Accounting:

Accounting software describes a type of application software that records and processes
accounting transactions within functional modules such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and
trial balance.

Core modules:
Accounts receivable where the
company enters money received
Accounts payable where the company
enters its bills and pays money it owes
General ledger the company's "books". It
contains all the accounts for recording
transactions relating to a company's assets,
liabilities, owners' equity, revenue, and
expenses.
Billing where the company produces
invoices to clients/customers
Stock/inventory where the company
keeps control of its inventory
Purchase order where the company
orders inventory
Sales order where the company records customer orders for the supply of inventory
Bookkeeping where the company records collection and payment. Transactions include purchases,
sales, receipts, and payments by an individual person or an organization/corporation.
For ex: Zoho Books, Quick Books

Agriculture, Food & Tobacco: Farm management software helps farmers to improve their
productivity and profitability. It enables farmers to manage financials, inventory, people, and mechanization of
your farms and fields.

Core Modules: Agriculture

Farm Management - It enables farmers to manage financials, inventory, people, and mechanization of
your farms and fields.
Contract Management - Contract management is the management of contracts made with customers,
vendors, and partners.
Crop Management
Customer Management
Order Processing
Greenhouse Management
Labor Management
For ex: Agrivi , Agri360

Food:

Dispatch Management
Menu Management
Online Ordering
Order Management
Sales Trend Analysis
Recipe Management

Analytics: Software Analytics is to utilize the data-driven approach to enable software practitioners to
perform data exploration and analysis in order to obtain insightful and actionable information for completing
various tasks around software systems, software users, and software development process.

Core modules:

Asset Management: Refers to any system that monitors and maintains things of value to an entity or
group. Asset management is a systematic process of deploying, operating, maintaining, upgrading, and
disposing of assets cost-effectively.

Core modules:

Asset Tracking
Audit Management
Cost Tracking
Approval Workflow
Asset Sharing
Track, rate and manage your assets
Complete asset history
Maintenance Management Software
Maintenance Scheduling
Asset Lifecycle Management

For ex: AssetAware

(https://www.assetaware.net/), eMaint X3 (http://www.emaint.com/)

Automotive: Automotive software refers to any software, related to automotive industry specific products
or services. Providing one complete source for design, process, and delivering customer documents in the
most graphically appealing, data secure.

Core modules:
Dealer Management System
Auto shop management software
Repair order Histories

Appointment Control
Multiple price matrices
Restock Invoice Tracking
Multiple parts pricing levels
Dealer Business Management

For ex: AutoSoft International (https://autosoftdms.com/), Scott Systems

(http://www.scottsystems.com/)

BFSI: Banking, Financial services and Insurance (BFSI) is an industry term for companies that provide a
range of such financial products/services such as universal banks.

Core modules:

Financial Planning Application

Financial Needs Analysis
Money Transfer systems
Multiple currency accounting
Payment Solutions
Debt collection
Payroll
Financial reports
Credit card management , Credit union
Lending Management
Online & Retail banking
ATM management
Investment banking

For ex:

Broadcasting, Printing & Publishing:

Core modules: Broadcasting

Captioning
Streaming software
Audio file manager
Media library application
Content Delivery Network
Recording Software

Core modules: Printing & Publishing

Book Publishing Software

Ad Tracking
Advertising Management
Newsletter Management
Desktop Publishing
Subscription Management
Layout & Design
Circulation Management

 Production Options Evaluation

Book Module
Who Uses This Software?
Digital/offset printers, print brokers, photobook printers, marketing agencies & in-plant use for
corporate, educational institutions, hospitals & others to streamline their print processes.

Business Intelligence: Business Intelligence software, also called BI software, is software that is
designed to analyze business data to better understand an organization's strengths and weaknesses.

