Disclosure: Mercura publishes this comparison. Information about Conexiom comes solely from its public website (as of October 28, 2026) and its help center (as retrieved on October 27, 2026; it has required a login since October 28, 2026). Sources are listed at the end of the article. Found an error? Write to us via /contact; we review and correct within 5 business days.

Highlight Summary

• For distributors and manufacturers that want bids, quotes, supplier price requests and emailed orders in one system, Mercura is the better fit.

• Both are order automation software for distributors and manufacturers: they enter emailed orders into the ERP and explain matching suggestions with a confidence score.

• Conexiom’s website does not mention supplier price requests; Mercura sends them from the bid.

• Choose Conexiom for order and invoice automation with editable plain-English rules, a SOC 2 Type II audit and an API-first Headless Platform (early access).

What is Mercura, what is Conexiom?

Mercura is AI software for quote and order automation in technical sales, for distributors and manufacturers. It reads bids, specs and emailed orders (also German GAEB files), matches every line to your item master, requests supplier prices for non-stock lines and writes the approved quote or order into your ERP. Inside sales approves every quote; uncertain lines are flagged, not guessed. How AI differs from classic text recognition here is explained in our article on OCR vs. AI in order entry.

Conexiom describes itself with “Automate orders and invoices with AI that earns your trust on every decision.” Its about page says: “We are modernizing the order process for manufacturers and distributors.” Its products are Conexiom Relay (order inbox) and the Headless Platform (developers).

Comparison at a glance

Legend: ✅ documented = described on the vendor’s website. ◐ partly = described in part (reason in brackets). – not mentioned = not mentioned on Conexiom’s website, as of October 28, 2026, or in its help center as retrieved on October 27, 2026; this does not mean it is missing. ✗ not offered, per vendor = the vendor’s own pages say so. Mercura column: standard features, as of October 2026.

Can Conexiom create supplier price requests straight from a bid?

Conexiom’s website does not mention supplier price requests. On the supplier side, its solutions page names vendor acknowledgements and AP invoices. For lines you don’t stock, Mercura creates an Excel price request from the bid, sends it from the rep’s mailbox and files the replies on the bid. More on quotes and tenders.

Example (illustrative): In a school bid package, nine non-stock lines go out as one Excel request to two vendors.

Does Conexiom build quotes from bids, or mainly process orders?

Conexiom documents order entry and quote automation. Its FAQ says the service is “designed to transform each quote request format into a single structured quote format (EDI, XML, CSV, etc.)”. Its glossary page on B2B quote automation adds that Conexiom extracts data from RFQs and generates responses “based on customer-specific pricing, product availability, and business rules”, and lists “Automated quote generation and delivery” as a key capability. Its website does not mention PDF quotes with technical attributes, several items per line or a product configurator. Mercura offers all three. How EDI and AI processing of email orders complement each other is covered in our article on EDI vs. AI for orders.

A spec line often needs a main item, mounting kit and mandatory accessory in the right variant; Mercura proposes them together. Emailed orders run on the same platform, as described under order processing.

Both vendors document how they match lines. Conexiom’s August 2025 release notes show “the three most likely matches”, each with “A confidence score” and “The source of the match”, enabled via a Conexiom representative. Mercura’s average match rate is 92% (varies by customer and catalog).

Example (illustrative): In a 40-line engineer’s spec, Mercura adds the mounting kit as a mandatory accessory and flags one line where size and capacity don’t match. Inside sales sends the PDF quote.

Which ERP, API and security facts are documented?

Conexiom documents SAP in part. Its blog names SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA among the ERPs it works with. Its help center, as retrieved on October 27, 2026, covered SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition for sales orders and AP, and SAP Business One for AP invoices only. Conexiom states native integrations with “40+ ERPs”, naming Epicor, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Sage among others.

Mercura’s standard integrations are SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, SAP Business One, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Salesforce, proALPHA and UniTrade, plus a public REST API, webhooks and SFTP. Details are on the integrations page.

Conexiom documents “SOC 2 Type II audited” and AES-256 encryption at rest; its website does not mention ISO/IEC 27001 or its hosting location. Mercura is ISO/IEC 27001 certified, hosted in Europe with a separate tenant per customer, with Entra ID SSO and SCIM. Ask both vendors for the reports your policy requires.

Choose Conexiom if …

• you mainly need order and invoice automation, including AP invoice matching and vendor acknowledgements, plus automated responses to RFQs based on customer-specific pricing and availability.

• you want “plain-English rules your team can read, edit and lock”.

• your security review asks for a SOC 2 Type II audit.

• you want to embed order automation in your portals or AI agents via REST API, SDKs and an MCP server (early access).

• you run Epicor Eclipse or Prophet 21, which Conexiom names for ERP-ready data.

