AI-Powered ERP: Where Core ERP Processes Are Seeing the Fastest AI Adoption and Why

This IDC Market Perspective examines how organizations are applying AI-powered ERP across core end-to-end processes and where investment is accelerating over the next 12 months. The study is based on IDC's June 2025 SaaS Path Survey of 150 global ERP decision-makers and provides strategic guidance for SaaS vendors and investors evaluating the next phase of ERP innovation."The SaaS Path data shows that AI-Powered ERP adoption is evolving from embedding AI into reporting to embedding it into forecasting, financial control, and operational decision-making. Prescriptive and autonomous capabilities will define the next phase of competitive differentiation in ERP," said Bo Lykkegaard, Associate VP, European Software Research, IDC.