Margins keep shrinking
Reseller margins have thinned for years, and implementation fees are bid down. Each deal takes the same work and pays you less.
thinkbridge ERP Consultant Partner Program: You've been selling NetSuite. There's a better conversation.
Offer your clients a right-sized, AI-native alternative to licensed NetSuite, Dynamics and SAP,
Newthinkbridge launched its ERP Consultant Partner Program on August 7, 2026, available now to independent ERP consultants. Read the announcement (opens in a new tab)
Your client
Rents the softwareOwns the system
You
One project feeA revenue share, and a place in the account
ERP vendorthinkbridge
License fees, every yearPaid from the value created
Legacy sale: the vendor collects license fees every year, and you are paid once.thinkbridge partnership: the client owns the system, and you earn a revenue share and stay in the account.
Two ways to sell your next ERP deal.
In a legacy sale, the vendor collects license fees for years and you are paid once. In a thinkbridge partnership, the client owns the system and you stay in the account.
Legacy ERP sale
- License fees to the vendor, every year
- A reseller margin that keeps shrinking
- The client is locked to the vendor
- You own nothing once the project ends
- The same pitch as every other consultant
thinkbridge partnership
- No license fees. The client owns the code
- A revenue share on the deals you originate, with ongoing upside
- No software vendor to be locked to
- You stay in the account after go-live
- A system built around the client, live in about four months
Every consultant in the room is selling the same ERP.
NetSuite, Dynamics and SAP are sold with the same pitch. Margins are thinning, and clients have started to notice they're locked in.
The commodity trap
When you sell a vendor's product, the client pays recurring license fees for a subscription they never own. The vendor keeps control of the roadmap and the data, and you earn a one-time project fee.
The revenue stops at go-live
Once the project is live, the client has no reason to keep paying you. The vendor keeps the recurring relationship.
Buyers want spend tied to results
Buyers, and PE-backed companies in particular, expect technology spend tied to measurable operational results. Many are consolidating fragmented software stacks and asking why they pay a perpetual license for a system that doesn't match how they work.
Every pitch sounds the same
Buyers now expect AI-native. When your offer matches every other consultant's, the only thing left to compete on is price.
Why thinkbridge launched the ERP Consultant Partner Program
“Every buyer in this market is asking the same question now: why am I still paying a perpetual license for a system that doesn't work the way my business works. Consultants who can only answer with another vendor's product are stuck competing on price. This program gives them something the vendor resale model never could: a system the client owns outright, ongoing upside instead of a single project fee, and a result the client can actually point to on the balance sheet.”
A custom ERP alternative your clients own.
The client owns the code.
No license fees and no vendor dependency. The system counts as an asset on the balance sheet, which can raise what the business is worth. A NetSuite reseller can't offer that, because the vendor keeps the IP.
Lower total cost of ownership
Compared with a licensed platform, the client stops paying a recurring license and pays for a system sized to the business.
Built around how the client works
Finance, inventory, reporting and operations are designed from the client's actual workflows.
AI built in from day one
Automation, reporting and workflow tools use modern AI, and thinkbridge adds to them under managed care.
Connects to what they already use
CRM, accounting, payroll, payment processors and industry tools stay connected, so the client keeps the tools that already work.
A revenue share that keeps paying.
thinkbridge compensates you with a revenue share on the deals you originate, and your upside continues as the relationship grows. thinkbridge handles build and delivery on every engagement.
You stay in the relationship
You remain the client-facing advisor through the build and after go-live, in a lasting role built on results the client can measure.
Work a competitor can't take over
Each system is built for one client. It isn't a vendor's product that the client can move to another reseller.
A result you can point to
The system goes live in about four months, and the client ends up with an asset on the balance sheet.
How the partnership works.
The program is available now to independent ERP consultants. You keep the client relationship from the first conversation to long after go-live, and thinkbridge handles build and delivery.
- 1
You bring the client
Spot a client frustrated by license costs or vendor constraints, and bring thinkbridge into discovery. We scope the system and its value together.
- 2
thinkbridge builds it
thinkbridge proposes and builds a system designed for the client's finance, inventory, reporting and operations. You're in the room at every milestone.
- 3
You stay in the account
You stay the client-facing advisor through go-live and after. thinkbridge runs and improves the system under managed care.
A certified six-step path to go-live.
Every ERP build follows the same path. Each step ends at a certification gate before the next one starts.
- 01DiscoverCertification gate
- 02Sign-offCertification gate
- 03DesignCertification gate
- 04BuildCertification gate
- 05MigrateCertification gate
- 06Go live and growCertification gate
A partner you can put in front of clients.
- Building since 2014More than a decade of custom software for growing companies.
- AI built inEvery system is designed around modern AI from the start.
- The client owns the codeNo license, and nothing reverts to thinkbridge.
- Fast to closeDeals have gone from first conversation to signed SOW in a single day.
100+clients
360+projects delivered
90%of clients stay after their first project
300+global experts
Questions from ERP consultants, answered.
How does the thinkbridge ERP consultant partner program work?
Who can join the program?
Independent ERP consultants. The program is available now. If you advise clients on NetSuite, Dynamics, SAP or another ERP, fill in the form on this page to start the conversation.
Who owns the system thinkbridge builds for my client?
The client owns the code, the data model and the roadmap. There are no license fees and no ongoing licensing obligations to thinkbridge or any third party, and nothing reverts to thinkbridge or to a software vendor.
My clients already run NetSuite, Dynamics or SAP. Is this still a fit?
How long does a thinkbridge build take?
About four months to go live. A working prototype is ready within the first month, and the remaining weeks are testing on real data, migration and integration.
How does thinkbridge make sure a build is right?
Every build follows a certified six-step path, with a certification gate at the end of each step. At launch, the client owns the code, the data model and the roadmap outright, with no license fees.
What does the client pay?
thinkbridge is paid from the value the system creates, with payments spread over an agreed term instead of a license or a large upfront build fee. At the end of the term the client owns the system outright.
Who supports the system after go-live?
thinkbridge runs and improves the system under managed care. The partner stays involved as the client's advisor, with a reason to stay in the account as the system grows.
How quickly can a deal close?
It depends on the client. Some deals have gone from first conversation to signed SOW in a single day.
How do I become a thinkbridge partner?
Fill in the form on this page. The partner team will ask what you sell and who your clients are, then show you where thinkbridge fits and what the opportunity looks like.
There's a new way there™.
Bring thinkbridge into your next ERP conversation. The partner team will show you where it fits with the clients you already have.