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{{Infobox software
| name = Compiere
| caption = Compiere ERP
| screenshot =
| developer = [[Consona Corporation]]
| latest_release_version = 3.3
| latest_release_date = {{start date and age|2009|3|24}}
| operating_system = [[Unix-like]], [[Microsoft Windows]]
| genre = [[Enterprise resource planning|ERP]], [[Customer relationship management|CRM]]
| license = GPL or Proprietary
| website = 
}}

'''Compiere''' (pronounced KOM-pyeh-reh, "to accomplish, complete, fulfill" in Italian) is an [[open-source software|open-source]] [[Enterprise resource planning|ERP]] and [[Customer relationship management|CRM]] business solution for [[Small and Medium-sized Enterprise]]s (SME) in distribution, retail, service, and manufacturing. Compiere is distributed by [[Consona Corporation]] and through a Partner Network, who are a collection of trained and authorized business partners.

Compiere was founded in 1999 by Jorg Janke<ref>[http://www.accorto.com/about/management.html Jorg Janke] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150306035906/http://www.accorto.com/about/management.html |date=2015-03-06 }}</ref> and was among the top 10 projects in SourceForge<ref>[https://sourceforge.net/projects/compiere/ Sourceforge]</ref> from 2002 for 4 years,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sourceforge.net/project/stats/?group_id=29057&ugn=compiere&type=&mode=alltime |title=Sourceforge statistics for Compiere |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604231934/http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/?group_id=29057&ugn=compiere&type=&mode=alltime |archivedate=2011-06-04 }}</ref> reaching one million downloads and 100 partners in 2006.

In 2006, Compiere, Inc. raised venture capital from [[New Enterprise Associates]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.compiere.com/news-events/press-releases/2006/06-20.php|title= Press Release|publisher= Compiere|date=20 June 2006|accessdate=22 June 2010 }}</ref> with the goal of transforming the successful open-source ERP project into a growing and sustainable commercial open-source business. In 2007, the company added new executives, revamped engineering and support processes, and expanded its sales and services channels.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.compiere.com/news-events/press-releases/2007/03-13.php|title= Press Release|publisher= Compiere|date=13 March 2007|accessdate=22 June 2010 }}</ref> The Compiere product line expanded to include Professional, Enterprise, and Cloud Editions while the company continued to maintain the open-source foundation as Community Edition.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.compiere.com/news-events/press-releases/2009/10-07.php|title= Press Release|publisher= Compiere|date=7 October 2009|accessdate=22 June 2010 }}</ref>

Like many commercial ventures built around open-source projects, there was a degree of contention between company management (who sought to monetize the investments in R&D, Services and Support) and voices from the community (who desired that Compiere source code and business processes remained free and open as Adempiere at that moment and iDempiere some years later).  On June 16, 2010, Consona acquired Compiere, Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed
.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.consona.com/news/compiere-acquisition.aspx|title=Press Release|publisher=Consona|date=16 June 2010|accessdate=22 June 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722135529/http://www.consona.com/news/compiere-acquisition.aspx|archivedate=22 July 2010}}</ref>

The application and [[source code]] are provided based on the [[GNU General Public License]] version 2; this comprises the Community Edition. Also available for a fee is a Professional Edition with more features, a commercial license, documentation and support contracts.

==Functionality==

Compiere encompasses ERP functionality, but in order to avoid the duplication of information and fulfill the need for synchronization, it was organized in a different way. Compiere modules are: [[Quote to Cash]], Requisition-to-Pay, [[Customer relationship management]], Partner Relations Management, [[Supply Chain Management]], Performance Analysis, Warehouse, [[Double-entry bookkeeping system|Double-entry bookkeeping]], Work-flow-Management and Web Store. A manufacturing module is being developed within an independent project CMPCS ''(see [[#External links|external links section]])''.

==Architecture==

Compiere is a [[Model Driven Architecture]] development, deployment and maintenance framework designed with the intention of following changes as business evolves. At any time, customers can change the information structure, adjusting to new information needs. Compiere provides multiple views of business information based on the detail of the actual transactions. This structure allows flexibility and integration of supplemental external information. And since information is presented as views (using Compiere's [[Model-view-controller|MVC]] architecture), they can be changed to meet the needs of the business. Compiere is entirely based on the concept of ''Active Data Dictionary'' (ADD). Compiere ''[[Data Dictionary]]'' contains definitions of a data entity (type, validation, etc.), how it is displayed (label on screens and reports, help, display sequence and position relative to other fields), and the display rules. It also contains security and access rules.

