--- title: "Epicor vs Plex Systems: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Epicor or Plex Systems more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Manufacturing ERP set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/epicor-vs-plex-systems" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Epicor vs Plex Systems: Which is searched more? Is Epicor or Plex Systems more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Manufacturing ERP set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Epicor and Plex Systems - **Competitive set**: Manufacturing ERP - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Epicor Share of Search**: 1.8% - **Plex Systems Share of Search**: 0.15% ## Is Epicor or Plex Systems more popular in search? - In September 2026, Epicor had more branded searches than Plex Systems among manufacturing ERP worldwide. Epicor had about 33,100 branded searches, while Plex Systems had 2,660. Epicor made up 1.8% of all manufacturing ERP searches we track, and Plex Systems accounted for 0.15%. - Epicor was ahead of Plex Systems in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Epicor’s share of searches among manufacturing ERP worldwide moved from 1.9% to 1.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40.5K to 33.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Plex Systems’ share of searches among manufacturing ERP worldwide moved from 0.12% to 0.15%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.6K to 2.7K. ## Top manufacturing ERP in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Epicor appeared in all five answers. Plex Systems did not appear in any of the five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Epicor | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | SAP S/4HANA | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Acumatica | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Infor | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | NetSuite | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central | 6th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Odoo | 7th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Rootstock | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | IQMS | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Plex Systems | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about manufacturing ERP - Asked ChatGPT "Which manufacturing ERP should I use?": 1. Epicor, 2. Acumatica, 3. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, 4. NetSuite, 5. Odoo - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best manufacturing ERPs?": 1. Epicor, 2. SAP S/4HANA, 3. Infor, 4. NetSuite, 5. Acumatica, 6. Odoo, 7. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best manufacturing ERP for a factory?": 1. Epicor, 2. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, 3. Acumatica, 4. Odoo, 5. SAP S/4HANA, 6. Infor - Searched Google, AI Overview "manufacturing erp": 1. Epicor, 2. NetSuite, 3. Infor, 4. SAP S/4HANA, 5. Odoo - Searched Google, AI Overview "erp for manufacturers": 1. SAP S/4HANA, 2. Epicor, 3. Infor, 4. Acumatica, 5. Odoo Not named in any answer: Rootstock, IQMS and Plex Systems. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for manufacturing ERP worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Epicor worldwide fell 18.3% over 12 measured months, from 40.5K to 33.1K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Epicor estimated searches | Epicor Share of Search | Epicor rank | Plex Systems estimated searches | Plex Systems Share of Search | Plex Systems rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 40.5K | 1.9% | 6 | 2.6K | 0.12% | 10 | | Nov 2025 | 33.1K | 1.7% | 6 | 2.6K | 0.13% | 10 | | Dec 2025 | 33.1K | 1.7% | 6 | 2.4K | 0.13% | 10 | | Jan 2026 | 33.1K | 1.6% | 6 | 2.7K | 0.13% | 10 | | Feb 2026 | 33.1K | 1.7% | 6 | 2.4K | 0.12% | 10 | | Mar 2026 | 40.5K | 2% | 6 | 3.1K | 0.15% | 10 | | Apr 2026 | 33.1K | 1.6% | 6 | 3.2K | 0.16% | 10 | | May 2026 | 40.5K | 2.3% | 6 | 2.6K | 0.15% | 10 | | Jun 2026 | 40.5K | 2.3% | 6 | 2.8K | 0.16% | 10 | | Jul 2026 | 33.1K | 1.9% | 6 | 2.7K | 0.15% | 10 | | Aug 2026 | 33.1K | 1.9% | 6 | 2.5K | 0.14% | 10 | | Sep 2026 | 33.1K | 1.8% | 6 | 2.7K | 0.15% | 10 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Epicor’s and Plex Systems’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Epicor**: Measured on the search term “epicor”. - **Plex Systems**: Measured on the search terms “plex erp”, “plex manufacturing” and “plex systems”, summed into one figure. - [Epicor profile](/demand/global-en/brands/epicor) - [Plex Systems profile](/demand/global-en/brands/plex-systems) - [All manufacturing ERP worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/manufacturing-erp): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Epicor or Plex Systems more popular in search? In September 2026, Epicor had more branded searches than Plex Systems among manufacturing ERP worldwide. Epicor had about 33,100 branded searches, while Plex Systems had 2,660. Epicor made up 1.8% of all manufacturing ERP searches we track, and Plex Systems accounted for 0.15%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Epicor vs Plex Systems: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/epicor-vs-plex-systems This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/epicor-vs-plex-systems. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.