CONTPAQi is Mexico's CFDI compliance leader. But when your business needs advanced inventory, manufacturing, POS or LATAM expansion, you need a complete ERP like cifraHQ.
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vs Mexico Only
vs Multiple Separate Apps
CONTPAQi is excellent for electronic invoicing. cifraHQ is a complete ERP with CFDI compliance plus everything else your business needs.
| Feature | cifraHQ Recommended | CONTPAQi |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud-Native Browser access, no installation needed |
100% cloud |
Primarily desktop |
| Integrated Platform All modules in a single application |
Fully integrated |
Separate apps (Comercial, Nominas, Contabilidad) |
| Unified Database Single data repository |
Single database |
Separate DB per product |
| Geographic Coverage Countries supported |
33 LATAM countries |
Mexico only |
| Mobile Access iOS and Android |
Included |
Via separate app (Vende) |
| Feature | cifraHQ | CONTPAQi |
|---|---|---|
| CFDI 4.0 / PAC Stamping SAT electronic invoicing |
Included |
Specialist |
| Carta Porte 3.0 Transport complement |
Included |
Available |
| Payroll CFDI / IMSS / INFONAVIT SAT electronic payroll |
Included |
CONTPAQi Nominas |
| SAT Electronic Accounting Chart, Balance, Journals |
Included |
CONTPAQi Contabilidad |
| Multi-Country LATAM Other country invoicing |
33 countries |
Not available |
| Feature | cifraHQ | CONTPAQi |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory Management Lots, serials, locations, FIFO/LIFO |
Advanced |
Comercial Pro |
| Manufacturing / MRP Production orders and BOM |
Included |
Not available |
| Point of Sale (POS) Counter and retail sales |
Included |
Separate product (c-Punto de Venta / Vende) |
| Mobile Sales Field sales force |
Mobile app |
Separate product (CONTPAQi Vende) |
| Multi-Company Multiple integrated entities |
Included |
Separate companies |
CONTPAQi is a tax compliance specialist. cifraHQ is a complete ERP with the same SAT compliance built in.
CONTPAQi requires purchasing c-Contabilidad, c-Comercial Pro, c-Nominas separately. cifraHQ includes everything fully integrated.
If your company operates outside Mexico, CONTPAQi does not help. cifraHQ covers 33 countries with local tax compliance.
CONTPAQi has no MRP or production management. cifraHQ includes full manufacturing with BOM and work orders.
Point of sale and mobile field sales built in and integrated with real-time accounting in one platform. In CONTPAQi these run as separate products (Comercial / Vende) rather than a unified ERP.
cifraHQ is 100% cloud from inception. CONTPAQi is primarily a desktop product with limited cloud features.
Live KPI dashboards across the entire business. No exporting to Excel or waiting for overnight reports.
cifraHQ delivers all the SAT compliance of CONTPAQi plus a full ERP with manufacturing, POS and LATAM expansion capabilities.