Core modules:

Online analytical processing

Reporting and querying software
Budgeting & Forecasting
Data Analysis, Data Visualization
Performance Metrics
Profitability Analysis
Strategic Planning
Trend / Problem Indicators
Dashboard , Score carding
Data warehouses
Business Analytics Software

For ex: Sisense (http://www.sisense.com/),

Panorama Software
(https://www.panorama.com/)

Business Process Management (BPM):

Is a field in operations management that focuses on

improving corporate performance by managing and optimizing a company's business processes. It involves
any combination of modeling, automation, execution, control, measurement and optimization of business
activity flows, in support of enterprise goals, spanning systems, employees, customers and partners within and
beyond the enterprise boundaries.

Core modules:

Workflow Management Software

Business Rules Management
Data Mapping
Process Analysis & Process Capture
Process Modeling & Design
Task Management

For ex: KiSSFLOW (https://kissflow.com), Appian

(http://www.appian.com/)

Compliance and Risk Management:

Compliance Management App provides a comprehensive

system to manage a range of regulatory and corporate compliance requirements. Risk management software

works by identifying the risks associated with a given set of assets and communicating this risk to the
business, often through on-screen dashboards.

Core modules: Risk Management

Software Risk Analysis

Risk, Audit, Compliance
Controls Management
Incident Management.
Operational Risk
Risk Assessment

Core modules: Compliance

Customs Compliance
Environmental Compliance
Regulatory requirements and
interpretations
Audit & Inspection Management

For ex: Resolver Inc. (http://www.resolver.com/), JCAD

(http://www.jcad.co.uk/)

Construction & Building Supply:

It is used by construction companies to manage their capital,

projects, bid etc.

Core modules:

Bid Management
Billing & Invoicing
Change Orders
Contract Management
Project Management
Cost Management ,
Drawing Management
Scheduling , Daily Log
RFIs/Submittals
Estimating, Budget
BIM Collaboration
Field & Inspection Checklists
Quality & Safety

For ex: Aconex (http://www.aconex.com/), Procore Technologies (https://www.procore.com/)

CRM: Customer relationship management (CRM) is an approach to managing a companys interaction with
current and future customers.

Core modules:
Document Management
Interaction Tracking
Lead , Contract
Management
Marketing Automation
Campaign Management
Lead Scoring
Quotes / Proposals
Product Catalog
Billing/Invoicing
Pipeline, Custom & Sales
Reports
For ex: Salesforce (https://www.salesforce.com/), SugarCRM (https://www.sugarcrm.com/)

DCM & DAM: Content management (CM) is the administration of digital content throughout its lifecycle,
from creation to permanent storage or deletion. Digital asset management (DAM) offers an effective solution
for enterprises to store, organize, find, retrieve and share digital files. It provides access to digital assets,
including images, photos, creative files, video, audio, presentations, documents and more.

Core modules:

Web Content Management System

Digital Asset Management System
Document Management System
Enterprise Content Management System
Online Image Management
Usage Tracking / Analytics
Video Management
Cataloging / Categorization

For ex: Smartimage (http://www.smartimage.com/), Contentful (https://www.contentful.com)

E-commerce: Electronic commerce, is the trading or facilitation of trading in products or services using
computer networks, such as the Internet. E-commerce platforms fall into several industry classifications based
upon their licensing model, sales scenario and data exchange.

Core modules:
Catalog
Management
Customer Accounts
Product
Configurator
Store management
Inventory
management
Product
organization
Return Management

For ex: Shopify (https://www.shopify.in), iVend (https://www.ivend.com)

Education: Software used by education industries (school, colleges etc) to manage administration
Core modules:

Academic Reporting
Admissions Management
Assessment Management
Attendance Tracking
Classroom Management
Enrollment Management
Faculty / Staff Management
K-12 , Higher Education
Library Management
Parent Portal
School District
Student Information / Records
Course Scheduling Software
Exam Management

For ex: PowerVista Software

(http://www.powervista.com/), USA Scheduler (http://www.usascheduler.com/)

Electronics: Software used by electronics industries to manage their work such as circuit design etc.
Core modules:

Design electrical circuits

Document Indexing
Component library management
Pre-layout signal integrity analysis
Create templates for documents and design rules.

