PrinterMS or e-automate: which fits your printer leasing business?
e-automate is an established ERP for North American copier dealers, with extensive billing, field service dispatch and a full general ledger. PrinterMS is a modern cloud SaaS platform with Hungarian invoicing. It covers the same meter-to-invoice workflow with transparent pricing, Hungarian NAV reporting and built-in AI invoice processing. For a leasing business in Hungary, local invoicing, price transparency and freedom from lock-in are key differences.
e-automate is broader and more established, but expensive, closed and without Hungarian invoicing. PrinterMS offers a modern platform, transparent pricing, Hungarian NAV reporting and AI invoice processing, tailored to the Hungarian market.
Updated: 2 July 2026
Choose PrinterMS if
Hungarian printer leasing and service businesses that need NAV-compatible invoicing, transparent pricing, a quick start and the ability to leave without lock-in.
e-automate is a better fit if
Large North American or international dealers that need multi-currency, multi-site consolidation, field service dispatch and a full general ledger in one system.
PrinterMS vs e-automate: point by point
| Criteria | PrinterMS | e-automate |
|---|---|---|
| Meter-to-invoice engine | Native per-channel page prices, minimums and printer replacement billing | Established billing that sets a benchmark for the category |
| Hungarian invoicing and NAV | Billingo and Számlázz.hu, with automatic NAV Online Számla reporting | No Hungarian invoicing or NAV reporting |
| Pricing | Public, based on printer count, with a 60-day money-back guarantee | Quote-only pricing with substantial annual increases |
| Architecture | Cloud-native, multi-tenant SaaS, available immediately | Windows/.NET heritage moved to Azure |
| AI invoice processing | Automatic extraction from incoming supplier invoices | No native AI |
| Lock-in | One-click Excel export, with no notice period | Strong lock-in and continuing fees |
| Field service and dispatch | Service logs and parts tracking; no dispatch system or mobile technician app | Dispatch, MobileTech and full field service |
| Reporting and general ledger | Strong per-printer return analysis; no 75+ reports or full GL/AR/AP | 75+ reports, full general ledger and leasing integration |
Where does PrinterMS have an advantage over e-automate?
Four differences matter in the Hungarian market. First, invoicing runs through Billingo and Számlázz.hu, including NAV Online Számla reporting, which e-automate does not provide. Second, pricing is public and based on printer count, rather than a quoted fee with annual increases. Third, AI extracts data from incoming supplier invoices. Fourth, you can export your data with one click and leave at any time.
The billing engine also covers per-channel page prices, minimum page counts and replacement chains. Scheduled price increases through versioned contract templates provide a clear model compared with many legacy ERPs.
Related:NAV Online SzámlaBilling feature
Where is e-automate stronger?
e-automate has a broader scope: field service dispatch, a mobile technician app, a full general ledger, 75+ built-in reports, multi-currency and multi-site consolidation, and leasing integration. That depth matters for a large international dealer. PrinterMS has a narrower scope today: per-printer financial analysis is strong, but it has no dispatch board or multi-currency invoicing, and reporting is simpler. If those capabilities are essential, e-automate currently offers more.
The takeaway
These products suit different businesses. e-automate is a substantial ERP for large international dealers. PrinterMS gives Hungarian leasing businesses a modern, transparent system with NAV-compatible invoicing, quick onboarding and the freedom to leave. If your business invoices in Hungary and you want to avoid a complex, quote-only ERP with lock-in, PrinterMS is the closer fit.
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Create contracts from templates and track them per printer. Update a price once to apply it to every linked contract.
View detailsFrequently asked questions
pays for itself.
A small price increase your customers will barely notice can cover the cost of the software. Try it with your own figures: if it does not convince you within 60 days, we will refund every fee.
Payment starts on day one, with a 60-day money-back guarantee. Cancel at any time. EU data storage and Hungarian-language support.