Unit4 is an Enterprise Resource Software company that designs and delivers enterprise software and ERP applications and related professional services for people in services organizations, with a special focus on the professional services, education, public services, and nonprofit sectors. It has subsidiaries and offices in 23 countries across Europe, North America, the Asia-Pacific region and Africa.
The company is best known for its People Experience Suite including Unit4 ERP, Unit4 Financials, Unit4 FP&A, and Unit4 Talent Management.[2] In 2015, Unit4 announced a partnership with Microsoft to build self-driving business applications on the Microsoft Azure cloud. Unit4's software is available in either cloud or on-premises setups, with support for on-premise ending in December 2024. In 2020, the company launched a Global Channel Partner Programme to aid partners in implementing Unit4 software.[3]
History
Unit4 was founded in 1980 by Chris Ouwinga and listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange in 1998.[4]
In 2000, Unit4 merged with the Norwegian ERP software house Agresso Group ASA[5] and the company name was changed to Unit4Agresso.
In March 2014, Unit4 was acquired by international venture capital firm Advent International.[6]
In 2015, Unit4 rebranded its Coda financial management software package as Unit4 Financials.[7] The Unit4 People Platform was also launched in 2015 as the foundation for Unit4 business applications using Microsoft Azure technology.[7]
In April 2019, Mike Ettling, former president of SAP SuccessFactors and CEO of NGA Human Resources, became Unit4's CEO.[8]
Global growth private equity firm TA Associates announced the strategic growth buy out of Unit4 for more than $2billion in March 2021.[9] Global private markets firm, Partners Group, invested alongside TA.[10] In April 2021, Unit4 released ERPx, its next-generation intelligent Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution[buzzword] built for mid-market, people-centric[buzzword] organizations.[11]
In January 2025, Unit4 announced that Simon Paris had been appointed as CEO, succeeding Mike Ettling, who had led Unit4 for almost six years.[12]
Acquisitions
References
- ^ "Unit Who? The Unit4 sleeping giant awakes". 24 February 2020.
- ^ Melissa Evatt (17 January 2023). "Unit4 launches new Marketplace platform". ERP Today. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Secured five-year agreement worth NOK 10 million". Finansavisen. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ Claus Jepsen (14 April 223). "How Integration-As-A-Service Could Be The Missing Link For People-Centric Organizations". Forbes. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ Steve Brooks (25 April 2023). "Unit4 opens up App Studio to customers and partners to innovate solutions". Enterprise Times. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ Islam Soliman (6 March 2023). "New CRO joins Unit4 to lead global GTM activity". IT Europa. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ a b Jochen Wießler (10 April 2023). "Digital businesses are more flexible post-lockdown than before, but there's still a lot of work to be done". Sysbus. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Unit4 Announces General Availability of App Studio". Emerce. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ "TA Associates to buy business software maker Unit4 in $2 billion deal". Reuters. 22 March 2021.
- ^ Phil Wainewright (31 July 2023). "Unit4 CEO Mike Ettling on enterprise resilience, ChatGPT, and the BRICS effect". diginomica.
- ^ Mike Ettling (28 June 2023). "Intelligent Transformation In A Multipolar World: Why Organizational Resilience Is Critical". Forbes.
- ^ "Former Finastra executive joins Unit4 as new CEO". American Banker. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ^ Murphy, Ian (6 June 2022). "Unit4 acquires Scanmarket to boost ERP and P2P offerings". Enterprise Times. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ^ Barrett, Beckie (1 June 2022). "Unit4 acquires Scanmarket". ERP Today. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ^ Esherwood, Paul (17 November 2021). "Unit4 acquires Compright to support compensation management and planning". ERP Today. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ^ Sara Portell (20 October 2023). "Full automation: a vision of the future". ERP Today.
- ^ Claus Jepsen (26 October 2023). "Is It Time To Reconsider Your PaaS Usage?". Forbes.
- ^ a b c "Unit4 - redevelopment mostly done, time to execute". diginomica.com. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ^ Phil Wainewright (10 November 2023). "Unit4 rolls out packaged services to help its on-premise customers go cloud in the next 2-3 years". diginomica.
- ^ "Financial Management & Accounting Software | Unit4". Archived from the original on 1 June 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
External links
- Official website
- Unit4 companies grouped at OpenCorporates
- Acumatica
- Agresso
- AME Accounting Software
- Aplos Software
- Banktivity
- Coda Financials
- Eclipse ERP
- FinancialForce.com
- Fortora Fresh Finance
- FreeAgent
- FreshBooks
- Gem Accounts
- JD Edwards
- Liberty Accounts
- Dynamics 365
- Moneydance
- MYOB
- NetSuite
- NewViews
- NOSA XP
- Open Systems Accounting Software
- Oracle Applications
- QuickBooks
- Quicken
- Reckon
- Sage 50cloud
- Sage 300
- Sage Accounting
- Sage X3
- Sage Intacct
- SAP Business One
- SAP ERP
- Tally.ERP 9
- TRAVERSE
- Wave Accounting
- Xero
- You Need a Budget
