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beCPG PLM – Open Source Product Lifecycle Management

License: LGPL v3 Java Maven GitHub issues GitHub stars Documentation Website

🚀 What is beCPG?

beCPG is an open-source PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) platform built specifically for the Food, Beverage, and Cosmetics industries. It helps companies launch products faster, reduce compliance risk, and lower IT costs by centralizing product data, formulation, quality, and regulatory workflows.

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🌟 Who Uses beCPG?

beCPG is trusted by innovative SMEs and global manufacturers in the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) sector:

  • R&D teams use it for formulation, labeling, and innovation tracking.
  • Regulatory & QA teams manage compliance, complaints, and audits.
  • Marketing & Project teams plan and launch new products faster.
  • IT teams integrate it with ERP, CRM, and e-commerce systems.

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📸 Screenshots

Product Repository

Product Management Centralized repository for formulations, packaging, and regulatory data

Project Dashboard

Project Management Track new product launches with workflows and Gantt views

💡 Business Benefits

  • ⏱ Accelerate Time-to-Market – Automate formulation, labeling, and approval workflows.
  • ✅ Stay Compliant – Manage allergens, nutritional values, and regulations across countries.
  • 💰 Reduce Costs – Open-source licensing, flexible deployment, and low TCO.
  • 🌍 Scale Easily – Cloud-ready, API-first, and ERP connectors available.
  • 🤝 Choose Your Path – Start with the free Community Edition, scale with Enterprise Edition support.

⚙️ Core Features

  • Product Repository (PDM/PIM) – finished goods, raw materials, packaging, and specs
  • Formulation & Labeling – allergens, nutritional values, costs, regulatory checks
  • BOM & Document Management – versioning, variants, packaging, and artwork
  • Change Management & Traceability – change orders, impact analysis, batch ops
  • Project & Workflow Management – NPD tracking with boards and Gantt views
  • Quality Management (QMS) – complaints, audits, control plans
  • Reporting & BI – product sheets, KPIs, OLAP analysis
  • Integration – REST API, ERP/CRM connectors (SAP, Odoo, Oracle, etc.)
  • Architecture – Docker/Kubernetes, microservices-ready, scalable

🆚 Community vs Enterprise Editions

Edition Best For Benefits
Community Edition (CE) Innovators, startups, developers Free & open-source, customizable, try before scaling
Enterprise Edition (EE) Mid-to-large companies Enterprise support, faster deployment, advanced compliance & connectors

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🔍 Why Choose beCPG Over Other PLMs?

Feature beCPG Trace One (Devex) Aptean (Lascom CPG) Centric Software Infor PLM
Open Source ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ❌ No ❌ No
CPG-Specific Features ✅ Yes ⚠️ Partial ⚠️ Partial ⚠️ Partial ⚠️ Partial
Formulation Engine ✅ Included ⚠️ Partial ✅ Included ⚠️ Partial ⚠️ Partial
Regulatory Compliance ✅ Available ✅ Available ✅ Available ✅ Available ✅ Available
Deployment Complexity¹ 🟢 Lower 🔴 Higher 🔴 Higher 🔴 Higher 🔴 Higher
Total Cost of Ownership¹ 🟢 Lower 🔴 Higher 🔴 Higher 🔴 Higher 🔴 Higher

¹ Based on publicly available information and customer feedback.

⚠️ Disclaimer : This comparison is provided for informational purposes, based on publicly available sources and user feedback. All trademarks and product names are the property of their respective owners.

📚 Getting Started

  1. 📖 Read Documentation

  2. 🎮 Try the Live Demo

  3. ⬇️ Download Community Edition

  4. 🚀 Quick Setup with Docker:

    cp docker-compose.override.yml.sample docker-compose.override.yml
./run.sh build_start
👨‍💻 Developer Guide (expand)

Requirements

  • Java 17+
  • Maven 3+
  • Docker

Build from Source

./run.sh build_start

Running Tests

./run.sh test
mvn test -Dtest=MyTest.java -Dsurefire.failIfNoSpecifiedTests=false

Manual AMP Deployment

Install becpg-designer

Install core AMPS

$>java -jar  $ALF/bin/alfresco-mmt.jar install ./becpg-core/target/becpg-core-$BECPG_VERSION.amp $SERVER/webapps/alfresco.war -force
$>java -jar  $ALF/bin/alfresco-mmt.jar install ./becpg-designer/becpg-designer-core/target/becpg-designer-core-$BECPG_VERSION.amp $SERVER/webapps/alfresco.war -force

Install share AMPS

$>java -jar  $ALF/bin/alfresco-mmt.jar install ./becpg-share/target/becpg-share-$BECPG_VERSION.amp $SERVER/webapps/share.war -force
$>java -jar  $ALF/bin/alfresco-mmt.jar install ./becpg-designer/becpg-designer-share/target/becpg-designer-share-$BECPG_VERSION.amp $SERVER/webapps/share.war -force

Install becpg-project

Install core AMPS

$>java -jar  $ALF/bin/alfresco-mmt.jar install ./becpg-core/target/becpg-core-$BECPG_VERSION.amp $SERVER/webapps/alfresco.war -force
$>java -jar  $ALF/bin/alfresco-mmt.jar install ./becpg-project/becpg-project-core/target/becpg-project-core-$BECPG_VERSION.amp $SERVER/webapps/alfresco.war -force

Install share AMPS

$>java -jar  $ALF/bin/alfresco-mmt.jar install ./becpg-share/target/becpg-share-$BECPG_VERSION.amp $SERVER/webapps/share.war -force
$>java -jar  $ALF/bin/alfresco-mmt.jar install ./becpg-project/becpg-project-share/target/becpg-project-share-$BECPG_VERSION.amp $SERVER/webapps/share.war -force

Install becpg-plm

Install core AMPS

$>java -jar  $ALF/bin/alfresco-mmt.jar install ./becpg-core/target/becpg-core-$BECPG_VERSION.amp $SERVER/webapps/alfresco.war -force
$>java -jar  $ALF/bin/alfresco-mmt.jar install ./becpg-designer/becpg-designer-core/target/becpg-designer-core-$BECPG_VERSION.amp $SERVER/webapps/alfresco.war -force
$>java -jar  $ALF/bin/alfresco-mmt.jar install ./becpg-project/becpg-project-core/target/becpg-project-core-$BECPG_VERSION.amp $SERVER/webapps/alfresco.war -force
$>java -jar  $ALF/bin/alfresco-mmt.jar install ./becpg-plm/becpg-plm-core/target/becpg-plm-core-$BECPG_VERSION.amp $SERVER/webapps/alfresco.war -force

Install share AMPS

$>java -jar  $ALF/bin/alfresco-mmt.jar install ./becpg-share/target/becpg-share-$BECPG_VERSION.amp $SERVER/webapps/share.war -force
$>java -jar  $ALF/bin/alfresco-mmt.jar install ./becpg-designer/becpg-designer-share/target/becpg-designer-share-$BECPG_VERSION.amp $SERVER/webapps/share.war -force
$>java -jar  $ALF/bin/alfresco-mmt.jar install ./becpg-project/becpg-project-share/target/becpg-project-share-$BECPG_VERSION.amp $SERVER/webapps/share.war -force
$>java -jar  $ALF/bin/alfresco-mmt.jar install ./becpg-plm/becpg-plm-share/target/becpg-plm-share-$BECPG_VERSION.amp $SERVER/webapps/share.war -force

🤝 Community & Contributing

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