Greentree vs. MYOB Acumatica: Finding the Best Fit for Your Business

Mid-market businesses in New Zealand have long relied on MYOB Greentree for solid on-premise financials, inventory and project management. As cloud adoption accelerates, MYOB Acumatica—with its modern, modular SaaS architecture—has emerged as a compelling alternative. Both platforms offer robust core ERP capabilities, but each brings distinct strengths.

This blog explores where MYOB Greentree excels, where MYOB Acumatica shines, and how to decide which is the right fit for your growing business.

MYOB Acumatica at a Glance

MYOB Acumatica is a modern, SaaS-native ERP platform built on an open cloud architecture. It’s offered in modular editions tuned to different business profiles:

• Enterprise Edition — the core financials, distribution, sales and service engine for virtually any mid-market business.
  
• Manufacturing Edition — everything in Enterprise, plus full discrete-manufacturing functionality (MRP, multi-level BOMs, ETO/CTO, shop-floor data collection, quality management).
  
• Construction Edition — builds on Enterprise with project/job accounting, daily field reports, change-order management, subcontract integration and construction-specific billing.

These three editions share the same cloud codebase, user experience and platform tools, so you can start with Enterprise and add Manufacturing or Construction modules as your needs evolve—all without costly upgrades or data migrations.

What MYOB Greentree Offers

MYOB Greentree delivers core financials (GL/AP/AR), inventory, purchasing, sales order management and basic job costing. It’s a mature system deployed on-premise or in a hosted environment. However:

• Advanced manufacturing features—true MRP, multi-level BOM costing, configurable workflows (ETO/CTO)—require separate add-ons or customisations.
  
• Construction project management: you get basic job costing and purchase-to-project linking, but no built-in daily logs, sub-contractor tracking or compliance workflows.
  
• Mobile access and warehouse scanning are typically handled by third-party modules.
  
• Workflow automation and low-code process modeling exist, but are not as intuitive or deeply embedded as modern SaaS platforms.
  
• Integration is possible but often relies on point-to-point connectors.
  

Core Financials & Project Accounting

Industry-Specific Depth

Deployment & Total Cost of Ownership

Mobility, Integration & Automation

Support & Partner Ecosystem

Five Areas Where Acumatica Pulls Ahead

True Cloud Architecture & Mobility

• Native browser-based UI and full mobile app for Android/iOS—no separate clients to install.
• Real-time dashboards, notifications and approvals on any device.
• Built-in barcode scanning, warehouse transactions and field-service data capture.
  
  

Deeper Industry-Specific Functionality

• Manufacturing Edition: full native MRP, engineering change control, multi-tier BOMs, capacity planning and shop-floor data collection—everything you need to run a discrete manufacturing operation.
• Construction Edition: daily field reports with photo logs, change-order workflows, subcontractor management, compliance checklist integration and progress-billing engines tailored for construction projects.
  
  

Unified, Real-Time Financials & Reporting

• Consolidate multiple companies, branches and currencies in a single database.
• Real-time GL, AP, AR and cash management with embedded BI dashboards.
• Configurable Excel-style reports, scheduled e-mail delivery and drill-down from financial statements to transactions in seconds.
  
  

Flexible Purchasing, Inventory & Sales

• Unlimited warehouses, bin/lot/serial tracking, multi-unit-of-measure, advanced cycle counting and dynamic replenishment (min/max, forecasting, seasonal).
• End-to-end procurement: requisitions, PO approvals, blanket orders, OCR scanning and multi-level workflows.
  Sales order engine with contract pricing, promotions, drop-ship, customer portals and CRM integration—no third-party bolt-ons required.
  
  

Low-Code Customisation, Automation & Integration

• Visual Business Process Modeler to automate approvals, notifications and case management—no developer needed.
• Fully open REST-based API and pre-built connectors for ecommerce, payroll, CRM and industry solutions.
• Screen and report customisation, custom fields and dashboards—all upgrade-safe and part of your subscription.

Getting Started & Next Steps

If you’re evaluating a move from MYOB Greentree, or selecting your first cloud ERP, here’s how to proceed:

1. Map your core processes (financials, inventory, sales) and any specialized needs (manufacturing, construction, field service).
2. Engage with Avanza Solutions to walk through a module-by-module demo of Enterprise, Manufacturing and Construction editions.
3. Compare total cost of ownership over 3–5 years, factoring in subscription-based pricing, implementation and the elimination of third-party modules.
4. Pilot your most mission-critical workflows in a sandbox environment to see real-time reporting, mobile access and automation in action.

Conclusion

Your ERP must be more than just a ledger—it must power every corner of your business with real-time data, deep industry capabilities and the flexibility to change on the fly. MYOB Acumatica’s modern cloud platform and purpose-built editions give you that competitive edge, without the customisation headaches, bolt-on complexity or upgrade surprises you’ll find in traditional on-premise systems.

Ready to see how MYOB Acumatica can transform your business? Contact us for a personalised walk-through and discover why more growing companies are making the switch.