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title: "Cloud ERP"
description: "What is cloud ERP? ERP software hosted by the vendor and used in a browser on subscription. Learn the benefits, the trade-offs and what to ask about hosting."
url: https://1flux.ai/glossary/cloud-erp
last_updated: 2026-10-11
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[ERP and platform](https://1flux.ai/glossary#erp-and-platform)

# Cloud ERP

What is cloud ERP, and what should you ask a vendor before you sign?

Glossary Updated 11 October 2026

Definition

Cloud ERP is ERP software hosted by the vendor and used through a web browser, usually paid for as a subscription, rather than installed on the customer's own servers.

## What is cloud ERP good for?

The vendor runs the servers, backups and upgrades, so the customer needs no in-house infrastructure and gets updates without a project. Staff can work from any location with an internet connection. The trade-offs are dependence on internet access, less control over where data is hosted and the need to check the vendor’s security practices.

Example: a trading company with offices in two countries and a warehouse in a third gives all three teams the same live system through a browser.

“Cloud” covers both shared multi-tenant software and hosted single-company installations, so ask which one you’re buying, and how tenants are kept apart, for example with [row-level security](https://1flux.ai/glossary/row-level-security).

In 1flux

1flux is a cloud web application that works in any computer, tablet or phone browser, with nothing to install. Each customer’s data is isolated inside the database with PostgreSQL row-level security. [See security and trust](https://1flux.ai/security)

Related

## Keep exploring

### [ERP](https://1flux.ai/glossary/erp)

Software that runs sales, purchasing, stock and accounting on one database.

### [Row-level security](https://1flux.ai/glossary/row-level-security)

Database rules that restrict which rows each user can see.

### [Data migration](https://1flux.ai/glossary/data-migration)

Moving records and balances from old systems into a new one.

### [Security](https://1flux.ai/security)

Database-level isolation, access control, audit trails, signed file links and verified backups.

Last updated 11 October 2026