A Global Shop alternative you can change yourself

Global Shop Solutions is an established, broad ERP with a large installed base. Tangle covers quoting, jobs, scheduling, inventory, purchasing and traceability, and syncs invoices and purchase orders to QuickBooks Online for your books.

Start without stopping the shop

Move in stages with Off Ramp, which syncs your current system's data into Tangle while the old system keeps running in parallel, instead of one big cutover.

Change it without the vendor

Describe what you need to Milo, Tangle's built-in AI engineer, and it is built in a sandbox, previewed, and applied once someone on your team approves it. For everyday changes, no consultant and no change order.

AI built for the people who run the shop

Milo and the built-in AI assistant are part of Tangle, and Milo is built for the people who run the shop, so an owner or a production lead can ask for a change in their own words.

The ERP in one system, accounting where it already is

Quoting, jobs, scheduling, inventory, purchasing and traceability in one system, with accounting kept in QuickBooks Online.

Where Global Shop sits

Global Shop Solutions is an established, broad ERP with a large installed base, and it includes accounting. It has a named AI suite, Genii, covering Chat, Assist, Extract, Build and Pulse, plus AI AP automation and AI sales order entry. Global Shop offers implementation through its own consultants.

For a shop that wants one long-established system to run everything, including the books, that is a reasonable choice.

Why shops choose Tangle

Shops choose Tangle when they want the ERP depth without waiting on the vendor for every change, and when the people who run the shop should be the ones changing it.

When your process moves, you describe the change to Milo, Tangle's built-in AI engineer. Milo builds it inside your Tangle, in a sandbox; you preview it, and it is applied once someone on your team approves it. Every request is tracked on a board, so you can see what was asked for and what went live.

Accounting is a deliberate choice. Tangle syncs invoices and purchase orders to QuickBooks Online and does not try to replace your accounting system, so your bookkeeper and accountant keep working the way they do now.

Getting started is staged. Off Ramp maps your existing data and live-syncs it into Tangle, so the old system keeps running while you go live a piece at a time. We set up your first build with you, and the core setup is normally included in the price. If you would rather keep your current ERP for now, Tangle Xray, a limited release for shops selected on fit, shows customer history and stock levels beside the legacy screen your team already uses. Join the Xray waiting list.

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Milo building a change in a sandbox, before anyone approves it for the team.

Tangle and Global Shop Solutions at a glance

Global Shop SolutionsTangle
Best suited toShops wanting an established, broad all-in-one with accounting includedShops wanting ERP depth that their own team changes
Changing the systemGenii Build, Global Shop's AI builderMilo, built for the people who run the shop; describe it, preview it, apply it once approved
AIThe Genii AI suite (Chat, Assist, Extract, Build, Pulse)Milo plus the built-in AI assistant
AccountingIncludedSyncs invoices and purchase orders to QuickBooks Online
Getting startedImplementation through Global Shop's consultantsStaged with Off Ramp, running in parallel; core setup normally included in the price

What it costs, and what is included

Our prices are on our website, by user type, so you can work out what Tangle would cost your shop before you talk to anyone. The core migration and setup work needed to get live is normally included in that price, with no separate services bill for the basics, and we support running your old system in parallel until you are ready to switch.

See Tangle pricing

Global Shop Solutions alternative FAQs

Is Tangle a good alternative to Global Shop Solutions?

For a shop that wants ERP depth, a staged start and the ability to change the system itself, Tangle is built for that. Global Shop suits shops that want an established, broad all-in-one, with accounting included.

What is the main difference between Tangle and Global Shop?

How the system changes, and how you start. With Tangle, your own team changes the system with Milo, Tangle's built-in AI engineer, and you can move in stages with Off Ramp while the old system keeps running.

Can I add AI to my current ERP instead of switching?

Possibly. Tangle Xray is a limited release for shops selected on fit. It works on the legacy screen your team already uses, and shows mapped customer history and stock levels beside the customer, part and order on it. Join the Xray waiting list and we will check whether your system is a fit.

Does Tangle include accounting like Global Shop?

No, by design. Tangle syncs invoices and purchase orders to QuickBooks Online and leaves the books where your accountant already works.

See how Tangle compares for your shop

Book 30 minutes with us, and we will be straight about whether Tangle or Global Shop fits your situation.

Not ready for a demo? Start a guided trial instead. We set it up around your own workflows rather than handing you an empty system, and we will be in touch within 24 hours.

Global Shop Solutions is a trademark of Global Shop Solutions, Inc. Tangle is not affiliated with Global Shop Solutions, Inc.