Going through ERP selection? Get a second opinion with no vendor affiliation.
Every vendor wants to close you. Every SG systems integrator earns a referral commission from the vendor they recommend. Start Canyon has none of those affiliations. We charge for advisory — and our only commercial interest is your workflow working.
Turn the RFP into operational requirements
Good RFP support converts internal pain into a clear system brief vendors can actually price.
Who gives you ERP advice in Singapore today?
Vendors give you demos and propose their product. They are not neutral.
SG systems integrators (the SAP B1 partners, the Odoo partners, the Synergix resellers) earn a percentage of the sale or a recurring license cut. The advice they give you is shaped by who pays them the most.
Consultants without technical depth give you a framework but cannot evaluate whether the system’s data model actually fits your manufacturing workflow.
Start Canyon builds custom systems. We have deep manufacturing workflow expertise and zero vendor affiliate revenue. When we tell you SAP B1 is wrong for you, we are not doing it to win a custom build — we are doing it because we have seen the same mismatch at similar businesses.
Four deliverables. All yours to keep.
We translate your workflow into a structured requirements document vendors must respond to — not a generic RFP template but a document written against your actual operation.
We build a weighted scorecard from your requirements and score each shortlisted vendor objectively. You can take this scorecard to any future vendor evaluation.
We join your vendor demos as a second technical eye. We ask the questions vendors prefer you do not ask. We document what we see against the scorecard.
We tell you plainly whether any vendor on the market fits your workflow, or whether a custom build would outperform them for less cost over a 3-year horizon.
Four situations where selection support earns its fee.
You need a second technical eye in the room. You want someone who knows what questions will reveal whether the system fits your actual workflow, not just the demo workflow.
SAP B1 came in at S$200k. Odoo came in at S$60k. You want to know whether either is necessary, or whether a custom build at S$20k solves 80% of the problem.
Most SMBs write RFPs that vendors can dodge. We write requirements tight enough that a vendor either fits or disqualifies — fast.
It is not too late to get a second opinion. We can review implementation scope, flag scope-creep patterns, and recommend how to protect yourself if things go sideways.
We have already written the comparison.
Our public comparison pages are the honest analysis we give clients privately. No affiliate disclaimers, no hidden rankings. Read the comparisons free; engage us to apply them to your specific workflow.
Questions before engaging.
Why would I pay for vendor selection advice when vendors give free demos?+
Because the vendor giving the demo earns a commission if you buy. Their job is to close you. Our job is to tell you whether their system actually fits — or whether a cheaper alternative or a custom build would outperform it for your specific workflow.
How is this different from a standard Start Canyon paid discovery?+
Paid discovery assumes you are building something custom. RFP support is for manufacturers who are evaluating off-the-shelf options (Odoo, SAP B1, Synergix, etc.) alongside custom build, and need a neutral party to score them honestly.
Do you have any vendor affiliations?+
No. Start Canyon has no referral agreements with SAP, Odoo, Synergix, or any other vendor. We earn only from the advisory engagement. That is the structural reason our recommendation is different from anyone with a vendor affiliation.
What if I decide to build custom after the selection process?+
The requirements brief and scorecard we produce are inputs into our paid discovery. If you engage us for a custom build afterwards, we apply the RFP support cost as a credit against the discovery fee.
How long does the engagement take?+
Requirements brief: 3–5 business days. Vendor scorecard: 2–3 days. Demo evaluation: runs in parallel with your existing schedule. Build-vs-buy recommendation: part of the final written handover. Total: 2–4 weeks depending on how many vendors are in scope.
Run the free tools first.
The cost estimator tells you whether a custom build is cheaper than any vendor you are evaluating. Takes 2 minutes.