What is Stoq?
Stoq is a free, open source enterprise resource planning (ERP) software suite designed for small and medium-sized businesses. It provides a variety of features to manage key business operations:
- Accounting - Stoq has strong accounting capabilities for managing accounts receivable/payable, financial reporting, and more.
- Inventory Management - Track stock levels, inventory valuation, and item details. Process goods receipts and inventory transfers.
- Sales Management - Create quotes and sales orders, apply discounts, track customer details and purchase history.
- Purchase Management - Manage relationships with suppliers, record purchases, and link to inventory.
- POS - Stoq includes point of sale capabilities for processing retail transactions with a touchscreen interface.
Some key advantages of Stoq are its open source GPL license, Python/GTK+ technology stack, modular architecture, and flexibility to customize for specific businesses. It can be enhanced via plugins and supports localization. Stoq provides solid capabilities for most common SMB needs at no cost.