Compiere has been developed with [[Java Platform, Enterprise Edition|Java EE]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Red Hat Application Development I: Programming in Java EE {{!}} AD183 |url=https://www.redhat.com/en/services/training/ad183-red-hat-application-development-i-programming-java-ee |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=www.redhat.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Database independence==
Compiere has been criticized for not being a pure open-source product because of its dependence on [[Oracle database]] (including the free Oracle XE); this is changing now, since version 2.5.2 Compiere is database independent to some extent. The project has released a ''Database Kit'' for porting Compiere to multiple databases. [[PostgreSQL]], [[MySQL]] and [[Adaptive Server Enterprise|Sybase]] ports are in [[Development stage#Beta|Beta]] status. Compiere can also be run under the [[Firebird (database server)|Firebird database]] using the [[Fyracle]] extensions, without porting.

Taking advantage of the ''Database Kit'' to create a port for the [[Apache Derby]] database the [[ER/Box]] project provides an integrated all-Java, all open source ''Compiere distribution''. In addition to the Apache Derby database port ER/Box is also capable of running on [[PostgreSQL]].

Compiere also works with the open-source alternative to Oracle database, [[EnterpriseDB]]. User documentation is still offered on a fee-based accessibility.

==Releases==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|+ Compiere ERP + CRM Released Versions
|-
! width="80"|Version
! width="120"|Release Date
! Description
|-
|1.0.0 Beta
|1999
|Preview version
|-
|2.0.0 Beta
|2000
|Initial version of Compiere ERP + CRM
|-
|2.3.1 Beta
|2001-10-10
|Compiere ERP + CRM Business Solution for Linux and Windows<ref name=compiere-Linux>https://sourceforge.net/projects/compiere/files/Compiere-linux_unix/ Compiere ERP + CRM Business Solution - Browse -Compiere-linux_unix at SourceForge.net</ref><ref name=compiere-Win>https://sourceforge.net/projects/compiere/files/Compiere-win/ Compiere ERP + CRM Business Solution - Browse -Compiere-win at SourceForge.net</ref>
|-
|2.4.0 Beta
|2001-11-12
|Compiere ERP + CRM Business Solution for Linux and Windows<ref name="compiere-Linux"/><ref name="compiere-Win"/>
|-
|2.4.2
|2002-03-05
|Major release, for Linux and Windows<ref name="compiere-Linux"/><ref name="compiere-Win"/>
|-
|2.4.2b
|2002-03-14
|Minor release, for Linux and Windows<ref name="compiere-Linux"/><ref name="compiere-Win"/>
|-
|2.4.2d
|2002-06-17
|Minor release, for Linux and Windows<ref name="compiere-Linux"/><ref name="compiere-Win"/>
|-
|2.4.3b
|2002-11-18
|Maintenance release, non-specific OS<ref name=compiere>https://sourceforge.net/projects/compiere/files/Compiere/ Compiere ERP + CRM Business Solution - Browse -Compiere at SourceForge.net</ref>
|-
|2.4.3c
|2002-12-12
|Maintenance release, non-specific OS<ref name="compiere"/>
|-
|R2.4.4
|2003-02-24
|Maintenance, non-specific platform release<ref name="compiere"/>
|-
|R2.4.4a
|2003-03-21
|Maintenance, non-specific platform release<ref name="compiere"/>
|-
|R2.4.4b
|2003-04-30
|Maintenance, non-specific platform release<ref name="compiere"/>
|-
|R2.4.4c
|2003-05-15
|Maintenance, non-specific platform release<ref name="compiere"/>
|-
|R2.5.0d
|2003-10-10
|Maintenance, non-specific platform release<ref name="compiere"/>
|-
|R2.5.0d
|2003-12-03
|Maintenance, non-specific platform release<ref name="compiere"/>
|-
|R2.5.0e
|2004-01-31
|Maintenance release for non-specific OS, Platform Specific releases were discontinued from now<ref>https://sourceforge.net/projects/compiere/files/Compiere-win/OS_Specific_Discontinued/ Compiere ERP + CRM Business Solution - Browse -Compiere-win-OS_Specific_Discontinued at SourceForge.net</ref>
