REPORT · MAY 2026 · ORIGINAL DATA
PH Enterprise Software Cost Index 2026.
What Oracle, SAP, Salesforce, Epic, and Sprout HR are actually quoting Philippine companies in 2026 — with peso bands sourced from real proposals reviewed by Orkids engineers.
What's inside
The short version
Five incumbents quote Philippine companies on systems designed for a buyer two or three sizes larger than the operation signing the contract. The peso bands below are indicative ranges from proposals Orkids engineers have reviewed — license plus implementation plus the renewal that is rarely the signing price. Every band assumes the incumbent's default configuration, not a Philippine one.
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ERP / NetSuite / Oracle Health
Oracle
Engineered for the Fortune 500. In the Philippine mid-market, the licensing math and implementation timeline are aimed at a buyer three sizes larger than the operation signing the contract.
| Scope | Indicative peso band | Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Small (single entity) | ₱8M – ₱15M | 9–14 months |
| Mid (multi-entity) | ₱15M – ₱30M | 12–18 months |
| Large (consolidated) | ₱30M – ₱60M+ | 18–24 months |
How the contract is structured
Named-user or subscription licensing + annual support (typically ~22% of license) + a systems-integrator implementation fee that often exceeds the license itself.
The gotchas
- User-count licensing creeps as the org grows — the renewal is rarely the signing price.
- Module bundles pull in capabilities the operation will not use for years.
- Chart-of-accounts and reporting assume US GAAP consolidation by default.
- Support is repriced at renewal; the third-year cost is the real cost.
ERP (SME tier)
SAP Business One
SAP's small-and-mid product. Real for standard distribution and manufacturing, but Philippine localization and the add-on ecosystem move the true cost well above the headline license.
| Scope | Indicative peso band | Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Small | ₱3M – ₱6M | 4–8 months |
| Mid | ₱6M – ₱12M | 6–12 months |
| Large (multi-branch) | ₱12M – ₱20M | 10–14 months |
How the contract is structured
Per-named-user perpetual or subscription licensing + annual maintenance (~18–22%) + partner implementation + paid third-party add-ons for capabilities not in the core.
The gotchas
- Named-user vs concurrent-user licensing is where the quote quietly inflates.
- BIR-aligned billing and official receipts usually arrive via a paid localization add-on.
- Version upgrades are a project, not a patch — budget for them.
- Every adjacent need (e-commerce, payroll, BI) is a separate add-on contract.
CRM / Sales Cloud
Salesforce
Built for the US enterprise sales motion. The per-seat math and the implementation fee both assume a pipeline most Philippine mid-market sales teams do not run.
| Scope | Indicative peso band | Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Small | ₱1.5M – ₱3M + per-seat/mo | 2–4 months |
| Mid | ₱3M – ₱5M implementation alone | 3–6 months |
| Large (multi-cloud) | ₱5M – ₱12M+ | 6–12 months |
How the contract is structured
Per-seat monthly subscription billed annually + implementation (frequently ₱3M–₱5M on its own) + managed-package and integration costs.
The gotchas
- Per-seat pricing compounds faster than headcount — the cost grows with the team, not the value.
- API and sandbox limits push you into higher tiers you did not plan for.
- Default configuration assumes a US enterprise sales process, not PH dispatch/after-sales.
- Integrations to local billing and logistics are a separate line item.
Hospital Information System
Epic
Engineered for US integrated delivery networks. Philippine private hospitals are a different problem — and the quote reflects a scale most of them do not operate at.
| Scope | Indicative peso band | Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Scoped module set | ₱15M – ₱30M | 12–18 months |
| Broader HIS | ₱30M – ₱50M | 18–24 months |
How the contract is structured
Capital expenditure + licensing + hosting, with implementation timelines that commonly run into 2028 for Philippine hospitals quoted today.
The gotchas
- Scale assumptions (2,000+ beds, multi-campus) price in capability a 600-bed hospital will not use.
- PhilHealth alignment is a roadmap item, not a cutover deliverable.
- US payer / HIPAA orientation leaves BIR and PhilHealth workflows to integration.
- Deep vendor lock-in: the hospital does not own what it pays for.
Empirical anchor: a top-ranked Philippine private hospital replaced a ₱500K/month subscription and an Oracle/Epic ₱15M–₱50M proposal with a ₱3M system it owns — live in three weeks.
Read the top-ranked PH hospital case →HRIS / Payroll
Sprout HR
A real Philippine HRIS product for standard payroll. The per-employee subscription is the right answer only until your operation stops being standard.
| Scope | Indicative peso band | Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Under 200 employees | Per-employee/mo subscription | Weeks to onboard |
| 200–1,000 employees | Per-employee/mo + annual increase | Weeks to onboard |
| Multi-entity / non-standard | Compounds with headcount | Configuration-bound |
How the contract is structured
Per-employee monthly SaaS subscription with a contractual annual price increase. No source code; data export on the vendor's terms.
The gotchas
- Per-seat pricing compounds every time you hire — the cost curve follows headcount, not need.
- The standard payroll cycle assumes one entity and one cadence.
- Multi-cost-centre, contractor-heavy, or branch-payroll-on-different-cycles operations strain the model.
- You are renting; you never own the system or the workflow logic.
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Orkids Technologies Inc. · Published 2026-05-30 · Original data · English
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