tier-3 specialist in the DACH market with strong concentration in IT system houses and Mid-Market service organisations. The SelectLine Group acquisition in 2024 changed the strategic context: the classical Goliath.NET is in maintenance mode while the successor Goliath.Neo is positioned as the subscription-based cloud product. Existing customers on Goliath.NET will need to plan the transition to Goliath.Neo over the medium term, which is a meaningful planning consideration for new buyers as well. GoBD-compliant bookkeeping (the German principles for proper digital record-keeping), DATEV connector for the German tax-adviser exchange standard, and ZUGFeRD and XRechnung e-invoicing are part of the standard scope. The SelectLine Group context provides scale and reduces single-vendor-dependency risk versus a stand-alone smaller vendor.

Pricing and implementation

MKS does not publish list prices and quotes individually based on user count, edition and deployment model. The classical Goliath.NET is licensed perpetually with annual maintenance; the successor Goliath.Neo is a monthly subscription. For an indicative 30-user IT system house deployment, all-in five-year TCO typically falls between approximately 150,000 and 400,000 euro, depending on which platform variant is chosen, deployment model, and integration breadth. Implementation timelines for a focused IT-system-house scope run four to nine months. Buyers considering MKS now should evaluate the migration path from Goliath.NET to Goliath.Neo as part of the decision, because committing to Goliath.NET in 2026 likely implies a follow-up migration project within the next three to five years.

Selection considerations

MKS Goliath.NET (and the Goliath.Neo successor) is a defensible choice for DACH IT system houses, technical wholesalers and Mid-Market service organisations between approximately ten and one hundred users where the integrated ERP-plus-CRM-plus-DMS scope is valued and the IT-system-house industry edition fits the operational workflow. It is less compelling for organisations with substantial manufacturing complexity (where proAlpha, abas ERP or Business Central with KUMAVISION fit better), for organisations needing complex international multi-entity consolidation, or for buyers that prefer to operate dedicated best-of-breed CRM and DMS systems separately. New buyers should specifically evaluate the Goliath.Neo roadmap and the migration path from Goliath.NET, because the platform transition is the key strategic risk of this product family.

Comparable vendors

Direct functional comparables in the DACH IT-system-house segment include enfore, c-entron and ITscope, all of which target similar audiences with industry-specific workflows. On the broader Mid-Market side, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central with industry extensions, SelectLine's other product lines, Sage 100 and weclapp compete depending on functional breadth and deployment preference. The SelectLine Group context positions MKS within a broader vendor family that includes SelectLine and GDI Business Line, which gives buyers continuity guarantees that smaller standalone vendors cannot match. The Goliath.Neo successor is the strategic product going forward and should be the focus of new evaluations.

Related Topics

• SelectLine
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
• ERP for small business

Fazit

MKS Goliath.NET ist ein etabliertes Mid-Markets-ERP mit besonderer Stärke im Service- und Systemhausgeschäft. Die Integration von ERP, CRM und DMS ist ein klares Differenzierungsmerkmal. Mit dem Wechsel auf Goliath.Neo under dem Dach der SelectLine Group steht eine modernisierte Roadmap bereit, die jedoch von Bestandskunden vertraglich und wirtschaftlich genau zu prüfen ist. Für IT-Systemhäuser und mittelständische Service- und Handelsunternehmen aus dem DACH-Raum gehört das Produkt weiterhin in den ernsthaften Comparison – insbesondere im Comparison zu Solutions wie SelectLine selbst, Sage 100 oder myfactory.

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