mySTEPS
mySTEPS is the latest ERP generation from Munich-based Step Ahead GmbH and positions itself as a modern low-code ERP for the European Mid-Market (mid-market). Step Ahead has existed since 1999, employs around 225 staff at seven locations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and serves more than 1,800 customer organisations with over 65,000 users. With its predecessor products STEPS and Steps Business Solution the vendor has built a reputation particularly in technical wholesale, IT, software and professional services. With mySTEPS, Step Ahead has created a completely new platform in three years of development, built on a proprietary web-based low-code platform. Usability, configurability and low operating costs over the full life cycle are at the centre. With this the vendor responds to the trend towards continuously adaptable platforms and positions mySTEPS as a forward-looking ERP for growing Mid-Market organisations.
Functional sweet spot
mySTEPS covers a broad ERP functional scope. The standard scope includes merchandise management, sales, purchasing, warehouse management, CRM, project management, service management, time and order tracking and accounting connections. In sales, quotations, orders, delivery notes and invoices are modelled across all business phases; purchasing covers requisitions, multi-supplier handling and condition models. Warehouse management covers stock management, multi-warehouse, stocktaking and picking. Service management is a traditional strength of Step Ahead and offers tickets, maintenance plans, contract management and mobile work orders. CRM covers lead and opportunity management, campaigns and integrated reporting. The functional sweet spot is integrated commercial-plus-service workflow for DACH Mid-Market organisations between approximately fifty and three hundred users in technical wholesale, IT, software and professional services where the low-code adaptability is a real advantage over fixed-feature ERPs.
DACH positioning
mySTEPS is a Tier-3 specialist on the DACH market, positioned in the Mid-Market segment with strong concentration in technical wholesale, IT and software houses, and professional services. The product's competitive position rests on three elements: the low-code platform architecture that supports continuous configuration without programming work, the service-management depth that reflects the historical strength of Step Ahead in IT and software-house industries, and the partner network across seven DACH locations. 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. Deployment is available as cloud, on-premises or hybrid. The Step Ahead Group context includes godesys ERP (acquired) which expands the addressable market to broader Mid-Market industries.
Pricing and implementation
Step Ahead does not publish list prices and quotes individually based on user count, module scope and deployment model. For an indicative 100-user Mid-Market technical-wholesale or IT-services deployment, all-in five-year TCO typically falls between approximately 600,000 and 1.4 million euro, with the variation driven by deployment model, customisation appetite and integration breadth. Implementation timelines for a focused Mid-Market scope run six to twelve months, with the upper bound reflecting heavier industry-specific configuration. The low-code platform reduces the cost of continuous adaptation versus traditional ERPs where every workflow change requires partner programming work, which over the five-year horizon usually translates into meaningful operating-cost savings.
Selection considerations
mySTEPS is a defensible choice for DACH Mid-Market organisations between approximately fifty and three hundred users in technical wholesale, IT, software and professional services where the integrated service-management depth and the low-code configurability are valued. It is less compelling for organisations with substantial discrete-manufacturing complexity (where proAlpha, abas ERP or KUMAVISION extensions fit better), for very large enterprises above three hundred users where SAP S/4HANA scales further, or for buyers that prefer the comfort of a long-established large vendor with even broader partner ecosystem. The mySTEPS platform is relatively new (released after the three-year development), so reference customer visits with comparable industry profiles are particularly valuable to confirm operational maturity at scale.
Comparable vendors
Direct functional comparables in the DACH Mid-Market-ERP segment include godesys ERP (now part of Step Ahead Group, similar segment), Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central with industry extensions, Sage X3, weclapp at the SMB-to-mid-market transition, and Munixo as a similar AI-direction option. For organisations with substantial discrete-manufacturing complexity, proAlpha, abas ERP and APplus compete at the upper-Mid-Market level. mySTEPS's differentiators are the low-code platform architecture and the service-management depth, which suit buyers in technical wholesale, IT and software industries that value continuous adaptability over fixed-feature ERPs.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does low-code mean in practice for mySTEPS?
Low-code in mySTEPS means that administrators and power users can adapt screens, workflows, fields, validations and reports through a visual configuration interface without writing code. This reduces the cost of small adaptations versus traditional ERPs where every workflow change requires partner programming work. The limits of low-code are the very complex customisations — industry-specific compliance logic, deep integrations — where programming work is still needed.
Is mySTEPS the same product as STEPS or Steps Business Solution?
mySTEPS is a completely new platform built in three years of development, not an evolution of STEPS or Steps Business Solution. Existing STEPS customers face a migration project if they move to mySTEPS; the vendor offers structured migration paths but buyers should evaluate the migration scope explicitly. New buyers should focus on mySTEPS rather than STEPS, which is in maintenance mode.
How does mySTEPS handle service management?
Service management is a traditional strength of Step Ahead and the depth in mySTEPS reflects this heritage. Tickets, maintenance plans, contract management, mobile work orders and dispatch are part of the standard scope. The product is particularly well-suited for IT service providers, software houses and technical wholesalers with after-sales service operations, where the integrated service-management capability avoids running a separate field-service product alongside the ERP.