Vendors demo the happy path. Your business runs on the exceptions. We map how your work actually moves, list what the software has to handle, then test each option against it. We don't resell any platform, so the answer can be 'keep what you have'.
Software Selection Advisory
Keep, connect, replace or build
Every selection should weigh all four, not just the shortlist the vendors handed you.
Keep
The system works and the pain is somewhere else: a broken process, poor training or a missing report. Fixing that costs far less than a migration.
Connect
Your systems are fine on their own but don't talk. An integration removes the re-keying without changing what anyone uses day to day.
Replace
The system can't support how you work now, or support is ending. We write the requirements and score the vendors against your real processes.
Build
The work that sets you apart doesn't fit any package. A custom layer on top of an off-the-shelf core is usually the right split.
How do you choose an ERP or business system?
Start with your processes, not the vendor list. Write down the ten jobs the system must do well, including the awkward exceptions, then ask every vendor to show those — on your data, not their demo set.
Then cost the whole thing: licences per seat over five years, implementation, data migration, customisation, training and the time your team spends on the project. The licence is usually the smallest part.
CodeFish does this for established Australian operators, mostly in food and beverage, construction and manufacturing. Because we also integrate and build, we can tell you where a package will need custom work before you find out mid-implementation. For the wider question of what to change first, see digital transformation consulting.
The licence is the smallest cost you'll sign.
How a software selection runs
Rapid Insight Workshop
Two sessions with your key people, mapping how work really moves and where the current systems fall short. $9,000 + GST. Around three weeks later you get a keep, connect, replace or build recommendation.
Requirements and shortlist
If replacing is the call, we write the requirements from the workshop map and shortlist the vendors that fit.
Scripted demos and costing
Each vendor runs your scenarios on your data. We score them and cost five years of ownership side by side.
Implement and connect
We connect the chosen system to the rest of your stack and build anything it can't do, through Amplify or Apex.
Software selection questions we get asked
No. We don't resell or take referral fees from any platform, so we have no reason to steer you towards one. That is why 'keep what you have' is a real answer here.
It starts with a Rapid Insight Workshop at a fixed $9,000 + GST. Around three weeks after the two sessions you get a keep, connect, replace or build recommendation with the costs behind it. If you go to market, the requirements and vendor scoring are quoted fixed-price before they start.
ERPs, job management, inventory and warehouse systems, CRMs and the industry platforms that run food and beverage, construction and manufacturing businesses. If it sits at the centre of how your work moves, we can assess it.
More than the licence. Implementation, data migration, customisation, integrations, training and your own team's time usually outweigh the subscription. We cost all of it side by side so you compare the full number, not the quote.
We connect it to the rest of your stack and build what it can't do through Amplify or Apex. Where a vendor or partner does the core implementation, we work alongside them so the integrations and custom work are ready when it goes live.