Choose Mercura if …

• you want one platform for bids and quotes, supplier price requests and order entry, for example in electrical or plumbing and HVAC wholesale, or as one of the building-services manufacturers.

• your spec lines need several items and accessories, competitor cross-references or variant selection.

• you need ISO/IEC 27001, hosting in Europe, or Entra ID SSO with SCIM.

• you want to test on your own data, usually within 2 working days.

At the plumbing and HVAC distributor Sanitär-Heinze, a quote takes 2 hours instead of 2 days. Read the Sanitär-Heinze story.

Methodology

Sources: Conexiom’s public website, retrieved October 27, 2026 and re-checked in full on October 28, 2026 (all sitemap pages, including blog, resource center and glossary), and its help center as retrieved on October 27, 2026, without login or demo. Since October 28, 2026, the help center requires a login; facts taken from it are stated as retrieved on October 27, 2026. Where the older FAQ and help center differ (UI languages), the help center counts; the public FAQ still describes the user interface as English. Status legend: see the table. Mercura information: standard features, as of October 2026. Reviewed quarterly; corrections via /contact within 5 business days. All comparisons: Mercura vs. competitors.

FAQ

Is Mercura a Conexiom alternative?

Yes, for order entry, plus quotes from bids and supplier price requests. Conexiom also documents AP invoice automation and a Headless Platform. How Mercura automates order entry in technical distribution is shown in our article on order entry automation for industrial distributors.

What do Conexiom and Mercura cost?

Neither publishes prices. Conexiom’s FAQ says it is “sold on a subscription basis in customer packs”. Mercura pricing: via /contact.

Which ERP systems do Mercura and Conexiom connect to?

Conexiom names “40+ ERPs”. Mercura’s standard integrations are listed above; others connect via API or SFTP. How order entry connects to Microsoft Dynamics 365 is described in our article on Dynamics 365 order entry.

Who is Conexiom a better fit for?

Teams focused on sales orders and supplier invoices; see “Choose Conexiom if” above.

Sources

• Conexiom website, home page: self-description, plain-English rules, security information such as SOC 2 Type II and AES-256 encryption, FAQ excerpt on routing quote requests. Retrieved October 27, 2026.

• Conexiom website, page “About Us”: target group of manufacturers and distributors, description of the order process. Retrieved October 27, 2026.

• Conexiom website, page “Platform”: information on order intake, ERP-ready data and the Headless Platform. Retrieved October 27, 2026.

• Conexiom website, page “Relay” (Platform section): information on sorting, checks against master data, learning from corrections and ERP connection to Epicor Eclipse and Prophet 21. Retrieved October 27, 2026.

• Conexiom website, page “Headless Platform” (Platform section): information on the REST API, SDKs and MCP server in early access. Retrieved October 27, 2026.

• Conexiom website, page “Solutions”: information on customer orders, vendor acknowledgements and supplier invoices. Retrieved October 27, 2026.

• Conexiom website, page “FAQ”: information on turning quote requests into a structured format and on the subscription model. Retrieved October 27, 2026.

• Conexiom help center, release notes “August 2025”: information on the three most likely matches with confidence score and source. Retrieved October 27, 2026.

• Conexiom help center, page on the requirements for the Outlook integration: information on shared and individual mailboxes. Retrieved October 27, 2026.

• Conexiom help center, page on SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition: information on sales orders and accounts payable. Retrieved October 27, 2026.

• Conexiom help center, page on SAP Business One: information on validations for supplier invoices. Retrieved October 27, 2026.

• Conexiom help center, page “Managing Language Preferences in the Portal”: list of interface languages. Retrieved October 27, 2026.

• Conexiom help center, page on single sign-on: information on sign-in through Auth0 and supported identity providers. Retrieved October 27, 2026.

• Conexiom website and help center, all pages listed in the site’s sitemap and the help center (checked for the “not mentioned” rows). Retrieved October 27, 2026.

• Conexiom help center, page “Supported ERP Systems”: list of supported ERP systems. Retrieved October 27, 2026.

• Conexiom website, glossary page “What is B2B Quote Automation?”: information on extracting data from RFQs and automated quote generation and delivery. Retrieved October 28, 2026.

• Conexiom website, blog posts on its partnership with Microsoft (November 2022) and on how order automation improves ERP performance (June 2025): SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA named among supported ERPs. Retrieved October 28, 2026.

• Conexiom website, blog post on what’s new in the Conexiom platform (June 2023): part-number swaps via cross-reference tables. Retrieved October 28, 2026.

• Conexiom website, all pages listed in the site’s sitemap, including blog posts, resource center and glossary (re-checked for the “not mentioned” rows). Retrieved October 28, 2026.

Bring a real bid or a real order: in 30 minutes you’ll see how Mercura processes it. Book a session