Why Pay $50,000 for SAP? How One Architect Built a 45-Module Open-Source ERP Using AI

This HackerNoon story examines ERPClaw, an open-source ERP platform built by architect Nikhil Jathar using AI-assisted development with Claude Code. Covering 14 business domains and 45 modules, the system runs on a $20 server and targets mid-market companies priced out of traditional ERP systems like SAP or NetSuite. The project raises a larger question: as AI reduces development costs, can enterprise software pricing models survive?