UK manufacturing & distribution specialists

Keep your ERP.
Upgrade the experience.

Sysgraft builds bespoke, modern interface layers over legacy ERP systems for UK manufacturers and distributors. Same data. Same workflows. A completely different experience — for your staff and your customers.

Fixed-price build
No ERP replacement
You own the code
UK data residency

18 ERP platforms audited — we work with your system

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Dynamics 365 Business CentralTIER 1
Sage 200TIER 2
OrderWiseTIER 2
Kerridge K8TIER 2
SAP Business OneTIER 2
Epicor Kinetic
SYSPRO
NetSuite
Infor CloudSuite
IFS Applications
Access Dimensions
Pegasus Opera
Priority ERP
Acumatica
Dynamics 365 F&O
Intact iQ
Brightpearl
Sage 50

Don't see yours? The discovery sprint includes a live API audit — if your ERP has an API, we can almost certainly work with it. Ask us.

The problem

Your ERP is a prison with good data inside

UK manufacturing and distribution businesses are stuck in the same trap. The data exists. The workflows work. But the interface makes everything harder than it should be.

Spreadsheet workarounds everywhere

Staff build shadow systems in Excel because the ERP UI is too slow or too complex for daily use. Data lives in three places, none of them trusted.

Customers phoning for order status

Your sales team fields calls all day for information the ERP already holds. Where is my order? What's my account balance? Can you check stock? None of it should need a phone call.

Trapped between bad UI and a £300k replacement

A full ERP replacement costs £300,000–400,000 and fails 73% of the time. So you keep struggling. There has always been a third option — most businesses just didn't know it existed.

The solution

A modern interface layer. Same ERP underneath.

Sysgraft connects directly to your ERP via its REST API. We build a purpose-built web application on top — React, Next.js, TypeScript — that gives each role exactly what they need. No migration. No disruption. No risk.

Purpose-built for your specific pain points
Staff log in with existing Microsoft 365 credentials
Hosted on AWS UK or Azure UK South — UK data residency
You own the code outright — no vendor lock-in
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How it works

Three steps. No surprises.

Every Sysgraft engagement follows the same proven structure. You know the cost, the scope, and the timeline before a single line of code is written.

01
Discovery Sprint — 3 to 5 days

Live API audit, wireframes, and a scoped proposal

We authenticate against your ERP, map every relevant endpoint, run stakeholder workshops, and produce a fixed-price build proposal. If your ERP cannot support what we have in mind, we tell you before you commit to a build.

02
Fixed-Price Build — weeks, not months

Production-grade delivery against a defined scope

Weekly sprint check-ins. No scope creep. 50% on signature, 50% on go-live. The application is built, tested, and deployed to UK infrastructure within your agreed timeline.

03
Monthly Subscription — hosting to evolution

We stay invested in your outcome

Hosting, security patching, maintenance, and feature evolution on a transparent monthly subscription. Cancellable. No minimum term lock-in. The subscription exists because your business keeps changing — your interface should keep up.

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Why Sysgraft

No one else owns this position

After auditing 18 ERP platforms and the full UK agency landscape, no UK company was found explicitly offering bespoke modern UI on legacy ERP, with subscription maintenance, at SME pricing, without requiring replacement.

Currently engaged with UK manufacturer clients
01

No ERP replacement required

Your ERP investment stays intact. We build around it, not over it.

02

Fixed price, no scope creep

Discovery sprint defines scope before any build commitment. Price agreed upfront.

03

Delivered in weeks, not years

AI-assisted development and a reusable scaffold mean production-grade delivery in under a month.

04

You own the code

IP transfers to you on go-live. Full documentation provided. Walk away any time.

73%
of ERP replacements fail to meet their objectives (OECD)
£300k
typical planning baseline for a UK SME ERP replacement
4–8wk
typical end-to-end delivery from discovery to go-live
100%
client code ownership — IP transfers to you on go-live
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Common questions

The objections we hear — answered directly

Is this not just another expensive software project?

