Switch on the business you actually run.
Two packs, six starter templates. All on every plan.
A pack is not a separate product or a higher tier. It sets which areas light up, the words on screen, the figures on your home page and the order you get set up in.
Not a separate product. A different shape of the same one.
A pack sets which areas light up, the words on screen, the figures on your home page and the order you get set up in — and you can switch it later without starting again.
One system, eight industry shapes
The same Cobalt ERP, pre-configured for the way your sector already works. Two packs change what the workspace can do; six starter templates seed the setup. All of them are free on every plan and switchable later.
One standard system
Every module, on every plan.
- Industry packs
- 2
- Starter templates
- 6
- Extra cost
- £0
- Switchable
- Any time
- Always included
- Updates, support and security
| Pack or template | What changesWhen you enable it | DepthOf adaptation | Capabilities activated | SetupTypical effort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01Wholesale & distributionIndustry pack | Trade pricing, bulk breaks, advanced discounts and rep tools | Deep | Trade pricingBulk breakSales reps | Instant |
| 02Subscription & recurringIndustry pack | Rate plans, billing cycles, dunning and recurring-revenue movement | Deep | Recurring billingDunningRevenue movement | Few minutes |
| 03Manufacturing & assemblyStarter template | Bills of material, routings, works orders and capacity | Moderate | Bills of materialRoutingsWorks orders | Guided setup |
| 04Field serviceStarter template | Jobs, engineers, scheduling, van stock and parts | Moderate | JobsSchedulingParts | Few minutes |
| 05Fleet & deliveryStarter template | Routes, vehicles, proof of delivery and the driver app | Moderate | RoutingVehiclesProof of delivery | Few minutes |
| 06FMCG & freshStarter template | Batches, expiry, first-expired-first-out picking and promotions | Deep | First expired first outExpiryPromotions | Guided setup |
| 07Electrical & industrialStarter template | Deep catalogues, serial tracking, warranties and compliance | Moderate | Serial trackingComplianceApprovals | Few minutes |
| 08Rental & hireStarter template | Availability by date, bookings, contracts and utilisation | Moderate | AvailabilityContractsUtilisation | Few minutes |
A pack or a template changes what lights up and what it is called. The data model, the ledger and the controls are the ones every other workspace runs.
A pack changes what the workspace can do; a template seeds how it is set up. Neither adds a database, a ledger or a product — switch one off and the standard system is still there, with every record you created.
Free on every plan
Included on Launch through Enterprise+, at no extra cost. There is no pack tier.
Switchable later
Change the pack when the business changes. Nothing is re-keyed and no data moves.
None is a valid answer
With no pack enabled you get the full standard system — every module, no industry vocabulary.
Two packs. Six starter templates.
A pack changes what the workspace can do — which areas appear, what records are called and which figures land on your home screen. A starter template seeds the setup: product categories, cost centres and reporting dimensions, pre-built for your sector. Both are free on every plan, including Launch, and both are switchable later.
The two packs
Wholesale & distribution GA
Trade pricing, bulk break, backorders and multi-drop delivery, with the buy-stock-sell cycle as the home screen.
Subscription & recurring BETA
Rate plans, subscribe-a-customer, monthly recurring revenue movement and dunning with a retry ladder, beside the ordinary ledger.
The six starter templates
Pick one at signup and your categories, cost centres and reporting dimensions arrive pre-built. Applying or switching one always previews the change first, and it only ever deactivates things — it never deletes what you have already built.
Manufacturing & assembly LIVE
Bills of material, routings and works orders, with component cover netted against committed demand.
Field service & installation LIVE
Jobs, engineers and van stock, so parts consumed on site come off the right location and land on the invoice.
Fleet & delivery LIVE
Vehicles, drivers and multi-drop runs, with proof of delivery captured against the order and running cost held per vehicle.
FMCG & fresh LIVE
Batches, best-before dates and first-expired-first-out picking, with promotional pricing and the turnover fast-moving lines demand.
Electrical & industrial LIVE
Deep catalogues, supplier price files and serial tracking, for businesses selling thousands of lines.
Rental & hire LIVE
Availability by date rather than quantity, with off-hire, damage and re-hire handled on the same records.
Related pages.
Frequently asked questions.
Do industry packs cost extra?
No. Every pack is included on every plan, from Launch to Enterprise+. There is no pack tier and no per-pack charge.
Can I change pack later?
Yes. A pack sets defaults, vocabulary and the shape of the home screen — switching it changes those and leaves your records untouched.
What if none of them fit?
Enable none. You get the full standard system with no industry vocabulary applied, which is the right answer for plenty of businesses.
Can I run more than one pack?
One pack is active at a time, because a pack decides what the home screen leads with. If you genuinely run two businesses, run them as two legal companies — Scale covers five.
Which packs are fully available today?
Wholesale & distribution is generally available and is the pack most Cobalt ERP customers run. Subscription & recurring is in beta with early-access teams. The rest are available — talk to us about which is the closest fit before you commit.
Not sure which pack fits?
Tell us how you describe your business and we will tell you which pack matches — or whether you are better off with none of them.
Talk to us