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Read articleWe deploy both models, so we have no horse in this race. Here is the honest trade-off as we see it after dozens of deployments.
Choose cloud when…
- Your team works from multiple branches, sites or from the road.
- You would rather pay a predictable subscription than own servers and their maintenance.
- You want automatic backups and updates without an IT person on payroll.
Choose on-premise when…
- Your connectivity is genuinely unreliable and operations cannot pause.
- Regulation or client contracts require data to stay on your premises.
- You already have IT infrastructure and staff to run it well.
The hybrid middle
Many of our transport and manufacturing clients run the ERP on a cloud server with an offline-tolerant desktop client at weighbridges and billing counters. You get central data with local resilience — the best of both, with a little extra engineering.
Whatever you choose, insist on daily automated backups, role-based access and an exit path: your data should always be exportable, because it is yours.