For ex: Altium Designer (http://www.altium.com/)

ERP: Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is a category of business management software typically a suite of
integrated applications that an organization can use to collect, store, manage and interpret data from many
business activities, including:

Manufacturing or service delivery

Product planning, cost
Marketing and sales
Inventory management
Shipping and payment

Core modules:

Financial accounting
Management accounting
Human resources
Manufacturing
Order Processing
Project management
CRM
Dashboard
Supply Chain Management
Warehouse Management

For ex: SAP ERP (http://go.sap.com/), PayTraq (http://paytraq.com/)

Event Management: Event management software is the generic term for a wide range of software
products that are used in the management of professional and academic conferences, trade exhibitions and
smaller events such as Continuing Professional Development (CPD) meetings.

Core modules:
Guest List Management
Event Monitoring
Event Booking
Client / Customer Management
Catering Management
Attendee Management
Badge Management
Registration Management
Sponsorship Management
Exhibition management
including floor planning,
booking and billing
Exhibit / Vendor Management
Guest List Management

For ex: Eventbrite (https://www.eventbrite.com/), Boomset (https://www.boomset.com)

Field Service Management: Field service management (FSM) refers to a hosted or cloud-based
system that combines with hardware and internet service to enable companies to manage widespread
resources, such as locating vehicles, managing worker activity, and schedule and dispatch work, ensure driver
safety, and ideally integrate with inventory, billing, accounting and other back-office systems.

Core modules:
Customer expectations
Billing, Estimates, Delivery
Challan, Invoice
Dispatch & Scheduling
Management
Routing
Service History Tracking
Technician Management
Work Order Management
Electronic Signature
Maintenance & Warranty
Contracts
Customer Cost Analysis

For ex: ServiceTitan (https://servicetitan.com), MobyServices (http://www.mobyservices.com/)

Food & Beverages: Software used by food industries to manage their work like Food delivery, Food
Service Management, Food Service Distribution & Food Traceability.

Core modules:

Import / Export Management

Barcoding / RFID
Costing
Order Management
Purchasing
Dispatch Management
Nutritional Analysis
Recipe Management
Menu Planning
Food Safety
Purchasing
Product Lifecycle
Management
Production Management
Quality Control

For ex: Prime ProData, Inc.

(http://www.primepro.com/), Tillster (http://www.tillster.com/)

Government:
Hospitality: Hotel and hospitality management software performs essential financial, organizational and
operation functions for hotels, motels, resorts and bed & breakfasts, as well as condos, and other forms of
lodging. These functions include reservations, front office, revenue management, employee scheduling,
accounting, property/maintenance management and customer relationship management.

Core modules:

Catering
Front Office Management
Housekeeping Management
Maintenance Management
Online Booking
Reservations Management
Marketing Management
Property Management Systems
Restaurant Point of Sale
Revenue & Task manager

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For ex: Skyware Systems (http://skywaresystems.com/), Mingus Software (http://mingussoftware.com/)

HRMS: Software use to manage all the HR activities. It refers to the systems and processes at the
inte`````rsection between human resource management (HRM) and information technology.

Core modules:

Payroll
Time and attendance
Performance appraisal
Benefits administration
HR management information
system
Recruiting/Learning management
Performance record
Scheduling
Absence management
Employee Database
Employee Lifecycle Management
Employee onboarding

For ex: CakeHR (https://cake.hr), Acumen Data Systems (http://acumendatasystems.com/)

Insurance: Insurance Management System Software solution is a fully automated and integrated policy
processing system for both personal and commercial insurance carriers.

Core modules:
Insurance Policy
Administration System
Claims Management
Systems
Agency Management
System
Agent Management System
Policy Management System
User Management System
Endorsements Management
System
Policy Registration &
Quotations Engine

For ex: Agency Software, Inc (http://www.agencysoftware.com/), BA Insurance Systems (BAIS)

(http://www.bais.com.au/)

Legal Services: Software used by legal services firm.