|-
|R2.5.1
|2004-02-18
|Major release<ref name="compiere"/>
|-
|R2.5.1a
|2004-05-03
|Maintenance release<ref name="compiere"/>
|-
|R2.5.1b
|2004-05-09
|Maintenance release<ref name="compiere"/>
|-
|R2.5.1e
|2004-08-28
|Maintenance release<ref name="compiere"/>
|-
|R2.5.1f
|2004-09-10
|Maintenance release<ref name="compiere"/>
|-
|R2.5.1g
|2004-11-09
|Maintenance release<ref name="compiere"/>
|-
|R2.5.2
|2005-02-14
|Major release<ref name="compiere"/>
|-
|R2.5.2a
|2005-02-27
|Maintenance release<ref name="compiere"/>
|-
|R2.5.2b
|2005-03-19
|Maintenance release<ref name="compiere"/>
|-
|R2.5.2c
|2005-05-09
|Maintenance release<ref name="compiere"/>
|-
|R2.5.2d
|2005-06-02
|Maintenance release<ref name="compiere"/>
|-
|R2.5.3a
|2005-10-29
|Maintenance release<ref name="compiere"/>
|-
|R2.5.3b
|2006-02-25
|Maintenance release<ref name="compiere"/>
|-
|R2.6.0a
|2006-11-04
|Maintenance release<ref name="compiere"/>
|-
|R2.6.0c
|2007-02-11
|Maintenance release<ref name="compiere"/>
|-
|R2.6.1
|2007-05-14
|Major release<ref name="compiere"/>
|-
|R3.0.0
|2007-12-04
|Major release<ref name="compiere"/>
|-
|R3.1.0
|2008-08-06
|Major release<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wiki.compiere.com/display/Community/Compiere+3.1+Now+Available |title=Compiere 3.1 Now Available - Compiere Community - Compiere Wiki |accessdate=2011-05-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525094604/http://wiki.compiere.com/display/Community/Compiere+3.1+Now+Available |archivedate=2011-05-25 }} Compiere 3.1 Now Available - Compiere Community - Compiere Wiki</ref>
|-
|R3.2.0
|2010-01-19
|Major release for Community<ref>http://wiki.compiere.com/display/Community/Compiere+3.2+Release+for+Community {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720101023/http://wiki.compiere.com/display/Community/Compiere+3.2+Release+for+Community |date=2011-07-20 }} Compiere 3.2 Release for Community - Compiere Community - Compiere Wiki</ref>
|-
|R3.3.0
|2010-06-01
|Major release<ref name="scribd.com">https://www.scribd.com/doc/38931753/Compiere-Release-Notes-3-3 Compiere Release Notes 3.3</ref>
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|Free and open-source software}}

* [[Comparison of CRM systems]]
* [[iDempiere]], [[Adempiere]], [[metasfresh]], [[Openbravo]] (Compiere source code family)
*[[List of free and open-source software packages|List of free and open source software packages]]

== Spin-offs ==
*[[Adempiere]]: Disagreement between a component of the Compiere user community and Compiere, Inc. resulted in the creation of this spin-off Open-Source project.  The primary point of dispute was a belief by members of the user community that Compiere, Inc. had ignored the contributions and concerns of community members.  Their claim<ref>{{cite web|url=http://red1.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=931 |title=Debate - Has Compiere Become Closed? Do We Fork? How? |date=2006-09-01 |accessdate=2007-04-11 |work=red1.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018080308/http://red1.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=931 |archive-date=2013-10-18 }}</ref> was that the continuing direction of the product was driven mainly by Compiere, Inc.'s venture capital partners and not the user community at-large.
*[[metasfresh]] - originally based on ADempiere, developed in Germany.
*[[iDempiere]] also known as OSGI + ADempiere. It modularized the code through the [[OSGi]] framework so it allows a plugin architecture. Today it is the ERP project driven by the most widespread, active and open community (not backed by a single company).
*[[Openbravo|Openbravo ERP]]

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