Compare it to the alternative. A full ERP replacement costs £300,000–400,000 and takes 9–18 months. Sysgraft solves the same underlying problem — a dated, frustrating user experience — for a fraction of that cost, in weeks. The discovery sprint is a fixed fee before you commit to a build, so you know exactly what you are getting.

What if the project overruns or the scope expands?

A fixed-price build proposal is only issued after a completed discovery sprint. The sprint defines scope, confirms API availability, and produces a detailed SOW. The build price is then fixed against that scope. Any additions are treated as separate work, scoped and priced separately — not added to the running total.

What if we want to stop? Are we locked in?

No. IP transfers to you on go-live. You own the code. Full documentation is provided. The monthly subscription covers hosting and maintenance — cancellable with standard notice. You could take the codebase and self-host it; we make sure you have everything needed to do so.

Does our ERP even have an API?

"Our ERP doesn't have an API" is almost always wrong. Dynamics 365 Business Central, OrderWise, and Sage 200 all expose documented REST APIs. The discovery sprint includes a live API audit using your credentials — we validate coverage before any build price is issued. If API coverage is insufficient for what you need, we tell you.

What about GDPR and data security?

All applications are hosted on AWS eu-west-2 or Azure UK South — UK data residency as standard. Authentication is handled via Microsoft Entra ID (SSO), meaning no passwords stored in our system. A data processing agreement is included with every engagement. We design toward NCSC Cyber Essentials from the start.

We already tried a no-code tool like Power Apps and it didn't work.

This is one of the most common conversations we have. No-code and low-code platforms work well for simple internal dashboards and basic approval workflows. They consistently fail at complex business logic — BOM explosions, multi-tier pricing, batch traceability, deep ERP synchronisation with write-back validation. Sysgraft builds in full code. There is no ceiling on what we can implement, and the result looks and performs like a production-grade application rather than a configured tool.

Will this break when our ERP is updated or upgraded?

ERP vendors version their REST APIs and provide migration paths and advance notice of breaking changes. We monitor release notes for all supported platforms and handle API updates as part of the monthly subscription. We also build using an adapter pattern — the ERP API integration is isolated in a single layer, so if an endpoint changes, only that adapter needs updating rather than the entire application. We include an ERP upgrade notification clause in the client SLA.

How do we know the ERP API covers what we need?

That is exactly what the discovery sprint establishes. We authenticate against your live ERP using your credentials, pull data from every entity relevant to your use case, and test write-back where required. If API coverage is insufficient for the scope you need, we tell you — and we tell you before you commit to a build. We will never issue a fixed-price proposal for something we have not validated technically.

We only have 3 people in IT — can we manage this ongoing?

The monthly subscription means you do not need to manage it. Hosting, security patching, and maintenance are all covered. Your IT team's involvement after go-live is minimal — occasional access provisioning and being the internal point of contact for feature requests. We handle everything else. If your IT team ever wants to take over hosting directly, full documentation and source code are provided.

What if Sysgraft ceases to operate?

You own the code outright from go-live. IP transfers to you on completion. The application is built on React, Next.js, and TypeScript — mainstream technologies with millions of developers worldwide. Full documentation is provided. If the worst happened, any competent developer could pick up the codebase and continue. We also offer a code escrow arrangement on request for clients who want additional reassurance.

We are mid-ERP contract — can we do this now or do we need to wait?

Yes, now. Sysgraft does not touch your ERP contract, licensing, or configuration. We connect to it via its public API — the same way any authorised integration would. Your ERP vendor's contract is unaffected. If anything, a better interface layer reduces the pressure to replace the ERP at contract renewal, giving you more negotiating leverage.

Ready to modernise without the risk?

Start with a discovery sprint. 3–5 days. A live API audit, wireframes, and a fixed-price proposal.
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