MPower vs Antera
Antera charges per user, plus a licence fee.
MPower charges one flat price.
Antera sells Advance ERP and its Aether webstores on a quote: an initial licence fee, monthly billing for every user, and training at extra cost. MPower publishes one price for stores, orders, CRM and accounting, with no setup licence and no per-seat bill. Here is the side-by-side.
Verified against Antera's website and its PPAI solution listing. Last checked 16 October 2026.
Why distributors move to MPower
No licence to buy before you start.
Published pricing
Every MPower plan is on our pricing page. Antera publishes no prices; you request a demo to get a quote.
No per-seat bill
Up to 10 users on All-in-One and unlimited users on Pro. Adding a rep or a CSR never changes your invoice.
No upfront licence
Antera requires an initial licence fee before you start. MPower starts on a monthly or annual plan, with nothing to buy up front.
Side by side
MPower vs Antera Advance and Aether, feature by feature.
Both are full platforms for promotional products businesses. The biggest difference is how you pay for them.
| Capability | MPower | Antera (Advance ERP + Aether) |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Published Plans and store fees listed on our pricing page | Quote only No prices published; request a demo for a quote |
| How you are billed | Per company Up to 10 users on All-in-One, unlimited on Pro | Licence + per user Initial licence fee, then monthly billing per user; most clients have 10 or more users |
| Getting started | Self-serve Sign up from the pricing page | Sales-led Demo first; virtual or on-site training at additional cost |
| Company stores | Yes Unlimited stores with allowances, approvals, SSO and start and end dates | Yes Aether webstores with budgets, approvals, SSO and inventory sync |
| Orders, CRM and presentations | Yes In the same application as your stores | Yes Advance ERP covers CRM, sales and order management |
| PromoStandards and supplier POs | Yes 725K+ products; POs sent over PromoStandards to connected suppliers | Yes Real-time PromoStandards; POs sent to suppliers automatically |
| Production | Yes Production board and calendar | Yes Production-floor scheduling and unlimited decoration types |
| Accounting | Yes QuickBooks sync, reconciliation, billing and commissions | Yes Invoices sync to your accounting system, including QuickBooks |
| Sales tax | Yes Calculated automatically from the ship-to address at checkout | Yes Tax engine integrations |
| AI | Yes Supplier email parsed into order updates; Stripe-to-QuickBooks reconciliation | Yes AI insights, AI-powered reporting and intelligent workflows |
Antera details are from anterasoftware.com and Antera's PPAI solution listing, last checked 16 October 2026.
What it actually costs
The bigger your team, the less MPower costs per person.
Antera does not publish its per-user rate or its licence fee, so we cannot put a number in its column. What we can do is show what MPower works out to per user, so you can hold it against your Antera quote.
| Your team | MPower per month | MPower per user | Antera |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 users All-in-One | $479.20 | $95.84 | Licence + per user |
| 10 users All-in-One | $479.20 | $47.92 | Licence + per user |
| 20 users All-in-One Pro | $959.20 | $47.96 | Licence + per user |
| 40 users All-in-One Pro | $959.20 | $23.98 | Licence + per user |
Where MPower wins
- A price you can see. Every plan is published; no demo needed to learn the cost.
- No per-seat bill. Your invoice does not grow with every hire.
- No upfront licence. Start on a monthly or annual plan.
- Self-serve start. Sign up without a sales cycle.
- Unlimited stores included, with allowances, approvals and SSO.
- SOC 2 Type 2, independently audited by Sensiba LLP.
How these are built. MPower All-in-One at $479.20/mo billed annually (up to 10 users) and All-in-One Pro at $959.20/mo billed annually (unlimited users), divided by team size. Web-store orders also carry a 1.9% fee on All-in-One or 1.5% on Pro, and 0% on orders your team enters in the application; that usage fee is not included above. Antera's structure (an initial licence fee, monthly per-user billing and training at additional cost) is taken from its PPAI solution listing; Antera does not publish the amounts.
FAQ
Switching from Antera, answered.
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Does MPower have corporate webstores like Aether?
Does MPower connect to suppliers over PromoStandards?
What comes across when I move?
Antera details are taken from anterasoftware.com and Antera's PPAI solution listing and were last verified on 16 October 2026. Pricing changes, so check current figures with each vendor before deciding.
See what your team would actually pay.
Tell us how many people use your system and roughly what your stores sell, and we will put MPower's price next to your Antera invoice, including the cases where staying put is the better answer.
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