Core modules:

Legal Calendar Software

Legal Case Management Software
Document Management
Court Management
Case Notes

Client Management
Docket Management
Reminders
Billing Management
Completion Tracking
Rules-Based Scheduling
Staff Calendar

For ex: Clio (https://www.goclio.com/), AdvantageLaw, Inc (http://www.advantagelaw.com/)

Managed IT services: A managed service provider (MSP) is a type of IT Service Company that
provides server, network, and specialized
applications to end users and organizations.

Core modules:

Infrastructure Management
Application Management
Security Operations
Cloud Operations
Service Integration & Management
Service Reporting
Ticket Management
IT Asset Management

For ex: 1 Absolute Performance Inc. (http://www.absolute-performance.com/), Alcala Consulting, Inc.

(https://www.alcalaconsulting.com/)

Manufacturing: Software used by manufacturing companies.

Core modules:
Quality Control
Quote Management
Supplier Management
Inventory Management
Designing
Forecasting
Maintenance Management
Material requirement
Planning
Machine Designing
Barcoding

For ex: Cimatron Technologies Inc. (http://www.cimatron.com/), FabTrol Systems Inc.

(http://www.fabtrol.com/)

Oil & Petrochemical:

Core modules:
Fuel Management
Petroleum Equipment Supply

For ex: FuelQuest (http://www.fuelquest.com/), Total Stream Systems (http://totalstream.com/)

PLM & PM: It is the process of managing the entire lifecycle of a product from inception, through
engineering design and manufacture, to service and disposal of manufactured products. Project management
is the discipline of initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing the work of a team to achieve specific
goals and meet specific success criteria.

Core modules:

Budget Management
Bug Tracking
Project Planning
Portfolio Management
Time & Expense Tracking

For ex: AEC Software, Inc

(http://www.aecsoftware.com/), Axosoft
(https://www.axosoft.com)

POS: Point of sale (POS) is the time and place where a retail transaction is completed. It is the point at which
a customer makes a payment to the merchant in exchange for goods or after provision of a service.

Core modules:

Barcode Scanning
Commission Management
Ecommerce
Inventory Management

For ex: CitiXsys

(http://www.citixsys.com/),
Revel Systems iPad POS
(http://revelsystems.com/)

Real Estate: A real estate software company is a firm which programs software used for facility
management or property management.

Core modules:

Landlord Database
Rent Tracking
Website Management
Credit Check
Client / Property Matching
Property Database
Lease and Contract Management
Capital Planning

For ex: Accruent Inc

(http://www.accruent.com/), Lucernex
Technologies, Inc (http://lucernex.com/)

Retail: Retail software is computer software on physical data storage media sold to end consumers, usually
under restricted licenses.

Core modules:

Discount Management
Scale and Label Printer Management
Production Management System
Purchasing
Returns Management
Back-office systems
Stock Management

For ex: Applied Data Corporation (ADC) (http://www.applieddatacorp.com/),

Sales and Marketing: Marketing automation refers to software platforms and technologies designed for
marketing departments and organizations to more effectively market on multiple channels online (such as
email, social media, websites, etc.) and automate repetitive tasks.

Core modules:

Customer Marketing
Call List Management
Campaign Management
Lead Scoring
Sales Enablement
Email Marketing
Marketing Automation
SMS Marketing

For ex: AutoLoop (http://www.autoloop.net/)

Supply Chain Management: Supply chain management software (SCMS) is the software tools or
modules used in executing supply chain transactions, managing supplier relationships and controlling
associated business processes.

Core modules:

Customer requirement processing

Purchase order processing
Inventory management
Goods receipt and Warehouse
management
Supplier Management/Sourcing
Shipping Management
Transportation Management
Supply Chain Planning
Order Management
Container Tracking
Order Management
Scheduling

For ex: 3PL Central - Warehouse Management Software (http://3plcentral.com/)